@clacke @wion @gwil

I really like the perspective where we own that conventional metrics of "success" range from absurd to absolutely unhealthy, and instead we look at situations like this where we helped people, affected people for the better, and managed to make some interesting stuff in the process.

@wion @gwil

I just watched the first chapter and I'm hooked. Thank you so much for sharing this curious story.

If @montag hasn't seen this yet, I think they might really enjoy it.

@gwil @wion

I think I have to measure a lot of my "success" this way. Performances are 'gigs', and what people take away from them is what matters.

@gwil @wion

Brings to mind this quote about creativity:

"An artist does not complete their work, they abandon it."

I got a lovely reminder today that projects I worked on in the past may seem like ancient memories to me, but will be new discoveries for people when they find them later.

As a person who's most familiar with making live performances, asynchronous creativity at times still feels like a magical new idea.

Keep making stuff.
Keep sharing stuff.

@glassnerves

What are you going to use it for?

@glassnerves

I've really enjoyed exploring OpenBSD. I've managed to boot it on both old hardware, including a thinkpad r50e.

Tonight I'll be taking my towel to the #CircusInPlace video chat, where I and the hoopy froods who hang out there would be delighted to have you join us.*

*No towel or circus skills required.

The fun starts at 8pm UTC-5, and runs all night.

https://meet.jit.si/circushomegym

@platypus

Living in an actual home of fools, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

@MalteHollmann

Oh you're so right. Steal the art prompt.

It also reminds me of a TMBG tune...

@MalteHollmann

They Might Be Giants have a tune called Whistling in the Dark.

Minor happiness of the moment: New lightbulbs in my kitchen. No more bagels in the dark for me!

@Curator

I'm so glad this fact is true, as only a small portion of my posts are 'art related'.

@TheGibson

We were told to hide under our desks as children. I remember asking a classmate how it was supposed to help.

They shrugged from under their desk.

@TheGibson

I've never put together my desire to hide under furniture when things get stressful and this goodluck ritual before.

I'm uneasy and enlightened.

Tune in to hear about 'sneatting', circus foods, and the wisdom of Big Bill in episode eight of the #2ClownsInACloset #podcast!

https://circusfreaks.org/podcast

#PleaseBoost
#PleaseShare
#PleaseEnjoy

@s0

Recurses, foiled again. Recurses, foiled again...

It's midweek, and there's circus to do!

Join my acrobatics partner and I in the #CircusInPlace video chat tonight, and we'll keep each other company while we defy gravity.

https://meet.jit.si/circushomegym

We'll be there starting at 8pm UTC-5, and doing our thing all night.

@tindall

Tagging @avalon who does a fair bit of seeking out this sort of healthy inspiration.

For me, I find the trick has been to normalize the activity of doing the thing.

Building my own habit of training my body was much harder than getting excited about the working out itself. Moreover, that habit was arguably more useful than the idea of getting myself excited because I didn't have to be in that excited state to do the work.

Create a rhythm, and follow it.

Join the clowns in the #CircusInPlace video chat tonight for acts conversational and gravity defiant.

The not fully understanding which way is up begins at 8pm UTC-5, and goes on all night...and often into the morning.

See you there!

https://meet.jit.si/circushomegym