tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19574636153246361772024-03-08T12:34:21.979+01:00Wandering Polka DotTravel chronicles and reading recommendations. I'll tell you where to eat the best ice cream and where to read intelligent articles.Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-36995628643966681962021-03-28T13:36:00.003+02:002021-03-28T13:36:45.204+02:00Weekend Reads #129<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruLuCERJpltx-3CzrKy5fky67kKv9RpkXdOxBvtrwa0ecWxtNobOJziR8ECRETuq1pUtvUGQgzx-BoDlHhysJt2PbH9BpwznujETj4ujrFTV4B_CFLsk_dfYrjFfpIQhuMLvS9vtH-QEc/s800/weekend-reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruLuCERJpltx-3CzrKy5fky67kKv9RpkXdOxBvtrwa0ecWxtNobOJziR8ECRETuq1pUtvUGQgzx-BoDlHhysJt2PbH9BpwznujETj4ujrFTV4B_CFLsk_dfYrjFfpIQhuMLvS9vtH-QEc/s16000/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Spring! I spent the entire day outside yesterday, hence publishing weekend reads on a Sunday. And if there weren't for the Daylight Saving, it would have been only half past noon, so bear with me :) Hope everyone's well, healthy, and in the mood for making the best out of the season—minus the allergies. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!</p><p><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>“Eighty-five percent of artists in major American art museum collections are white, and then 1.2 percent of them are Black.” This is the story about them: <b><a href="https://kottke.org/21/02/black-art-in-the-absence-of-light" target="_blank">Black Art: In the Absence of Light</a></b>, a documentary film available on HBO.</p><p>“<b><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/middle-high-school-bully-depression_n_602c0800c5b65259c4e52240" target="_blank">I tracked down the girls who bullied me as a kid. Here’s what they had to say.</a></b>” Oh, wow. I talked about this a lot in therapy but I guess it never goes away, does it? This was one woman’s way to deal with the past, and as she says, it’s not for everyone, but it gave her comfort and healing.</p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness.html " target="_blank">Smash the wellness industry</a></b>. Excellent and important read!</p><p><b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2020/02/do-you-take-yourself-on-dates/ " target="_blank">Do you take yourself out on dates?</a></b> Obviously, dates nowadays aren't quite what they used to be, but hey, a walk and a takeaway coffee sound nice.</p><p><b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/01/advice-my-parents-gave-me-versus-advice-i-will-give-my-kids" target="_blank">Advice my parents gave me vs advice I will give my kids</a></b>. Haha! </p><p>Aaaah <b><a href="https://kottke.org/21/02/the-typewriter" target="_blank">this</a></b> is just too good! </p><p><b><a href="https://ideopunk.com/blog/tipsforabetterlife " target="_blank">100 tips for a better life</a></b>, no less. </p><p><br /></p><p>See you soon.</p><p>Love,</p><p>Tihana</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-72929428504423896952021-03-20T12:25:00.000+01:002021-03-20T12:25:01.133+01:00Weekend Reads #128<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymNL4Po_qQ5FvSvydpqDwCfVkEzJt227zRbtfZ5xLRbIBoLPWBMG_YJd-tptKuKvCBWDzs08inJWrcuEeh7NBVSIC5t23b1JxOfb1twV1WJdoV9kuCm6rSO98XmWOTDd4Q583NHwip2TL/s800/weekend-reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymNL4Po_qQ5FvSvydpqDwCfVkEzJt227zRbtfZ5xLRbIBoLPWBMG_YJd-tptKuKvCBWDzs08inJWrcuEeh7NBVSIC5t23b1JxOfb1twV1WJdoV9kuCm6rSO98XmWOTDd4Q583NHwip2TL/s16000/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hello there! How is everyone? Are you sick and tired of the pandemic already? (That's actually a pretty stupid question.) Got your vaccine? Convinced someone they should, too? Good on you! Here's your weekly dose of the reads I think you might find interesting. I hope you do! Oh, and happy first day of Spring, if you're in the Northern hemisphere; happy Autumn if you're not. :)</p><p><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/93w5e3/buy-house-young-people-rental-opportunity" target="_blank">The awkward split between young renters and homeowners</a></b>. </p><p>Wow, look at <b><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/soren-solkaer-black-sun/" target="_blank">these flocks</a></b>! </p><p>Now you can get a <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/11/powells-books-is-releasing-a-fragrance-that-smells-like-a-bookstore" target="_blank">scent that smells like a bookstore</a></b>. </p><p><b><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/yayoi-kusama-installation-tate-modern/" target="_blank">Two installations by Yayoi Kusama coming to Tate Modern</a></b> this year. I have been aching to go to London as I haven’t been since 2015, and I hope I will be able to go this year. (Is it too optimistic? Am I delusional?) This will for sure be one of my main stops! I love the Tate anyway! </p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/smarter-living/the-unexpected-joy-of-repeat-experiences.html" target="_blank">The unexpected joy of repeated experiences</a></b>. Now this is really unexpected!</p><p>I noticed three new movies to (have) hit the cinema (is cinema even a thing anymore? streaming services? TV?), and I cannot wait to see the following three (links lead to their official trailers): <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ0gFidlro8" target="_blank">Minari</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRz2hY6ykGE" target="_blank">Supernova</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TZb7YfK-JI" target="_blank">The Father</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwBlgpvYcss " target="_blank">The Nobody</a></b>.</p><p>I had heard about this <b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/07/photo-requests-from-solitary-confinement" target="_blank">project on photo requests from solitary confinement</a></b> before, but this was the first time it prompted me to read more and I was so shocked and saddened to learn about the conditions of solitary. So awful.</p><p>This is such a <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/magazine/covid-smell-science.html" target="_blank">thorough and interesting article about the mysteries of smell and Covid</a></b> and how they’re connected! You will be reading it for at least half an hour but it’s so, so well written. </p><p><b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2021/02/a-big-night/" target="_blank">Too cute</a></b>! </p><p>“<b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/what-its-like-growing-family-never-lies/617773" target="_blank">What I learned about love when I stopped being honest</a></b>”. Ugh! A good one. The author grew up in a family that valued the truth much, much more than the others… which presented a problem once the little bird left the nest. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.</p><p>Love,</p><p>Tihana</p><p><br /></p>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-37670672586067254132021-03-14T11:54:00.003+01:002021-03-14T11:54:55.044+01:00Weekend Reads #127<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u7K28iN8d6UjtcQyl7cJ4QnusbhTD8DunjJ1TaWsQzmcdpMnt2j7Ulxa8GIDV0boC856ceCvw8311vWpADXiAUKa6UlAKutn8qoHKyKitItyhvJ6fTyeyKiG4Ic08YY7WkOdgDSQ4c4Q/s1065/weekend_reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u7K28iN8d6UjtcQyl7cJ4QnusbhTD8DunjJ1TaWsQzmcdpMnt2j7Ulxa8GIDV0boC856ceCvw8311vWpADXiAUKa6UlAKutn8qoHKyKitItyhvJ6fTyeyKiG4Ic08YY7WkOdgDSQ4c4Q/s16000/weekend_reads.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ohh, it's Sunday already! (hence the clocks; I thought an image of the White Rabbit would be a bit cheesy.) Yet, I told myself I wouldn't miss any of the weekends in March, so here I am. Without further ado, because you only have half a day until we turn to yet another manic Monday, please find the Weekend Reads below and enjoy! Oh and yes, not a part of the standard reads BUT if you visit <b><a href="http://www.kinochronics.org">www.kinochronics.org</a></b> until midnight today (CET), you get to enjoy some movies on human rights—documentaries and feature films—as the Kino Chronics online festival is taking place at the moment. There you go—films and articles curated by Yours Truly, you only need to find something to nibble on. Have a great rest of the day, see you soon!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Spot the <b><a href="https://lifehacker.com/spot-the-flaw-in-a-politicians-argument-with-this-guide-1796333209" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flaws in politicians’ arguments</a></b>!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I really like <b><a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-invisible-house-joshua-tree-36770230" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this house</a></b> and want to spend a weekend there. They don’t even mention the price anywhere on the website, so imagine how much it must be! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/why-success-wont-make-you-happy/614731/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why success won’t make you happy</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have been reading Cup of Jo for yeeeaaars and to me, Joanna Goddard is a kind of a celebrity. I loved reading <b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2020/09/joanna-alex-first-emails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">annotated emails she and her husband sent to each other before the first date</a></b>! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I thoroughly enjoyed this <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/magazine/turkish-baths-istanbul.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">essay on Turkish baths and the memory of those</a></b> in the pandemic times. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was probably my first time hearing the <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/07/the-indigenous-peruvian-trap-music-of-renata-flores " target="_blank">Quechua language</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">“<b><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-a-short-afternoon-walk-and-youre-putting-way-too-much-pressure-on-me" target="_blank">I’m a short afternoon walk and you’re putting way too much pressure on me.</a></b>” Hahaha, this is so fun. And so… not fun in a way? Oh, the lives we’ve been leading this past year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://kottke.org/21/02/string-quartet-performs-billie-eilishs-bad-guy" target="_blank">String quartet performs Billie Eilish’s bad guy</a></b>. Love it!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.tree.fm/forest/4 " target="_blank">Listen to a random forest</a></b>. If you ask me, they’re all beautiful.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is about <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/your-money/this-is-about-the-thing-you-want-to-do-most-but-wont-talk-about.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">that thing you don't want to talk about but think about all the time</a></b>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I love love love <b><a href="https://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a></b>, literally.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy the Sunday!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Love,</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tihana</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-51956906511312586552021-03-06T12:04:00.001+01:002021-06-01T09:30:54.866+02:00Weekend Reads #126<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WkJgOKETtpdd2ikmyz6YHHC1if0Pyjk3bkzqQ0VDaAIxhyphenhyphen6eyan1cWfvn1rXsmnfXvS2vwHHOsJUYSRFq7OtAq0AjuyDA8IGIO_mQe8eJ1c4whlZAaaDPYo1Y1lhjYq8LAqj_B-GLZzT/s823/weekend-reads.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="823" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WkJgOKETtpdd2ikmyz6YHHC1if0Pyjk3bkzqQ0VDaAIxhyphenhyphen6eyan1cWfvn1rXsmnfXvS2vwHHOsJUYSRFq7OtAq0AjuyDA8IGIO_mQe8eJ1c4whlZAaaDPYo1Y1lhjYq8LAqj_B-GLZzT/s16000/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now, it would seem I have a complicated relationship with this blog. I don't. I love it, maybe not as much as seven-ish (seven??????) years ago, but it's very dear to me and I cannot imagine forgetting to pay for the domain name and letting it all go. On the other hand, it's been years since I was devoted to this little piece of the interwebs. Rumor has it no one actually reads blogs anyway. Um, I kind of do? Well, people have expressed their preference for a video format, and that's something I doubt you will ever see me doing. And how would Weekend Reads even work as a video? Exactly :) so here I am, having fun just occasionally, hoping it's good enough. Chasing perfection is so last decade. And I hope you can have fun as well. That being said, enjoy this week's Weekend Reads. I hope you're well, I hope lockdowns, isolations, and the like haven't messed up with your head and your life too much, and I just hope you're at piece. At times, that might be the hardest thing you can work on, but one of the most important ones. