Instagram 2019-2020

I had re-enabled my instagram in 2019, but after almost a year I ( again ) realize that the app was sucking time out of me, about an hour a day if not more, of mindless scrolling, so once more it has now been disabled. I certainly miss the ability to share some photos, but even with an app (Google Digital Wellbeing is actually quite good, by allowing to put daily time cap specific to various app) to limit my access, I was not able to have the self control to stop checking my phone. I think i will use that blog again to share pictures, and stay away from Social media once more.

Halloween 2019 - first photo of the revived Instagram account

Last one June 2020 (mid-lockdown)

2019 a year in books

Slowly rekindling with book reading, but still miss my yearly challenge...

Revisiting Instagram - 2012

Since we are reaching the end of 2019, time to step back in time over  the last past seven years, through my old instagram account archive.

First Year 2012

Instagram 2012

2013

Instagram 2013

2014

Instagram 2014

2015

Instagram 2015

2016

Instagram 2016

2017

Instagram 2017

2018

No Instagram

My 5 best gigs

Coming back from the point after the legend that is Robert Plant

1. Franz Ferdinand in Dolans

magical
 

2. In Rainbows - Radiohead - Marlay Park
Opening double rainbow greeting

3. Robert Plant The point 2018
incredible, giving in to the public/exchange

Plus few months later Robert Plant SavingGrace

4. Ham Sandwich in Dolans
high energy, vocal

5. Tryo -
feel good

Special mention:
- Girl Band in Bourkes, une baffe
- Swimming Pool convert in Grenoble

What am I listening to

I have become over the years a massive fan of the podcast format in general, sometimes binging all day long on a particular show.

For me it all started, as I wanted to catch up with some French Radio Show when I moved to Ireland, in particular there was two radio shows I would listen religiously, both now available in podcast.

• Mauvais Genre on France Culture.
• Le Masque et la plume sur France Inter - with more interest on the cinema related one, I usually skip the Theater.

The Podcast I enjoy right now [August 2019]

• NPR Hidden Brain
• NPR Planet Money
• Freakonomics
• Revisionist History
• Imaginary Word
• Thinking Allowed
• 99% Invisible

BBC - online radio shows

• Mary Ann Hobbes (show + recommends )
• Jarvis Cocker

Radio Plays

• Damon Runyion Theatre
• X minus one 

On radio dramas, the podcast Imaginary Worlds had an interesting episode about the history of those.

Audiobooks

• Mostly from archive.org, old classics like Jules Vernes or Dickens.

Post strongly inspired by Creme De Citron , so what about you ?

My job way back in 1983

The Computer Chronicles - Microchip Technology (1983)

Post Valentine day - mood

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Deadly Valentine (Official Music Video)