Weekend Roundup / Open Thread

Wanna hear something crazy? Haley and I are both in the air right now (barring flight delays, inclement weather, and the possibility that this morning Haley decides not to get on the plane to Miami but instead flies to New York to surprise me when I get home on Sunday — — in that case, she would have landed by now)!!!! Above is a random photo I chose from the internet to elucidate the aforementioned fact. It might be France? Who really knows, though? Not me. We are both en route to various ~*~*~speaking engagements~*~*~: Haley is headed to the Bullish conference in Miami, where she is leading a panel on How to Be Your Own Boss (I’d love to attend, but then — — I’d be my own boss, and what would Haley be? A stylish Canadian with tiny hands?!). I am going to Forever Fest in Austin, where I will be on a panel entitled Meme Girls, with Mallory Ortberg, Jennifer Romolini, and Taylor Trudon. Both of them will be fun! You should come if you live close by, or if you have an insane number of frequent flier miles and nothing else to do this weekend. Bring snacks.

Yesterday, Haley told us all that we should love ourselves as much as Drake loves the Toronto Raptors mascot, advice I plan to take with me to the grave. This week was full of self-soothing: we introduced a new column on self-care, read Vanessa Willoughby on how Sylvia Plath comforted her, and how even cursing can calm us down. We also looked at some horses who can’t even, had some sexting mishaps, got sent to pray-away-the-gay yoga camp, channeled some superpowers, learned about advanced dating, interviewed Gina Prince-Bythewood, and labeled ourselves according to our favorite alcoholic beverages. It was a great week for us, and hopefully for you, too.

This Week in Awesome Women: Anupa Mistry interview Ta-Nehisi Coates (!!! I KNOW), Hazel Cillis wrote the year of crazy ex-girlfriends, and Jenny Zhang has a new poem in Prelude. Aren’t they great?! You are too. See you Monday.

Image via Wikimedia Commons.