As much as I wanted 'Automatic Noodle' to go on beyond its 176 pages, a tidy book can be perfectly delightful — and this was exactly that. ⊕Currently Listening: Haute & Freddy “Showgirl At Heart”Reply via email

Went to a Clue (board game) themed escape room and make it out with 6 minutes to spare. ⊕ 1 photo of the crew!Currently Listening: Harry Styles “Ready, Steady, Go!”Reply via email

The local park's social media account said the cherry trees were in bloom and a hard freeze was coming. ⊕Reply via email

Not pictured this Friday the 13th: Meeting with friends and their almost toddling child for a fish fry lunch (seriously good at The Pony). Then hitting up the park afterward and evaluating the appropriateness of playground equipment for the level of almost toddling child.Currently Listening: Thundercat feat. WILLOW...

Checkboxes from today involved unpacking suitcases, going to the studio, watering plants, getting ducks in a row and noticing spring. Currently Listening: Sleigh Bells “Rill Rill”Reply via email

I'm still learning the ins and outs of a resurrected camera. Quick snapshots take a little extra time, a tidbit I didn't learn until this moment. In other news, at this moment we're 12 days into a new war.Currently Listening: Harry Styles “Taste Back”Reply via email

While sifting through board games to find dice the other week I hovered over this nugget from 1963. Thrift is a card game about collecting money wrapped in a fine mid-century commercial art style. ⊕Currently Listening: Harry Styles “American Girls”Reply via email

This was the first trip I've had in a while where I didn't worry about the cat as friends agreed to let her shack up with them. ⊕Currently Listening: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”Reply via email

On the flight home I caught Blue Moon, the 2025 film about Lorenz Hart, an American lyricist of Broadway tunes starring Ethan Hawke. It felt like a stage play with a single set and lots of monologues. It didn't move any needles for me. ⊕Currently Listening: Graham Reynolds “This Funny World”Reply via email

Last day of the Disney vacation was spent at Epcot. The best part was the Guardians of the Galaxy ride. ⊕Reply via email

Took a day easy at a waterpark and closed things out watching the new Pixar flick, Hoppers. Enjoyed it lots. ⊕Currently Listening: Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl”Reply via email

Went to Star Wars Land. ⊕Reply via email