Blog 4.0

Remember me complaining about work a few months ago? Things unexpectedly came to a head this week. On Monday (a working from home day) I had a good cry at the end of the day, but I didn't think too much of it yet at that point because I'm what you could call a naturally weepy person and sometimes a good cry is just the mental equivalent of clearing out your sinuses. I figured I'd feel better on Tuesday in the office, since being around my colleagues often tends to cheer me up. Not this time. By ten I was hiding in the toilet and crying again. I can't be doing this in the office , I thought to myself and vowed to pull myself together. Yet an hour later I was back in the same bathroom stall, once again crying, hyperventilating and shaking. By this point I could tell that this was untenable, and I told my manager that I was not okay and if I could please go home for the rest of the day. He was of course fine with that and I took a train home, quietly sniffling to myself f...

There's a new Netflix show by the creator of BoJack Horseman, in a similar - if more grounded - style. I only know about this due to watching a YouTube video called " The BoJack Horseman Creator Made a New Show! " Long Story Short focuses on a Jewish family over the course of several decades, with non-linear storytelling jumping back and forth to show us snapshots of their lives at different points in time. I hear that Jews find it very relatable, but it still worked for me as someone who's not Jewish and only has minimal knowledge of Jewish culture. For example, the first episode focuses on oldest son Avi bringing his girlfriend Jen home for his brother's bar mitzvah, and I'll say the experience of being the new girlfriend getting introduced to a loud and boisterous family is captured spot-on (as that's something I have also experienced). I was actually sad that there are only ten episodes, and I hope they make many more. I imagine that the non-linear s...