Um pretty much everyone I know and work with is on-board with work-life balance. Been through the grind, suffered physically and mentally for it, burned out early, now I know to put up healthy boundaries and I’ve never been happier.

Oops, had a goof in the score but fixed the video. New version is up now

youtu.be/Q9W-BF6Ayqo?...

Ha, I recognize those labels, can confirm Cheese Bros is excellent, been getting boxes from them for several years now and the Cranberry Walnut spread is dangerously good

Gorgeous! The quality of those sound libraries are insane!

For real though, that’s some impressive brass quality

Wayne Bergeron would be proud of those squeaky notes up there

Although paying does mean more food and toys for my cat (and there’s bonus if you download the whole album 👾)

2. The environmental impact with AI data centers is INSANE. It’s just speeding along climate change for the convenience of people who don’t want to take a little extra time to actually learn how to do something or can’t fathom how to make a coherent thought themselves so use ChatGPT as a crutch.

1. Being an artist is already hard enough and competing with AI “art” that’s made by stealing from legitimate artists is pretty morally suspect.

The wild hydrangeas on the PNW coast are a really beautiful deep/purple because of the natural acidity in the soil! Sans coffee grounds you can keep the acidity up with a potting mix that has aluminum!

Having worked in a plant center in a warm climate, yeah they can be such picky jerks lol. A decent-sized pot with room for the roots to grow and a drainage hole will really help! Coffee grounds can give them needed acidity too!