Marty McGuire

Archive for June 2022

Thu Jun 30

chill lo-hope memes to 😭 to

My curiosity is piqued by the genre of long-running YouTube live streams which consist of music that you are meant to listen to in the background along with a looping animation which is meant to be pleasant but not really something you stare at.

A good example is lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to, with over 30,000 simultaneous viewers as I am writing this post.

In an small apartment full of mementos, lofigirl sits at her desk wearing headphones and writing in a journal. Next to her, an orange tabby cat sits calmly looking out a window with a city view.

This one in particular is popular enough that it's been meme'd for a while as "#lofigirl". Today, VioletBlue's excellent weekly pandemic round-up included the particularly dystopian and still-too-relevant version by Yuumei Art below.

lofigirl, now surrounded by lush green plants, is wearing an N-95 mask while viewing memes about the end of the world on her laptop. Her cat is pressed against the window in alarm at the view outside of a blazing forest fire.

Do you recall your sourdough starter during eternal Caturday?

Wed Jun 29

Are you equitably sharing space during eternal Caturday?

Tue Jun 28

Have you added a flourish during eternal Caturday?

Mon Jun 27

🗓️ Hostel & Get a Room on Highwire

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Join the far flung friends of Hostel for some good old fashioned Zoomprov. Thrilled to be a part of the latest season online programming at Highwire Improv, Hostel is a place where a hat can (and must) wear another hat.

More show details on tockify.

Are you using all your might during eternal Caturday?

Sun Jun 26

Do you have a healthy outlet during eternal Caturday?

Sat Jun 25

Have recent events got you agitated during eternal Caturday?

Fri Jun 24
🔁 Reposted https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2022/06/24/antiracism-daily-offers.html
post from
Anti-Racism Daily offers actions to take in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Are you singing a song about the weekend during eternal Caturday?

Thu Jun 23

Are you taking a break at your desk during eternal Caturday?

Wed Jun 22

Do you have all the tools for the job during eternal Caturday?

Tue Jun 21

Have you arrived at your places of work during eternal Caturday?

Mon Jun 20

Do you have a taste in your mouth during eternal Caturday?

Sun Jun 19

Are you doing your best to stay awake during eternal Caturday?

Sat Jun 18

Have you achieved a stillness during eternal Caturday?

Fri Jun 17

Are you more tired than you thought during eternal Caturday?

Thu Jun 16

Are you taking siesta together during eternal Caturday?

Wed Jun 15

Is it time to get a move on during eternal Caturday?

Tue Jun 14

Are you being conspicuously clean during eternal Caturday?

Mon Jun 13

Are you hydrating with class during eternal Caturday?

Sun Jun 12

Are you remembering to take breaks during eternal Caturday?

Sat Jun 11

How far are you willing to go during eternal Caturday?

Fri Jun 10

Are you absorbed in your work during eternal Caturday?

Thu Jun 9

Are you wrestling with the situation during eternal Caturday?

Wed Jun 8

Are you investigating new phenomena during eternal Caturday?

Tue Jun 7

Are you comfortable enough to be vulnerable during eternal Caturday?

Mon Jun 6

Are you grateful for some downtime during eternal Caturday?

Sun Jun 5

Are you changing up your grip during eternal Caturday?

Sat Jun 4
📕 Finished reading Autonomous by Annalee Newitz ISBN: 9780765392077

Is it time to sink your teeth in during eternal Caturday?

Fri Jun 3
📕 Finished reading Escape from Yokai Land by Charles Stross ISBN: 9781250805706
📕 Finished reading Quantum of Nightmares by Charles Stross ISBN: 9781250839374

Are you rolling into action during eternal Caturday?

Thu Jun 2
📗 Want to read The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha: Masks, Meditation, and Improvised Play to Induce Liberated States by Peter Coyote ISBN: 9781644113561

Do you sense a change in the weather during eternal Caturday?

Wed Jun 1

Are you checking for goodies during eternal Caturday?