By: Revanche

Good Things Friday (184) and Link Love

September 2, 2022

1. Who knew Hot Topic had all kinds of cool stuff now? I never shopped there as a teen but I had so much fun ogling cute stuff. All the dopamine! No actual shopping!:

R2-D2 carry-on case (I’d totally use this)
An Appa wallet (and this)
Jean Grey/Phoenix wallet (or this, even if Jean Grey wasn’t my favorite X-man)
I love soot sprites: shortalls (Suspect I would wear this if we ever actually had warm weather)
Totoro satchel (unrealistic for my lifestyle and health needs)
Totoro berry picking mini backpack (unrealistic for daily needs but so cute)
Totoro sweatshirt (would absolutely wear but they only have 3x left sadly)
Jiji stripe cardigan (from Kiki’s delivery service, absolutely would wear, it has EARS)
Soot sprites crossbody passport bag (tempted to use this for my dog walking bag)
Eevee and Pikachu satchel (again, heavy satchels are unrealistic for me but so cute)
Eevee Passport Crossbody Bag (not JB’s favorite Pokemon but it’d be a great prize present if this were)

2. I made a version of my mom’s chicken salad recipe which also yields a very simple chicken broth/soup and JB was over the moon about the soup (“onion broth” they call it). Nice to be appreciated.

3. Sunday was good. After PiC took the early morning stretch with Smol Acrobat (who persists in waking at 6 am sharp), I took the kids til noon and we swapped again in the afternoon when he got home. We didn’t see much of each other but we both got a solid chunk of time where we got to be alone/away from the family. I worked and then I napped and then I was able to cook and it was glorious. The mental health benefit of getting some hours of silence is unbelievably good.

Life In Louisiana’s Forever Storm

Holocaust survivor becomes TikTok sensation who teaches teens history

The Dutch Doctor Will See You Now: One Expat’s Healthcare Experience. I’m surprised that the flu shot was such a problem.

The Baby Must Be Contained

COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise

This is an absurd solution. I can only picture how awkward this would be. But then again I am a misanthropic hobbit whose home is a sanctuary (autocorrect wanted to make that “hole” and it’s not completely wrong): Milpitas School District Asks Parents to Help House Teachers

How Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of water

“You mean they’re doing stuff AND trying to win? It must be my birthday.”