I’ve been hugging Benji close much more often these days bc the state of affairs in the U.S. is just so grim. As a result, she has been asking for even more hugs. She definitely knows that her mama needs some comfort 🥰

Been seeing this a lot lately. MAGA folks calling judges Trump appointed “leftist” the moment they rule against him for unconstitutional orders. Funny how quickly “loyalty” turns into “betrayal” when the law doesn’t bend their way.

Finally watching Michael & Danny Philippou’s Bring Her Back (2025)!

Hanging with my sis today. I’ve been burned by TikTok recipes in the past, but this one for eggplant with tahini n& pomegranate molasses is beyond delicious. Going to serve this eggplant with some pita bread and salad on the side. 🍽️ www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AFoqnq/

Going to hunker down in a bit to watch Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later (2002) for the first time. It is streaming on Netflix, in case you’re interested #NowWatching #HorrorSky

I’ve gotten into the habit of requesting PTO, like, months in advance. I’ll pick a random Friday or Monday, so that I’ll have a 3-day weekend. Because I schedule it so far ahead, sometimes I’ll forget about it and then it becomes a surprise day off instead! 🎉

Tim-Berners Lee, who invented the World Wide Web in 1989, is now building tools that aim to resist big-tech platforms, give users control over their own data, and prevent A.I. from hollowing out the open web.

I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie theater, for I prefer to stream in the comfort of my own home. But I may actually venture out to the cinema. Gasp, I know. 🤣

Thou shalt worry less about Tylenol causing autism and more about Donold causing fascism.

Ever since I picked up Umma (2025), I’ve been steadily making my way through the recipes. Almost slept on the recipe for kimchi-jjigae bc I usually just throw stuff into a pot & hope for the best. So glad that I gave this recipe a whirl today. This might be the best kimchi-jjigae I’ve ever had! 🍽️

Benji is hoping that I give her some cheese instead of her usual slop 😂

Highly normal. Nothing to see here, folks.

I caught Benji staring at me with her usual intensity this morning. Not sure if her sitting position was very comfy though

Nexstar and Sinclair, which own a combined 20% of local ABC affiliates, will still not broadcast Jimmy Kimmel. Sinclair is a conservative company that donates to and supports right-wing causes.

My idea of a perfect timeline cleanse. Love, love Edward Gorey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SqTkqA/

Hanging with my sis today. Fixed her a plate of japgokbap—Korean mixed rice—with some garlicky-gochujang salmon. Kept it simple with the salad. Picked up a salad kit from Trader Joe’s 🍽️

Refusing to hand your money over to companies and oligarchs whose behaviors suck should be a very common practice, and yet it’s still treated by many as some sort of revolutionary pipe-dream. You can do it. The sacrifice is minimal. The reward is big.

excellent and comprehensive story about what's happening at Texas A&M www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...

I like to think that I’ve seen my fair share of horror movies, but some have slipped through the cracks. Watching Fede Álvarez’s Evil Dead (2013) for the first time. Watched Sam Raimi’s (1981) version ages ago. May have to watch it later for an Evil Dead double feature!

My copy of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet (2020) just arrived. Huzzah! My goal is read this novel before Chloé Zhao’s adaptation comes out.

There are just too many films I am super excited about this fall. The ones I am most looking forward to watching are Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet & Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man. This is a film nerd’s dream come true! www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Using a sick day today bc I’m feeling under the weather. Going to watch Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go (2010) for the first time. Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel of the same name is one of my all-time favorites, so I’m feeling a wee bit nervous 🤞

RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.

An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt. nyer.cm/6ApBXER

I think we can all agree that this week has been especially grim. I’ve been watching a lot of horror movies & clips of Shakespearean plays lately. Back in the day, I studied American literature. Yet I find myself gravitating toward Shakespeare more and more these days. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SarmBe/

Dr Houry says R.F.K. Jr should resign. We agree. It’s time to #SacktheQuack

Just so I'm clear: TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft. TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism. Free speech, everyone.

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RIP, Robert Redford. Feel like it’s fitting to share one of my favorite pieces from the now defunct Hairpin: medium.com/the-hairpin/...

Walking through the library and seeing so many computers with Ch@tGPT up on them breaks my heart for this generation.

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

this story has haunted me for months

Going to watch Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men (2007) for the first time. Not sure how this film slipped through the cracks!

In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, R.F.K., Jr.,’s message goes viral. nyer.cm/TpnGp8H

People are going to learn a lot about Groypers, Pepe the Frog, Furries, Helldivers 2, 4Chan and a bunch more this weekend. And they will be absolutely terrified.

Timeline cleanse: "Best of Friends" by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, 19th-century artist who specialized in portrayals of animals

A former senior official and two current staff members describe the turmoil at the C.D.C. under R.F.K., Jr.,’s stewardship. “Everyone has a limit,” the employees said, “and there are many of us being pushed to the brink.”

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow ICE to stop people based on their skin color, accent, or workplace is un-American, Tom Nichols argues in The Atlantic Daily.

My copy of Lucy Rose’s The Lamb (2025) just arrived. I feel like reading this novel will be just the distraction I need from a downright ghastly week. Recent current events—Supreme Court ruling, the erosion of public health, etc.—have me alternating between rage and despair.

“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino.” In LA now, that is the reality, at least as long as this case continues. And there’s no reason in this opinion to assume it won’t soon be the reality for the rest of us, too.

This cheesy baked orzo is like pizza in a bowl #NYTCooking 🍽️

I once worked with someone who claimed that dogs don’t need vaccinations. This was about 15 years ago. At the time, this seemed like a very fringe belief. I find it incredibly frustrating & disheartening that people think they are more knowledgeable than vets 🤦🏻‍♀️ www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...

I cannot wait to watch this film! www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainmen...

For me, this is the best kind of timeline cleanse www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BKba4s/

Felt very blue today. After watching some of the Senate hearing, I felt considerably more cheery. My only criticism is that we are past of the point of asking for a resignation; we need to call for his outright dismissal.

First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

FFS. We are living in the dumbest timeline 🤦🏻‍♀️

RFK Jr. has completely destabilized our public health institutions. The leader of HHS is politicizing medicine, spewing vaccine conspiracies, rejecting science, and leading us straight toward a preventable public health emergency. He's taking us back to the 1800s.

I always make it a point to request a day off after any three-day holiday weekend. Been using today to clean the house, spend quality time with Benji, and watch even more horror movies. I can’t believe I haven’t watched Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods (2012). #NowWatching

“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges. . . One goes to the unprotected — those, precisely, who need the law’s protection most! — and listens to their testimony.” — James Baldwin