#23: Into the Dark

BYOL (Bring your own lights)

Haley Weaver

Nov 02, 2022

It’s November! That happened fast. Here’s how I’m feeling as winter approaches.

Now that I live in the PNW again, it’s time for the slow (but all-too-fast) descent into a colder, wetter, darker existence.

To me, the march towards winter feels like burrowing a hole.

But there’s also such a mood shift. The deeper I find myself burrowing, the darker it gets.

And though this hibernation can feel like a recharge, it can also feel isolating.

Sometimes I don’t even feel like I have the energy to think about it.

I know I can’t escape the darkness, not totally.

So I try to go into the dark with little bright spots to make the season glow a little, as if I’d strung fairy lights across the walls.

Best of luck for those in places creeping towards darkness. We’re in it together.

And Now For Some Recommendations:

A memoir to read: Tracy Clark-Flory’s memoir Want Me tells the story of the author’s career as a sex writer while weaving in stories of growing up, heartbreak, and her own conflicting desires. Equal parts dark, funny, poignant, and intimate, it’s one of the best coming-of-age stories I’ve read in a while.

A show to watch on an airplane: Did I somehow binge ten episodes of the latest season of The Mole on Netflix? Absolutely — here’s the trailer if you’re unfamiliar with the conceit of this seasoned reality series. It’s the perfect show for getting through a cross-country flight — there’s tension, drama, hot people, and secrecy!

An iPhone game to pass the time (and aesthetically wow you): The game is called “I Love Hue” (lol), and I’m mildly obsessed. The goal is to place a mixed-up array of colors into a gradient. Very soothing (until the ads pop up between rounds, but such is life).

The only part of going to the SeaTac airport I look forward to: Getting breakfast at Floret in Concourse A (I also recommend its parent restaurant in Seattle, Café Flora). If you’re ever traveling through this airport, make a beeline for this spot and order the fancy egg sandwich and a large coffee.

Happy November, everyone!

#23: Into the Dark

BYOL (Bring your own lights)

And Now For Some Recommendations:

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