honest notes on objects I actually use
Things I recommend
A short list of tools, books, and small objects I genuinely keep using. Nothing is sponsored. If a link is here, it's because I'd send it to a friend without thinking about it.
Music gear
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Boss RC-505mkII Loop Station
What every loop on this site is built on. Steep, then suddenly invisible.
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Shure SM7B microphone
For voice. Forgiving in rooms that aren't.
Meditation books
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Mindfulness in Plain English — Bhante Gunaratana
The book I'd hand someone who is suspicious of meditation books.
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When Things Fall Apart — Pema Chodron
Read in pieces, slowly. Especially in winter.
Sustainability tools
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Stasher silicone bags
Replaced a year of disposable bags without making me a different person.
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Bee's Wrap food covers
Smells like honey, lasts a season, composts at the end.
Instruments
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Bach Stradivarius 180S37 trumpet
Inherited. The horn that taught me what staying with one thing sounds like.
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Martin 000-15M guitar
Mahogany, quiet, gets better the closer the room is to silent.
Creative software
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Logic Pro X
I tried everything. I came back to this and stopped looking.
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Obsidian (with the Daily Notes plugin)
Where the field notes start before they become essays.
Specific objects
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Summerboard SBX
An electric skateboard that turned a city into a park. Embarrassing how often I take it.
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Zpacks Duplex ultralight tent
Carried it the full length of the AT. A second skin that I trusted in the rain.