Cleveland: Took a rare vacation for myself and hit the road for Cleveland. It's hilarious how much I love this place. It sounds like a meme. But it's 2/2 on my trips as being the most fun I've had traveling. The city's just so funny. There's always a funny song playing somewhere in the distance, which is my favorite part.
Spent a lot of this trip outdoors. Found out about the beach at Edgewater Park and had a heck of a stroll around the lake both days.
Made sure I went back to my favorite venue, Mahall's. My favorite band used to live upstairs. Just being in Cleveland and listening to their music makes so much sense. They really do sound like this place. I made sure on both trips that I listened to all my favorite songs near the lake and on the drive home. It's a great reason to travel. I definitely want to go to Evanston to listen to Slint some day.
New Gym: It doesn't sound like a big deal, but I might have found a new gym. My gym is so depressing and people aren't very mindful of each other's space. I thought my city didn't have a true rec center and found out I've just been going to the wrong one for over fifteen years. I went to the other one and thought it was absolutely wonderful. It's weird how much community matters to me. It's so strange. I'd much rather work out at a community center or rec center than a fitness club. I like seeing people becoming healthy in different ways. Hope it works out.
Web:: Some folks downloaded my RSS reader and have been using it, they pointed out that it's been pooping itself and I realized that the URL proxy I've been using to grab the feeds is throttling or blocking people after enough requests. I tested a new setup that involves making my own proxy on Cloudflare that worked like a charm. Updated the documentation on my Substack.
I'm also working on a media list search bar to create lists for a digest. I've been seeing a lot of NC users make monthly digests of their favorite media and love the idea. I have a long way to go on it, I'm trying not to think about it too much with all the other stuff I have going on. It's nice to have stuff going on though. That's different for me.
