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mlawton

@mlawton@mstdn.social

#dotnet & #powershell developer, runner, ex-pat Hoosier now living in the mountains of VA, supporter of #LFC ⚽️ #IUBB 🏀#USMNT ⚽️ #USWNT ⚽️

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mlawton, to random
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My wife & I saw Ben Folds last night in a small venue. It’s his “Paper Airplane Request” tour. After his first set you get a pen & a piece of paper, write a song title & fold it into a paper airplane to throw on stage. He randomly picks one up and plays it, often telling a story in the process.

Great show and really connected with the audience, but unexpectedly did not play an encore despite keeping the house lights off for several minutes after. Crowd went from adoring to hostile. Sour note.

mlawton,
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I don’t think it’s required that an artist play an encore, but I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a show where they didn’t. It’s almost conventional now.

And looking at the playlists on his other performances, it seems he plays encores almost always. That they kept the lights low seems it was intended. I don’t know why he didn’t, but I was surprised at how quickly the crowd turned. Marred an otherwise great night.

mlawton, to running
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Finished “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” by Haruki Murakami. Heavily recommend by my friends in & justifiably so because it’s absolutely brilliant.

For me, Murakami’s writing on the mental aspects of running surfaced so many latent thoughts I had but hadn’t yet been able to articulate.

It’s also a treatise on aging and decline, as he copes with his diminishing performances. 5/5 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2195464

mlawton,
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@Lee6 it’s really good, particularly the first half. And the audiobook narrator, Ray Porter, is excellent. You’ll enjoy it too, I feel sure!

mlawton, to running
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Awful run. Humid ++ and none of my body parts wanted to work together. Dead legs, lungs that couldn’t keep up with such a slow pace, and profuse sweating that couldn’t evaporate. Had to walk often to keep my HR down.

It’s fine. I’m not happy about it, but the next one will be better. Mentally crumple this one up and throw it away. Big fat whatever…

mlawton,
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@oliviersaraja exactly what I’m taking from it. 👏

mlawton,
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@WTL can we just fast forward to autumn? I know both you and I dislike the heat and humidity. Let’s get back to cooler weather.

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