Hi Darling Ones,

Today’s a big day of deadlines and I’m squeezing this one right under the wire. Here’s some things I’ve been appreciating this month.

Guilty Verdicts

This needs no explanation,.

Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty

This is my not-entirely-irrational fear. I’m in this weird place where my poor people insurance is pretty good, but being poor is not so great.

Kathleen Edwards, “Only Lie Worth Telling” [Paul Westerberg Cover]

One of the best things about being alive is discovering your favorite things have a relationship outside of your own heart. So yeah, Kathleen Edwards covering Westerberg? Yes, please.

You Are What You Read, Even if You Don’t Always Remember It

“I have to constantly remind myself of this. Especially in an environment that prioritizes optimizing and maximizing personal productivity, where it seems if you can’t measure (let alone remember) the impact of a book in your life then it wasn’t worth reading.”

Hot Honey Mustard Dressing

I tend to eat seasonally. Is that a thing? From about October to April/May my diet mainly consists of soup. May-September it’s mostly salads, and I’m always on the lookout for good salad dressings because I’m entirely too lazy to make my own. This stuff from Target is my new favorite thing.

Patriarchy According To The Barbie Movie

I’m moderately annoyed that this very good video is by a man and quotes a book by a man, but I also know that men rarely listen to women. So…

No, You Don’t Need to ‘Decant’ Your Groceries

I love and hate this article in equal measure. Jarring your marshmallows is dumb. I get what the author is saying about wastes of time and materials and the weird hyper-organized aesthetic.

But, here’s the thing, since the stroke I decant a lot of my groceries. Almonds, trail mix, coffee, anything that comes in a ziploc bag gets dumped into a container with a lid. Those fucking bags are the bane of my existence. I can never open or close them without many swears. So yes, my almonds are in cute jars, but only because I had the jars. Most of my stuff is kept in deli containers.

Cake, “Fashion Nugget”

My brain has decided if I don’t hear this whole album once a day I will die. It also needs to hear their cover of “I Will Survive” at leas three times in a row. I have to sing along quite loudly while doing my best chair dancing. Welcome to a very special 1996 of my mind.

Appreciatory yours,
Jodi