22/02/2026 - A-Z
=== Thoughts ===
Something a bit lighter for Sunday. A few years ago, my partner and I started a year-long project to collate the music we listened to into individual A-Z playlists. The rules are very simple:
- For each letter of the alphabet, pick a song that you've listened to.
- Try to fill as much of the alphabet as you can (good luck trying to find a Q or an X).
- Avoid songs that you've picked in previous years.
- This one is personal to me, but I try to avoid duplication of artists across letters. So I might listen to a bunch of Carly Rae Jepsen, but she's only allowed one letter in the A-Z (sorry, Carly).
It's been a good way to explore music, especially when it gets a little later into the year and those empty letters start taunting you. For the curious, I currently have the following in my A-Z for this year:
B: Ban This Song, by Moon Walker
D: DEAD CENTER, by Reol and LiSA
E: Everything Burns, by Tom Morello feat. Beartooth
F: FAVE, by Hiroyuki Sawano feat. AiNA THE END
I: In The Belly Of The Whale, by Newsboys
Y: YOU'RE NEXT, by Moon Walker
Z: Zoku Zoku, by Phantom Siita
A lot of these are currently up for swapping, others are firm favourites, and there's a duplicate in there, so there's plenty to look forward to for the rest of the year.
=== Project Progress ===
- February Commission #1: 100% complete
- Indulgences: 5,284 words (400 today)
- D&D Project: 76% complete (4% today)
- Book Outlining: 40% complete (7% today)
=== Stuff I Found ===
- Qobuz: I've been looking for an alternative place to buy music that I really enjoy on streaming platforms, so that I can own it and never lose it, and Qobuz pretty easily scratched that itch. If you're an audiophile, they offer lossless versions, too!
- A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it: A genuinely exciting case made by onionboots for pulling away from platforms and carving out our weird little corners all over again.
=== Everything Else ===
- Track of Today: Pray, by Eve