Mandaris"Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5
Share a song that sounds like your ideal Sunday morning.
My friends like to joke that this was made when Maroon 5 was good. And I have to admit it’s still my favorite album and I listen to it semi frequently.
Crucial Track for July 7, 2025
"Alive" by Sia
What song makes you feel grateful?
What I like about this song is the passion. Sia’s voice has this way of almost cracking as she screams out how she’s still alive and still fighting.
There have been too many times when I’ve been close to death. A wrong step here, a slight change in circumstances and I would not be here writing this post.
For me, this also stirs up that feeling of questions about why am I alive. Life is for the living and we have an opportunity to do something with it. Do not sit there waiting for death because it’s going to get you anyway.
Live.
And be alive.
Crucial Track for July 5, 2025
"Back to Life" by Soul II Soul
Share a song that feels like it has healing powers.
This actually isn't the first song that came to mind, but it definitely fits.
For me it gets me into a groove and I can somewhat drift into the zone.
Despicable Me 4 (2024) - ★☆☆☆☆
Do not waste your time. If you really want to know what happens watch the trailer and just make a guess. Odds are that you spent almost as much time/energy with that compared to what they put into the overall plot.
This thing was created by the business side of the movie business and it shows. They took a whole bunch of ideas and shoved it into an extended trailer that cost them $100 million and they got $971 million. So, I guess Illumination executives have no problem destroying future revenue as they cash out and move to the next IP.
MacOS 26 Beta 2 is worse
I went from this…
To this…
It’s going to be a long summer.
Crucial Track for June 12, 2025
"WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)" by Cardi B
What's a song you only listen to when you're completely alone?
That's a weird prompt. The fact that you would online listen to alone but you'd put it on your blog.
Sure, I'll bite.
I listen to it because it has a great beat and different from the musical misogamy that I enjoyed in my youth.
Crucial Track for June 11, 2025
"Nobody Speak (feat. Run The Jewels)" by DJ Shadow
What's your favorite opening line from any song?
This song is not for kids, but makes me laugh every time I hear it.
Picture this I'm a bag of dicks Put me to your lips
Yes, definitely not going to listen to that at work.
Crucial Track for June 10, 2025
"Invincible" by Kirsten Arian
Share a song that makes you feel invincible.
One of the best tracks on the Lego Batman soundtrack. It's a fun song that just gets me going.
Crucial Track for June 9, 2025
"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely (With Christina Aguilera)" by Ricky Martin
What song do you turn to when you need to cry?
I really enjoy this song because it also gives me hope in the despair. I also think about how Christina Aguilera should be a bigger name in music. She can sing very well, but I think it just comes down to song choice.
IndieWeb Movie Club: June 2025 | dead.garden
Jo has a wonderful post about this month's IndieWeb Movie Club. The movie of the month is Mary Poppins and she's got a very cool easter egg on the page.
Hey all! For this month's IndieWeb Movie Club I encourage people to (re-)watch 1964's Mary Poppins! Especially for those of you with kids this might be a great movie to watch together. Despite being 61 years old I think it holds up very well.
I feel the same way and I’m very happy she suggested this so that I have another reason to watch it.
If you want something off the beaten path, you can check out this Funny or Die sketch on YouTube.