dual personalities

Praise God from whom all blessings flow, my mood has finally improved. In large part, this is because I took Tuesday afternoon off from work and have started refusing to put Zoom meetings on the calendar.

With my time off, I made a strawberry rhubarb pie that was totally delicious. I love strawberry rhubarb pie, certainly for the flavor but also because it feels so purely end-of-Spring, beginning-of-summer. Like peony season. I make my own pie crust and it doesn’t always look perfect, but for some reason, this just totally hit the spot. (And then hit the spot again for breakfast.)

I also spent some time re-watching John Mulaney stand-up this week. This joke, about stopping at a McDonald’s on a road trip, had me laughing out loud. I’ve actually pulled this move as a babysitter!

I did find out through my clip-fest that late night television seems to be suffering from the Zoom setting. Not that I ever consumed these shows when they were produced on set, but I found John Mulaney’s interviews with Stephen Colbert and Seth Myers borderline boring! How is it possible.

I did appreciate this bit (watch 9:25-11:00). The line “I can have hair on my face” is highly relevant to my feelings about DN’s quarantine beard growth. (As I’ve written before, loving John Mulaney perhaps exposes my “type.”) Also, I myself also desperately need a quarantine haircut. I’m trying to convince DN that he should give it a go. My mother cut my hair until I was at least 14; I think he could handle it.

Whether or not you choose Mulaney, watching some stand-up comedy — even specials you’ve seen before — lifts the spirits! I mean, duh.

DN takes great selfie candids, eh?

Last but not least on the positive vibes front: I’m sticking to my daily walk routine! The sun really is the best medicine, isn’t it?