The 6 foot/6 pack/6 figure story that sad dudes tell themselves is a myth, because this man is so hot and we know he smells good, and as long as he's willing to ask at least 2 questions during a date he could pull any woman he wanted.
this guy has such great style. i don't know how to upload multiple videos, so here's just one. his whole tiktok is great though.
tiktok: thespencermcqueen
There is already a global shortage of real olive oil.
The best olive oil in the world comes from Palestine.
The olive groves are hundreds of years old, and they're being burnt and destroyed.
It takes 7 years for a newly planted olive tree to fruit for the first time.
“Olive oil is going up again why”
My brother our countries are lighting olive trees ablaze and murdering families in hopes of discouraging people from remaining in their homes and on their traditional lands
That’s why
@FilmUpdates
Or... hear me out here... just an idea... we're all burnt out on grittiness, sexual assault, and suffering, and want to spend money on happy movies. Maybe. Maybe that.
@karenkho
Every Performance Review:
"Erica, you have gotten 5 stars in every single category on your annual review. You are one of the highest performers in the company, and a real asset. We will not be able to give you even a cost of living raise this year, despite record profits."
@Nicole_Cliffe
The reason we associate the shape ❤️w/ love is because there was an herb named Siphilium that had seeds that shape. Siphilium was such an effective birth control that the Romans ate it extinct. It was the basis of some economies, worth its weight in gold.
Hamburgers/sandwiches that are too tall to fit your mouth around are not good. I don't care if your buttered brioche bun is homemade. You made a bad sandwich, Andrew.
@Nicole_Cliffe
I'd lost my job, my laptop fried, and my car broke down, all within 2 days.
I was sitting in the car shop, worrying quietly to a friend on the phone abt the cost, then 10mins later the mechanic handed me my keys & said the lady ahead of me overheard & paid for the repair. 😭
@Mormonger
I've just moved to a new city at 32, & you know what I've discovered? No one seems to have any friends in their 30s, & it actually works really well to just go up to someone like you're in kindergarten and say, "I think we should be friends."
I grew up poor. Like, trailer park next to the train tracks in Texas, free lunch, shoe-sole flopping, gang graffiti on my playground poor. But as a 8yo, I didn't really pay attention to that, until 1 day in 2nd grade when I couldn't buy book at the
#Scholastic
Book Fair. 1/
@Mormonger
No, but seriously. People are frigging DELIGHTED when you take the pressure/awkwardness off of them, and just say, "We're friends now, deal with it." And then drag them to happy hour, or DnD night, or Taco Tuesday, or whatever.
It seems trivial to weep for ancient olive groves being destroyed when tens of thousands have died, but every angle of this horror hits differently each day.
What I was taught: You go through puberty; a "scary time, full of changes to your body & emotions" then you're an adult & everything's fine till Menopause (cue scary fweeping violins).
The Truth: Every 3-5 years your body completely changes & nothing makes sense anymore.
@ericsmithrocks
@firecracker_doc
@classywarfare
You probably already know this, but in case you didn't, and in case your particular form of acid reflux would allow it -- cold brew coffee has 70% less acid than drip, & can be a good solution for some folks who have problems with reflux.
I finally did the trick where I made a filter in gmail so that anything with the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the email bypasses the inbox and gets archived immediately, and I haven't gotten a single piece of spam in 4 hours and I feel like a new woman.
I've tried as an adult to go back & find Mrs. Greenfield, but haven't been able to. If anyone knows someone who was a 2nd grade teacher at Anderson Elementary School in Conroe, TX in 1992-3, I would love to say thank you.
#ScholasticBookFair
can you help me
#findMrsGreenfield
?
@ericsmithrocks
@firecracker_doc
@classywarfare
I usually make a week's supply:
Soak 3 cups of grounds in 9 cups of water for 24-36 hrs at room temp. Drain. Store in fridge up to 2 weeks. Serve over ice (can cut w/ milk or water), or cut 50/50 with boiling water for hot coffee.
