Happy Earth Day! Love, One of Earth's Parasites
Internet round-up for the week of April 17, 2022.
Hello hello! Hope you’ve had a good week!
Mine has been pretty fabulous, in part due to a random act of kindness. About three weeks ago, I ordered some cool socks from Forever 21. I was excited to get them, but sadly, they never arrived. Tracking showed that they’d been delivered, but my front stoop is a literal city bus stop, and it’s common for things to grow legs if I’m not alerted to their arrival.
So I gave up, contacted them, and got a refund for the socks. Then, on Tuesday, a guy showed up at my door with the package. He said it had been sitting in the foyer of his building for ages and he finally picked it up, realized I was right around the corner, and walked it over. Not only did he go completely out of his way to do this, but…these socks cost me a grand total of $0. Dobby is a free elf!!
This week I’ve played so much Candy Crush that my carpal tunnel is acting up again, but have still had plenty of time to scour the internet and ponder things. So, without further ado, I present to you the cream of this week’s crop:
Headline of the Week
Heh. 🍑 (via Gizmodo)
Vintage Meme Making The Rounds
Break out the old sepia-toned filter and gramophone for this bad boy:
This scroungy old thing has been around the internet for years, but for some reason never fails to make me laugh -- including when I saw it again this week. (Somebody help the poor Quadruple A. Can’t you see that it’s in pain? … Also, is that what we call those? Quadruple A? What is that for, a squirrel’s TV remote? Is there a Quintuple A? Prepare yourselves for next week’s detailed battery research.)
Shameless Self-Promotion Corner
This week was my first time ever being published in The Belladonna, with this piece commemorating the anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride.
I learned a lot about a lot of Pauls for this one. A writer’s work is never done.
Is This Normal, Or am I a Hypochondriac?
If you’re like me, about once a week you’re convinced something is seriously wrong with you and start Googling things in Incognito windows on your work computer to find out whether or not it’s fatal. This week, I checked in on the search terms “very thirsty at night” | “drinking a lot of water before bed” | “so thirsty at bedtime” | “need water when very tired” and learned it’s probably normal, and is a way for your body to avoid dehydration while it’s asleep.
I thought winter was just about over, but apparently I need to fill up my humidifier.
Randomly Selected Animal Cutie
Please excuse me while I cry over this beautiful baby Brahman (if you’re from Texas, I’m assuming you’re pronouncing that as “Bray-mer”).
That’s it for this week! Hope you have a great Earth day. I’m gonna go find something to recycle.
K