2025

The spruce has moved in. 🎄

After breakfast (banana pancake) I took a short walk and lake Viken decided to show off. 🌫️

Hehe, love this. 😍 (via Chris)

Fake courtesy machine. Stoccafisso design @stoccafissodesign2569

Here’s the music video for Robyn’s new single, Dopamine. I guess everything is 4:3 now? Dope track, though! 🎵

Lente has it figured out. More people should embrace enough, whatever that means for them right now. The Game She Wrote on a Boat Kept Her Afloat (via Lee): As long as I have enough to just chill and do my own thing and not have to wake up in time to show up somewhere, I’m really, really happy. I don’t know why, but I’ve got such a soft spot for people who code and create on boats.

Yeah, I know, I know… Find My is a thing. But that feels like cheating! Instead, I just fire up the camera remote on my watch and figure it out from there. Of course, it was in the kitchen, on the counter, right where I’d already looked.

vlnn asks: What are you reading this week? Also what were you reading? What are you planning to read next? I’m currently juggling four books, which is about two more than my brain can actually handle, but it just kind of happened. Solaris by Stanisław Lem Forty-Four Esolangs by Daniel Temkin Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman I just finished volume 6 of Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo.

Neat concept, and a fitting choice of book to make the point. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 would’ve been another solid choice. In connection with this year’s Banned Books Week, with the theme “Censorship is so 1984”, a special edition of George Orwell’s classic 1984 is being released. The book is unreadable, bound on both sides, as a symbol of the growing censorship of books around the globe. The Dawit Isaak Library The Bound Books Project

Had a lot of fun making this! Last time I made a zine was twenty… five? years ago, so yeah, I was rusty. And nervous as hell that I’d mess up the page order or end up with pages upside down or something. But it made it all the way to Canada! (Yay for snail mail.) Sven sent me a zine letter after I sent him some of my zines, and I am in love with it.

I’ve gathered the best URLs I found in the cozy, poetic corners of the web this summer. For you. Yes, you. 😊 Grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and dive into my End-of-Summer Hyperlink Dump: Stones, Streams & Scarf Machines. 👀

End-of-Summer Hyperlink Dump: Stones, Streams & Scarf Machines

It’s September 4, and even though the sun is shining and it’s warm outside as I type this, you can feel summer’s on its way out in the northern hemisphere. Remember my June experiment? Still going strong! No social timeline = less doomscrolling (not that it was a huuuuge problem for me, but still). Even with that going on, I’ve been hoarding links all summer from newsletters, my feed reader, and friends.

Working on my website and bringing back some fun 90s features. My favorite? Background music (optional now!). 🥰 I’m building in the open, so if you don’t mind a few bugs or weird-looking pages, take a peek!

We’re getting new stamps here in Sweden featuring Benjamin Nørskov’s photos of kids with their EPA/A tractors (cars converted into slow tractors that teens are allowed to drive). Check out Cecilia’s absolute beast of a tractor (top left, high-res version here). 😮

So Ava just dropped an informative, well-researched zine about cookies, copyright, GDPR, and all that “fun” stuff for personal websites and blogs. Definitely worth a read! The behind the zine-s post is excellent, too. I just know that there is often too much fear to even engage with possible legal obligations, and I wanted to take some of the insecurity and confusion out of it for people in the indie web.

Folkification is the antidote to enshittification. Folkification (noun) A process in which a product, narrative, recipe, machine, or other object is made more accessible and less centralized. Jake Fee jakefee.leaflet.pub

Back home again after a trip to Brösarp. We stayed at Talldungen, which is quite possibly the bestest hotel I know. This was our seventh visit, and I loved the cute desk (and the view!) in the room we got this time.

Went to a sing-along with Charli in Slottsskogen yesterday and it was the best!!! <3 🎵

Birthday party today. My niece and I lay on our backs in the grass, in the shadow of a tree. In a couple of years, she’ll be old enough to drive a moped. She already knows what she wants: a motocross. — “What kind of moped did you drive back then?” she asks. “I bet it was a dorky one, like the one mom had.” — “No, no, no,” I say.

