April 2022 Media Diet

Apr 29

April was my first full month living in Washington DC, and other than a brief bout with COVID, it was fantastic!

I avoided it for two years, but covid finally got me.

My niece Caitlyn got into college at Arizona State, I got to know my new city a little better, I met a bunch of new people, and my business has been booming.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court, the war in Ukraine raged on, and Elon Musk is apparently buying Twitter (lol). Happy Easter, Ramadan, Passover, Tax Day, Earth Day, Coachella, and 4/20 to all who celebrated! I hope you had as good a month as I did — or at the very least that it was better than Madison Cawthorn’s.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in

Tunes

On My Radar

Molly Beane @HeyMollyB

Capitalist propaganda from last night’s fortune cookie

“Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind.”
— Eckhart Tolle

Heather Havrilesky @hhavrilesky

Ignoring your deepest needs and emotions in the name of principles will turn you into an unprincipled person.

“We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in the finding of it.” — Saint Thomas Aquinas

Molly Beane @HeyMollyB

I ❤️ protected sidewalks and bike lanes

“Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action. In the action, immediately look for the target, in words, listen closely to what’s being signaled.” — Marcus Aurelius

Kristin Reed @ternary_logic

Inside each of us there are two Bernies.

“Don’t look away. Don’t look down. Don’t pretend not to see hurt. Look people in the eye. Even when their pain is overwhelming. And when you’re hurting and in pain, find the people who can look you in the eye.” — Brené Brown

Adam Grant @AdamMGrant

Happiness is not a function of what you achieve. It's a function of how you spend your time. Success is a temporary thrill. Happiness lies in doing daily activities that bring you joy. There's always a new mountain to climb. You don't have to anchor your emotions to the summit.

Jasminne Mendez @jasminnemendez

I was with a friend yesterday who said “What most people are doing is not self-care, it’s after-care, and that is not sustainable.” And wow, I felt that.

What I’m Watching

I started watching Married at First Sight and I had to stop — it was just TOO AWKWARD. The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On was not much better. I fear that we have become desensitized to insanity on reality TV over the decades.