i once pointed out to jia tolentino she had misinterpreted a borges parable. a high point
also the time i called a russian policeman who probably murdered a guy and he invited me to go fishing with him
also a very famous man's father gently corrected the number of times his wife had shot him. six, not five
as a writer i fucking love being fact checked (way less chance i'll get something wrong!!) and as a fact checker i learned an immense amount about reporting and got to email with ursula k le guin and spend hours on the phone with svetlana alexievich. best job ill ever have
one time i mildly fucked up checking a patrick keefe story and whitey bulger's family called threatening the office so that was a rough day
i had to learn all the rules of bridge. and about how honey can change color depending on what bees ingest. and how to read scientific papers
the village voice wrote a blog that pointed out my failure to fact check an illustration (yes we checked those too) that depicted courtney barnett as right handed. i simply did not know and it was not in the text. i think that was my first week!
one time i had to watch nearly the entirety of vanderpump rules in a week and almost went insane in the office
i miss it 🥲
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i am watching the last dance not knowing a blessed thing about basketball and its still good
michael jordan comes across as a fascinating and somewhat terrifying human being
like im not saying i had a prolonged date with a man this weekend but i watched space jam and then 9 episodes of a basketball documentary and even tried to figure out what a bracket is. the lists of love are wearying endeavors
making my vegan eggplant and tomato stew for shabbos - it's got red peppers (jarred and fresh), onion, garlic, scallion, crushed tomato, brown sugar, red wine, and loads of spices!
i have moved on to couch to 10k. tonight i try this 😮😮😮 wish me luck!
i only managed 25 minutes before the heat and humidity defeated me and i threw up. feels like 87, 70 percent humidity???? yike!!! but i hope this L will be succeeded by a dub tomorrow
as stubborn as i am i think vomiting and feeling light headed is a pretty strong body signal to Stop Now
im back babey!!!! 30 minutes in a knee brace!!!! i wont stop til i hit 3 miles
having to stop running for 5 days because of my knees set off big waves of body loathing i thought i had generally moved beyond, but surprise! internalized fatphobia is a stubborn bitch especially when literally hundreds of ppl including family also join in!
however, my mantra is: i am learning to experience my body as a tool, not an aesthetic object. every step and stride and goof and stumble and pant is a move towards that. i may be an ungainly pudding person, but i will be a strong one soon. running 3 miles will mean a lot to me.