7 × albums on heavy rotation, in no special order, with links to sample tracks. 🎵 Equus Caballus by Men I Trust Dream State by Kelly Lee Owens Live a Little Die a Lot by Virgin Miri SOPHIE by SOPHIE Hornet Disaster by Weatherday Sagte Forbi by Hvalfugl Kristall by Axel Ruby

I unfollowed 1,300 people for my June experiment and blogeliblogged about it. 👀

My Experimental June

So Manu is turning his digital input dial down to zero this month. That means no podcasts, no movies, no RSS feeds, and so on… for the entire month. I’m not doing that. But! Reading his post inspired me to finally run my own experiment that I’ve thought about for a while: a social timeline do-over. The idea is pretty simple. Unfollow everyone across Bluesky and the fediverse. Enjoy the quiet for a month.

For eight years, Shonumi has been on a quest to emulate every single officially licensed Game Boy accessory and blog all about it. Today, he published the final post: GBKISS LINK. It’s been such a treat reading about Infrared Madness, the Pocket Sonar, Game Boy Sewing Machines, and everything else. Probably the longest-running blog series I’ve followed from start to finish. I’ll be right back to it soon enough. In the meantime, always remember… Never give up.

We rode our bikes to Stuk for breakfast. While we’re waiting for the food, Sanna says, “You’ve got something between your teeth.” “Not possible,” I say. “I haven’t eaten yet.” But she insists. I check the bathroom mirror. There, wedged between my teeth… a fly. I guess I smile a lot while biking. 🪰

We hung out with my brother-in-law, the little sausage named Ture, for a couple of days. Would you say he was happy to see us? 😅

I ordered my copy less than a minute after the email hit my inbox. Can’t wait! 📒 An annual publication for exploring the vast poetic web, featuring essays, musings and a directory with the personal websites of hundreds of designers, developers, writers, curators, and educators. Published since 2025. Kristoffer & Elliott The Internet Phonebook

Had my coffee in the sun before mowing the lawn today. Here’s what I saw and heard around 4:16 PM while lying on my back, watching the clouds pass by to the tune of birdsong.

Today, we rolled our little library down to the beach, filled it with books, and opened it for its fourth season. There are a few Agatha Christie novels in there now, but I’m pretty sure they’ll be gone soon. 📚

Some things travel with us for decades. Maybe even our whole lives. Grandma wove this rag rug for my mom. I crawled on it as a baby, jumped over it as a kid, and today I rolled it out in its new home, our bedroom, and just stood there barefoot for a while, 39 years later. Thanks, grandma! 🥰

So… yesterday, I wrote this: I love that “VHS in 1.4 kg” sticker! Imagine if your phone came with that today: “Apple Intelligence in 0.2 kg.” 😋 and today, I see this: Massive gaming capability, heavy-duty AI compute, and standard PC parts, all in 4.5L. I hope Framework put that on a sticker and smacks it to the machine.

Days since getting a stuck VHS-C cassette out of a camcorder: 0. This is the JVC GR-C7, nepo baby of GR-C1, famously Doc Brown’s video camera in Back to the Future. I love that “VHS in 1.4 kg” sticker! Imagine if your phone came with that today: “Apple Intelligence in 0.2 kg.” 😋

One more from yesterday. Sing-along with Billie. 🎵

Me on my now page from March 15: And I’m seriously considering splurging on overpriced secondhand tickets to see Billie Eilish at Avicii Arena. Me yesterday:

Yep, I did splurge on those overpriced tickets. 🫣 And they were worth every penny öre. 🎵

Vi tog cyklarna upp till stadsparken, och omgivna av fågelkvitter och skrikande barn spelade vi in ett nytt avsnitt av podden Hej (resten av) internet! I en hel halvtimme bjuder vi på ett sammelsurium av länkar, tips och tankar. Avsnitt 20, Hyperlink Hodgepodge, finns där poddar finns. 🎙️

Wine + cod at home with my favorite person. 🐟 (previously)

Fika + podcast recording in the park with my favorite person. 🌸

Time to pass the Blogroll.org baton to… Manuel Moreale! What a great choice. Thanks to Ray for gifting us the site in the first place.

I went to two (!) anniversaries this week. Moderskeppet turned 20 and the family business turned 100. 🥳 One celebration had coffee, cake, and coffins. The other had champagne and… whatever this is?! Moderskeppet firade 20 år. Det var kul. Här är Jenny och Filip. Sanna Lund 5/4 2025

While waiting for the official price of Mario Kart World in Swedish kronor, I entertained myself by looking up what Super Mario Kart cost back in December 1993. The answer? 549 kr. (via Martin) Adjusting for inflation (71.56% between then and now), 549 kr in 1993 would be equivalent to 942 kr today (roughly $98). Curious to see what the game actually ends up costing.

