Monday, October 8, 2018

Things I read, watched, saw, and did in Q3 2018

In July, August, and September 2018, I read:

  • Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
  • The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  • Call Me By Your Name by AndrĂ© Aciman
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  • Less by Andrew Sean Greer
  • A very small amount of Ulysses by James Joyce
I watched:
  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee season 10: Ellen DeGeneres, Kate McKinnon, Dana Carvey
  • Shameless season 7
  • Call the Midwife season 7
  • Orange Is the New Black season 6
  • The West Wing rewatch of season 5 episodes 7-16 along with the West Wing Weekly Podcast
  • The Americans seasons 5-6
  • Fargo season 3
  • The Good Place season 2
  • Queer Eye season 1
  • West World season 1 (with Cricket)
  • How to Get Away With Murder season 1 episodes 1-5
  • Disenchantment season 1 episodes 1 and 2
  • GLOW season 1 episodes 1 and 2
  • Call Me By Your Name (with Kate)
  • Coco
  • Half of Jackie (on a plane, fell asleep)
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
  • Thor: Ragnarok
  • Vicky Christina Barcelona (on a plane, stayed awake for the whole thing)
I saw:
  • Carousel at the Imperial Theater
  • Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater (The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park)
  • Girl From the North Country at the Public Theater
  • Gustav Klimt at Atelier de Lumieres (Paris)
  • Into the Woods in concert at the Laurie Beechman Theater
  • Downton Abbey: The Exhibition
  • Gotham Girls Roller Derby
  • Gay Games 10 Gala Concert at Casino de Paris and Closing Ceremonies at the Gay Games Village
Also, I:
  • Went to Paris, Normandy, and Antwerp! Performed at Stade Jean Bouin, Casino de Paris, Place de Bitche, Jardins du Palais Royal, and Jardins du Champs-Elysees as part of Gay Games 10
  • Went to the Finger Lakes (Skaneateles, Ithaca, and Marathon)
  • Went to Philly for a wedding (Kristin & Greg)
  • Was visited by Laura & Beth, my sister Lauren, and Sara, and spent a day bookshopping with Mary
  • Spent Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with family
  • Was photographed by Max Kristula-Green for a project
  • Helped Cricket move
  • Went on one (1) date
  • Attended two housewarmings (Kathryn, Cam) and a birthday party (Christina)
  • Marched in the Montclair, NJ Independence Day Parade
  • Wrote 2 articles for my freelance job
  • Posted 24 doodles and 3 tiny sinks on my Instagram and sold many things (mostly Long Island stickers) on my and Kathryn's Redbubble store