- - - + + + hi, my name is cassie. I’m an English teacher from New York. This is the home of the esoteric bullshit that I am incomprehensibly fixated on, which includes books, video games, music, and thinking way too much about everything. diff --git a/public/index.xml b/public/index.xml index 53f947b..1504699 100644 --- a/public/index.xml +++ b/public/index.xml @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ http://localhost:1313/week-notes/31/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:1313/week-notes/31/ - <h2 id="doing">Doing</h2> <p>I’ve backported the last of the posts from my old blog! These two were the most involved because they were long and involved creating some new shortcodes (particularly the games one).</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://localhost:1313/my-top-ten-video-games-from-the-2010s/">My Top Ten Video Games from the 2010s</a> (2019-11-13)</li> <li><a href="http://localhost:1313/my-top-ten-albums-from-the-2010s">My Top Ten Albums from the 2010s</a> (2019-12-20)<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></li> </ul> <p>I’ve therefore cancelled my Digital Ocean droplet<sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">2</a></sup> and can stop worrying about keeping a WordPress install up to date. All links to bansheebeat.org should now redirect here. I still love the the domain name and might look for something fun to do with it one day.<sup id="fnref:3"><a href="#fn:3" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">3</a></sup></p> <p>Otherwise, school started back up this week, so that’s been consuming my time. We’re only doing operations and procedures right now, but so far, things are going alright. I’m optimistic it’ll stay that way. I’ve taken a step back from some of my committees and other obligations because I’m adjuncting this semester. Despite the first day of school craze, it’s odd how <em>relaxed</em> everything feels without the extra responsibilities that I typically heap upon myself.</p> <p>I’m typing these notes hastily on Sunday night as I wasn’t good about assembling them through the week. I have this odd sensation that I had some kind of monumental accomplishment or life event occur this week, but I can’t remember what it was. I’ll settle for believing that it’s some kind of illusion, as I’d remember anything as important. Or, perhaps, it can be held for next week.</p> <h2 id="watching">Watching</h2> <p>Joe and I finished watching <em>Survivor: Blood vs. Water</em>. We burned through <em>Millennials vs. Gen X</em> after that and are now on <em>Cagayan</em>. I like <em>Cagayan</em> less than I remember it, but it’s important to watch for other seasons.</p> <p>At Joe’s behest, we also watched <em>Unbreakable</em> (2000). <a href="https://mediaclub.plus/">Media Club Plus</a> is apparently covering all of the M. Night Shyamalan movies; Joe wants to listen, but he’s never seen any of the films. He watched <em>Sixth Sense</em> alone (I’d already seen it years ago and remember liking it), but he roped me into <em>Unbreakable</em>, which I watched without knowing anything about. I think it was some of the worst bullshit I’ve ever seen, and I’ve informed him that he will be watching all the rest of the movies on his own. Somehow, <em>Unbreakable</em> is considered one of Shyamalan’s best movies (behind <em>Sixth Sense</em>, obviously). If that’s the best, I have no interest in putting myself through any more.</p> <h2 id="playing">Playing</h2> <p>A student taught me to play Gin, but I’m pretty sure she was mixed up on the rules. I promised to study up for homework so that we can have a rematch.</p> <h2 id="listening">Listening</h2> <p>I’m listening to a lot of Trust Fund lately — I’ve listened to <em>songs</em> of theirs for years but never really full albums. I went through all of <em>“No one’s coming for us”</em> (listen to “Sadness,” “Cut me out,” and “Unwieldy Foam”), and I’ve kept on with <em>Don’t Let Them Begin</em> from last week (really feeling “The Coolest Guy” and “Seance”). There’s a kind of mopey indie slacker rock vibe to a lot of these, which I suppose reflects how I’m feeling now.</p> <p>I listened to <a href="https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.com/album/straight-line-was-a-lie"><em>Straight Line Was a Lie</em> by The Beths</a> (and bought it on Bandcamp Friday). It was OK — I loved “No Joy,” but I found the rest unremarkable.</p> <div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes"> <hr> <ol> <li id="fn:1"> <p><em>Kept</em> definitely benefited from recency bias; I was super into it when I wrote this post. I’d move <em>Swimming</em> up higher on the list today, but I think the intention of the post is to capture how I felt in that moment of time — not necessarily to create a perennial representation of my tastes. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:2"> <p>I’m now $5/mo richer. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:3"> <p>Something with music would be fitting. Maybe if I spin off a section of this site for album ratings? I’ve always wanted to start a database to track my listening… but I’d also rather have everything on one domain. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> </ol> </div> + <h2 id="doing">Doing</h2> <p>I’ve backported the last of the posts from my old blog! These two were the most involved because they were long and involved creating some new shortcodes (particularly the games one).