Slump.
Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
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Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump. Slump.
I’m at the start of a slump. I
was so slumpy that I didn’t bother to update on my progress on Monday or
Tuesday. I’m so slumpy that I have six
(!!!) library books but none of them jump out as something I need to read right
now. Hell, I’m so slumpy that there’s
nothing in theaters currently that I have the need to watch right now. I just want to go home, watch Survivor, and watch Broadway shows.
Here’s what I read and watched last week.
Books
Highbone Theater by Joe
Daly: D. I read the back of this graphic novel and noted that it dealt
with an introverted main character, and then I flipped through and enjoyed the
art style. I figured “sure, why not?” This isn’t the worst graphic novel I’ve read,
but I never could get behind the main character, nor did I like the overly long
side plot involving 9/11. Also, the
ending blurs the line between pretentious and indecipherable. I’m not a big fan of this.
Movies
The Most Hated Woman in America:
C+. I'm struggling to come up with a
reaction besides this being adequate. The structure and tone could have been
better, but Melissa Leo does an admirable job holding it all together. Top-notch
makeup and hairstyling.
Being 17: A-.
I didn’t get the memo that this movie was in French, or that it was an
LGBT film! This didn’t affect my
enjoyment, of course, but I still didn’t know this until I started the movie on
Netflix. As far as coming of age movies
go, this is one of the more realistic ones.
I loved the character development between the two teenagers (Damien and
Tomas), and Tomas’ mother is one of the most patient, understanding maternal
figures in recent cinema. I loved this
movie!
The Belko Experiment: D+. I have always wanted to see someone
be killed by a tape dispenser, so I can check that off my bucket list!
And here’s what I’m planning to read and watch this week. Spoiler alert: the aforementioned slump is
going to weigh heavily into this. I feel
like I should catch up on Thirteen
Reasons Why, Grace & Frankie,
or Big Little Lies, but I also feel
like those are going to be on Netflix and HBO Go when I stop being slumpy, and
they will understand if I ignore them for a while.
Books
Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith:
I’m listening to this on audiobook, and I’m really enjoying it. Daniel is explaining his struggles with
anxiety, along with his relationship with his therapist mother (who also dealt
with crippling anxiety in the past).
Besides that, one of following graphic novels:
The Best We Could Do by Thi
Bui
Marbles: Mania, Depression,
Michelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
The Story of My Tits by
Jennifer Hayden
Tangles by Sarah Leavitt
You Are Here by Jenny Lawson
Movies
Again, here is a list of possibilities:
Power Rangers
The Boss Baby
The Zookeeper’s Wife
Some random stuff on Netflix
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