To err is to human; to arr is to pirate.

How have you found me? Anyway, while you're here... allow me to be self-indulgent and note some things down.

Fiction that has made an impact on me recently (and from which you can most likely determine my sex, location, class, religion, education level, and possibly chronic emotional state)

• Rachel Cusk - Outline (2014)
• André Aciman - Call Me By Your Name (2007)
• Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (1989)
• Nora Ephron - Heartburn (1983)
• Guadalupe Nettel - Still Born (2020)
• Alain de Botton - Essays in Love (1993)
• Sally Rooney - Normal People (2018)

My earworms (which will further confirm the suspicions above)

• SZA's SOS (2022)
• Gluck's Orfeo & Euridice (1762)
• Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE (2022)
• Kacey Musgrave's Deeper Well (2024)
• Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet (1935)
• Jeff Buckley's Grace (1994)
• FKA twigs' MAGDALENE (2019)

Films I always tell people I love, secretly hoping they will take the hint to watch (and love too)

• His Three Daughters (2023)
• Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
• Moonstruck (1987)
• Bottoms (2023)
• Two for the Road (1967)
• When Harry Met Sally (1989)
• Ratatouille (2007)

Series I adore

I cry-laugh watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and I think everybody should watch Fleabag and Avatar: The Last Airbender even if you're over thirty -- actually, especially if you're over thirty.

I enjoy The White Lotus, Succession, The Bear, Ted Lasso, Community, Good Omens, and series in this vein. Please do not recommend me scary things. Even if it's the best thing you've ever seen. I'll maybe get to it when I am ready. (Probably not. Forgive my taste!)

My beautiful places

Tokyo in the spring; France in the summer (perhaps, any season); British Columbia in the autumn; and wherever home is in the winter.

How to make ajitsuke tamago

Gently peel soft boiled eggs and cover them in a 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, and 3 tbsp water marinade in a refrigerated sealed container overnight. 🥚