Thank you for unintentionally inviting me into a blogger challenge, Steve. Giving my nope page a break, here is a random list of silly things I hate right now.

1. How it feels when Anja sees me journal on my iPad in bed
2. How YouTube envelopes me in an embarrassing amount of brain rot
3. How the shoes I bought on Vinted didn’t fit at all
4. How I can’t figure out what produces the dishwasher error despite varous attempts at solving the issue
5. That the house smells like onions even if it did result in an enormous amount of delicious onion confit
6. That I have to pay for films on Apple TV, for which I am already paying
7. That our indoor plant game is off this season
8. That we painted our wall pink
9. That my glasses never really get clean anymore
10. That I don’t have a single, perfect, unified app for quantified self stuff

Not so silly

1. Toxic wokeness
2. Witnissing the delight White people take in me speaking with them about toxic wokeness

Below is a list of thoughts, opinions, ideas, and tips that I’ve gathered in my 33rd year on Earth.

1. Working from home does wonders for my productivity and mental health
2. I like the term “Torah-observant Catholic” for me
3. Shaving my head has been one of the finest decisions I’ve made in life.
4. I wish I could just answer ‘ Wit Huiswerk’ to most Dutch statements I hear about racism
5. Got my first tattoo in June
6. I listened to ‘ Girls’ by girl in red 208 times this year 🤦🏽
7. We got COVID-19 and it was terrifying, even without a hospital stay
8. It’s very liberating to say “I don’t talk about that” when people ask small talk questions about my family or past
9. This bolognese sauce from Smitten Kitch produces the best lasagna I’ve ever had
10. I found a new job at a company that does great things for the world
11. My favorite part of the pandemic, after Tiger King, was Trump’s campaign team sending out a newsletter every 40 minutes on Election day
12. It’s okay
13. This acoustic version of Mama Kin’s ‘Rescue me’ is so nice
14. I don’t know how to speak with a Jewish family member who has become convinced that there is a satanic cabal injecting corona through 5G
15. I will not forget the empty shelves
16. Got my second tattoo in December
17. I missed Paris in 2020
18. This pen is this year’s favorite
19. My father died
20. I bleached my hair
21. I joined the leadership team of Vine & Fig and it is so very baller
22. Ate Fluff for the first time
23. My man Kit built and opened a restaurant
24. I didn’t watch Killing Eve until now
25. I’ve begun drinking decaffeinated coffee. It makes me feel old, but less headache-y
26. Took part in a wonderful webinar on the Pope and the queer community
27. Trending this year was “OH MY GOD, my back”
28. Carmen Maria Machado
29. Found my new favorite rosary from Olvera Street Rosary
30. No matter which turn I take, I always end up right back at plain text files
31. ‘How to respect my ethnic name’
32. Listen to Bedouine
33. Despite my academic background in linguistics, I was never really a language snob until this

This is a list of things I truly have no opinion on. It’s not that I have a negative opinion and I’m just sugarcoating it by saying I don’t have one. These are things of which, when I think about them, I am baffled to know they don’t trigger any form of criticism or evaluation.

• Goldfish
• Superman
• Enya
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Christians
• The Alpes
• Game of Thrones
• Gangnam
• Hard towels
• Drug trafficking
• Tacos
• Ben & Jerry’s
• Disney World