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Brazilian surfer <b><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/brazilian-surfer-maya-gabeira-breaks-own-world-record-for-largest-wave-surfed-by-a-woman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maya Gabeira broke her own world record</a></b> for the largest wave surfed by a woman. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/stick-collection-golden-retriever-bruce/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This precious guy</a></b>!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://timberfestival.org.uk/soundsoftheforest-soundmap/" target="_blank">Sounds of the forests around the world</a></b>. I closed my eyes and went to Finland. Or at least played make-believe. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/well/family/listening-relationships-marriage-closeness-communication-bias.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Are you really listening</a></b> to what the other person is saying? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Haha, an <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4xvm/an-actually-useful-guide-to-not-being-on-your-phone-all-the-time" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">actually useful guide to not being on your phone all the time</a></b>. Always on the phone or in near proximity of it, eh!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Loved these <b><a href="https://alexey-vasilyev.com/my-dear-yakutia-ongoing" target="_blank">photos of Yakutia</a></b>. (Where?!) </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/style/instagram-therapists.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The rise of Instagram therapists</a></b>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m not a great fan of chaos (who is?), but I loved <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/07/dinnerware-smashing-in-slow-motion-accompanied-by-bach" target="_blank">this video</a></b>. Though I must admit, I especially loved the parts filmed backwards!</p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/oliver-burkemans-last-column-the-eight-secrets-to-a-fairly-fulfilled-life" target="_blank">This</a></b> was a really cool read. The Guardian’s advice columnist wrote about the secrets to a fulfilled life that he gathered throughout the years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These two friends have been <b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/11/these-friends-write-haiku-every-day-during-pandemic/617078/" target="_blank">writing haikus to each other every day</a></b> in the pandemic. Be still my heart!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love <b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2021/02/little-ways-to-feel-better/" target="_blank">this</a></b> so much and I’ve been needing it so much recently.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a lovely weekend!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-32442926703553532462020-12-26T11:59:00.000+01:002020-12-26T11:59:29.304+01:00Weekend Reads #125<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqUWVgzRlMP2gN_Bf3Rs2iuUxlh-H_0-rUyVA0DmUdkSUL8k3CnorM86vboQpHBHRPeGM4hMVhsvyDGeA49f6ZnqE9y2X8MY81q652REzqYp1pXHPPcAhHfaDqb9TWfAOPrCZCgLGNdnD/s1555/weekend-reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqUWVgzRlMP2gN_Bf3Rs2iuUxlh-H_0-rUyVA0DmUdkSUL8k3CnorM86vboQpHBHRPeGM4hMVhsvyDGeA49f6ZnqE9y2X8MY81q652REzqYp1pXHPPcAhHfaDqb9TWfAOPrCZCgLGNdnD/s16000/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, it seems we only gather here to mark big occasions, such as birthdays and Christmases :) I hope everyone is well—as much as one can be. Stay safe, friends. Drink plenty of fluids, wear masks, wash your hands, find ways to stay connected, but you've done all this, haven't you? Pandemic fatigue is a thing, and I urge you to continue with best practices, and maybe we'll live freely again soon. Call your loved ones if they're away, don't make any drastic New Year's resolutions, or don't make any at all. Read good books and be kind. Here are some internet reads I thought you might enjoy.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I included this one in my Weekend Reads a couple years ago, and I never publish anything twice. (Not to brag, but that means you could have seen more than a thousand links here over the years!) Well, this is a first, because I think it's especially important now: <b><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/annaborges/self-care-sad-at-christmas-holidays" target="_blank">How to take care of yourself if you're sad during the holidays</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Same goes for this one: <b><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliadellitt/ways-to-show-up-for-a-friend-holidays?mc_cid=3adf53f40b&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">How to show up for a friend during the holidays</a></b>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And now to your regular Weekend Reads program...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/people-who-prioritize-friendship-over-romance/616779/" target="_blank">What if friendships, not love, was at the center of life</a></b>? A really interesting read, I enjoyed it. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">When art is also activism – these names are underlined in red as unknown words or errors. <b><a href="http://www.deborahrobertsart.com/text" target="_blank">These are black names</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hahaha, the <b><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-52-stages-of-insomnia " target="_blank">stages of insomnia</a></b>. So good. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/tadao-cern-bb/ " target="_blank">This</a></b> is so cool and weird.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“<b><a href="https://annehelen.substack.com/p/other-countries-have-social-safety" target="_blank">Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women</a></b>.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">“<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/style/therapy-psychology-astrology-tarot-ayahuasca.html" target="_blank">Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics</a></b>”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Have you heard of the <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/10/the-earthshot-prize" target="_blank">Earthshot prize</a></b>? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Everyone gets a <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gg4v/everyone-gets-a-cuddle-buddy-in-belgiums-new-lockdown" target="_blank">cuddle buddy</a></b> in Belgium’s new lockdown.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/magazine/black-white-family-race.html?" target="_blank">lengthy read</a></b> that I really enjoyed: a family within or outside racial categories in America.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My heart swelled with these <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/11/this-villages-adorable-christmas-lights-are-designed-by-kids" target="_blank">Christmas lights made from kids’ drawings</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Haha, <b><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/comedy-wildlife-photography-award-finalists-2020/" target="_blank">they are so cute</a></b>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Take care! 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What's not to love :) But anyway, you're here for the weekend reads, and here they are. Enjoy!</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><b><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/large-format-portraits-from-the-balkans-made-after-world-war-1/30661345.html?fbclid=IwAR2tNF5Nx3Xb6iGWKpBFSzdXLkyxTLz9wcRYRPjWJwGs2xUjYVhXT4p4a1Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faces of the Balkans 100 years ago</a></b>. </p><p><b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/07/nursing-home-residents-recreate-famous-album-covers-during-pandemic-lockdown ">This</a></b> is so cute!! </p><p>Oh wow, look at <b><a href=" https://mymodernmet.com/bjarke-ingels-group-musee-atelier-audemars-piguet/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this museum</a></b>!!!</p><p><b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-over-the-lazy-dog-across-genres">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, across genres</a></b>. I love this so much.</p><p>This was such a hilarious video and I feel everyone saw a short clip, but have you seen the whole thing? <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/07/the-death-of-rice">YOU SHOULD</a></b>!</p><p><b><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-therapist-advice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best therapist advice</a></b> from 50 different people.</p><p>I haven’t seen many of these, but those I have are great! <b><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/matt-stevens-good-movies-old-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Movies reimagined as old book covers</a></b>. </p><p>OMG, this was a much less pleasant read than I would've liked it, but that's why it's important. On a so-called feminist place that was anything but—<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/magazine/the-wing.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wing</a></b>.</p><p><b><a href="https://repeller.com/the-new-dating-timeline-comparing-before-times-to-2020/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The new dating timeline</a></b>: Comparing before-times to 2020. Hahaha!</p><div><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/smarter-living/how-to-deal-with-job-search-depression.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to deal with job search depression</a></b>. </p></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great rest of the weekend, and enjoy the switch from an iced coffee to a warm cup of joe. </div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><br /></div><div>Tihana</div>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-25239530952722564502020-09-18T12:08:00.000+02:002020-09-18T12:08:09.911+02:00Weekend Reads #123<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc4YEbxfdie8gGrjUG2u9-r-E3V1KyhjYlCZ23BXOWwfIDmkiSCFc3y-PoKuOaZ7hTwCeIj_lzd5clfWqkMPV2GUMnFApYXJ61-xwhrPpqh-ejtfSY8Ogwnv6TltX2Op_cSfyyo4BWQBT/s1204/weekend-reads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc4YEbxfdie8gGrjUG2u9-r-E3V1KyhjYlCZ23BXOWwfIDmkiSCFc3y-PoKuOaZ7hTwCeIj_lzd5clfWqkMPV2GUMnFApYXJ61-xwhrPpqh-ejtfSY8Ogwnv6TltX2Op_cSfyyo4BWQBT/s16000/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Oh, to be publishing something as simple as weekly links and be happy with yourself because of that. I'm again in the midst of a neverending to-do list and I'm well aware it's not even an excuse, rather... I don't know? Call for your compassion and sympathy? Love you all, and have a lovely weekend! </p><p><br /><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Ever thought of freezing wine? <b><a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/story/freezer-wine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This article</a></b> argues it’s a great idea for cooking to ensure you won’t lose any of the divine liquid!</p><p>I don’t speak Arabic, but enjoyed <b><a href="https://9gag.com/gag/aEPn4jG?fbclid=IwAR0yAJ5zJLfTLXxG2jOfHFQrvjo5Ea2XGfTPrWVe2HlSsM0YJ6HdVG45FbA " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these graphic illustrations</a></b> nevertheless!</p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/style/alaska-native-women-tattoos.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Alaska, women are working on revitalizing ancestral tattooing tradition</a></b>. </p><p>It’s not summer anymore (I guess??), but <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/05/bill-gates-pandemic-summer-reading-list" target="_blank">Bill Gates’ Pandemic Summer List</a></b> is worth taking a look at. </p><p><b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/07/famous-artworks-mask-up-for-coronavirus-prevention" target="_blank">Famous artworks mask up</a></b> for coronavirus prevention. </p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/fashion/modern-love-dating-single-okcupid.