Stuff I saw on the internet last week: "this never happens in spider solitaire"
Happy Monday! September is almost here, which means my “oh no I haven’t been going to class and there’s a test and I haven’t studied” dreams have really ramped up over the past few weeks. Will they ever end? Probably not! Onto internet things!
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Last week on my podcast I Hate It But I Love It, Jocelyn and I closed out baseball movie month by talking about The Sandlot. Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez was my first real crush, but Squints is absolutely a sex criminal. And in September, we’ll be doing a month of mediocre superhero movies, starting this Wednesday with Masters of the Universe. You should subscribe, if you wanna be cool. (You can find I Hate It But I Love It in all the usual places, including Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and Pocket Casts.)
ALSO! In very exciting news, IHIBILI won the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Canadian Podcast Awards! It’s awesome because that’s the only category that everyone (not just podcasters) can vote for, so a HUGE thank you to all our fans, friends, and family who voted for us. This is very rad.
TWEETS!
REDDIT!
AHHHH HELP YOUR WIFE YOU CRETIN:
My partner thinks that I should do all the nighttime diaper changes since she's breastfeeding. Her argument is that since she's nursing day and night, it's only fair. She says she needs time to go to the bathroom, drink water, etc, while I am changing the diaper. In her view: I am often grouchy, need to be asked multiple times to get up, and sometimes argue if he even needs to be changed.
Relevant information: We are both on parental leave now, and when I go back to work in construction, I need a full 8 hours' sleep.
The top comment on this post really sums things up:
Hard to tell if you're in an abusive relationship or you're just useless and driving her mad
Please stop shaming people, especially your children, ESPECIALLY your pubescent children going through changes, about their bodies and weight:
I, 47m, took my daughter (14f) to urgent care for a double ear infection yesterday. They took her weight, and she was about 15-20 lbs overweight for her height and age. I was shocked by this, and asked her if she exercises at my ex-wife’s house. She says that since the takes violin lessons four times per week and tutors the other two days, she gets home at 5:30-6:00 every night, has dinner, then takes a shower and does homework so exercising is difficult to achieve. She says she walks the dog for 45 minutes every morning and evening. I told her that we are going to take a walk every night while she’s at my house, and that her current weight needs to come down.
Also, don’t be a baby and stop being grossed out by other people’s periods:
she casually asked me to come and top up her wine in the bath like always. But I got a bit freaked out and didn’t want to go in there and see her in the bath whilst on her period. Maybe I’m old fashioned or something but I’m just not comfortable seeing it.
This video makes me want to get a pet puffin.
TUMBLR!
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TIKTOK!
Aw, this sweet brave boy.
“He said he’s never seen a case like this before.”
You have to appreciate the chaos of this TikTok.
Honestly, I would love some pillow talk like this.
A brief encounter with a tiny genius.
Syd’s mother is living my dream life.
It took me far too long to realize that this is what was happening to me.
I love this person’s absolute disgust at themselves.
I’m sure you all already saw the Mandy Patinkin video, but let’s all watch it again and cry.
ARTICLES!
Offices Dangle Beehives and Garden Plots to Coax Workers Back, New York Times
Joe Rogan, Confined To Spotify, Is Losing Influence, The Verge
Brett Goldstein Doesn’t Think Ted Lasso Is as “Warm and Fuzzy” as You Do, Vanity Fair
How Brett Goldstein Became the Breakout Star of ‘Ted Lasso’, Rolling Stone
Redditors Are Sabatoging A Texas Tip Line To Snitch On Abortions, Mel
I'm Vaxxed, I'm Socializing, Things Are Better... So Why Do I Feel Shitty?, Vice
That’s all for me today, gorgeous. Talk to you soon.
Love,
Kat