A Saturday chez moi, because 75% of the workday is spent in front of a computer—and that's no fun. And because we're still on lockdown, in quarantine. 8:00AM I'm up, but still in bed, luxuriating under a cocoon of comforter and weighted blankets. It's easy waking up sans alarm when there's sun. ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: Didion, Diaries, and The Pillow Book (Week 5)
I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 shelter-in-place lasts. These were the ones I read last week. Has it really been over a month since most of the U.S. started quarantining? If I were any less compulsive about documenting every thought with to-do lists, journal entries, even ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 4)
I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More