{"id":3459,"date":"2021-01-10T12:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2021-01-10T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:14:29","slug":"a-la-super-eggplant-currently-i-am-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2021\/01\/a-la-super-eggplant-currently-i-am-8.html","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la Super Eggplant, currently I am…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Watching<\/strong>: Every old episode of NCIS<\/strong>–ha! I started at season 1 at some point in December and now I’m up to season 11. I’ve got to say the post-Ziva episodes are…not great. But I had forgotten about Ellie Bishop and I really like her, so we’ll see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading<\/strong>: I am in my usual “attempt to read every book that will be in the Tournament of Books in March<\/a>” flurry of January reading. I had already read “Sharks in the Time of Saviors” by Kawaii Strong Washburn<\/strong> (LOVED IT! Mythic) and “Transcendent Kingdom” by Yaa Gyasi<\/strong> (didn’t love it, recommend her previous book “Homegoing”!). I have now also read “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride<\/strong> (so good! lots of slapstick while still going super deep) and “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett<\/strong> (fabulous). I started “We Ride Upon Sticks” by Quan Barry<\/strong> last night. It’s entertaining but a little uneven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening to:<\/strong> I am re-listening to every single piece of music I bought in 2020<\/strong> because I KNOW you are eagerly anticipating a report back on my favorite albums. I think I’m in March right now because I keep getting distracted. But it’s on my list to finish up this week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing:<\/strong> Lesson plans. 2021 intentions poems. Not much really. \ud83d\ude42 Heh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating:<\/strong> I’m still cooking at TON from Chrissy Teigen’s<\/strong> cookbooks (Cravings<\/strong> and Cravings: Hungry for More<\/strong>). I like the second book better, partly because I got it first, and partly because of the font\/layout (HA!, seriously). This weekend I made Jok Moo<\/strong> already and am whipping up some scalloped potatoes in a bit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinking:<\/strong> Lots of bubbly water<\/strong>, which means…at least I am finally drinking water?* I still don’t love it but I probably drank 8x as much liquid in 2020 as in any year previously. Mostly I’m drinking mini-Cokes<\/strong> to help with my tummy which is in a bit of disarray. *For those who are unaware, I detest the taste of water. And yes, it has a taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knitting:<\/strong> I just redove into a sweater that I started in January of 2018 (Lemongrass by Jojo Locatelli<\/a>) using some Rowan Magpie yarn. Maybe 2021 will be the year I finish it! \ud83d\ude42 The back and front are both done and it’s time to start the sleeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quilting:<\/strong> I made a mini quilt for my mom’s bday<\/strong>, and I am finishing the binding on four mini-friendship log-cabin quilts for Secret Club<\/strong>. Feeling kinda productive quilt wise, frankly, since I also made six placemats<\/strong> (very mini quilts) for a friend in December!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sewing:<\/strong> I have the fabric ready to be cut out for three more Farrow dresses<\/a><\/strong>. But I want to finish up my quilts in progress first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on: <\/strong>Trying not to freak out too much about how my job is planning to force us back to F2F teaching before we can get the virus<\/strong>… Trying not to focus on my impending death by coronavirus contraction via public transit as I have a 45-minute bus ride each way… TRYING.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a lot going on around here, despite not leaving the house for 11 months at this point and being very miserably alone for 99.9% of the pandemic. What’s up with you????<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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