Space Vixen's Log

Stardate 2024.11.23

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Happy season of abundant days off from work!

As we cross the threshold of Spooky Season into November and beyond, where so many of my friends fall victim to the unforgiving and oppressive weight of SAD, I on the other hand rise up like the mystical moon from the edge of the horizon. The changing of the season from the languid malaise of lingering summer to the crisp chill of imminent winter always adrenalizes me, which, combined with the sudden influx of extra holidays due to the nature of my job, gives me the time control I need to control time and get shit done. Spare me your hashtag-relatable posts about the misery of early sundown, this is MY time of year, when I become an unstoppable force of nature!

Rereading the previous blog entry, I set some pretty high standards for myself to adhere to, and I'm proud to say that I fucking delivered on all fronts, baby! That week off was much needed and chock full of successes. I feel like I not only freed myself of an albatross around my neck, but I've also set my eyes to new future projects and got my proverbial table all nice and organized to close out the year on a string of small victories. I'm feeling all kinds of cocky now, like there ain't nothin' gonna break my stride. Let's take a look!

For starters, I finally fucking did it. I finally cut and released Bimbo In Limbo! A daunting three years in the making, my new album is at long last finished. Pushed to the furthest limits I've ever pushed myself, I did my best to doctor and concoct a new paradigm for my work, pressing forward into a genre I regularly used to turn my nose up at back in my teen music snob days. I don't know why I intrinsically hated psychedelic music back then - I suspect it had something to do with equating speed and complexity to goodness, i.e. "if it doesn't sound like John Petrucci then it's way too simple for my complex mind" - but these days psychedelia has unequivocally become my peas and carrots, and now I find more inspiration from within that wellspring than I do anywhere else! Shut up teen-me, I'm older and smarter than you now!

The other important-to-me victory was that I got myself a nice haircut. In and of itself this really shouldn't be much to report on, but seeing as my last cut was two or three years ago, it was a LOT of hair that got cut off, so it's kind of a big deal for me. I'm back at that ideal, jaw-length fluffiness that I like best, the length that makes me actually resemble my avatar and banner image. It makes me feel filthy gorgeous, and frankly, that's all that matters!

Oh yeah, and I feel much cleaner now that my wife and I tossed out a bunch of accumulated junk in our "library" room. We bought some new books and CDs and DVD sets recently, and it's nice feeling like we actually have space to accomodate this stuff again. Gotta make room for new junk, am I right??? No?

Well, speaking of physical media, I've been finishing up (and future planning) plenty of new reviews for the site. I've been focused lately on rewatching and revisiting shows I watched years ago, but I need to stop and write up a quick one for the currently-airing Delico's Nursery. I wasn't planning on reviewing it initially, but it's got such a unique flavor to it that's so decidedly different from everything else this season (it's not an emotional rollercoaster like TsumaSho, nor a super-spectacle like Dandadan, it's just kinda doing its own thing and stands out among the crowd as a result). I guess I just feel compelled to talk about it, since I know no one else will*. I don't deliberately pick the obscure ones out of some quirky hipster mentality, I just like lifting up the shows that other people skip over!

*I'm pretty sure the only reason people will ever mention this show is to make dumb jokes about the whole "Trump" thing. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry. I can't NOT explain it once I get around to writing the review.

Also, I guess since I spoke the word into existence, I may as well mention it. Fuck this stupid-ass country and our fucking idiot politicians and all the fucking bigoted assholes who convenietly wiped 2016-2020 from their collective memories and willingly voted (AGAIN) for the racist moron billionaire with zero political sense and no actual desire to accomplish anything he said he would. And that's all I have to say about that.

Semi-related, though. Because billionaires are all fucking dipshits with no functional braincells - and because Musk is a pathetic loser baby (haha Beck reference but I already linked a Beck song) - I decided to do my part in helping to tank one of the landmark websites of the 2010s and nuked my Twitter account. If anyone is over there trying to pose as Space Vixen Music (who the hell would even TRY to imitate a porn-peddling indie musician who actively mocks engagement farming and only ever posts about obscure cartoons and Bandcamp albums?), it ain't me. I have reduced myself to ONE social media platform, plus my occasional use of Tumblr to post new reviews, and THAT'S IT.

Huh, guess I did end up fulfilling my goal: 2024 has indeed become my Hermit Era!

Ironically, I'm actually starting to become less of a hermit and MORE involved with the local scene as of this year. In addition to keeping my eyes peeled for more live shows, we've been going to more events than ever before - including the local market for gay creators and artisans that pops up every month or two (how perfect would it be to make it a BI-monthly event?!) - as well as the annual "hot chocolate stroll" - wherein you make a long trek through downtown stopping in at local businesses to try out their best hot chocolate brew, discovering new holes in the wall along the way. Not to mention the famous Santa Speedo Run coming up next month...

And I suppose that's about all I have to report! No major site changes coming up any time soon, just more of the same good...eurgh, I almost used the word "content" there for a second. Yuck. More good shit coming in the pipeline. My next rewatch-review will be a very important one in that it will complete a certain holy trifecta of shows. Knowing me, you can probably guess what that means. If not, you'll find out soon enough!

Alright, time to bounce! See you next month!