• Not much in the way of reading this week. Two books for work (for my Whole30/Paleo/healthy living/grain free friends, you might want to check out one of them, The Perfect Human Diet by CJ Hunt. There’s also a documentary with the same name and I think you can still rent it for $.99 on iTunes), still reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and Fortune Smiles, and I picked up Crank, Skippy Dies, and The Woman Whole Stole My Life. Thanks to everyone who joined us for Show Us Your Books and the next one is February 9.
• Didn’t really watch anything except The State of the Union and The Golden Globes. I still need to finish Narcos and Master of None and catch up on some DVR’d stuff.
• Speaking of The Golden Globes, what a strange week for entertainment news. First David Bowie, then Alan Rickman, and then the Oscar nominations were announced. With respect to Bowie, I was never a huge fan of his music but man, did I respect what he created. I loved his unapologetic individuality, being weird before people like Madonna and Lady Gaga made it trendy. And the fact that The Breakfast Club quotes one of his songs (“Changes”) in the beginning is pretty freaking cool. When I think of a music pioneer, I think of Bowie on that list. With respect to Rickman, he was just such a fabulous actor that it’s a shame we won’t get more of his movies. And with respect to the Oscars, MATT DAMON GOT A NOMINATION (you all know how I feel about him and also, can we talk about how funny it was, him trying to choke back laughter at Ricky Gervais’s joke at the expense of his BFF? This is only a small reason why I’ve been obsessed with him for 20+ years), and Room, The Martian, and The Big Short all got a bunch. Props to the authors that wrote those books because the authors never quite get the kudos they deserve. I think it’s also a testament to the fact that movie adaptations are getting better BUT the book is still (almost) always better than the movie.
• Cooked some more delicious dishes. My favorite one (and my husband’s favorite, too, to which he said “we never need to bring in Chinese food ever again”) was this recipe for chicken with cashew nuts. I didn’t have some of the Paleo friendly ingredients so it was kind of a hybrid and I left out the tomato paste because I didn’t feel like opening the can but it was still amazing.
• Can I brag about my sweet ass deal on K-Cups? I got a Keurig for Christmas from the in-laws and, as a result of registering the product, I got a coupon for buy two boxes, get two boxes free. Pretty good deal just on that, right? Well, I also had a coupon for $2 off each box so that was an additional $4 off. Which means on what should have been a $65-ish order, I spent $26. And I got free shipping. #frugalwin
• Some sweet internet reads not about Making a Murderer (the list was small): Buzzfeed’s list of 25 things every adult should have (kudos to me for having most of them. I’M A REAL ADULT NOW BECAUSE BUZZFEED SAYS SO). My Dean Strang groupies might enjoy this Publishers Weekly interview with him (he writes books, too!). This insightful piece from Rolling Stone on the relevance of Westerns in today’s world. And, for my fellow parents of daughters, this one from Mashable on 7 skills to teach your daughter before she turns 13.
• Funnies pulled from various internet and IG places and my texts because my friend Angie sends me all kinds of hilarious shit:

Three day weekend approaching. We’ll be on Long Island on Saturday for an early celebration of my dad and my nephew’s birthdays (and visiting my grandmother!) and then no plans for the remainder. I think I’ll enjoy that the most. Happy weekend! See you on Tuesday!

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