Tachycardia, Tapes, and Taking Time

Photo Circa 2006

If you've noticed, I recently uploaded content from the year 2009 at a much faster pace than usual here on No Tan Diario Chronicles. This sudden burst of activity had a reason behind it: On March 13th, I experienced a strange heart issue that, after several doctor visits, turned out to be tachycardia. Following some dietary adjustments and other changes, I’m doing much better now. However, in that moment, I genuinely feared the worst—that my time might be up. That fear spurred me to upload as much as I could, resulting in finishing the last few uploads from 2008 and completing all of 2009.

That same period also allowed me to post more consistently on Amalgam Creative Arts. By the time I wrapped everything up at the end of March, my health had improved significantly, so I decided to step back and take a short break. During that time, I realized I hadn’t uploaded anything for Analog Musings. Even though these are just simple mixtape extractions, they usually require more focused effort from me because I like to include track titles and artist names—details that sometimes take a while to track down if I didn’t originally write them on the cassette sleeve.

On top of that, I recently ran into some technical trouble with my cassette player (you can read more about that on From RCA Cassette Player to Sony Boombox | Analog Musings https://notandiariochronicles.blogspot.com/2025/04/from-rca-cassette-player-to-sony.html). But overall, I’m feeling much better now, which means No Tan Diario Chronicles—and to a lesser extent, Amalgam Creative Arts—will resume their usual irregular upload schedule, though hopefully with a slightly quicker pace than before.

If you’ve stuck with me this far, thank you. Your support means a lot.