Hello and happy Friday, my friends! It’s an overcast morning that appears poised to turn into a sunny and warm afternoon, and I can’t wait to get outside!
Not much to report as I’ve had a pretty chill week overall. No major deadlines, still sitting in a holding pattern on the remaining potential full-time job, and a fair amount of rainy afternoons. Snoozefest! (I’m not complaining!)
So, I’ve mostly been keeping myself busy working on a number of larger projects. (Remember last year when I said the thing I wanted to accomplish most in 2024 was to finish some bigger projects?? Well, it’s May, so I figured I better actually get started!) Hopefully I’ll be able to actually finish my book this year!!
Plus, I had to avoid social media for an entire day until I had time to watch Survivor (couldn’t stomach a spoiler because this season has been so insane), so it’s been a bit of a slow week for me online as well. As always, though, I’ve corralled a few things for y’all:
Update on (base)balls
A couple of months ago, I mentioned an issue with this year’s MLB uniforms being a bit…er…revealing. Well, it looks like after months of complaints, the MLB has finally decided to take action!
In 2025.
Nostalgia corner
This tweet found its way to my feed this week:
Obviously, I must acknowledge that Johnny Cash looks 55 here. This man is fully melting in his mid-30s. It’s probably the drugs, but he also probably wasn’t using retinol. No wonder he covered “Hurt.”
But what I’d really like to discuss (and unfortunately age myself in the process) is smoking sections in restaurants. What were we actually doing in the 90s??
“Hey, welcome in. Smoking or non? Non? Cool. Just follow me over to this designated half of the restaurant. The smoke doesn’t come over here because of the signs we put up to delineate the sections. Yes, I realize you can smell the smoke but don’t worry — it’s actually being blocked by this 12-inch tall plexiglass barrier between the booths.”
Once it was outlawed, I remember going to my favorite hometown restaurant (shoutout Gringo’s!) and being seated in what used to be the “smoking” section for the first time. It was like bizarro world over there. Everything on the opposite side. Wild.
And apparently the laws still vary widely from state to state. Some states will still let you smoke in your workplace!! Do any of y’all have smokers in your office? Just huffing away at their desk like they’re at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce in the 60s?
Seriously. I need to know.
Brand new(s)
Not to be outdone by other Brands™, last week a Pringles x Crocs collaboration was released:
I have a lot of questions.
Is that rollable sock piece separate from the boot itself? Is it washable? What if you sweat in there? What’s the little secured pouch behind the Pringles holder for? Are they encouraging the purchase of tiny cans because they make more money on them? What if I wanted to put a full-sized can in the sleeve? Why is the bottom of the holder dented in like a Pringle if the intention is to put the entire can inside the sleeve? What person wants to access their chips by bending all the way down to their ankle? Why would anyone want to eat food that’s hovering just off the ground, where all the shoe and foot germs are?? (These are essentially floor snacks, sans five second rule.)
Here’s the worst part: when I went to their site to get more info, I discovered they’re completely sold out. I guess I’ll never know.
Unless, that is, someone can get me in touch with Ashlee Simpson.
Unfortunately for Pringles, it’ll be impossible to top their best merch of all time:
Stick ‘em in here, toss ‘em in your backpack, and they remain intact until lunch. I found one on eBay for $31. Much more reasonably priced than that $100 pair of boots, and the chips are not 3 inches away from the disgusting ground. 🤷🏼♀️
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Are you kidding me?? One of the top comments is someone admitting they would get bitten trying to pet this thing, and I concur. Go ahead and book me on the schedule for a set of rabies vaccines because I’m absolutely touching it. Look how CUTE IT IS. Why do they make animals like this if they’re not for us to pet??
I would have spent 0 time filming this creature and all my time finding out what it eats to see if I have something it might want. Maybe it’s cold! Maybe it wants to cuddle up next to me while I read a book! Maybe it will kill me in my sleep! Who knows? Who cares? I love it.
That’s it from me this week! I’m off to make a jaunt to the post office in the gorgeous weather before diving back in to my projects. Have a great weekend!
K
Additional question: do the Pringle boots bounce?? They have Moon Shoe energy!
I would let the Pine Martin leave with one of my fingers, I swear to god. What a cutie. And I remember those Pringles carriers! I coveted them almost as much as the snacks themselves. I have never known a workplace that allowed smoking indoors, that strikes me as a great way to have massive fights with HR.