rennala
anchoress
no more parties in LA
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rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
At some point companionship would be helpful but I am opposed to children, even though they’re lovely, because of other personal reasons.
How were your early 30s in terms of socialization? I don’t dislike the idea of it, but the effort vs returns can vary significantly
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
Not in my 20s anymore, but spent all of my 20s in education so the start of the career was somewhat delayed (but everyone should go to graduate school I think).
It feels gauche to say that wealth is a good motivator but it does seem to be. Your opinion is really helpful in this.
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
How unreasonable is it to prioritize work over interpersonal connections? I truly enjoy my work and find it so much more gratifying than anything else I have ever done in my life, but there seems to be some sort of prevailing consensus that you are only human if you relate to others? Has anyone else led a somewhat more solitary existence and prioritized only themselves over connections with others (outside of the connections you make at work anyway in a team, although those connections are more transactional in nature)?
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
I have this strange theory that he probably prepares for these types of things beforehand because how could someone have such knowledge about niche wrestling for example? However that's probably being unfair to him; maybe he is quite a savant beyond just his acting abilities.
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
Haydn Concerto n. 1 but definitely mine isn't as polished as a professional would play it. However Haydn is such an interesting person so it feels good to play something of his somewhat well. I like his surprise symphony too!
How hard is it to play the bass? It always seems so physically intensive.
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
You figured it out so easily but I guess the context clues were there. It truly is the most beautiful, and I also like that I can avoid the A string (personal least preferred) completely and still play the same music and make it sound a bit more.. somber?
I have finally nailed a piece on a string instrument (somehow I don't want to reveal which one) that took me ages; Bach really tormented my dreams. The way that it finally worked was listening to it every night before bedtime like a lullaby to finally incept the time signature and melody into my brain so that I could wake up in the morning and play it.
PS: it's NOT a violin, those are just a bit too whiny for my taste
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
I filled this out as a cheater and someone who’s been cheated on, can’t wait to realize I’m a terrible, whorish outlier
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
Enjoyed reading about Tom Sachs and his redemption arc apparently in his NYT portfolio here
Tom Sachs was ambling through his art studio in Manhattan’s Chinatown this spring when he pointed out a low-slung, octagonal seat. It was a hard-edge variation on the kind of cushioned ottoman that appears in many of New York’s high-end boutiques. “We call it the cuck chair,” said Sachs, 59, barely suppressing a titter. “It’s a place to sit in the shop with your iPhone while your spouse is being pleasured by the staff.”
I guess if it’s a Sachs cuck chair maybe you do just sit on it.
“My main concern is that other people’s feelings are more important than some idea that I have,” he said, explaining that these days, he is less focused on dominion over his team and surroundings.
Also interesting to note that he seems to be saying the “right things” but that could just be my cynicism about the whole “canceled” (but not really) celebrity comes out of the woodworks.
Even so, I enjoy his design work and may have even tried his knolling and cleaning technique to calm the mind at times.
rennala
anchoress
3mo ago
This might be weird but I’ve been experimenting with running indoors and outdoors. I found this one singular video of a walk through Rio de Janeiro - you know one of those default “city” videos you can watch on the treadmill. It put me in such a trance state that I ended up running 8 miles just watching this hyper pixelated video on an exercise machine. Finally experienced some sort of post run endorphin. Highly recommend zoning out to the default Rio run video on a treadmill if you can.
Are you able to reduce the distance between the strings and the fingerboard? I got that done for the vibrato so that I wouldn’t have to press so far down especially on the thicker strings
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