Fibonacci on the brain
Hi again!
250-WORD UPDATE ON MY LIFE
I have been reading and writing and avoiding writing and going to Coffee Commissary to write but then just texting instead because the punk music the barista is playing is too loud and watching movies, more movies this year than any other year of my life probably (recent first-time watches: When Harry Met Sally (!!!), Step Up, Hocus Pocus 2, Frances Ha, Bros, Halloween Ends) and talking on the phone with Orin and performing as Documentary Crew Member #2 in the sold-out run of Free Solo: The Musical and wishing I were in New York and wishing I were anywhere that felt like fall and feeling anxious and feeling depressed and feeling neglected and feeling joyful and watching four different Real Housewives cities simultaneously and running and ordering takeout because I’ve lost all desire to cook except for this one recipe for beans and getting my affairs in order (doctor, dentist, car wash with interior shampoo) and loving how my teeth look after my first dental cleaning since February 2020 and listening to a lot of Regina Spektor and listening to the mix CD Bran gave me of 90’s lesbian folk singers (heaven) and ******* *** and ****** *** and ******* **** and BeingReal and being a weak communicator and proofreading other people’s screenplays which makes me want to work harder on my own screenplays and spending more time in Highland Park and cheering Chloe on at roller derby and waking up feeling randomly nauseous and waking up feeling sad and waking up feeling excited to do my little online word puzzles.
A LIST: FRANCES HA AND BURLESQUE ARE THE SAME MOVIE BUT SET IN NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES
Primarily about real estate
Very good chance Meryl Streep has seen
Romantic relationships occur, but the movie is more concerned with platonic love between women / the complexities of friendship
Our girl’s just gotta dance!
FIVE SONG PLAYLIST
SOMETHING OLD: “Golden Lady” by Stevie Wonder
SOMETHING NEW: “BBC” by jaboukie
SOMETHING BORROWED: “Adore You” by Jack Rabbit
SOMETHING BLUE: “Blonde in the Bleachers” by Joni Mitchell
SOMETHING ELSE: “You And Me On The Rock” by Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius
OVERHEARD
A woman pronouncing “sequins” like “seck-wins” – have not heard that dialect before, anyone know where it hails from?
PERSONAL MANTRA OF THE MOMENT
I am not an oaf!!!!!
LINK TO SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET
THREE RECENT PICS FROM MY CAMERA ROLL
SHITTY BLIND ITEM
I eavesdropped on a beloved comedian pontificating about a movie and what they said gave me pause… not sure about that person anymore… I’ve said next to nothing but I already feel like I’ve said too much…
BORED? ACCEPT ONE OF THESE CHALLENGES
Step outside and time yourself to see how long it takes to spot a bird
Choose your favorite fork in your kitchen and put it on display for a while
Unfollow 10 people on Instagram (not me)
Go all day without drinking water (lol)
Draw a dog the way you usually do, then draw a dog the way you usually don’t. What is the relationship between these dogs? Which dog will live longer, and which dog will live a better life?
Venmo me more than a penny but less than a dollar @David-Carliner
Text a friend “call me, I have amazing gossip” and then ignore their call until you’ve acquired adequate gossip
crawl around a bit
DID I EARN THAT BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGE?
Photography: No. I was too busy taking photos of my friends doing foul things to anything phallic / pretending to smoke weed (not to be confused with actually smoking weed on camping trips – I was scandalized when that went down around me).
Lifesaving: No. I earned First Aid, Emergency Preparedness, Wilderness Survival… at a certain point dipping into the Lifesaving genre becomes redundant, yes? Better to skip and diversify my badge portfolio.
Personal Fitness: Yes. Although the 12-week physical fitness program I had to design and carry out wouldn’t survive even a moderate audit.
A RECENT NOTE ON MY PHONE WITHOUT CONTEXT
Molly-Mae is the new People’s Princess
Why must it all be EARNED? Can’t we have a treat just because?
Ladder dream
Leonard Cohen
Avery
Joy arrives on its own, wait for it, notice it, say bye bye for now
The test of a good book is if I start covering the next page with my hand
I wanted a day where no one contacted me, where I was alone to focus on my tasks. I am going to have that day, actually, except tomorrow will be Tuesday instead of Monday again, and what’s so bad about that?
QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU — GENUINELY CURIOUS, PLEASE EMAIL BACK
Do you think Fibonacci was hot at all?
Would you have hooked up with Fibonacci based on his mathematic accomplishments?
Do you think Fibonacci styled himself for that photo shoot, and do you like his hat?
What phase are you in?
What’s a trait you admire in other people that you don’t possess? What’s a trait you admire in other people that you do possess?
Do you have any feedback for me? About my newsletter or about another aspect of my life, internet presence, etc.?
How many phone chargers do you own?
WHERE AM I AS A HIT SEND
Couch.
WHAT WILL I DO AFTER HITTING SEND?
Reheat Dominos before Joey comes over.
My CD got a mention! Glad you liked it. With regards to your questions:
1-3. Fibonacci seems like the kind of know-it-all who would be too proud of his mathematical successes to be attractive.
4. The plan-a-bunch-of-hikes-for-next-year-because-I-don't-have-time-to-do-them-now phase.
5. I really admire the ability to figure out how to achieve a goal without being handed a step-by-step path towards it (like a curriculum). It's a trait I lacked for a long time, and I'm not sure if I have it now or not.
6. I don't spend enough time on the internet to give good advice.
7. One.
P.S. In case you're curious, https://tinyletter.com/howareyounotexcited/archive