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Feeling super irritated by everything. I intend to blame it on Shark Week, avoid spending more time on irritating things by writing them up, and calling it a day.

The only new anime I've had time for this season thus far has been Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, which I really enjoy. One of my favorite Anime News Network reviewers wrote up the first two episodes. "It helps that everything in this story is rooted in character. This isn't the kind of “sports anime” that just depicts the activity for its own sake. This is a story about people, told through their relationships to rakugo. So far, every performance has had character significance."

I very much enjoyed reading Liz Henry's Liz's Every-Day Carry. As expected for something written by her, this also includes hilarity, itemized lists of what goes into each of her bags, and stories about human kindness. "It is a delight to predict what might be needed and produce it on demand, like magic, from a bag. My desire to be prepared is both for my own sake and to be impressively helpful in an unexpected way, which is no less satisfying for being loaded with gendered burdens."

In semi-related news, I recently bought a purse for myself that is not a shapeless sack, but rather a thing with internal structure, using $ from a gift card and also from returning gift-clothing that was way too small. I haven't even implemented a thoughtful "list" like Liz's, but it's already way more satisfying to carry around because I can find whatever I know is inside immediately.

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Oh, I did not know about Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, and now I'm definitely going to check it out! (I've only seen rakugo once, and I didn't exactly understand much of it, but I always was curious to learn more.)

Oooh pics of the purse??

omg I'm too lazy to snag one right now, but here it is online. (I did not pay that much in the store, hohoho!)
The color of mine is the black/white combo, or "snow petal white/black/cobblestone" lololol.
I like the fabric liner on the inside, & feel meh about the black/white, but at least it matches whatever.

Ah cool! And hooray bargains! I keep thinking about buying one of those purse organizers that you can put in & take out to put in other bags (so when you switch bags you're not like, shit, forgot my lip balm, but also bc all the pockets keep it super-organized inside), but I think they don't really work w/how I carry stuff around, which makes me kinda sad haha.

I noticed your bag at the meeting! It is very cute!

That's one snappy bag. It is llovely to have highly organizing pockets. The only caution is that the size permits you to carry more than your back probably likes.

I so adored that "everyday carry" article!

In semi-related news, I recently bought a purse for myself that is not a shapeless sack, but rather a thing with internal structure, using $ from a gift card and also from returning gift-clothing that was way too small. I haven't even implemented a thoughtful "list" like Liz's, but it's already way more satisfying to carry around because I can find whatever I know is inside immediately.

Yay! ^_^

Thanks for linking to the LIz's Every-Day Carry post; I, too, like the feeling of being able to help out with something in my bag (mostly band-aids and my tiny sewing kit). Also, your new purse is cute! I've been keeping my eye out for a cute purse on sale, but nothing has caught my eye yet.

My everyday carry bliss is emergency food.