god give me the serenity to accept that i just don't like mochi

this very real letter from emily about a particular weirdness of remote jobs, especially now (he says as he hits the year anniversary of a job where he has actually shared space with a very small fraction of his coworkers)

other weird remote work effects, like when someone has a slack handle that is not their actual name and you read that many times a day every day for a long time and then you finally see them in person and when you look at them your brain fills in their slack handle as you greet them, 

or the profile photo effect, where someone has an avatar/profile photo that in real life (or even on a video call!) they look absolutely nothing like, and like glass houses i am still using a wedding photo from like six years ago when i was skinnier and had a better face because i hate nearly every image of myself and this increases over time but i am always especially amazed by people who are objectively (lol) much better looking than their avatar photos who continue to use those avatar photos like take care of yourself out there folks (or i guess don't be a totally horrible shallow person like me, you choose)

work is still busy this week (i had six meetings yesterday) but my mental health is much better and i'm feeling energized rather than overwhelmed

this "hour and a half long video of cakes being made at a commercial bakery in korea," which is incredibly soothing

java-chip flavored oreos, a recent high-tier alternate oreo flavor imo (not that different from a regular oreo (which is important), but looser and with a definite coffee note)

god give me the serenity to accept that i just don't like mochi

there are great-sounding new novels coming next month from melissa broder and patricia lockwood

two ridiculous shows that are difficult to access because you can only watch them in instagram and facebook (the first (ridiculous) way in we found was doing a video call in instagram with each other to start their "watch with me" social viewing feature the content is gated behind, though last night d found a way to do something complicated with facebook and apple tv so we could watch it on tv), "post malone's world celebrity beer pong league" (d likes his music more than me but i find him affable and it's entertaining) and the total gem "cardi tries" in which cardi tries various things and of which last night we watched the episode "cardi tries sushi" (clip) and it is exactly and totally what i expected and wanted a video of cardi learning to make sushi to be and is a gift you can give yourself for free today