Turn off all screens and pretend you have no electricity for them. Put on water for tea or coffee. Look around and see what you have been wanting to do but have been screen-centered instead. A puzzle? A project? Clean out that cupboard? A nap? Call that relative or friend you miss and talk for an hour? Do those things.
Meguey Baker You are one of 14 people in my "following" circle; a small group of people I may never meet, who exude wisdom and empathy. The screens go out in a few minutes.
Aaron Griffin Yeah, that's going to happen. I'll hit the upstairs gym sometime today, totally the plan.
If you can find it, watch American Crime. It's amazing. This season is about a sexual assault between two boys and it's somehow even better than the first season. It's by the guy who made 12 Years a Slave and each season takes the same (rough) cast and does a different story about crime in the US today.
This is not a crime show about cops, though. Cops are almost aggressively kept out of frame. They're almost always off-camera. Instead it focuses on the victims and accused, the families of both, and other people in the world affected by it. The story this season touches on homophobia, potentially bi erasure, race, wealth, inherited privilege, the politics of cool in high school, the differences between poor and rich schools, the ways institutions protect themselves, the problems and risks of pushing assault victims to go to the authorities, and cyberbullying. Among other things.
It's the most-real show I've ever seen, and it's amazingly great drama and filmmaking. I strongly recommend it.
I can believe it. My mom used to run a gift basket business growing up, which is exactly where you'd find bath bombs. But I only heard the word in the last few years.
Well, I'm working, so of you could enjoy the day for me, that would be great.
ReplyDeleteRead the dictionary
ReplyDeleteGo sledding.
ReplyDeletePut on some boots and go stomping around pretending you are on patrol on Hoth.
ReplyDeleteTurn off all screens and pretend you have no electricity for them. Put on water for tea or coffee. Look around and see what you have been wanting to do but have been screen-centered instead. A puzzle? A project? Clean out that cupboard? A nap? Call that relative or friend you miss and talk for an hour? Do those things.
ReplyDeleteYou could always exercise.
ReplyDeleteMeguey Baker You are one of 14 people in my "following" circle; a small group of people I may never meet, who exude wisdom and empathy. The screens go out in a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteAaron Griffin Yeah, that's going to happen. I'll hit the upstairs gym sometime today, totally the plan.
If you can find it, watch American Crime. It's amazing. This season is about a sexual assault between two boys and it's somehow even better than the first season. It's by the guy who made 12 Years a Slave and each season takes the same (rough) cast and does a different story about crime in the US today.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a crime show about cops, though. Cops are almost aggressively kept out of frame. They're almost always off-camera. Instead it focuses on the victims and accused, the families of both, and other people in the world affected by it. The story this season touches on homophobia, potentially bi erasure, race, wealth, inherited privilege, the politics of cool in high school, the differences between poor and rich schools, the ways institutions protect themselves, the problems and risks of pushing assault victims to go to the authorities, and cyberbullying. Among other things.
It's the most-real show I've ever seen, and it's amazingly great drama and filmmaking. I strongly recommend it.
If you can pick up a copy of Saga I think you would enjoy the comic.
ReplyDeleteIn the last 90 minutes: clean, take out recycling, clean more, talked to family, read more of Thing Explainer. Good times!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome william. So much done. Feel good about those choices. Then go do the Hoth thing and come back for hot chocolate.
ReplyDeletePaint something, or color if you don't have paints. Read H2G2 again.
ReplyDeleteRead for a few hours. Used a home made bath bomb.
ReplyDeleteAlso: wikipedia says Lush invented the bath bomb in 2005. Does anyone believe this?
ReplyDeleteI can believe it. My mom used to run a gift basket business growing up, which is exactly where you'd find bath bombs. But I only heard the word in the last few years.
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