@Wzzy
@amyb140
@mazerthehazer
@Jeff_Berger
We chatted and I immediately burst into tears the minute I heard her voice.
She is retired, but we chatted about ways we might funnel donations for books to the school for kids in need.
I'll give an update when I can!
@EverywhereErica
I am sure someone has told you this already, but Becky Greenfield goes to my church—First Baptist Conroe. Nothing about your beautiful story surprises me. Thank you for telling it.
@greenteabaggie
Fun Fact: it takes 65-80 years for an olive tree to stabilize their yields.
Then again, that's basic common knowledge of which an Indigenous person of the region would be aware.
She pulled out her wallet. She pulled out a 20$ bill. She looked me in the eyes and said, "This is the only money I have in the whole world until payday, so I need you to be really careful with it. But I would like you to go to the Fair and pick out a book for the whole class."5/
@amykaycannon
@RottenInDenmark
One of the big eye openers for me at the start of the pandemic was how suddenly everyone in NYC was happy for their overactive 100yo radiators -- which were installed during the last pandemic, and meant to encourage people to open windows even in cold weather .
@amykaycannon
@RottenInDenmark
Or how public spaces (train depots, hospitals, etc) all had brass fixtures/railings/door knobs after the last pandemic because viruses can't live on brass or copper.
Public health used to be built into a lot of things...
I don't know that ever again in my life have I gone from the depths of despair to the heights of wonder so quickly & completely. My whole being filled with joy. I went to the fair with that 20$ clutched tight in my sweaty little fist. 6/
@ericsmithrocks
@firecracker_doc
@classywarfare
Oh, one final warning - cold brew has less acid, but MORE caffeine than drip coffee - it is basically rocket fuel, esp. if you like it strong - so start off with a small cup if you've been off caffeine for a couple months.
I would wear one of these sweaters TILL I DIE.
I would lovingly wrap them with lavender and put them in my cedar chest each spring to keep the moths away
APPARENTLY her husband was driving, and her toddler daughter was asleep in the back seat, and she CAUGHT THE BABY HERSELF AND NEVER WOKE HER DAUGHTER UP
If that was me you couldn't tell me NUTHIN. For the REST OF MY LIFE.
My favorite GBBO fact is that when a baker was having a bad time and starting to break down Mel and Sue used to stand next to them saying all sorts of bad words so that any footage of them struggling or crying would be unusable. Big Chaotic Good Vibes.
Accommodating someone's allergies is always really fun to me as a host because it feels like you're preparing something that will actually be meaningful to them.
They're always so joyful when they realize there's something they can eat too!
Thinking about all of you who have allergies that aren't accommodated for in the coming days. You deserve safe, welcoming spaces even when that requires work on other people's parts.
How do you not FEED your girlfriend? How do you just leave her in the hotel room while you go do activities when you know she took a SECOND JOB to try to come on this vacation?
I will never get over this one. It's just going to ping pong around in my brain forever.
@karenkho
Every time someone throws their hands up and is just like, "Well if you're so mad about how this is handled, what SHOULD we be doing???" I point at South Korea and I'm just like... That. That's what a democracy that cares about its citizens and freedom does.
I still mourn The Civil Wars break up about 3x/week and wonder about all the music we missed out on because of their "irreconcilable difference of ambition".
Also...did they have affair? Was it all just publicity bait? What actually happened??
@dimension20show
@dropout
I would like to request Emily Axford be at this table, because I need her ruin Matt's DM plans the way she has done for Murph and Brennan. Pleaseandthankyou.
This is your semi-regular PSA!
Credit Card numbers
Passport numbers
Social Security Numbers
DO NOT EMAIL THESE UNENCRYPTED IN THE BODY OF AN EMAIL! It isn't safe!
Ya gotta call or encrypt! Please! I'm begging you!