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"I almost gave up on dating when a sandwich rejected me"</a></b>, or a story on online dating. (Is there offline dating anymore anyway?)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/07/designer-cakes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Such beautiful cakes!</a></b></p><p>I could spend the whole day <b><a href="https://window-swap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">peeking through other people’s windows</a></b>!</p><p>And last, but not least, something that's on my mind a lot: Would you have a <b><a href="https://sartaj.org/no-screen-sundays/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">no-screen Sunday</a></b>? Honestly, I don’t think I would! But maybe that's not a bad choice to make.</p><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><br /></div><div>Tihana</div><p><br /></p>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-13588843425577652752020-08-08T12:04:00.002+02:002020-08-08T12:05:05.917+02:00Weekend Reads #122<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHv5sXlzx8bbd-MNB3Fgni6K1r-Njy_WvTIcuH8DDknOYltfdWD8lmUKKLyX25cUZ03sbSujM_KYK6KZECPXT59dScXF4NJdiEngz701W7YoIZEDhnnyAorq6VH3bJuSPvWVQxWC_sQMV/s1555/weekend-reads.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHv5sXlzx8bbd-MNB3Fgni6K1r-Njy_WvTIcuH8DDknOYltfdWD8lmUKKLyX25cUZ03sbSujM_KYK6KZECPXT59dScXF4NJdiEngz701W7YoIZEDhnnyAorq6VH3bJuSPvWVQxWC_sQMV/d/weekend-reads.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Saturday, y'all! What have you been up to? I'm trying to decide which book to pick up today, as I've had a slight hiatus. Not asking for recommendations this time as I have DOZENS of books, physical and electronic, lying around and waiting for me to get to them. Though, if you feel you HAVE TO recommend something, fire away :) In the meantime, here are some links from around the Web I feel may appeal to you. Enjoy! </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I finally managed to poach an egg thanks to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/SipkaSays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea</a></b> who sent me <b><a href="http://www.findingfeasts.com.au/recipe-index/poach-eggs-cling-film/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article</a></b>. </p><p><b><a href="https://blackphotobooth.glitch.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black photo booth</a></b>. Beautiful! </p><p><b><a href="https://elemental.medium.com/is-life-better-at-1-5x-speed-f5ae46c293c6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do you listen to or watch stuff at 1.5 speed? </a></b></p><p>Look at these <b><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/07/hyung-s-kim-haenyeo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">badass divers</a></b>! 😍</p><p>I read <b><a href="https://nplusonemag.com/issue-36/essays/my-instagram/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this essay</a></b> after having left it to brew in my bookmark for days and weeks. I’m so, so glad I have read it eventually. It’s great – but it’s so long that I understand if you want to skip it. (But you shouldn't!)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/health/resilience-relationships-trauma.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What makes some people more resilient than others</a></b>. Loved this.</p><p><b><a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a33246666/matthew-cherry-hair-love-hbo-max-young-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This lovely Oscar-winning short</a></b> (you might have seen it earlier here!) will be turned into a series on HBO!</p><p><b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/03/hello-911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hello 911?</a></b> Yes yes yes, loved it!</p><div>I was mesmerized watching <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/08/transfiguration-an-ever-evolving-walking-figure" target="_blank">this video</a></b>! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><br /></div><div>Tihana</div>Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-1941138080207711032020-07-25T14:58:00.000+02:002020-07-25T14:58:09.271+02:00Weekend Reads #121<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not feeling particularly creative for an even remotely interesting introduction; working at home has taken its toll on me and I might be losing it. No one even talks about "when this is over" anymore. I wish I could be reading more books while days last forever, but I don't feel very capable. Any advice?<br />
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You might remember the comic on the emotional load and imbalance in heterosexual couples’ dealing with chores at home. The author also made <b><a href="https://english.emmaclit.com/2019/01/12/the-consequences/" target="_blank">this wonderful comic</a></b> as well as <b><a href="https://english.emmaclit.com/2018/01/11/its-not-ideal-but/" target="_blank">this one</a></b>. Please read them, and share them if you think they are important.</div>
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Padma Lakshmi, an A.C.L.U. ambassador for immigration and women’s rights: "<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/padma-lakshmi-sexual-assault-rape.html" target="_blank">I was raped at 16 and kept silent</a></b>."</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/787058888/how-to-start-therapy?mc_cid=dc62aa9774&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">How to start therapy</a></b>. A good one! Also: <b><a href="https://digg.com/2017/how-to-find-a-therapist" target="_blank">How to find a therapist</a></b>.</div>
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Haha, this is fun: <b><a href="https://intothegloss.com/2019/12/masksnack-face-mask-reviews" target="_blank">face masks and pasta</a></b>. This is the old meaning of face masks, though...</div>
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Wow, these <b><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/05/mitch-rouse-aerial-photographs/" target="_blank">aerial photographs</a></b> are pretty cool!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/wxegmb/how-the-internet-killed-the-meet-cute" target="_blank">How the internet killed the meet-cute</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/05/postmastectomy-tattooing-helps-women-with-breast-cancer-heal" target="_blank">Post-mastectomy tattoos</a></b>. This is so raw and beautiful.<br />
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Keeping silent over here again, even though I had felt overwhelmed with all the content I was reading online so ended up unsubscribing from various newsletters. My life lately has been a blur—I can imagine it's similar with everyone, given the situation in the world—sleeping poorly, being available to work at all times, not managing to find the time for the book pile that's growing and growing. But I'll still ask you about book recommendations, as you may know already about my love for every list imaginable. Leave a comment or hit me up on Twitter :)</div>
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<b><a href="https://food52.com/blog/25118-how-to-make-spaghetti?" target="_blank">The best way to cook pasta</a></b>. Well, given that it was kind of a staple in my household during quarantine, what better way to perfect it than this? </div>
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Can you tell <b><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2013/03/take-our-ageless-paul-rudd-quiz.html" target="_blank">which Paul Rudd is older</a></b>? Haha. </div>
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<b><a href="https://labmuffin.com/should-you-avoid-aluminium-in-deodorants-the-science/" target="_blank">Should you avoid aluminum in deodorants</a></b>? (Tnx Mia!) </div>
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<b><a href="https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-horrifying-reason-women-are-searching-for-their-own-cities-on-pornhub" target="_blank">The horrifying reason women are searching their hometowns on Pornhub</a></b>. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/my-fake-excuses-for-flaking-on-plans-dramatized-as-movie-synopses" target="_blank">Loved the fake excuses</a></b>! Do you have a favorite? I would tell you what mine is, but I never know who might read this ;) </div>
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This journalist spent <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/style/enjoy-the-silence.html" target="_blank">seven days as if she were back in 1994</a></b>. Ha, I bet you cannot even imagine what that means in terms of things she was forbidden to use—I definitely couldn’t! Loved it.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqwy7/someone-owes-me-money" target="_blank">What to do if someone owes you money</a></b>.</div>
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Loved learning about <b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/07/artemisia-gentileschis-judith-slaying-holofernes" target="_blank">Artemisia Gentileschi</a></b>.</div>
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Everything around me does seem regular, apart from a person here and there wearing a mask. So, is this it? Are we back to normal? Entered the new normal? I have no idea. But I do have some cool reads for you, and hope you enjoy the weekend, whatever your plans may be. Have a good one!</div>
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An <b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/10/a-joyous-cover-of-love-will-tear-us-apart-again" target="_blank">upbeat jazzy cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart Again</a></b> might be one of the best things I heard lately.</div>
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This captivated the internet a while ago. <b><a href="https://insidemymind.me/2020/01/28/today-i-learned-that-not-everyone-has-an-internal-monologue-and-it-has-ruined-my-day/" target="_blank">Do you have an internal monologue? </a></b>(I don't!) </div>
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How to make <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/style/DIY-simone-rocha-on-how-to-tie-dye-a-pair-of-socks.html" target="_blank">DIY socks</a></b>.</div>
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When something is part of your everyday life, you almost always take it for granted. It takes much awareness and practice not to. Oh, and especially so if you don’t particularly like your everyday life and are more focused on the future. Or the past! Not that I recommend thinking solely about the future to come, but lingering to the past is a bit problematic, I would say. </div>
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I should know: I spent a year in the country that many feel is the most beautiful in the world, and I was pretty much focused on living elsewhere when the time is up. I missed Europe and couldn’t wait to leave, which I now feel bad about. Back then, I would never have believed it, but there are indeed things I now miss about New Zealand.</div>
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Crossing the Road Diagonally</h3>
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This is the only place I have been to so far (I've been told this happens in Japan too) where you don't have to wait for the green light twice in order to get to the other side of the road. I haven't put much thought into the traffic light system in Auckland, but obviously, if pedestrians can cross diagonally AND left and right, it means that throughout that period all vehicles are waiting. I think it also makes the waiting time for the pedestrians much longer. Think about it: while you can let pedestrians move in all directions at the time, you cannot do that to vehicles! So yeah, there's something strange about this, but oh my how I LOVE being able to cross diagonally! Though there is another issue about it: people bumping into each other, which I feel doesn’t happen on “normal” European crossings. Not tragic, but not convenient either. But I still miss it!</div>
