Survey Says!
Hi y'all,
- First off, thanks to everyone who participated in the first annual reader survey - that was lovely of you. The 'My Parents are Stouped' stickers I'll be sending out as a prize have been ordered and will go out as soon as I have them in my possession.
- I've done a breakdown of the survey results you can find here. In the write up I speculate wildly and draw definitive conclusions from a small sample size. Make sure to check it out so you to can know what correlation exists between breakfast preferences and day quality. Ohh and this survey also produced this week's music rec. I've collected all of the readers' current music obsessions into a playlist you can listen to here. Special shoutout to the reader-submitted track Wheels on The Bus, it's a banger.
- Was fortunate to get to see Obsession this past weekend and couldn't recommend it more. What a ride. I'm relatively new to the world of horror movies so my bench of references isn't super deep, but for me the experience of watching the film in theaters was exhilarating. If you get a shot, check it out.
- I want to quickly highlight Lael Wilcox, who just recently set out to break the outright world record for biking around the planet. She already holds the women's record, doing it in 2024 in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. You can follow this attempt on her website - https://www.laelwilcox.net/
- I was talking with reader James about my upcoming - much, much less impressive - bike challenge I've set myself and haven't prepared for well enough. I was lamenting that I hadn't put in the time and proclaiming I'd rededicate myself between now and the race. He commented: "We make bad decisions with our hobbies so that we can make better decisions in our lives." In other words: commit to the big dumb thing, whatever it is (marathon, canoe trip, space walk, I don't know). It's what makes you prioritize the hobby on a random Tuesday.
- Finally, I wanted to quickly say how cool the Little Island project in Chelsea is. While I was in New York last week I finally took the time to step foot on it and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It's packed with tourists and all that, but the design of the whole thing, particularly how they built and molded the green space, is great. I love how the path feels to meander through what is actually not a large area. If you're checking out the Whitney or Chelsea Market on a trip to the city it's worth a quick walkthrough.
Joey
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