I begged, pleaded, prayed to my Mom for a few dollars for a book. She didn't have it to spare. I ran down my street that morning in the fog, weeping, head thrown back, sobs wracking out of me. I cried all the way to school. 2/
@Nicole_Cliffe
Elijah Wood is my cousin (I haven't seen him since I was 4, there's no way he remembers me).
For my whole adolescence I won every game of two-truths-and-a-lie w that factoid that my cousin starred in "Flipper" - then suddenly he was Frodo & friends had crushes & it got weird.
Then my teacher, Mrs. Greenfield, called me up to talk to her at her desk. She asked me what was wrong, and I told her. Then she did something I will never forget. 4/
I stood in my classroom, saying the pledge of allegiance with tears still leaking from my eyes, supping-up quietly between breaths. It was my first real heartbreak. 3/
It's funny.
I keep seeing major publications suddenly putting out stories that
@SomeMoreNews
,
@WorstYearPod
, &
#EvenMoreNews
podcast, covered 18 mo, a year, 6 mo ago.
A few independent journalists from a comedy website are producing some of the best in depth reporting.
In rural Sackets Harbor, N.Y., where COVID-19 affected the local volunteer ambulance service, local high school students took the required training and picked up the slack.
DAISY IS A GOOD GIRL.
(this shelter is in Denver and only does in-person adoptions, which means I might spend half of tomorrow on a wild goose chase -- but LOOK AT THIS GOOD GIRL)
@spindlypete
@UrsulaV
DROP the name of this company so we can buy from them when things come back online.
I'm starting a list of Companies That Do Good Stuff Right Now.
@annabroges
In Germany a lot of people keep a little basket in their fridge with just like, cheese, pickles, summer sausage, mustard, and crackers, all together, and then pull out the whole basket and nibble on whatever for a quick lunch/dinner. No muss, no fuss.
@Nicole_Cliffe
Looking back -- I was such a freaking gem of a babysitter. I should have charged triple my rate. I DID DISHES. I FOLDED LAUNDRY. I NEVER STOLE BOOZE. The worst you could say is that I ate all the pepperoni Hot Pockets and didn't have my own car so you had to drive me home. Sheeit
@AugustJPollak
I'm a travel agent. I face a $10,000 fine, criminal charges, & the loss of my job for each instance of mishandling a client's personal information, even if it just failing to shred a slip of paper that I scribbled a note on. Unlike police who are basically untouchable for murder.
Between the WaPo opinion piece by the generals, and the CNN piece with Barbara Walter, I'm suddenly recommending
@IwriteOK
and
@HappenHerePod
to several folks.
(I'd either begin with "The Second American Civil War" ep, or "Welcome to the Crumbles")
@MsPackyetti
The reason we associate the shape ❤️w/ love is because there was an herb named silphium that had seeds that shape. Silphium was such an effective birth control that the Romans ate it extinct. It was the basis of some economies, worth its weight in gold.
Please, I'm begging.
Never, ever, ever, ever book flights through a 3rd party website like Expedia/Travelocity/Kayak.
Direct with airline, or direct with travel agent. End of list.
Everyone else is going to burn you eventually.
I grew up poor. Like, trailer park next to the train tracks in Texas, free lunch, shoe-sole flopping, gang graffiti on my playground poor. But as a 8yo, I didn't really pay attention to that, until 1 day in 2nd grade when I couldn't buy book at the
#Scholastic
Book Fair. 1/
My most controversial food opinion is that Sheet Pan Meals are a scam for people who don't care if their food tastes bad.
None of those elements require the same cooking time, Cheryl.
The Tasty video is a lie.
@Nicole_Cliffe
After a playground mishap my elementary school called my mom & said w/o preamble, "Erica's had an accident, they just took her by ambulance to the hospital, they think she might have broken her neck. Will you be coming by campus for her things, or going straight to the hospital?"
I've thrifted and restored a Fossil bag for my Mom, a vintage Coach bag for myself, plus Kate Spade & Coach bags for my group chat girls. The median price was like 13$/bag.
