Audrey E. @audrey@toot.cat

I think folks here would enjoy this Short Wave episode on organic chemistry and identity https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102925149/pride-week-how-organic-chemistry-helped-with-embracing-identities

Having to negotiate basic safety protocols to hang out in person is ok when it’s people I already know and trust, but it’s really draining to have to start from scratch with someone new. There’s been so much misinformation, even people who mean well don’t have a good handle on the risks.

I know there are a lot of other people out there frustrated about the same problems, I just don’t know what to do with that

I started editing my okc profile then stopped again because I barely got any response on that before, and now what I want to say is “let’s get coffee and/or make out, but we have to trade covid test results first and I’m only going places I can walk to because too many people on transit don’t wear masks”. I can’t even organize another Gay Garden Club meetup unless I find a friend who wants to come along so I can get a ride.

Playing around with different synth engines on the M8

They called me to confirm so I guess this is ok! Hoping my volunteer errand runner won’t find it too silly, but I didn’t have any essentials to do this week and I’ve been trying to figure out if I could make ordering from the local shop work for a while.

I ordered the next synth I want from a local shop that does in-store pickup. The site says only the person who placed the order, which is extremely silly given that some of us don’t have cars and also there’s a covid surge. I just didn’t want to have them stick it in the mail for a trip across town — if they’re not going to be flexible I guess I’ll have to find a ride? Or annoy them until they say yes?

Here’s a photo of the screen so it’s a little easier to see — the two notes are followed by commands that mute or pitch shift them. CHA means play the thing on the left N% and to the right Y%

The M8 can do some really cool stuff with randomness

I shouldn’t impulse buy a rapid PCR test system, right?

My heat stopped working yesterday and the chill is making me very sleepy (it’s almost June, and yet)

I hit the “everything sounds like trash” stage of learning with the M8. I know I have to make trash so I can learn how to do what I’m actually aiming for, but this part always sucks.

My least favorite part of buying music gear is when I look for resources online and find that every single person making tutorials is a white dude, again