2026 fresh

bits and bobs:

• pretty cool sky tonight (see above)
• left my laptop at LGA security (space cadet city, didn’t even notice until my layover, wow). BUT they found it and are mailing it back to me!!! an actual miracle. I tried to send them thank you bagels from russ and daughters, but they had to refuse (government!) and so the door dash guy made out like a bandit (not really) (delivering to LGA seems like a stress nightmare)
• saw a bunch of plays and musicals in nyc and would be cool to give that experience to everyone (if they don’t hate theater). it makes me think about life and art and meaning in ways I don’t every day.
• also marisa tomei was at our anna christie performance (!) and I didn’t recognize her but I DID think oh man that woman has STYLE. style icon 4 rill.
• my mouth/ear problems have returned full force, was it the root canal? which I thought had fixed it? I guess it’s back to regimented water drinking, daily neck stretching, occasional acupuncture and massage? (Ok ok doesn’t sound so bad on paper)
• been thinking bunches about my mom and how I could have been better and was talking to this guy whose mom passed away last year and he was like, “you can’t do assisted living from afar.” and that’s the real truth. But I don’t know how I could have made it work without quitting my job? so just — there was no good solution. so now —- just a little agony and hoping she knows I did my best.
• my New Year’s resolution this year — decided to do an actual one, and not the away/toward list — is to make actual food once a week. (as opposed to never making anything, like a rat.) anyhow I made this soup yesterday and it was great. only 51 weeks left!!!!