apparently i watched a lot of tv this month. i guess that makes sense.
dec 1: mixed amarena syrup with vernor’s and i’m a genius
dec 3: mixed orange juice with vernor’s and am starting to think i have an idea for a new cookbook
dec 4: i can apparently resist anything except a challenge to progressively eat fried rice around town
dec 5: saw a teenage girl wearing an iron maiden tour jersey and i love irony so much
dec 6: at dinner, couple made too big a deal about the size of the tip they were leaving waitress, but seemed genuine in appreciation of her, then asked what days she worked so they’d always come in on her days. … it didn’t seem creepy till i typed it
dec 8: drank some vernor’s without anything else mixed in. researching the base line
dec 9: at eye doctor, woman fitting me for new glasses had opinions on what i should be wearing. it’s her fourth year working on my face. i trust her
dec 10: a very maggie christmas concert
dec 12: started watching an hbo documentary series where helen mirren plays catherine the great so i could compare it to the hulu dramatic series “the great” in which elle fanning plays catherine the great and wow are they different
dec 13: i kept seeing a link to a story headlined “why are we still obsessed with princess diana,” and each time, i said, to no one but the computer screen, “we are not”
dec 14: my watch didn’t charge right over night so i spent the day not caring if i got my steps
dec 15: walked past fire station that was fully engaged in their holiday party and really wanted to know what they were cooking
dec 16: pogi loco moco for lunch
dec 17: explained to ken preuss that sometimes i send him tv recommendations while i’m drinking. it went well
dec 18: i used to do a lot on weekends but have gotten into habit of basically doing nothing on weekends and i kinda like it
dec 19: read a story about guy who did the podcast that became “the shrink next door” and liked the story way more than the tv show
dec 21: i saw my breath for the first time since probably february. it’s good to have a tangible reminder
dec 22: it’s nice that the cream cheese disaster of ’21 never really hit here
dec 23: bagels, obviously
dec 24: had to work on the official business holiday, but was done in about 2 hours
dec 25: omg stuffed fried mushrooms merry christmas
dec 26: walked to washington monument in daylight
dec 27: chips and queso
dec 28: stopped watching an animated spoof movie of american history because it made lincoln and washington contemporaries. it was nice to learn i have standards
dec 29: crazy pie i made for christmas is still good and almost gone
dec 30: richard marx in concert on my tv
dec 31: i’ll keep believing this till it’s true: it’s been a long december and there’s reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last/i can’t remember all the times i tried to tell my myself to hold on to these moments as they pass
anyway, that
anyway, that