# Backstage @ Taurean.work
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## Who?
My name's [[taurean-definition|Taurean Bryant]], I'm a design engineer based in the Bay Area of California. This site is a mess so if you're looking for something a bit more legible, visit [taurean.work](https://taurean.work) instead.
## What?
This site is somewhere between a catch-all for my content that doesn't already have a good home and the last stop for stuff I don't want to forget. These notes are published directly from my Obsidian vault so from time to time, you may see markup intended for plugins. You'll also likely come across broken links. These are backlinks to notes that I did *not* publish[^1].
This site exists primarily as an extension of my private notes. You'll experience it best when you see it less like a curated public museum of content and more like entering my messy lived-in home.
## Where?
idk, I'm just trying to force this question format to work. [Obsidian Publish](https://obsidian.md/publish) I guess?
## Why?
I don't write often, and sometimes when I do it's not quite a blog post or essay. For example, [[Ratings|my approach to rating content]] or [[Go-To Fast Food Orders|a reference for what to order when I eat out]]. I thought it would be fun to just have this web of stuff I publish over time, like finding that old box of mementos you'd forgotten about when you move. Also, it's incredibly easy to manage.
## How?
This site won't have your typical navigation, you'll likely find most pages by me linking directly to them. If you're feeling adventurous, feel free to use the graph view on desktop. By default this will only show you notes directly connected to the one you're viewing but you can also expand it to view all public notes.
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## recent notes
Just so I don't leave you with nothing though, here are some of the things I've published:
### _All_ recent
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```dataview
LIST
WHERE
!contains(file.folder, "curtain") AND
!contains(file.folder, "sample") AND
(contains(publish, true) AND !contains(unlisted, true))
SORT file.ctime desc
limit 3
```
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- [[notes/Guide to Knife Shopping.md|Guide to Knife Shopping]]
- [[notes/Writing as Thinking.md|Writing as Thinking]]
- [[system/templates/Publish.md|Publish]]
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### Posts
%% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start
```dataview
LIST
WHERE
contains(kind, [[Drafts Collection|Drafts]]) AND
!contains(file.folder, "curtain") AND
!contains(file.folder, "sample") AND
(contains(publish, true) AND !contains(unlisted, true))
SORT file.ctime desc
LIMIT 3
```
%%
- [[notes/Resolutions.md|Resolutions]]
- [[notes/Everyday stuff.md|Everyday stuff]]
- [[notes/Stuff 20250509.md|Stuff 20250509]]
%% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%
### Media
%% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start
```dataview
TABLE without id
file.link as "Media title",
choice(kind = [[Albums Collection|Albums]], [[Albums Collection|Album]],
choice(kind = [[Books Collection|Books]], [[Books Collection|Book]],
choice(kind = [[Show Episodes Collection|Show Episodes]], [[Show Episodes Collection|Show Episode]],
choice(kind = [[Podcasts Episodes Collection|Podcasts Episodes]], [[Podcasts Episodes Collection|Podcasts Episode]],
choice(kind = [[Movies Collection|Movies]], [[Movies Collection|Movie]],
choice(kind = [[Comic Issues Collection|Comic Issues]], [[Comic Issues Collection|Comic Issue]],
choice(kind = [[Performances Collection|Performances]], [[Performances Collection|Performance]],
choice(kind = [[Video Games Collection|Video Games]], [[Video Games Collection|Video Game]],
"?"
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
) as "Media",
choice(round(rating) = null, "",
choice(rating <= 1, "★☆☆☆☆",
choice(rating = 2, "★★☆☆☆",
choice(rating = 3, "★★★☆☆",
choice(rating = 4, "★★★★☆",
choice(rating <= 5, "★★★★★", "")
)
)
)
)
) as "Rating"
WHERE
!contains(file.folder, "curtain") AND
!contains(file.folder, "sample") AND
(contains(publish, true) AND !contains(unlisted, true)) AND
(contains(kind, [[Albums Collection|Albums]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Books Collection|Books]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Show Episodes Collection|Show Episodes]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Podcasts Episodes Collection|Podcasts Episodes]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Movies Collection|Movies]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Comic Issues Collection|Comic Issues]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Performances Collection|Performances]]) OR
contains(kind, [[Video Games Collection|Video Games]]))
SORT file.ctime desc
LIMIT 3
```
%%
| Media title | Media | Rating |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------ |
| [[notes/Jurassic World Rebirth.md\|Jurassic World Rebirth]] | [[Movies Collection\|Movie]] | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| [[notes/Swimming.md\|Swimming]] | [[Albums Collection\|Album]] | ★★★★☆ |
| [[notes/Sea (EP).md\|Sea (EP)]] | [[Albums Collection\|Album]] | ★★★☆☆ |
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[^1]: either due to privacy or because most of the notes' value is in the properties which Obsidian Publish does not support