Today, I took in:
The Power by Naomi Alderman
I made:
some pretty great dance moves at a party
Taking and Making: January 27
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Taking and Making: January 26
Today, I took in:
The Power by Naomi Alderman (still thrilling)
Their Finest Hour
I made:
customer service calls to both Apple and HMRC, for which I deserve a medal, or at least the nice beer I had with dinner
Taking and Making: January 25
Today, I took in:
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Lol Word, a new queer comedy night in London (hilarious)
I made:
my bed
Taking and Making: January 24
Today, I took in:
The Power by Naomi Alderman (loving this novel so far)
an episode of Death in Paradise, a BBC show that I should definitely not watch for the way it engages with race but I am super attached to Danny John-Jules
I made:
not really anything; it was a tough day
Where in the World Wednesday
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London Lumiere, London, England; January 19, 2018
Taking and Making: January 23
Today, I took in:
a few precious minutes of music on my phone before it died (resurrection pending, fingers crossed; it’s worse than a low battery)
no books because I forgot mine at home when I went in to my temp gig
reruns of Brooklyn 99 while working more hours on a freelance project than expected
not my best day for media!
I made:
a WITWW post for tomorrow
no progress on Duolingo (see aforementioned deceased phone)
Here’s hoping tomorrow’s an improvement!
Taking and Making: January 22
Today, I took in:
two essays from in Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding
I made:
some kids laugh during the games we were playing in the afterschool drama club I’m volunteering with — it was so fun!
a little progress with Spanish on Duolingo
Taking and Making: January 21
Today, I took in:
the Basquiat exhibition “Boom for Real” at the Barbican, with friends — I hadn’t known much about Basquiat at all before I went, just sort of recognized a style; the exhibition is a good intro to this autodidact’s wonderfully sprawling range of interests and impressive commitment to creating
an episode of Miranda
Today, I made:
a little progress in Duolingo, even if I did have to repeat a section
Taking and Making: January 20
Today, I took in:
Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Her Ironing,” James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” and Philip Roth’s “The Conversion of the Jews” in 100 Best American Short Stories
an episode of Lovesick
I made:
a start on possessives in Spanish on Duolingo
a lovely afternoon with friends at Winter Readalouds — I invite people ’round every few months and we read poems and stories to each other, and sometimes play music for one another on the theme of the season we’re in, and we have snacks and tea or wine; it’s nerdy, relaxed, and the closest I’m going to get to running a Parisian salon
Taking and Making: January 19
Today, I took in:
“The Whole World Knows” by Eudora Welty and “The Enormous Radio” by John Cheever, in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
parts of the London Lumiere event in the West End
the latest episode of The Good Place
I made:
slow progress with Spanish on Duolingo — I had to do one section twice, oh dear
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