Jay Lee
@jayleewriter.com
I really want this to be the year of Brian Eno's ambient discog.
I think literally a decade ago was when I tore through his lyrical albums (even My Squelchy Life).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JsF...
I think literally a decade ago was when I tore through his lyrical albums (even My Squelchy Life).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JsF...
The Lost Day (Remastered 2004)
YouTube video by Brian Eno - Topic
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January 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I really want this to be the year of Brian Eno's ambient discog.
I think literally a decade ago was when I tore through his lyrical albums (even My Squelchy Life).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JsF...
I think literally a decade ago was when I tore through his lyrical albums (even My Squelchy Life).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JsF...
Anyway, less dour thoughts, finished Leviathan last night; 10/10; taught me an uncomfortable amount on politics; the long criticism of the Catholic Church was an unexpected but interesting surprise.
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Anyway, less dour thoughts, finished Leviathan last night; 10/10; taught me an uncomfortable amount on politics; the long criticism of the Catholic Church was an unexpected but interesting surprise.
Hey remember when the Athenians invaded Syracuse
and they were like Woahhhh guys we're gonna get so rich
wonder what happened to those guys
and they were like Woahhhh guys we're gonna get so rich
wonder what happened to those guys
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Hey remember when the Athenians invaded Syracuse
and they were like Woahhhh guys we're gonna get so rich
wonder what happened to those guys
and they were like Woahhhh guys we're gonna get so rich
wonder what happened to those guys
Man it's even hard to explain the invasion with realpolitik, I just get "I want a new country" vibes
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Man it's even hard to explain the invasion with realpolitik, I just get "I want a new country" vibes
The admin's excuse is like a WWII speedrun
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The admin's excuse is like a WWII speedrun
Ok now my brain is firing on this subject.
In the study of literary history you get lots of Rats and Snakes (Chinese Zodiac shi). But not many Horses.
I might have to do some investigating.
In the study of literary history you get lots of Rats and Snakes (Chinese Zodiac shi). But not many Horses.
I might have to do some investigating.
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Ok now my brain is firing on this subject.
In the study of literary history you get lots of Rats and Snakes (Chinese Zodiac shi). But not many Horses.
I might have to do some investigating.
In the study of literary history you get lots of Rats and Snakes (Chinese Zodiac shi). But not many Horses.
I might have to do some investigating.
It would also be fun to go through Martin Scorsese's "religious" movies - Kundun, Silence, Last Temptation, blah.
But it's weird: I get fidgety with movies, though I can sit with a book.
Well, everyone has their inclinations.
But it's weird: I get fidgety with movies, though I can sit with a book.
Well, everyone has their inclinations.
January 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It would also be fun to go through Martin Scorsese's "religious" movies - Kundun, Silence, Last Temptation, blah.
But it's weird: I get fidgety with movies, though I can sit with a book.
Well, everyone has their inclinations.
But it's weird: I get fidgety with movies, though I can sit with a book.
Well, everyone has their inclinations.
Given the madness of the world it wouldn't hurt to pick up a Celine book... Hmm.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Given the madness of the world it wouldn't hurt to pick up a Celine book... Hmm.
It's funny how low my expectations were for my Year of the Snake picks - Crime and Punishment (Dostoesvsky), Bouvard and Pecuchet (Flaubert) - and then how overwhelmed I was by both of them.
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's funny how low my expectations were for my Year of the Snake picks - Crime and Punishment (Dostoesvsky), Bouvard and Pecuchet (Flaubert) - and then how overwhelmed I was by both of them.
I don't have many Horse authors for the Year of the Horse - John Barth, J. G. Ballard, Iceberg Slim, that's about it - so if anyone know anyone, holler.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I don't have many Horse authors for the Year of the Horse - John Barth, J. G. Ballard, Iceberg Slim, that's about it - so if anyone know anyone, holler.
You know what, I'mma end the Year of the Snake rereading Hydriotaphia. Seems fitting.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You know what, I'mma end the Year of the Snake rereading Hydriotaphia. Seems fitting.
I guess another resolution would be to write a sequel (an actually-good one) to That Time but there's no core action I can think of.
If I wrote it before Blue, then it would just be another book of gags. Dunno. Want to try something different.
If I wrote it before Blue, then it would just be another book of gags. Dunno. Want to try something different.
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I guess another resolution would be to write a sequel (an actually-good one) to That Time but there's no core action I can think of.
If I wrote it before Blue, then it would just be another book of gags. Dunno. Want to try something different.
If I wrote it before Blue, then it would just be another book of gags. Dunno. Want to try something different.
I just realized I wrote ~150k words this year.
