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Sep. 21st, 2021 08:48 amHaven't had a haircut in long enough that I actually comb my hair daily and hold my bangs back with a hairpin. (Old icon is currently appropriate.)
Am reading the harrowing memoir Year of the Nurse by Cassie Alexander.
Just finished Ben Rosenbaum's The Unraveling which was a little disappointing; I think it might feel brain-breaking to readers who haven't read any of the Terra Ignota or the 2nd and 3rd Imperial Radch books, but I wanted the constant idea-flourishing that I get from Rosenbaum's nonfiction speaking and writing, and instead, for about the second half or last third of the book, I knew where things were going and it felt like a kind of familiar story. But it's an interesting read and feels like it's going to be a 2021 must-read for people who want book-length speculative fiction that plays with gender.
I'm re-acclimating to my daily life after a couple of months unavailable/taking care of a responsibility that took me away from my daily life. My regular co-working and co-exercising videocalls help. So do walking around outside and seeing friends outside. I saw a couple of friends recently who didn't know that in NYC they can get free high-quality COVID testing from the city government. Glad I could tell them!
Today Leonard and I played a game where I read aloud nearly all of a New York Times headline and he tried to guess the last word. This feels like a game you could play with kids to help them learn a component of media literacy.
Am trying to co-exercise more -- this entry explains what I'm doing. My schedule has a lot more flexibility as I rebuild it so if you're interested in joining me, speak up in the comments?
Am reading the harrowing memoir Year of the Nurse by Cassie Alexander.
Just finished Ben Rosenbaum's The Unraveling which was a little disappointing; I think it might feel brain-breaking to readers who haven't read any of the Terra Ignota or the 2nd and 3rd Imperial Radch books, but I wanted the constant idea-flourishing that I get from Rosenbaum's nonfiction speaking and writing, and instead, for about the second half or last third of the book, I knew where things were going and it felt like a kind of familiar story. But it's an interesting read and feels like it's going to be a 2021 must-read for people who want book-length speculative fiction that plays with gender.
I'm re-acclimating to my daily life after a couple of months unavailable/taking care of a responsibility that took me away from my daily life. My regular co-working and co-exercising videocalls help. So do walking around outside and seeing friends outside. I saw a couple of friends recently who didn't know that in NYC they can get free high-quality COVID testing from the city government. Glad I could tell them!
Today Leonard and I played a game where I read aloud nearly all of a New York Times headline and he tried to guess the last word. This feels like a game you could play with kids to help them learn a component of media literacy.
Am trying to co-exercise more -- this entry explains what I'm doing. My schedule has a lot more flexibility as I rebuild it so if you're interested in joining me, speak up in the comments?
