A bit of follow-up: the best way to find a lost notebook is to start a new one.

Do you ever misplace a notebook? One that’s actively used and about halfway filled? It’s been about two weeks now …

It’s a fresh pot of coffee type of afternoon. ☕️

1. Ferrari - The lines got me. Yes, I would like fries with that shake!
2. Mercedes - Classic done right.
3. Aston Martin - Still fire, but a downgrade from last year.
4. McLaren - One of these years they will top this list. Getting closer.
5. Alpine - Blue and pink all the things. Ok, it’s a lot of black too, but I like it.
6. Red Bull - Not lower only because I think they have the best color combination on the grid.
7. Stake - I love seeing something different, but I worry this will look much worse on track than in studio.
8. Haas - Pretty clean from a pretty boring team.
9. Williams - This one hurts, as I’ve loved what they have done the past few years. I think it’s more of the disjointed sponsor styles and layouts than anything.
10. Visa Cash App RB - My fault for having high expectations I guess. They got the colors right, but the white sections - especially in the front - attract the wrong kind of visual attention.

Overall, I think it was a good livery launch season. The top 4 could be in any order, and the next 4 could be shaken up the same way. Here’s hoping the VCARB will see some cool special liveries throughout the campaign.

Finished reading: See a Little Light by Bob Mould 📚

Heard two thoughts on album sequencing in the past week that I am still thinking about:

Billy Woods likes the first two songs and the last two songs of the album to be strong.

Bob Mould always puts the lead single third.

I was hit with all of the college-age feels when I read a mention of Magnapop in Bob Mould’s autobiography. They were one of my local Atlanta favorites in the early 90’s, and I had completely forgotten about them over the last couple of decades. Replayed “Merry” many times last week.

Magnapop - “Magnapop” (1992) ⭐️⭐️

My rating system:

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heavy Rotation

⭐️⭐️ If the mood fits

⭐️ Once is enough

Finished reading: Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 📚

Started, and finished, a book tonight. A short one, of course - the 33 1/3 on Madvillainy - but happy to get my face back in a book. 🎵📚

“I use sticky notes out of spite.”

Good quote from me! 🤣

Happy “I wonder if this Christmas music with screw up my algorithm” day! 🤣🎄🎵

I recently added a playlist called “Fresh” in Apple Music to have a home for those random reminders, recommendations, and thoughts that pop into my head. They can be quickly deleted after one play, or moved to a more permanent playlist. I will say it is getting a workout so far. 🎵

Dabbled with the Apple Journal app and quickly realized these are things I should be posting on my micro.blog.

Awesome interview from Kimberly with Daisy from Yoseka Stationery! www.penaddict.com/blog/2023…

My wife learned yesterday that I’m a big “elevation guy.” We went from 0’ to 4600’ in a few hours, with me constantly asking at each town what elevation we are at. I even made her search when the signs didn’t list the towns elevation. Good times. 🤣

Journaling time. (Words I should say more often.)

A jarring juxtaposition of my listening habits. 🤣

Drafts app is my nightstand notebook of choice, despite my analog guilt.

Fun new experience shared by Kimberly on the blog today: It’s a Conference not a Show - 2023 Chicago Planner Conference

I ruin my own Instagram algorithm frequently by spending too much time on a Reel I accidentally clicked and have no idea how to close.

Happy Fountain Pen Day from Chicago!

Turns out starting HBO’s “100 Foot Wave” before my flight isn’t exactly the calming content I needed.