What a Draft idea!
Trying to save money has meant ending small subscriptions for services I’ve enjoyed using for years. I’ve just cancelled Drafts, the text capture app that I’ve used as a starting point for all my notes and writing. As much as I find Drafts an excellent app, I don’t use the actions – which are really its killer feature – nearly enough to warrant a monthly subscription. I use Drafts to keep notes and write longer pieces that I then move into other apps like Obsidian and IA Writer. It’s possible to do that using 1Writer, an app I already own on iOS, and Sublime Text on Mac and keeping them in shared folders accessed by the other apps. I’m going to see whether this works over the next month before deciding whether or not this will be permanent. After that, I’m looking to end my reliance on Microsoft (for OneNote) and – less so – Apple (for iCloud).
Paying Attention
Every time I think I have how Mastodon works in my head, I find a feature that is so unexpected and welcome. My natural inclination is towards organisation (eg. tying in my blog posts to Mastodon so they become a natural part of the conversation rather than forcing links to be clicked etc.) but it might do some good to be a little chaotic with this.
Walk in King’s Wood
Postponed from earlier in the week, we went for a walk in King’s Wood this morning. So quiet! So many mushrooms!
On the way to Horrid Hill
Took the boys for a walk along the river and up to Horrid Hill this morning. Tide turned as we walked back.
The Passenger
Started Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger. His last novel, The Road, was published 16 years ago. There’s an expectational attitude you have to take when you read one of McCarthy’s novels…
“children… have a right to high-quality care and education that meets their social and emotional needs”
Excellent piece by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett about childcare in the UK (second most expensive in the developed world that our European neighbours put to shame). Cosslett is right in linking child-care to aspirations of a fairer society and child-neglect as a political policy. She points out: “far more important is the wellbeing and education of children, who have a right to high-quality care and education that meets their social and emotional needs.“
In your restless dreams, do you see that town?
Exciting to find out that – after 10 years – we are returning to Silent Hill. Four games seem to be in development. I’m most interested in Silent Hill F, set in 1960s rural Japan. There’s even a sequel to the fairly enjoyable 2006 movie. All very exciting.
Stories
More as a reference for me: Laird Barron’s short story recommendations. I’ve not read the Paul Tremblay story so will hunt it down RIGHT NOW!
2000AD, Prog 2295
Final part of Abnett & Culbard’s Brink: Mercury Retrograde in this week’s 2000AD. Brink continues to be a fascinating comic and this book/series/season has approached the story from a very different (and thoroughly engaging) perspective. I’m in the process of re-reading the first four book atm.
Moonwatching 3
Another snap of the Moon. It’s amazing to see the detail and begin to navigate locations. Here the three large “bruised” areas are Mare Serenitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Fecunditatis. To their right, Mare Crisium and to their lower-left, Mare Nectaris. On the left is the top of the Apennines mountain range. (I also just about saw the rings of Saturn. My telescope is not powerful enough. Just a beginner’s!)
Moonwatching 2
Very surprised how easy it is to take a snap of the Moon using a phone just by holding the camera up to the eyepiece of the telescope.
Moonwatching
Dug out the telescope we bought a few years ago.