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I’ve always considered myself a coffee lover since my sophomore year in high school. However, you only discover great coffee when you relocate someplace where great coffee is the only coffee there is. Before living in NZ, I had only heard about flat white. In NZ, the flat white is basically the default choice of coffee, and the one I grew to love. I’m not sure why it’s not so common over here in Europe. Only a handful of coffee shops in Belgrade offer it, and some of those don’t even have it on the menu, but you need to ask. And it’s okay, I guess. But I miss just popping into a random place and knowing I’m about to drink a divinely good cup of joy!</div>
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I’ve mentioned this before about Berlin: the more immigrants, the more colorful the range of national cuisines you can taste! Because of its geographic position, New Zealand is an immigration destination for many Asians, and that means that having Chinese or Indian for lunch or dinner is a no-brainer. But I especially loved food markets, where you could try endless options from so many cuisines. I really miss that concept.</div>
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They say that people living by the sea never really appreciate it the way we tourists do. Well, not me, I thought! I would go to the beach every day after work, for sure! I love the beach! Then two things happened. First, life did: it seems that people living by the sea don’t really appreciate it the way tourists do. But more importantly, before having moved to NZ, I had only had one concept of the seaside in mind: the Mediterranean one, with beautiful beaches, lagoons, warm and calm sea, made for swimming and sunbathing. I honestly had no idea how different the ocean is. The total of the time I swam in the ocean is lousy: it’s 2 (two!!). It does have to do with me, as I’m scared of waves and having my head underwater, but still... Yet, what I do miss is just the option of being able to go and take a walk along the beach, if not swim, and cross the bridge and enjoy in the sight of dozens of boats scattered around. </div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-5267933748772652922020-06-07T12:23:00.001+02:002020-06-07T12:23:33.798+02:00Not-So-Quarantine Reads #3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sooo it seems that the quarantine is over? I don't really know. I'm pretty sure neither do you, wherever you are. Serbia, my country, ended the lockdown a while ago—but I don't know what to think of it. Cafes and restaurants are back. Theaters and cinemas are not. I think they recently passed the bill allowing congregations of up to 1,000 people. A bit too many, perhaps?? At first it felt strange to go for a coffee. Now it doesn't anymore. I went back to my family's place for three weeks, because I'm still working from home. I was surprised to see that, unlike in the capital, NO ONE was wearing masks there. It was as if the coronavirus never existed. Around the same time, people stopped wearing them everywhere. Now a majority of people everywhere just don't wear any protection. What a weird feeling—you know the virus is still circulating in the society, but I feel like life has gone straight back to normal, apart from working at home part. That part, I must admit, I really like :)</div>
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So, because I wasn't so diligent with the Quarantine Reads when the quarantine was taking place, I think this is my last one pandemic-related edition. I'll continue with the normal Weekend Reads for a while, but I discovered that I had developed a strange relationship with them as well. I'll write about it at some point. In the meantime, check out my <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2020/05/new-zealand-working-holiday-visa.html" target="_blank">non-reads post</a></b> that emerged last week if you'd like, and enjoy the reads. And the remaining of the weekend. Though is it really weekend? Who knows. </div>
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Friends are <b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/04/friends-are-breaking-up-over-social-distancing/610783/" target="_blank">breaking up over social distancing</a></b>. Honestly, I was quite surprised several times when I saw photos of my friends in groups of people! </div>
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<a href="https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/swansforrelief/mistycopeland?modified=1" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Swans for relief</a>—this is lovely, ballet dancers from over the world dancing to the same music, and it's all part of a charity program.</div>
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My PTSD can be a weight. <b><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/4/23/21231596/coronavirus-covid-19-mental-health-ptsd-anxiety-depression" target="_blank">But in this pandemic, it feels like a superpower</a></b>. This was such a cool read, and my heart goes out to anyone who can relate.</div>
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Have you watched <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmQygtqDLHs&t=1s" target="_blank">this</a></b>? It was high on my list, and I finally did the other night. What can I say? I felt as if I got a crash course in how to use hallucinogens. Was that the point? 😂</div>
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I know Mother’s Day has passed, but this is nevertheless a beautiful read. <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/parenting/how-motherhood-changed-us.html" target="_blank">How motherhood changed mothers</a></b>. (NYT)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/smarter-living/coronavirus-losing-control.html" target="_blank">In defense of a good cry</a></b>. Oh, yes! Thank you. (NYT)</div>
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I <strike>want</strike> need <b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2020/05/dancing-at-the-pity-party/" target="_blank">this book</a></b>.</div>
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Several years ago I shared some of the paintings from the Gluten Free Museum… here are <b><a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/gluten-free-art-collection/?fbclid=IwAR3JdZU1HMzNVwBNu9vByJRX8UOlZ3074rTaHHaKH-6YjaZ3mgLc2Bq7Xa4" target="_blank">some new ones.</a></b> :D </div>
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Oops, is this <b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-04-22/airbnb-s-future-depends-on-a-post-pandemic-travel-boom" target="_blank">the end of Airbnb</a></b>?</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/heres-how-time-works-now" target="_blank">How time works now</a></b>.</div>
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I laughed so much—<b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/how-to-make-a-paper-mache-head-for-zoom.html" target="_blank">how to make a paper mache head for zoom</a></b>. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxxpx/why-its-so-hard-to-text-people-back-during-the-pandemic" target="_blank">Why it’s so hard to text people back during the pandemic</a></b>. Loved this.<br />
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I wrote about my first three months in New Zealand. As you might remember, <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2017/11/new-zealand-first-impressions.html" target="_blank">it wasn’t that fun</a></b>. The rest of the milestones—six months, nine months, a full year—I didn’t mark, mostly because I was miserable. In fact, I was pretty darn miserable the whole time I was there. I’ve only recently started to process those feelings and unfold them, layer by layer. But! I’m not here to talk about that today. In fact, I wanted to describe the process for anyone who feels like starting a similar adventure on their own.</div>
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The important thing is that you can stay up to a year, which is much more than on a regular Tourist Visa, and that was the main reason I applied: I had always wanted to visit New Zealand, but visiting as a tourist meant that I could only stay for a little while, and rumor has it that NZ is beautiful. Basically, if you go there on a WH visa, you can work some time to earn money to travel, then travel, then work again when you’re out of money. That’s what most people do anyway. Others come hoping they will score a job good enough to grant them a full Working Visa. I know a lot of people who did that. I left Europe with no agenda: I thought to myself, if I like it so much that I want to stay, okay, I’ll work on it.</div>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">As for the upcoming medical exam, <b><a href="https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/tools-and-information/medical-info/whs-medical-reqs#https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/tools-and-information/tools/panel-physicians/slider" target="_blank">there’s a list of certified medical professionals</a></b> where you can do this. For a Working Holiday Visa, this will be a Chest-Ray examination. You can choose any of the accredited physicians from the approved list. </span>You’ll have 15 days from the application date to do this. Your doctor will then have to upload the results to the Immigration portal.</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-43351078254284832592020-05-04T11:11:00.001+02:002020-05-04T11:12:31.321+02:00Quarantine Reads #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unlike <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2020/04/quarantine-reads-1.html" target="_blank">last time</a></b>, when my update was long and thorough, I don't have much to update anyone on. I mean, we've all been staying at home, right? It's not like you care what I do at work, haha. I might update you on all the screen time I've had that didn't involve reading, but that deserves another post sometime when "this" is over. By the way, "this" seems to be over in Serbia in two days. I'm quite wary of the fact and honestly won't be returning to life as before. Heck, we're not even returning to the office any time soon. I'm afraid that the sudden opening of restaurants and cafes might result in a surge of numbers two weeks from now, but let's wait and see. In the meantime, here are some quarantine links for you to take a look at. Stay safe!<br />
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The answer to all your <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agza3/answer-to-all-social-distancing-loophole-questions-is-no" target="_blank">loophole questions on physical distancing</a></b> is no.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/04/neighborhood-maps-coronavirus-lockdown-stay-at-home-art/610018" target="_blank">Maps of life under lockdown</a></b>. (Especially loved seeing the one from <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2017/11/new-zealand-first-impressions.html" target="_blank">Auckland</a></b> with Pak’n’Save and the Auckland Tower!)</div>
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We don’t just need to connect, <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/smarter-living/reconnecting-with-people.html" target="_blank">we need to reconnect</a></b>. I’d love to reconnect with some of my master’s studies colleagues, what about you? </div>
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<i>(This is a New York Times link, and non-subscribers have access to, I think, 10 articles a month. Bear this in mind if you read something from there, so you can choose between articles I linked here.)</i></div>
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This <b><a href="https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/1249716390619209734" target="_blank">thread</a></b> on twitter is a crowd-sourced pile of reminders on what people have learned in therapy about the current situation. You can read it even if you don’t have a twitter account.</div>
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I had <b><a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/story/snack-plate-strategy" target="_blank">snack plates acting as meals</a></b> many more times than I would like to admit and I don’t even care.</div>
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Loved loved loved this initiative on making <b><a href="https://stay-sane-stay-safe.com/" target="_blank">“stay home, stay sane” posters</a></b> for people from around the world. Currently at 1552 contributions from 81 countries. You can see all of them or choose a specific country!</div>
