September Currents in Magical Realism

current book
Right now I am half through The Salt God’s Daughter. On paper this book should be right up my alley (magical realism, ocean themes) but I haven’t gotten into it. It’s kind of like White Oleander as written by Stephanie Klein trying to mimic Alice Hoffman? Perhaps I’ll like it more by the end. I am currently 9 books behind on my goal of averaging a book a day in 2022 but feel good about making it as I hope to catch up over the holidays.

current magazine
n/a

current TV
Old episodes of Law & Order SVU, Friends, Catfish in the background while reading…and A loves this show Bargain Hunters about English people at a flea market where they get a budget to buy stuff and then try and sell it at auction. They almost never make any profit and usually lose money but everyone seems so thrilled to be there.

current podcast
None really but I would like to listen to one that will hypnotise me into exercising, eating well, not procrastinating and not binge drinking. Recommendations welcomed.

current newsletter
I actually paused my nytimes.com membership because the morning newsletters would come at like 8pm our time and get me upset about the state of the world just when I wanted to be winding down for the evening

current food
Eating lunch of baked tofu in a ginger marinade with brown rice as I type this. Had 2 poached eggs (made in cunning tiny silicone cups that look like boobs) for brekkie this morning.

current drink
Water, espresso, iced green tea in my gigantic mason jar that was one of the few things I missed in the 4 months it took for our stuff to arrive. Trying to drink less wine as really, what is the point?

current color(s)
On me: mostly black, sometimes red or british racing green
Around the house: mostly greys, blonde wood, slate floor

current candle
Tom Ford F*cking Fabulous - A got a few for me awhile back mostly for the name/design a year or two ago but it’s kind of ruined me for other candles.

current outfit

Oversized men’s Comme De Garcons Play black cardigan with red heart with googly eyes, unbottoned
Drapey black Amazon essentials crewneck teeshirt
Cozy & soft flared leggings from SHEIN (anything from their FeatherFit GLOWMODE range is so comfy and buttery soft.) The bootcut feels a bit 1999 to me because I am old.
Black no-show socks

current product endorsement
I finally got a motorised sit/stand desk with my WFH allowance and it’s just the best ever
Work from home desk chair - gamechanger, I was in one of those clear plastic ghost chairs and while I like the look, even with a cushion it was painful to sit for very long
These glass tupperwares are so great, I love them
A got me a robot vacuum for my birthday! It’s amazing!

current purchases
We bought a apartment and a car (!)
Our unit came mostly furnished so we have so much stuff now that we would probably never think of buying like nespresso machine, silicone egg poaching cups, two televisions, microwave, toaster, lots of random kitchen stuff. But I like it!

current wishlist
Nothing tangible - I currently own more than I ever have
Intangible - I would like to be back to my 2016 level of fitness within a year. For the sake of my wardrobe and my health.

current creativity
My handwriting has gotten atrocious so sometimes on calls I do script/calligraphy with a fountain pen in a notebook. It may be slightly improving.

current anticipation
I ordered a walking pad / underdesk treadmill thing and I’m excited for that to arrive and hopefully complete the wfh setup
I’ve been working from the office 2x a week but may cut down, the desks/chairs are so low and the thermostat is kept much higher than I’d like

current cravings
Sleep, water, caffeine

current happenings
Thursday we went to an event where 10 students presented their dissertation research in 3 minutes, like a mini-TEDx talk. Very cute and more interesting than you’d think.
Friday worked during the day then drove up to the Snowy Mountains for a houseshare with one of A’s colleagues and her friends. We don’t ski but it was nice to see snow. I was kind of nervous about sharing the house with people but it went just fine. Did our own thing during the day and just got together for communal meals and our first Aussie BBQ.
We woke up early Sunday morning and drove back to town. We decided to park in an area we haven’t been to yet and had a nice brunch overlooking the water. It was Australian Father’s Day so lots of families and dogs out. Walked around a bit by the water, then went home and took a nap. Got back in the car and went out to buy groceries for the week.
A is doing “Step-tember” with a goal of at least 10k steps a day so we’ve been getting out for walks each morning. This has been good to get me back into a routine. The sunrises have been beautiful and we even saw hot air balloons which was really pretty against the morning sky.

Last updated September 06, 2022