HELLO, I'MECHO

Night owl, playlist hoarder and maker of small glowing things.

The short version

I do my best thinking after dark

By day I have an ordinary job with ordinary hours. The interesting part starts when the house goes quiet: a pot of jasmine tea, a playlist with no lyrics, and whatever small thing I am trying to make that week.

This blog started as a notebook of those evenings. Now it is where I write them up: the playlists, the night photos, the little apps and the Sundays I switch everything off. Pull up a chair, the lights are low on purpose.

I live with a sleepy grey cat called Miso, who has opinions about keyboards.

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Things I love

Quiet playlists

Ambient, lo-fi and film scores. Nothing with words after midnight.

Streetlights

Wet pavements and neon signs, shot on a phone and a tiny tripod.

Jasmine tea

One pot per post, give or take. Usually take.

Paper notebooks

Every idea starts on paper before it ever gets near a screen.

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Little numbers

86
posts written
64
playlists made
312
night photos
1
sleepy cat

The story so far

  1. 2019

    Became a night owl

    A new job, a new city and a flat with one very big window.

  2. 2022

    Adopted Miso

    Grey, sleepy, and convinced the keyboard is a heated bed.

  3. 2024

    Started this blog

    The notebook of late evenings finally got a home online.

Asked often

Why write at night?

It is the only time the house is quiet enough to hear what I actually think.

Can I use your playlists?

Please do. Every playlist is linked at the end of its post.

What camera do you use?

Just my phone and a small tripod. The post about it is on the blog.

Why is everything glowing?

Because it is late, the lights are off and the screen is the brightest thing in the room.