Weekend Reads v. 8.3.2025
A snack and a nap.
At some point during the haze that was this week, a friend sent me a meme that said, “For Lent I’m just giving up.” I realize the meme’s intention lives somewhere in the neighborhood of despair, but I took it as a sign to give myself a stack of hall passes.
I gave myself a hall pass for looking like a frazzled lady as I dashed to meet the Uber Eats driver outside my building just as an important executive was walking in. We’d met on a video call and made plans to meet in person in a more controlled environment like, say, an office. Instead, my in-person introduction to him would be more memorable seeing as I was carrying two 7-11 bags bursting with energy drinks. (long story)
I also gave myself a hall pass when I got stuck behind a motorcade en route to an early morning meeting. Mind you, I’d already cancelled the previous iteration of this meeting because of traffic, so I felt like a total dud when I had to let someone know that I yet again could not …
