I am reading a ton, but it tends to be binges of fairly light escapist stuff. I'm finishing up an urban fantasy series right now that is reminiscent of The Parasol Protectorate but not steampunk, for example. Kindle Unlimited is really enabling me. I am actively trying to get to the actual theater more to see new movies but it's still not happening much. The only TV I'm watching now that The Good Place is finished are B99, Stumptown, Doctor Who and SPN and I'm behind on those last 2.

And I can apparently spend a shocking (to me) amount of time on puzzle games. That's a dangerous rabbit hole for me, I think.

Re: twitter. Yes, it's all about how you use it and who do you follow. There is some wonderful content and people there, but as someone who is sensitive and alarmed by being around angry/shouting people on one hand, and as someone whose some of her friends are angry/shouting people on the other hand, it's a delicate balance (which I solve by following lists and following said friends but muting them so I can get updated when I can actively remember that they're not shouting at me but at the world). Either way, I am spending way too much time on that website.

Also, for reasons of being foolish and forget I have human limitations, after two things cleared from my schedule on Monday I unintentionally add six (yes, six) other things to this week's schedule. Yesterday, after not being able to understand why am I feeling so out and tired and vulnerable and like things falling out of my hands, I realized this was probably why. I'm after 24 hours of deliberately slowing down and resting, but it looks like I still do not have the brains to read things for my thesis. Which I kinda need to do urgently.

I think I fried up my brain a bit with doing too much. Oops.

My inertia doesn't stop me from watching TV or movies, but if it wasn't for audiobooks, I'd hardly be reading at all lately. I have no attention span for reading right now. Any little distraction keeps me from being able to concentrate, and by the time it is perfectly quiet, I'm too exhausted and fall asleep after a couple pages.

Besides seriously limiting FB and rarely venturing into Twitter, I also seem to be avoiding most anything that is related to reality. I read my newsletters and watch minimal televised news, but it is fantasy all the way with me lately.

I am not reading enough, but will remedy that soon. I've mainlined a few television series recently start to finish. iZombie, The Magicians, Twin Peaks, and I can't remember what else. Almost through Parks and Rec, but I watch that with DH so not so much marathon watching. We've also been watching Stargate from the beginning, which is old enough now that I only barely remember what is going to happen next.

In fun actually getting out of the house and doing stuff news, I have dates on Thursday and Saturday.

My DIL's mother and I are going to see that National Theater production of Cyrano de Bergerac at a local comfy movie theater after consuming quantities of sushi and sake. She is treating me for my birthday. Girls night!

Then Saturday my sister is going to join me and DH to see a production of Beauty and the Beast.

We're going to see Parasite this afternoon.

Lovely, Laura!

I am reading or watching very little challenging material right now. Bingeing on the Great Australian Bake Off (via the bay of pirates); reading a lot of fic; reading the Maisie Dobbs novels as I can get them from the library. I'm listening to political/legal podcasts, but they are not soothing: Amicus from Slate, hosted by Dahlia LIthwick (national treasure) has had a 4-part series about the threat to the 2020 election from dirty tricks, hacking, voter suppression, and the like. It's pretty grim.

Still trying to get enough exercise, though, so the dog and I just had a nice walk in the neighborhood, and I did a little yoga.

My reaction to FB and Twitter has been to withdraw further into my GenX "whatever, dude" feelings more often than not.

My current TV watching is Stumptown (I love this show a little more with each episode) and Veronica Mars (which is actually new to me). I actually went looking for the Stumptown comic book on a dinner break last week but only Volume 3 was in stock.

A little while ago I learned of the existence of Silent Book Clubs and actually found one near me but so far they've been scheduled when I'm in tech. I'd like to have a occasional event to go to outside of work.

Stumptown has really grown on me. I was lukewarm on it when it started, but it keeps getting better.

We started doing Silent Book Club at my library in January. The first meeting overflowed the room planned for it. 48 people came. To a restaurant to sit and read quietly near others.