Patricia Chui
@patriciaj.bsky.social
Marketing consultant & content strategist. Former entertainment editor, now just a person who watches too much TV. Page 197 slaps.
Update: Times took out the qualifier "appear to."
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Update: Times took out the qualifier "appear to."
Headline's from today's news publications. A mixed bag, but mostly on the right track, with only The Economist expressing the horror of what happened. (And... Do better, WaPo.)
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Headline's from today's news publications. A mixed bag, but mostly on the right track, with only The Economist expressing the horror of what happened. (And... Do better, WaPo.)
This one broke me.
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This one broke me.
Today's @garbageday.email (which is glorious) is about Gen Z's nostalgia for the millennial era. But every generation goes through this. Millennials cringed in horror at their depiction in Girls; Gen Xers cringed the same way at Reality Bites. ("It feels weird to be so marketed to," a friend said.)
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Today's @garbageday.email (which is glorious) is about Gen Z's nostalgia for the millennial era. But every generation goes through this. Millennials cringed in horror at their depiction in Girls; Gen Xers cringed the same way at Reality Bites. ("It feels weird to be so marketed to," a friend said.)
A sign that you are perhaps too online: Four letters for this NY Times crossword clue, and I immediately entered “duck.” (Reader, it was not “duck.”)
May 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A sign that you are perhaps too online: Four letters for this NY Times crossword clue, and I immediately entered “duck.” (Reader, it was not “duck.”)
Yes, of course the Gaetz report is damning, etc etc, but what's REALLY bothering me is the consistent use of two spaces after a period. Make it stop!
December 23, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Yes, of course the Gaetz report is damning, etc etc, but what's REALLY bothering me is the consistent use of two spaces after a period. Make it stop!
I cannot begin to tell you how vindicated and triumphant this makes me feel. wapo.st/3ODTRbo
December 5, 2024 at 4:56 AM
I cannot begin to tell you how vindicated and triumphant this makes me feel. wapo.st/3ODTRbo
I don’t have a pet, but here’s a sheep that I like to pretend is my pet.
November 24, 2024 at 8:27 PM
I don’t have a pet, but here’s a sheep that I like to pretend is my pet.
I can't get over the fact that Gen Z thinks they need $600K/year (per an @axios.com survey) to be "financially successful." On the other hand, this might help me in future job searches, since I'll likely be competing with Gen Z. "My salary requirements? Oh, I don't need much, just $500K a year."
November 22, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I can't get over the fact that Gen Z thinks they need $600K/year (per an @axios.com survey) to be "financially successful." On the other hand, this might help me in future job searches, since I'll likely be competing with Gen Z. "My salary requirements? Oh, I don't need much, just $500K a year."
If you’re feeling stressed right now, here is a picture of a sheep smiling at you. Yes, you.
November 5, 2024 at 10:50 PM
If you’re feeling stressed right now, here is a picture of a sheep smiling at you. Yes, you.
Where’s the “I’m not sure, New York is a pretty big place” button?
November 30, 2023 at 12:44 AM
Where’s the “I’m not sure, New York is a pretty big place” button?
Finally watching The Shield and look who shows up in season 2 — Kristen Bell as the girlfriend of a murdered gang member. (She cries in this scene. Crushes it.)
October 24, 2023 at 11:54 PM
Finally watching The Shield and look who shows up in season 2 — Kristen Bell as the girlfriend of a murdered gang member. (She cries in this scene. Crushes it.)
I love NYT Cooking recipes, but sometimes I love the comments even more. I truly can’t decide if this is parody.
October 18, 2023 at 3:54 PM
I love NYT Cooking recipes, but sometimes I love the comments even more. I truly can’t decide if this is parody.
Provincetown beaches seemed fun.
October 13, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Provincetown beaches seemed fun.
Fun with Google autocomplete, ie, I guess these are the things people think about. (For the record, I was going to look up “Does it matter if I check in for my flight ahead of time,” since I forgot to do it.)
September 12, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Fun with Google autocomplete, ie, I guess these are the things people think about. (For the record, I was going to look up “Does it matter if I check in for my flight ahead of time,” since I forgot to do it.)
The pressure got too much for me, so rather than come up with something original for my first skeet, I'm plagiarizing my favorite tweet. Which rhymes, so there's that.
July 21, 2023 at 3:30 PM
The pressure got too much for me, so rather than come up with something original for my first skeet, I'm plagiarizing my favorite tweet. Which rhymes, so there's that.