Reporting at Wit's End: Tales from the New Yorker: I bought this used at a book store many years ago and finally got around to reading it. I LOVED it, but it's certainly not for everyone. Reporting at Wit's End features a collection of St. Clair McKelway's most memorable essays from the 1930s-1960s -- the stories were so quirky and interesting and centered around now extinct features of New York life.
City of Thieves: My favorite book of the year so far. City of Thieves centers around one boy's arrest and consequent adventures during the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad.
Eleanor & Park: In the simplest sense, this is a book about young love. It was a charming reminder of what it felt like to be in love for the first time.
A Discovery of Witches: I just started this, the first in a trilogy about witches, vampires and all things magic.
The Skimm: My new favorite way to get my news!
Listening:
The weather is warming up which means I have lots of time for listening to podcasts during my walks to and from work!
Undisclosed: The State vs. Adnan Syed: A "spinoff" of sorts from the infamous Serial podcast. This is an admittedly biased opinion on Adnan's case and conviction. I have to admit, the first episode was a little mind blowing. If what they say is true, I might have to board the Adnan is innocent train.
Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids: This is my new favorite podcast. I obsessively check the blog Everyone Wants Me Dead for updates because I find what people wrote in their diaries as kids/teens absolutely hysterical.
Reddit Upvoted: A podcast that explores the most viral stories on Reddit. I became a bit of a Reddit troll last year so this is pretty fun.
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: My longstanding, favorite trivia and pop culture podcast on NPR!
Uhh Yeah Dude: A guy I have yet to meet up with on OkCupid told me about this one and gets some major points for it. This podcast is SO hysterical. I need to find a way to be friends with these dudes.
Doing:
Sleeping fitfully. When I have to get up early for work meetings my sleep is filled with panic and anxiety.
Going to my first Red Sox game of the season! My boss gave me two tickets to game 2 -- it was an awesome game and a beautiful night!
Drinking wine and tequila at a charity party. The organization that put on the party is technically one of our competitors at work, so I had to show up and poison the tequila bowl. Just kidding...
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Taking personality tests. I went to a session with a career adviser at Northeastern to talk about next steps, grad schools, moving, and all the other scary thoughts swimming in my brain. Apparently I should look for jobs that focus in the categories: management/leadership, relationship, and analytic. Not too surprised there.
Feeling:
Tired. Miami really did a number on me.
Bloated. After a weekend of indulgence I'm trying to get back on track. Luckily my weight loss motivation hasn't entirely dissipated. Unluckily, I've been so tired and busy this week that I have yet to get a solid workout in or have much time to cook and prepare food. Besides forcing myself to walk home from work, I've also been fairly inactive. Meh.
Sad. Sometimes I find it nearly impossible to articulate how I feel. And really, how do you string so many conflicting emotions into a few sentences? Basically I had gotten my hopes up about something and it's resolved itself in a way that I wish it hadn't. The situation has left me feeling quite despondent, but the reality is that while yes, I wish things were different, it's out of my control. That situation, combined with some other personal stuff going on has left me with a big case of the blues. Plus, I feel confused and anxious about my future and don't know which steps to take or pursue, hence the visit to Northeastern. I know things will work out, and I think (or ate least I hope) I am naturally a more glass half full type of person. Let's hope that positive energy will make its way back into my head and heart sooner rather than later...
That's all for now. Time for the weekend.
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