im thankful for joe brainard on optimism and everything. i'm thankful for his book i remember, which was an inspiration for this project. i'm thankful for this letter from kenneth koch to john ashberry in which he addresses ashberry as "dear ashtray." i'm thankful that my dentist appointment went well and that i don't have any cavities. i'm thankful that the hygienist convinced me to try the cookie dough-flavored toothpaste, which i thought was going to be sickeningly sweet but was actually surprisingly bitter, almost like a burnt cookie. i'm thankful for the bike ride through the cold dark across town, which was a nice reminder of both the joys of commuting and their opposite. i'm thankful for the tiny flakes of snow sparsely falling as i rode and to hope again that we get some real snow before winter ends.

i'm thankful for fleabag, which we are very late on but watched the first episode of last night and loved. i'm thankful that her masturbating to obama speaking about democracy feels extra poignant now. i'm thankful for the way she looks at the camera. i'm thankful that we finished our rewatch of the office and am thankful for the (sentimental but) poignant moment when a character addresses the camera and wonders aloud why there isn't a way to know when you're in "the good old days" while you're in them.. i'm thankful for this raccoon with a big butt. i'm thankful for this song by flume and kai, which is very beautifully produced and sung. i'm thankful to feel sad for babies. i'm thankful for jack spicer.