Rookie numbers; I wrote 400k in my junior year in college.
But it's nice to know I can still have the sprightly vitality of a 20 year old.
Rookie numbers; I wrote 400k in my junior year in college.
But it's nice to know I can still have the sprightly vitality of a 20 year old.
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I just realized I wrote ~150k words this year.
Rookie numbers; I wrote 400k in my junior year in college.
But it's nice to know I can still have the sprightly vitality of a 20 year old.
Rookie numbers; I wrote 400k in my junior year in college.
But it's nice to know I can still have the sprightly vitality of a 20 year old.
It would be nice to write about albums again this year.
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It would be nice to write about albums again this year.
My only resolution this year so far is to finish Leviathan.
I guess that's too short-term a resolution.
My resolution is to read 500 books.
Not necessarily before 2027.
I guess that's too short-term a resolution.
My resolution is to read 500 books.
Not necessarily before 2027.
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
My only resolution this year so far is to finish Leviathan.
I guess that's too short-term a resolution.
My resolution is to read 500 books.
Not necessarily before 2027.
I guess that's too short-term a resolution.
My resolution is to read 500 books.
Not necessarily before 2027.
It's nice nothing bad happened this New Year's Day. Maybe a good sign for times to come.
January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's nice nothing bad happened this New Year's Day. Maybe a good sign for times to come.
I have a book out.
It's called "Blue".
It's about two supercomputers and their adventures in ruining mankind.
You can read a sample here: jayleewriter.com/books/blue/c...
It's called "Blue".
It's about two supercomputers and their adventures in ruining mankind.
You can read a sample here: jayleewriter.com/books/blue/c...
Chapter 1 - Blue
Chapter 1: We are introduced to Andy and Gary. They want to find out who Homer is - the other one. Blue is a novel about two supercomputers, Andy and Gary, and their adventures in mankind's past, pres...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I have a book out.
It's called "Blue".
It's about two supercomputers and their adventures in ruining mankind.
You can read a sample here: jayleewriter.com/books/blue/c...
It's called "Blue".
It's about two supercomputers and their adventures in ruining mankind.
You can read a sample here: jayleewriter.com/books/blue/c...
Also, I think this poem is not that bad
jayleewriter.com/poetry/22/
coffee order
autumn day
her skirt rustles,
sings in silk,
asks me
how does it taste
and I say,
Tastes like milk.
jayleewriter.com/poetry/22/
coffee order
autumn day
her skirt rustles,
sings in silk,
asks me
how does it taste
and I say,
Tastes like milk.
coffee order...
jayleewriter.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Also, I think this poem is not that bad
jayleewriter.com/poetry/22/
coffee order
autumn day
her skirt rustles,
sings in silk,
asks me
how does it taste
and I say,
Tastes like milk.
jayleewriter.com/poetry/22/
coffee order
autumn day
her skirt rustles,
sings in silk,
asks me
how does it taste
and I say,
Tastes like milk.
After long deliberation (and lots of laziness), I now conclude my own year in music
with Oklou snatching victory at the very last minute
jayleewriter.com/blog/best-al...
with Oklou snatching victory at the very last minute
jayleewriter.com/blog/best-al...
The Best Album of 2025
We review the year 2025 in music and cover a bunch of favorite albums.
jayleewriter.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
After long deliberation (and lots of laziness), I now conclude my own year in music
with Oklou snatching victory at the very last minute
jayleewriter.com/blog/best-al...
with Oklou snatching victory at the very last minute
jayleewriter.com/blog/best-al...
I will say, thinking more on it, that by Hobbes increasing taxes is not harmful.
However, living in a society so unequal that people want to break their contracts with their sovereign, is very harmful. It leads to the death of that society.
However, living in a society so unequal that people want to break their contracts with their sovereign, is very harmful. It leads to the death of that society.
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I will say, thinking more on it, that by Hobbes increasing taxes is not harmful.
However, living in a society so unequal that people want to break their contracts with their sovereign, is very harmful. It leads to the death of that society.
However, living in a society so unequal that people want to break their contracts with their sovereign, is very harmful. It leads to the death of that society.
why do we live in a wacky world where ppl think arguments can be condensed to 300 words
also: free ice cream day
axiom: everyone loves ice cream
corollary: gtfo lactose intolerant
also: free ice cream day
axiom: everyone loves ice cream
corollary: gtfo lactose intolerant
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
why do we live in a wacky world where ppl think arguments can be condensed to 300 words
also: free ice cream day
axiom: everyone loves ice cream
corollary: gtfo lactose intolerant
also: free ice cream day
axiom: everyone loves ice cream
corollary: gtfo lactose intolerant