December 26, 2020

Something I thought about:

• What makes for a good Zoom (or virtual) party? Is it the size? Closeness of the participants? Having a host? Organized events? Participant ease with the technology? I don’t have any answers, but I think it helps to have some sort of clear hierarchy — either the structure is flat and everyone can take equal turns as they wish or there’s a clear host/moderator who runs the event. Also, the larger the event and/or the less experienced the participants, the higher the need for hosting/moderation?

Something I did:

• Pandemic Christmas!
• Baked two new (to me) cookie recipes.
• Attended multiple Zoom gatherings/parties.
• Took a few days off.

Something I read:

• This was not reading, but along media consumption lines I finished watching The Mandalorian Season 2 and saw the first episode of Bridgerton.
• I like the Poetry Foundation’s VS podcast and enjoyed their interview with Aracelis Girmay.