{"id":1972,"date":"2021-01-30T17:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T01:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2021-01-30T17:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T01:51:46","slug":"a-week-in-the-life-january-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=1972","title":{"rendered":"A Week in the Life: January 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Viola tribute collage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Last week I said I was feeling okay about Viola’s death and, after this week, I’ve realized that was a premature assessment. I ordered a photo collage of her and hung that on the wall this week. When the picture arrived, I had to spend some time howling and crying again. Then I had to adjust to seeing her on the wall when I walk by (which is good and bad, but I’m hoping the bad feelings will ease up over time). Today, Kirk and I drove to the vet to retrieve her ashes. This was also a highly emotional activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess this blog is a grief diary now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viola’s final resting place<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It feels a little weird to write about some of this stuff. When I got home, I curled up on the bed with her box of ashes and cried for a long time. I currently have it next to me as I write. Viola used to position herself between my body and the keyboard when I was typing and I’ve got it in the same spot right now. I’m not planning to carry it around forever, but it is comforting me, in an odd way, to have it nearby for now. I know this sounds a little weird but I am sharing it because I think it’s important to talk about how we grieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Books and Other Words<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This week’s books are Big Dirty Money<\/a> by Jennifer Taub and How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge<\/a> by K. Eason. Big Dirty Money is a look into white-collar crime and how it is (rarely) punished in the U.S. It’s informative and it will probably piss you off. How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge is the sequel to How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse<\/a>. It’s a space opera with cool aliens and character growth and it’s a lot of fun to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n