There’s a pervasive belief floating around life, the internet, and my dentist’s office that it takes 21 days to form a habit. According to this wet blanket Forbes article, this 21 day idea is a myth, which makes sense. I mean, I want to make running a habit, but I cannot run for 21 days […]
I recently became obsessed with Hamilton the musical, just like the rest of America. It came into my life during NaNoWriMo, and I found the timing serendipitous. I was so inspired by the marriage of hiphop and American history that I figured the words would flow from my mind faster than my fingers could type […]
I have a book tattoo. Well, actually, I have two book tattoos, but this is about the one that is literally a book. It is supposed to be my Joan Didion tattoo, and there will eventually be a quote under the book. I can only sit for ten minutes at a time so I got […]
Tis the conclusion of my Jesus year. Today I am 34 and there isn’t a gimmick about being 34. This birthday arrives at a weird time in my life. I am newly living in California and trying to figure out what I want to do here. It has always taken me a long time to […]
I recently read Crime and Punishment as part of my efforts to read every book on Joan Didion’s list of books that are important to her. It took me about six weeks to read the novel, and in that time I also read two Daphne du Maurier novels to remind myself that fun books still […]