I just sit here and listen to my audiobooks while my hands polish, clean, & repair. 10/10 new hobby.
Just FYI -
@WorldsBeyondPod
is the most lush audio I've ever experienced in a podcast.
I'm honestly not big on audiobooks/podcasts with complicated audio design because it is so often distracting.
This is just beautiful.
@fortunatehorse
is killing it
@Nicole_Cliffe
My mom sees across street: "Our neighbor has a 70lb ovarian tumor. Why don't her drs take it out?"
*2 yrs pass*
**Neighbor suddenly skinny**
Neighbor: "Yeah, the docs took out a 70lb ovarian tumor. They'd been telling me I needed to loose weight all this time."
One of my best friends has been living abroad for several years, & recently went through a health crisis. Because he's in Germany he got 6 weeks paid leave, access to doctors, specialists, & therapists, w all the care he needed, when he needed it.
That's it. That's the story.
I've gotten **multiple** requests for
@blackberryfarm
since
@Nicole_Cliffe
's weekend, and while I've been sending folks there for years, I've never in all my time doing luxury travel had quite *this* much interest in a property all at once!
One thing I adore about Ted Lasso is that it shows Rebecca and Keeley being super supportive friends, and gassing each other up, and enjoying each other without reservations. And then Rebecca's long time bff shows up, and there's no Keeley and New BFF are Jealous subplot!
Some✨personal✨news -
I'm officially re-launching my Luxury Travel business.
The last year & a half has made me reevaluate my work life, & decide to focus on what I find fulfilling. I’m focusing entirely on what I am truly excellent at, & what brings my clients real joy.
@anne_theriault
We hate medical professional TikTok because they're terrible and fill everyone with existential dread that the people who care for us when we're most vulnerable are actually filled with suspicion and loathing for us, instead of compassion and efficacious care.
I grew up poor. Like, trailer park next to the train tracks in Texas, free lunch, shoe-sole flopping, gang graffiti on my playground poor. But as a 8yo, I didn't really pay attention to that, until 1 day in 2nd grade when I couldn't buy book at the
#Scholastic
Book Fair. 1/
Having just spent 3 weeks eating delivery when I was too sick to cook, I can testify:
The cheapest delivery is double to triple the price of moderate groceries, even with inflation.
fucking hell, just make yourself some sandwiches. you will pay a fraction of what it costs to get delivery.
yes food has gotten more expensive but "it's actually cheaper to order" is a thing dumb kids who live off Ubereats say so they don't feel bougie
@Nicole_Cliffe
Can I tell you what actually makes me mad? All y'all DD & smaller can look at a 100$ Agent Provocateur bra & faint at the cost, but my regular every day J-cup bra costs that much, & I have to drive 2hrs to a custom shop to buy it, & they almost always look like lunch lady bras.
Please someone write 5000 words about the new Tulipmania were living though where rich people buy veriagated plants on Etsy to put on Instagram for more than I paid for the down payment on my house.
Y'all.
They're selling a philodendron with FOUR LEAVES for SIX THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS.
Are we suddenly in 17th Century Holland?
Gonna buy a piece of Devil's Ivy for 3x what I spent on my first car?
Because it's PINK?
Has anyone written an article about the rise of Kind Comedy? Shows like B99, The Good Place, Parks and Rec, & Schitt's Creek which prioritize kindness? Or the artists like Lin-Manuel, the McElroys, & Critical Role cast that champion it?
I wanna see it.
@Nicole_Cliffe
This is one thing that might explain my singleness, because this photo was taken literally 8 hours after I moved into my very 1st apartment, which I furnished & outfitted for a grand total of 500$ when I was 22.
Every time I see a dude's mangy one-plate bachelor pad I'm just 🙄
If any Black people want to plan a vacation after ***gestures wildly*** ALL THIS --- please let me know. I will waive my fees and any minimum budget requirements, and make sure that you're VIPed to the max, and get every fancy amenity I can pull.