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Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · May 20

“We are all submitted to the reality principle - in other words to fantasy.” JL

Malcolm T. Liepke (painter)

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

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Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

And it makes me laugh that the Pearls Before Swine version is so upbeat and plinky and swoopy in it's hippy way. I love it. So now I am going back and forth between my 'old' and 'new' versions, free from the good news.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

It's not really that I remember liking/loving the song (it's even annoyed me a little), but I feel like I've deeply concentrated on the song, and it palpably feels like a portal to my experience of myself. It makes me laugh to think I must have over-listed to this one, too.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

I HADN'T EVER HEARD BEFORE THE Pearls Before Swine ORIGINAL OF THE JEWELER. hahaha seriously! mind is blown.

I must have been over-and-over obsessed with that song, This Moral Coil version, around age 17 - because the way it transports me back to being in my teenaged body and soul is uncanny.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

I usually always have one song I listen to over and over, over a long period of time. And I've been "good newsing hard. But I noticed on the ol' rss reader that Stagger Lee has The Hiatus Sessions (radio gods take note) but it's been a month but I finally listened and

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · 5d

It's taken me 2 MONTHS for me to shake this "good news" song out of my head, but it finally happened

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

So eventually I decide the only way through this is to listen to bear country 95.3 until I hear the song.

It only takes 30 minutes!

me: it's Shaboozey, "Good times"
gpt: you're right, it does resemble "Sweet Home Alabama"

I've used chat gpt enough to know when it's blowing smoke up my ass!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 31

my bluesky

A dedication page to a book. The page says "To my family. Please don't read this."

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Sep 5

lovely use of a disco ball

🪩 #bethediscoball

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

So eventually I decide the only way through this is to listen to bear country 95.3 until I hear the song.

It only takes 30 minutes!

me: it's Shaboozey, "Good times"
gpt: you're right, it does resemble "Sweet Home Alabama"

I've used chat gpt enough to know when it's blowing smoke up my ass!

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

I even listened to Kid Rock to make sure I hadn't time traveled back to THAT "sweet home Alabama" ripoff

that wasn't it, but it connects because he's sipping "whiskey out the bottle - which is basically "cold truth" mixed with "honey" haha!

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

me: "honey" is mentioned in the lyrics
[turns out, not true... I later see that I conflated sipping on "cold truth" with "honey" - more on this to come]
gpt: suggests several more songs, with honey in the title

me: those songs aren't real
gpt: sorry, you're right

repeat w/ more imaginary songs

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

& I didn't see it. I couldn't remember anything.

me: it's got a chorus that reminds me of sweet home alabama
gpt: suggests several songs, not it

me: it feels nostalgic, with a sense of place
[turns out, this is debatable]
gpt: suggests several songs, not it

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

So I turned to chatgpt
I don't have the log but it went like this -

me: there's a song been hearing on country radio, it plays all the time so it's probably top of the charts and recent.
gpt: you've got to tell me more

I looked at the charts

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

I've been hearing a song out & about - playing at the Tractor Supply store - playing on the country station in the car. the chorus had been catching me and I thought, maybe this song will cure my music blues. but I didn't know who sang it, couldn't even remember any lyrics.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

which is ironic because popular opinion is that my music taste is chaotically wide-ranging

but you see, I'd noted it too! he was agreeing with me.

I want to tell the story of my search yesterday. I've reading a lot about AI and I feel like this is part of the overall "story" in the world

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 16

I fixed the silence with a song that, as I said to husband this morning "I'm embarrassed to like"

"you should be embarrassed" he joked while I played it for him - which interestingly, made me want to double down on my enjoyment, unashamed.

also, "you're right, this doesn't sound like you" he said

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 13

when my head is cluttered (as currently) I find it difficult to listen to music. as much as music can help with focus at times, other times I lose bandwidth to have anything else going on besides my thoughts & it’s weirdly quiet. try cooking dinner in silence. it feels psycho even if necessary.

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Dr Grace A Nagle @graceanagle.bsky.social · Aug 14

Unctuous lips at the Jenny Saville / National Portrait Gallery show.

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Lucy @artymystery.bsky.social · Aug 14

Great few days in London. Loved the Jenny Saville exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

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AHiMaOV @ahimaov.bsky.social · Jul 20

Jenny Saville, Reverse (2002-03). Oil on canvas, 213.4 x 243.8 cm. Gagosian Gallery, U.K.
#ahimaov #jennysaville #arthistory #portraiture #contenporaryart #contemporarypainting #oilpainting

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · Aug 1

Some knockout images from the Jenny Saville exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, easily one of my favourite shows this year. #Art #London #ArtSky

A painting of a woman’s face, which looks as though it might be emerging from a pool of water. The colours are remarkable, lots of reds, pinks and blues.

Another face - this one looking directly at us. There’s a look of Kate Moss about it, and again, the colours are amazing. Mostly reds and pinks…blues, yellows and greens too.

Another face-on portrait from the same series…with a vertical rainbow effect on the left side. Again, there’s a touch of Kate Moss here.

A portrait of a man’s face, painted in a similar style to the proceeding three. Mostly reds and pinks here, with touches of yellow, blue and green.

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Sezen @sezen1.bsky.social · Aug 12

Jenny Saville ❤️

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Aug 13

when my head is cluttered (as currently) I find it difficult to listen to music. as much as music can help with focus at times, other times I lose bandwidth to have anything else going on besides my thoughts & it’s weirdly quiet. try cooking dinner in silence. it feels psycho even if necessary.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Jul 30

while speedboat-snorkeling with a travel trio we'd booked with. They were young and fun-loving. The thought of it helps with any guilt I feel about the persistence of this nice memory.

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Jul 30

(or something like that), and then he proceeded to flip and dive off the high board with agility.

On the way back we sat in the front of the boat, water and wind in our faces. I STILL feel lucky when I recall my friend-for-the-day and our fun.

I do hope that husband had some of the same,

Lexy @lexlog.bsky.social · Jul 30

that this friend was a young Czech guy who was fit and totally up for a cave trek with a travel buddy.

After lunch we had free time to swim or explore, and the Czech guy asked if I wanted to swim but I wanted to read instead. "Ok, you can watch my silly acrobatics" he said