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On the comfort of <b><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/25/18512898/rachel-w-miller-best-money-old-navy-pajamas" target="_blank">pajamas</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/style/self-care/fomo-is-over-not-wearing-a-bra-during-quarantine-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">The joy of letting go</a></b>, yasss! (NYT)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e47n/how-to-get-through-isolation-with-family-during-coronavirus-pandemic" target="_blank">How to get through isolation with your family</a></b> when you’d rather be <strike>somewhere</strike> anywhere else.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdqeb/the-art-of-showing-up-rachel-wilkerson-miller-book-excerpt" target="_blank">Don’t look down</a></b>! Applicable in a range of situations.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/personal-project-failed-hobbies.html" target="_blank">All the ways I failed at self-improvement</a></b>. I feel any of us could have written this, haha.</div>
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<b><a href="http://helentseng.com/p-s-s-t" target="_blank">PSST</a></b>… – The Pedestrians’ Society of Space & Time. So cute!</div>
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We’re not really “hanging out with friends” at the moment, BUT we’re still texting and seeing them online. So <b><a href="https://www.justgoodshit.com/blog/a-modest-proposal-take-notes-when-youre-hanging-out-with-friends" target="_blank">take some notes </a></b>when a book or restaurant or recipe is mentioned!</div>
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Are you watching Mrs America? I was genuinely shocked in the first episode, but here’s <b><a href="https://kateharding.substack.com/p/love-to-hate-women" target="_blank">a great analysis</a></b> of how patriarchy made Phyllis Schlafly.</div>
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I am soooo not a DIY person, but this <b><a href="https://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-ice-dyeing/" target="_blank">DIY ice dye</a></b> looks easy!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms7capx4Cb8" target="_blank">Explaining the pandemic to my past self</a></b>. Laughed so much!</div>
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Earth Day was celebrated in April, and here’s <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/earth-day-history.html" target="_blank">what has changed since it was first established </a></b>50 years ago. Not all news is bad, on the contrary! (NYT)</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-87414100453428710212020-04-20T13:05:00.002+02:002020-04-20T13:05:57.573+02:00Quarantine Reads #1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It’s not Friday, but these are not <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/search/label/weekend_reads" target="_blank">Weekend Reads</a></b> anyway. Welcome to a new edition of #weekendreads, the one I hope won’t stick for too long.</div>
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The last time I wrote here, I let you know I would be <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2020/03/weekend-reads-118.html" target="_blank">traveling to the States the following week</a></b>. (Haha.) Time for a little update. <b>If you don’t want to read, feel free to scroll and find the link stash below!</b></div>
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So, it was the first third of March; Italy was having a hard time, but we had less than five cases of people positive with coronavirus in Serbia. There were less than 2,000 cases in the whole of States. The situation was less than ideal, I know. But I would be sensible, I thought. I would wash and/or disinfect my hands regularly; I won’t come into close proximity with others. I was planning to visit the museums alone, eat alone and wander the cities alone anyway, so I had minimum worries.</div>
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The day before my flight, my colleagues were joking about my having to stay in the US for longer than planned due to coronavirus, but I still had the intention of going. Honestly? I was so invested in my plans and wanted to go so much for YEARS, plus, it costs money. I had been saving for this for months, and I didn’t feel like shaking it off like a person who doesn’t care whether she has several hundred euros that she paid the ticket with, or not. Because I’m not that person, and for me, that’s a lot of money.</div>
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I got up that day at 4.30 AM, and a taxi was supposed to pick me up at 5. My bag was packed, and at 4.45, I read that Trump would be suspending flights from the EU on the following day. Serbia is not in the EU, and my flight was direct, so no worries there. Even if they extended the suspension to include Serbia, it would come into power the day after my flight. But, as I painfully realized, I might fly out now and not be able to come back in two weeks. We don’t know how the situation will progress and what other measures would be imposed by both Serbia and the US. I canceled my taxi, undressed, and cried myself to sleep. I slept for 12 more hours, and then I devoured all the junk food I could find.</div>
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The situation unfolded quickly from there. Serbia closed its borders within several days, museums and restaurants in the States closed as well. 😄 I asked to revoke my PTO so I could go back to work on the following Monday. Back to work I went, but I haven’t been to the office since that day they wished me a safe flight. For more than a month, I’ve been working from home, and for more than a month, I’ve mostly stayed inside, probably like a lot of you.</div>
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The first month I felt fine. I felt more than fine. I am a homebody, and sometimes I don’t mind staying inside for several days in a row. I found that I didn’t really mind staying in for much longer. It’s cozy and there’s the internet. I have so much stuff I’ve been filing away to do “one day when I have free time.” With no time to spend commuting and no errands to run outside and people to meet, I thought this might be the time, and started planning to attend online courses, carving fitness routines, making new meals, reading new books, watching new movies and TV series. It turned out, however, that with the full-time job, I only gained about an hour or two in a day that I didn’t have before, and to do all those things, I would need much more. So TV series it has been. I’ve been watching everything, and I’m not even nearing the end of my list. (But I’ve conquered a fair share of it.) Am I ashamed this is the way I’m spending my isolation? Yes and no. I guess I could do something better. But this works for me, for now, and I truly enjoy crossing things off my lists, be they as mundane as episodes of a TV show everyone saw three years ago.</div>
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Then sometime last week, I crumbled. I have been more than well mentally, a luxury I know not many have had—again, I credit my introversion and my love of staying in. But even as I thought I was fine, my mind must have felt otherwise, or it just snapped, as staying in is more pleasurable when it’s a choice, I guess. For several days I didn’t feel like doing anything, I had a hard time concentrating at work, and I couldn’t do any housework. It reminded me of a tough time back in 2016 when my behavior resembled that of a depressed person. I’m fine now, but it served as a gentle reminder that I don’t have to have my shit together because, for heaven’s sake, we’re living through a pandemic. </div>
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I think I’ll start a new TV show today. I don’t feel the slightest tinge of jealousy (I thought I would!) of those who are learning a language or doing pilates or painting. I’m happy for them as much as I am for myself! </div>
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Soon after the isolation started, as you know, we all kind of agreed that this is not the gift of free time we have been given, but a hard time we need to get through somehow. I am grateful I get to work at home; I'm grateful to get to work at all, because not everyone has been this lucky. I am grateful my family and friends are physically well and none of them has fallen ill. I am grateful to the women at cash registers of grocery stores, who, apart from doing their job, are also on the receiving end of people’s anxiety and just plain rudeness. I am grateful to medical personnel from afar, hoping it stays that way. I am grateful to people staying in when the weather is beautiful even though they would prefer to go outside to meet other human beings. If you’re not one of those, you might be an awfully selfish creature. Please think about refraining from doing so because yes, I know it’s hard, but let’s have it hard for a little while all together, so we could go out any time soon and not in September. </div>
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If you’re staying in and doing all the things my imaginary self would love to, I applaud you. But I also applaud you if you’re staying in and just managing to get through the day. This is a new setting for everyone, and whatever you do to cope, I’m sure it’s just fine. (As long as it doesn’t hurt anyone—and again, not following the recommendations on physical distancing hurts everyone!)</div>
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I spent a lot of time reading online, and I’d love to share with you everything I think you may find useful or funny. A great portion of the links have something to do with the pandemic and the situation we’re in—I guess that’s normal? It’s not like we can pretend we’re not living it, after all…</div>
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The <b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-what-does-social-distancing-mean/607927/" target="_blank">dos and don’ts</a></b> of social distancing. </div>
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Also, people worldwide suggested we used the term “<b><a href="https://www.rappler.com/science-nature/life-health/255479-who-says-call-it-physical-distancing-not-social" target="_blank">physical distancing</a></b>” because it’s important we actually do maintain social ties. </div>
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If you live alone, does it feel too weird now to spend basically all your time alone? If so, <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akw84e/how-to-manage-loneliness-coronavirus-self-quarantine" target="_blank">this article</a></b> may help.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/smarter-living/coronavirus-introverts-lonely.html" target="_blank">Introverts can feel lonely</a></b>, too.</div>
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<i>(This is a New York Times link, and non-subscribers have access to, I think, 10 articles a month. Bear this in mind if you read something from there, so you can choose between articles I linked here.)</i></div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/04/tape-as-pandemic-architectural-element" target="_blank">Tape as a distance measure in Singapore</a></b>. </div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/04/the-view-from-the-front-lines-of-nycs-public-hospitals" target="_blank">The view from the front lines</a></b> of NYC’s public hospitals.</div>
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I might have teared up—<b><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/coronavirus-provider-photos-on-ppe/" target="_blank">coronavirus healthcare workers are putting their photos on PPE </a></b>so patients see their smiles.</div>
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For all of those who are having an unusually hard time in this situation—<b><a href="https://www.self.com/story/coronavirus-stress?mc_cid=85a3dca33d&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">it’s okay</a></b>.</div>
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If you cannot really name your feelings because they’re weird, <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-grief-mental-health.html" target="_blank">you might as well be grieving</a></b>. (NYT) </div>
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The situation we found ourselves in can elicit a range of reactions and emotions. It’s normal we don’t all cope in the same way—and if you think someone is overreacting, <b><a href="https://www.self.com/story/stop-telling-people-theyre-overreacting" target="_blank">don’t tell them so</a></b>. </div>
