bagagwaa

@bagagwaa

my name is Ben. no colon, no masters. antizionist jew. Used to do a blog about black metal & beer, but now I'm writing about music and life at traumaangel.substack.com all pronouns are fine, I'm too old to care how you perceive me

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bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jul 13

I survived another week, mostly because of music. How about you?

my top artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Dax Riggs- 27 plays
2. Beauty Pill- 25 plays
3. David Bowie- 21 plays
4. Mazzy Star- 21 plays
5. Flotation Toy Warning- 20 plays
6. Scarlet- 19 plays
7. Goatwhore- 18 plays
8. Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals- 18 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jul 12

My best friend got to have an unplanned vet visit this morning because we both needed excitement and I needed to lose a few hundred bucks. (She’s going to be okay, she just has an upset stomach)

Butterscotch, a Great Pyrenees Catahoula mix, gazes nervously at the camera. She’s seated on the couch in a vet’s office while waiting to see a doctor.

Butterscotch napping in the back of a car on her way home after a stressful appointment. My hand is on her head to give her scratches and she’s leaning against my Paddington tote

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jul 10

Gigantic fucking orb from Mass Effect just chilling. Environmental text reads "Level 1 Hazard"

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jul 6

It was a rough week, but the music I listened to kept me sane. How about you?

Screenshot of my Top Artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Beck- 29 plays
2. Tollund Men- 19 plays
3. Smart Went Crazy- 18 plays
4. Sparklehorse- 18 plays
5. Ladytron- 16 plays
6. Autechre- 13 plays
7. Converge- 13 plays
8. Publicist UK- 12 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jul 1

You can just call your dog anything you want

A dog named Sweetie Obama, screenshotted from Instagram reels. She is very small and has her hair all clipped up like she’s getting it done at a salon

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 29

Music will never let me down. How was your week's listening?

My top artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Pixies- 24 plays
2. The Cure- 19 plays
3. Squid Pisser- 18 plays
4. Autechre- 16 plays
5. Cranes- 14 plays
6. Kill Alters- 14 plays
7. Butthole Surfers- 13 plays
8. Hopesfall- 11 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 26

It’s always a good day to go out and experience the world. Saw my friend’s art at a gallery opening then had a great meal before returning home. Also saw a line of people waiting to meet a friendly little snowman, which looked fun.

Painting by Noelia Towers on display in a gallery. A woman is viewed from behind. She had a stack of books on top of her head, which she is balancing with one hand.

Decor at the bar of Thai Diner in Manhattan.

Coconut crusted chicken with mango slaw. Looks great and tastes even better.

A lovely snowman king wearing a cape. His name is mixue I guess

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 23

Looking as messy as I feel, still did something that will hopefully benefit the city I love. If you’re in New York, I hope you will also do each small thing you can to make this a better, more compassionate place.

I am holding an “I voted sticker.” I don’t look great, but I’ve got a Paddington pin on my jacket and a shirt with art from the new Neurosis record, so that’s nice.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 22

Hell yeah lastfm and qobuz are cooperating again. This week I decided to see if Job For a Cowboy had more than one decent album (debatable), caught up on some new jams, and listened to a lot of In Flames (including related project Passenger, not whatever the guy in the image is).

my top artists for the last 7 days from lastfm:
1. In Flames- 38 plays
2. Job for a Cowboy- 28 plays
3. Faith No More- 14 plays
4. Mukqs- 14 plays
5. Passenger- 12 plays
6. Boards of Canada- 9 plays
7. Warren Zevon- 9 plays
8. Fire-Toolz- 8 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 21

Took this picture of Butt Butt the other day and keep going back to it to have a chuckle.

My dog Butterscotch, a Great Pyrenees/Catahoula mix, making an oddly human face while lounging on the bed. Her jaw is slightly open and she looks either dismayed or excited, possibly confused.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 16

I am about to give up my life to follow Faith No More on the road

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 10

My father, the artist, hard at work. “I need to show this to [his wife/my stepmom].”

