Week 41, 2026: Life of Z

Alarm-snoozing, parsley-chopping, video-calling, trampoline-halling, eggplant-stewing, eyebrow-barbell-debating, shampoo-shopping, lorrie-moore-reading, dessert-breakfasting, thc-munching, denim-is-my-favourite-colour-proclaiming, letterboxd-bragging, red-jacket-buying, double-friendsgiving. I loved the people and the energy and the food in my friends’ homes. You have a book by Richard Ayoade, that’s crazy. But I really meant cool. One by one, there was a sharing of thanks and I said I was grateful for my life in Toronto and the new red jacket I just bought from a vintage store. There was a dog running around and the doorbell kept ringing and there was a new face every hour. We were playing a game after dessert and I said they’re a ten but they don’t find you funny and everyone gasped. When talking about the novel Life of M, comedian James Donald Forbes McCann said Rachel Cusk can "make you laugh without making you experience joy", so I think I have to read it now. Kevin said he…