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Are you confused about NOT feeling bad right now? That’s fine too. <b><a href="https://www.self.com/story/moments-of-joy-in-pandemic" target="_blank">It’s okay to feel an array of feelings, even joy</a></b>!</div>
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“Mid-April can be stressful in a normal year, body-image-wise, especially online. As if the perennial Instagram posts quietly pushing you to sculpt a “beach body” weren’t enough, how about a little pandemic pressure on top of it?” <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/884pm5/how-body-image-affected-by-social-isolation-coronavirus" target="_blank">How to deal with feeling bad about your body in isolation</a></b>. </div>
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Relax—<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/style/productivity-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">you don’t have to be productive all the time</a></b>. (NYT)</div>
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I loved <b><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9639267/be-bored-productive-coronavirus-quarantine-wuliao" target="_blank">this article on <i>wuliao</i></a></b>, the opposite, one could say, of productivity. </div>
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This was an essential thing to post: contrary to what influencers say, <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B94yvIEHHmR/?igshid=15c8540krhqta" target="_blank">you don’t have to make the most out of a pandemic</a></b>.</div>
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For those of you thinking of <b><a href="https://food52.com/blog/23071-how-to-find-a-new-to-you-hobby-as-a-grown-up?mc_cid=6f82b2e0ca&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">starting a hobby</a></b>. (Remember, not something you have to do!)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyg9aq/no-one-should-worry-about-working-out-right-now" target="_blank">No one should worry about working out right now</a></b>.</div>
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But if you want to take more care of your body in isolation, <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/style/self-care/isolation-exercise-meditation-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">this</a></b> is for you. (NYT)</div>
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Are you checking news all.the.time? You might be addicted. <b><a href="https://elemental.medium.com/breaking-your-addiction-to-breaking-news-be8498b9b7c2" target="_blank">Here’s how to break it</a></b>. </div>
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For those of you who have run out of <b><a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/20404912-30-recipes-for-lunch-at-home" target="_blank">ideas for lunch</a></b>. (NYT)</div>
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Also, here’s how you can use <b><a href="https://heated.medium.com/put-this-list-on-your-fridge-21284a3cddfa" target="_blank">one ingredient instead of the other</a></b>.</div>
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If a spring cleaning is on your to-do list, here are <b><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/small-easy-spring-cleaning-projects" target="_blank">50 easy tasks</a></b> you can spread out instead of feeling overwhelmed at once.</div>
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Working from home can be a challenge if your partner also works from home. <b><a href="https://www.instyle.com/lifestyle/how-couples-work-from-home-during-coronavirus" target="_blank">Here’s how you can lessen the stress of the situation</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/how-maintain-your-relationship-quarantine/608830/" target="_blank">How not to tank your relationship in quarantine</a></b>. </div>
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If you really want to hear uplifting words (who doesn’t!), maybe <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/give-someone-a-pep-talk-today-it-helps-you-too.html" target="_blank">say them yourself, to someone else</a></b>. </div>
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For some, being isolated at home means living with an abuser. <b><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-do-if-youre-isolated-with-an-abuser-during-the-coronavirus-crisis" target="_blank">Here’s how to cope</a></b> if this is your situation. Please send it to someone you think may find it useful. You’re not alone and I’m sending you love. <b><a href="https://twitter.com/reaktivna/status/1246128514711117826" target="_blank">If you're in Serbia, refer to the info in this tweet</a></b>. </div>
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Just several links I bookmarked for myself!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/titelgeschichten/20192020/digital-concert-hall/" target="_blank">Berlin Philharmony concerts</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/" target="_blank">British Museum online</a></b>. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/pergamonmuseum/home.html" target="_blank">Pergamon Museum, Berlin</a></b>. </div>
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Have you seen any of the “<b><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/8/21188670/coronavirus-quarantine-virtual-concerts-livestream-instagram" target="_blank">quarantine concerts</a></b>”? </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/17/chicago-aquarium-releases-penguins-after-closes-due-coronavirus/5065917002/" target="_blank">Chicago Zoo let its penguins roam free </a></b>and meet other habitants!</div>
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And <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/goats-reclaim-deserted-welsh-town-amid-coronavirus-shutdown.html" target="_blank">goats roam free</a></b> in a now deserted Welsh town!</div>
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Looking forward to this <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/04/beyond-the-visible-hilma-af-klint" target="_blank">documentary on Hilda af Klint</a></b>.</div>
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I loved this: a <b><a href="https://10minutemail.com/" target="_blank">temporary email</a></b> you can use for 10 minutes when subscribing to something! </div>
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A beautiful read by Kottke—<b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/03/some-people" target="_blank">Some people</a></b>.</div>
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And finally, <b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2020/03/love-during-coronavirus/" target="_blank">just because love changed its form doesn’t mean it’s not there </a></b>:) </div>
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To end this post, here’s a list of things I had wanted or planned to do while “this” lasts. This is to hold myself accountable (though I would need many moons to achieve it all), and/or to give you ideas if you’re looking for any.</div>
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<li>Clean up your computer desktop.</li>
<li>Read something. (There’s a stash of books on my night table.)</li>
<li>Cook something new.</li>
<li>Bake something new. (This is for you entirely—as everyone who follows me on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/tufnasta" target="_blank">Twitter</a></b> knows, I don’t have an oven.)</li>
<li>Pick a director and watch all his movies. (How stupid that a director that has that many movies is almost definitely a “him”! I was thinking Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino.)</li>
<li>Or find female directors and watch their movies.</li>
<li>Work out, but like, really. (My favorite <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfG0dyMUiqKleUnkX6zBrA" target="_blank">Natacha Oceane</a></b> 😍 has so many home-friendly HIIT exercises on her Insta!)</li>
<li>Tidy your Bookmarks.</li>
<li>Make a music playlist of current favorites, or a jogging one, working one, studying one…</li>
<li>Take a walk outside, maintaining the necessary distance with passers-by. Do it more regularly than once a week. 😆</li>
<li>If you’re not isolating alone, play board games with the family/roommates/partner. If you are, find some games online.</li>
<li>Do <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbrutThDk7o&list=PL2WEG7DCunQ-LoSfPZLcmdE_JUbDlgw-s" target="_blank">yoga with Erin Motz</a></b>.</li>
<li>Try all nail polishes you have to see if they’re all usable (and toss those that are too thick even after several drops of acetone). </li>
<li>Tackle eye makeup, shadows and eyeliners alike.</li>
<li>Write short stories, and oh, that novel you started in 2015. ain’t gonna write itself. </li>
<li>Check in with people you care about.</li>
<li>Check in with yourself.</li>
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Hello, lovely people! I'm once again sitting in a coffee shop for the sake of change of scenery, as I have way too many admin-ish things to do this weekend. This time, however, I'll be more than pleased to do so, because I'm traveling (!) to New York (!!!!!!?????!!!!) next Thursday (?????). This will be my first time in the States and anyone who knows me also knows how much I've wanted it for years—well, basically since I was a kid. I remember announcing I would study to be an English teacher and move to San Francisco when I was about nine. My brutally honest mother said to me: "But they already speak English there." Talk about ruining a child's dreams! Anyway, I really did want to travel there for a long time but for me it's always been an adventure that comes with a hefty price. And apparently, I made it to the stage where I could live below my means and stash away coins with a goal in my mind. (Then the <b><a href="http://www.wanderingpolkadot.com/2019/11/weekend-reads-109.html" target="_blank">stolen passport with the visa episode happened</a></b>, but I managed to acquire one again.) And here we are. I'm so incredibly happy, and I'm off to plan my trip. As for you, enjoy the links below, and the next Friday links will be here on March 27th—the day I land back. </div>
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A map of 637 (!!!) <b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/12/a-map-of-the-637-languages-spoken-in-nyc" target="_blank">languages spoken in NYC</a></b>.</div>
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Do you go on dates with yourself? Here’s how <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/why-i-took-myself-on-a-date-after-seeing-shrill-episode-4.html" target="_blank">one woman did it once</a></b>. For me personally, those are most probably the best dates ever!</div>
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Loved reading about how <b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/negativity-can-ruin-relationships/604597/" target="_blank">negativity can kill a relationship</a></b> (while positive things don’t contribute that much—that was a surprise!). </div>
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Do you have <b><a href="https://forge.medium.com/the-case-for-a-monthly-life-admin-day-2225aa5e856" target="_blank">monthly admin days</a></b>? I usually write everything down—for me, it’s the best way to keep up with appointments, meetings, and deadlines. Butt this is indeed a good idea. </div>
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Do you remember <b><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/11/entertainment/rebecca-black-friday-anniversary-trnd" target="_blank">Rebecca Black</a></b>? </div>
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What do you <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/lauren-graham-background-binge.html" target="_blank">background-binge</a></b>? I tried too many times and only those series that I’d watched before so I wouldn’t feel bad skipping something. But! Every background binge of mine turned into a real binge because I forget everything and I can watch anything a year or two after the initial watch, it will feel new to me! Anyone else has this golden fish problem??</div>
