vibe shifting and words to avoid
vibe shifting and words to avoid
a melange of thoughts from the interw3eb...
Ciao Guys,
Almost a month into this new chapter in Lisbon and I’m quite enjoying the rhythm. There is something about the long days of spring with increasingly warm temperatures that make it the most pleasurable time of the year. No theme this week, just a bunch of thoughts that were saved on my notes app and have come together into this issue. Enjoy.
Cole
Track of the week…
what we are reading…
Searching For the Vibe-Shift At Coachella (NY Times)
A sandstorm whipped dirt and dust into eyes, mouths, and all over the bodies of thousands of people. The sky was hazy. Powerful winds had the palm trees flailing all over the place, and the heat reached nearly 90 degrees at times. But not even unfavorable weather conditions could harsh the vibe of this year’s attendees at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (more)
Inside The Rise of Human Composting and Green Burial Processes (MIC)
Everybody’s going to die. That’s a fact of life. And there’s one thing everybody who dies has in common: We all got bodies. And when we die, something needs to happen with them. Most of the time, this involves cremating or embalming and burying — processes that tend to emit a lot of harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. But with our climate apocalypse creeping ever closer unless we change our ways, conventional funerary practices are no longer cutting it. Enter: the green funeral movement. (more)
#coletakes
words to use more frequently: boisterous, capricious, pontificate, salacious, zeal, incandescent, serendipity, loquacious, ineffable, kerfuffle.
words to avoid like the plague: like, you know, literally, vibes, interesting, unreal, unique, awesome (unless something truly inspires awe).
microwaves: I haven’t owned one of these in my last three homes. Growing up they were a mainstay of my kitchen. Has anybody else given up on this tacky device as well?
tweet of the week…
