Why can't cookbooks get all the things right? I just borrowed a bunch from the library, all focused on meal planning. One has good looking plans and cooking strategies, but no shopping lists. Another has nicely paired recipes, but they're not indexed (and no TOC, either!) C'mon people, this just isn't difficult.
The Latest Words - Page 2
Around the beginning of the year, I realized that every morning, the first image I had of myself was me dressed in a ratty old t-shirt. It just didn't seem like a good way to start the day, so I bought some proper pajamas. Nothing fancy, just a nightdress and a couple "camp style" pajama sets from Lands End. But I tell you what: it has made a huge difference! When I see myself in the morning now, I see someone who takes a bit of care about how she looks - and that seems to give me a better outlook on lots of things throughout the day.
The mister has put on the Eras tour movie as music to work by today. I'm sitting in the next room, out of his line of sight, but in the reflection of the glass of pictures on the wall, I can see him dancing - but I don't think he knows I can see him. It's very sweet, tbh, and I just love him so much.
My Default Apps
Oooh, oooh, since all the cool kids are doing it, I will give you a list of all my default apps. And maybe some other stuff too - like opinions on the length of podcasts, music discovery, and where voice memos go to die.
Starter Villain, and the Joys of Writing and Performance
A spoiler-free review of John Scalzi's Starter Villain and Wil Wheaton's audiobook reading thereof, complete with side commentary on listening to writing.
Seeing Through My Own Eyes
In which Laura muses on how seeing the world differently is going after a week with new contact lenses, and the unusally profound results of the change.
When I was small, I liked to make my Halloween costumes. Then there was a stretch of years I made them for the boys. And since then, pretty much nothing. To my mind, it's a kid's holiday. Why should adults tread all over it? Anyway, Happy Halloween, no matter how old you are.
Getting our picnic ready for tonight - Wynton Marsalis "All Rise" at the Hollywood Bowl. Last concert of the season - really looking forward to it.
ARGH. Just realized that Clickup's timeline view, which I have been enjoying so much, was in a kind of "trial" state and isn't available at the $5/mo level. Have to spend $12/mo. I don't know if I'm angrier at Clickup for leading me on or myself for not noticing it.
I'm into the discovering-the-quirks phase of starting to use ClickUp, but I haven't run into any dealbreakers yet, which is heartening. And I'm still really liking being able to view my projects as timelines and boards as well as plain old lists. So far so good, ClickUp!