Just realised yesterday was my 1 year fediversary! I've ended up spending way more time here than in that other place, and I feel a lot better for it.

Continued thanks to @mykola and @dzuk for making a.weirder.earth a particularly pleasant place to call home.

Just found out that someone I vaguely knew years ago was on a foreign series of X Factor recently, and now I feel oddly invested in finding out what happened even though (a) I don't like talent shows and (b) I can't understand a single word anyone's saying on the youtube clips I've found.

This feels like the kind of compulsion that there's some obscure loanword for.

Time for a re- #introduction as it's been a while and there are lots of new people (welcome!):

- I'm a #writer, inasmuch as I have a novel-in-progress that I poke at in fits and spurts.
- Professionally, I do #webdev focussing on charity and other social organisations
- #leftie - both in terms of my preferred hand and my politics
- I live in #Bristol, UK, though my heritage is Greco-Scouse-Welsh
- Show me your favourite #weirdmusic and I'll show you mine
- I'm not religious but I am #discordian

Happy Mojoday everyone! To celebrate, why not make delicious Canarian potatoes with Mojo?

http://www.theveganhousehold.com/side-dishes/papas-arrugadas-canarian-wrinkled-potatoes-with-mojo-sauces/

For the Steve Reich fans out there: the Colin Currie Group just released a performance of 'Drumming', and it's the most *alive* I've ever heard that piece on record.

Also, for anyone with an interest in minimalism who has access to BBC iPlayer, the 2-part documentary 'Tones, Drones and Arpeggios' is pretty much essential viewing.

Walked home in the snow tonight, hood up, immersed in some deep drone music and - no lie - it was *perfect*.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLstSFRSPA
⬆ 'Underwater Mountains' by Emeralds, from their album 'Allegory of Allergies'.

I think I've been listening to too much drone lately though. My local supermarket was so quiet that I could hear all the fridges and freezers humming, and I found myself really digging the sound.