Head Tale
Yet Another Librarian's Blog
Friday Fun Link – How Much Do Musicians Make From Streaming?
Not “really” fun, especially if you’re a musician, but this tool is definitely interesting to estimate how much musicians gets compensated for their streaming music and how the amounts differ depending on the service.
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hands (April 2013)
Sasha, Pace and I comparing hand sizes a week after she was born…
Nanoleaf Aurora Light Panels
I haven’t hidden my ongoing interest in smart devices. One product that caught my attention were Nanoleaf light panels but even by smart device standards, they’re pretty pricey. Fortunately, I set-up an alert on Facebook Marketplace and the other day, I found a young guy who was selling not just one but two sets which included the rhythm module (which allows the lights to “dance” to music) for half what I would’ve had to pay at Best Buy.
I was a bit nervous to buy a fairly expensive electronic product used since I couldn’t really “test” before buying – both because these panels aren’t really “plug and play” and also because Covid makes the hand-off of any private sale item a bit more accelerated.
Anyhow, I haven’t mounted them yet but set them up on a counter in our guest room the other day and *love* them (as do the kids who were fascinated by the very robust app which makes it easy to create your own patterns, scenes, motions and download others that have been created by the community.).
I’ve still got to figure out a few things/play with it some more but overall, very cool!
It’s Not Music Monday…
…but it’s 4/20 so that makes it Toke Tuesday, right? 😉
Music Monday – “I want a new drug, one that won’t make me sick/One that won’t make me crash my car/Or make me feel three-feet thick/I want a new drug, one that won’t hurt my head/One that won’t make my mouth too dry/Or make my eyes too red”
Every single thing I felt in the days after being vaccinated are things I might feel on a typical day – slight headache, minor fatigue, achy muscles, etc. – so overall, think I faired quite well! 😉
“I Want A New Drug” – Huey Lewis
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Covid Birthday Preparations (April 2020)
Exactly one year ago today, we were preparing for a very unusual Covid-birthday for Sasha, only a month after Covid hit. On April 16, we held a birthday without many of the things you’d normally have with the main thing we missed was a gathering of friends and maybe a table at Chuck E. Cheese or the Science Centre.
A year later, it’s hard to believe things have changed so much and so little but once again, we’re planning a party at home without an outing or any friends.
But at least vaccines have arrived and hopefully next year we can have.a giant blow-out with fireworks and lasers and, as per Sasha’s request, BTS singing “Happy Birthday”! 🙂
