Dear Darling Ones, I would like to report that today was a pretty good day for an endless pandemic during the fall of capitalism. I will tell you the reasons in list form because I’m…
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The COVID Diaries: 14 Things
Dear Darling Ones, Today is Paul Westerberg’s birthday and I’ve spent a lot of the day thus far contemplating what my life would be like without his music. What if Kelly McKnight hadn’t given me…
The COVID Diaries: Recent Tiny Delights
Hi Darling Ones, My status as A #1 Buzzkill is starting to annoy me. Being sad and woe is me is starting to bug the shit out of me. Like, I’m annoyed by my own…
The COVID Diaries: A List of Things
Dear Darling Ones, I’m 95% sure I’m going to be upstairs in my bed by 10 p.m. I feel like I did a lot of things today and I’ve earned the state of exhaustion I’m…
The COVID Diaries: Anti-Bummers? Anti-Bummers!
Lest you forget, Anti-Bummers are a concept I completely stole without permission from my friend Carrie. You should know she has a new book coming out next month. It’s called The Whitsun Daughters, and you…
Because, Not January I Guess
A partial list of things I have accomplished thus far today, the first of February 2020. Finished crocheting the buffalo plaid blanket pictured above. Caught up on the past week of the temperature blanket. Changed…
Things I am Unabashedly Here For (An Abridged List)
All the first day of school pics. This day, Halloween, and the last day of school are really the only reason to keep Facebook active. Hanging out with my 21-year-old niece before she goes back…
A Few Thoughts on Some Things
Last night I dreamt I made out with Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch on the lawn of a haunted library. He was in black and white. I’m putting way too much thought into who was…
Day 194 of 200: Five Thoughts on ‘A Star is Born’
Thought 1 You can dye her hair brown or orange or whatever and give her “natural-looking” makeup, but you can’t make me believe Lady Gaga is ugly. In fact, she’s super charming in this movie…
Day 181 of 200: A Stream-of-Consciousness Airing of Grievances
Bleh. #1. I made the mistake of watching the dueling Fyre documentaries the same weekend a bunch of rich, entitled white boys got in the face of the Native American drummer during the same week…