Short but sweet recap of the week.

Reading. Homegoing and Still Me. I think I might have bought a couple of books but that could also have been last week but I don’t know anymore because everything just feels like one long day.

Watching. The Roseanne reboot. I have mixed feelings. It was quite funny but she’s a reprehensible, vile person and I don’t know if I will keep watching.

Loving. That SouthLAnd is on Hulu. It’s one of my all-time favorite shows and I can’t wait to binge the shit out of it after the child’s spring break is over.

Listening. This is where you come in. I’ve listened to various podcast episodes that have been excellent but no show is really setting my world on fire. Any suggestions?

Wanting. Tickets to EVERYTHING. There’s like 12 concerts and Broadway shows I NEED to see not to mention plane tickets to a bunch of places. It’s hard to prioritize which ones should come first. But I have to. I only have so much money. I should get more.

Laughing.

That’s all for this week. Happy Passover. Happy Easter. Happy weekend if you celebrate neither.

I don’t have much to recap this week because I’ve spent all of it sick. Thankfully not the flu but a really disgusting, feverish cold that rendered me a bump on the couch. Which was a nice way to recover from a weekend in Richmond. And hide from the snow.

Reading. Educated. Finished Force of Nature. Got nothing from the library or NetGalley or Kindle. But I did learn that Jodi Picoult and Amy Stewart have new books this year so that’s exciting. Don’t forget Show Us Your Books on Tuesday!

Watching. Flint Town. It’s a docuseries on Netflix about the Flint, MI police department. I’m on episode 3 and have mixed feelings about it. But I’ll finish it because my interest is piqued.

Listening. Remember last week when I stomped my feet in an impatient tantrum because Shinedown hadn’t released their summer tour schedule? WELL. THEY DID. And I cannot wait! Plus their new song debuted this week. It KICKS ASS and I can’t stop listening to it.

Drinking. Tea. Lots and lots of tea. And, fun fact, I didn’t have coffee for a week and I didn’t miss it. An interesting development in my life.

Wondering. If I should by the handheld Oregon Trail game from Target. Seriously. Should I buy it?

Laughing. At some things I saw on the internet and forgot to save so I can share them. Not sure why I brought it up.

Well, I’m off to the movies this weekend. The child wants to see A Wrinkle in Time and since we have this weekend free from any family or cheerleading obligations, I’m going to take her. I’m not thrilled about going to the movies on a weekend but sometimes we have to do things we don’t like.

See you on Tuesday when we talk books!

 

 

 

 

 

Short and sweet, from my phone. Saving the rants for next week.

Reading. Force of Nature. Picked up House Arrest and Educated from the library. Nothing from Amazon or NetGalley.

Watching. Seven Seconds and Everything Sucks on Netflix. Very different but both very good.

Waiting. For freaking Shinedown to announce their summer tour. I budgeted for 3 shows and if they’re not going to be nearby I’d like to find something else. I’m also waiting to see which shows are free courtesy of the Ticketmaster settlement.

Planning. Two days in NYC in April! Well, sort of. I have an event to go to in the evening but definitely heading to The Strand beforehand and not sure what I want to do before I get on the train home. I’ll be back in June so I’m not overly concerned with missing something but I am SO EXCITED to get away for something unrelated to cheerleading.

Loving. That I finally, FINALLY found a food Lizzy will eat. Old man Barkley is on a prescription diet so he gets no say in anything but Lizzy was proving to be a very picky eater. After a LOOOOONG conversation with a very knowledgeable woman at my local pet store, I found something Lizzy inhales instead of rejects and doesn’t cause me anxiety or hurt my morals. Everyone wins!

Laughing. Well, fuck me for thinking I could do it but the video I wanted to share isn’t shareable except on fucking Facebook so here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/forklyfood/videos/10154927189331246/

And this weekend I am off to Richmond for cheerleading! That makes three weekends in a row and I am very much anticipating next weekend’s cheer-free living. Hope you guys have a great weekend doing whatever it is you do!

What day is it? What month is it? What season is it?

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I’m seriously so confused.

It’s been a weird week and I don’t know what to talk about and what to leave out. My brain is messier than usual and I keep hoping that one of these days, I’ll get it all sorted out and get back to some sort of normal. But honestly, today is not that day.

Reading. Finished You Are a Badass At Making Money and The Breakdown. Currently reading 13 Minutes. Nothing new from NetGalley but I did get Force of Nature from the library and am also in a battle of wits with Barnes and Noble trying to decide what books I want to buy since there are quite a number on my TBR that my library does not have in any branch in my whole damn state.

Listening. Uncivil. It’s a podcast about untold stories of the Civil War. I’m not even sure how I discovered it but pretty interesting.

Eating. Popcorn. In buckets. Not literally in buckets but I’d honestly consider that because my entire diet lately is popcorn and coffee. At least I’ve moved up from tortilla chips and Twizzlers.

Watching. The CNN Town Hall with the students of MSD High School. How do I even begin to discuss this? First, I guess I start by saying that anyone who underestimates the power, strength, resilience, determination, and ferocity of teenagers is a fucking dumbass. These kids are leading a revolution that should have started years ago and their willingness to say things adults won’t is a sight to behold (and hear) and we need to listen to them. We need to hear them. Our “leaders” have failed them in every capacity and they’re just fucking done. They are taking them to task in ways that are more mature and intelligent than most of the adults I know are capable of doing. I don’t blame them. They’ve grown up with mass shootings as the norm. It shouldn’t be like that. I remember watching the news in horror on April 20, 1999 and here we are, 18 years later, and nothing has fucking changed. And I am here to support what they’re doing because no kid, anywhere, ever, should be scared going to school. Second, any of these conspiracy theorists or anyone sending them death threats…GO FUCK YOURSELVES. Seriously. You don’t have to agree with them but what the actual fuck is wrong with you to do that? Third, I cannot anymore with this being mental health versus gun control. It’s an issue with both. We need to address both from a public policy standpoint and a common sense standpoint. And, for the record, no one who wants common sense gun control or wants to ban or at least make it inconvenient and difficult to buy semi-automatic weapons necessarily hates the 2nd amendment. We just think it needs to stop being more important than anything else.  (I’m sorry, guys. I wish this made more sense).

Cleaning. Or not. My desk is a disaster and one of such epic proportions that I don’t even know where to begin cleaning it out. Organization is not usually something I struggle with but my desk is its own untamed beast. Sort of like my hair.

Wondering. What the hell is up with my FitBit? Why does it have so much attitude? Like, if I do an hour of exercise, why does it only give me credit for 28 minutes? Screw you, FitBit! I want my full time! I worked for that shit and you now owe me 32 minutes.

I think that’s all I’ve got. We’ve got another cheer competition this weekend and it’s supposed to rain so that’s awesome. Hope your weekend is great and I’ll see you back here on Tuesday.