November 2025
trialing a new format here! we leave for New Zealand + Australia mid December, so I’m planning to do December + January recaps together instead of November + December as scheduled. This follows a general ins/outs format but in also encompassing things I’ve been consuming and out includes things I’ve produced. yeehaw!
In
Squatober but make it November and poorly scheduled. I should finish the program right before we leave for NZ!
listening to a lot of Dream State
Books:
Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka. 4.5/5. you should probably read this book, it is extremely good. finally a serial killer novel that decenters the serial killer. also we should abolish the death penalty btw
Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela. 3.5/5. fun to read right before Casey’s book, you have to be in the mood for reading about a lot of different people & programs chapter after chapter tho
A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting, Casey Johnston. 3/5. I owe Casey so much as she is how i found strength training but i fear this didn’t do it for me! could be fantastic for someone newer to strength training & her writing but i felt i had seen this all before
Blood Over Bright Haven, M.L. Wang. 4.5/5. ripped through this one, a great read! almost almost hit Babel levels, but didn’t quite flesh out the themes of racism/colonialism quite enough. loved the magic system, it made me feel like i was back in 6.009
Tipping Pitches, The Dumbest Things of 2025. i apologize for the confusion, the discussion was about Max Scherzer's baseball earnings, not white genocide. this episode hits every single year
Games
The Séance of Blake Manor. so so good. mystery/puzzle game with a very interesting time mechanic (but unlike Pentiment you can actually solve everything in the time allotted)
Strange Antiquities. sequel to strange horticulture, not an absolute home run but if you enjoyed the first you’ll enjoy this one!
Strange Jigsaws. has MIT puzzle hunt / the impossible quiz energy, short & sweet.
Out
Deadlift PR: 300 lbs!
sports gambling ads they have been out for years but i do think NFL season is particularly brutal
lots of mending! I’ve been inspired to try to make my clothes last longer from creators on Instagram like https://www.instagram.com/slowandsoftly and learning about how much clothing contributes to emissions & landfills. and it objectively rocks to put life back into something
crocheted a little bin to put trinkets in
