There are plumbers in the apartment. They are talking to my husband, who is cooking in the kitchen (lamb tagine) and asking him if he's a chef. It's all a tad surreal, given that he cooks maybe twice a month.
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Ugh. Have that awful kind of cold (no, not that one) where you're not sick enough to just sleep all day, but you're too sick to actually do anything. Miserable.
Just saw three riot police transport vehicles go by - fully loaded. Guess the ladies down at City Hall are getting rowdy. Either that, or LAPD wants more overtime.
how do i, I mean, how is this, I can't even
you children, you scions, this is your world - sieze it, grasp it, what are you going to do with it?!
I just hooked up Obsidian and Readwise, and I have to say, this feels like a game-changer. I haven't yet used Readwise with podcasts, only books, but to be able to have all of my little clippings and highlights in one spot seems super good. Was pleased with the amount of customization possible in the import. (Link to Readwise, will get you an extra month free: readwise.io/i/laura14...)
Pandemic Pentimenti: So strange to walk through the city and see all the fading marks on sidewalks and entryways, each dutifully 6 feet away from the next, reminding us of where we were not so very long ago.
Opening the second bottle of wine, wondering "how is it that I am not French?"
[husband editing in the loft, which means listening to the same 2 second clip of audio over and over and over and over and over. and over. and. over.]
I'll just go up to the roof to work, where it's quiet. [pool party with approximately 5,261 toddlers in attendance]
I'll just go down to the lounge, there's never anyone there, it'll be quiet. [some guy watching a penguin movie at volume level 756, laughing out loud]
Going to stab someone. Soon.
Very soon.
Been trying to bang out a brief essay for a gallery application, and have been making zero headway for days. Finally found the path this afternoon - required ditching the first paragraph and then everything else just flowed. Ahhhhhhhh.
This is your captain.
We are about to attempt a crash landing.
Please extinguish all cigarettes.
Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position.