---
title: "Dispatch #11 (January 2024)"
date: 2024-01-04T14:09:47-05:00
draft: false
tags:
- dispatch
references:
- title: "Organization – Office - Christopher Butler ☼"
  url: https://www.chrbutler.com/organization-office
  date: 2024-01-10T19:08:51Z
  file: www-chrbutler-com-294dnz.txt
- title: "Analog Office - The Life-Changing Magic of Keeping a File Index"
  url: https://analogoffice.net/2023/05/31/the-lifechanging-magic.html
  date: 2024-01-10T19:09:00Z
  file: analogoffice-net-xmnih2.txt
---

That's a wrap on 2023. Our little Nevie turned two in December. It's hard to imagine her changing as much in the next year as she did in the last, but I suppose it's inevitable. We spent Christmas at Claire's folks' house in Greensboro and hit up both the [Greensboro Children's Museum][1] and [Greensboro Science Center][2].

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[1]: https://mbcmuseum.com/
[2]: https://www.visitgreensboronc.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rotary-club-of-greensboro-carousel.aspx

We're on a bit of a purge, trying to free up some space in the house. It's an overwhelming project (how did we acquire so much stuff?) but we're taking it one step at a time. I've been building new shelves and put up [guitar hangers][3] to clear up some floor space. I've taken inspiration from [this post about office organization][4] and [this one about maintaining a list of where to find things][5].

[3]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V55KDRG
[4]: https://www.chrbutler.com/organization-office
[5]: https://analogoffice.net/2023/05/31/the-lifechanging-magic.html

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Music-wise, I received an [Arturia KeyStep 37][6] as a Christmas gift from my in-laws. This thing is super nice; I'm already having a blast using it to play my existing gear, and I'm hoping it'll play a big role as I shift to a more computer-based workflow. Here's a new track called "Orographic":

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[6]: https://www.arturia.com/products/hybrid-synths/keystep-37/overview

I also dusted off the Switch to play [Dead Cells][7]. It's similar to [Hades][8] but in a more retro side-scrolling format. Highly recommended if you don't mind dying a lot.

[7]: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/dead-cells-switch/
[8]: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/hades-switch/

This month:

* Adventure: spending MLK weekend with my folks in a cabin the Shenandoah Valley, probably take Nev to [Luray Caverns][9]
* Project: music/hobby table -- **no new gear** until I have a place I can actually use the stuff I have (then probably a [Roland Juno][10] as a reward)
* Skill:

[9]: https://luraycaverns.com/
[10]: https://www.roland.com/us/products/ju-06a/

Reading:

* Fiction: [_Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales_][11], Yogo Ogawa -- I'm trying to read better books this year, and this caught my attention when I saw it mentioned on [Hacker Stations][12]
* Non-fiction: [_Title_][13], Author

[11]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/revenge-eleven-dark-tales-yoko-ogawa/8623565
[12]: https://hackerstations.com/setups/kasia/
[13]: https://bookshop.org/

Links:

* [Title][14]
* [Title][15]
* [Title][16]

[14]: https://example.com/
[15]: https://example.com/
[16]: https://example.com/