It isn’t that surprising. But it is fun to look at. The thing I don’t get is that Spotify Wrapped doesn’t consider December at all. I prefer the more comprehensive last.fm stats that will arrive January 1. But for now, here’s all my wrapped data!
Here's the first shot from the GoPro 13 I bought on black Friday. Looks good even without any editing.
Such nostalgia for commuting by train. The only part of my NYC life I miss.
This is way too expensive if you have a car. It’s so much cheaper to drive in to Queens. Manhattan might be a different story.
If the MTA busses weren’t such a crap shoot, maybe. Strong maybe. But I had to rely on Ubers too many times today to make my itinerary.
In bad weather or terrible traffic days this is the play but it can only be used sparingly. I’ll have to run some numbers and post a follow up.
I do miss commuting by train.
I read nearly all of a book today. Last time that happened was perhaps the summer? Such an expensive joy.
Seung Sahn is one of my favorite Zen masters. I bought the book Dropping Ashes on the Buddha from the Barnes & Noble on Texas Avenue in College Station, Texas many years ago, but it has remained safely on the shelf for over 20 years now. The recorded sayings, personal letters, Dharma talks, and more in that book paints a really lovely impressionistic picture of this man, someone who dedicated his life to helping others gain something they already had - an understanding of life!
These kind of Zen books are great, and they really should be used as a model for other kinds of writing - I feel like I have a great understanding of this guys life and thinking thanks to the book. It's like watercolor, impressionism, minimalism, but in a text format. It also encourages a return to the book. It encourages a return to the book that is a leafing around in it, a leafing-through. So many good memories with the book.
I think about the book on my shelf right now in the quiet house. I am in the office, but I can see it in my mind. I'm pretty sure that the old Delta airlines boarding pass is still in it as a bookmark, used that way by my old roommate Ken on a trip to Idaho or from there back to New York.
I think tonight I'll return to the book again!
Tomorrow I’m going to test out the train as a viable work option. I feel like it is going to be a lot more expensive but will provide a more relaxed commute including excellent reading time.
I will update tomorrow after the morning and evening commute. I think the commute time will only be about 20 to 30 minutes more than driving but won’t feature the stress or the inability to do anything else but drive.
