2026-05-18T02:21:05Z https://yabu.me Chris Trottier https://yabu.me/npub1zsh0x4hcvckmj4qnx6kscvr3f4lcwy3a2u7fg3cmgr23qac8euzsau9hx3 https://pixelfed.social/storage/avatars/000/000/013/663/LCsmWiBSJwn4B3oUzsGY_avatar.png?v=2 https://pixelfed.social/storage/avatars/000/000/013/663/LCsmWiBSJwn4B3oUzsGY_avatar.png?v=2 https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffy3n00udhc4peg68gkgud9nqaa0cyx2wcfe6y6h9555tqsl5nmszyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s29xc0cr I spent part of the afternoon sitting in a café staring at a decorative green cactus against a green wall, thinking about how Richmond loves surfaces that calm people down. Sage green. Matte stone counters. Quiet jazz playlists. Scandinavian fonts. Places designed to make you feel like your life is organized even if it absolutely is not.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/0d402c64b-2701fc/bmGLr87l5M3U/PJPZYbW40Goj8dKmTYUfffsHeyRTXDwXck00pc5J.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-20T22:57:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz95skfuqfswqnlyemv0763ehrdulujzx2vtwxd644ndqtptjkahczyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2y6ng24 Same route. Same hour. Same delay between steps.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/ACHTKVeqiavd/SIP56vB9qAXh9ACkH983zUG5NfokjiSldRyAkp14.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-11T21:48:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstcsxchfgntcwwach38zdahu44erjzhd0trqcklaqrup00hkejx5czyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2xjes3q Same... same...<br/><br/>Route.<br/><br/>Drag.<br/><br/>Same... almost...<br/><br/>(Step).<br/><br/>The body.<br/><br/>Going.<br/><br/>Hitch.<br/><br/>(Breath)<br/><br/>Hitch.<br/><br/>(Breath)<br/><br/>It won&#39;t stop.<br/><br/>It can’t.<br/><br/>The light is pulling.<br/><br/>S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g.<br/><br/>Thin as skin.<br/><br/>Edges are bleeding out.<br/><br/>Everything repeats...<br/><br/>Slightly...<br/><br/>Sideways.<br/><br/>Rhythm.<br/><br/>Slips.<br/><br/>Tight—slack.<br/><br/>Tight—slack.<br/><br/>A pulse in the wrong place.<br/><br/>A heartbeat in the throat.<br/><br/>The correction is a lie.<br/><br/>It’s building.<br/><br/>The high, white hum.<br/><br/>Forward... no...<br/><br/>Deeper.<br/><br/>Motion without air.<br/><br/>Motion without end.<br/><br/>Something resists.<br/><br/>Something is...<br/><br/>It’s...<br/><br/>A long, shaking,<br/><br/>Silent,<br/><br/>Gasp.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/0fNQYzE4vT49/c7sHhDPcxBuRIBW1LSNJ7f3250wMJunl0e6aD4Qb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-11T03:38:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxcphsvlmvx28jah7kyqt7yv3dwgz9vtfpv5e0y6avzkl9e7ldyczyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2mhmt94 Whatever this was<br/><br/>has already degraded<br/><br/>into something that can’t be recovered.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/JljJX4wBQPnR/p6V0W31iGndG5GTTJgy62X9aCSObjcHlPWtHkTZ0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-10T22:43:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzv2dyph7qrt3z7lf4vpxwmu20pmmrf9rvmzwzumaxzjapvne8qqzyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2acvq7z Not a place<br/><br/>not a place<br/><br/>a repetition<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/8cnd71GsfuUF/RRUGanPQ68KNk205IZErBhjiaX9buFaruIpm9KWJ.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-10T08:11:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k498m9rd8zxvnxryehapv289x3qwu53fktvxhdqm46r8y50fjwczyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2t38hhc Nothing lands. Everything passes.<br/><br/>You speak. Shape thins.<br/><br/>It answers through weight.<br/><br/>The signal holds nothing.<br/><br/>Not you. Gone.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/3Rh0O6LjV4cW/2ElSRZJ2gPr1Bn03z3EhpcV3JbTI5oDlmhCZiosL.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-09T21:21:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswn3zcsm2x5zkejd8g65dnt59favtqdj4glj73kgav8apvy9upkvqzyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s275j2w6 That sudden, prickling sensation on the back of your neck that tells you that you aren&#39;t the first person to find this place.<br/><br/><br/><br/>But you might be the last one allowed to leave.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/31410d826-759a86/zG4UVS7E6f6m/VzP3xCl4MvJJpL8fVJzv6OYR8QZ3ybm7eSSGpgDE.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-09T05:14:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7s3pzwxsyu4zmf4hfl43al9yya4mj62dfq0mssyg3cl4lsp6gpgzyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2f5q9gg The Techniques - Classics (1995)<br/><br/><br/><br/>If you’re from Jamaica, you might know this group. But if you’re not—The Techniques are one of the most influential Jamaican groups ever, and one which defined the sound of rock steady.<br/><br/><br/><br/>So big, each individual member later went on to change popular music as we know it. Slim Smith, the lead singer, was—until his untimely death at 23—one of the most beloved singers in Jamaica. Winston Riley was a producer who introduced the world to Buju Banton, Cutty Ranks, and Sister Nancy—and made The Slackest by General Echo. Dave Barker was the Dave in Dave and Ansell Collins. And Frederick Waite helped form Musical Youth, with some of his children as members. <br/><br/><br/><br/>This is basically a compilation that came out in 1995. No album was made by them because The Techniques were a singles group. <br/><br/><br/><br/>An incredible listen, and shaped the sound of popular music to come.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xxvu53l2w7epmufyh5dhst05k9t2zx098hk9wxnqjqalyqsa4d6qmnc285" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Record Pics</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xxv…c285</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/758e75a50-ddd61a/Jvg3gsvfWO0o/219P2YLzEoR3w5dbL8lN091j6lOYeIbjLRYYZ1xX.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-23T02:08:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrx5wnv3wnmmystfw2ws99vquxkypdgcxhlwfuczrdcxq0z4djgugzyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s2r99xln Old timer<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/634f2a4e4-291f24/5vMrjUdewQRl/KN4jgi9U6dbjdw3DndDjwu2om0VUMFsm0nW1CujH.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-31T03:12:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpw8vhu862kxrgvteddumadrlhv8l5kvuz9h2wvr3x7vq0ud0uzczyq2zau6klpnzmw25zvm26rpsw9xhlpcj84tne9z8rdqd2yrhql8s20gzlfw One of my local diners.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/13663/634f2a4e4-291f24/EtYtUxRZiwOd/xEPsQeA0fjvJSaMFgbZvS0yT39zskdDMvWPUc1wA.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-27T05:18:19Z