It’s been a couple weeks since my last roundup. I was on a family trip to Maui. We’ve been going there since I was a little kid so it’s always a special time. Last year, I cut my trip short because it was so emotional for me to be there without my dad there. This — Read More
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Weekly Roundup: June 2, 2023
And then it was June. You wouldn’t know it where I live because it’s been gloomy and cool. I am a spoiled Californian and I am impatient for sunshine. In any case, I hope you’re enjoying a good start to your month. Happy PRIDE to all who celebrate! Quote of the week:“I now inhabit a — Read More
Weekly Roundup: March 24, 2023
This week seemed to fly by. Let’s get right to the roundup! Quote of the week:“Nothing in Nature ‘becomes itself’ without being vulnerable: the mightiest tree’s growth requires soft and supple shoots, just as the hardest-shelled crustacean must first molt and become soft. The same goes for us: no emotional vulnerability, no growth.” –Gabor Maté — Read More
Weekly Roundup: March 3, 2023
We made it to March! Woohoo! I had some dumb drama last week. Went to get tested for strep after my daughter tested positive and they insisted on also testing me for Covid (though I had zero symptoms of anything). I was negative for strep and positive for Covid. So I had to cancel my — Read More
Weekly Roundup: October 23
Quote of the week:“I would beg to disagree, but begging disagrees with me” –Fiona Apple (this line from her latest album keeps going through my head as I run into political disagreements) What I’m reading:A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler Some good essays/articles:“The Problem with Vegetarianism” — read this; it’s not what you think“Why — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 18
Quote of the Week:“You needn’t berate yourself for failing to do it all, since doing it all is structurally impossible. The only viable solution is to make a shift: from a life spent trying not to neglect anything, to one spent proactively and consciously choosing what to neglect, in favour of what matters most.” — — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 4
Quote of the Week:“The pattern of ordinary life, in which so much stays the same from one day to the next, disguises the fragility of its fabric.” –The Dark Mountain Project manifesto What I’m reading:The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (finished this; not for the faint of heart, but highly recommend)Tangerine by Christine — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 28
Quote of the Week:“We are all migrants through time.” –Mohsin Hamid, Exit West What I’m reading:The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (truly, truly terrifying) What I’m listening to:Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (finished this week)Exit West by Mohsin Hamid What I’m watching:“Love Life” (HBO Max) — still enjoying this one Writing news: My website — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 21
Quote of the week:“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge–it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” –Min Jin Lee, Pachinko What I’m reading:The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper (finished it this week)The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (truly terrifying) What I’m listening to:Pachinko by Min — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 7
Quote of the week: “Any real change should make you feel, at first, afraid. If you’re not afraid of it, then it’s not real change.” –Nathan Hill, The Nix (just finished this book and it’s made the list of my all-time favorites) What I’m reading: The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe What I’m listening to: The Nix by — Read More