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These longer daylight hours as we head into summer are messing with my perception of time.

I might be a little late uploading / announcing tonight's mix. I didn't start recording until 5:30 PM.

I went to the arcade tonight for the first time in over a year. Just got home.

Feels... different. Confusing. Not sure what to make of it yet.

Not my best work, but serviceable. I should've let Last Transport by Sonar Base run a little longer.

The tracks are all good, and I didn't get in the way too much. That's what matters.

CW: post-pandemic anxiety

I'm vaccinated now, so I'll be there at GK to say hi to friends (hopefully I can get in - limited capacity).

I have complicated and confusing feelings about all this. About the transition into a post-pandemic world. I'm not ready to return to "normal"; I don't think I can return to "normal". Too much has happened.

Ground Kontrol Arcade posted to their twitter account today that they'll start reopening next week Wednesday 6/16. I really hope it goes well.

Very happy to report that the Raspberry Pi 400 works great as a DVS system running xwax using the standard raspbian install.

I hooked up a screen and an audio interface (an M-Audio Conectiv Synchroscience), turned off bluetooth, and installed xwax via the add/remove software dialog. (xwax is in the default software repos).

No dropouts or problems I noticed. Timecode sources were a 1200 with Serato CV 2.5 and a Denon S-5000 with the Serato Control CD 1.0.

It's been a long time since I've played "Cyber Vision" by Andy Dux & Bombing F and now I remember why.

It cooks my ears. Super loud buzzy track.

Bought a bunch of music today, enough to hold me over for the next month or so.

Picked up a few new releases from CPU, a few old ones from Southern Outpost (that have recently been made available in digital format), the new DVIDEVAT x Nulla on #kamizdat , a two-tracker by Anz, Mariska Neerman's EP on HC Records, and more... I might have gone overboard.

CW: Moderna (2nd dose) Trip Report

I don't want to say too much, I don't want to discourage people from getting vaccinated

but

That was brutal. Had a great big fever and a headache that lasted days. I feel like my brain has been cooked a little and is now cooling.

Posting early so I can go sleep zZzZzZz.

CW: Covid, Vaccine, Personal

Just got my second dose of Moderna. The first one left my arm really sore; not looking forward to that again.

I'm really, really, really scared of needles.

Posting this early because I'm very tired and need to sleep.