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things i think about while powerwashing 95

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I have long had a bit of a diverse music taste, and am not afraid to share it. I definitely haven't listened to everything but we do get a good sampling from the top of my liked songs list.

four languages, all vibes

But due to this, I do get put into some categories and subsequently in my fucking place by nothing else but the fucking Spotify daylist. Possibly the most shameful application of generative AI out there, it consistently shames me for JUST WANTING TO LISTEN TO SOME FIRE TUNES.

example screenshot of a daylist

Oh yeah if you don't know how the daylist works it basically sees what songs you listen to at what times then uses the labels of the songs to generate a title that is slightly hilarious and also maybe concerning. My favorites from me and some esteemed subscribers:

  • lovesick angelic friday afternoon
  • delulu romanticized afternoon
  • main character coming of age saturday afternoon
  • kitsch fps gaming wednesday early morning
  • sad girl situationship tuesday afternoon
  • delulu hopeless romantic sunday afternoon
  • isolated social media pop tuesday evening

And the strangest one I've gotten:

  • national anthem situationship afternoon

Please send me your favorites. I cannot be alone in these strange names.

Also programming note the publication of this newsletter will move to Mondays. I get too distracted by Genshin Impact on Friday nights.

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animal of the week

Cats chilling at a cat cafe at night

Found this cat cafe in Stanford shopping center! I think they're all having a pretty good time. The room was pretty long and had maybe 20-30 cats just chilling out — most sleeping but a good number were definitely looking to play. Might be worth checking out?

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