Just Good Shit: 12.08.19
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Hi, friends! Here’s what I was up to this week…
On the blog
Two more gift guides still to come this week!
Reading
So, my gf and I both finished The Song of Achilles this weekend and…did not love it? I had heard nothing but good things about it, and it’s a great premise, but I just couldn’t get into it. There was so much war, and the main characters just didn’t have developed personalities. I really liked Circe so I had high hopes, but this one felt less like a reimagining of a myth and more like homework. (It honestly just felt…very straight.) But, again, I’d heard rave reviews from everyone else who read it, so YMMV!
Also:
Emotional Baggage: Inside the Toxic Work Environment at Away, The Verge.
Pinterest and The Knot Pledge to Stop Promoting Plantation Weddings, The New York Times.
In Defense of Just Eating Your Dang Thanksgiving Dinner at Luby’s, Texas Monthly.
This is so good.
How to Go Home for the Holidays When Your Family Is a Bit Much, VICE.
My home is unsafe for me to explore my gender. What do I do?, Asking Bear.
Practicing Abundance in Daily Life, No. 17.
This is Christian, which is not personally my jam, but I still liked it.
Work should be over when it gets dark, The Outline.
My Wife’s Enemies Are Now My Enemies, Too, The Cut.
The best office holiday party date story of all time, Ask a Manager.
I’m Upset: Do not give me ketchup packets, The Outline.
I love condiments and also this take!
Living
I watched this YouTube tutorial before putting lights on my Christmas tree and it was really helpful! Speaking of Christmas lights, I’ve been on a mission to find the best twinkle lights to leave up on your home year-round for like a year now, and I can report that Target’s Wondershop White Satin G40 Indoor/Outdoor Globe Lights are perfect. They give off an an incredibly dreamy candle-like glow, and cost $10 a box.
Laughing, Loving
“POV: you’re a close friend venting to me about a situation where you were entirely in the wrong.”
And this lesbian meme/viral moment of the year thread.
Have a great Sunday! 🎄
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