25 THINGS: May 2020
25 THINGS: a list of things I love
Another spring has arrived.
I finally launched my new #VENTICINQUE website!! I love it.
The fact that I’m fortunate to have a safe and comfortable place to be during the 2020 pandemic.
Daily ventures into nature with my constant canine companion, Ella.
All the beautiful memories of things that I’ve lived, in which I can lose myself whenever I want.
The fact that, no matter how I feel about it, the future is just not going to make itself known quite yet, and I’ve got to sit tight and deal with it.
The short documentary video production class that I just started at Film North in Minneapolis.
I’m selling my house in a few weeks, the very one I grew up in. Many emotions about to start happening…!
Hold Still by Mary Ellen Mark. A fascinating read.
Reliable internet service. Key element of survival!
Going through many old photos to scan prints and negs, and uncovering a few interesting pieces of family history along the way.
Video chats with friends several times a week, even though I can’t see them in person quite yet.
This recent mix from my friend Mark Warren, local DJ with perfect taste.
Fiverr.com, because it has once again saved my life (thanks, Remi from France for coding my site for me!)
My friend Andrea’s photography. It’s so beautiful.
My Italian attorney, Luigi Paiano, the man who will make me & my siblings (& nephews) citizens of Italia.
Roasted vegetables, to which I am heartily addicted.
Weekly tutoring sessions with my Italian tutor, Simona, who lives in Mexico City.
The memory of Ezio Bosso, musical genius, who passed away yesterday much too soon.
Catching up on old podcasts. Every day I listen to the NYT Daily, and my top two favorites are Slate’s Culture Gabfest and The Bittersweet Life. So good.
If the pandemic allows them, the summer plans that I’ve created to replace my old summer plans which the pandemic has already destroyed: Tennis, Horseback riding, working on my #25 project, trip to Seattle, walking every day. And then…
Autumn plans for Italy. Fingers crossed!!!
The still-kind-of-new Tame Impala album.
Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. I’ve never read anything like it, and there’s great stuff in there.
How this crazy period of time has helped me grow closer to some people, somehow.