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☀️ Is it hot in here or...
Greetings from steamy Los Angeles. I am guessing it's also feeling like some new circle of hell where you are, too, but at least it's National Daiquiri Day!
Got ink? 🥰
Well I'm back from "vacation," and by "vacation" I mean traveling while trying to put out fires at Boredwalk remotely and dealing with my own unending string of travel misfortunes.
😒 Two things beat summer boredom:
Happy National Mac & Cheese Day! Boredwalk co-founder Meredith and I just got home from our epic cross-country road trip last night — which was more of a roving work-cation than a true VAcation — and after a long day of driving through increasingly congested Los Angeles area traffic (still not as bad as DC's!), there are few things as comforting as elbow pasta swimming in melty, cheesy goodness
The quickest way to my heart? 😍
Happy National Pecan Pie Day! Pecan pie just so happens to be my favorite of all pies, so this is very exciting for me. I'm writing this at the tail end of my weeks-long cross-country road trip, though, so it remains to be seen if I can get some enterprising baker in Truckee, California to whip up a plant-based version for me. If not, I guess I have a weekend kitchen project waiting for me at home!
Case of the Mondays? 😞
Happy National Kitten Day! After a recent string of emails featuring comparatively blah random occasions, I'm overjoyed to have one I can celebrate with enthusiasm. I love cats the way Oprah loves bread.
🤗 Ready for a delicious weekend?
First off, I have some great news with which to kick off this weekend right: it's World Chocolate Day! I don't need a special excuse to eat chocolate though, and neither do you!
🤖 The only robots I want help from...
Happy Mechanical Pencil Day! This may seem like a fairly inconsequential thing to celebrate, but did you know that many — most, even — Boredwalk designs begin with me sketching things out using a mechanical pencil on actual paper? True story!
😳 It's not personal...
Happy National Eat Beans Day! Not only will eating beans provide you with lots of nutrients ahead of tomorrow's Independence Day gluttony, it will also necessitate needing a wider berth than usual to avoid offending fellow cookout attendees. I guess it's good these festivities are typically held outdoors! A perfect occasion to rock our Personal Space tee.
😤 Our motto, now and forever:
Happy National Food Truck Day! Boredwalk co-founder Meredith and I celebrated by swinging by the Roots & Leaves food truck in Avon, North Carolina this morning for some coffee and delicious cinnamon rolls before hitting the road to start winding our way back to Los Angeles.
🥳 THREE CHEERS FOR...
Happy National Tapioca Day! I know you've been waiting all year to celebrate this boldly-flavored occasion, but not so fast — adding to the thrills of June 28th are National Parchment Day, National Logistics Day, and National Insurance Awareness Day. Have so many exciting things converged on a single day before? I don't know, but it's certainly hard to imagine!
So much exciting stuff to report! 🤯
Happy National Barcode Day! It was on this day in 1974 that the very first Universal Product Code (aka UPC) was scanned to sell a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. I have decided to observe this technically important but generally boring advancement by featuring our "Have A Meh Day" Ennui t-shirt. You get it.
"Hey, how's the vacation going?" 😄
Happy National Hydration Day! You're going to need that water, because today also happens to be National Detroit Style Pizza Day and National Pecan Sandies Day — alternately among the saltiest and driest snacks we've ever featured in a Boredwalk email.