Today, I took in:
Dave Chappelle’s special Equanimity (over an hour of hilarity, and a truly terrible section on his defense of his bad jokes about transgender folks)
a couple episodes of Person of Interest
I made:
a Where in the World Wednesday post for today
Half Moon Pub, London, England; November 25, 2017
Today, I took in:
Matthew Gertz’s article in Politico about how closely Trump’s tweets mirror Fox & Friends on TV
Vashti Bunyan’s album Just Another Diamond Day
Today, I took in:
the rest of the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Cracked Looking-Glass” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
I made:
perhaps a bit of a stretch, but I bought and assembled some file drawers, and organized a large corner of my room into a usable office space — this was most of my day, really
music with my community choir
Today, I took in:
“Babylon Revisited” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
new episodes of my current favorite TV shows: The Good Place and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
oh geez, four episodes of Person of Interest (they’ve really got me with their surface-level engagement with issues of privacy, security, and civil liberties)
I made:
small progress with 15 minutes of Spanish practice on Duolingo
Today, I took in:
the end of The Dark is Rising
three episodes of Castle
I made:
a couple lovely hours of music with my friend — he on guitar and me on vocals; we did a pretty kickass “Zombie” and “Wish You Were Here” and a not-bad “Spooky,” among others
small progress with five minutes of Spanish practice on Duolingo
Today, I took in:
The Dark is Rising
A couple episodes of Castle (such fun no-thinking TV)
I made:
slow progress on 10 minutes of Spanish practice with Duolingo
Can you tell I had more work today than earlier?
Sunset, East Lansing, Michigan
Today, I took in:
the Winter Acoustic mix on Spotify (a bit too much earnest whining in the mix)
Ring Lardner’s “Haircut” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
part two of The Dark is Rising
three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (very more-ish)
I made:
a Sunrise, Sunset blog post for tomorrow
small progress with 10 minutes of Spanish practice on Duolingo
Today, I took in:
Susan Cooper’s novel The Dark is Rising (a classic YA fantasy I’d somehow never even heard of, let alone read, and perfect for this time of year as it’s set between Midwinter and Twelfth Night — so far I’m really enjoying it)
James Blake’s album The Colour in Anything (some good tracks but overall uneven)
Julie Byrne’s album Not Even Happiness (lovely songs sung in a lovely voice)
Ernest Hemingway’s “My Old Man” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
The Doctor Who Christmas special (byeeeee Mark Gatiss and Stephan Moffat, you’ve definitely overstayed your welcome)
An episode of Godless (not inclined to watch any more of that)
I made:
some headway practicing 10 minutes of Spanish on Duolingo
the start of a poem (not a good one, but my first in nearly a year and therefore a good start)
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