Dirty Three is some of my very favorite, go-to music for reading and concentration-based study. It's beautiful and different: violin, guitar, and drums. It's like a post-rock classical style, but you have to hear it to understand. So cool. A bunch of albums are $4.99...
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Tiny Desk Concert | Joe Henry
Joe Henry plays a Tiny Desk Concert. Four songs from this highly respected artist & producer. Check out his newest album, Reverie.
Thile & Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open is $3.99
Chris Thile (Nickel Creek) and Michael Daves' new bluegrass album, Sleep With One Eye Open, is $3.99 today only. Sounds really great and getting good reviews. I picked it up. You should too!
Damien Jurado | Tiny Desk Concert
I saw Damien Jurado in concert a few years back. His band was opening for Okkervil River. The show was compelling, but I really didn't dig into his music right away. I liked his 2009 album, Caught In The Trees. But his latest release, Saint Bartlett, is what made me a fan. Here's his recent Tiny Desk Concert. Hear Ya calls Jurado "wildly underrated." Maybe so. If you are looking for slick, super-polished, and ready to sell--this isn't it. It's a dude, his guitar, and good songwriting. Enjoy!
Things I Use
Productivity & Analog Tools - Everyday Carry
UPDATED January 2017
- Baron Fig Confidant Notebook
- Field Notes | Daily pocket notebook, mind-dump, found info, dash/plus. I also use for writing poetry, keeping a daily memorandum, and more.
- DDC Stuff Sheath | For carrying/protecting Field Notes
- Crumpler Horseman 17in Messenger Bag | Brown & orange, love it
- Retro 1951 Orange | My most-used pen
- Muji Pen 0.38
- Waterman Charleston - Fountain Pen
- Noodler's Ahab Fountain Pen
- Opinel No 6 Carbon Knife - I use this daily to hand-sharpen pencils. It's on my desk sitting in an Altoids tin I use to collect and dispose of pencil shavings.
Pencils
- Erasable Podcast | If you want to obsess with me over pencils
- Mitsubishi 9800 HB | Beautiful, dark green and smooth writing
- Palomino Blackwing 602 & Pearl | Best pencils around
- General's Cedar Point | Natural wood & lovely
- Kum Masterpiece | My EDC sharpener
- Kum Two Step Pencil Sharpener
Music
- Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones | If you see me at a cafe, I'm wearing these
- Beats by Dr. Dre Tour High-Resolution In-Ear Headphones from Monster | My EDC headphones in my Crumpler
- Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Computer Speaker System | Home office music/audio
- Creative Sound Blaster Roar | Bluetooth speaker, for family gametime, firepit, and travel
- Amazon MP3 | I buy almost all of my music at Amazon
Computer
- MacBook Pro
- Rain Design mStand | So I sit right and don't break my neck
- Brother MFC-J870DW | For whole family, Wi-Fi printing anywhere in our house
- Altoids Wintergreen
- Crane's Stationary | Quality personal notes
- Seagate 3TB MacBook Backup
Apple & Kindle & Tech
- iPhone 6s
- iPad Mini 2
- Kindle 3G & Wi-Fi Paperwhite | Use nightly
- Kindle Paperwhite Cover | Persimmon, great color & function
- Echo Dot
Bibles & Devotional
- ESV Reader's Bible
- ESV Reader's Bible - Psalms
- ESV Pitt Minion Reference Brown Goatskin (Cambridge) | everyday carry
- ESV Thinline Heirloom | For preaching
- ESV Study Bible | For study, app, reference
- Reformation Study Bible | Study
- ESV Compact Bible | My EDC, for portability, evangelism
- ESV Four Holy Gospels | Word & art, have used for family devotions
- Valley of Vision | Puritan prayers
Photography
- iPhone 6s
- *Nikon D50 | My dSLR camera
- Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 | Stock lens
- *Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G | Everyday lens
- Moo MiniCards | Photographer business card
- Tamrac Velocity 6 | Camera's compact sling pack
Poetry
- Field Notes | I am using a subscription-only version of their reporter's notebook for poetry writing
- Notes | I write some on-the-go in my Notes app
Apps & Tools
- Apple Music | Family subscription
- Squarespace | personal blog & church website
- Tweetbot | for Twitter
- Pocket | articles and posts archive
- iTunes | for music & iPod sync
- Amazon Prime | mostly for shipping, also for music
- Vimeo & YouTube | family & church videos
- Feedly | Use infrequently to see some blogs
- Trello | Quickly becoming the greatest app ever in my eyes
- Google Docs | So much done here