Notes from the in-between.
Last week, I was diagnosed with chickenpox.
Being in my mid-thirties, it was a bit baffling, as I wasn’t sure who I would have contracted it from. I’ve never had it before. When we first went to an urgent care center to have my condition diagnosed, even the medical staff onsite were surprised to see a case of chickenpox, given how rare it has become for people to contract the disease.
Last month, I got to see the new Supergirl movie that came out in theaters. I came away a bit disappointed, mostly because I think it pales by comparison to the original 2021 story it adapts, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King, which I love.
The original has so much literary and artistic richness, emotional depth, and a comfort with vulnerability, exploring a life shaped by grief that King is an expert at. Perhaps, a spectacle-centered movie running under two hours was probably never going to accomplish all of that. My feelings on the move reminded me that what I go to comics for is often quite different from what many people go to the theaters for.
Artist: Bilquis Evely
Today, I was surprised and honored to receive the inaugural Shoelace Award at our annual workshop for business professionals in the college where I work.
The award is inspired by the book ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’ – a favorite of our Head of Finance. Just like with Sniff and Scurry, the spirit of the award is having shoes within reach, ready to tie up and get going: to adapt, learn, and move forward when change comes.
A new blog?
For many previous years, I’ve been using Wordpress and a dedicated web-hosting service for running my website and very rarely updated blog. But based on my usage, I did not find the cost and complexity of maintenance that came with it was justified looking back.