</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://localhost:1313/my-top-ten-video-games-from-the-2010s/">My Top Ten Video Games from the 2010s</a> (2019-11-13)</li> <li><a href="http://localhost:1313/my-top-ten-albums-from-the-2010s">My Top Ten Albums from the 2010s</a> (2019-12-20)<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></li> </ul> <p>I’ve therefore cancelled my Digital Ocean droplet<sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">2</a></sup> and can stop worrying about keeping a WordPress install up to date. All links to bansheebeat.org should now redirect here. I still love the the domain name and might look for something fun to do with it one day.<sup id="fnref:3"><a href="#fn:3" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">3</a></sup></p> <p>Otherwise, school started back up this week, so that’s been consuming my time. We’re only doing operations and procedures right now, but so far, things are going alright. I’m optimistic it’ll stay that way. I’ve taken a step back from some of my committees and other obligations because I’m adjuncting this semester. Despite the first day of school craze, it’s odd how <em>relaxed</em> everything feels without the extra responsibilities that I typically heap upon myself. And I’m confident in my teaching! I have been for a long time, but this year more than ever. It’s a welcome reprieve from the horrific imposter syndrome I’ve felt around my college class.</p> <p>At home and at my behest, we have been eating dinner at the dinner table. The entire time Joe and I have been living together, we’ve eaten on the couch while watching TV (unless we had company). Now that we’re back at work, I want to spend actual, engaged time with each other in what time we have. I don’t know how long it will stick, and I don’t know that it will be every night, but I’m enjoying it so far.</p> <p>I’m typing these notes hastily on Sunday night as I wasn’t good about assembling them through the week. I have this odd sensation that I had some kind of monumental accomplishment or life event occur this week, but I can’t remember what it was. I’ll settle for believing that it’s some kind of illusion, as I’d remember anything as important. Or, perhaps, it can be held for next week. All around, though, being back at work feels like being back with myself — a version of myself that is living deliberately.</p> <h2 id="watching">Watching</h2> <p>Joe and I finished watching <em>Survivor: Blood vs. Water</em>. We burned through <em>Millennials vs. Gen X</em> after that and are now on <em>Cagayan</em>. I like <em>Cagayan</em> less than I remember it, but it’s important to watch for other seasons.</p> <p>At Joe’s behest, we also watched <em>Unbreakable</em> (2000). <a href="https://mediaclub.plus/">Media Club Plus</a> is apparently covering all of the M. Night Shyamalan movies; Joe wants to listen, but he’s never seen any of the films. He watched <em>Sixth Sense</em> alone (I’d already seen it years ago and remember liking it), but he roped me into <em>Unbreakable</em>, which I watched without knowing anything about. I think it was some of the worst bullshit I’ve ever seen, and I’ve informed him that he will be watching all the rest of the movies on his own. Somehow, <em>Unbreakable</em> is considered one of Shyamalan’s best movies (behind <em>Sixth Sense</em>, obviously). If that’s the best, I have no interest in putting myself through any more.</p> <h2 id="playing">Playing</h2> <p>A student taught me to play Gin, but I’m pretty sure she was mixed up on the rules. I promised to study up for homework so that we can have a rematch.</p> <h2 id="listening">Listening</h2> <p>I’m listening to a lot of Trust Fund lately — I’ve listened to <em>songs</em> of theirs for years but never really full albums. I went through all of <em>“No one’s coming for us”</em> (listen to “Sadness,” “Cut me out,” and “Unwieldy Foam”), and I’ve kept on with <em>Don’t Let Them Begin</em> from last week (really feeling “The Coolest Guy” and “Seance”). There’s a kind of mopey indie slacker rock vibe to a lot of these, which I suppose reflects how I’m feeling now.</p> <p>I listened to <a href="https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.com/album/straight-line-was-a-lie"><em>Straight Line Was a Lie</em> by The Beths</a> (and bought it on Bandcamp Friday). It was OK — I loved “No Joy,” but I found the rest unremarkable.</p> <div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes"> <hr> <ol> <li id="fn:1"> <p><em>Kept</em> definitely benefited from recency bias; I was super into it when I wrote this post. I’d move <em>Swimming</em> up higher on the list today, but I think the intention of the post is to capture how I felt in that moment of time — not necessarily to create a perennial representation of my tastes. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:2"> <p>I’m now $5/mo richer. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:3"> <p>Something with music would be fitting. Maybe if I spin off a section of this site for album ratings? I’ve always wanted to start a database to track my listening… but I’d also rather have everything on one domain. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p> </li> </ol> </div> I'm annoying but I plan to change that (WN30) diff --git a/public/week-notes/31/index.html b/public/week-notes/31/index.html index cad699f..b32ac18 100644 --- a/public/week-notes/31/index.html +++ b/public/week-notes/31/index.html @@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ My Top Ten Video Games from the 2010s (2019-11-13) My Top Ten Albums from the 20 My Top Ten Albums from the 2010s (2019-12-20)1