Senses working overtime #526

1 Fun fun fun in Denver

'Our' table.

2 Listening: Pearl Jam live albums

I've listened to a load of their live albums this week for a future Goo Goo G'Joob post. They are remarkably consistent. If you want just one to try I'd recommend New York 2003 

If you just want one song (the double albums are expansive - over 30 songs) - this version of Go from Boston 2000 is incredible.

3 Reading: Human Voices - Penelope Fitzgerald

4 Watched: Sirens on Netflix

A dark comedy - weird and crazy. Had me hooked.

5 Reading: Mojo Magazine March 2025 (#376)

Overtime: 

Musician Nick Cave on cynicism and hopefulness:

"Cynicism is not a neutral position — and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. In my view, it is the most common and easy of evils. I know this because much of my early life was spent holding the world and the people in it in contempt. It was a position both seductive and indulgent...

Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like... keeps the devil down in the hole. It says the world and its inhabitants have value and are worth defending. It says the world is worth believing in. In time, we come to find that it is so."

(Courtesy James Clear)

Senses working overtime #405

1 AI's de-aging of movie stars is a thing

2 Fifty-two acts of kindness for 2023

3 What causes déjà vu?

4 Ten rules of philosophy to live by

5 The rise and fall of music sales by format

Overtime: The Antidote to our Existential Helplessness

“Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms with the fact that as a human being you are infinitely powerful, and take responsibility for this tremendous power. Even our smallest actions have potential for great change, positively or negatively, and the way in which we all conduct ourselves within the world means something. You are anything but impotent, you are, in fact, exquisitely and frighteningly dynamic, as are we all, and with all respect you have an obligation to stand up and take responsibility for that potential. It is your most ordinary and urgent duty.”

– Nick Cave