At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a daily-ish journal of how Reader staff, our friends, family—and our pets—are spending our time.
Day 59: May 18
What we’re reading:
- Lots of articles on how cannabis affects sexual performance, to prepare for an upcoming Cannabis Conversation on The Ben Joravsky Show
What we’re playing:
- Mad Gab
- Catch Phrase (trying to figure out why everyone yells when giving clues!)
- The Reader special edition “DO NOT TOUCH” puzzle (only a few left!). I’ve done the outside—the inside is extra challenging since the pieces come in a tube.
What we’re listening to:
- Langhorne Slim (check out his song “Private Property”)
What we’re ordering:
- Hemp-seed toffee and chocolate-covered nuts from ChicAgo ArtiZen
- Tamales from Chef Daniel Espinoza
- Butterfly and tie-dye face covers from corey paige designs
What we’re watching:
- Bad Education, based on the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history, a story broken by high school student journalists
- Webcasts of amazing concerts on nugs.tv. Many of them, from bands like moe and Widespread Panic, are free with opportunities to donate to COVID-19 relief funds.
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, a film that makes A Clockwork Orange look tame
What we’re making:
- Recipes from the Reader 420 Companion—the dishes are amazing with or without CBD or THC. Up next: White Bean Hummus Kombucha
- Gluten-free, vegan Almond Butter Blondies from DADAeats, a favorite site of mine for healthy, sweet treats
- A healthy version of Hurricanes—like the ones from Pat O’s in New Orleans, but with real fruit juices instead of the sugary, powdered mix v