Just Good Shit: 01.17.21
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Hello, friends! Here’s what I’ve got for you this week.
My shit, elsewhere
Sally and I dropped a new episode of Oh, I Like That: “And Now for Something Light and Fun: Home Safety Tips.”
I also keep forgetting to link to a couple other recentish podcast appearances: I talked planners and journaling on Best Laid Plans, and shared my best tips for logging off with Carolyn Kylstra on Checking In.
Also, it seems like a good time to re-up this post from last January: Reading list: Race, white supremacy, and anti-Black racism in America.
Reading
The Capitol Rioters Weren’t ‘Low Class’, The Atlantic.
Only Democracy Reform Can Stop Trumpism, Crooked Media.
Nebraska meatpackers breathe for hours through blood-soaked masks. This can’t keep happening., Washington Post.
Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?, The Atlantic.
How MAGA Extremism Ends, The Atlantic.
“All Bets Are Off the Next Few Weeks”, Slate.
The Dream Job That Wasn’t, The New Republic.
Sea Shanty TikTok Is on Fire, Slate.
“The Sopranos” for Women Is Just … “The Sopranos”, Inside Hook.
'Why Do I Spend Weeks Avoiding Tasks That Will Take Me 10 Minutes to Do?', VICE.
I have been thinking about this article…pretty much every single day.
Life shit
Utilizing the wisdom from this Swole Woman column, I’ve been getting back to working out regularly! I’m doing a Nerdfitness kettlebell workout twice a week (which is, for me, a less overwhelming/more attainable goal for the first month or so) and the foldable exercise bike we ordered arrived this weekend! I had my own spin bike at home for years and loved it, and I’m really looking forward to using this one. Between the workouts and my nascent knitting habit and the fact that my family members are getting vaccinated (!!!), I’m feeling pretty OK overall at the moment, despite *gestures around tiredly* everything.
Have a good night and a safe week! 🥽