I get it. And that’s part of (but certainly not the only) the reason it’s not for everyone. Even if you had 200m² it might not be for you because some folks just honestly do better in the office, but at 70 it’s going to be psychologically difficult for almost anyone. You’ve made good headway with the separate work workstation on your desk.
Survivorship bias.
I started working remotely before the pandemic because it absolutely works for me. But part of that is that I have things that I do to get into and out of office mode. I get up and get dressed, make myself breakfast, and have a separate area where my office PC lives. When I’m done with work I leave my office. Even if I’m going to be back in there very shortly to record music (because my office doubles as my studio) I walk out of it physically. If I don’t feel disconnected enough from work I’ll change clothes or shower. The key is to always be intentional about it.
That’s not in an effort to convince you of anything. Just giving you tools to keep in your toolbox in case you ever want to use them.
Some folks do way better in an office. Some don’t. But I’m absolutely convinced the workers that want everyone back at the office really need someone to talk to because no one in their personal life wants to be their friend. They don’t have a life with interests and hobbies. But the people that want to go back to the office because it’s better for them, I absolutely support y’all! I think you’re great.
Many credit cards also offer virtual cards for this exact reason.
Two are vocalists, one dark trap producer making a beat for a genre crossover, a rapper that works with that producer, a drummer (neither of us are very good drummers) which he may just get a hired gun to replace because that guy is flaky, and a mandolin player who is collaborating on a different genre crossover. My dude has range and is just out here doing whatever ridiculous thing he wants and I support that shit.
If he needed guitar, bass, upright bass, a bunch of brass, or a couple of woodwinds I could have helped. In fact, I played one of the guitar parts on most of them (he played bass and the other guitar on all). Bass and guitar are done. A lot of vocals are done. Drums are currently scratch made with ezdrummer.
When he’s tracked fully I’ll be helping him mix. He’ll give me a rough pass so I can see what he’s envisioning and I’ll rerecord ant guitar parts that need it or double track anything needing thickening, then give it a final pass before it goes off for mastering.
My favorite is that a helicopter is being held up by something called a “Jesus Nut”. I do not feel safe in a machine that requires savior testicles in order to stay in the sky.
I’m not a DC movie guy (I used to like the comics when I was young) and I’m pretty burned out on superheroes in general, but I’ll watch it both for this and because I tend to like James Gunn.
I’ve got a buddy who has about an album’s worth of pretty killer songs dangling. He’s got instrumental demos done. His collaborators are mostly not doing anything. He’s a little discouraged so he’s not really doing anything now.
I mention it because I’m one of his collaborators, but my stuff was done early. I can’t do anything else until he’s ready for the final shape of things. I hate to see him all sad over it because I think he’s great. I think he should ditch his collaborators and just make the music.
He went to Greece for the flood.
A big city not in the South. Houston and Dallas are #4 and #9. There’s public transit but it fucking sucks both places.
They watched Point Break one too many times.
Yep. Pepper plants as well. I just give mine a good shake unless I’m crossing specific varieties in a wind-less environment looking for specific outcomes.
If I’ve got a cool cross I’ll put it under grow lights in the garage and pollinate it by using a cotton swab. If everything works out in a few generations I have a neat new breed by self pollinating a cross breed.
Edit: I’m not growing peppers in a Windows environment. That’ll teach me to comment while drunk! (No it won’t)
Well is it?
What kind of gardening? Violent gardening? Was she sowing the seeds of discontent?
That dude has used biker meth more often than deodorant.
And if you’re lucky it’ll fire out the back at the same speed.