A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Containing Ourselves
As part of our ~ongoing journey~ to become better, chiller party hosts, we chatted Thingies with Sue Chan, who knows a whole lot about the subject and is bringing us the good event-planning intel via Care of Chan, launching later this week. If you have entertaining tips you want to share, our Geneva is ready and waiting.
erica’s things
Getting a handle on the whole complicated and fascinating fig-wasp thing.
Missing the emails we used to send friends back when we sent friends *real* emails and looking to this newsletter to fill the void.
Floating pet names for this bedside table, it’s so cute.
Teaching frozen gnocchi and a jar of chili crisp new tricks. Surprising! Satisfying!
Marveling at Matthew Desmond’s ability to cut through the noise. If there’s an ideal time to read this, just after Tax Day might be it.
claire’s things
Discovering that it’s possible to love Judy Blume even more than you thought—so much more.
Considering who one buys this delight for—perhaps you have a supply-chain enthusiast in your life? Someone who got overly invested in Evergiven’s story arc?
Generally begrudging the chickpea’s invasion into spaces it doesn’t belong EXCEPT in this case, where it is doing innovative, important work.
Seeking someone smarter than me to explain why giant bottles are trending in beauty marketing.
