hi there

it's january 9th

twenty EIGHTteen

WOW

another year

WOW

today i wanted to think about positive things

while walking home on a beautiful rainy day

despite the innumerable negative things that are also worthy of attention

(most notably the homeless and mentally ill out here in oakland)

(that is another story for another dave update)

((mentally ill?))

((is that the proper term?))

((irregardless))

(irregardless)

*ahem*

despite the innumerable negative things that are also worthy of attention

there are still other things in the world

both positive and neutral

and also some mixture of everything

BLAH BLAH BLAH

here are some things that happened in 2017 that made me happy

which i will now list without apologizing any further for not acknowledging the horrors that await us in 2018

*ahem*

this year i got to sit around while my partner wrote and practiced new music in the other room

that was really great

she also gave me a sound healing

which sounds very woo-woo

but was actually very enlightening

(enlightening?)

(WHO IS THIS GUY)

((no but really))

also this year

i got to watch marissa magik play in a band

that i lived with her when she formed

but have never actually heard or seen at all

that was really cool

also this year some people i know played the sf electronic music festival

which was maybe the best curated line-up yet

and not just because some frens was playin it

both those nights i went were such wonderful nights

not just due to the stellar performances

but it was almost a big "let's pretend sf is still relevant" party

i haven't hung out on 24th like that in honestly probably 8 years

and i'm sure 8 years ago i wasn't having any fun doing it

the city is very depressing now but it really wasn't that weekend

let's see what else

i wanted to make this list because i was making up a list for work

"best music in 2018"

and i realized that i really only listened to my friends' music this year

and it was THE BEST MUSIC IN 2018

beast nest may not have released anything this year but that project is constantly blowin my mind

philip k glass dick released something this year that i liked a lot

but then he sent me some music for restorative yoga that i REALLY liked a lot

EDR rules, ok?

their new music is so exciting

it is the best feeling when you see a friend's (or friends') project turn into something bigger than the individual members

hm.

bigger isn't really the right word there

i don't think

nor is best in best music for that matter

i just mean it feels very good when you see....

well

forget these vagaries

EDR used to be a really cool mixture of the aesthetics of the members

now it is its own force

oh!

speaking of force

how about that last star wars movie huh?

yah i liked it too

the florida project was really good too

WAIT

i wanna talk more music

weed alien is great

tape is so good but also so good live

girlsperm is great but i already mentioned them

colossal yes and his 18 minute between song breaks

preening at the octopus, looking exhausted and annoyed and playing like it

(in a good way)

now this is just a list

so now that list is over

because who needs a list

i put out stuff this year too

and i'm proud of most of it

also i made cookies for the first time

and they were great

i dropped one on the ground and then ate it anyways

and i think it made me sick

hahahahahahahah

true story

what else happened in 2017

i got a tattoo on my finger

i ate caviar and it nearly killed me

i got really into video games and it will probably kill me

this dave update is starting to get boring

in 2018 i hope for nothing for me

my life is always difficult but honestly could not really be better

i hope that as a society we start dealing with the reality of our reality

not the imaginary stigmas obscuring our reality

and not avoiding the truth of our reality

we have made a big world of make-believe

that is more awful, horrifying, and inhumane than anything on this planet

so let's just destroy that world

i guess

i don't know young davers i don't have all the answers

but i'm always happy to talk if that helps

510 575 HISS

any time

(leave a message or text if i don't respond cuz i don't call back random numbers)

this has been a mixed-up dave update