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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

3 months ago

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

Wrote a silly little essay about owning a typewriter.

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skep 3 months ago

You ought to have written it on a typewriter and posted pictures of the pages. And then typed it all out again on the computer for the alt text.

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

@Skep you act as if this idea had not crossed my mind. But I don't hate myself quiiiiite that much.

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sorbier 3 months ago

thanks for this essay, i know you said you don’t romanticise the typewriter yet it’s still so cozy to think about drafting at that pace. bouncing ball imagery makes me think of pianists, i’m sure an obvious comparison — they way they strike the keys so purposefully and precisely

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ghostscape 3 months ago

ooh I've been pondering getting a typewriter recently, a decent one has popped up for sale near me. this isn't helping dissaude me 👀

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

@sorbier I was thinking about including the piano as a comparison because I imagine the mechanics are very similar to a typewriter. But I've never played piano so I didn't know if the feel would be similar.

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

@ghostscape I feel like I have been forthcoming as possible about how much of a pain in the butt typewriters are, so if this didn't dissuade you, nothing will.

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ghostscape 3 months ago

i am really curious about it as a physical experience (among other things). i used to play piano and i assume i'll be needing to rebuild those finger muscles

emilynhoward 3 months ago

You'll probably have a head start because you used to play piano, but yes, finger strength is definitely necessary!

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pixelglade 3 months ago

This was fascinating. I understand to some extent the forearm pain. Using braille input on a normal qwerty keyboard involves pushing multiple keys down at the same time in a sort of rhythm and I get pain after doing it for awhile. A Perkins brailler is much like a typewriter in design - I've never used one but it's a fascinating piece of machinery if you want to look up about it.

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hlomen 3 months ago

I really enjoyed reading this one, thanks!

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

@pixelglade Wow, that's so interesting. My workplace has a braille printer, but I had no idea that a typewriter for braille existed!

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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

3 months ago

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

New /now

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maxcrunch 3 months ago

I've always wanted to take a dance class! but I have such poor brain body coordination, like I know what I'm supposed to do and I know when the rhythm happens but my body just is not doing what I want it to do 🥲 I feel like dance class might help but also be very embarrassing at first! still. would be fun.

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maxcrunch 3 months ago

I also recommend On Being podcast if you can find episodes. it's not running anymore but the archives are incredibly beautiful. each episode goes over a topic and the host discusses with various folks their views on life and philosophy.

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

I am the same re: brain/body coordination. I don't have a strong sense of left or right. I'm not ambidextrous, but I'm neither truly left nor right-handed. I would not do well with partner or performance dance, but here I am not worried about doing steps a correct way, but exploring movement with my body as a whole. There's also a lot of value in learning things that we are not naturally talented at.

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

Yes, I love On Being. I haven't listened to it recently but have enjoyed many episodes.

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skep 3 months ago

I briefly mentioned last time I wrote you that I started taking a dance class. Still doing it! I still have no sense of rhythm but everybody has been very welcoming. Like it's just an excuse to get moving and laugh at ourselves.

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

@Skep Ooh yeah, I forgot to ask how the dance class was going. I'm glad it's working out. Laughing at oneself is key, I think.

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4 months ago

Added another Steven Universe Future episode and also a short essay I started on a while ago and decided to get out of my drafts.

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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

4 months ago

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pixelglade 4 months ago

On "On being a stranger on the internet" - I learned about the study on in and out groups during my undergraduate year of psychology. It took me arguing with strangers on a forum for maybe 6 months for me to realize it though. The energy is best spent elsewhere. It's more rewarding to put energy into the IRL relationships that you can influence, even if in a small way.

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ghostscape 4 months ago

immediately adding "how minds change" to my reading list, thank you

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emilynhoward skep

4 months ago

I'm getting kinda hungry over here...

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skep 4 months ago

Hold your horses, I am literally doing the thing right now

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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

4 months ago

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emilynhoward 4 months ago

Just adding more notebooks. What else?

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emilynhoward altalenae

4 months ago

I've followed your site for a while, but just wanted to say that I spent some time perusing it this afternoon and really enjoyed it.

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altalenae 4 months ago

oh thank you!! i'm glad you had a nice time <3 love your site's style by the way, so clean!

