Just saying. #Portland may still be the world’s greatest city just with bad PR.

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My music recommendation newsletter just hit 10 episodes this series.
It’s nearly May and I’m still going.

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Also still my favorite Star Wars stories.

Andor series 1.
So fucking relevant.

Humans are amazing.
#portland.

“Our ghosts have strong hands and long memories.”

“Offer alternatives.
You put a number of options on the table, and they’re so wrapped up in choosing, they fail to notice you’ve given them nothing they thought they wanted at the start. “

“Can one ever be too aggressive in preserving order”

Well yes.

“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to comprehend it”

“40 atrocities are easier to hide behind than a single incident”

“We’re cheaper than droids and easier to replace”

Andor. Series 1.
It hits different in 2025.

Come on planets and stars.
Give us a break now.
We want the rebuild phase.

Kaiju.

@infovore.bsky.social

I just finished playgrounds.
I’ve been meaning to get into his work. I have the trees book in the to read pile.

But after your mini review, I got into playgrounds instead. Thank you. A beautiful book and although tricky to start was worth the effort.

Hope you are well. x

Damn. Missed it

That’s sounds like a straight to video/tv release. Doesn’t sound good!

Same.
Good as dead.

The Simulation is just mashing buttons now.

Sunday reads. Sunday curry

Today was a write off.
Waiting all day for fed ex.
When the laptop arrived it was damaged and the wrong one.
Calls were disappointing.

Move it on.

Free chopper

Gulf of Mexico shrimp and gulf of American shrimp and the American shrimp looks raw and busted as hell

Every choice in #whitelotus creatively, story wise, music choice all of it - chefs kiss.
Perfection again. Thanks.

The Trump administration barred an AP reporter from an event because the AP won’t refer to the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”. Something something free speech something something protects but does not bind, etc. etc. lolololsob [ap.org]

Record Club is now available for everyone – Liner Notes Track, rate, review and compile lists of your favorite releases with a community of other music fans.

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It’s about time. Today we’re removing the waitlist and making Record Club generally available to everyone!

Come join us. 💜

Looking for softer music night venues in Portland.

February is always such a hard month.