Highlight of the week: I’ve had some fresh story ideas for the first time in a while, which I’m looking forward to writing.
things I did
- I renewed my Clarkesworld Magazine subscription!
- I made potato and bean qorma for my family, which was very tasty.
- I also made potato and egg tacos for my family, also very tasty.
- I came up with a URL structure for my upcoming publishing project that I’m happy with. Which doesn’t sound like a huge victory, but I’ve been agonizing over this since starting the project. Yeah, I’m a weird nerd (and proud of it).
- I’ve transformed my pen case into a wallet slash EDC kit that fits comfortably in my pocket by removing a few writing utensils and adding some cash. This should fit my needs better at this time (since I’m not regularly commuting with my backpack, and I’m somewhere that I use cash more than cards). As with my previous wallet, I’ve tucked in a few Clew and Writing Month stickers to give to people I talk to.
- I’ve started sending webmentions from these weeknotes, since I link to a lot of other sites.
things I read
This week I continued reading Clarkesworld issues, completing issues 223 and 224. Some favorite stories from these issues:
- Aegiopolis Testudo by Gordon Li
- Still Water by Zhang Ran, translated by Andy Dudak
- In My Country by Thomas Ha
- We, the Fleet by Alex T. Singer
- Descent by Wole Talabi
- Yarn Theory by Marie Vibbert
As with last time, all of these have audio versions available.
I’m almost finished reading issue 225, which will mark seven monthly issues read in this one month, a significant dent in my backlog. To celebrate, I’ll probably pick something different to read in the remaining week of February. I haven’t decided, but I’m leaning toward a reread of Watership Down.
words I looked up
I finally got around to setting up dictionaries locally and don’t need to look up words using online dictionaries anymore, so I probably won’t continue to include links with these words. I’m sure you can figure out how to do a dictionary lookup, y’all are smart.
- intubation
- weft
- inimical
things I listened to
- Miles Davis & Quincy Jones - Miles & Quincy Live at Montreax
- Marc Cohn - The Rainy Season
- U2 - The Joshua Tree
- James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
- The Manhattan Transfer - Bop Doo Wop
links around the small web
- You’re probably using the wrong dictionary « the jsomers.net blog
- AI makes you boring | marginalia.nu
- Letting go of old hobbies - Dom Corriveau
- Back in the Saddle Again
- Adding Messaging to My Blog Was My Best Idea Ever | moddedbear.com
- New series - Good offline apps - Dom Corriveau
- I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server
- I Wish People Were More Public
