2026 spring cleaning
25/03/2026
if you didnt read my last blogpost, dont! it's depressing! and if you did, i still feel really bad and really scared about the future. what could make me feel good? my biannual mobile tab spring cleaning, of course. i hold on to tabs with things that i want to check later instead of writing them down, which is an awful habit, but when i do eventually clean them up i have a gold mine of cool things to revisit
music
woah! there are three good albums in my mobile browser tabs. how convenient!
angine de poitrine
i feel like this kind of took the internet by storm and im not really pushing the limits of cool underground and unexpected albums, but if you havent heard this set then you really should. this band is seriously groovy and i'm really looking forward to their full release on bandcamp
la lom - la lom
honestly, as i sit here writing and in a not amazing mood, this album feels a little bit too saccharine for me. i think i jumped on it because cafe tropical, the final track in the ep, reminds me a bit of chicha libre's album from last year which is extremely dear to me
art of noise - the seduction of claude debussy
this one's a bit better. i caught one of these tracks at a venue and checked out the absolute breakneck experience of an album. it feels like it's courting the atmospheric dnb genre, but is really just an experiment from a bunch of really talented artists. also, the starts, stops, swings, thrumming tones, harps and keys remind me a bit of the final fantasy xiii soundtrack. shameful
books
my lesbian experience with loneliness
i first read this at a comic meetup with some of my friends. its unbelievably raw and a bit soul crushing but also super genuine as a result. someone describing their fears and difficult experiences is an almost voyeuristic experience that i felt a bit guilty about, but theres simultaneously a sense of camaraderie with kabi and how she participates in our world. this series has 7 (!) issues, although the friend that shared it with me said that it just gets worse and worse for her
sever and pierce
i didn't immediately buy the artstyle of this webcomic, but i'm finding the story really intriguing, and the art is uniquely able to communicate everything it wants to while still being stylised and kinda tumblr-ey. its cool! the comic's only about a year old and takes maybe half an hour to get up to speed, but it's worth it so far!
golden kamuy
this manga has honestly been the only thing keeping me sane recently. i've found playing games and watching shows really hard recently for some reason, but i've been absolutely SMASHING through this comic. the main thrust of the story is following multiple groups of people on the hunt for an unbelievably large stash of gold in the early 20th century, but this comic is distinct from your normal manga slop for a couple of reasons. my favourite part is the attention to detail and the dedication to education that artist has. the comic has multiple characters that are part of the ainu ethnic group, a people indigenous to northern japan and islans in the southeast of russia, and the comic gives you loads of tidbits of how they lived their lives, their culture and their beliefs. it's super interesting, and no doubt a point of pride to ainu people still living today. the story and characters are winding and complex - many characters have depth to their motivations and personalities. people come and go from different groups depending on their goals and morals at any point in time - it honestly makes it sometimes a bit difficult to follow, but totally worth the effort. finally, its sometimes really fucking funny. noda loves making otherwise serious characters occasionally drop into a situation that is extremely silly, and it breaks up the seriousness perfectly
games
orbitals
i uh, don't have switch 2. and i wont be buying one any time soon. but i am absolutely enamored with the aesthetics of this game. it's probably one of the first times ive seen the 3d to 2d effect look quite this convincing, and i'll bet sitting on a couch you really wouldnt be able to tell
panline
i spent probably three or four hours trying to get mirrors edge catalyst running on my fedora linux pc in the last month, but to no avail. ea linked the game to their stupid online origin service and while basically all modern games run fine through proton, that extra step just makes my pc shit itself. then, as if wished into existence, i got linked to the steam page for panline. like the scramble vice that steam page is kinda all we've gotten, and i'm absolutely itching for details. not counting my chickens before they've hatched, but hopeful
sin and punishment
this one's going to be really thin because i haven't dug too deeply into it, but i've been recommended this rail shooter from n64 era and its wii sequel. i'm currently figuring out how to use mugen64 because its really misbehaving on my pc
art
luigi colani
i found out about this dude from the well there's your problem podcast because he 1. designed a bunch of honestly really nice looking trucks andc cars and stuff and 2. the guy was a german man pretending to be an italian man. anyway yeah i just think he's neat
food
native and ancient pet nat pinot
i really really enjoy this pet nat. i dont know if that says something about me, but im heavily considering buying a whole case
allday goods knives
i normally don't fuck around with my knives too much - i'm of the opinion that buying a good knife and sharpening block is almost always the biggest improvement you can have to your kitchen experience (as long as you have the requiste basics of pots and pans and potato peelers and the like) and i dont always trust knives that are a bit too "fun", nor knives that are forged in the japanese style with english text where the maker's mark should be. but i'm willing to make an exception because these ones look so damn cool. the blade is made in germany which is a good start, and hopefully one day i'll snag one and be able to comment on its actualy quality
extra
chop suey by torwai
holy shit im a genius for setting up this new youtube tile system