I make downtempo folk music to relieve world-weariness. I teach, produce, mix, and master music when I'm not bedbound.
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Last Notes npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…4e7w Lol the menu analogy. That's cool! Good on the mixers that you haven't had to use the stems in mastering! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…4e7w Yeah totally. I never quite know where I land about it (at least in less severe cases). npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…4e7w We read some of his poems in high school. I'm glad at least I wasn't a huge fan. But yeah, came across it in my studies on lyricism and poetry the other day. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) TIL Ezra Pound was a supporter of Mussolini. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Honored to have my album, The Tower of Babel Falls, make this list. Vote for your favorite queer country* albums in @nprofile…60fn's year-end poll! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) A little more than #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) What's something new you're listening to that's blowing your mind a little bit? npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Recorded some electric organ with a friend today. The way certain chord voicings translate on organ vs. other keys instruments is interesting. And getting the right registration is tricky. I guess it's the drawbars? Idk. I'll have to learn and practice more. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Idk how I used to play on 12s as a teen! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) The more my playing is impacted by aches and fatigue, the more grateful I am for nylon strings. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Do you know any songs that don't rhyme? Or at least make sparing or unconventional use of rhyme? npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…wxkq 12/8 has a really special place in my heart too. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Yes! I was just talking with my guitar student about this phenomenon yesterday. I think that's why unguided self exploration in music is so important. Every now and then, when it's back to the books, you learn that you already knew how to do something. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Nope, we were in the arts district of Long Beach, CA. There were a few real bluegrass/oldtime players, but most were enthusiasts, nothing wrong with that. I think many musicians just aren't encouraged enough to learn to count above 4, tbh. I hope I taught some that they can play in 12/8 just fine! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) One time, at a folk jam, I asked if we could do Pretty Saro in G, but with a slow 12/8 feel, and people were incensed at such a "college time signature" lmao. I said "waltz time!" and we all played it fine. I took it for granted that most string-band-types would know 12/8 by name from the blues. It sounds like a complicated time signature (and it can be), but if you know the blues, you already know the feel. This was a mostly white crowd, so that may be part of it. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Ah yeah nice, that says a lot. For the time being, I'm experimenting with TAL-Drum and my drum sample library. But there are murmurs AD might be coming to Linux! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj So konvoluted! Routing is so weird. I was having a glitch yesterday where multi-outing drums would result in them losing half of their volume. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Today I resurrected a couple-year-old recording project I was doing with a friend, back on macOS, when I was using Kontakt for drums. I do not like using Kontakt. Honestly, one of my favorite things about making music on Linux is there's no Kontakt for Linux (yeah, except with yabridge, I know). npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) In just a few short years, my circles went from saying, "listen to disabled people!" to essentially excluding me from their events because they don't practice accessibility. Everyone has been so brainwashed into thinking COVID is over. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Reasons to pay indie artists: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) If you're angry about christian nationalism and you enjoy psychedelic folk pop songs of resistance, you might like my new album. #TheTowerOfBabelFalls is particularly for people who, like me, have been harmed by evangelicalism. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Some more music I mixed is out. :) My friends and collaborators The Brothers Landau have put out another single from their forthcoming album. Enjoy this sardonic yacht-rock-inspired chamber pop song about consumer capitalism. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…wxkq Thank you too! :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #BandcampFriday is coming up again this Fri, Dec 5. If you'd like to buy my new record, Dec 5 is a good time to do so. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Indeed. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) The neat thing about friends ordering your CDs is that you get to write them a little note. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Sometimes I think people need to feel my wrath more often. (Confessions of a former pushover.) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I love sad songs, but some sad songs feel like stolen valor: fake, fashionable, poser shit, like the songwriter wants to maintain an emo or "deep" image. