MISCELLANIEOUS LIST #4: Billionaires, running shorts, and gratitude
10 things rolling around my smooth, smooth brain:
1. This article on the autobiographies of billionaires and how they justify their success/obscene wealth.
2. @Deuxmoi account for celebrity gossip. Honestly, this account is not new, I was just very, very late to the game. And absolutely nothing that is shared on it impacts my life in any way. However, if you'd like to dispatch me to an NYC restaurant or bar in search of a celebrity sighting on your behalf, DM me. (I am mildly face-blind. But DM me.)
3. Baked in Brooklyn pita chips. They suck. Don't buy them!!
4. McMansion Hell, one of my favorite sites on the inters of web. This architecture aficionado roasts ugly houses. Money doesn't equal taste, babeyyy.
5. Moving, moving, moving. Apartments, apartments, apartments. Realtors scare me to death and you can't tell me otherwise. For me, this is akin to being asked to wire $10,000 to a remote location in hopes of unlocking my grandfather's AOL account. That is to say, it feels obvious to me that I'm going to get scammed. Also, some of the listings look like a hostage crawlspace. Why isn't the bed made? Does anyone own a vacuum cleaner? How does one furnish a room that's the shape of an isosceles triangle? How were all of these images taken with a 3rd Gen iPod Touch?
6. Microsoft Word subscriptions? The subscription model is a scam. Good for businesses, bad for Lanie, who has officially run out of all student discounts. Microsoft Office x SU finally kicked me out. Now what? What do people do??? How much is a typewriter?
7. I recently wrote a note to a teacher from HS and to my surprise, I got a response! I fully did not expect to hear back, I just wanted to express my gratitude and have that be that. I'm keeping this note 5ever.
8. Tracksmith running shorts. Does anyone have brand familiarity here? They're preppy, sure, but in a way that doesn't make me want to vomit. I've always been a firm believer that athletic wear can't be, like, stylish-stylish, but I'm feeling more open-minded these days. And I'm on a silly self-care kick. And running in cotton t-shirts is just not it.
9. The new Venmo app color. I hate it. It ruins my day. I'm not being dramatic, it really does. It looks like every other app. If you don't know what color blue, it's like the Zoom, Apple Mail, MyFitnessPal, Renpho, or Zappos app blue. Yeah. No.
10. Lugubrious (adj): Looking or sounding sad and dismal. Ex: This newsletter is LuhGOObrieUS. The word is just so much fun to say.
I feel a long-winded rant coming on soon,
Lanie