Hey friends!
It’s the far-off sound of an airplane hidden somewhere in the cloudless sky, Sam Cote, back with another Weekly Favorites! Today is the first 70ºF day here in Syracuse, and the entire student body is lounging on the grass and under the trees on campus.
The Eye of the World
I started the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan! The first entry is The Eye of the World, and I’m enjoying it so far! This is one of the instances where I watched the show before reading the book, and I’m already seeing elements that were removed or changed in the adaptation. I’ve heard that the first few books of the series are heavily Tolkien-derivative, and that definitely aligns with my experience. I’m enjoying the level of description that Jordan uses, though I could see that becoming an annoyance later in the book/series. It feels good to settle back into a fantasy book, and feel the familiar weight of a mass-marked paperback again. My goal is to have the second book done by the time season 2 of the show comes out.
Ologies
It had been a while since I listened to one of my favorite podcasts, Ologies with Alie Ward, and I hopped back into it with the recent episode about Chickenology. I always seem to forget how much I enjoy it until I start again! There’s so much about chickens that I didn’t know, and just as much that I didn’t know I didn’t know.
Survivor: Redemption Island (S22)
Hailey and I finished up watching Season 22 of Survivor! Its nice to see what the end game can look like before we get further along in Season 44. I forgot how surgical the strategies need to be when only four or five players remain.
OA Promos
I’ve been hard at work making promotional materials for Orange Appeal’s spring invitational! AcaTHON is a collaboration event with SU’s OttoTHON to raise money for the patients and families at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. We’ve got a setlist we’re proud of, and Main Squeeze as our guest group. Saturday 4/22 at 7:00PM!
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