Literally the only life hack I have is when you're trying to cancel a service (cable, internet, some delivery thing) just say "I'm moving to Ireland*" They don't have any kind of deal/retention script for that and it lets them skip to the end, you can sometimes literally here the relief in the customer service persons voice that they don't have to give you a hard sell on staying.
Stop by a dunks and grab an iced coffee before you settle in for my 7th Connections puzzle, which is BOSTON themed (probably easy for locals, will require minor googling for non locals) https://connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-NeO13arABNdbqG4acNT
The cost of youtube premium, $14/ month, seems perfectly chosen such that i'd never pay for that but also verytime i sit through a loud youtube ads i think about what my life would be like if i was the kind of person who had youtube premium.
I remember talking to a fancy tech person who had taken an interest in the college affordability crisis. They had hired consultants about designing a stripped down low cost version of a degree with minimizing all the expensive frills, focusing on just the costs of instruction, assessment etc., how could we get away from the amenities race to offer a meaningful higher education experience that wouldn't put you in debt for the rest of your life.
One of my unemployment projects has been to sell old nerd stuff on ebay.
It was a bit daunting to start, I'd been putting it off for years. But it feels good to reclaim some space, make some extra cash, and ultimately collections need to be curated - you can't just keep acquiring without culling.
@hotdogsladies random tony brain thought: I wonder if Merlin has seen the Terror. It's got Jared Harris and old timey boats. Merlin loves Jared Harris and old time boats. He's probably already seen it, that's right up his alley - there's no reason to ask him. But what if he hasn't....
I always think it's a bit weird that we consider giving people a plant as just like a normal nice generic gift thing.
It's like: here, this is your new hobby I'm assigning you. Obviously you don't HAVE to take on this new hobby... but a living thing will die if you do not.
New work place euphemism to replace "what if you get hit by a bus":
"What if you join a band?"
Seems slightly less intense than "What if you won the lottery" also slightly more likely, but not as likely as the bus thing given Boston area traffic patterns.
