Finished: Corum: The Prince in the Scarlet Robe 📚. The definitive edition of the Swords Trilogy, the first part of Corum’s story. It’s interesting to see how the idea of the Eternal Champion and his Companion get fleshed out beyond what was evident in the Elric books and to see some of the threads from Moorcock’s other works weaving together. I’m enjoying my trip through the entire Eternal Champion corpus though it’s certainly not for everyone.
Finished: Unknown Valor, by Martha MacCallum 📚. Pretty straightforward history of the Pacific Teater in WWII, interspersed with the story of some of the boys who went to war (including one of the author’s own relatives). Notable perhaps for the hardline treatment of Emperor Hirohito as a war criminal rather than a dupe of the military, interesting perhaps for the anecdotes from the home front.
“Tree Wings”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/1.8, 1/2500s, ISO 2000. Shot at Mt. Pisgah.
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Fuck Meta. If your business model depends on hacking my browser and spying on me, then you’re not a business, you’re a thug.
Trump pardons Florida divers who freed sharks
There’s something deeply symbolic about this.
“Sunrise”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.5, 1/1250s, ISO 800. Shot at Mt. Pisgah.
“Love in a Shadow”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/1.8, 1/4000s, ISO 100. Shot on my back deck.
#mbjune Day 3: shadow 📷
“‘Scuse Me, I’m Using This Trail”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/4, 1/100s, ISO 320. Shot at Mt. Pisgah.
Education Department declares June ‘Title IX Month’
Yes, they really do want to just completely erase LGBTQ+ people entirely. Fortunately, I expect most people will just ignore this idiocy and continue to call June Pride Month.
“Loop the Loop”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/3.2, 1/400s, ISO 2000. Wild cucumber at Mt. Pisgah.
#mbjune Day 2: curve 📷
