Boo Bee

Internet round-up for the week of October 31, 2022

Morning! I’m back in PST this week so this newsletter is a bit later. For some reason, my body seems to have been quite happy in EST and immediately converted, so I’ve been waking up at like 5:50 AM all week. I’m forcing myself to stay in bed until my alarm goes off though to try to reset.

Montreal was amazing! Very cool city with immaculate vibes. Listening to French and English spoken interchangeably? Gorgeous architecture? Not being rushed to leave the restaurant after you’ve finished eating because the waitstaff make a living wage and aren’t desperate to flip tables? *chef’s kiss* I definitely plan on going back at some point — the biggest hurdle is just how long the travel is from here!

Ya girl at the Biosphere

This week has just been a lot of working and TV binging. We had to catch up on Andor, plus we watched the entire season of The Mole. There’s been SO much good TV on lately that I’ve barely discussed! I’m going to start sprinkling a few more recommendations in again. I’ll try to do one a week so I don’t get the “this message is too long” jazz from Substack.

This week, I definitely want to talk about The Mole. I was SO EXCITED to see that they were doing this show again! It’s always been a favorite of mine. If you haven’t seen it before, here’s the premise: A group of people are attempting to earn money for a “pot” that will be given to the eventual winner by completing “missions”. One of those people is trying to sabotage the attempts to add money (the mole). In order to win, the competitors take a quiz about the mole each week. The quizzes are very detailed, from asking questions like “what is the mole’s eye color” to “was the mole wearing a sweater at dinner yesterday”. The person who answers the least number of questions correctly goes home each week, so identifying the mole ASAP is key.

BUT. Here’s the thing. The missions are physically and mentally challenging, and it’s possible someone could actually be unable to complete them. And, if you aren’t the mole, it probably doesn’t hurt to have folks suspect that you are, and then incorrectly answer questions on the quiz. So pretty much everyone is somewhat suspicious, all the time.

It’s just such a blast trying to figure out who the mole is!! A couple weeks ago Damon went out of town and I binged most of the season, up to the very last episode. Then, I re-watched it all with him again this week and we finished it last night. Getting a second run-through on the season helped me a ton and…we correctly identified the mole! 😈 Let me know if you watch it! I’d love to discuss.

And now…on to the goods from this week!

El*n M*sk

One interesting thing that happened last Friday after I sent out my newsletter is that Elon Musk officially took over Twitter. As I’m sure you can tell from my weekly harvests, Twitter happens to be one of my most frequented social media sites. At this time, I’ve got no plans to leave, because I have built some networks there that I wouldn’t have access to otherwise. I’m definitely not happy about the direction is the site is headed, though, it’ll be…interesting…to see how things change going forward.

Zack Fox @zackfox

we should just start a new social media site in the reviews section of Lawry’s seasoned salt (16oz) on Amazon

alex 🐀 @tinysnekcomics

why would i pay $8 to get a blue check if i could put a rat next to my name for free??? i’m calling on everyone to join me in becoming #RatVerified

Emma Berquist @eeberquist

my stance:

Earthworm Klum

All right. Now that that’s out of the way, we need to talk about Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume. It was…wow.

zach silberberg @zachsilberberg

my perfect sunday

Thank you to Heidi Klum for being willing to be the weird girl at the Halloween party (again). This worm costume is pure perfection.

gabe bergado @gabebergado

the walls of my stomach seeing me eat yet another crunchwrap supreme

bigboy @bigtallgayguy

this is how your email finds me

Wholesome Fun

ca-dmv-bot @ca_dmv_bot

Customer: MY DECEASED SON'S NICKNAME DMV: BOOBIE=BREAST Verdict: DENIED

The CA DMV is back with another quality denial.

@kieranknightleyName a better group costume! 📸📸📸 #paparazzi #videography #halloween #costume #halloweencostume #groupcostume #halloweenpaparazzi

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And I think this is *actually* my favorite Halloween costume I saw this year. It just looks so fun!

lukesesh found aliving well, @lukesesh2

(in the tavern drunk as fuck on monk beer) i dont give a fuuuuck about grain tithes lol (my lord walks in) but i like paying them. being a serf is sick dude. oh hey lord godfrey.

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Randomly Selected Animal Cutie

@thelabrasealThere were plenty of new toy snorts today! #newtoyday #goodboy #newtoys

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HE LOVES HIS PRESENT 🥺

And that’s it from me this week! My computer is being janky this morning so this took me twice as long to write as usual. I guess it’s finally time to bite the bullet and get a new one. (Yes, I am one of those people who works in tech who also has a personal laptop that was manufactured in 2014. Whoops.)

Hope you have a great weekend!

K