per my last newsletter!!!
here are some things that readers can help other readers with! if anything piques your teets, hit that reply button, do not hesitate. I’m happy to make intros.
career/industry advice & networking chats:
-the intersection of marketing and tech
-fashion/apparel biz and materials sourcing; sustainable fashion
-short advice calls (or a coffee) for young people starting out in film
-site merchandising (or a similar skill set)—reader can make intros to recruiters who specialize in this
-freelance writing (specifically commerce/shopping)—reader is an editor at a news publication and is always open to pitches and/or doling out assignments
-video producing at a boutique creative agency
-agency work for fashion/media/creative brands & clients
pro bono services:
-affiliate consults with small businesses/brands who want to know more about how e-commerce/affiliate works esp on the publication side of things
-PR consults with small businesses/brands
-design/photo/creative/writing portfolio reviews
-free styling advice (“Literally my dream job minus the reality of being a stylist”)
-writing/editing (personal asks that are short/reasonable)
job referrals are available at:
-google
-gap HQ
-oracle (a tech company)
discounts:
-reader is founder/designer of Carleen and is offering 20% off with code “abundance” at checkout that’s good for about a month; use this link to have the code/discount automatically added (note from me: god I love this brand; I’m esp obsessed with her quilted shorts and have two pairs)
nyc-area/local stuff:
-reader has a “Costco membership I can spread the love on” (based in BK)
-loan outs of power tools (drill, shop vac, circular saw, leaf blower)—reader is based in prospect lefferts gardens if you’re able to coordinate pickup/dropoff
odds & ends:
-shared login to models.com—”super niche but so stupidly expensive, would be down to split the cost”
-shared login to rev.com (also down to split monthly cost)
-can send PDFs of paywalled articles (within reason, pls!) from puck, nymag, NYT, new yorker, and the atlantic (another read also recommends archive.ph)
-raya referrals (not from me bc I’m blacklisted but from another reader!!)
ok, moving on… bucket lists
I don’t have a bucket list…do you? there are writing-related works that I think would be cool to accomplish—like write a REAL book (I’ve written a fake one before and it has terrible reviews/comments and don’t worry I agree with all of them), get a screenplay and/or play produced, etc—but for me I consider these like surface-level, clout-ish things bc I’m honestly not driven by any real ambition to make “art” or whatever, at least not rn, I just kind of engage with these things just so ppl think I’m relevant when I end up at media functions or whatever. it’s a curse that comes with living in new york city for too long.
but I do think there’s value in having a bucket list bc then I’d have life goals to work towards, and it’s a way to give my life some meaning. (this is not negative self-talk, by the way, I’m toxicly optimistic to a fault.) I know I’m not alone in this bc I have convos with friends all the time about how we’re ditching ambition and opting for doing the bare minimum to live peacefully. the ladder we’re trying to climb is a step stool. but if I’m not actively trying to accomplish “cool shit” then what else is there?
I’ve been considering another kind of bucket list (esp as I barrel into a new decade of my life next week!) which is the “eulogy virtues.” peter attia explains in outlive:
I feel like most ppl aren’t out here making lists of eulogy virtues, of course, they’re just living their lives and trying to make good while they’re here. but it does kind of shift my thinking a bit! and how I want to be more thoughtful about the ways I’m presenting the second act of my life. (and selfishly, I’d like to be the kind of person who, when I die, ppl will be devastated.)
anyway, I’ll leave you with this: my dad, a worldwide traveler and explorer, is on an epic adventure at this very moment. he’s crossing off an item from his bucket list! I can’t read that much korean at once so I ran his text through a translation app (and, therefore, I cannot verify if anything’s accurately translated) but the accidental poetry of it is one I found beautiful (pls don’t cancel my dad for the khan thing).
actually one final note, bc this sentiment from john hits deep (we love new york!!!):
OK SEE YOU LATER!!!!!!!!!