I have been alive for 37 years. I have only known a handful of people that long. I like most of them most days. I cannot for the life of me imagine 70 years with the same person, especially if that person is a man. Eeew. And yet, Queen Elizabeth was married to the same dude for 7 decades. As Americans we may mostly agree that the monarchy is weird and dumb and seems like a waste of taxpayer money, although the jewels are cool and I would not be opposed to having the power of beheadings, but I have been very sad for the Queen all week. She’s an extraordinary woman and I have always loved her and I dearly hope that she is alright. This is a #TeamQueen newsletter. Don’t @ me.
Speaking of sadness, have you thought about happiness lately? I did a happiness inventory several months ago. Am I happy? Do I enjoy my life? Would I change anything? Is there anything that would make me happier? I came to the conclusion that I am content and there are moments of joy and I am much better off now than I ever have been before but that it is impossible to determine if you’re happy when you’ve been trapped in your apartment for a year. So I decided to reevaluate after the pandemic. Which now… may never end?
Luckily, I have a friend with a new book that will help me figure out whether or not I’m happy and how to increase it either way. I am recommending it to you because, guess what, you also have been trapped in your house/apartment/other housing option for more than a year and you may also be wondering if you are happy, or how you can be so. The 48 Laws of Happiness (issa lot of laws) will conveniently be released at the end of April when we will all be counting down the days until we can leave our comfortable prisons. Pre-order it now because time is a flat circle and if you don’t you’ll forget and then you’ll be sad.
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Watch:
The Serpent (Netflix): Not enough people have heard about the Hippie Trail Killer. Watch this show and prepare to be creeped out while simultaneously mesmerized by 70s hair.
The Circle (Netflix): NEW SEASON OF THE CIRCLE CANCEL EVERYTHING AND TEXT ME YOUR THOUGHTS
Godzilla vs Kong (HBOMax): Cancel your weekend. Marathon the whole series. Experience the bliss of watching Josh Lyman help Godzilla fight the coolest three-headed dragon you have ever seen. If you’re a real MVP you’ll finish of the marathon with the 1954 Godzilla which is also, miraculously, available on HBOMax.
DOUBLE FEATURE:
Watch the new WeWork documentary on Hulu. Then listen to the Business Movers: The Rise and Fall of Uber podcast. Then burn everything down.
Listen:
Spy Affair (Podcast): You’ve heard of Maria Butina but you probably don’t know many of the details. They’re… interesting. Russia is so wild.
Dateline (Podcast): Marathon Keith Morrison’s voice talking about crimes. You won’t regret it.
Fat Mascara (Podcast): You have 1-3 months to get back into the world. You have probably let your skincare routine fall by the wayside. Or maybe you don’t even have one (gasp!). This podcast will set you straight. This is also a thing you can text me about. I have a skincare fridge. I’m basically a doctor. *Men this is a PSA for you too.
Read:
Rare. Book. Thieves. Where is the movie?
If you, like me, have already booked plane tickets and hotels for multiple vacations for the rest of the year, you want to read this.
Don’t be a Tucker Carlson. Listen to Dr. Fauci. Don’t eat indoors after you’re vaxxed. Vaccinations are not tacos. They cannot solve all of your problems.