several THINGS

Thing One: Ruth Negga is performing the title role in Hamlet in Dublin this fall AND I HAVE TICKETS FOR OPENING NIGHT. I am trying to convince myself I shouldn’t also buy tickets for closing night, to see how the performance has matured. I really want to. But they’re more expensive. :( Indy said, “Tickets for HAMLET? Is that like HAMILTON!?!?!?!?!” and was very disappointed to hear that no, it was not, and also that it wasn’t appropriate for 8 year olds. :) Thing Two: I got the return address…

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the to-do list goes ever on

I opened up Workflowy and Skedpal on Sunday and discovered, to my horror, that I hadn’t logged into Workflowy since FEBRUARY. That’s how far behind I am. The good news was most of the February stuff was done…? :} Anyway, I basically spent Monday afternoon doing triage and figuring out what needed to be done and when and trying to lay out a vaguely realistic schedule for the next couple months. Of course, some of the realism of it requires me getting up to work at 6am, and so far…

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Going to Infinity War with my sister

8:30pm: the phone rings. Deirdre: I’m thinking of spontaneously gong to the 9:30 showing of Avengers! Wanna go? Me: that’s a terrible idea! It’s 2.5 hours long! It has 25 minutes of commercials! You have to stay through ALL the credits! I’ll meet you there! Deirdre: *peals of laughter* The movie begins. Doctor Strange comes on screen. Deirdre (whispered): Who’s that? Me: Doctor Strange. He’s the magical protector of Earth. Deirdre: ‘k Spider-Man comes on screen. Deirdre: Who’s that? Me: Spider-Man! Deirdre, who has apparently seen neither Civil War nor…

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i adulted again today

I made a list of three house things and three writing things I needed to do today, and then went and bought and assembled a cat tree, which was on neither of those lists. We hope the cat will use it. Mostly to pop her claws on (it’s got a great wide tall popping board, which was specifically why I got it: she has no use for small cat trees). After that I thought I wouldn’t get anything done, but I finally dragged myself up to the bedroom, changed the…

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trying to adult but it’s so hard

We’ve Finished Moving & Now I Will Focus On Fitness & Friendships: the (perennial) Catie Murphy Story Step 1: I have to cook now bc Ted has a job again (*quiet,distant sobbing*), so I’ll follow in his footsteps over the past 8 months & do lots of vegetarian cooking Step 2: Open His Cookbooks Step 3: *sobbing intensifies* Step 4: Wail to Ted that there are TOO MANY INGREDIENTS Step 5: Wait for him to stop laughing bc it’s so true Step 6: google ‘lazy vegetarian recipes’ Step 7: sob…

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