Cheap thrills & nostalgia pills ๐
*toot toot*
*clap clap*
My week by the bullet:
worked too much;
cooked a stew;
walked 20 miles;
fretted over a sick kid (she's fine now);
had anxiety dreams featuring appearances by Judy Blume and Jon Hamm.
Perhaps you can relate! Some bright spots/distractions:
THE REAL WORLD HOMECOMING: NEW YORKย - I inhaled Ep. 1 of the new reunion series (via Amazon) and am eager for more. I watched THE REAL WORLD's first season repeatedly as a teen, and it certainly amplified my desire to experience the city for myself.
IT'S A SINย - Each episode made me laugh and shed long tears! Created by Russell T. Davies, the miniseries follows a group of friends in '80s London during the AIDS crisis. It's beautifully written with a splendid soundtrack. See it on HBO Max.
PAIN AND LIGHTSย - Thank goodness for St. Vincent's throwback videoย for "Pay Your Way in Pain" and the new track "(We Like To) Do It With the Lights On" from Islands, which you can hear on my BEST OF 2021 playlist.
EDDING 55 PENS - I bought this pen for 98 cents the other day, and it hasn't left my pale, scrawny hand since! Get your own cheap thrill in a rainbow of colors.
ALSO:ย I'm trying to watch some Mike Nichols movies before reading Mark Harris's new biography, starting with CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (on Amazon Prime) ... My daughter finally understands my appreciation for the Swedish Chef after watching MUPPETS NOW on Disney+ ... Ani DiFranco is on the latest ep of Busy Philipps's podcast ... Margaret Cho offers good advice on the latest ASK RONNA podcast ... I chatted with cartoonist Dean Haspiel and co-performed his comicsย the other night ... My daughter and I loved readingย Jeffrey Brown's ONCE UPON A SPACE-TIME.
Until next week...unless I master time travel by then. See my comics at patreon.com/whitneymatheson. See my favorite part of XANADU here.
My bum is on the Swedish,
Lorna Doone
"You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be."
- Captain Beefheart
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