§ It was a week of almost nonstop rain—the downside of the spring season that I always seem to forget about.
On Monday I planted ten small patches of different pole and bush beans. It’s a week later than I planted them last year but I hope the result will be just as successful.
§ As I mentioned last week, I got a new fiber internet connection installed Wednesday morning. The installation itself went smoothly enough but re-setting up my hodgepodge of smart home devices has been a nightmare that I’m still not entirely finished with. Sonos is the worst offender by a mile.
§ Later that day I finally got tested for a new eyeglasses prescription, something I’ve been putting off for almost a year now. As part of the process they also, somehow, took a picture of the inside of my eye which is, understandably, pretty freaky looking.
§ I started reading Jon Fosse’s Septology series. So far it has been fascinating. The structure, with its lack of paragraph breaks, makes the writing feel dense and impenetrable at first but as you get into the flow of reading it breaks way into a sort of hypnotic rhythm on the page.
As interesting as it is, I have a hard time believing I’ll be able to keep up with another 800+ pages with almost no line breaks but I’m not ready to give up yet.
§ My birthday is next week. It’s a big one: my first birthday of my thirties and my first as a father. Absolutely wild to think about, honestly. But first! today is Mother’s Day so I better get going.
