friendship is magick, magick is real!

or, ITWYW: the inaugural isolation edition

i’m not high enough for this

Welcome to the first edition of ITWYW: the inaugural isolation edition. Like the puppy you see above, I am exhausted. And by exhausted, I mostly mean that I’m old and have no idea what I’m doing anymore. I hate to be the old person sitting on a porch shaking my fists at people going “YOUTHSSSSSS!!!!” but that’s exactly how I feel right now.

YOOOOOOOOOOUTTTTHHHHHHSSSSS!!!!!

Anyway, out of what felt like necessity to cure my boredom whilst in quarantine, I decided that I would send out a newsletter to all my friends and family of the things that I want them to buy for me. Essentially, a wishlist. I know— it’s not creative at all, but in newsletter form, it reminds them to buy me stuff to support my life! It’s partially a joke but also not. (Mostly a joke, I can buy these things for myself.) Look, I understand that this might mean that I’m succumbing to capitalism, but I’m forced to live in a society where capitalism exists and is the main economic system so I’m living it up while I can or before someone tries to cancel me. Who knows, whichever comes first.

I gotta say though, before this goes out to the public— there will be mistakes. I am not editing this. This is being sent out on the fly. Am I proud of it? No. But you’re coming along for the ride, sweaty croutons (that’s what I’ve decided to call you all) and I hope you’re here for it! Now here’s this issue’s list! Some of this is stuff I decided to consume/read/listen to, etc amidst my isolation period, some of it is stuff that I want. Which is which? YOU DECIDE! (Or you know, you can read…)