Saturday was Silent Book Club again, which seemed weird because I'm fairly certain it hasn't been a month since June's. It was the 1 year anniversary and there was a brunch before the meeting, so probably it had to do with that. (I briefly considered going before deciding I didn't have time.) So I went to the grocery store right after breakfast; ( Read more... )

The local company that makes my favorite scented candles, Vieux Carre Candles, is shutting down. They say "for now", but they cited the high cost of ingredients in addition to "lack of time" (I guess it was a side hustle), and when do the costs of things ever go down. I'm actually not shocked, because the last time I bought some candles from them, ( Read more... )

I know, I know, I'm being manipulated by capitalism and Jeff Bezos. The cognitive dissonance of knowing that and still being like BUT I WANT THAT MINI POLAROID AND IT'S HALF THE PRICE FOR THIS ONE DAY could power cities ( Read more... )