Sorry for the delay! What is time?!
Things have been both agonizingly slow and like a runaway train. I told a friend yesterday that January was just bad vibes and brought nothing to the function. I’m sure many of you feel the same.
In other news, Hello Kitty Island Adventure came out on other platforms last week. It’s been a great “cozy wind down before bed” activity. It scratches that Animal Crossing itch slightly, but has more quests and focuses on building relationships with the villagers. I’m still searching for something that makes me feel the same way ACNH did when it first launched but I think that launch had something to do with the current state of the world. Perhaps an impossible ask.
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Special elections are slated for NY and FL. LGBTQIA+ activists and allies are invited to phonebank from home to recruit volunteers and to turn out Congressional special election voters. You can see open slots and sign up here!
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EC Spurlock sent this in and mentioned this in last week’s comments. You can get yourself some cozy fantasy just for writing to your representatives.
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From Tara (not site Tara):
I heard on a podcast that Project Gutenberg’s most popular download right now is the Simple Sabotage Field Manual which is a declassified WW2 manual on how normal citizens can frustrate their own government to the benefit of the United States. The theory as to why it’s popular now is that people are using it as inspiration for some civil disobedience. I don’t know if it’s true, but I love the premise. As a bonus, it was written by a man who called himself “Wild Bill.” I checked out PG, and sure enough, the book is number 1!
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Lastly, if you’re stuck on how to treat yourself or a loved one for Valentine’s Day, I know I’m eying this DIY pickle bouquet from Grillo’s. Whenever I go to Costco, I make sure to stock up with their quart bucket.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!