i guess that's it, friends. honestly, i'm too tired and constantly overstimulated as it is. i'm not going anywhere new. i've been on Instagram as jhlu, so maybe i'll see some of you over there. ๐๐
This is the massive hail flow generated by the violent thunderstorms in the Milan area this morning (July 21, 2023). These are the streets of Seregno: an authentic ice river
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Something I learned after my mom died to soon (of early onset alzheimerโs):
When it comes to getting footage of your family on video as a parent, itโs *way* more important to record YOURSELF than to record your kids.
Hereโs why:
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i neeeeed to give voice to my most omnipresent culinary pet peeve of late ๐จ๐จ๐จ PLEASE fellow humans, i beg, stop using "bรกnh mรฌ" to refer simply to any sandwich. if it's not vietnamese bรกnh mรฌ thแปt nguแปi WHICH IS A VERY SPECIFIC THING just say you put that shit on some bread.
Twitch streamer DDG shades his girlfriend Halle Bailey over being employed in new song โFamousโ:
โFilming a movie now you kissing dudes, You know I love you a lot, I don't give a f*ck if that sh*t for promo.โ
as a human who reveres french fries, loves them endlessly, would eat french fries at every meal for the rest of my life if i healthfully could:
waffle fries should not exist and are grossly offensive to my being.
just one example: they offered that SAG background actors must SCAN THEIR FACES when entering the job, get paid for one day (!) of work, and the studios OWN THEIR LIKENESS for the rest of time, free to use it how they like.
on this, the last day of my semiannual #FridayNightLights#FNL rewatch, i am reminded that the edited version of the finale is one of the worst hackjobs in television and fundamentally changes the resolution of multiple character arcs. cc: @notalentclown
Got word that Phillyโs new public loo opened in Center City today, so Iโve armed myself with a 40 oz Wawa iced tea to give you a first person review. Dear lord this thing better be open I have to pee so bad. Follow along for some service journalism by yours truly. (A thread)
This was our most popular recipe last year: San Francisco-Style Vietnamese American Garlic Noodles. Readers visited this gem more than 1.2 million times. Thatโs a lot of garlic. nyti.ms/44lwBot
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How WILD would it be, if the rich CEOs of these companies (& these government officials) were getting *everyone* PCR tested before their big corporate parties, screening ALL their guests beforehand, and taking Covid VERY seriously...while telling you it's safe to go back to work?
ALT Screenshot from Event Scan's website. Text says "MEET A FEW OF OUR CLIENTS." Below this text, there are logos for Mastercard, SpaceX, UPS, Pepsi, Samsung, and The White House. https://event-scan.us/