the secrecy won't keep you free (week notes 005)
Doing
- This week I learned that I'm allergic to yellowjacket stings in the worst way possible (not that there's a good way). I was attacked by a nest of them while mowing the lawn and had to go to the ER.
- Contemplating my intense introversion.
- I was able to finally get together with a dear friend for a walk through the park — we have been trying to see each other for a while now but schedules and weather kept getting in the way. Talking to her, a kindred spirit, nourishes me.
Reading
- The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler. Finished in the first hours of this week. I wrote up a full post with my thoughts.
- Death Is Not an Option by Suzanne Rivecca. I'm about halfway through this. It's middling; there's a lot of weird sex that I simply do not connect to, and all of the narrators / protagonists feel the same even though this is a collection of unrelated short stories.
- There’s an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris’ or Harris’s? by Holly Tamer. This is the kind of presidential race news coverage I want to see in this world.
Watching
- Into the Aether's Pokemon Emerald Nuzlocke. I really like Into the Aether and the TWG network, and Joe is a big fan of watching Pokemon challenges on YouTube. We are not far in, but we are enjoying it so far.
Playing
- Rock Band 4. I have a friend visiting this week — it's a great party game.
- Carcassone. A board game staple in my house.
Listening
- Nothing particular beyond some shuffles, but my mom came over with her old Fleetwood Mac records and we realized that my record player has been spinning slightly too fast (~33.7rpm instead of 33.3). I noticed it months ago with Mac Miller's GO:ODAM, but I thought it might just be the press. We fixed it and now I feel I have to re-listen to all my records.