la fleur épuisée: just another out-of-print flower

Goodness gracious, the world is changing quickly. Two days ago I was cold-brewing coffee on the counter and trying to keep my ice cube tray full, and now I'm drinking four massive mugs of tea a day and piling up the books again.

Politics: don't get me started on politics. Yes, these things matter and we have to engage, but wow, this isn't where we're really putting all our hope, is it? What is all this distracting us from?