FGF
sus edition
Happy FGF all!
Knee update: I’m now at just over 4 weeks recovery and officially at 60 degree range of motion. PT was a little better this week, but even they were like, “Girl, don’t waste your money on that bullshit copay. We’re switching you to virtual for free.” So, fair enough, I’ll give Kaiser their flowers for this week. But don’t expect that regularly.
In other news, I went to the Moth radio hour this week for the first time. I don’t know who’s in charge of the themes, a young or an old trying to be relevant, but the theme was “sus.” As you would expect, about 70% of the stories were about bad dudes, bad dates and bad dating app encounters. The friend I went with got called up and killed it. (A CRAZY story too. Refreshingly Non-dating related.) After each storyteller tells their 5 minute story, they then GET GRADED by three teams ON THE SPOT. On a list of things that absolutely terrify me, this probably tops cage diving amongst great whites.
But I loved being an audience member, and naturally, this got me thinking what would be my own “sus’ story would be. For starters, even though I didn’t even go to this so this wouldn’t count, it would have to be the below, right? Someone who went to this go to the Moth and tell your story, stat! Why does this keep happening?! (Need I remind you of this disasterfest?)
But seriously. In terms of sus behavior in my own life, the delusional side of me is trying to find a ticket for Coachella for next Saturday and the amount of scammers that have reached out to me that think that aren’t being sus is hilarious. For example, here is just one exchange I had with a confirmed scammers that has already been blacklisted on Reddit who thought he was pulling a fast one on me:
Mission_Bus_19995:12 PM
I have Coachella Weekend 2 passes available, three of them..
Cute_Row22575:52 PM
ok i just need two for saturday
Mission_Bus_19995:54 PM
Theyre 200 each day.
Im in Vegas. They’re Will-Call passes available. You will have to pick up the wristbands from the Will-Call line at the event with the ticket I transfer to you.
Wait do you have a Stubhub or AXS account for transfer?
Cute_Row22575:57 PM
i don’t
Mission_Bus_19996:07 PM
I pretty much just need the full name and email you used to register. Once i get that i can log into mine and start the transfer. I use Applepay and Chime for payment but my mom has Zelle if needed
CHIME? (A quick Google will easily confirm this app is a scam.) Also, HIS MOM? WTF IS GOING ON?!
The scammers be scamming but I keep entertaining the convos regardless for the plot if nothing else. Maybe I’ll present the likely hilarity to come to a Moth stage near you soon. (Also, yes, I realize that the fact that I’m even entertaining Coachella in my current condition is hilarious but a girl can dream when she’s bored out of her mind on a couch all day, ok?)
Oh, but actually finally, another sus thing that I will become the number one crusader against until I die is the absolute scam that is extended fridge warranties. They DO NOT exist. Never have. Never will. My inner Karen has been activated and she will not be beaten down by Home Depot / LG / Asurion / whoever TF is responsible for the purgatory I’ve found myself in, but dear lord have all of three above parties from hell come thisclose to getting me to cave into buying a new fridge which is clearly the scam here. It took me, quite literally, full DAYS of my life just to get to the right person to finally send a repair guy to my house (after being bounced around between all three above parties, all of whom would not take responsibility for executing on their jobs) and then when the repair guy finally comes to my house, he has the nerve to say he’s actually not covered in the extended warranty for this particular problem with your fridge, but try turning off the fridge and putting a fan in there?! Um, ok? I’m enraged but fine, it is done. This weird hack works for a few days, but then, surprise surprise, BOOM it’s back to being a warm 45 degree fridge again days later. Nothing will put you in hell quicker in 2026 than modern food preservation failing you. Thus I have found myself in a relationship with my Igloo cooler and maybe the hell I am in will indeed freeze over with all the god damn ice required to properly preserve my god damn oat milk and Gouda cheese!
Woof. Now please excuse me while I take a crutches-and-brace supported lap around the block, I’m so heated. (Watch this impassioned rage culminate in one epic story that I l tell one day on a Moth stage to critical and story slam acclaim and I become a NYT Bestseller on my 300 page takedown expose on the history of extended warranty scams. Stranger things have happened in 2026…)
So, yes. As you can see, my life is extremely exciting right now and you should be jealous. This old grumpy lady has to go outside and yell at a sinister-looking cloud now.
Have a great Couch-ella weekend, all.
THE SHALLOW STUFF
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THE DEEP STUFF
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Nathan Yuill was diagnosed as a child with stage-4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the good news is that he’s two treatment courses away from what is anticipated to be a bell-ringing remission announcement.
But before his time in Providence Children’s Hospital came to an end, 12-year-old Yuill raised $2,000 to give almost every child there a colorful, present-filled Easter basket.
Clinical Nurse Manager of Pediatric at Providence, Nicki Thurwanger said that the carts they normally use to transport meals and other things from room to room were overflowing with the baskets—all donated and put together by kind, nearby residents.
“When the kiddos are here, every day becomes challenging and hard, and you look for the little things that make you be a kid,” Thurwanger told Alaska News Source.
“And so I think that’s what things like this give back is, yes, you’re in the hospital, but you’re a kid, and you get to still be a kid when you’re here.”
Nathan’s mother, Dena Yuill, said she was shocked when donations for the project, dreamt up by her son, topped $2,000 in just 24 hours.
“He’s amazing. I wish I had half the strength he does,” she said.
124 baskets in total were distributed in time for Good Friday in Providence and the nearby Alaska Native Medical Center.
Ready for your good deed of the week?
Good Deeds Day takes place annually on a chosen Sunday in April — this year—and it just so happens to be this Sunday April 12. This initiative seeks to promote people giving back to their community however they can. You can volunteer, donate to a charity, or help people in your area whichever way you see fit. The beauty of Good Deeds Day is that there’s no set way to celebrate it. The goal is to help others and do good for your community, fostering a sense of kindness and compassion around us. Acts of charity are never forgotten by their recipients. Spread the love on this holiday.
THREE THINGS I’M LOVING THIS WEEK
MUSIC: The Coachella livestream
The link isn’t up as I write this but go to YouTube and join in on the fun. They do a great job so at least that’s a nice conciliation price.
SHOW: Hacks S5 on HBO
In true LA fashion I saw Hannah walking around my dog park the other day. She commented on a cute poodle. She is a big dog fan. I am a fan of her show.
SHOW: The Rooster on HBO
I don’t love it but I don’t hate it?
