by Ira | Dec 6, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Busy day! I feel like I actually got to see Austin because we walked around all day. Walked to breakfast and coffee, down to the waterfront and then back. So many cute neighborhoods. Then dinner at a dope Italian place called Juniper. Capped it off by visiting a...
by Ira | Dec 5, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Twas a travel day today. At least for half of it. Woke up at the buhcrack and drove my ass to the airport. Long term parking was actually gonna be cheaper than taking a lyft there and back, which is kinda wild. I think it was because I had to get there so early. But...
by Ira | Dec 4, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I was just reaching to pull out the dictionary for another fine distinction…and it’s not there. I left it somewhere in the house. Sigh. That is to say: I know I haven’t done one in a while, but the fun with that book has not been abandoned. I’ve just been very, very...
by Ira | Dec 3, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Got some bad news today. Not about me, specifically. Someone else. Which means I can’t say specifically, except that I’m very sad. Hard to write an entry tonight because that’s really all that’s on my mind, and it’s just not my story to tell. The pups are warm. I...
by Ira | Dec 2, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
So I watched Megalopolis today. It was…a 138-minute plot synopsis. With one exception, there was one scene that felt like a real scene: with his mother. That felt real. The rest was pantomime. Pastiche. Untethered. I also don’t think Coppola actually knew what he was...
