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Where have I been, you ask? Recovering from Covid. Yes, in 2024 I caught Covid (embarrassing) and it still sucks. I think I got it from a guy who was sitting in front of me on a flight back from Chile. I have nothing to substantiate this claim aside from the fact that he was incredibly annoying.
Enjoy!!!!
Smash or pass- Covid supply edition:
Trader Joe’s tissues- pass (maybe could use as sandpaper for your next furniture flip though)
Kleenex soothing lotion tissues- SMASH. Best tissues of all time. They don’t leave a weird lotiony residue and I have gone through 2 boxes the last week and my nose isn’t all red and raw. I will pledge allegiance to these for the rest of my days.
Traditional medicinals cough drops- pass. a Werther’s Original would do the same thing.
Ricola honey herb cough drops- smash. no notes.
Alternating Advil and Tylenol- I try to avoid taking these all together but desperate times call for them. They’re cleared by different organs in your body so alternating made me feel a little better about it (this is not medical advice and i don’t know if alternating actually makes a difference but it works for me).
Rat’s Hall of Shame- Patrick Ta’s brow gel left a white flakey film on my brows, and Elf’s gave me eyebrow acne (gross, I know).
Jam of the week- a 12 hour, non looping (!!!) brown noise track on Spotify
🚬 👀 oops
“I’ll do it if you do it”
— #Punch Cat (#@PunchingCat)
7:14 PM • Oct 21, 2024
📖 i’ve never had an original experience
🫠 it’s literally always the latter for me
5pm coffee so dangerous….. u either get the perfect boost or ur at a casual dinner thinking you’re in Uncut Gems
— #eliza (#@elizamclamb)
3:53 AM • Oct 17, 2024
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Fans Are Pissed at Wendy’s for Breaking This Sacred Rule- the beef surrounding the collab getting very mixed reviews
Kate James, author of Rat’s Nest, tested positive for Covid-19. Despite being down bad for a week, she is slowly recovering.
Jonathan Groff Addresses Rumor His BFF Lea Michele Can’t Read- Groff claims he’s seen her read, but I love a good low-stakes conspiracy theory so I refuse to believe it.
Signing off mid-cough,
Kate
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