“I wish I was smarter”

 I got so lost on the shore

I wish I were taller

Things really matter to me

David Bowie. Afraid. Heathen. 2002

Yet another day I’ve got a Bowie song in my head from almost 20 years ago. 

Where has the time gone? I remember going to the concert tour for this album. It was at the Orpheum in Boston towards the end of 2002. I got a roll of 35mm film taken away from me by security. Having a row to myself and pot heads coming to take advantage of the situation, I ended up getting a second hand high. Good times. Haha. 

It was a great show and I’m so glad I went. 

Even the Reality Tour at the FleetCenter two years later (because the Fleet one was rescheduled due to illness by db) was amazing. But the second tour I didn’t bring a camera. Lesson learned. Nor did I get anyone to share things… I was on the floor with a packed house. But I remember there were some kids a couple rows in front of me, going absolutely nuts for the Polyphonic Spree. To the point Tim Delaughter (the frontman for Tripping Daisy… those who remember the band in the 90s) recognized the kids and called them out for the support. That was interesting. I think Polyphonic Spree were using the tour as a mini promotion for their The Beginning Stages Of… album. 

Over a decade later, I still don’t understand the Polyphonic Spree concept and think they are a bit out there for a lot of people. Catchy tunes, but watching a choral rock group bust out songs that make you jump around on stage (and in your chair) is weird. I don’t know how to totally explain it… they’re a sight to see, especially live, but for the uninitiated, you won’t understand it. Like I said, I still don’t. 

I’m still slowly making use of the Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter. I’ve gotten accustomed to automatically plugging it in to the charger in order to have my thumb drive be read. I had to search for an answer about it the other day, actually. Apparently, “it’s an Apple / Mac thing”. There are two folders that got created on the thumb drive. One is called “.Spotlight” something and the other is “.trash”. The trash is typical - it’s the recycle bin folder made specific for the deleting of files. But the Spotlight thing is different. It’s a generic folder that Apple products need to create a temporary cache of sorts in order to continue having the external drive read. The other thing I’ve noticed, which I haven’t researched yet, is a secondary file is created if I copy / move the original file somewhere else. 

For example, if I create a PDF on a Windows computer, save it to the thumb drive, and then look to text it to a friend via my fruit phone, the adapter creates a “_[name].pdf” file on the thumb drive. I do not know why, as I have yet to seek out that answer. I just thought it weirdly interesting. 

All together, the adapter is doing it’s job. Aside from the original installation of the proper files for everything to be used and having to plug in the charger every time, it works. I always carry a charger with me anyway, so it’s a matter of having access to a power source when / if I need to share a file. 

Well, that’s about it for now. 

Until next time..

Cheers;