From b13d07e3abfca7981ca05f17f79b04358e6bc2aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cassie Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:06:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2025-08-12 04:06:10 --- .obsidian/workspace.json | 19 +++++++++---------- content/week-notes/028.md | 6 ++++-- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/.obsidian/workspace.json b/.obsidian/workspace.json index 03819e0..180f750 100644 --- a/.obsidian/workspace.json +++ b/.obsidian/workspace.json @@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ "state": { "type": "markdown", "state": { - "file": "content/posts/Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed.md", + "file": "content/week-notes/028.md", "mode": "source", "source": false, "backlinks": false }, "icon": "lucide-file", - "title": "Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed" + "title": "028" } } ] @@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ "state": { "type": "outline", "state": { - "file": "content/posts/Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed.md", + "file": "content/week-notes/028.md", "followCursor": false, "showSearch": false, "searchQuery": "" }, "icon": "lucide-list", - "title": "Outline of Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed" + "title": "Outline of 028" } }, { @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ } } ], - "currentTab": 2 + "currentTab": 3 } ], "direction": "horizontal", @@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ "obsidian-git:Open Git source control": false } }, - "active": "cf03b0656e0056cc", + "active": "caf2074a3f9acbd7", "lastOpenFiles": [ + "content/week-notes/027.md", + "content/week-notes/028.md", + "content/posts/Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed.md", "syntax_dark.css", "syntax_light.css", "public/css/syntax.css", @@ -170,12 +173,8 @@ "public/css/syntax_light.css", "public/css/syntax_dark.css", "themes/neverhungoveragain/assets/css/syntax_dark.css", - "themes/neverhungoveragain/assets/css/syntax_light.css", "content/posts/turning 30.md", - "content/posts/Using Hugo to generate a podcast feed.md", - "content/week-notes/028.md", "content/posts/2025-08-11.md", - "content/week-notes/027.md", "content/posts/test.md", "content/week-notes/026.md", "content/templates/(week notes N).md", diff --git a/content/week-notes/028.md b/content/week-notes/028.md index 92955a2..2cbba72 100644 --- a/content/week-notes/028.md +++ b/content/week-notes/028.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: (week notes 28) +title: Reduced to tongue eardrum thumb pencil and price (WN28) date: 2025-08-11 tags: - week-notes @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ url: week-notes/028 ## Listening I finally got around to listening to *SOPHIE* by SOPHIE. Man, I have such mixed feelings about posthumous releases. The greedy bitch in me wants more, always, especially from artists who died way too young. I know SOPHIE's brother, who finished the album, insists that SOPHIE was nearly done with it at the time of her death, but the stretch between "nearly finished" and "actually ready to release" can be miles long for an artist. I'm not an artist, by any means, of SOPHIE's caliber, but a piece of writing for me can completely transform in the edit. Posthumous albums too often feel like an early sketch[^1], a pastiche of the auteur that are perhaps categorically incapable of capturing the genuine vision and artistry of the deceased. Unfortunately, this was the case for me with *SOPHIE*: "Reason Why" and "Live in My Truth" were standouts, but in general, it lacked the thrill and voice of SOPHIE (RIP). -I downloaded [*nothing or something to die for* by mui zyu](https://muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-or-something-to-die-for). I had high hopes because I really like "donna like parasites" (I got a version of it in [a free sample pack from the label](https://fatherdaughterrecords.com/products/its-2025-and-wow-thats-unfortunate-but-well-get-thru-this-with-a-free-sampler-so-here-ya-go)), but I found the album as a whole to be rather dull. "donna" was my only standout. zyu did put out [a collection with a few of the songs translated into Cantonese](https://muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-or-something-to-die-for-cantonese-tasting-menu), which features Emmy the Great (who I like) — a really cool idea but would be more novel if I was into the actual tracks. +I downloaded [*nothing or something to die for* by mui zyu](https://muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-or-something-to-die-for). I had high hopes because I really like "donna like parasites" (I got a version of it in [a free sample pack from the label](https://fatherdaughterrecords.com/products/its-2025-and-wow-thats-unfortunate-but-well-get-thru-this-with-a-free-sampler-so-here-ya-go)), but I found the album as a whole to be rather dull. "donna" was my only standout. zyu did put out [a collection with a few of the songs translated into Cantonese](https://muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-or-something-to-die-for-cantonese-tasting-menu), which features Emmy the Great (who I like) — a really cool idea that would be more novel if I was into the original tracks. + +I shifted to Joanna Newsom's earliest release, *Walnut Whales*; it's a rough sketch of songs that would be realized later, but there's something really interesting about them — I think I love ["Peach, Plumb, Pear"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtRoOGYTGJc) better than [the one that eventually appeared on *Milk-Eyed Mender*](https://joannanewsom.bandcamp.com/album/the-milk-eyed-mender) (which is, of course, iconic and still wonderful, but I love a synth). I really love ["Erin"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOACtsrSsgo) too, which never saw a re-recording outside of *Walnut Whales*. I listened to a bunch of *Ys* as well; it remains one of my favorite albums. [^1]: I had [similar beef](https://cassie.ink/week-notes/021/) with Mac Miller's *Circles*. \ No newline at end of file