Consumption 2

This is a monthly series, published near the end of the month summarizing what I found, ate, watched, googled, and felt this month. New categories added from time to time.

Books Added to My TBR (e.g., books I just learned about that I’m excited to read… maybe)

• One Love (Matt Cain)
• The Margaret Code (Richard Hooton)
• Sharpen Your Knives (Lauren Ho)
• Just Another Dead Author (Katarina Bivald)
• Murder Takes a Vacation (Laura Lippman)
• The Queen Who Came in from the Cold (SJ Bennett)
• One Death at a Time (Abbi Waxman)
• The Usual Desire to Kill (Camilla Barnes)
• What a Time To Be Alive (Jenny Mustard)
• Death and Other Occupational Hazards (Veronika Dapunt)
• Acts of Cupidity (E.S. Drake)

Notable Meals (new recipes, old favorites, and restaurant items we ate this month)

• Tomato risotto and a fig and burrata salad for Pesach.
• Southwestern salad with cilantro lime dressing.
• Vegetarian “chicken” parmesan. (I know… sounds odd. Tastes great.)

Television, Movies, and Music (watching and listening)

• White Lotus 3. Finished it. Do not understand why Rick went to Thailand now vs. years ago but enjoyed it nonetheless.
• The Diplomat 2. Finished it. The second season felt a little uneven, but we’ll definitely watch the next season when it comes out.
• The Pitt. Started it. It’s intense.

Added To My Ongoing Mix Tape

• “Made in Thailand” (Carabao)
• “The Pit” (Dead Milkmen)
• Gil Shaham and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra playing Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, R 297 from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” (Largo)

Tabs I Left Open (things I Googled and left up on the screen)

• A Google search on jackalopes because I thought it was a real animal (a small wild hare?) and discovered it was not.
• Checking a statement that neutering extends the life of male guinea pigs. Unlike dogs and rabbits, it does not.
• An article about how Lay’s is now selling All Dressed chips in the US.
• The menu for a new ramen restaurant.

Micro-Joys

• Another Beorn story — Beorn couldn’t eat his beloved vitamin C tablet. He normally begged for it every morning. One day, I had the idea to dissolve it in water — it took about an hour — and then thicken the solution with a little critical care. I have it to him with a syringe, and he got to enjoy the taste of his tablet and get the super important vitamin C. I felt like a superhero.
• Having my nephews hold my hands while we were crossing the street.
• Lunch with my niece at a cute sandwich place, relaxing in the sun.

Mood

• Pretty damn sad after worrying through Beorn’s infection and then losing him. This has not been a good month.

What about you? Let me know what you’re eating, seeing, listening to, googling, feeling this month.