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Have a great weekend. Also, if you have any tips, please do share here or hit me up on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/tufnasta" target="_blank">Twitter</a></b>.</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-84686806434504171492020-02-28T11:36:00.001+01:002020-02-28T11:36:38.025+01:00Weekend Reads #117<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello, friends! Here's another Friday. My blog has obviously turned into Weekend Reads, and I guess that's fine—it's a microcommitment I can almost keep. I do miss writing travel posts though, and I hope there will be some new, unexplored (for me at least) horizons to write about, but more on that next week. In the meantime, hope you enjoy the weekend, and talk to you soon!</div>
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Loved <b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/02/the-neighbors-window" target="_blank">this short Oscar-winning movie</a></b>.</div>
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Why is everyone so horny for soup these days? Because <b><a href="https://www.manrepeller.com/2020/01/everyone-loves-soup.html?mc_cid=c2f8cd5dd5&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">soup’s the best</a></b>! (I also wouldn’t mind kiiseli, Finnish sweet soup made of fruit!) </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/photos-of-brad-pitt-wearing-a-name-tag" target="_blank">Brad Pitt wore a name tag</a></b>, haha!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/that-feeling-when-another-woman-hypes-you-up.html" target="_blank">That feeling</a></b> when another woman hypes you up! </div>
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What a <b><a href="https://www.curbed.com/2019/12/12/21011602/kitchen-island-stools-story" target="_blank">lovely story</a></b> on parenting and growing up!</div>
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On <b><a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/12/29/10634416/reading-list-books" target="_blank">tracking your reading</a></b> and this women’s incredible reading result in one year. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/laptops-killed-work-life-balance/606334/" target="_blank">How your laptop ruined your life</a></b>. Loved it. </div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/20/02/ghost-city-photos-of-a-usually-bustling-shanghai-during-coronavirus-outbreak" target="_blank">Ghost city photos of Shanghai</a></b>. I visited the city in 2012 and let me tell you, these look as if they’re straight from a dystopian movie!</div>
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“<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/style/quit-smartphone.html" target="_blank">I quit my smartphone</a></b>.” This is a part of a NYT series on quitting, with about two dozen stories on quitting various things in life: a job, a PhD, chewing gums. </div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-85416150917842635342020-02-22T12:48:00.000+01:002020-02-22T12:48:07.615+01:00Weekend Reads #116<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Change of scenery, y'all. Not a big one: I'm sitting at a very sunny coffee shop on early Saturday afternoon. But so needed! We had a three-day weekend last week, and all my plans for it went down the drain, thanks to <strike>one</strike> <strike>two</strike> several drinks too many. Trying to make amends with myself today and tomorrow. What are your plans for the weekend? Hope you're enjoying the sunny weather too! If you get any free time, take a look at the links below, if you'd like. Have a great weekend!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face" target="_blank">“How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.”</a></b> </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-hair-love-oscar-matthew-cherry-tt-0113-20200113-x3uj432zw5hmdchqyh3li5n4mm-story.html" target="_blank">This cartoon</a></b> sounds beautiful—and it won an Oscar! Still haven't seen it though, so here's a bookmark for myself. Have you seen it?</div>
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<b><a href="https://elemental.medium.com/my-therapist-says-its-okay-to-stew-in-sadness-fd344abbe7c5" target="_blank">“My therapists says it’s okay to stew in sadness.”</a></b> I thoroughly enjoyed this one.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/11/micro-breakups-ghosting.html" target="_blank">Micro-breakups vs. ghosting</a></b>. What’s worse? </div>
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Don’t run away from <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/style/the-awkward-art-of-office-small-talk.html" target="_blank">office chit-chat!</a></b></div>
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Hahaha, <b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/11/tungrus-and-the-chicken-from-hell" target="_blank">this short documentary</a></b> really made me laugh: an Indian family kept a rooster as a pet.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/16/legos-toys-for-stressed-adults/" target="_blank">Legos for adults.</a></b> Would you play? </div>
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Look at these <b><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/dancing-baby-bears-cubs-photography-valtteri-mulkahainen/" target="_blank">bear cubs</a></b> in Finland!!! </div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-45941858416462301322020-02-07T12:18:00.003+01:002020-02-07T12:18:55.998+01:00Weekend Reads #115<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello again! I'll be quick as I'm in the middle of housework, going to work later, and with an enormous to-do list for the weekend. I'm a list woman, but sometimes I just wish to do nothing for two straight days. Which does happen, and I should obviously be more thankful when it does :) Also, here's a shoutout to one of my most amazing friends who celebrates her big 30 today. Happy birthday, Ivana! 💖 As for the rest of you, enjoy your weekend, minimize your own to-do lists, and have a look at some cool weekend reads below...<br />
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I did know that periods were hard for a lot of women in the world. Some of <b><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/period-poverty-taboo-around-world?mc_cid=ad5b36cca0&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">this information</a></b>, though, I hadn’t known before.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/792439555/making-art-is-good-for-your-health-heres-how-to-start-a-habit" target="_blank">Making art is good for your mental health</a></b>.<br />
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Lol, this is such a bitter article! But I do agree: <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/amp/2019/11/birth-weeks-are-not-a-thing.html" target="_blank">birth weeks are not a thing</a></b>.</div>
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Millennials are not asking for, but <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/style/generation-z-millennials-work-life-balance.html" target="_blank">demanding work-life balance</a></b>. </div>
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Did you know why parmesan cheese is so expensive? It's because of <b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/11/how-parmesan-cheese-is-made" target="_blank">how it's made</a></b>. A wonderful video if you ask me - then again, I love everything cheese-related.</div>
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Have you seen Hustlers? Here’s the <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie.html" target="_blank">story behind the movie</a></b>. Pretty epic! </div>
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Haha, this was fun. <b><a href="https://actioncookbook.substack.com/p/the-simple-joy-of-fing-up-in-the" target="_blank">On fucking up in the kitchen and why it’s good</a></b>.<br />
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/08/highlighting-photo-cliches-on-instagram" target="_blank">Instagram cliches</a></b>—how many are you guilty of?!</div>
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Haha, apparently, it's Friday again! It's also the last day of the month, and even though sense tells us January lasts just as much as all the other months of 31 days, I'm prone to thinking otherwise! Moreover, my monthly pay lands on next Tuesday, so, as someone said on Twitter, my January extends to the next weekend! Oops! On the other hand, welcoming February means we're closer to other good things we scheduled this year. I hope you have, too :)<br />
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In case you don't care about the passing of the time, but my weekly round of links around the web, I've got you covered. :) Enjoy!<br />
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<b><a href="https://qz.com/1275779/how-do-babies-learn-to-talk-speaking-to-other-babies-could-be-key/" target="_blank">Babies would rather talk to other babies</a></b> than listen to our baby talk! (This also reminds me of a lot of studies I used to read back in college!)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/01/76442.html" target="_blank">This</a></b> is so, so beautiful, and a true life goal.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.thelily.com/welcome-to-menstrualand-the-worlds-first-period-theme-park/?mc_cid=ad5b36cca0&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">Welcome to Menstrualand</a></b>, the world’s first period theme park.</div>
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Which one of <b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/travel/airplane-sleeping-positions-encyclopedia/" target="_blank">these</a></b> is your sleeping position on a plane?<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/guides/working-womans-handbook/hustle-culture-avoid-burnout" target="_blank">How to hustle without burning out</a></b>. Yes! And the whole <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/the-working-womans-handbook" target="_blank">Working Woman’s Handbook</a></b>, if you’d like to read.</div>
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Haha, <b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/08/vietnamese-people-learn-how-to-make-pho-from-american-recipes" target="_blank">Vietnamese people comment on American pho recipes</a></b>.</div>
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Going green(ish): <b><a href="https://food52.com/blog/24715-how-to-stop-using-paper-towels?" target="_blank">how to stop using paper towels</a></b>. In my experience, we used kitchen towels my whole childhood, so paper towels seemed like a new and improved version. Now we’re going back. (When I say <i>we</i>, I mean the mankind)<br />
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-42084371668434834442020-01-24T10:48:00.000+01:002020-01-24T10:58:20.000+01:00Weekend Reads #113<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I didn't feel the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)" target="_blank">Blue Monday</a></b> four days ago, but today I'm feeling as if January will never end! I'm such a homebody yet I'm cold at home (my fingers are super cold right now) because the insulation in our building sucks, and I can always turn the AC on but I'm kind of afraid of the next electricity bills. 😅 One thing I've been doing lately to battle the cold: reading! I've had a huge list of books to be read for ages, but this is finally the year I decided to start tackling it! Unfortunately, it means I'm making no progress on my two other lists—one for movies, the other one for TV series—but I'm finally reading almost every free minute of the day, and as a result, it's the 24th today and I read seven (7!!) books. I almost forgot how great reading is. (Besides the good old WWW, which I've obviously been doing on a regular or semi-regular basis :)) Highly recommend it! Anyway, you're here for the links, so here they are...</div>
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<b><a href="https://austinkleon.com/2019/10/09/the-right-book/" target="_blank">How do you know if a book you’re reading is a good book?</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-case-against-contemporary-feminism" target="_blank">The case against contemporary feminism</a></b>. I loved this: “Somewhere along the way toward female liberation, it was decided that the most effective method was for feminism to become universal. […] And the people who decided this forgot that for something to be universally accepted, it must become as banal, as non-threatening and ineffective as possible.”</div>
