Friend of Tape Mountain Chris P./The Minor Thirds has a new single/suite/epic/minepic, a five-in-one called Reckless. I always like when Chris goes a little dark and this is no exception.
Things I did in April and early May:
Went to Seaside on the beach. I'd never been into Seaside, thinking it a little declasse, but looking at it with fresh eyes, it's compact and fun, the sort of place that's fun to walk around for a long time with a kid. The kid got a stuffed octopus. I was very pleased that he has assigned the cephalopod they/them pronouns.
Bought wine at a yard sale. I take a particular forbidden pleasure in buying weird wine at yard sales. This wine was much less weird and old (and spoiled) than some of my previous finds but still pretty tasty.
Played Dragon Quest IX. So twee, so silly. Lots of opportunities to dress up little ciphers in silly outfits. Run around doing repetitive tasks while riding the exercise bike. And even by DQ localization standards, this one is bonkers. Any game that shamelessly spits out lines like this is A-OK by me:
Success! The Top-Flight Knight Fight Quest has been transgressed with finesse!
Hung out at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park and hiked with the family in early spring. So nice. Everything endlessly blooming and budding. Critters aplenty for JL to gawk at. Need to head back there.
Went to a PTA convention (!) Was delighted to see that the only other bicyclist at the convention was our old housemate (and JL's friend for decades) James.
