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Dept. of Monday
Monday, 28 July 2025 05:06 pmMondays - Survivable
That's probably not fair to Mondays, especially since I haven't gotten anything done thus far. This Monday might turn out to be spectacularly good. I'm betting mine might land smack in the middle, between spectacular and survivable; more than occasionally enjoyable, as long as I get to complete some of the tasks I've assigned myself.
The past couple of weeks found me fighting depression, to which I'm sure I must have at least obliquely referred. Some of that has to do with immigration stress. Bob and I have very different visions of what our future should hold, and we had a productive talk about that. While the talk was productive, the stress is there. Our conversation is a good place from which to continue work on the immigration effort.
I am still trying hard to return to "The Vegetarian" and I'm wondering if it will be one of those books that I think I should read, but I can't catch hold of it, or it doesn't hook me. That doesn't happen often, and I do want to give the book one more try.
BB and I and one of our friends saw the movie "Tampopo" on Saturday night. Bob and I watched it years ago, and really loved it, and it was a treat to see it on the big screen at the small venue where it screened. (Facets Multimedia, for those in the Chicago cultural know.) If you ever have the chance, find somewhere to rent or stream it because it's wonderful, even on a small screen.
It's an amazing 1985 Japanese comedy about love, lust (be forewarned), hard work, the love of food, and the herculean task of creating the best ramen shop ever, by training the widow who runs it. It's also a Western, sort of. It's hard to describe beyond that. It also seems to me to be a loving but critical snapshot of Japan before that country's economic downturn in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Today I have to do some actual for-money writing. I've actually transcribed my notes from the interview I did almost a month ago, and I figure it's time to go over them, highlight what I think should be in the feature, and then at least start the feature.
Later on ... well, I'll probably stay indoors until my physical therapy appointment this afternoon, since the heat index is going to be in the mid to high 90s. Humidity, what even is it? I'd give a lot to have Arizona heat; nice and dry.
I've had this song, by the Irish duo Saint Sister, in my head on and off for perhaps two weeks. It's beautiful, haunting, and it also cuts like a razor. I love this live version, which they performed several years ago. The music video is also spot on, if you want to watch that. I checked and was happy to know that they still exist, although they're not performing for a while, as the two of them work on solo projects. I hope you like it, and I hope your Monday is going well.
That's probably not fair to Mondays, especially since I haven't gotten anything done thus far. This Monday might turn out to be spectacularly good. I'm betting mine might land smack in the middle, between spectacular and survivable; more than occasionally enjoyable, as long as I get to complete some of the tasks I've assigned myself.
The past couple of weeks found me fighting depression, to which I'm sure I must have at least obliquely referred. Some of that has to do with immigration stress. Bob and I have very different visions of what our future should hold, and we had a productive talk about that. While the talk was productive, the stress is there. Our conversation is a good place from which to continue work on the immigration effort.
I am still trying hard to return to "The Vegetarian" and I'm wondering if it will be one of those books that I think I should read, but I can't catch hold of it, or it doesn't hook me. That doesn't happen often, and I do want to give the book one more try.
BB and I and one of our friends saw the movie "Tampopo" on Saturday night. Bob and I watched it years ago, and really loved it, and it was a treat to see it on the big screen at the small venue where it screened. (Facets Multimedia, for those in the Chicago cultural know.) If you ever have the chance, find somewhere to rent or stream it because it's wonderful, even on a small screen.
It's an amazing 1985 Japanese comedy about love, lust (be forewarned), hard work, the love of food, and the herculean task of creating the best ramen shop ever, by training the widow who runs it. It's also a Western, sort of. It's hard to describe beyond that. It also seems to me to be a loving but critical snapshot of Japan before that country's economic downturn in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Today I have to do some actual for-money writing. I've actually transcribed my notes from the interview I did almost a month ago, and I figure it's time to go over them, highlight what I think should be in the feature, and then at least start the feature.
Later on ... well, I'll probably stay indoors until my physical therapy appointment this afternoon, since the heat index is going to be in the mid to high 90s. Humidity, what even is it? I'd give a lot to have Arizona heat; nice and dry.
I've had this song, by the Irish duo Saint Sister, in my head on and off for perhaps two weeks. It's beautiful, haunting, and it also cuts like a razor. I love this live version, which they performed several years ago. The music video is also spot on, if you want to watch that. I checked and was happy to know that they still exist, although they're not performing for a while, as the two of them work on solo projects. I hope you like it, and I hope your Monday is going well.
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