this moment in time, by way of things

for the small amount of time that has passed lately without sharing

things I’m reading:

-Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert - Terry Tempest Williams

-When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice - Terry Tempest Williams

-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith

-An American Childhood - Annie Dillard

-Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins

things I’m watching:

-The Shining (1980) - Stanley Kubrick

-Hour of the Wolf (1968) - Ingmar Bergman

-Orlando (1992) - Sally Potter

-Autumn in New York (2000) - Joan Chen

-Empire Records (1995) - Allan Moyle

-Belle De Jour (1967) - Luis Bunuel

-Grey Gardens (1975) - Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles

-Kung Fu Master (1988) - Agnas Varda

-In The Mood for Love (2000) - Wong Kar Wai

-Chungking Express (1994) - Wong Kar Wai

-Janet Planet (2023) - Annie Baker

-Legally Blonde (2001) - Robert Luketic

things I’m listening to:

things that I like:

• turns out, rock climbing !

• when hard work actually pays off

• my tiny blonde mullet done by local hair wizard Sara

things that I don’t like:

• when someone steals your car and it seems to possibly be gone forever

• trying to describe your experience with misogyny to people who can’t relate

• when you can’t shake the feeling that you’re forgetting something

things I am thinking about:

• what it makes sense to pack when traveling internationally

• topics safe to discuss with family over the holidays

Thanks for reading !

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