1) Summasummasummatime - This is the time of year I survive the rest of the year for. This morning I rolled out of bed and walked the dog in shorts and a t-shirt just wearing sandals. Blue skies! Happy dog! No one has to put on eighty bazillion layers of clothes to walk outside. I dream of these perfect June mornings in February and March and when Hannah stops to sniff the seventh tree in a row, I just stand there and watch her adoringly because I get it, my girl, this is a PERFECT day to sniff seven trees in a row.
2) Chocolate donut, cinnamon scone, banana nut muffin, blueberry muffin - Of this list, which do you choose? My boss stopped at the local bakery (shout out to the Sweet Spot, which I am bound and determined to have survive even though Starbucks has invaded) to provide us with these delicacies before yet another first year orientation. What's your choice?
3) Snail mail! Look at all the fun postcards people have sent me. Friends, I feel like we are starting a postcard revolution.
4) Big girl pants - I have been struggling with my bad leg for a while now.
(Long story short. I had a tib-fib fracture in December 2011. Screws and plates and many opioids. After about six months, I resumed normal activities and moved on with my life.)
Doing any sort of exercise with impact is a challenge. Running is off the table. By the time I'm done with an hour-long Zumba class, I'm limping. Every morning the first few steps I take are dangerous because it's hard to put weight on it. I have pins and needles in it way more than is normal. I honestly don't think there's anything that can be done about it, but with some prodding, I made an appointment with my doctor (just kidding - my doctor is on maternity leave, so this was really a substitute doctor) who took some xrays and sent me a referral to ortho.
My xrays came back with no abnormalities in the hardware, so that's good news, right? Meanwhile, next week I have the follow-up with ortho and I'm pretty sure they're going to tell me to suck it up, but at least I'll have that information, right? I took (some) control of my health and am moving on.
5) Pop culture that takes you by surprise - What's some pop culture that you've engaged in that has changed your mind about something?
Full Swing - Full Swing is a Netflix documentary series that follows golfers around. I literally do not care one iota about golf (terrible for the environment, not action-packed enough for me, etc., etc.), but this show is really about the golfers, not really the sport. I ended up being the sort of person who can vaguely follow golf news! Very vaguely, but that's better than nothing, right?
Lonesome Dove - This book made me think westerns can be on okay read. I still think about it all the time.
Serial - In a pre-Serial podcast world, I listened to radio shows - most NPR shows, to be fair - but I was not addicted to podcasts. This was the podcast that sucked me in.
Lincoln in the Bardo - This book. I think about this book EVERY DAY. I can't stop thinking about it. It made me think that I should expand my horizons and not immediately make a face when someone uses the term "experimental fiction."
6) Saying no - The new director of the community center recently reached out to me to join a committee. I sat on that email for two days before I sent an email declining and giving someone else's name who might be a good fit. I debated it because I do want to be a supporter of the community center, but my life is just not in a good volunteering spot right now. Maybe in another year or two I can reevaluate.
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What is the pop culture that changed your mind? Chocolate donut, cinnamon scone, banana nut muffin, or blueberry muffin for you?
YESSSSS to being able to roll out of the house on a dog walk like it's nothing! Thank you summer!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, can I edit the list to add a blueberry glazed donut? That's my jam! If not I'm going for the blueberry muffin. The scone is definitely last place on the list.
You are the OG for Cool Blogger snail mail!
I know the feeling of skipping the doc because I'm sure that I'll be told to suck it up (hello dry eye syndrome!) so yay for getting the appointment. I've got my fingers crossed for an answer and an easy fix.
I've heard Lincoln in the Bardo come up in conversation a few times recently. Is this a sign that I should pick it up and find out what the fuss is about?
Bravo for saying no! It is a complete sentence!
Good for you for saying no -- there will be another time when you can say yes, to the community center or someone else. Good for you for reaching out to the doctor about your leg. That sounds awful, and I hope there is a solution, and if there isn't it will be a relief to know the pain isn't a symptom of something more serious. It is so frustrating when a health issue is Just The Way It Is, though.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read Lincoln in the Bardo even though I adore Saunders. I am so intimidated by the experimental-ness of it! Maybe I need to suck it up and give it a shot.
Breakfast is not really my jam, but of those goodies you list I would choose blueberry muffin every time. Scones are an abomination, as are bananas. I like a donut on occasion, but never a cake donut, and I am suspicious that a chocolate donut would be a cake one. Ick. Apparently I have very strong feelings about breakfast pastries! Give me a Danish or a croissant any day. Wait, which one did you choose???
No is a complete sentence, indeed!! I’m torn between the blueberry muffin and the chocolate donut. Is it glazed? That would have to be part of my considerations. I feel as if I’ve lost my pop culture connectedness in the last handful of years, but I’d have to go with American Ninja Warrior and Taskmaster bringing me to reality tv and game shows the last few years.
ReplyDeleteChocolate donut all the way.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy summer. I'm the opposite- I will be hiding in the house our of the sun until fall comes. Luckily, my cats don't need walks.
Lincoln at the Bardo will go on my library list. I've finished Gone With the Wind - very good- so will try another cool blogger recommended book.
I too exist for summer and am mostly so happy we're here. I think stand-up comedy is the genre that has impacted my world (view) the most.
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