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But first we rant

How often do we celebrate small changes as milestones? Or are we content to celebrate only the prescribed ones?

I’m SWIMMING in emotions as I sit at a desk at a school I first attended when I was just 15 years old. I’m so full of nostalgia that I’m doing the backstroke. The stairwells smell just as they did back then. The battered work tables and miles of thread stretch a whole city block, just like they used to.?

This time, change feels like slowly taking off the breaks and rolling ever faster down a hill, hoping that trust will get you across the intersection. Like when we were kids bombing hills on our bikes, some facing the wind head on, hollering with joy, while others, like me, were always peeking to the periphery and trying to steer, trying to decide when to pull the brake and when to cruise.

We’re all speeding towards the unknown, some of us are just more aware of that than others. Some of us are just more okay with it than others. It’s taken years to stop applying so much control, so much effort, just to catch a glimpse of what simply is not yet in view.?

It’s why I am learning to let go, as best as I can, which is to say little by little.

I first went to design school thinking I knew exactly who the fuck I was and where I was going. I’m heading right back into the kiln, into the literal eye of the needle, into the workroom again with a whole career (or 5) behind me, not as baggage but as sharpened tools.

I don’t always recommend that people ‘be like me’ as I’m kind of a hot mess, but for once I feel like I know (and have always known) some intrinsic secret of what it means to be human: to follow a calling that you don’t really understand or can’t yet make sense of.?

AND WITH THAT SAID: I hope you come give up a little of that control and DANCE with me at a fun new party that I made just for cuties.

Think Italian aperitivo: snacks, bouncing beats, and COMPLIMENTARY Select Aperitivo spritzes?!?

LATEST WORK: The Candlewood Tapes

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It feels scary, but good to stop being so protective of my music work. I guess because you have to be so perfect when you publish written stuff, or at least intentional with other forms of content, that recording my DJ sets can feel too much like a live performance than a composition for my comfort. OH WELL time to get over it. I have been teasing my work for like, years.

Time to put up or stay a basement DJ ??

LATEST WORK 2: Your Highness Podcast

Innovations, Legal Challenges, and the Future of Cannabis Media

Danielle Guercio joins Diana to talk about the past and present of cannabis media. The two also share their personal journeys in breaking into cannabis journalism, addressing the ethical challenges and the importance of community support. They delve into the creative aspects of cannabis media, the rise of cannabis-infused beverages, and the need for greater investment and visibility for diverse voices in the industry.?In between segments and after the episode, there is a sample of Danielle's recent mix.

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Links to Love ?? or Hate ??

GrOwiNg

How to Not Talk Shit on Your Art

“This is just some shit beat I like threw together when I was bored.”“I’ll send you some art for the project. Not my best at all, but let me know if it works.”“Here’s a verse I wrote a while ago, but it’s kinda weird soooo yah idk.”Most of us who work in creative fields would be lying through our teeth if we said we haven’t done this in one form or another. Downplaying our work has almost become second nature- something closer to a refle”

lucidmonday.com/article/how-to-not-talk-shit-on-your-art

Heheheheh I gotta read this every time I get the urge to qualify, quantify, or DISqualify my work. It has a lot to do with online and IRL sexism—the former of which I experienced in spades as a beauty blogger during the time of gamergate ??.

It often feels like if I don’t put myself down, someone else will. If I don’t humble myself, someone else will. But is that the truth? Do I need to know or care about every opinion? Who knows. Let’s start with not giving people a reason to disregard something at its inception.

NYC elected officials push for student newspapers at every high school

“The resolution seeks to empower student voices.”

gothamist.com/news/nyc-elected-officials-push-for-student-newspapers-at-every-high-school

This is an important program! Kids should have news literacy from a young age—that’s when they’re often handed a screen. Providing students with a real opportunity to experience journalism could also spark new careers—kids can be (and are) journalists too!

Raving in Electrolimbo: Why Won't the Industry Embrace the Future? · Feature ? RA

“Global electronic experimentalism is resonating with modern clubbers—but meaningful industry support has been sluggish. Kieran Press-Reynolds examines how a culture known for pushing innovation is falling behind.”

ra.co/features/4352?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio

I’ve shared many links and talked at length about music silo-ing. I’ve also listened to some of the micro genres mentioned here since 2008 or earlier, because they are innovative, exuberant, and, well, everything!

Read and absorb—because if you don’t push the margins of new music demand, it will continue to close around the few, the powerful, and the identities most aligned with power.

White-Collar Work Is Just Meetings Now

“The meeting-industrial complex has grown to the point that communications has eclipsed creativity as the central skill of modern work.”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/07/white-collar-meetings-more-frequent/678941

Corporate nonsense is at an all time high! Not that communications don’t require skill and effort, they do, but having EVERYONE be a stakeholder in EVERYTHING its truly a chaotic and unproductive experience. Take it from me—senior leadership RUINED one of my last jobs (like the company tanked and everything) because they obsessed and picked over EVERY creative decision in probably hundreds of meetings.

It was grueling for one thing, soul crushing if I’m being honest, but mainly it was a WASTE OF EVERYONE’S TIME.

Human endometrial map uncovers hidden health clues — Medical Xpress

“The most comprehensive map of the human endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus, has been created, uncovering diverse cell types and detailing the dynamic changes these go through during the menstrual cycle.”

It’s sooo hard not to get mad and to instead have hope when new studies about endo come out. I may not post about my pain as much but I still have severe pain almost every day. It doesn’t always last a long time, it can range from seconds to hours, but I firmly believe it would send most people to the ER in tears, but instead I just….move on with my day (most of the time). All I can do is try to make sure this doesn’t happen to younger people by sqwawking and advocating.

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