When I was 20, all I wanted was to live in an apartment above a bookstore on a block like this.
What I did not then understand was that this block typology (mixed use, small-scale multifamily) was a stunning triumph of pre-war urbanism.
Only later did I realize how thoroughly such blocks were dismantled by postwar zoning regimes and car-centric planning, which nearly rendered this way of building, and living, extinct.
found this incredible gem of jazzy laidback disco out of Japan with some killer talk box and Wah Wah Watson of The Funk Brothers on Guitar (!!!)
Minako Yoshida - Cat [1978]
i honestly don't want to be strengthened by difficult situations and be tested anymore. I'm very tired. I want soft experiences that teach me the grace and gentleness of the Universe towards me.