David Himmel 10/22/21 David Himmel 10/22/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 17, 2021

An unfinished manuscript can haunt you like a ghost. An unpublished book can devour your brain like a hungry zombie.

David Himmel 10/15/21 David Himmel 10/15/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 10, 2021

Has there ever been a king named Simon? Because that seems like a good name for a king since everyone must do what Simon says.

David Himmel 10/8/21 David Himmel 10/8/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 3, 2021

I’m not one to introduce holidays too early. Like, keep Halloween in October, thanksgiving in November, etc. but if the threat of texting Santa gets my kid to brush his teeth and get to bed without a fuss at any point in the year, I’m all for talking Christmas in March.

David Himmel 10/6/21 David Himmel 10/6/21

Why Keep Giving Facebook My Business?

I don’t know if I’ll leave it. But it’s been on my mind for a while now. Maybe I won’t go cold turkey, maybe I’ll start by deleting the app from my phone. Or maybe it’s best to pack up all my shit and walk right out. That’s the advice I’d give to someone else in an abusive relationship.

David Himmel 10/1/21 David Himmel 10/1/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 26, 2021

Beware: We are in the Nesting Season. The Season of Nostalgia. Embrace it or be consumed by your darkest depressions. And know that no amount of convincing yourself that Sweater Weather means anything other than the northern hemisphere is preparing to die for a few months.

David Himmel 9/24/21 David Himmel 9/24/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 19, 2021

Perhaps our obsession with missing and dead white girls is because they often go missing and are killed by white men and we just love looking at ourselves even at our worst. We’re self-obsessed. We are American Psychos.

David Himmel 9/17/21 David Himmel 9/17/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 12, 2021

I like to think that when our society crumbles and future humans or alien scavengers dig our civilization out of the dirt, they’ll look at the Met Gala and laugh at our absurd level of indulgence the way we look and laugh at ancient Rome.

David Himmel 9/10/21 David Himmel 9/10/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | 5 Years Married Edition

Take nothing personal. Your spouse loves you more than most other people in the world. Be comfortable with that. They also hate you more than most people in the world. Be comfortable with that, too.

David Himmel 9/3/21 David Himmel 9/3/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 29, 2021

Cancel culture will fail us all. It’s an overcorrection to answer for the previous culture that failed us all.

David Himmel 9/1/21 David Himmel 9/1/21

Leaving Afghanistan Better Than We Found It was Never Possible

I’ve been thinking a lot about my friend Jordan lately. I haven’t seen her in a while and I would like to get together with her, her husband Tom—have them over to our new place, see the kid, drink some beer, have some laughs. But mostly, I’ve been thinking about Jordan because of a rule she lived by during her dating years.

“Always leave your ex better than you found them.”

David Himmel 8/27/21 David Himmel 8/27/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 22, 2021

I've met rabid Evangelicals who are easier on the senses than most basic bitches with their rush to autumn—pumpkin spice, sweaters, and jackets. You people are insufferable prior to September 21st and mind numbingly annoying every day thereafter.

David Himmel 8/20/21 David Himmel 8/20/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 15, 2021

Peeing in the shower is one thing. Peeing in the bath is monstrous.

David Himmel 8/13/21 David Himmel 8/13/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 8, 2021

Agent Peggy Carter is totally hot. Cartoon Captain Carter is even hotter. If that makes me a misogynist, you’re wrong. It makes me horny for a cartoon.

David Himmel 8/6/21 David Himmel 8/6/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 1, 2021

If you get excited about 401 Ks, you really sound like a schmuck when you rail against the failings of capitalism.

David Himmel 7/30/21 David Himmel 7/30/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 25, 2021

The best part about the January 6 Insurrection Committee hearing this week was all the cursing on public radio and television.

David Himmel 7/23/21 David Himmel 7/23/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 18, 2021

Sometimes I think people make things harder on others just to give themselves a sense of control in their otherwise chaotic and mismanaged lives. Those people need a hug. Like, smother them to death.

David Himmel 7/22/21 David Himmel 7/22/21

15 Minutes with Kevin in Evanston

Kevin was on his own. His endgame, I had figured out, was just to let his rage unfurl until the booze wore off. At which point, assuming he avoided arrest, he’d walk home. I figured this because I had been there before. And truth be told, I was having a bit of a bad day, too. Nothing specific. Just a general sense of annoyance with being awake. It happens. It’s one of the reasons we drink beer in bars and put up with bar trivia hosts.

David Himmel 7/16/21 David Himmel 7/16/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 11, 2021

Speaking of hell… I was recently asked if Jews believe in hell. Not that I’m an expert on all things Jewish, I was just the closest thing resembling a Jew at the time. Anyway… no. Jews don’t believe in hell. But if there was a Jewish hell, it would be Judaism’s worst having to watch that documentary about Woody Allen allegedly molesting his daughter for eternity. “Oy vey, noooooo! Why can’t we watch Annie Hall!?!?!?”