Havel is one of the heroes of The White Pill so I was excited to read this, since he was a writer. It is almost offensively bad and frankly disrespectful to the reader. The book alternates between the transcript of an interview between Havel and a journalist and Havel's diary--the entirety of which is totally banal and isnt even in chronological order. We hear him stressing about having to write a speech but not about why or what its contents are--or whether it ended up working out. Worse, a few one-paragraph entries are repeated verbatim throughout, though to what point I have no idea. Absolutely awful book.
My husband & I saw Dave Smith & Robbie Bernstein last night and had THE BEST time! It was nice to catch up after a very busy week for us both, and the comedy was great (apart from the host who struggled, which ironically became more and more funny as he tried to dig himself out of a hole). Highlight of the night was Dave talking about pregnancy/ kids and realizing that I (in the front row) was pregnant. He asked me how far along I was and said i looked great. I'm sure he was just being nice, but i still feel like a million dollars! He made a funny bit out of it, and I feel so flattered to have had a mini conversation with my favorite pundit/ comedian during his show! What a great night!
I'm 8 months pregnant and have developed Super Heavy Leg Syndrome. It's wild to me to feel like i literally have weights on my legs and like i just ran a marathon. In general, I try not to complain about pregnancy (there's too much of that culturally, and I've been very blessed to have uncomfortable--but not serious--symptoms). But SHLS is a tough one for me because it kills any motivation to get moving, which is antithetical to my personality.
If my buddy @Deezy350 were still here, he'd get the reference, but alas, I'm all alone... 😭