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<b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/2019/12/date-nights-grace-farris/" target="_blank">This</a></b> is cute 😊</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/britishism-dictionary-translating-american-british-english" target="_blank">An American Guide to decoding British English</a></b>, haha.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/12/personal-life.html" target="_blank">What is a personal life, and can I have one</a></b>? I was so happy to realise I do indeed have it and wouldn’t trade it for the world. I also think this is a very American feature, to blend in the boundaries of work and personal life. Us Europeans value our time after work, our weekends and our vacations!</div>
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On a similar note… <b><a href="https://elemental.medium.com/how-to-take-the-perfect-mental-health-day-a9b6b74d5ef4" target="_blank">How to take the perfect mental health day</a></b>.</div>
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To be old: <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/well/mind/age-aging-old-young-psychology.html" target="_blank">what does it even mean</a></b>?</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-siebel-newsom-gavin-newsom-parenthood-partnership" target="_blank">It’s time to stop treating parenting as a mom’s burden and dad’s adorable hobby</a></b>.</div>
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Hahaha, <b><a href="https://kottke.org/18/08/this-is-every-ted-talk" target="_blank">this is every TED talk</a></b>.</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-64056394252973609542020-01-17T10:14:00.002+01:002020-01-17T10:16:21.364+01:00Weekend Reads #112<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ooh, hello from the new year! Though on the 17th we can hardly still call it new. How's everyone, how are your New Year's Resolutions? Some who've been following a long time can remember I used to post mine here to hold myself accountable, but this year I think I'm giving up. At least in writing. I do have some ideas of what I want to do more (working out, reading, writing), or less (eating junk food), but honestly, I haven't had the time to organize a nice little document with wows to myself. Thinking about it, I feel I should have... maybe in February? :) On the other hand, it's the same as basically anytime—if you asked me in July what I feel I should be doing more, I'd probably tell you: work out, read, write. But I DID read three books in the past two and a half weeks, and I'm going through the fourth one, so who knows! Maybe resolutions and decisions are something you take more seriously in your thirties? What do you think? </div>
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Anyway, here are the new reads... hope you like some of them!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.eater.com/2019/9/11/20860752/how-we-started-saying-adulting-hangry-lexicon" target="_blank">Hangry</a></b>: A modern word for the timeless feeling!</div>
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Look at this <b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/08/the-earth-rotating-beneath-a-stationary-milky-way" target="_blank">beautiful time-lapse </a></b>of Milky Way, but with the stationery Earth</div>
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If you don’t want to have kids, you <b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/wjwbxn/if-you-dont-want-to-have-kids-you-dont-have-to-want-a-career-instead" target="_blank">don’t have to want a career instead</a></b>. A refreshing read!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/12/morning-routines/602788/?mc_cid=4e5a2e41e1&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">The false promise of morning routines</a></b>. I loved this SO MUCH because it’s so true!</div>
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This is not the time I’ve heard anyone goes to a party, but nevertheless, I am so sympathetic with this character and everyone who can relate! <b><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-reluctant-partygoers-schedule" target="_blank">A reluctant partygoer’s schedule</a></b>.</div>
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How many times did you take a look at your phone while reading this post? What about other tabs on your computer? <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/smarter-living/stop-letting-modern-distractions-steal-your-attention.html" target="_blank">Here’s what</a></b> you can do about it.</div>
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“<b><a href="https://theoutline.com/post/7807/thursday-is-the-best-day?zd=1&zi=it7my2ze" target="_blank">Thursday</a></b> is the best day”. (Do you agree?)</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/guides/travel/healthy-traveling-tips?" target="_blank">How to stay healthy</a></b> when traveling. (I was thinking of writing about this, but alas, there might not be need after this guide!) </div>
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Have you seen <b><a href="https://grist.org/climate/in-frozen-ii-anna-and-elsa-fight-climate-change-instead-of-bad-guys/" target="_blank">Frozen 2</a></b>? This is kind of a spoiler, but I don’t think it will ruin the cartoon for me! </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwpxv/saying-we-need-to-talk-is-an-act-of-unmitigated-aggression" target="_blank">What to say</a></b> instead of the panic-inducing “we need to talk”. Such a good idea!</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-15900443080533826442019-12-27T13:02:00.000+01:002019-12-27T13:02:36.333+01:00Weekend Reads #111<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ah, the beauty of remembering AND having the time to hit Publish on Fridays! I wish I were able to devote more time to this piece of the Web. I often feel guilty to failing to do the most basic of things, curating interesting reads for you. This does take more time than writing things from scratch! (Though don't underestimate the amount of things I read on a weekly basis—only a small percentage ends up here!) As always, I want to promise myself I would do better next year, but this time, with a full time job and hobbies and social life, I really can't. But I can try at least. <b>Also, I'd love an input from you. What do you want to read? I was thinking of travel, as always, but also introducing bits and bobs regarding financial literacy and managing finance, as this is something I've grown to be passionate about. Would that be of interest to you? </b>Hit me up here or on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/tufnasta" target="_blank">Twitter </a></b>or wherever you can find me :) And since this is the last time I'm talking to you in 2019, well, have a good time for the New Year's Eve! :)</div>
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<b><a href="https://about.google/stories/year-in-search-2019/" target="_blank">What we searched for this year</a></b>. Don't you just LOVE these videos from Google?!</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/smarter-living/how-to-defuse-tension-during-the-holidays.html" target="_blank">How to defuse tension at the dinner table during the holidays</a></b>. Sorry if this arrived late for you! Bookmark it for the next year then, and hang in there! </div>
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Why do some children <b><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/09/love-reading-books-leisure-pleasure/598315/" target="_blank">become readers</a></b> and what can you do about it?</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/10/15/20903620/phone-addiction-stop-looking-at-your-smartphone" target="_blank">How to stop looking at your phone</a></b>, with practical steps.</div>
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Well, it seems that things do get <b><a href="https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/10/what-gets-better-with-age.html?mc_cid=a2770622c8&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">better with age</a></b>!</div>
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Quality ideas for <b><a href="https://www.thecut.com/amp/2019/11/11-ways-to-make-friends-without-drinking-alcohol.html" target="_blank">finding friends with no alcohol included</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://themidult.com/email-translations/" target="_blank">Honest translations</a></b> of work emails! Yesss, so good!</div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/12/the-deep-sea" target="_blank">The deep sea</a></b>—just wow!</div>
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In 1989, the most popular name for girls was Jessica. Washington Post visited <b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/the-lily/the-jessicas-are-turning-30/?mc_cid=0ec5c9cb0a&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">ten different Jessicas</a></b> across the country. Loved the read, they’re all so different from one another, as one would expect.</div>
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<b><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/pigeon-poppy-nest-australia/" target="_blank">This</a></b> is worth a movie!</div>
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Love you all!</div>
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Tihanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487083860309382720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957463615324636177.post-82801335306409569652019-12-14T11:10:00.000+01:002019-12-14T11:10:09.381+01:00Weekend Reads #110<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have an image of the White Rabbit in my head, holding a clock and yelling how late he is... Another skipped Friday! I'm pretty sure I published a link some time ago—a year and a half, perhaps—about a different way to clean your house. The article praised cleaning on Friday nights so you get to have a clean and beautiful home during the weekend, and you don't have to start your Saturday with rags and detergents. I was a convert immediately! But since I'm at my new job with a different work schedule, I do that on Fridays before work. Meaning—if I don't post Weekend Reads on Friday, it's probably because I'm cleaning or scrubbing something. How do you find the idea of cleaning before the weekend? Let me know.... And now, as always, enjoy the links below, and the weekend, of course.<br />
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<b><a href="https://cupofjo.com/tag/2019-holiday-gift-guide/" target="_blank">Holiday gift guide by Cup of Jo</a></b>—love it! Would gift myself almost everything. </div>
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On a similar note: here's <b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/smarter-living/new-years-resolutions.html?" target="_blank">why you shouldn't wait for New Year's</a></b> for putting your resolutions into practice, but start now.</div>
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Still in the realm of gifting... buying and gifting clothes comes with a lot of responsibility nowadays. Here's a read on <b><a href="https://qz.com/359040/the-internet-and-cheap-clothes-have-made-us-sport-shoppers/" target="_blank">consumer culture and fast fashion</a></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://medium.com/@kathleenstock/doing-better-in-arguments-about-sex-and-gender-3bec3fc4bdb6" target="_blank">“Doing better in arguments about sex, gender, and trans rights”</a></b>. Yes! A lengthy read, but it covers basically everything.</div>
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On <b><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/10/14/20899335/dinner-parties-entertaining-millennials-nothing-fancy-alison-roman" target="_blank">millennials and their (our?) dinner parties</a></b>. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/ali-wong-book-excerpt-a-guide-to-asian-restaurants.html" target="_blank">A guide to Asian restaurants</a></b> by Ali Wong. So good! (Though I must say I'm not a great fan of metal chopsticks because eating noodles with those is challenging, to say the least.)</div>
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<b><a href="https://kottke.org/19/08/recreating-the-suns-plasma-in-a-laboratory" target="_blank">Recreating the sun’s plasma in a lab</a></b>, nothing special. </div>
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And a cute article to end this with: a guy <b><a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/story/emotional-expression-baking?mc_cid=a2770622c8&mc_eid=dffda9a0aa" target="_blank">learned to b<span id="goog_1247483796"></span><span id="goog_1247483797"></span>ake</a></b> as an expression of love for his male friends. So sweet!<br />
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