*And by Spotify I mean reading and writing.**And by wrapped I mean last year’s and a whole life of stats. Reading stats: In 2024 I read 18 books. Fine. 8 of the books I read in 2024 were published in 2024 and 1 was published in 2023. I am proud of this; I like to […]
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But did you vision board it?
The shop was closed and we were sitting at the front desk when I said: “I don’t believe in fate or manifestation or anything.”Sam laughed. He said, “You say that all the time.”And I laughed too–at the honesty of it–how true it felt for him to say that–because it makes sense for me to say […]
Overdue
I kept my library books for a very long time. I think I got them in April. Now it’s almost September. When the first email notification from the Denver library popped up in my inbox I was a little worried: yes we were in late territory, no I wasn’t even close to being done with […]
Wait where am I again?
So what have I been up to since January? Well I went to some protests (so many crowds), signed some internet petitions (do those even do anything?), scolded some people (inappropriate), got scolded (karma), got sick (should have seen that coming), got some supplements at Whole Foods (#thingswhitepeoplelike) and got better (but it might have […]
“Time is a Goon”
Recently I read a book that I really really liked: A Visit From the Goon Squad. The characters are dynamic (and many). The story is enthralling. But then, it’s not too hard to find enthralling stories with dynamic characters these days. What Egan does uniquely well in Goon Squad was create a cohesive picture of one person’s life. Egan uses the usual storytelling […]
