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1 --- 2 title: "Dispatch #16 (June 2024)" 3 date: 2024-06-11T16:35:03-04:00 4 draft: false 5 tags: 6 - dispatch 7 references: 8 - title: "2024 Beaver Queen Pageant" 9 url: https://beaverqueen.swell.gives/event 10 date: 2024-06-11T20:13:48Z 11 file: beaverqueen-swell-gives-thjtbq.txt 12 - title: "May 2024 - Tim Hårek" 13 url: https://timharek.no/blog/2024-may-recently 14 date: 2024-06-11T20:29:37Z 15 file: timharek-no-oq72ef.txt 16 --- 17 18 TOMORROW IS THE DAY we welcome baby brother to the world, and I wanted to get this out before everything changes. I'm excited, for sure, but bringing a baby into the world is a major thing and I'm anxious for Claire. The joy can come after, once everyone's emerged healthy. 19 20 <!--more--> 21 22 {{<dither IMG_0804.jpeg "782x782">}}Family fun run selfie with peace signs up top and stroller snacks up front.{{</dither>}} 23 {{<dither IMG_5088.jpeg "782x782">}}Early morning runners fill a tree-lined city street during a busy race.{{</dither>}} 24 25 {{<dither IMG_1161.jpeg "782x782">}}Three giggly toddlers relax in a red Radio Flyer wagon, sharing a beach ball and a bag of grapes at a sunny park gathering.{{</dither>}} 26 {{<dither IMG_1109.jpeg "782x782">}}Dad guides an orange kayak while a child lounges up front, gliding along a tree-lined lake shoreline.{{</dither>}} 27 28 We had a great month with Nev. Highlights included a trip to the lake, the [Running of the Bulls 8K][1], and the [Beaver Queen Pagent][2]. I want to say it was our best month so far, though that might just be preemptive nostalgia, since this is the last month she gets 100% of our attention. But she's just such a fun little person. I couldn't been more proud of her. 29 30 [1]: https://bullcityrunning.com/our-races/running-of-the-bulls-8k/ 31 [2]: https://beaverqueen.swell.gives/event 32 33 Here's some new music: 34 35 <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-16-june-2024/Asperitas.mp3"></audio> 36 37 This was fun to make -- a couple iPad synths connected to my Circuit Tracks, running into the SP-404 for effects, with my MIDI keyboard to add some wobble to the main synth line. I recorded this all in one take, which is not how most people make music like this, but it has a fun, performative aspect to it. I've also spent time trying to learn the SP-404 in earnest -- it is a neat, complex machine. 38 39 ### This Month 40 41 * Adventure: BABY BRO 42 * Project: building stuff for our house during paternity leave (art table, indoor treehouse) 43 * Skill: SP-404, baby swaddling 44 45 ### Reading 46 47 * Fiction: [_Enchanter's End Game_][3], David Eddings 48 * Non-fiction: [_The 12 Week Year_][4], Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington (I like the concept but it's pretty fluffy) 49 50 [3]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44687.Enchanters_End_Game 51 [4]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10009377-the-12-week-year 52 53 ### Links 54 55 I don't have anything great this month but I recommend [Baldur Bjarnason][5], [Tim Hårek][6] and [Installer][7] on the Verge for interesting links -- they always seem to find good stuff. 56 57 [5]: https://softwarecrisis.dev/ 58 [6]: https://timharek.no/blog/2024-may-recently 59 [7]: https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter