A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Readying The Jell-O Shots
Artichokes and record labels: a classic podcast combination, at least around these parts. This week, we’re chatting with Sam Valenti IV, who has run the beloved Ghostly International for two whole decades, about the music biz in 2020—and, don’t worry, he brings good playlists for show and tell. P.S. If you have something you want to share, classified ads for the rest of the year are going fast, so it’s worth jumping on that soon.
erica’s things
Putting in enough research to say with confidence that this place has the best bang-for-your-buck rugs.
Adding these books by native and indigenous authors to my shiny new spreadsheet of reads I 1) have bought or 2) wanna buy for the kids in my life. Can you tell gift-giving is my love language??
Learning a Mac keyboard shortcut that has saved me a remarkable amount of time: Command+Shift+V for pasting without formatting to eliminate the wonkiness that comes with moving things from Word docs to Gmail to Notes to Slack and back again.
Counting on Baggu to answer a pressing seasonal Q: “How do I make a present look cute in the flashiest of flashes?”
Eating up a whole Sanrio-adjacent character universe: May I introduce you to Wonton in a Million and the rest of the dimsum steam team?
claire’s things
Marveling at how far Jell-O shots have come since my college days.
Wondering if I can convince Cam to start incorporating tights into his look.
Scouring my gifting list to see who needs a caviar blini ornament or really any of the quirky goodness from Chefanie. (I mean: farfalle barrettes?!)
Living for this real-life sequel to Fiona Apple’s “Shameika.”
Making it all the way to November 2020 before buying a ring light—this one clips right onto your computer or phone and is generally unobtrusive.
