a stream
All posts and notes on this site, sorted by when published.
Reading Log: A bunch of children's poetry books
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.20]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.20]
I read a bunch of children's poetry books by multiple authors and illustrators. 📚
I volunteered to be a reader for the poetry committee for the Beehive Book Awards. With their 2026 shortlist meeting deadline looming I finally got to reading as many of the titles as I could this weekend.
[ more]
Listening Log: Still in a Dream
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.11]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.12]
I'm listening to Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988-1995 by Various Artists. 🎵
Been listening through this comp, but also using it as a jumping off point to explore more by some of these artists and also just an excuse or occasion to listen a lot of other 80s and 90s rock I loved or always wanted to listen to but didn’t have access back at the time.
[ more]
First joshuaw.xyz microblogging crosspost
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.08]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.12]
I’ve set up my weird little website to crosspost certain status updates to micro.blog, Bluesky, and Threads now. Let’s see what happens…
Thanks! If you’re reading this you clicked through the link, or maybe you’re some mysterious real one who follows my RSS feed.
[ more]
Listening Log: Siamese Dream
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.05]
[Last Updated: 2025.02.02]
I've been listening to Pisces Iscariot (Deluxe Edition) by Smashing Pumpkins. 🎵
This was so real to me as a 14 year old, and a little bit scary. First Smashing Pumpkins album I purchased. And I still like listening to it now, I guess.
[ more]
Listening Log: Second Coming
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.04]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.26]
I listened to Second Coming by The Stone Roses. 🎵
After not being able to resist repeat listens of their self-titled debut and all the related singles from the time, this was indeed a letdown.
[ more]
Listening Log: LANA SOS DELUXE
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.03]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.27]
I've been listening to LANA SOS Deluxe whatever by SZA. 🎵
[ more]
Listening Log: The Stone Roses
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.03]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.26]
I've been listening to The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses. 🎵
I don’t have much of note to say about this. It was a side quest from my Still in a Dream shoegaze/dreampop/4AD listening project and I’ve been stuck on it since, listening to it in various iterations. I know, I know, this isn’t remotely shoegaze or dream pop but it is from the same time period and was mentioned throughout the liner notes and I just wanted to listen to it again, and I get to do what I want with this project.
[ more]
My 2024 Music Listening
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.02]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.12]
It’s not the bespoke listening log gallery I intended, but here are some accurate visualizations of the music I listened to in 2024.
[ more]
Listening Log: Siamese Dream
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.02]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.27]
I've been listening to Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins. 🎵
Even exploring all these kind-of obscure shoegaze and dream pop bands I knew it was always going to end up with me listening to Smashing Pumpkins. A lot.
[ more]
Listening Log: Loveless
[Originally Posted: 2025.01.01]
[Last Updated: 2025.01.20]
I've been listening to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. 🎵
I went on a really random new year’s day afternoon-evening drive out to the middle of nowhere to maybe take pictures or just whatever and got caught in a snowstorm and I listened to this album twice in a row on my drive.