friday cool dumb shit v4
can you believe it, it's time for more dumb shit
Writing things twice a week has turned a bit into something that’s hard for me to keep up with and I can’t pretend I don’t have a little bit of regret. But also, for some reason having this newsletter and doing it on Substack feels like The Most Important Commitment in my life right now?! Sleep and marriage be damned, I am going to complete and post these stupid things if only so I can say I am sticking with one stupid little thing in my stupid little life. LOL that got dark, unintentionally. I don’t want to get all defensive but I feel like clarifying that my life is not stupid, nor do I think it so. But also it’s nice for me that I am doing a thing to share stuff with you but also I’m doing it for myself?? And it’s kinda nice?! Does any of this make sense!?!?
This is why I shouldn’t save these for the very last minute but whatever, it’s getting done.
Let’s begin!
Ted Lasso season 3, episode 6: Sunflowers. First of all, if you aren’t watching Ted Lasso, you need to be. Pay for Apple TV+ JUST for this show and you will have no regrets. Then watch the past seasons, and make your way to season 3, episode 6 and prepare to laugh, cry, fall in love, and watch some of the best tv you’ve ever seen. I can’t give spoilers so that’s it.
This Cut article about motherhood, an excerpt from I’ll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein, sort of blew my mind in the best way. If you are mothering or caregiving, you’re a hero, and your life is full of tiny yet meaningful heroic moments and victories. Never doubt it. And now I need the book too.
I’ve been on a religious journey of sorts - my own odyssey, because it’s slow and boring but also deep and meaningful - for a couple years and this podcast episode I found recently felt very poignant, from a perspective I haven’t ever had much exposure to. Poetry as Religion on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.
These tiny “fuck” earrings. Fucking adorable. Heh.
I got an Apple Watch for Christmas and ever since have really struggled with watch bands. The Apple silicon ones and a couple others I got that have a little metal piece that lays against the wrist was giving me a rash, and then I found some that didn’t have that but still rubbed my skin raw where the strap overlaps. Didn’t know my skin was such a high maintenance bitch. Finally realized I needed a solo loop aka one that doesn’t clasp, and found a great $10 silicon version on Amazon, after declining to pay almost $100 for a solo loop at the Apple Store. Yikes.
For the first time ever earlier today, I did an Apple Fitness+ audio walk, Time to Walk. I usually have a book or podcast, or I’m voxing friends, but this time I didn’t have any content ready and needed something quick. I picked the Time to Walk episode with Jason Segel and it was SO WONDERFUL. I can’t find a link for this one but if you have Fitness+ or want to try a trial, start with this episode. It was so uplifting and lovely and I am now hoping the other episodes are just as nice.
The end! Happy weekend my friends! And, as a reminder, I would love to feature either your most recent cool/dumb thing, or YOUR cool/dumb thing, if you have a cool/dumb thing to share or sell or whatever. Send it to me snarkysara@substack.com and if I also agree that it is cool and/or dumb I’ll include it here and give you a shout out, mmk? Bye!
