[You would think that a year's lockdown—more or less—would be a golden age at squarefoot.blog. I have no explanation for why keeping a blog didn't feel like a good use of my time. So this post is several months late according to the calendar of my expectations for myself.] 2020 was THE Covid year. We're … Continue reading 2020, My Year in Listening
Looking back at the past year, most of the writing that I've done that hasn't been for grad school has been in the form of postcards. It certainly hasn't been on this blog! Since January 2020, I've been sending one almost daily to my aunt, who is in hospice. First, I used the postcards that … Continue reading On Postcards
One of my grandpa's best habits was writing elaborate birthday notes in his own ostentatiously idiosyncratic, hand-drawn version of Bodoni or Didot. This was entirely in keeping with his character. He was thoroughly modern, but gentle and classical at the same time. He liked France, loved his wife, was briefly Frank Gehry's boss, and liked … Continue reading Wendell Didone, Free Font
Grad school upended how I listen to music. Mostly, music with discernible lyrics was out. As you'll see, I listened to a lot of Spanish language music. But this was year of mostly classical music, including more baroque music than I care to admit. This is the year where the occasional, subtle dissonances that you … Continue reading 2019, My Year in Listening
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