2 weeks?? Itās almost been 2 weeks. Iām gonna write this letter, and then weāre gonna have to talk about how time is a prank.Ā
So things Iāve been learning about food/the gourmet world:Ā
Dude, thereās a shorthand for absolutely every-fuckening-thing. For example, if I say (1) no tree nuts (allergy - F/O/BP/D/B/A NOT OK) peanuts OK, the chefs and team understand Iām saying flours, oils, by-products, distillations, bitters, and amari derived from tree nuts are allergies of a guest in the party. Crazy, huh?
If I put a number in front of the wordĀ ātop,ā everyone magically knows Iām talking about a table. So like, if I sayĀ āOh yeah, I held a 2-top for them,ā they know I set a table of 2 aside for a potential guest. Iām... still trying to figure out whyĀ ātopā is the word or if its just because ofĀ ātable top.ā Unsure.
Thereās so many ways to make cocktails, and I.... donāt even know how to make one. Maybe thatāll change by the end of the year??
Or not lol. I still am not much of a drinker, but mocktails are always a thing, I guess.
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I really like this thing you said:Ā āhow much of our troubles came from wallowing in those limitations rather than trying to overcome them?āĀ
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Hold up, hold up, hair-styling videos? You holding out on me? lol Whatās the channel, dude? Drop. That. Link.
Overall, Iām happy to hear about your days alone. With the embroidery, the walks to the library, and all that free time, it seems like those moments were very relaxing, but I get what youāre saying about fun. Iāve been feeling that way, too.Ā
About mountain climbing - I remember us talking about doing that one day together. If we were to mountain climb, where do you think we should go? Ever had any places in mind? Iāve been trying to think if Iāve done it before, but I haven't. I only know hills; you know mountains.
āDisney is really appealing to that wide audience.ā š¤£ 𤣠š¤£
I honestly spent a good 10 minutes trying to imagine your ceiling fan, itās crescent moons, and itās crescent moon noses the first time I read your letter almost 2 weeks ago.Ā
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Aw man, Iāve missed this:
1. The most recent food I discovered I liked to eat was squid?? Like, I had whole ass squid tentacles, and it wasnāt bad. I had it at one of the restaurants at work, and the teriyaki sauce it was cooked with was so good??? Iām just in shock.Ā
2. Artist, Will Darbyshire - Him and his partner Arden have always made these Aesthetic videos that document self in a very pure and honest way. Thereās also just a lot of nature in his videos, and they feel v grounding.
Artist, Anna Akana - She just is so cool. Sheās the older sister Iāve always wanted. Sheās done short films, stop motion animation, was in Ant Man for 2 seconds, is working on an album, and draws. She reminds me that you can be a thinker that has a lot of thinks, and you can decide different ways to artist those thinks every day.
Thinker, Shan Boodram - Sheās coming to save all relationships on this precious, polluted blue and green orb.
ThinkerĀ - Evan Puschak - TLDR, heās a man of letters, for sure. I think youād like him.
3. Iāve been spending most of my time with myself lately, and sheās the person I love spending time with the most.Ā
I sometimes have been going out with coworkers for dinner, been meeting new people at writing workshops, facetimed brian and sarah, missing you/brian/sarah but Iām really happy with all this time Iāve had for myself these past few weeks. Itās been nice.
4. A good day looks like an empty house, early sunlight, windows wide-open, peeled oranges, a looooong shower, looking through online stores for something I donāt need, a movie that alters at least one, 4-6 hours of planning/organizing/budgeting, and water on water on water, with ice to cronch on. Other times its binging one show all day and ordering Portillos.Ā
5. I donāt really find myself looking at a particular thing lately, but Iāve been looking, like really /looking/, at my mom and her hair. Sheās definitely starting to age p quickly, and itās weird. Before, it was subtle. Now, I see it, I see more wrinkles, more gray hair. Sheās delicate, sheās porcelain, and that scares me a bit, tbh. Most of the time, though, I look at her, and I just admire that sheās a whole bunch of wonderful. Soniaās..... kinda the best.
1. Whatās a song youāve been playing on repeat lately? What do you like about it?
2. Whatās something about yourself that youāve always undoubtedly loved? Or whatās something about yourself that took you a while to love?Ā
3. In arms reach, what the most interesting person/thing/sound/smell near you? What makes it or them so interesting?
4. How about you - what do Berlinās good days look like?Ā
5. Not to be a copy cat, but this rat wants to know about the artists and thinkers youāve been admiring lately, too. Who are they? What about them or their work do you connect with most?
Ending with a monthly reminder that I miss you and support you so so much.