Do y'all know about the musical Suffs?! It's about the fight for women's suffrage, and I am quite literally obsessed with both it and its creator, Shaina Taub. The pro-shot of the original Broadway production premiered on PBS last Friday, and it's all I've watched or listened to since. (Well, that, and interviews with Shaina and the other creatives involved in it, but that's just continuing the obsession.)
It's amazing and inspiring and now I feel fully ready to take on whatever-his-name-is! (You know, Pete Hegseth's pastor who thinks women shouldn't vote. Not even remotely ashamed that I don't remember his name. Kinda proud, actually.) Come at me, bro, I have memorized Broadway songs which I will sing at the top of my lungs in your face!
It's free on PBS.org through July 31, so get thee to a laptop ASAP!
Those are almost my exact morning thoughts. The rage is real. Thanks for these delights to help balance it out. Mine this week:
🐙 Remarkably Bright Creatures - the book and the movie - just sweet stories of people being kind and finding love and healing after tragedy. Love a good found family story.
📚 How to Read a Book - the fiction book - same. My insides felt soothed and hopeful even on a taxing, stressful day because of this book.
🧶 My mom left behind a million weird colored granny squares when she passed and ive been expanding on them in a way that is turning into a pretty and cheerful afghan. It has been a balm to have something bright and colorful to look at and something meditative to do with my hands that also is slowly turning into something. Plus the 80-year-olds in my knitting group all love it, so.
📻 My summer playlist (which is a bit disorganized at the moment. I need to rearrange some songs). I just decided that 95 degree weather means I can start playing my summer music and it has been a fun boost!
🏖 And my apologies to everyone enduring Maycember, but I feel like I've been in Maycember for 10 years, so my husband and I decided that Summer starts this weekend. Opening Ceremonies on Saturday: we eat Froot Loops cereal, watch an episode of Phinneas and Ferb and write out our summer bucket list. We are stuck in 100+ heat with no way to vacation due to medical issues, so we are having to get creative about how we give ourselves some things to look forward to. For today it's Froot Loops and surf music.
Thinking of all of you in TN, AL, LA, SC with voting districting racism happening! Please let me know if this Virginian can do anything to help. Have seriously thought about driving to TN to join the social actions.
Thanks for an always amusing Friday post, esp in Maycember!! How I NEEDED that pic of Jonathon Bailey!!
Do y'all know about the musical Suffs?! It's about the fight for women's suffrage, and I am quite literally obsessed with both it and its creator, Shaina Taub. The pro-shot of the original Broadway production premiered on PBS last Friday, and it's all I've watched or listened to since. (Well, that, and interviews with Shaina and the other creatives involved in it, but that's just continuing the obsession.)
It's amazing and inspiring and now I feel fully ready to take on whatever-his-name-is! (You know, Pete Hegseth's pastor who thinks women shouldn't vote. Not even remotely ashamed that I don't remember his name. Kinda proud, actually.) Come at me, bro, I have memorized Broadway songs which I will sing at the top of my lungs in your face!
It's free on PBS.org through July 31, so get thee to a laptop ASAP!
I saw it advertised and want to see it. Maybe this weekend!
It's so, so good!
Those are almost my exact morning thoughts. The rage is real. Thanks for these delights to help balance it out. Mine this week:
🐙 Remarkably Bright Creatures - the book and the movie - just sweet stories of people being kind and finding love and healing after tragedy. Love a good found family story.
📚 How to Read a Book - the fiction book - same. My insides felt soothed and hopeful even on a taxing, stressful day because of this book.
🧶 My mom left behind a million weird colored granny squares when she passed and ive been expanding on them in a way that is turning into a pretty and cheerful afghan. It has been a balm to have something bright and colorful to look at and something meditative to do with my hands that also is slowly turning into something. Plus the 80-year-olds in my knitting group all love it, so.
📻 My summer playlist (which is a bit disorganized at the moment. I need to rearrange some songs). I just decided that 95 degree weather means I can start playing my summer music and it has been a fun boost!
🏖 And my apologies to everyone enduring Maycember, but I feel like I've been in Maycember for 10 years, so my husband and I decided that Summer starts this weekend. Opening Ceremonies on Saturday: we eat Froot Loops cereal, watch an episode of Phinneas and Ferb and write out our summer bucket list. We are stuck in 100+ heat with no way to vacation due to medical issues, so we are having to get creative about how we give ourselves some things to look forward to. For today it's Froot Loops and surf music.
See y'all in the comments.
What a great opening ceremony! Phineas and Ferb is one of my favorite animated shows. The songs in that series are incredible!
I read Remarkably Bright Creatures recently and agree completely. I was NOT prepared for the waterworks that book gave me, though.
Loved How to Read a Book! You summer opening ceremony sounds perfect ☀️
Thinking of all of you in TN, AL, LA, SC with voting districting racism happening! Please let me know if this Virginian can do anything to help. Have seriously thought about driving to TN to join the social actions.