your city lies in dust my friend

[the_siobhan]

I am currently sitting on twitch listening to the Convergence 27 Raid Train. It's been great for checking out new DJs and I now have a long list of bands and songs to look up later.

I'm sad about missing the people who are at physical Convergence this weekend and I really wish I could hang out with them in person, but... well you know.

Final Contractor came over last week so he could take some measurements. He's running behind on work orders (go figure) because most of his work is outside and his employees can't work a full day when the temperatures are over 30 C. Which makes perfect sense to me.

In the meantime, now that the painting is done I'm taking a break from big projects. I did zero house-cleaning while I was working on the yard and basement and the allergen level in the house is making me break out in hives on the regular. Doesn't help that I can't open the windows because the air quality is crap with all the wildfires. I'll spend August getting on top of that. And all the outstanding paperwork that's piling up on my desk around work permits and insurance claims. And catch up on appointments, if I can get that organized.

I haven't done great (yet) with scheduling exercise time, but I've putting aside time to write letters to politicians. I am so beyond pissed off at well, everything. I have no idea if it helps at all, but I figure it can't hurt and I have to do something with all this anger and frustration. And I'm too old to start a punk band.

Comments

[runcible]

You are missed. <3

[gatheringrivers]

Thanks for the raidpal link! I know what I'm listening too this weekend... :)

Do you know if there'll be playlists posted somewhere later?

[the_siobhan]

I asked the same question! It's up to the individual DJs and apparently some of them will post to the FB event page. I'll see if I can find a full list once the dust settles.

[greylock]

I guess I'll go and google what a Raid Train is.

because most of his work is outside and his employees can't work a full day when the temperatures are over 30 C.

Here I think it's somewhere between 35-40C.

And I'm too old to start a punk band.

But you are the right age to do a reunion tour!

(I wrote to my MPs and Senators about our age verification system and.... yeah... I do wonder why I bother).

[the_siobhan]

A raid train is where a series of DJs have a set time slot and they "raid" into the next DJ's channel at the designated time.

Raiding is when a DJ finishes their set and transfers their audience into another DJs channel before they log out.

[greylock]

Yeah. I did Google it.
It seems to be Fortnight-spawned?



I feel so out of touch when I read these things.

[the_siobhan]

Well, Twitch did start out as a gamer platform. DJs started using it during lockdown.

[greylock]

I miss Lockdown.

I had my nephew's 13th birthday today.

Kids, yo,

[kest]

I am also missing the Convergence, and the people who are both there and not there. <3

[the_siobhan]

Some day.

[elusis]

Wow, I had no idea Convergence was still shambling on. Good on 'em. And at the Brown Palace, nice. (I swear I recognize the front of HQ, the bar that is apparently hosting, but I have no idea what it used to be when I might have been around.)

What's your HVAC plans for the house? I highly recommend considering a heat pump at some point if it's possible.

[the_siobhan]

The existing furnace is pretty new and the subsidy the city gives for replacing it is pretty paltry so I'm going to wait a while. I expect it will get more practical as the price of natural gas goes up.