I expect to be out of town today. And I had an idea for a bit of a dour Saturday Note, with examples from both fiction and real life, but you know what? The world is messy right now. You don’t need that. We need something fun. So we’re going to talk about a character who is both incredibly awesome and very underrated.
For Reasons.
Presently watching Kim’s Convenience while it’s still on Netflix (leaves in June). Behind on book reviews (again).
Anyway, your Moment of Zen.
AGH I’m so behind on everything–letters, annotations, and reviews. It’s freaking me out a bit.
The NC Zoo is waiting on the NC budget to clear so they can finish working on their new Asia section, by the way. They have a new director, though.
Star Wars Day was Monday, so here’s your jam for the week.
Since Star Wars Day is Monday, I considered doing a Star Wars Saturday Note, but I don’t know what I’d say? I guess I’m a bit Star Wars’d out on interesting essay topics.
I am a bit behind on letters, which is frustrating, though hopefully I can get that done in the next week. Still need to find a place to put annotations, though.
Presently reading An Unexpected Apprentice by Jody Lynn Nye!
The mouth still feels weird, but the dentist said everything looks fine, which made me think it’d be better by now. And I suppose it is better, just very slowly… look, I’m getting tired of this. So I’ve been brushing and flossing and mouthwashing because that makes it feel a bit better.
I finished The Egyptian–which inspired this Note (although originally I had a completely different topic)--and apparently the English translation is hundreds of pages shorter than the original Finnish? Which is wild, because the book is five hundred pages. What the eff!
My mouth has been feeling weird all week, sometimes achey, and my anxiety keeps telling me that my teeth are about to all fall out. The soonest I could get a dentist appointment was Monday morning, so let’s pray that I don’t lose everything before then. It doesn’t really have any splitting pain, though, so that seems like it’s probably a good sign.
I realized that I need a place to put my letters and drafts–right now I just have several large piles of paper.
The last two seasons of Brooklyn 99 are now on Netflix, so I am watching those. Just started The Egyptian by Mika Waltari, and man, our guy Sinuhe is not making good decisions.
Oof, stressful week, I have horrible headaches, but it is still the Easter season, it is the weekend, and I have some Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood to play! And I’m caught up on all the books I had been planning on, so that is a bit of a relief (now I need to find some more…).
And I got Return of the King (Extended Edition) from the library!
We are in the Easter Tridium! That means that it’s not Easter yet, but it’s darn close!
I am almost caught up on my reading list, which means… I have to pick up new books to read. The library’s got me covered, though. I should be able to finish up Assassin’s Creed II soon, and after that, we’re doing Brotherhood I think?
Allergies haven’t been as bad these last couple of days, so I think pollen levels are going down? Hopefully I haven’t spoken too soon.
I watched a lot of Star Wars last weekend so this is on my mind, and with Easter and everything, redemption’s on my mind.
