It's likely that the Mars Opportunity rover is effectively dead. I'm crying about it. And that's okay.
Velvet Buzzsaw in the neck
This review contains spoilers for every painful detail of the movie Velvet Buzzsaw, which is now on Netflix. You have been warned. There's a trend in media that I mentally wrestle with. The "is it or isn't it self-aware" media, the movies and shows that almost seem like they're making fun of their genre or [...]
Adding happy by subtracting Facebook
I joined way back when it was The Facebook. Only students at approved colleges and universities could join. Everyone on my "Friends" list was an actual person that I had met, and generally someone I had spoken face-to-face with at least once a month. We could draw doodles on each other's walls and I had [...]
I’m taking spices and surrounding myself with crystals, because what even is reality?
I like to conceptualize taking care of my wellness by picturing Lady Justice: a blindfolded woman holding scales, weighing what is known–much of which will be uncovered to be total bullshit in five years' time–with what is unknowable, unforeseeable, unplanforable. I don't always make great decisions with my health. I'm confronted with that fact every time [...]
Two home collections I’m currently lusting after…
I am a sucker for a fall/winter home décor collection. I admit this freely. I'm easy: you throw together some plaids, some stars and a few candleholders and you've got me. And if it's cheap? Forget it, I'm in love. I just had to show somebody my new crushes. (And no, no affiliate links on [...]
Mysterious Package Company: Curious & Conundrums
If you're not familiar with the Mysterious Package Company, it's actually a lot of fun. Their basic premise is they send you or a giftee a series of–get this–mysterious packages that tell a story. They create an intricate little world in their packages, with letters, newspaper clippings and "relic" items that reveal the mystery. Each [...]
Day planning : why I’m trying systems I previously rejected
I tend to find a lot of tried-and-true systems just don't work for me. Maybe I'm too disorganized for even the most casual of systems. Maybe I'm not mindful enough of the process. Maybe I'm just plain ol' ornery. Whatever the reason, I find myself scoffing at organizational methods that even my idols swear by, [...]
