Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I tried the most amazing snickerdoodle sandwich cookie, worked on sorting out lots of non-academic stuff, and returned to one of my favorite comfort films, “Con Air.” Daily summaries below!

June 9, 2023

• The air looks more breathable! Huzzah!
• Writing and editing.
• I’ll get to the dissertation at some point. You know, after I sort out literally everything else that has earlier deadlines.
• My mother’s here! She brought some focaccia from Brooklyn.
• Worked out with an SCI trainer! My bestie stopped by to say hello mid-workout, and I hadn’t seen her in a while, so that was lovely.
• The workout turned into a workout + former presidential indictment news coverage watch party.
• Seriously, there were classified documents in the bathroom?
• Okay, watching the Mets get walloped by the Pirates is not fun.
• Wordle: In six!
• Currently feeling: Thankful that the air quality has improved. I might need to invest in a backup air purifier for the next time this happens.
• Currently looping: A very random mix of pop music.

June 10, 2023

• Did the FES cycle. Watched another episode of “The Great.” Still loving it.
• My boyfriend’s here! He brought some coffee for my dad to try.
• We went on an adventure to my boyfriend’s old neighborhood, and got a snickerdoodle sandwich cookie from a bakery.
• OMG, this is the best snickerdoodle I have ever had.
• And it has salted caramel in it! Salted caramel?!
• This cookie is perfection. I want a dozen yesterday.
• Caught the end of the Mets game. Glad to see they’ve broken their losing streak.
• And watched the Yankees game. Glad to see them beat Boston.
• Currently feeling: ‘Twas a nice day of exploring. Wish the sidewalks had been a bit wider, though. So much dodging of questionable sidewalk things.
• Currently looping: One of the Spotify “Best of Rock” playlists, I think from 2007?

June 11, 2023

• Writing, editing, etc.
• Went outside with my boyfriend to get a matcha latte [pictured!]. And we just sat outside and enjoyed the lovely weather (now that the sky isn’t yellow).
• It’s kind of nuts how many things have opened since the pandemic. Lots of things have closed, for sure, but I’m seeing a bunch of new businesses.
• Introduced my boyfriend to “American Ninja Warrior,” and he seems to like it! Huzzah!
• We switched back and forth between that and “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing.” Oh, the drama!
• Currently feeling: It was nice to get some things done today, but mostly just nice to take a Sunday to enjoy that time of the year before NYC becomes oppressively hot and humid.
• Currently looping: Mostly metal.

June 12, 2023

• Phone calls, emails, etc.
• More catheter nonsense. How do I even file a Medicare appeal?
• Worked out with an SCI trainer! He asked if I had any smoothie recommendations for my neighborhood and I was drawing complete blanks.
• Felt weirdly woozy for some reason. My blood pressure was fine, so I don’t know?
• I love “American Ninja Warrior.” This guy completed a balance obstacle with a prosthetic leg. That is so incredibly freaking difficult. Holy cow.
• Okay, watching Nikola Jokic celebrate with his son is one of the cutest things ever.
• More editing. Can’t wait for you all to read this.
• Currently feeling: How is it already so close to midnight?
• Currently looping: My VALentine playlist.

June 13, 2023

• Went to Push to Walk! Was able to hold myself standing at the parallel bars for almost a minute (with knee support) before my blood pressure started dropping. Beat my personal record by about ten seconds?
• Got bubble tea afterwards, because of course.
• Caught up with a friend/colleague, and got some fiction recommendations (for when I have free time…eventually…I need to finish this dissertation).
• I wanted to watch the Subway Series, but my mother wanted to watch indictment coverage (and I have one television), so here I am watching the Subway Series on my laptop.
• I’m kind of glad I didn’t watch this on a television screen. How embarrassing.
• Wordle: In five!
• Currently feeling: I was venting to my mother about how I have no time for this dissertation, and then I remembered that in the past five months since turning in a chapter draft, I’ve been dealing with learning how to drive, the neverending bathroom repair saga, and repeated digestive issues. Oh, and now I’m arguing with Medicare about catheters. So I guess there’s just a lot happening. The dissertation will get done. It has to.
• Currently looping: My VALentine playlist.

June 14, 2023

• Was on the phone with my insurance for an hour. Turns out my medical supply company is just being annoying and I need a new one. So that’s going to be fun.
• Oh, and I still don’t know if the hotel I’m planning to stay at while repairs are being done in my apartment has a bed that’s an appropriate wheelchair transfer height.
• Put away laundry.
• Finally got a chance to read some of that book that’s in a language I don’t read. Read about fifteen pages in 1.5 hours.
• Was going to clean makeup brushes, but I ran out of time.
• My university expects me to defend my dissertation next year, so I guess that’s happening. I mean, I want to defend next year, but now there’s the expectation that I will, and I don’t know, I’m still figuring out my catheter situation. And my shower repair situation.
• I want to go full Pisces tomorrow and ignore 75% of my obligations so I can buy something I don’t need. Like, that sounds AMAZING.
• Thank goodness Nimmo got that walkoff. He needed that. Mets fans needed that.
• Wordle: In three!
• Currently feeling: I have so many phone calls to make tomorrow.
• Currently looping: My Invincible playlist.

June 15, 2023

• Did the FES cycle. Watched another episode of “The Great” and dang, I had no idea they were going to kill that one character off.
• Went outside before the next Canadian smog hits the east coast, and dang, it was gorgeous outside.
• And I returned with matcha! Huzzah!
• Called a catheter company, and I’m hoping for the best.
• Got some more reading done of that book that’s written in the language I don’t read (Italian).
• I have to watch “Con Air” whenever it’s on, because it’s a classic.
• Wordle: In five!
• Currently feeling: Actually got things done today! ‘Twas nice!
• Currently looping: My “Burn Things” playlist.

Thanks so much for reading! Stay safe, stay sane, and what’s your “need to put on whenever it’s being broadcast” movie?