Revisiting the last Aesop Rock x Blockhead release ahead of the next, Trouble Mountain.
“I step into the room, split an arrow with an arrow
The first trick shot is just to show them that I dabble
I will not be aiming for the apple”
First time in Hamilton in I don’t know how long. What little of the city I saw on the walk over seemed pretty grown up since I was last here. And it seems to have some “big little city” charm still. The wife and I have meant to get out here for a while and we’ll have to make that happen soon.
I had a chance to check out the iPhone Duo a few days ago and have never felt more like “this is really cool” paired with “this is not for me” in my whole life.
Folding feels great. The inner screen looks nice. It’s not super thick. But it still leaves me simply asking one question: Why?
Despite the grey in my beard, I must look considerably younger than I am. Two work colleagues in the last week have guessed my age way younger than reality. I’ll take it!
The wife and I got both our COVID-19 booster shot and flu vaccine today. Feeling a little rough and glad I got my gym done this morning instead of waiting until tomorrow. Hopefully I’m feeling well enough on Monday to get a workout in.
Back to building a Lego set and watching a scary movie. 🍿
Due to some scheduling conflicts, the wife and I went to the gym this morning. Mind you, we stayed up until a bit after 2 in the morning after catching a few rounds of Fortnite with our buddies out west.
The gym hits different only an hour after getting up. Not sure how I feel about it.
Mike D @ History
The wife and I got to see Mike D last night on his tour with his backing band 5D. The show was at History, which is a venue I have never been to before and had otherwise dismissed since it makes for quite the trek. The venue, despite being all the way across town from me, was great. It sounded way better than I was expecting and the lighting was stellar. I now have few excuses to skip shows there.
Not seeing the Beastie Boys while they were touring is one of my biggest musical misses. I always hoped they would play somewhere near me and I never made the effort to catch them where they were playing. It probably also didn’t help that I didn’t have a ton of money when they were together and touring.
So when my wife told me Mike D had a new album coming out with a supporting tour, I was super in for it.
The set seemed to be most (if not all) of his new album Thank You and a seemingly random Delta 5 cover, with a sprinkling of a few portions of Beastie Boys tracks. Needless to say, the bass was booming from down below.
I still regret not seeing the Beastie Boys, but I’m glad I made a point to catch Mike D.
This may be a theme for a while during my busy weeks, but man the last week just went “poof” right quick. And this week doesn’t look like it’ll be slowing down much at all. 🏎️
And just like that, the long weekend is over. It’s amazing how fast time seems to go when it is yours to waste. I have a solid memory of what I did each of the days but it just doesn’t all add up to three days somehow. I could take another few off and still not feel done.
We got a little hint of fall weather for a few days. Really excited to have my few weeks of jacket weather before it’s winter. 🍁
I always find it curious when artists do stuff like this. Why offer a digital album at $777? Is it a statement of some kind? Do you want to see how many sell? Both? Something else?
The wife and I went to check out an Indigenous dance competition at Union Station today. We saw several rounds of both contemporary and classic dance. Very wonderful to see it celebrated and so well attended. I have never had the chance to see something like that before.
I had never heard of Ray Gunn before today, but any movie that makes use of Sneaker Pimps' “6 Underground” automatically gets my interest. The trailer moves along nicely and certainly looks like my kind of vibe.
Oh, and if you want to feel old and like Sneaker Pimps, Becoming X is 30 years old.
Pushing and Pulling
Managed a few personal records tonight at the gym.
On my trap bar deadlift, I pulled 505 three times in one set. Previously, I had only managed two sets of one at 505 pounds.
On my angled leg press, I have previously only just pushed over 800 pounds. Tonight, feeling pretty good, I did three at 906, two at 996, and one at 1006 pounds. 🏋️♂️
Music while I work
Each weekend, I make it a point to reach out to one of my parents, if not both. Some weeks are a miss and I know that’s bound to happen. Life gets busy on both ends of the phone.
This weekend, I had a chance to chat with my father for a few minutes before a friend of his showed up to his workshop, so we had to cut the chat short. I fathom we’ll make up for that this weekend.
Last night, I chatted with my mother for just over an hour and a half. The conversation meandered through a lot of our normal topics — what we’ve both been doing, how we’ve been feeling, and things that have been keeping us entertained. I mentioned to my mother that I make an effort to listen to a new album every day after she started telling me about Django Reinhardt, whom I wasn’t too familiar with. The name sounded vaguely familiar, but in that distant way where you know you’ve heard the name in conversation, but failed to commit it to memory.
She was shocked that I listen to so much music and asked a question, which I found fairly amusing. “Are you allowed to listen to music while you work?” I responded that I am, of course, allowed to listen to music. Working from home predominantly has some perks, after all. When I’m in the office, I am sure to make use of headphones, but at home? Should I remind you I have several stereo setups in my office? Music is really important to me.
So, today, as a treasure and gift from my mother, I have been listening to Pêche à La Mouche on Apple Music. It’s been fun. The sounds are a wonderful background texture for sure, but I will have to take a proper listen on some headphones when I get a chance.
All this to say, it’s amazing to me what you will find out when you spend a few minutes talking to a person. It’s obvious, obviously, but sometimes forgotten. I appreciate where things I don’t know or am not aware of will surface.
So, thanks Mom. I appreciate the music recommendation.