Good morning,
I am up for the day almost an hour earlier than normal and while I would love to say that is a horrible thing, it’s not, because I have a new coffee. And it smells delightful.
But aside from my joy of this coffee, I am struggling. Every time I sit down to write this letter, my mind blanks. I can’t remember anything I’ve done this week and everything I want to talk about seems unimportant or uninteresting.
I’m trying to give myself a little bit of a break because I am coming up on the PMS part of my cycle and my mental health always gets weird around then. Also, missing my Texas family something fierce right now.
*sigh* One of these days, I will track my cycles better and maybe try to batch these posts on my good days instead of trying to write these on my bad days. Also beginning to suspect I may have PMDD, but it’s hard to tell because I already have “normal” depression and anxiety, so.
in a brown study – A state of deep contemplation or rumination, as of a reverie, daydream, or meditation. It originally meant a melancholic or depressed mood or state (dating from at least the 1500s), but has since largely lost that association.
Today’s letter is the epitome of why I called my newsletter “In A Brown Study”, I’m bringing all the melancholy and brooding hero vibes.
With that tidbit, join me as I get out of this funk by playing my favorite social media game: Rate The First Five Ads You See. I’m going to use Instagram today for this.
First Five Ads & Would I Buy Them
Vengeance Film on Vudu - A comic thriller written, directed, and acted by B.J. Novak. Yes, please.
Away travel bags - Fun fact: I do actually have this bookmarked because I need to upgrade my luggage soon. So, yes I will buy it eventually.
Corkcicle x Disney Tumblers - Featuring Jasmine, Cinderella, and Belle. I’m not 100% sold but really want to buy the Cinderella ones for my mom.
UnHide - Vegan, cruelty free fur blankets. They do look really cozy…this is a maybe.
Herschel Supply Co. - School essentials. Fucking sold. I love school bags. And there are so many to choose from.
Okay Five More
Paramount Plus - sjdfkgaehsalsh. *sigh* Why are there so many streaming services? No thank you.
Buffalo Wild Wings - Yes, please deliver me all the boneless wings right the fuck now. I have a craving.
Nordac Official - Okay, Instagram knows I fucking love travel bags. This is fine. And also, yes I do want that compression cube for my next trip.
McDonald’s - They are making me hungry as fuck right now. Rude.
Kuhl - Performance clothing, aka quality hiking clothes. I love the idea of me being a hiker, but then I remember…bugs live out there. Soft pass, with condolences to my dreams of being an outdoor queer.
End Game
Thank y’all for joining me on how I get out of weird brain trails by giving in to the capitalist landscape that are my social media ads. Hopefully this wasn’t too boring for y’all. And feel free to play this game and leave in the comments your favorite ads or your least favorite!
Until next time, dear hearts
-A
I, too, hold Outdoor Queer aspirations. Can’t wait for it to be cold out again- Georgia is lovely for hikes as long as it’s cool out.
oh my god what a great writing prompt!! do you make your own or is there a secret writing prompt cache you could secretly tell me about?