Right? I had to prove to an aunt that it was real by getting her to try to post a link to a local news story to her own feed. "Oh would you look at that." As though I hadn't shown her real articles about it being a thing.

The venue for me was also a local fair! It was kind of a shit show in terms of logistics, but it adds to the memory decades later. Lol

98 Degrees with Jessica Simpson as the opener. It's how things go when you're 13-14 in the peak of the boy band era.

This is a big thing I'm noticing here in Canada, particularly with my parents' generation. They still use Facebook for their social media, but since Meta blocks news links entirely here, they have ended up on a spectrum from completely uninformed to "news" via hearsay.

I have been using this paper towel to clean up after filling my fountain pens for 10 years now. Here's to another 10.

Not the point of the meme, but Mad Men was SOOO good at using the entire medium of television. That set dressing plus blocking is so darkly good.

Is the "Maple Leaf" Amtrak train from Toronto to NYC anywhere near a comparably luxury ride? No. Do I have every intention of pretending I'm globetrotting sleuth when I take it next spring? Absolutely.

I got that one too! Couldn't resist it.

The only thing ballpoints beat rollerballs or fountain pens in is sketching. The very thing that makes them awful to write with — the viscosity of the oil-based ink making line-quality and depth pressure-dependant — means you can build up a drawing from rough guidelines. But that's pretty much it.

I am aghast and delighted. And also saving this for next time my mum calls my pink staircase too Barbie.