{"id":1480,"date":"2020-08-16T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2020-08-16T11:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T18:13:05","slug":"some-amount-of-time-in-the-life-august-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=1480","title":{"rendered":"Some Amount of Time in the Life: August 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This year’s onslaught of things that can kill us rages on. It’s 92 degrees at the time of this writing: 9:30 a.m (note: now that I’ve finished it’s 100 degrees at 11 a.m.). There’s a part of me that can’t stand the banality of commenting on the weather, but another part of me that’s like “this is how I die and everyone needs to know.” Anyway, if you see me being melodramatic this week, you know why. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for everything else, I am feeling overwhelmed lately. Pandemic life continues, now Trump is trying to tear down our most trusted institution, the Post Office, in an attempt to cheat the election. Biden picked Kamala Harris for his Vice President, which is great in many ways. Obviously I wish for a more progressive ticket, but the fact that recent political actions have moved them leftward is encouraging. I wish I could take a month of work to let my mind rest from the onslaught that is modern life but it’s not really a viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consuming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some things I’ve recently read, watched, and bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n