February 5th, 2018
The dogs of February and more things we like
Despite my best hopes, January was cold and fighty, and then I spent the last few days of it puking (I had a stomach virus) and was in such a feverish haze that I didn’t even realize it was February until I saw Mark making out the rent cheque.
Maybe February will be better??? I have deleted the extremely negative post that I wrote about January, leaving only the above, and here are some positive things that I like, which will hopefully set the tone for February.
464. Ice wine! I had a lovely weekend at the Ice Wine Festival in Niagara on the Lake the weekend before I got sick, wherein I discovered I like ice wine (bad news: they mainly don’t serve it in bars so it can’t be my signature drink). Fun surprise! It tastes like syrup!
465. The Dogs of February This is one my favourite songs by The Lowest of the Low, which is one my favourite bands of my tender youth, and I’m pissed that I could only find it to link to on a bootleg full album (it comes in at 15:50). It’s a grumpy song (“Don’t you love it when it doesn’t/work out quite the way it was supposed to”) but lovely to, so that’s something
466. My little flash story is posted on The Oddments Tray. Claire Tacon produced and Chioke l’Anson performed and it turned out lovely. Please listen–only 2:39 minutes!
467. Declarations at Canadian Stage, written by playwright Jordan Tannahill, who is a writer I’d follow anywhere. None of the programme descriptions or reviews describe it adequately and I doubt I could do so myself, but I really did find the performance haunting and affecting. It closes February 11. Maybe you should go?
468. Spearmint gum
469. The (free) browser game Fallen London, which has obsessed me for nigh on three years. Soon I will be poet laureate (in the game).
470. Space heaters
471. When other people contribute to 1000 Things We Like
These are from Fred
472. being the only person on the bus
473. the crowns at Burger King
474. night skiing
Buy the book:
You are still playing fallen London??? Dedication!
– Instagram stories
February 8th, 2018 at 12:12 pm– the smell of lavender
– the part of yoga where you just lie there
– slightly too many pillows on the bed
– extremely long showers
And… I keep going on the site at work and thus can’t listen to the story-let on the Oddments Tray but it reads great.
Also “She doesn’t owe it to anyone—not even her husband—to fan out all that past pain like a hand of cards.” *is* a terrific line and perfect for this moment but also always.
February 9th, 2018 at 9:00 amFred, the reason we are friends is that I am equal parts baffled by the first two items on your list in and in whole-hearted agreement with the last three. We are the same, yet different. Also, thanks for the kind words about the story!
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