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I don't think I give myself enough credit that I have migraine-like symptoms most days. I've been really hard on myself about trying to cognitively function as if I weren't sick. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…5s05 Gorgeous refrain! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…wxkq I know, I love that line too. Props to my friend Ramsey Lee. Thank you for the kind words! This is why we do and enjoy music. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…wxkq Thank you! :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) This song was the first client project I'd ever recorded and mixed entirely on Linux. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…rhx6 Cancel it period. I wish the original campaign were more firm about it. Spotify has a long track record of abuses. Just because they may stop airing Nazi ads won't make them any less Nazi. Burn Spotify. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) One of my friends texted me saying he liked the Zelda dungeon vibes of this track from my new record. Little did he know, the original title for the instrumental was "The Real Dungeon Crawl is in Your Mind." :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj I've been playing a bit with it, but I can't seem to find that feature. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Is there a Mastodon client that allows me to turn off all boosts? I can do it from web. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Hey folks, I wanna throw in on this #FediHire thing. I'm a freelance musician based in Los Angeles in need of more work. I teach guitar and voice, and I record, mix, and master music for others. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj I honestly am a bit surprised they've done this! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) So this is interesting. If I understand rightly, VST is now open-source? I'm curious to see how this might empower indie developers. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Happy belated! :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I wanna listen to more classic #disco, since that's a style I don't know very well. My dad raised me on some #funk and blues. But no disco, and now that I'm digging into what Surinamese people have done in #house music (as well as learning about other regional styles of house), I wanna learn the history and stylings of disco. If you've got any recommendations, please drop them below. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj I love Pianoteq! I don't like to gush about products myself, but it sounds so close to the real deal, to my ear, yet it also has its own sound that I think makes it a modern classic. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) A little more than #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) It often frustrates me as a music teacher to explain the weird way we name intervals in a scale. Sometimes I wish we'd call the root 0 instead of 1. That way, unisons, mathematically, would have a difference of 0 steps. And "seconds" would have a difference of 1 step, "thirds" two steps, and so on. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj 😂 npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…ustj Ugh, the tongue-biting one must do lmao npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Today, what I wish others understood about my chronic illness (which is something like long-COVID/fibromyalgia/MECFS) is this: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) #3GoodThings about yesterday: npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) For the love of god, everyone stop using AI to make "anti-fascist" memes. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) You have to tend your creativity everyday, if you can. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I'm trying to put together a chain in my head. I'm thinking: a cheap pedal-sized power amp, 1/4" cable to RCA converter, exciters attached to busted guitar/cajon. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Inspired by the works of La Voix du Luthier, I've been investigating the world of "exciters," which are like speakers without a cone; they instead transfer vibrations to a resonator, like an acoustic soundboard or even a paper plate, which projects the sound. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…fn2v Lol to imagine toga trends npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) You don't have to look a certain way to belong. Who ever told you that? Ads? TERFs? KKK? Cops? npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) My new album #TheTowerOfBabelFalls (last I checked) lists on the first page of Bandcamp's bestselling charts for folktronica and chamber pop! Help it chart by purchasing it for yourself. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…l25h Devaluation of music is so normalized. Might explain why normies are so inconsiderate about music labor lol. I swear, it's as if some never stop to wonder if these cheap tech services they use could be exploitative on account of how cheap they are. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) It's my birthday! And #BandcampFriday! And my album release day! Help me celebrate by giving it a listen and a purchase, if you're so inclined. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Tomorrow is my bday, and it's also the day my new record #TheTowerOfBabelFalls comes out on Bandcamp! I'm really proud of this one and excited to share it. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Wow, I didn't know people still simp for Apple like this. Have you all forgotten that Tim Cook licks Trump's boots? Did you not know Apple uses blood cobalt from Congo? Down with fascist big tech! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was a nice rest day. