#honorable mentions: kindred by octavia butler (holy shit HOLY SHIT) and the entire imperial radch trilogy!

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favorite book you read in the last year? 2. favorite dish from your family's culture? 3. favorite babygirl of the mlb?

(1) oh no. i just went into my reading spreadsheet and sorted by rating and there are TWENTY-EIGHT books that have a 5 (on a scale of 1-5). but you have asked and i must answer, so. this book blew me away by how much it said about human connection in so few words and by how startlingly funny it was and by how absolutely fucking gorgeous the illustrations are; this book is in by will mcphail!

(2) mmm i love a very simple steamed fish the way my mom does it: soy sauce, sliced ginger, handful of scallions, sometimes 榨菜 (pickled veggie stem). get a white-fleshed fish, like a bass, as fresh as possible for MAXIMUM TENDERNESS and there is no bit more tender than the cheeks, which you must always put into the bowl of the one you love.

(3) thank you for the excuse to talk about joey! sadly there's been a lot less content this year because (1) he escaped the horrors of the new york media market and (2) hanser alberto isn't around to instagram boyfriend him, but i've accepted that the dearth of noise about him is for the better. he's babygirl because he went from being the It Girl of the 2021 trade deadline to pathetic puppydog kicked to the curb by new york to tenderly nursed back to rude health by hanser alberto! most significantly, he is babygirl because he's a catholic school boy who went tits out and proud for dodgers dress-up day '22 :))))))))

now behold. spiritual wellbeing!!