Then complained that Bridgeton, a fictional story, was not true to the racial identities.

Isn't that the whole point of Bridgerton? I'm not even a whole episode into the second half of this season yet because I got bored after I started it, but I have been spoiled for a couple of things that people are apparently mad about that make me more eager to watch the rest.

Ugh, I have a cold. It's annoying. Snurfling and gunky.

EM is coming over this morning. That should kickstart some Onerous Task Doing.

Matilda was out past Midnight last night so the odds of her waking up any time before 1pm are dim.

Father's Day was fun, though. Cousin Nicole was visiting, and I made Emmett and Matilda watch a movie of my choosing (Scorsese's dark comedy about downtown NYC, After Dark) and eat tacos.

I kept trying to connect the dots for them: "That's the guy who came back as a zombie in American Werewolf in London (Griffin Dunne). That's Phoebe's mom (Terri Garr). That's Moira from Schitt's Creek (Catherine O'Hara). That's the dad from Home Alone (John Heard)...."

Cass, happy belated birthday! It was so lovely to see you last month; it had been too long.

Like meara, I am reading when I can and sending you all lots of ~ma.

Happy belated birthday, Cass!

The artificial flowers and color-changing wind chimes I ordered arrived, and have been hung in their appropriate places to add a few splashes of color around my house. Pictures to follow after charging/nightfall.

Hey, Karl! I'm massively overdressed to go hang out at the bookstore cause I'm bored and all I do is work. Kind of the most pink outfit I've worn in a long time. Kind of not sure what I was thinking when I bought it.

Hope your day is Barbie-tastic then, erika!

I am intrigued by the notion of color-changing windchimes and can't wait to hear more, Matt!

Cass, happy belated!

Glad your dad is listening to sense, Atropa.

I don't have Netflix (and lost my access to the account I was borrowing when Netflix noticed I am not, in fact, in Maryland), but I am getting more and more interested in Bridgerton (thanks, internet trolls!). I'm spending my birthday weekend (well, part of it) with my cousin who has exhorted me to watch it. Maybe I'll ask her to run a few eps for me while I'm there and see if it sucks me in.

They really tell on themselves, don't they?

One hundred percent.

June is a bountiful Buffista birthday month! Today we celebrate the birth of P.M. Marc. Happy birthday, Plei! May you be spoiled by all this day, and may this year bring abundant joy.

Plei! Happy birthday to you! May your day be full of your favorite things.

I also want to hear more about these chimes.

Yesterday was another mostly rest day. I did manage to do some budget stuff, continue to re-establish the bare bones of my morning routine, and walk to the store to get sandwich supplies.

Today I need to buckle down and really tackle money stuff. I owe people money from this move and will probably need to pull more out of savings to make it happen, but first I need to figure out how much.

But even firster, breakfast.

Half a century! SO WEIRD!