Apollo Lemmon – play, politics & peculiarities

Have Yourself a Gloomy Little Christmas

Unwoman's Have Yourself a Gloomy Little Christmas is a little EP made heavy by cello and gloom, and is a needed different take on holiday

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The Surfrajettes – “Marchmallow March”

The Surfrajettes released a festive new single, "Marshmallow March", a couple weeks back, with an instrumental cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You".

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Music 2022.11.25-2022.12.01

I enjoyed a week heavy on Softcult and The Surfrajettes.

Stars – “Christmas Anyway”

I'm not fond of most Christmas songs, but this new one from Stars is spectacular. "Christmas Anyway" is melancholic but hopeful and imbued with the

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Run 2022.12.01

I returned to running the Zombies, Run! graveyard series and it was a good gloomy fit for a run through a light snow.

Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

Last night Celestine and I made a variant on 1 Bowl Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies together. Even with her intervention, this recipe was a breeze.

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Run 2022.11.30

I enjoyed getting to run the third of the new space missions in Zombies, Run! this afternoon.

Island in a Puddle 02

I finally sat down to read the second volume of Kei Sanbe's Island in a Puddle this weekend. I was struck by the real sense

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Run 2022.11.29

I had the same short run for errands again today.

Project 365 2022.11.22-2022.11.28

For each day I take a photo to share here. Here are shots from the past week.

Run 2022.11.28

I was able to get in a direct errand run in today.

Social Digest 2022.11.20-2022.11.26

I'm continuing to be pretty heavily engaged over on my Mastodon account, @apollo@seizemeans.com, so I'm creating another digest of things I've shared there. Things I

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Bloom Log 2022.11.19-2022.11.25

It was another far too sedentary week for me. I'll be happy when illnesses and heavy work focuses are behind me.

Music 2022.11.18-2022.11.24

I enjoyed revisiting White Town's discography this week.

Chocolate Tahini Spread

I recently tried a processed chocolate tahini spread, and liked it well enough that I wanted to give making it myself a shot. This recipe

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Run 2022.11.23

I'm enjoying the continuing space adventures in Zombies, Run!

Run 2022.11.22

After a pretty rough day with a cold, it was good to get out running again.

Project 365 2022.11.15-2022.11.21

For each day I take a photo to share here. Here are shots from the past week.

Eberron Collector: Living Spell Miniatures: Born from the Mournland

Eberron Archaeologist's latest installment of Eberron Collector explores miniatures for living spells and includes a good amount of lore and flavour. He asked myself and

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Social Digest 2022.11.13-2022.11.19

I usually practice IndieWeb's POSSE, or "Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere", so most things I put here at apollolemmon.com first and then share

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Bloom Log 2022.11.12-2022.11.18

My time out walking and running this week was constrained because Celestine was sick.

Music 2022.11.11-2022.11.17

I went through waves in my listening this week, going on dives into some favourites and going through lots of new artists.

Bambu – “Dittybop II”

"Dittybop" was one of the highlights of Bambu's Sharpest Tool In The Shed EP and the sequel is another fantastic collaboration, this time with Klassy,

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BLASTER – “O Kay Ganda”

BLASTER's video for "O Kay Ganda" pulls on some of the hints of Bowie in the song, but the Radiohead Easter egg did it for

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Easy Cold Brew Coffee

I've been happily drinking cold brew coffee for years and have a simple setup I use when making it. You'll have delicious, flavourful coffee to

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Run 2022.11.16

Zombies, Run! started another space-based mission series, and it's a cracking beginning.

Project 365 2022.11.08-2022.11.14

For each day I take a photo to share here. Here are shots from the past week.

Run 2022.11.14

I got out for my first run in 5 days. I've been enjoying having a leg of the route along the water.

The Go! Team – Look Away, Look Away

The latest single from The Go! Team is brimming with their usual energy and again is a product of a collaboration that's a great fit.

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Chokepoint Capitalism

I wrapped up reading Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow's Chokepoint Capitalism today. It's as accessible as a book that tackles the tremendous harm done by

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