They permanently lost my business based on all of the reports of problems with their drives. I recently bought Samsung SSDs.

Are you dissociating?

I mostly eat vegetables raw with some hummus. Since it’s so simple, it’s easy to do on a daily basis. Mostly just rinse them in water and chop them up, so I can eat them by hand or with a fork. After getting used to this method and doing this on a regular basis, I feel much healthier and better in general. So I associate the process of preparation and eating them with feeling good, which encourages me to continue to do so on a regular basis. Also, I don’t buy much processed foods at the grocery store, so there’s less bad food available to me to eat at home. Since vegetables and fruit are the primary options available, I tend to eat them instead of something less healthy.

I currently use a Pixel 6. Before that, I had the 4XL, 3, and 1XL.

I like:

The camera and camera software, having the option of using Beta versions of Android before they are fully released, being able to unlock the bootloader, and relatively quick security and OS updates.

I don’t like:

How the camera section of the back of the phone protrudes. Makes holding the phone unpleasant ergonomically. I also don’t like how Google isn’t including Android version updates and only security patch updates near the end of life of the phone. They should do both.

Steel cut oats with a little bit of olive oil, nuts, and fresh fruit.

Saw her play live recently. She’s still got it.

Make sure my mom’s in home health care is paid for for the rest of her life, so that she can continue to live in her house as she wishes while she is still with us, retire from my paid career early, do volunteer work instead, and travel often.

Inland Empire would be a hard film of his to start with for sure.

All David Lynch movies and Interstellar off the top of my head.

I bought an unlocked Pixel 6 near launch on sale and intend to use it until security updates cease (five years from launch).

Atari and Pac Man

I fell in love with Low the first time I heard “Venus.”

Experimental Example: Nurse With Wound “Dueling Banjos” https://piped.video/watch?v=7BwFYGfMv_o

Psychedelia Example: 13th Floor Elevators “Earthquake” https://piped.video/watch?v=OUurlw2_teg

Krautrock Example: Neu! “Hero” https://piped.video/watch?v=H0HsOKN3ly4&t=148s

Hip Hop Example: De La Soul “A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays” https://piped.video/watch?v=9S5lTgyfT2c

Post Punk Example: Chrome “Animal” https://piped.video/watch?v=5OjniYelhDw

Punk Example: Rich Kids “Ghosts of Princes in Towers” https://piped.video/watch?v=Hg71K6eTiv4

Country Rock Example: Nick Lowe “She Don’t Love Nobody” https://piped.video/watch?v=YNwteQFTLhk

Live Music Example: Grateful Dead “Bertha” https://piped.video/watch?v=p78PIvj-PwM

Tropicalia Example: Os Mutantes “Ave, Lucifer” https://piped.video/watch?v=PSe2Dn960mo

World Example: Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects “Moulssinia” https://piped.video/watch?v=ZHNUuXQH11k

Indie Rock Example: Purple Mountains “She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger” https://piped.video/watch?v=EhQjp-P4y34

I get a release of endorphins when I eat spicy food too.

I get the natural endorphins “runner’s high.” Music sound beautiful and all is well. And the cardiovascular exercise is good for me.

The lack of LDAC bluetooth and native FLAC playback support is a deal breaker for me.

I prefer progressive lenses when working (mostly at a computer) and contacts when I’m off work and out and about in the world.