RUN ERRANDS

May 7, 2026

Too much slop lately. Brainrot as Anti-Content. My cleansing ritual involved moving on to the next platform. Afternoon Slow brought me to Mickey Galvin's YouTube. What a bliss. I spent a calm evening in NYC vlogs.

"Mickey Galvin’s video technique is brilliant. Simultaneously open and controlled, loose and tight. She just talks, then edits, she shows us her desktop and her documents, yet it’s still all very, careful", writes Russell. And of course he is right. Yet another aspect, especially in the vlogs is the visual aesthetic. In parts due to the hardware i presume. A Sony HDR-CX220EL HD Flash Camcorder from 2013 does the trick for me. I need it.

Driving to Gevelsberg yesterday afternoon. Landstraße, a dense green and rain. John Maus popped up on. Got lost in John Maus lore. A reddit on his phd. Getty images of his wife. Obviously missed him nearby, barely across the street here last November.

On my way to the station now. Another train. Another town. And two pieces of paper in my bag. Quiet Media.

Quiet, piggy

The cover references the "Everything Is Computer" catchphrase meme that originated from a remark by President Donald Trump on March 11, 2025, while he sat inside a Tesla Model S on the White House South Lawn. Reacting to the car's all-digital dashboard, Trump said "Everything's computer!" in a tone of genuine amazement, and the phrase instantly became one of the internet's favorite new punchlines. MemeMeme

The phrase took on an almost philosophical quality online — working as tech critique, an expression of bewilderment, and something to mutter while staring at a self-checkout machine. That's the joke Spike is leaning into here: pairing the goofy three-word catchphrase with a serene, almost pastoral park scene where everyone's quietly absorbed in their phones — picnics, wine bottles, trees, sunlight, and screens. "Everything's computer," even the picnic.

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