What happens when you cross ancient Egypt with Scandinavian furnishings? (17/52)
Anything is possible with a hex wrench and a dream.
I took my Mom to see Dr. Zahi Hawass give a talk Monday night. We'd been looking forward to it for a long time, especially since it was initially scheduled in January and postponed due to the winter covid surge. (If you're not familiar with Dr. Hawass, he's a prominent Egyptologist. He's our favorite, in fact, and as Thumper pointed out, it's peak me to even have a favorite Egyptologist.) Many people seem to think that nothing of archaeological interest has been discovered in Egypt since the 1920s, but they make new discoveries all the time. Some of Dr. Hawass's presentation slides were of artifacts found only 2 weeks ago!
The talk was pretty much a firehose of information -- all fascinating, of course, but I wish I had been able to take notes. Since Monday, I've spent a good bit of time looking into various archaeological finds I hadn't known about (this newly discovered city at Luxor is particularly interesting), so ancient Egypt has been on my mind. And my subconscious mind, too -- apparently.
Wednesday night, I dreamt that IKEA introduced a new line of flat-pack sarcophagi for all of your mummy needs. They only required a hex wrench to put the sarcophagi together, and they came with various jewels and amulets for the breastplate. I even dreamt about the instructions sheet with the little cartoon guy on it.
I love my subconscious mind.
The Update
I wrote about how progress is rarely linear for A Little Better.
Ulvene spiser bananer! This bonkers Eurovision finalist from Norway is a banger.
Speaking of Eurovision, I feel like I'm the only person who has seen "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" on Netflix. Look, it's funny even if you're not a Will Ferrell fan, the music is hilarious and wonderful, and rather than being a parody or mean-spirited satire, this movie is more like a love letter to the Eurovision contest. It's definitely worth watching, in my opinion. (P.S. Dan Stevens totally steals the show.)
The folks at Bad Manners took on food conspiracies in this post.
This piece about how the fitness industry ignores novices is making the rounds because it's too true. Why are beginners treated as an impossible niche? I would also argue that more resources are needed for active fat people. Going to a fat-friendly yoga class completely changed my perspective about yoga and what my own body was capable of. One of my clients started using a personal trainer who specializes in helping older people maintain muscle mass and flexibility, which seems like something that should be more common. Not everyone who exercises is young and thin and already athletic!
I still don't have a concrete rehearsal schedule for the musical I'm doing over the summer, and it is stressing me out! They gave us the script and the sheet music but no schedule. What the heck?
Anyway, it looks like my June and July will be completely bananapants. Keep your fingers crossed for me, friends.
(Photo courtesy Hisham Elshazli via Pexels.)
Zevulon the Great! He's teriyaki style 😏
Thank you Sarah!
Every time I read your newsletter I feel like my brain might still have a chance of being active, at least one of the cells in there twitches with hopes of being awakened🖤