Done Since 2024-12-22
Last "Done Since" post of the year. I think... I think I've done a few big important things, but let a lot of the smaller but still important things slide. While doing a whole lot of small but less important things. Well, that's procrastination for you. The Terrible Trivium. See also, Why Depression and Procrastination Are Linked (with an extended quote on Tuesday if you want the tl;dr version.)
Meanwhile, a few good things happened this week: I received a liter of oude genever as a holiday gift, and I hit a couple of emotional landmines during singing practice. The latter is good because I have trouble recognizing emotions, and grief is a welcome allternative to the numbness of dysthymia. (Which prevailed most of the week, of course, along with the usual anxiety and some outright fear.)
Also in the health department, we have more proof that Cardiovascular Protection Tracks With Wine Intake, Now Provable With Urinary Marker (tartaric acid). Tl;dr: you want 12-35 glasses of wine per month. I don't think that works the same for gin, so I may have to pick uup a few bottles of red. For my health.
In music, some new protest songs are being written, like Martin Kerr - God Rest Ye Merry Billionaires (Official Lyric Video), and some old ones are still applicable, like "Which Side Are You On".
And on a lighter note, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) with new accompaniment by Gary McGath.