the weekly | 1.29.26

i've spent too much time on the whimsical canned bev aisle, make 5 calls today, and a monthly reset to beat the cold

I started my doctoral thesis project in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic so it only makes sense that I’d defend it the day after the worst snow storm NYC has gotten in five years. Then, we have weather reaching “feels like” subzero temperatures in the pipeline for the next week and a half. Brrrrr. My weekend plans will be dominated by white bean chil…