light of the mind

It was a struggle to get out of bed this morning because it was so darn cold. Our cat certainly didn’t want us to leave the nest.

Now the rain has returned. Will have to go out again at some point ugh. We need the rain and I hope there will be a good snowpack, but ugh. No matter how well I suit up, I always feel damp and chilled in this time of weather.

Had some interesting dreams last night about living in another timeline or parallel earth. We were all happy over there.

Once again, hooray for the rain! ☔️ 🌧️

Started late afternoon yesterday and has continued since with varying intensity. Did the grocery shopping when the rain was light but experienced a downpour during another task. But that’s great! A good rain like this is a rare treat in the region. Even the desert is getting rain.

Spending the rest of the weekend indoors and working on photography and music projects.

Kitty has the right idea:

Having a weird moment here…

Like yeah, AI sucks. They’re putting it into everything and it’s ruining people’s ability to think for themselves and create things. 

That saying about how we wanted AI to run the vacuum and wash the dishes while we create, instead of the other way around, holds true.

Yet once in a while I come across something that feels like an ok use of AI, in particular these AI cat videos. I fell into that algorithm last night and well, I enjoyed these videos while at the same time knowing how much AI sucks. 

What really got me is how sweet and wholesome these videos are: mom and dad cats caring for their kittens, gently taught lessons about manners and social skills, and all kinds of home cooked meals enjoyed in cozy settings.

It’s, it’s… like a better world than we humans are experiencing. 

This is some kind of bad trip: I’m watching videos created by artificial intelligence to recapture the nostalgia of my 70s childhood because the current era is terrible. 

It’s so weird.

I wish people could be nicer to each other again. When AI cartoon animals behave better than we do, well, that should give us pause (paws).