Tyler Weaver's Blog, page 8

Watching:

STALKER (1979), dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. (My first Tarkovsky film; better late than never, I suppose.)

Fascinating thread at The Classic Horror Board on my curr...

Fascinating thread at The Classic Horror Board on my current lost silent film obsession, the 1916 version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Some great information - and a synopsis of the film - in the thread.

Current Frequencies, Updated

Periodic frequency update: this space is now fully part of my creative process, part of the ritual of the day: I like writing and thinking and sharing here, even if it’s only to/for myself. And these days, that’s all that matters to me.

And so it is; current frequencies, then:

Daily / wheneverwhatevers live here, via RSS. (The comment system is live.)

MacroParentheticals: monthly-ish (two-three postings a month: a monthly wrap up + notifications of new, early, and exclusive stuff): you can sign up here.

Socialized Recluse podcast (whenever I publish them): RSS | Apple Podcasts.

Email: tww(AT)parentheticalrecluse(DOT)com.

Camp Plague Departure / National Stage

One of those torturous writing mornings where nothing comes and everything feels shit. Still seeking that small detail.., that rhytmic manifestation of something... a pervasive thought that there's a flaw in my thinking WRT this story that I can't yet see… meanwhile: K off with her sixth graders to Camp Plague, outdoor activities and such. Omnipresent worry for the next couple of days; I'm sure that the Camp Plague departure is at least somewhat to blame for said feelings of writing-shit.

Growing mild to moderate obsession with the 1916 German version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the first film adaptation of Leroux's story; never knew it existed – and, apparently, none of it does; it’s considered longlost – until I fell into a rabbit hole when the words weren't coming. (At least I learned something.)

Speaking of learning something: my hometown has reached the national stage for one of its own being the asshole who assaulted an MSNBC reporter covering Hurriance Ida; perhaps worth noting that, in a description of a crime previously committed by said asshole, the article included the following: "Surveillance showed that he drilled into tanks containing sodium cyanide, hydrochloric acid, yellow chromate, ferrous chloride and sulfuric acid, the news site reported."

Keeping tradition a part of our future, indeed. The day awaits.

Obsidian iPadOS Feature requests

Making a post here (if only for myself) to list some of the things I’d love to see - or features I’ve simply missed - with the Obsidian iPadOS app as I continue to update my workflows and processes around its brilliance. Will update this post accordingly…

Print from share menu

Create new Vault - with settings preserved - from a folder.

Full-screen edit mode + paragraph focus mode.

Edit sidebar (I don't use Markdown importer, for instance)

Password/passcode protect / open.

VHS Memories

I whiled away many a weekend in the thrall of these shoestring bits of history.

EarBliss, 31aug2021

MYSTICISM AT THE DAWN OF THE MODERN AGE, by Temple Ov Saturn.

Mysticism at the Dawn of the Modern Age by Temple Ov Saturn

HobbyForts

Good morning. I have fixed a pencil sharpener – or at least removed the offending blockage: this is the morning's great achievement.

As per usual, nothing is singing to me in the Main Thing – though I might have found an interesting narrative chord with which to improv: "When something's not coming, it's coming, " as Nick Cave reminds us. (This is what I tell myself.)

Efforts continue to shift writing – mentally (writing is and always will be my profession, my Work) – back to being a hobby, to playing, to recapture that sense of falling in love with process and losing time to it (much as my wife is capable of in her garden and how, growing up, I used to love nothing more than waking up before everyone, pulling my covers off the bed, making a fort, taking my action figures inside, and concocting all sorts of stories and adventures), stopping only at alarms – and then, begrudgingly so. Podwork/LifeEtc feels more like the job than the writing, a less-selfish balance to the pervasive selfishness of writing.

Speaking of: interview for TSR0008 today.

Links, 30aug2021

The Joy of Walking in Games, via WIRED.

Mickey Mouse stars in kabuki poses on new line of limited-edition, Tokyo-only goods, via SoraNews24.

Unearthed Batman Art Shines a Light on Comic Legend Jerry Robinson's Early Career, via CBR.

Intimate Garments Handmade from Ceramics by Masami Yamamoto, via Spoon & Tamago.

Fantastic new video by Joan Pope for Meridiane's latest single, “Deerstalking.” (Her Week in Review newsletter is something I look forward to every week.)

Filed under OHMYFUCKYES: ‘The Rocketeer’ Making A Comeback On Disney+ With David Oyelowo Producing & Circling To Star; Ed Ricourt Penning, via Deadline.

Podwork update: First edit pass on TSR0007 is done and I’...

Podwork update: First edit pass on TSR0007 is done and I’m pleased. Next: add music to make everything sound awesome and then ruin it with more of my voice (intro/outro recording) before typing up the post and publishing. On track for a Friday release. TSR0008 interview tomorrow.