Senses working overtime #540

1 This week

I had three days fasting for a routine medical procedure that people of my age need to endure - a colonoscopy. No big deal - they are a bit unpleasant but necessary. Anyway - it does give you a kind of outside-the-body experience which is interesting - hence the fragmented image via Pablo Picasso.

2 Watching: Supacell

Four episodes in (of 6) and while I often have no idea what Tazer and his Tower Boys gang are saying (we had to use the subtitle function innit), I'm enjoying the story line. Rapman has created an interesting premise. He's a talented guy!

3 Listening: Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

A five-star classic.

4 Creating: Wozza's Lightning Strikes playlist

As I'm reading Lenny Kaye's excellent book (Lightning Strikes) about ten transformative rock'n'roll moments, I'm adding key songs that he mentions to the above playlist.

5 Reading: still enjoying Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami.

That Picasso image is again relevant as Haruki enjoys piecing together various elements, like talking cats, into his narrative.

Overtime: Ann landers

'Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognise them'.

Senses working overtime #249

1 Fake fake fake

Doctoring a photo and how to spot them!

2 Ashley Boone Jr. and Star Wars

A forgotten hero of the Star Wars origin story

3 And the Oscar goes to...

Excellent wrap up of the awards by Vox.

4 Reading 3 or 4 books at a time

Austin's pile

I'm beginning to embrace this concept but it's taken a long time! Up till now it's been like trying to listen to two records at a time - impossible. Austin Kleon may be on to something though.

5 Photographer Gjon Mili

Great post from Austin Kleon (yes - he put out a great newsletter this week!) about Picasso, Mili and the use of light.

Overtime: Speaking of photogrphs and the use of light -  some more of Jade and William's wedding photos have dropped. I'm partial to this one:

Senses working overtime #147

1 Hard Day's Night

It's been a heck of a two weeks at work. I needed a picture to lead off this edition that summed it all up. The answer was obvious!

2 Vinyl, in praise of...

Nice look at weird vinyl design from Magenta.

3 I can’t tell you, man — what a life!

This interview with Quincy Jones has pretty much gone viral. There's a reason for that!

4 John Perry Barlow: Silicon Valley visionary...

...and Bob Weir's writing partner for The Grateful Dead, died recently. Here is his take on being an adult: a wonderful list!

Fare thee well now / Let your life proceed by its own design / Nothing to tell now, let the words be yours, I’m done with mine (Cassidy)

5 Pablo

Great piece on Picasso. I learnt a lot (could he have painted that much? I hope it's true).

Extra texture: Drones, drones, and more drones