Author: Travis Packer
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Weekly Reflections #11
In which we suppress a freakout about democracy. April is a month of travel for me. Twice to Tennessee, once to Orlando, once to New York, and in between a visit from my in-laws (who are lovely). I neither love nor hate travel, but that schedule is a little heavier than I’d like. Why? I…
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Weekly Reflections #10
In which we attempt to not freak out about AI. Sometimes when it’s been, you know, a day, I like to sit down with some chips, a diet coke, my phone, and turn the tv on. It’s this sort of complete sensory overload where my brain and body get so much input that it dulls…
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Weekly Reflections #9
In which we return from a break. A few notes from our 3-year delayed honeymoon in New Zealand: Speaking of which, I finished 4 books on the trip/in the last day or so. I think my favorite was Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (now a show on Amazon Prime). It’s a…
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Weekly Reflections #8
In which we prepare for a break. Next week we’ll leave for our covid-delayed honeymoon which happens to fall on our third anniversary. We’ve done the planning, figured the logistics, and I bought a number of paperback books to take on the flights (I own a Kindle but don’t love reading on it beyond silly…
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Recommended: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
As we were walking the dogs earlier today, I said to my wife: “I like this book, and for any other author, it’d be the best thing they did, but I don’t think this one lives up to Little Fires Everywhere.” Then I read the last third of the book this afternoon and I take…
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Recommended: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
This is my favorite book I’ve read thus far in 2023. I am not a literary critic, so I’ll just keep this to a loose plot summary and what I think makes this novel great. Quick Synopsis: Two college students resume their friendship after an acrimonious friend breakup in their early years. We watch this…
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Weekly Reflections #7
I had a nightmare this week that I became a lawyer again. On a related note, I got a sleep aid from my doctor (pretty lightweight antihistamine that also controls anxiety) for the first time in my life. It’s great. When I need to take it (once or twice a month, usually), I fall asleep…
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Weekly Reflections #6
Reading: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin; Holacracy by Brian J. Robertson; Buddhism, Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen Watching: Still watching The Last of Us and Poker Face as they come out. The big headline is that our good friend Andrew Helms helped produce Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,…
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Weekly Reflections #5
Reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (this is really, really good so far and I’m having to parse it out for myself so I can keep enjoying it). Watching: Nothing new to add on the highly acclaimed episode 3 of The Last of Us, except that if you liked this, you should go…
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Weekly Reflections #4
Reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (this is really, really good so far and I’m having to parse it out for myself so I can keep enjoying it). I finished It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium by John Ed Bradley, which was pretty darn good. It tackles a fundamental tension: what happens…
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