My husband and I both WFH in our respective roles at different Seattle-area companies. We are both also PC gamers, so we already had desks set up in our living room for co-op play. When Covid happened, we brought home hardware from our employers. We picked up some really nice noise canceling headphones and KVM switches, and the rest is history.
Works great for us, in large part because my work doesn't involve a ton of meetings. On the rare occasions when we have meetings at the same time, we just communicate to work it out. If one needs their desk for screen sharing or whatever during their meeting, the other takes their meeting as a call on their phone/laptop. In the extremely rare case that we both have "desk meetings" at the same time, I will either try to make my terribly old crusty laptop do the job with fans screaming, or just reschedule mine. I give his desk time priority because his work deals with art and is very visual.
Since Covid "ended," both of our employers have chosen to support a hybrid model and we have chosen to continue working from home. An arrangement like ours isn't for everyone, but for us, sharing a workspace with our best friends (each other) goes a long way towards mental health. We're much, much happier and more comfortable than we were pre-Covid. (Probably I should mention we have three cats, no kids, and air conditioning.)
I think it's great! How long ago did you make it? Perhaps it's time for an updated version for this modern age. ;)
Yeah, I agree, opposing rampant consumerism is a better fit IMO.
So I got a chance to check this out, and I have to say I really like it. It's like dark, haunted lo-fi for goth folks, with WAY better audio engineering. Great for setting an atmosphere or mood. Reminds me of the moody Darkwave stuff from the 90s like Lycia or Switchblade Symphony, but vocals take a backseat to heavy, dark vibes. Sort of a "modern haunted" feel.
I went to see the Paranormal Cirque this weekend, and much of the first half of this playlist would have worked perfectly as a soundtrack for many of the acts.
Thanks so much for the introduction to the genre!
I'm unfamiliar, could you offer an example playlist or a couple of artists?
Man, if i could figure out how to insert a gif here, Mommie Dearest would be all up in this mess!
This is also very true for the air filters on your home furnace/heat pump, if you have one. Even if you aren't running the heat, if you are running the furnace/heat pump's fan to circulate air periodically (which you should be doing to avoid stagnation), air is still passing through the filter. I live in the Seattle area, and our furnace filter comes out absolutely filthy black after every bout of wildfire smoke. It nasty.