Notes
Holidays are lovely but I have to give myself time to recover after them. (The thing about having all your family local and beautiful weather means you get multiple outdoor, masked, distanced holiday gatherings.)
My kid just explained to me an imaginary informational text he has that explains why Grinches don’t like Christmas. Thanks, Magic Treehouse!
I’m 20 minutes into Happiest Season and it is every bit as cute as I thought it would be, though I’m distracted sometimes by the difference in size between KStew’s & Mackenzie Davis’s heads.
Oh right. Knitting stresses me out. Better for re-learning when I have the bandwidth for something newish and am looking to grow than for when I’m trying to relax. Maybe after my dissertation draft is finished.
I think it’s time for me to re-learn to knit. I find myself craving the kinds of textures that are easier to achieve with knitting than with crochet. 🧶
I have only dabbled in Horse Girlery, but I’m delighted by Polygon’s Horse Girl Canon. It’s missing Piers Anthony’s Mode series, though.
I’m super thankful for my fellow doc students, who today have dropped off a laser printer and Candy Cane Joe Joe’s. There are some really generous people in my program. I have mostly given them car buying advice and PhD milestone tips.
I’ve been enjoying the Animaniacs reboot, while not finding it as rapturous as the Animaniacs of my youth. But let me tell you, there’s a pun in Ep 11 that would have made the whole season worth it for me even if I hadn’t enjoyed the rest of it.
I’ve been enjoying the Animaniacs reboot, while not finding it as rapturous as the Animaniacs of my youth. But let me tell you, there’s a pun in Ep 11 that would have made the whole season worth it for me even if I hadn’t enjoyed the rest of it.
My advisor just said “Let’s enjoy our time off!” which is code for “Stop working and go eat pie,” right?
Worn down to a nub from moming. Retreating to bed. Definitely going to sleep, NOT to watch The Mandalorian.
Me: Okay, I’m going to finish reading Frankenstein.
W: Didn’t you finish reading that last night?
Me: Did I? Oh I did!
My household will be celebrating the Yule Book Flood this year. I can’t afford to buy everyone in the world books, but if you ask me between now and 11/26, I’ll try to recommend a book for you by 12/1.
On some level, THE MANDALORIAN really is just about parenting a young child. “Don’t eat that.” “I told you not to eat that!” “Where are you?” “Where are you going?” “No no no!”
Want to read: Ruinsong by Julia Ember 📚
Just got an email inviting me to join a network of patient influencers because I’m active in the healthcare space and it feels really weird.
My kid woke me up at the wrong moment in my sleep cycle and I’m pretty sure I’m going to be groggy and cranky all day because of it.