i haven’t seen my phone in 48 hours. i get in this mood every few months, passively giving myself over to the idea of being unplugged by “losing” my phone in the house and not bothering to find it. i spend this time feeling elusive and unable to pin down. i walk around (from puzzle, to fridge, to computer, and back again) as though i’m carmen sandiego, a character i know very little about aside from a leftover childhood sense that she’s the ultimate figure of sophistication.
thanks to all of the caterwauling from older generations about the negative effects of screentime, i’m stubborn to admit the peace that logging off brings me. despite my resistance, those warnings have gotten to me and resulted in a feeling of purity when i spend time away from my phone. (i’d rather not admit that spending time on my phone may in fact be bad for my brain.)
either way, it’s all delusion — when i’m away from my phone, i only end up spending more time on my computer.
reader jeanette wrote in to share horror movie recommendations for maggie who wrote in at the beginning of the month. check out jeanette’s not-too-bloody horror recs:
goodnight mommy (same directors as the lodge)
the invitation
the blackcoat's daughter
us
the host (2020)
peeping tom
creep & creep 2
black christmas (1974) (scariest movie imho besides texas chainsaw, also definitely a slasher but tis the season)
thank you for sharing, jeanette!!!
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