Record Reconstructor

Dashboard! So, Monster Hunter:Wilds launched today and it's the long awaited sequel to one of my favourite games of all time (which came out over eight years ago and there's nothing else that even comes close to the same style of game), so the fact that there are words on this page today is frankly a miracle of self control and a testament to me taking this slightly seriously even though only a handful of people are actually reading this.  You are my people, I will not let you down. I've known this was coming for some time, obviously, and I did have a contingency plan to make this slightly easier on myself today, so no grand theme, no unifying narrative or personal backstory to tell here.  Well, maybe a very short one.   I met Lottie, and her partner, through our long-time friend Andrew.  As part of my whole belief that the thing I do well is meet interesting people, Lottie definitely qualifies - small business owner, talented singer/bass player/drummer, excelle...

  Dashboard!  Don't worry, when I am back at work, things will calm down and you won't have to endure me putting up blog posts every day or so, fictional reader.  Do I feel guilty producing these with dangerous regularity even though I have absolutely no expectation of anyone reading them?  Or is that a lie I am telling myself so I don't feel any rejection or disappointment when people choose not read them?  Should I expect people to?  Probably not, as my insights - such as they are -  are no more valid and informed than anything else on an internet rapidly trending towards uselessness.  This dialogue,, in tone if not in content, is generally what is going on in my head 90% of the time, which probably explains why I am perpetually trying to overwhelm my own inner monologue with other people's music. I've been thinking a lot about the transition to music streaming services in my lifetime over the past few months.  It's certainly my ethical whi...