10 years ago today I was in Paris and got to visit the Shakespeare and Company bookstore ❤️

“Be Not Inhospitable to Strangers Lest They Be Angels in Disguise”

From Indigenous Voices Inspiring & Empowering Quotes From Global Thought Leaders by Taté Walker

Fired

I’m delighted by how this turned out.

Made a medicine pouch at craft n chat this evening!

If you have any interest in thinking about and/or making art and/or ai: maybe give this article by Robin Sloan a gander:

https://www.robinsloan.com/winter-garden/magic-circle/

I find his takes (here and elsewhere) expand my thinking in a way that makes me feel extra curious and optimistic. Hopeful for possible futures and skeptical of present assumptions and predictions.

Synapses firing. It feels good.

Arcane Fibre Works made my day! I heard about this Canadian indie dyer on a subreddit and decided to check them. They’re a wee bit pricier than my go-to (Lichen and Lace – also awesome), but great looking colours, so I ordered two skeins. I picked it up at the post office today and was absolutely delighted to find a free gift skein included! Yarn love 🥰

I’m really pleased with how these are turning out

After a short walk and a shower, I’m spending the rest of the day in my Saturday Suit (flannel pjs).

I habitually start my day with NYT Games

Glazed

Today is Imbolc, about halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox, and the full moon (snow moon) ❄️

Inspired by a newsletter I’ve recently subscribed to, I am trying out a new ritual this month: light a candle each evening at sunset.

What a great start to this book

One of my daily goals is to dance to a song I like (no one is watching). Today was Golden Regalia by Morgan Toney. It’s so good ❤️

I am absolutely motivated by cute things:

This app is exactly what I needed to keep my spirits up this time of year!

The coldest day of the year started with a 2-hour power outage 🥶 brr! Great excuse to stay in bed.

And we just found out the library will be closed tomorrow (snow day!) which just means more excuses to stay home and be cozy!

I’m more than a bit crochety about A.I.

I don’t want it in my visual arts, video, literature, music, relationships, spirituality, or creativity.

Science? Medicine? Physics, mathematics, research and testing? Sure! But I would prefer if it left my humanities alone.

I don’t want my whole life automated, optimized, predicted or controlled. I just want to be in it and do things. I’ll use my human intelligence (standing in the shoulders of giants, obviously) for the most part, thank you.

Not to mention the massive amounts of power being consumed by the machines – yikes!