My dad very focused as he takes a picture of his breakfast. It’s a small bowl of miso soup, some pickled vegetables, and a small piece of grilled fish.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 9

Here’s a few pictures I’ve taken so far today. None of me because that’s not the kind of guy my dad is, but here’s my cat anticipating her grandpa’s arrival, my dad enjoying a salad, and my dad having a beer while I had a cola float to beat the heat.

My cat sitting next to some of my records (because I have too many records and they flowed out into my carpet)

My father wearing a blue Hawaiian style shirt with a salad in front of him. He is smiling.

My dad relaxing on the patio of a restaurant in Manhattan with an IPA in front of him. I’ve got a bottle of Mexican coke and a float in front of me.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 9

Spent most of my last day of 38 stuck at work, but had breakfast at Thai Diner with my dad (and was too busy to take pictures) and got this picture of my big kitten lady looking demonic. What a good time.

Absolutely bizarre postcard from Thai Diner that says "wish you were here" in a valentines heart candy with a dancer of some sort below it. The dancer has like nine arms and a few of them are holding out different dishes that Thai Diner serves. Above her are a few peacock feathers. It's wild.

My kitten (who is eight years old) Queen perched on top of the toilet tank, staring into space with an absolutely troubled/troubling look. She's a funny looking slightly chunky calico girl.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 8

Music kept me sane this week, how about you?

My top artists for the last 7 days, according to last.fm:
1. Dodheimsgard- 34 plays
2. Emma Ruth Rundle- 28 plays
3. Ibrahim Alfa Jnr- 26 plays
4. Kill Alters- 24 plays
5. Deerhunter- 22 plays
6. Niagara- 21 plays
7. Wipers- 20 plays
8. Neurosis- 19 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 7

How am I supposed to go to work when I could be doing this instead?

I am in the bed. My dog butterscotch is treating my torso like a pillow and my laptop with a Mass Effect pause screen is just behind her

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 6

Achieved VIP status at the ramen spot and sometimes they just bring me an extra appetizer. Birthday festivities are off to a great start.

Oysters with lemon, shiso leaf, and yuzu

The mushrooms again with marinated Persian cucumbers in the background

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 6

Best part of my job is getting to meet everyone’s dogs.

Freya, a good girl with a very big smile and a tennis ball she’s proud of.

Frankie, a good little girl who looks like a tiny Ewok. She’s very snack motivated.

Rodrigo, a very good boy with heterochromia. He sat patiently for a picture before he leaned into me for a big hug.

I forget this angel’s name but he was so excited to meet me and hold my hand. A very good boy who didn’t want me to walk away and do my actual job.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 6

Love the new sign at my bodega

Sign clearly designed in Microsoft word with lots of angry face emojis surrounding the text and a single picture of maybe a cartoon bunny who is also mad. It reads:
“No asking for credit”
No “I will be back”
No “im short”
No “you know me”
No “I got you”
No “I’m got for it”
No “ let me slide”

Any complaints call
[phone number redacted]
Costumer service

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 4

I know this isn't the actual answer for today's Circuits on @puzzmo.com but it's what my brain has been trained to place in this gap because I was 14 when Crazy Town became a thing.

Circuits is a puzzle on puzzmo.com in which a word is given, followed by a blank space, sometimes followed by yet another word. The goal is to use context clues to fill in the blank space. Today's Puzzmo includes the phrase "Come" [blank] "Lady." I should be creating two separate two-word phrases that both utilize the middle word, but my brain wants to place the word "my" in between them because I heard the song "Butterfly" by Crazy Town too many times as a teenager.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 3

One of my favorite things about Butterscotch is how she sometimes gets weird little wrinkly folds on the top of her head when she snuggles.

