Today, I took in:
my favorite comedy night in London, Quantum Leopard
I made:
very slow progress on learning Spanish with Duolingo
Taking and Making: January 13
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Taking and Making: January 12
Today, I took in:
The first three essays in Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding
I made:
One tweet that Mallory Ortberg liked, which is something I’ll dine out on for years
Taking and Making: January 11
Today, I took in:
2 episodes of Castle
William Faulkner’s “That Will Be Fine” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
“I Started the Media Men List” by Moira Donegan
I made:
a return to studying Spanish on Duolingo
Taking and Making: January 10
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
Taking and Making: January 9
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
I made:
slow progress with five minutes of Duolingo Spanish practice
Taking and Making: January 8
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
Taking and Making: January 7
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
Taking and Making: January 6
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
Taking and Making: January 5
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?
Taking and Making: January 4
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
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