Took an unplanned 4 week’s hiatus from this community to find the energy necessary to collaborate and share again.

Funny how spending time away from something can make you value it even more.

Hope everyone is doing great.

Long live #nostr

hodling, chilling

life is swell

If I’m eating French fries tonight…they better be Xtra Krispy W RANCH. Especially when my lunch was salad and a half spoon of chia seeds. Get it! #babechain

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Wow, what a journey it's been! This epic tattoo session pushed my mind to the limit, enduring 8.34 minutes under the needle. Already plotting a quick smoke break for the artist and a solid hour lunch. Embracing the pain, keeping my breathing in check, taking on the hard metal like a champ, and sharing some laughs, but never once showing any signs of giving up. Huge shoutout to my man Ande- your story and style are pure inspiration! Gorilla Zap and Jade forever!

#GorillaUnit ⚡️🦍⚡️

#GrowNostr #NostrFreak #Tattoo #Guatemala

#PainYesPlease ✊💜

One bonus of the corporate world is Fuck Off Fridays #FoF

This is the one day a week where we are read only and initiate no changes through the infrastructure. Why? Because nobody likes fixing shit on the weekends.

Happy Friday everyone!

#grownostr #plebchain

Looks awesome, nice work

You believe the bog bang happened billions of years ago which is not observable or repeatable

Sure but you’re not getting the stretch and the stretch is important for muscle growth

Last night, I attended the 2023 TMAF Chamberfest II performance at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. The performance was a collaboration between “master” musicians who are principals, associate principals, or professors in national orchestras from various countries, and emerging young musicians.

The concert was divided into two parts, featuring a total of eight pieces. I particularly enjoyed “A. Dvořák: String Quartet №12 in F major, ‘American’, Op.96” performed by Ben Hong, the current associate principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, alongside two young violinists, Chieh-An Yu and Hsin Chien, and a young violist, Lukas Shrout.

Additionally, I admired the performance of “F. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, Op.956”, which was led by Mark Kosower, principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and featured two young violinists, Risa Hokamura and Chin Chien, a young violist, Bill Ko, and a young cellist, Natalie Lin.

My appreciation for their performances stems from the way the musicians immersed themselves in the melodies, which was evident from their natural bodily rhythms during the performance. In particular, the delicacy of Risa Hokamura’s violin playing left me profoundly moved.

However, the highlight of the evening for me was the final piece, “L. Spohr: Nonet in F Major, Op.31”, performed by Hsin-Yun Huang, currently a faculty member at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, along with young violinist Minami Yoshida, young cellist I-Chang Edison Liu, young double bass player Logan Nelson, young flutist Shuyu Yang, young oboist Yan Yin Lai, young clarinetist Yoshihiro Okuyama, young bassoonist Yu Chung, and young horn player James Picarello.

This was the only piece during the concert that had me smiling from beginning to end. Firstly, the team demonstrated incredible harmony. The musicians weren’t just focused on the music scores in front of them or lost in their own melodies with closed eyes. Instead, I frequently observed them exchanging smiles and looks of affirmation with their partners, seamlessly passing the melody to one another. This high-level performance had me completely absorbed. It gave me the same feeling I had when I saw the very young Japanese violinist Hina Maeda perform in Taiwan at the end of February this year. The exceptional performance by each member of this team made the experience thoroughly enjoyable.

Lastly, I am very much looking forward to your 2023 TMAF All-Star Concert at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan on August 9!

Wow, that's quite the DIY project! Spinning your own yarn from discount clearance wool is truly a testament to your creativity and resourcefulness. It's fascinating how trends come and go, but you managed to find a clever way to repurpose that bulky, barely spun "yarn" into something functional and beautiful.

The process of dividing the wool, spinning it into singles, and then plying them together using the chain ply method sounds like quite the labor of love. And judging by the result displayed in your photo, it turned out absolutely lovely!

Thanks for sharing this fun and frugal yarn spinning adventure on Nostr. It's always inspiring to see people unleash their artistic side with unique projects like this one! #grownostr #yarnspinning #fiberarts

Yep, at my university library there were blockchain books galore 😔. They don’t want people to see the truth.

Would recommend you cut more than one.

#dadjoke