Pride Events, Comedy Shows, and Garlic
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lydamorehouseOn Sunday night, I watched former CONvergence guest Ms. Shannon Paul's live (streaming) "Comedy Through the Chaos: Proud to be About Pride" via YouTube.
Secretly, I have always been a fan of stand-up comedy. I even take an odd sort of pleasure even when the comedy is... not at its peak, let's say, which is why I fell into "The Marvelous Ms. Mavel" very easily. Shawn would be yelling "OMG, she's bombing, fast forward," and I'd be like, "Nah, give me the iPad and I'll plug in earphones and tell you when it's safe!" So, I guess that's my roundabout way of saying that some of the performers Ms. Shannon showcased were awesome and others were... well, let's just say that Shawn would have had to leave the room, if she'd been watching with me. But that's what you get with live comedy? So I thought it was very good, overall.
If you want to catch it in rerun, as it were, it is still available on-line.
I did not know that the episode I signed up to watch was going to be the Pride episode, but that worked out for me.Speaking of Pride, I also decided to try another OutFront event. The walking tour of Twin Cities gay history go cancelled, so I decided to try a virtual town hall. This discussion about racism in the dating scene and is entitled, "A Spicy Lunch: A Conversation on White Supremacy in Relationships." I don't have a lot to add to this discussion, since I last dated in the late 1980s, but it seems like it will be an interesting discussion, nonetheless.
I spent a huge portion of my day today prepping a few Loft class proposals (which were, OF COURSE, due today.) I knew that it was time to start thinking about getting my ideas together a month ago, but did I do ANYTHING about them then? No. What do you take me for? Someone organized? Ha, I scoff!
Even so, it wouldn't have taken all day, if I weren't building one of them from scratch. My friend Kate and I are proposing a class for readers (and writers who are readers) about BIPOC and queer science fiction. It should be a ton of fun, if it goes. We've picked some interesting stories to talk about. The other class I sent a proposal in for was one of my intermediate science fiction/fantasy writing classes that I've taught before. Of course, that one was all pre-researched and prepared, but I am waiting to see how much of both of these classes we will have to convert to on-line. Neither of them would be scheduled until sometime in the middle of September at the earliest, but I have my doubts if we'll be meeting in-person yet.
That took up a huge portion of my day. Partly, because I need to vet all the stories we're going to use, have sample discussion questions written up, and make sure, when possible, that there were audio versions for accessibility reasons. Also, the Loft has an online form that involves a lot of other little picky bits, like percentages of class time spent on this and that, and other administrative hoops that must be jumped through.
Just now, I went outside and grilled a few brats, even though it kind of feels like it might rain again. While I was out there, I fed the birds and checked in on the various beleaguered plants. After reading up on how various homemade pesticides worked, I decided that the one I wanted to try was garlic spray. Unlike some of the other pest controls, garlic spray is the least invasive. Apparently, how it works is that the garlic actually gives plants a case of "garlic breath" (https://www.savatree.com/garlic-insect-repellent.html) which repels most insects. Apparently, it can actually kill some sap-sucking insects like caterpillars (oh no! I have been carefully not spraying too near the parsley where the parsley worms/black swallowtail caterpillars have been munching, but now I'm worried!!) It would be just my luck to kill off the caterpillars I want and not harm the four-striped plant bug that I would like to move on.
Ugh. Gardening is hard.
How does your garden grow?
Secretly, I have always been a fan of stand-up comedy. I even take an odd sort of pleasure even when the comedy is... not at its peak, let's say, which is why I fell into "The Marvelous Ms. Mavel" very easily. Shawn would be yelling "OMG, she's bombing, fast forward," and I'd be like, "Nah, give me the iPad and I'll plug in earphones and tell you when it's safe!" So, I guess that's my roundabout way of saying that some of the performers Ms. Shannon showcased were awesome and others were... well, let's just say that Shawn would have had to leave the room, if she'd been watching with me. But that's what you get with live comedy? So I thought it was very good, overall.
If you want to catch it in rerun, as it were, it is still available on-line.
I did not know that the episode I signed up to watch was going to be the Pride episode, but that worked out for me.Speaking of Pride, I also decided to try another OutFront event. The walking tour of Twin Cities gay history go cancelled, so I decided to try a virtual town hall. This discussion about racism in the dating scene and is entitled, "A Spicy Lunch: A Conversation on White Supremacy in Relationships." I don't have a lot to add to this discussion, since I last dated in the late 1980s, but it seems like it will be an interesting discussion, nonetheless.
I spent a huge portion of my day today prepping a few Loft class proposals (which were, OF COURSE, due today.) I knew that it was time to start thinking about getting my ideas together a month ago, but did I do ANYTHING about them then? No. What do you take me for? Someone organized? Ha, I scoff!
Even so, it wouldn't have taken all day, if I weren't building one of them from scratch. My friend Kate and I are proposing a class for readers (and writers who are readers) about BIPOC and queer science fiction. It should be a ton of fun, if it goes. We've picked some interesting stories to talk about. The other class I sent a proposal in for was one of my intermediate science fiction/fantasy writing classes that I've taught before. Of course, that one was all pre-researched and prepared, but I am waiting to see how much of both of these classes we will have to convert to on-line. Neither of them would be scheduled until sometime in the middle of September at the earliest, but I have my doubts if we'll be meeting in-person yet.
That took up a huge portion of my day. Partly, because I need to vet all the stories we're going to use, have sample discussion questions written up, and make sure, when possible, that there were audio versions for accessibility reasons. Also, the Loft has an online form that involves a lot of other little picky bits, like percentages of class time spent on this and that, and other administrative hoops that must be jumped through.
Just now, I went outside and grilled a few brats, even though it kind of feels like it might rain again. While I was out there, I fed the birds and checked in on the various beleaguered plants. After reading up on how various homemade pesticides worked, I decided that the one I wanted to try was garlic spray. Unlike some of the other pest controls, garlic spray is the least invasive. Apparently, how it works is that the garlic actually gives plants a case of "garlic breath" (https://www.savatree.com/garlic-insect-repellent.html) which repels most insects. Apparently, it can actually kill some sap-sucking insects like caterpillars (oh no! I have been carefully not spraying too near the parsley where the parsley worms/black swallowtail caterpillars have been munching, but now I'm worried!!) It would be just my luck to kill off the caterpillars I want and not harm the four-striped plant bug that I would like to move on.
Ugh. Gardening is hard.
How does your garden grow?
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Date: 2020-06-25 03:21 am (UTC)K.