My dog Butterscotch next to me in bed, because she’s pretty much the size of a person anyway. She’s leaning into me and her excess skin is all bunched up on top of her head. She’s a Great Pyrenees mix with. Short coat that is peach or cream colored. My arm is around her and most of my face is obscured because I am kissing her cheek.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· Jun 1

Music was so good to me this week. How about you? (note: lastfm isn't great at collab albums, so the Mabe Fratti plays should properly be attributed to Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti)

Screenshot of my top artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Mabe Fratti (due to tagging error, this should read Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti)- 32 plays
2. Garbage- 27 plays
3. Oranssi Pazuzu- 25 plays
4. otay:onii- 22 plays
5. Boards of Canada- 21 plays
6. Kate Bush- 17 plays
7. The Residents- 17 plays
8. Opeth- 13 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 26

At least the prettiest girl I know is delighted that I cannot spend my afternoon on the patio of a nice little cafe.

My dog butterscotch leaning into me on the bed and looking up at me.

Butterscotch upside down on top of me with her little mouth hanging loose to reveal her fangs. She is very happy.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 25

Music really helped me stay sane this week, how about you?

my top artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Depeche Mode- 31 plays
2. The Cure- 27 plays
3. Glassjaw- 26 plays
4. The Damned- 26 plays
5. The Future Sound of London- 26 plays
6. Ithaca- 22 plays
7. Cloud Rat- 20 plays
8. God Lives Underwater- 18 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 22

Big opinions from the woman who first got me into punk music. Also funny to claim she wasn’t into hardcore when she showed me TSOL before I was even in middle school.

Screenshot of a text with my mom.
Me: “what are your favorite punk albums?”
Mom: “I’d have to give that some thought. I really want into hardcore punk. Maybe the Clash.”
Mom sends a screenshot of “dookie” by Green Day at 20 on the rolling stone list
Mom: “punk? I sure don’t think so.”

Mom sends a screenshot of “Los Angeles” by D at 14
Mom: “yes!”

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 19

Just realized I never posted most of the pictures from my trip to London. My pal Djamila and I met Paddington, I got my picture with Big Ben for a pal who kept demanding I do it, we had a proper Sunday roast with a Guinness, and I got lots of cute pictures of London being London.

Djamila, my fashionable British friend, Paddington the Bear (another British friend of mine), and me looking like a clown.

I’m leaning on a street post of some sort with Big Ben in the background. I have a coffee in my hand and a shirt with art from the video game Chrono Trigger. My friend Carl demanded I do this since my name is Ben.

Djamila giving two big thumbs up from the other side of the table, while both our meals and beers are visible.

A double decker bus driving through an underpass. The bridge above says Hackney Central and has a decent bit of graffiti on it.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 18

I had a great time listening to music this week. How about you?

My top artists for the last 7 days according to last.fm:
1. Oranssi Pazuzu- 38 plays
2. Thank- 33 plays
3. Buzzcocks- 29 plays
4. Kraftwerk- 29 plays
5. Akercocke- 25 plays
6. Caïna- 25 plays
7. Dizzee Rascal- 24 plays
8. A Forest of Stars- 22 plays

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 8

Day two in London, first day feeling human. Had a nice breakfast and a wander through Kensington Gardens before checking out from my hotel this morning.

A bagel with smoked salmon, horseradish, cream cheese, and sweet pickles next to an oat milk latte. All delicious.

A fountain in the foreground with a loved little visitors center type building in the background.

A different fountain, far more ornate, with a small lake behind it.

A tiny temple like structure in Kensington Gardens.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 7

Day one in London consisted of severe jet lag, a full English with my lovely friend Djamila, puking from travel sickness in a tube station, checking in to my gorgeous hotel, and now having my first pint on UK soil from a local craft brewery. Successful day, all things considered.

Djamila, one of my best friends on earth despite being British, sitting across the table in stylish bohemian attire. We both have a full English breakfast on our plates. I’m drinking a massive oat latte and she’s got a sparkling orange drink.

The stairwell of my hotel lobby, as photographed from above.

A lovely statue on a lawn outside my hotel. Perfectly framed by two pillars and a hedge in the background.

A pint of pale ale from arbor brewing on the table of a pub.

bagagwaa@bagagwaa· May 6

Do they allow goblins like me into England? About to find out.