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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

4 months ago

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collections/suf/extras.html

collections/suf/trauma.html

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emilynhoward 4 months ago

I've got a couple of years before Lars of the Stars comes out, so might as well actually finish this site...

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digitalhumus emilynhoward

5 months ago

thanks for following! I really like your site design and list of lists :) I'll have to come back to your site to explore it with more time.

emilynhoward 5 months ago

Thank you! You remind me that I have more lists to add. :)

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emilynhoward sent a $50.00 tip to ppaaiinnttkkiilleerr

5 months ago

hope this helps

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ppaaiinnttkkiilleerr 5 months ago

Thank you so much, wow!!!! <3 Love your site too, btw! Truly appreciated!

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emilynhoward 5 months ago

You're welcome :)

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skep emilynhoward

5 months ago

Managed to open the envelope without tearing the dinosaur sticker 👍

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emilynhoward skep

5 months ago

I just realized that I wrote in my letter that you didn't complain about your kitchen sink enough. I somehow MISSED your kitchen sink post! I am now revising to say that you complained about it the right amount.

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skep 5 months ago

MORE complaints? Sure! How come 99% of single-bowl sinks have the drain in the center or on the right? My pipe out is on the left!

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skep 5 months ago

Also forgot to mention my worst injury during the project: pinched my finger when I released the tape measure

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emilynhoward 5 months ago

I hate tape measure pinches. That definitely needed to be front and center in the story.

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emilynhoward

5 months ago

Made a bunch of small updates and added four notebooks to my Filled Notes 2025 page.

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emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

5 months ago

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owlroost emilynhoward

6 months ago

First off, adore the site name- bone folders are some of my favorite tools. Reading and I adore the play of "I Am a Giant Deep Sea Isopod" so far- clever metaphor! (I also love isopods, so it caught my eye)

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

Thank you so much! ^-^

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kingdomofakibaten emilynhoward

6 months ago

your work is just phenomenal and you are a beautiful writer. this is such a cool site! excited to spend the next few days obsessively consuming it ^-^

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

emilynhoward updated The Bone Folder

6 months ago

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

It's been a while, but I'm here. I added a dumb little essay and updated my /now.

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skep 6 months ago

You have excellent taste in music.

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pixelglade 6 months ago

I have some unfinished notebooks I need to finish journaling in. I'm not sure if it's the same as the striped knitter effect but I notice I'm more consistent with sketching when I can look back on what I've done before. So I've made a lot of progress doing lots of small sketches on a single page and coming back to them. The sticker tip is a good one!

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emilynhoward itinerae

7 months ago

I love your site layout. It's what the cool web actually looked like in the early 2000s!

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itinerae 7 months ago

Thank you ! That's cool, I love the old web<3

emilynhoward

7 months ago

Nobody else will care, but you all will get it: I rescued 8GB of music that was sitting on my old computer for years and put it on my phone. AND I legally bought digital music from a place that wasn't Google, Amazon, or Apple. Spotify got me through some tough times, but I'm on my own now, baby.

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

I recently grabbed over 100 albums I had legally bought from an old HDD and re-experiencing all my old jams from 15 years ago made me get off the streaming train once and for all as well, hell yesssssssssss

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din0r4wr 7 months ago

I have an old mp3 player I'm trying to start up again, and if all goes well I'll be of spotify this year !! - it's cool to see other people doing this as well

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

also friendly reminder: the next Bandcamp Friday is August 1st!

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mikegrindle 7 months ago

Also left behind streaming a while ago and I don’t think I’d ever go back. Hoping to get my hands on and mod a chunky old iPod classic at some point but mp3 players do the job for now.

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pixelglade 7 months ago

I unsubbed from spotify earlier this year and instead i buy albums from bandcamp with the amount equal to the spotify sub. Found some cool music that way! I really like online radios too. Check out pyradio

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

humble suggestion to check out WFMU.org for the greatest radio station on the planet, as well

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arimamary 7 months ago

That's awesome! I'm on the path of getting off streaming too!

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catdya emilynhoward

8 months ago

love your site! it's so cool... and sleek... i listened to your poetry reading and it's all so good, my favorite has to be Tidal Pool Mammal :3

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emilynhoward 8 months ago

Thank you so much! <3 Tide Pool Mammal is one of my favorites but I always think it must weird people out too much

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