a delight? i’m not sure. capitalism at its best? well, that’s a for sure. creepy? absolutely.

no other platform understands my psyche like instagram. whatever they do to monitor my goings-on, they are doing it well because every ad seems to be tailored to what i would like.

now, i could choose to not have them serve personalized ads to me, but they’re going to monitor my goings-on either way, so why not get something out of it?

i have thrown away money on some stuff, and other stuff i have said “wow this was exactly what i was looking for!” and other stuff i’d like to just buy everything and put it in my house, but i can’t justify the cost.

items i have been happy with:

• my slow turtle running hat
• native deodorant – a detox for the pits!
• snorgtees – i bought a “peace, love, and the oxford comma” shirt
• calm strips
• a pizza storage tupperware
• freshcleanthreads tshirt for nate
• bombas socks!
• oiselle running gear
• minimalist lint-remover, but really for cat fur. it’s amazing!

what have i been unimpressed by?

• woxer lady boxers. they are too high waisted and started disintegrating after one wear
• shapermint. i ordered two colors, same size and make. one is loose and one is so tight that i get a backache wearing it. plus, they both roll up. what’s the use if it’s going to roll up to my waist? that’s not the point of shapewear.
• this pair of shoes that were ADORABLE but didn’t have the specs on the product page, and so they were not flat enough for my very picky feet. i had to return them.

things i do not have a solid opinion of:

• jonathan van ness’ air dry curly hair goo. it WORKS. but is it worth it for ME? my hair takes so long to air dry that it doesn’t seem to be worth it.
• there’s this store that continues to advertise to me, and i really want to buy a sweater, but i cannot justify $100+ on a non-wool sweater.
• another clothing place where i purchased a halloween dress and a bat shirt. they’re cute, but the quality is not as high as i would expect for the price i paid. well, for the once-a-year wear, they’re fine.

with my continued FB hiatus and twitter entering the end times, instagram seems to be my regular social media outlet these days. i’ll take the ads!