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🎵 I’m listening to the full album of Lady Gaga’s BORN THIS WAY for the first time, and I’m a little embarrassed by coming to her this late, given her status as the spiritual successor to Madonna, whom I have adored since 1984.

1/3/22 plan: Wake up at normal time, hang out with kid, eat wholesome food, clean bedroom, prep for week ahead

1/3/22 reality: Wake up 1 hr late & in pain, eat easy version of wholesome food, watch kid play tablet games all day

New bio! “Big sister, little mother, perpetual learner. I love books AND computers.”

New rule: Especially on days when my kid is home from school, it’s okay if my routines don’t go as planned. Extra okay if it’s also a high pain day.

10 Video Games to Know Me 🎮

  • Final Fantasy
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3
  • Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
  • Chrono Cross
  • Golden Sun
  • Final Fantasy X-2
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
  • Dragon Age Inquisition
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

10 TV Shows to Know Me 📺

  • The Muppet Show
  • Punky Brewster
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • The Kids In the Hall
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Firefly
  • 30 Rock
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • You’re the Worst
  • GLOW

Welp, my corkboard is now mostly a collage of tarot and oracle cards. The mermaids are very concerned about research ethics.

A cork board with several items pinned to it. Most of the items are tarot or oracle cards. There are also a photo of a swaddled baby and 3 greeting cards, as well as an "I voted" sticker. An oracle card depicts a silvery mermaid looking up at a shadowy cloaked figure stretching out their hand. Text on the card reads: "EXPERIMENTS Manipulation of nature, forcing change, cruelty in the pursuit of knowledge, arrogance"

Quick Thoughts on TRULY DEVIOUS 📚

I don’t want to write a full review of Truly Devious but I want to share a couple things.

First: it goes back and forth between details of a cold case from 1936 and the present. I love the way it weaves these two related stories together.

Second: it ends on a cliffhanger, which left me wanting to scream “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?” and also simultaneously flail with delight, so well done Maureen Johnson, I guess.

Recommended if you like mysteries, especially dark academia.