Only 64 days until the Nintendo Switch 2 drops! Time to start saving up. 👾

I finished Asimov’s I, Robot yesterday, just in time to catch Elle and Grace going through the stories. You get so much more out of a book by talking about it or, in this case, just listening to smart people discuss it. Looking forward to April’s read. You should join the sf book club too! 📚

Today I baked a batch of seed crackers, had coffee with the family in my sister’s allotment garden, climbed a tree, won a stone-skipping competition against my nieces, and slipped and fell on my ass trying to jump over a flower bed. I regret nothing.

Less keyboard, more wood splitting today, and in just a t-shirt! No jacket needed. I’ve decided spring is officially here, and there will be no more snow. 🌞

They did not disappoint—Svart Ridå live at Huskvarna Folkets Park. 🎵

Jag postade precis iväg mitt och Sannas lilla elektroniska nyhetsbrev med ämnesraden Ett viktorianskt psyko och en felkönande AI. In och läs om du gillar skräck och/eller sf. 📚

Surf on over to Alafiya’s website right now. That bird is animated! 😍 (via Rachel)

Just updated my now page! 👀 It’s about… running a two-business household, a father-and-son project, contemplating whether to splurge on overpriced secondhand Billie Eilish tickets, the emptiness after finishing all of Becky Chambers' novels, and more.

The family business turns 100 this year. Dad has written about its history, and I’m typesetting the book, sorting through a bunch of photos along the way. I love the eerie feel of this one of the factory, taken during a winter in the 1950s. 🏭

Mys när @bjoreman@toot.cafe hittat en länk som han tycker skulle platsa i vår podd och drar igång en spontan Hej (resten av) internet!-sektion i Björeman // Melin // Åhs. 🥰 Japp, indieblog.page är helt klart i vår smak och, ja, det är hög tid att vi masar oss till inspelningsbåset igen. 😋

My view from the sofa yesterday during movie night with the niece. With a two-year-old, movie night is more like movie afternoon. She managed nine minutes before wanting to play dress-up instead. Her dad let her have as many pieces of candy as she is years old. I got two pieces of candy, too. 😋

Warm enough for cardamom bun and coffee in the sun today! I’m reading I, Robot for Elle Cordova’s sf book club. 📚 Första soliga vårfikan i Idas park. Sven tog med finporslin i jackfickan. Sanna Lund 7/3 2025

My Instagram connector for Tapestry has been broken for a while, but I’m working on fixing it. It’s getting there! I’m also experimenting with a connector for X. It’s so weird seeing posts from both platforms in the same timeline. There are still kind and interesting folks on these sites. Now, I can keep up with them until they leave for better, more open alternatives. And about Neal’s post in the photo…

On the topic of great blog posts, here’s @annie’s Despite the horrors, the laundry must be done; Despite the laundry, the horrors must be faced. A thoughtful approach to navigating the upsetting and complex situations we face, both at home and in the world.

Robert is curious about the blog posts that resonated with you in February. He’s started curating a list of people’s favorites, a very cozy way to find some good reads for the weekend. My favorite post is in there too! Surf over to Robert’s blog to see which one I chose. 🏄

Support for SVG favicons just landed in Safari Technology Preview. Finally! It’s about time. This is good news for Micro.bloggers using my Faviconique plug-in. 💅

New to me, Svart Ridå has a very Swedish ’90s indie sound, and I like it! Just secured tickets to see them live next month. 🎵

”Kall” UTE NU! Svart Ridå @svartrida

16 years ago today, if you had taken tram line 1 towards Tynnered, you would have been surprised to find Detektivbyrån playing Generation Celebration live. Oh, how I wish I had been there. Here’s a taste—the rest is on YouTube. 🎵

“How far should I count?” “Count to 25!” My niece and I were playing hide and seek this afternoon. When I got to 12, she came back. “Come!” “What is it?” “I need your help,” she says, grabbing my hand. She leads me into the bedroom, and I see our dirty laundry spread everywhere. Of course, she figured out that she’s small enough to fit in our laundry bin, but she can’t get in herself.

Tiana Dueck has completed her documentary series Asking Around and I’m watching the first episode now, asking around about reading. So cozy! There are also episodes about friendship, birding, crafting, what it’s like to be a gecko, and more.

