Books
I Knew Meta Was Bad but... Jesus Christ
Seven years inside Meta should make for a depressing read. Somehow, it was also one of the most entertaining books I’ve read in a while.
Marta De Pasquale
Field Notes
Schrödinger’s Eviction
An earthquake, a dubious eviction order, some incredibly stubborn neighbors, and one comically Italian bureaucratic fuck-up.
Dating
The Unwitting Leftist
Sometimes a date is just a date. Sometimes a date starts as a K-drama fantasy and ends with you discussing abortion, feminism, and politics over breakfast. Unfortunately for everyone involved, this was the second kind.
Field Notes
I Don’t Know How to Like Things Casually
I was going to keep this short. Then I remembered who I am.
From the Kitchen
Gnocchi: Learning to Listen to Potatoes
I’m not a chef. I’m just someone who discovered that making gnocchi from scratch is surprisingly easy and gives me an unreasonable amount of validation.
Field Notes
Breakfast with the Jo(h)ns
My dating life remains unpredictable, but my weekly appointments with Jon Stewart and John Oliver are completely non-negotiable.
Adventures
Am I Doing Capri Wrong?
If you go to one of the most beautiful places in Italy and barely explore it, did you do it wrong?
Dating
The Frat Boy
The Navy? Fine. The Catholicism? Manageable. The frat? Questionable. The demon voice during sex? Unfortunately real.
Dating
My Dating Life Is Now a Spreadsheet
I may not know what I’m looking for romantically, but at least I have a color-coded spreadsheet about it.
Field Notes
I Have Thoughts, Apparently
What happens when a person with too many thoughts finally decides to write them down?