Weekly Roundup: June 11, 2021

Quote of the week:
“A writer — and, I believe, generally all persons — must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.” —Jorge Luis Borges

What I’m reading:
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Nicole Lepera

What I’m listening to:
The Guncle by Steven Rowley 

What I’m watching:
“Mare of Easttown” (HBO)–it takes me forever to watch a series; I’m on the last episode!
I also watched a 60 Minutes episode with David Attenborough: “We need to save nature in order to save ourselves”

Writing news:
No Hiding in Boise will be released THIS TUESDAY! Also, my third book, Tiny, turns 2 TODAY!

What I’m talking about:

The race to vaccinate–only 20% of the world’s people are vaccinatedThe reappearance of Trump (God help us)A federal judge overturning California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons 

Weirdest thing I googled this week:
“bad mama jama lyrics”

Interesting things I learned this week:

If humans had the metabolism of hummingbirds, they would have to eat about 155,000 calories per dayThe word “idiot” comes from a Greek noun meaning “private person”National Geographic has identified –Southern OceanThe average adult spends 1/3 of their waking time alone

What I’m grateful for:
Sunshine, pets, trampoline parks, friends, FaceTime, beer…so many things.

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