Martha Wells: I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate[.] Me, too, Martha. Me, too. Murderbot premieres May 16! 🦾

You can’t post your way out of fascism. Instead of painting yourself into a corner, make your own website. Here are some resources for keeping the web free, open, and poetic. Or, you know, prepare an emergency bag in case of an asteroid impact.

I love this definition of a personal website from ravon: a website is a link to a page in an infinite book bound within one domain name. it’s where the architecture of the internet becomes apparent to many of us. it’s a landing — like a stoop, porch, or front door. peering through the window, what do you want us to learn about you? who else are you connected to?

New drop from Trisha. 🖤 real men know how to dream real men know how to clean real men make cuisine real men know how to steam Real men stay hydrated Real men don’t need a face lift Real men celebrate other men’s success Real men know having fun is best

Secured tickets to Charli XCX at Way Out West, Gothenburg. See you in August, angels! 🍏

Rek Bell perfectly illustrates how to fold a zine. ✂️

Curious about how the trans sisters in your computer work? Of course you are! Go watch Heydon’s Why is Everything Binary? now.

What a lovely pledge this is. 🥰 there are eight billion people in the world, 67% of whom are on the internet (in case you don’t have a calculator handy, that’s 5,360,000,000 people). this little corner of the internet represents .000000130597015% of the world’s internet users. and I am so excited about it. … to my seven subscribers, i pledge to never be exciting. i pledge to be a reflection of your own humanity.

Here’s a summary of some drama that unfolded while I slept. Adam: Today I received a cease and desist notice related to my recent comments about the attitudes and behaviors of some people within the IndieWeb space. Folks assumes this is about Manton and Micro.blog. Pitchforks on the timeline. James: Confirm a negative for us. If this ISN’T about Manton and/or Micro.blog, say so. Many people on MB deserve to know if this is about their platform.

Switching things up at home—new sofa, coffee table, and rug in the living room. Sanna and I have been together for 22 years, and this is the third sofa we’ve bought. It cost an arm and a leg, so hopefully, it’s also the last one we buy before we die. 😋

Hi there, sun, I’ve missed you.

Sanna feels like there are more and more books piling up at home. 📚 And, well, she’s not wrong. That’s on me. Here are my three favorite reads from January: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai

I’ve had a Nirvana song playing in my head* for the last couple of days (not constantly), and I kept meaning to look up the exact lyrics because—well, my memory is okay, but short. When I finally sat down at my computer to actually look it up, I saw that Anamanaguchi released a cover… three days ago?!1 Weird! What are the odds? 🎵 Never met a wise man If so, it’s a woman

Damn, it sucks that Read.cv (and Posts) is winding down. I’ve lost count of all the cool websites, projects, and humans I’ve found over there. Like Karlie’s Text-iles, Robert’s music player, and Connie’s site – and those finds are just from the last couple of days! If you’ve never heard of Read.cv before, do yourself a favor and scroll through their explore page before it disappears. Don’t wait too long, though.

Welcome to my homepage–my little corner of the internet. It’s here, on the world wide web, thanks to me and my machine. The glorious machine. Tired of scrolling through endless AI slop? Fed up with the never-ending churn of algorithmic anxiety? Yeah, me too. That’s not what the web is about. The goal of the Web is to serve humanity. Tim said so. It’s time to escape the algorithm!

YES! Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer. 👾

Ayla’s new album, Ayla Ondamoon, has become my nightly soundtrack. Playful, distorted, synthy, and packed with deep bass—it slaps! Start with When u sleep and Noll, or get an overview of the album in ~2 minutes. 🎵

Marginalia Search recently moved to a new domain and got a bit of a facelift. If you haven’t checked out this indie web search engine yet, now’s a great time to give it a try. Not sure what you’re looking for? Head over to the explore page and see what catches your eye. 👀

I’m redesigning my homepage, and I think it’ll feature Aqua-style buttons and looping videos. Also, I felt a little sorry for my mouse pointer—it’s always so lonely. So, I gave it a little friend to chase around. 👻

A quick update on my #DecemberAdventure… It went really, really well for ten days—then not so well. But I still had a great month. Here’s my log. 👀 Thanks for organizing, @eli_oat@tenforward.social, and see y’all again in eleven months.

We have a hill right below our kitchen window that’s perfect for sledding. As long as there’s some amount of snow on the ground, there’s never not a bunch of kids out there. 🛷

From my copy of Sarah Andersen’s Oddball, printed in 2021. Happy new year, everyone! 😅