The #indieweb movie event is tomorrow! I’m looking forward to talking about movie picks by my buddies @artlung.com and @gregorlove.com

March/April Movie Club

Movie nerds! Come hang out at our #indieweb zoom on Saturday April 11th to talk about surfing and aliens:

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Confession time: how often do you find yourself working on the tech stack of your site instead of writing or publishing?

Don’t feel bad, we all do it. The designer equivalent is when your portfolio site is nicer than the actual work. Been there too 😬

Oh that’s cool, like modern walkie talkies.

Nice. That’s a big hole in my game too. You think I would’ve read it when I was studying polisci in school.

Fun. Are you just experimenting and having fun? Or have a specific project. I could never get my head around what it’s good for outside of a natural disaster.

Yeah, I’ve been doing the same with Whisper + Cursor and it’s sci-fi in a super satisfying way, like being the game developer in Her.

No Doubt | LIVE | Cal State Fullerton (Dec 7, 1994) YouTube video by Pinkston Films

Bonus pick: No Doubt rocked my socks off spring of freshman year at UCSD in 94. Such high energy, just like this live set:

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In chronological order:

L7
The Breeders
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Janelle Monáe
The Kills

Missed opportunity for Y. Also: “dubya” has a huge negative connotation for Gen Xers like me.

Don’t know if this is normal but my HOA meetings are like bonus episodes of Succession.

“Post for future me.” I love the personal time-traveling aspect of your post.

January Movie Club

Calling all cinephiles! We’re starting a new monthly #indieweb series about movies and the first one is this Sunday at 10am Pacific.

Everyone is welcome, you don’t need to have watched the latest picks and don’t even need an RSVP. Come hang out!

#movies #cinema

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My first thought was sea snake.

Caught an unreal sunset while walking the dog tonight.

And more #indieweb news - the zoom to talk about photography is tomorrow! No rsvp needed, just show up on the event page at 10am Pacific.

Thanks for the shoutout, Joe! Our fun little book club feels like an excellent semester of art school so far.

It’s on zoom! Oh gosh, I should’ve made that clear, I bet other people thought it was a photo walk or something too.

Photography Popup #1

Calling all photo nerds: mark your calendars for December 7th. I’m hosting my first #indieweb event! We’re going to talk shop in a few weeks and everyone of all skill levels welcome (yes, camera phones are real cameras)

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Wow! Normally people with that kind of energy are sniffing Peruvian marching powder but I know it’s all natural with you ;)

Yeah? Like REM? Or something else.

I went through a big phase of listening to indie jangle pop in the 2000’s when cruising SoundCloud and music bloggers but it’s been a long while, can’t even remember any references other than maybe Album Leaf?

Whoa, amazing! This must’ve taken so much work.

A red hot rod parked in a lot with palm trees

A blue dune buggy being towed by a muddy Range Rover on the freeway

A smiley face drawn on a foggy window

Hello from the foggy pre-dawn depths of central California! Scenes from day 1 of a road trip.

My wife is as Angelino (Angelina?) as it gets and has fond memories of listening to the Dodgers on the radio in the backyard with her dad. The last two nights were nuts.

Looks pretty hastily-constructed? I don’t how to make a jail cell look more appealing but that probably isn’t it.

Organizing Photos Brainstorming ideas before IndieWebCamp in Berlin

Had fun writing up this quick note in advance of this weekend’s #indieweb camp in Berlin, featuring examples of photos on personal sites from @tantek.com.web.brid.gy @jeremycherfas.net.web.brid.gy @nazhamid.bsky.social @muan.co @artlung.com @stammy.bsky.social

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💔 Yesterday was our first time observing Día de los Muertos de Mascotas, a remembrance day to honor lost pets. My wife set up a beautiful altar for our little guy that passed away exactly two months ago.

What’s crazy is that it’s even bigger in soccer stadiums abroad. They’ll play the whole thing instead of just a short clip and it sounds like you’re getting invaded by an actual army.

Fun in the Mud Practicing bikepacking skills in the rain

I’m getting ready for a big bike event in Nov and had an unexpected mini adventure during a training ride last week.

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Shelter Island Cooling off during local summer

Dusted off the blog with my first post in over a year. Nothing big, just a calm reflective note about spending time by the water with my little old dog.

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