Notices by Neil Hopkins (satsuma@dice.camp)

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Bloom

My life has improved
Since I filtered the doom and
Started #bloomscrolling

@liztai with a disk and a nice box and a proper manual that explained how to use it!

@GayOldTime The 90% acetate mix would make this a proper disco inferno!

@fesshole Can we just change the name of this account to “For gods sake, just wash your arse”?

@BethanyBlack The steamdeck would be better for playing on the plane though, I think. I also prefer playing my Switch propped up in bed whereas if I’m using my laptop I have to sit up to a desk to be comfortable. It’s all down to what you feel most comfortable with, and I’m guessing the two weeks of work is paying well enough to give you options!

@BethanyBlack the thing with a work laptop is that you’ll be lugging it around, so it’s better to go for something that will do the job without being too heavy or too expensive to replace if it breaks. I do my “on the road” gaming on a Switch but I’m seriously tempted by the Steamdeck or possibly the ROG Ally when I have some money to spare.

@BethanyBlack I think that film was the first time I heard Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood & the Destroyers!

@BethanyBlack happy anniversary!

@BethanyBlack happy birthday Bethany!

@BethanyBlack awww! Poor little mite! She’ll be more comfortable without the dodgy teeth though

@BethanyBlack can we also cut the stuff about being “high functioning” too? Just because I can make it through a day at work (and be pretty good at it) doesn’t mean that it’s not a struggle most of the time.

#ThursdayFiveList #TheBlue @neurothing

An excellent prompt this week!

Suzanne Vega - Small Blue Thing

https://songwhip.com/suzanne-vega/small-blue-thing

#TuneTuesday #MagicSongs

Oooh - lots of possibilities for this prompt from @Kitty today!

Let’s start with Dry Cleaning - The Magic of Meghan

https://songwhip.com/dry-cleaning/magic-of-meghan

#VGMWednesday #GamingLikeAKid

The video games of my youth didn’t have music, beyond the odd beep, so the first soundtrack that made me stop and listen was The Secret of Monkey Island which I played on a friend’s Amiga.

This is is a lush live orchestral version!

https://songwhip.com/video-games-live/the-secret-of-monkey-island

#TuneTuesday. Today's prompt from @derthomas and @Kitty is #BangersAndFiller

Your least favourite track on your favourite music album.

This is a tricky one.

One of my favourite albums is The Race for Space by Public Service Broadcasting which tells the history of the space race using archive recordings and some banging tunes. There’s a great track called Gagarin which has an upbeat funky horn section but on the album it’s followed by Fire in the Cockpit. (1/2)

It’s #TuneTuesday and the prompt from @metalpoetnl is #TravellingTunes

My pick has to be Ramblin’ Man by Lemon Jelly - such an evocative list of exotic (and not so exotic) places round the world

https://songwhip.com/lemonjelly/ramblin-man

#ThursdayFiveList #TheEyes

First pick is this great one hit wonder from The Adverts - I had no idea who Gary Gilmore was at the time!

https://songwhip.com/the-adverts/gary-gilmores-eyes

#VgmWednesday

Spaceplan is pretty much an idle clicker game, but it actually has a story and an excellent electronic soundtrack to accompany it. It’s one of the very few games that I put on just to listen to the music.

https://songwhip.com/logangabriel/spaceplan-original-soundtrack

#TuneTuesday #BigRockEnding

A Day in the Life by the Beatles starts out as a jaunty little song about getting out of bed, takes a hard turn into psychedelia and then ends with a symphony orchestra turned up to 11 capped with the longest sustained piano chord I’ve ever heard. Absolutely amazing!

https://songwhip.com/the-beatles/a-day-in-the-life

The prompt for #VGMWednesday from @miona is #MiddleEasternMelodies

The game that I immediately thought of was Journey - a haunting trek through a desolate desert, where you occasionally see other travellers but no words are spoken.

https://youtu.be/qSc-clmoT4I