Hello hello, and happy Friday!
Today’s newsletter will be a bit short as I’m coming to you today from Kansas City (Missouri), chilling in my hotel before I head back out to some AWP sessions and my work exchange. (I’m writing this on my iPad, so expect a bunch of weird formatting and giant images I cannot seem to resize at all.) So far, it’s been a blast! As I mentioned last week, later this month I’ll be doing a Deep Dive with all the deets. But for now — I’ve had a ton of fun meeting internet friends and new writer friends, listening to panels, and cruising the book fair.
I’ve done VERY well so far because I’ve only bought FIVE books! And they’re small, which is good because I left approximately one cubic inch of space in my suitcase on the way here (excuse ME for needing three different pairs of shoes for a 3 night trip) so it’s gonna be a tight squeeze on the way home. Plus I’m probably going to have to buy something Chiefs related before the Super Bowl on Sunday since I’m actually in Kansas City. Sorry to the person I’m sitting next to on the way back that has to deal with my extremely full “personal item.”
Also — yesterday I got to do my favorite solo-travel activity: eating Chipotle in my hotel bed before taking a nap. Pure perfection. Honestly, I think I may sleep for three days straight after I get back to Chicago.
Although, the one thing that could keep me from sleeping, maybe forever? This TV show that was available for me to watch in the hotel room last night:
What the fuck is a macaroni toenail? I can read in the description that they’re pasta shaped, but what does that mean? Are they like, curved? Hollow? I absolutely do not want to see it, but I do kind of want to know? (Of COURSE I did not turn this on. OF COURSE.)
I ended up watching Shark Tank and then falling asleep to Beat Bobby Flay.
Anyway — as I mentioned, I’ve been out and about this week so I haven’t been online as much! Just a couple lil things here for ya:
Shameless Self-Promotion Corner
I had a piece published in Hard Drive this week!
If you don’t know what a Skibidi Toilet is — you’re not alone. Please learn about them before they take over our homes. (Honestly, I was familiar with them but did a lot of research before writing this piece because I wanted to make sure it was completely accurate. I find them to be both weird, and weirdly compelling.)
Also, I cannot stop laughing my ass off over this Instagram comment on my piece:
SIDLE ON UP TO THE TROUGH, BOYS!
Honestly though I think I may make a “reviews of my work” section on my website with screenshots of comments like these. “Strangers on the internet have called my work ‘complete slop!’”
Randomly Selected Animal Cutie
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This is it. The most ultimate of cronch. Everything you could ever desire in an animals eating crunchy things ASMR-type-video.
Also, is this…good for them? Because I feel like eating dry pasta would give me papier-mâché guts. (The internet seems to agree that it might give you a stomachache. Maybe goats just have the perfect stomach enzymes for digesting glue.)
That’s it from me this week! I’m off to finish getting ready and head over to the convention center. Have a good one!
K
Can’t wait to hear all about AWP!
"Spiked toilet plunger mace" made me cackle 😂 A "reviews of my work" section would be super fun. Hope you have a great time finishing out AWP!