Phew, it’s been a WEEK! I think this is the busiest workweek I’ve had since I started my new job back in August. Every December, I think to myself, “This will be the year that I do Christmas. I’m going to watch Christmas movies, bake Christmas things, put my tree and lights up early…It’s gonna be FESTIVE!” and then every year, inevitably, work is like — “oh wow, remember all that stuff we didn’t give a shit about all year long? Well, uh, we want that done before the end of the year. So like, right now.”
Basically this, where Daffy is the company, the genie is all the work, and the lamp is December.
If only I walked away at the end of the year '“rich, wealthy, and comfortably well-off”.
ANYway. I think I’ve gone to bed at 9PM at least 3 nights this week, meaning my consumption of all things is at an all time low. On the positive side, we did start White Lotus, which is unsurprisingly fantastic. Hoping to get fully caught up before the finale on Sunday! Also, I read Wow, No Thank You by
this week for book club, and really enjoyed it. I feel like my biggest takeaway is that I want to be Samantha Irby’s friend?! She seems so cool and hilarious. And her Substack features Judge Mathis recaps?? I cannot.Whoops, I went over to put that in to my Goodreads and then ended up playing around over there for 15 minutes. I also see now that I should add a profile picture, but that’s a job for not-in-the-middle-of-writing-a-newsletter me.
Anyhoo, here’s the goods I’ve collected for ya this week:
I’m Being Personally Attacked
Twitter is at it again.
Need more toys, but also more free time? Can someone please let my keepers know? Also don’t drop your sunglasses in here. I’ll put them on. I mean it.
Excuse me. This is rude.
But. Can we talk about one of my favorite *outfits* at like age 14? It was a branded purple Limited Too t-shirt and a pair of shiny lavender Limited Too pants. Since the logo on the shirt was green, I would wear a green scrunchie. Matching. Because fashion.
Also, there’s a specific neon green clear vinyl snap crossbody covered in white daisies I think I got at Limited Too that I may or may not randomly still peruse Etsy for from time to time. One day someone may find one in an attic somewhere and sell it, and I’ll buy it, and then realize that my iPhone won’t even fit in there. But, nostalgia.
Any attack on Chipotle is an attack on me.
Midwest is Best
Am I constantly nostalgic for Chicago? Absolutely not. Why do you ask?
Corncobs forever.
I Still Think About This
I tweeted about this a couple weeks ago:
And it seems like I’ve seen so much more discourse about headlights lately. To be fair, it could be The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, but maybe they’re also just getting worse. Can we talk about how terrible white headlights are? The other day I was driving home from my friend’s house and I had to keep changing lanes just to get out from in front of someone who was fully blinding me. What gives?
Writers, What’s Wrong With Us?
Oops. Okay but one day I actually will finish it though. I mean it.
Wholesome Fun
SPORTS! That table dive is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen happen in volleyball. And it was worth it!!
Randomly Selected Animal Cutie(s)
🚨 WALLABY CRUNCHING ALERT! 🚨 (Click through and turn up the volume!)
Baby Fritz!! Can someone please take me to see these hippos?! PLEASE.
Okay, that’s it for me this week! Hope you have a great weekend. I am optimistic we’ll have our Christmas tree up by the end of it! 🤞🏻
K
Lots of good stuff in here, but I could not agree harder about LED headlights. Love my rearview mirror turning into a supermarket at 2:00 a.m.
That hippo is exactly what I feel like anytime I'm in water. Perfection.