Actually it’s because BIGBANG re-signed to YG this week and if there was one true tragedy of 2012 it was Gangnam Style being the Western breakout KPop hit instead of Fantastic Baby.
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Actually it’s because BIGBANG re-signed to YG this week and if there was one true tragedy of 2012 it was Gangnam Style being the Western breakout KPop hit instead of Fantastic Baby.
When I’m working I need to listen to one song on repeat all day. My autistic brain likes the comfort of knowing what’s coming next, and the critical, analytical part of my brain switches off and leaves me in flow. It’s awesome. Evidence arose this week that not everyone knows you can put one song on repeat on Google Play. Here’s how you do it on an Android phone.
Btw, this is my walking soundtrack. I don’t actually work to any of these. But Britney definitely gets me to pick up my pace. Don’t judge me 🙂
2) Tap on the album cover art.
3) When the album art enlarges, find the gray ‘loop’ icon on the lower left of the screen.
4) Tap this one time to put the whole playlist on repeat. The icon will turn orange.
5) Tap it again to put that single track on repeat – a small ‘1’ will appear in the middle of the loop icon. Now your brain too can enter flow.
To remove from repeat just tap once more until the icon turns gray again.
If you want to shuffle the entire playlist choose the shuffle icon on the right side instead. I don’t use this because it would make my brain very unhappy to be unaware of what was coming next.
Happy walking and working.
At some point I will have time to actually write a blog post, I swear. Aside from anything else, I have planners to review.
Today I am writing to this song cranked on repeat all day. The tones dissolve into my synapses in raindrop circles until the words flow.
Guess what? I bought a house *beaming smile*
It’s amazing and I’m in love with it and I can’t wait to show you.
Holy shit, you guys. I sold my house. In four months I have to be out. I can go anywhere. Do anything. I’ve got some kind of terrifying existential agoraphobia, and I’m jumpinggggggggggg . . .
Imma hide this down here: I’m publically committing to releasing my next book on Friday 1 September. There, now I can’t procrastinate any more.
Australian stationery brand Kikki K is releasing a wooden box to conspicuously put your phone in when you get home so you are forced to interact with the humans you live with.
Seller SkullLillyDesigns offers a couples version on Etsy too. (I had to google Guy Finley to find out who the hell he is. That is one obscure person to quote.)
God forbid we should, you know, just turn our phones off. Or maybe the idea is to gift one of these to the person who won’t meet your eyes for longer than half a second at a time, as a subtle hint. At $USD $18 for the small Kikki K box and USD$36 for the large it looks like offline really is a luxury.
Grab a glass of wine and close your eyes.