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…fn2v Damn, doubly wrong. Sounds like quite a trip then! npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…fn2v Up? San Francisco? lol npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I'm very comfortable with social distancing and quite good at it, if I do say so myself. (Probably because I'm #disabled lmao.) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) It's #BandcampFriday, and I want to remind folks that I'm giving away proceeds from this EP to families and individuals in Gaza, thanks to gazafunds.com and now @nprofile…vlvm's Gaza Verified project. You can name your price, or you can download for free and give some money to someone in Gaza yourself. :) I hope these songs will renew your hope that one day Palestine will be free. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) So my partner @nprofile…rh0w is studying theology in grad school and was telling me about her first quiz. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…gqlq Colin Hay and Iron & Wine: that's right up my alley. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Hey folks, so I'm #chronicallyIll and often bed-ridden, and I could use recommendations for good stories that actually matter, for crying out loud. There's so much slop out there, and all the digging hurts my hands. Perhaps this is asking too much in late-stage capitalism, but is there anything out there that doesn't just normalize all the horrors that we have to contend with? Open to whatever medium: #books, #film, #TV, #games, #music, etc. I could use some good art to lift my soul. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) COVID, in some ways, is less like the flu and more like HIV. We haven't even begun to understand the long-term effects of COVID, just as we hadn't with HIV. Meanwhile, society has moved so quickly to normalize a novel, airborne virus that has killed and disabled many. That shows to me a deep denial, rooted in fear and control. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) My forthcoming record is sonically inspired by Ribbons by Bibio, Tape 1 & 2 by Felbm, Takk... by Sigur Rós, Naturally by J. J. Cale, and Your Hero Is Not Dead by Westerman. It's kinda psychedelic, twee, chamber folktronica, with hints of nu-jazz and new wave, and hopefully that doesn't sound like cringefully too many sounds. 😅 npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was a full day. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was difficult. Still, here's more than #3GoodThings about it. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…0nz2 I haven't listened much to this particular tune or their other records, but A Deeper Understanding is one of those records that just vibes with my soul. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…0nz2 Indie kids rejoice. :) npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was a nice rest day. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Many a "culture war" could be resolved if people just "minded their own business." npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Lots to be grateful for yesterday. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Hey #GearSquad, my old MXR Carbon Copy seems to have crapped out. :/ The delay repeat is very dull and quiet and won't repeat but once. Any tips for repair? npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Folks, I can't tell you how excited I am to share my new record with you. It's scratching all my sonic itches for twee, psychedelia, and lofi, and I hope it will scratch those itches for you too. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was very good. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Still bouncing back from this sucky #fibro flare-up. Found out I got ringworm lol, woof. Prob from the kitten. Nevertheless, here's more than #3GoodThings about yesterday. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) @nprofile…fn2v Thanks friend. Different wrapping paper, I like that. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) It feels like I'm having to explain to my elders all over again, "But they started it." This time, the "they" is not a sibling or a classmate. It's federal and municipal agents. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) I understand today is Bandcamp Friday—I had almost forgotten. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) "The media and politicians have labeled us 'rioters,' focusing more on property damage than people. And I keep asking, why are we blaming the people being hurt, and not the ones inflicting the harm?" npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday, I felt much better than I did the day before. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Everyone shoulds on you when you have a #ChronicIllness: what you should do, where you should go, who you should see. People inspire fear about your dreams: "Parenting is tiring; are you sure?" It comes from well-meaners, busy-bodies, and scolds—even from within the disability/COVID-cautious crowd. Someone once lambasted me for seeking help asking others to mask at my wedding, saying, "If you need someone for that, you should rethink who is invited." Everyone shoulds on you, and few truly help. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was a lot more life-giving than I had expected it to be. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) Yesterday was an unusually quiet summer day. npub1rqc6y7rd84dv3l082tc0efnr9gpttjf4fgcnj3paj2rchxzymw9srkqea9 Arend (they/them) For #TuneTuesday, I want to share a tune of my own for your consideration. It's a #FreePalestine protest song. You can download it (along the rest of my music) for free, or name your price. And it's licensed in the Creative Commons, so sample away if you like. :)
