Just Good Shit: 09.13.20

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Hello again! Here’s what I was up to this week…

Writing

• If You’re Already Dreading Winter, Here Are Some Small Ways to Prepare Now

• How to Talk to a Friend Who 'Doesn't See the Point' in Voting This Year

I also contributed to this guide to voting by mail in all 50 states.

Reading

I’m currently reading The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness.

Also:

America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral, The Atlantic.

They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?, ProPublica.

“9/11 changed my family forever. I'd like to tell you about that day from my family's perspective.”

‘May rent. June rent. Late fees. Penalties.’ Tusdae Barr, on being evicted from her home during the coronavirus crisis, The Washington Post.

The Electoral College Will Destroy America, The New York Times.

Every COVID-19 Death Has Devastated a Family, Slate.

I’m Unemployed and Trans. Getting the Help I Need Has Been a Nightmare, them.

N.Y. Will Move Homeless Men From Liberal Neighborhood After Backlash, The New York Times.
This makes me so fucking angry.

Coronavirus, Charity, and the Trolley Problem, Crooked.
This funny and moving essay about donating bone marrow during a pandemic is one of the best things I’ve read in recent memory.

The DMV Reviewed Thousands of Hilarious Vanity Plate Applications Last Year. These Are Our Favorites, Los Angeles Magazine.

Watching & listening to

We’ve been watching The Vow and Real Housewives of Potomac (starting with Season 2 — it’s so funny and fun to watch). I also highly recommend You’re Wrong About’s Tuskegee syphilis study episode.

Other shit

• I recently got a lap desk ($40 from Amazon) and am thrilled with this purchase; I wish I’d had this ages ago. (Bonus: this one is wide enough that I can actually use my mouse with it!!)

• I’m transitioning to fall with this cozy blue sweatshirt ($29.90 at Uniqlo).

• We’ve been doing this beginner bodyweight workout for the past two weeks and it’s just what I needed in a home workout — challenging but doable, and fairly quick.

Have a good night! ✨

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