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Howdy! <3 Just wanted to start by saying that if you are here for lesbian history, I will be back with more of that soon! Right now I’m in the midst of helping my girlfriend of two years move across the country to live with me, so I am taking a little break from my dissertation work and thinking about other stuff. We are in the middle of a big cross-country road trip (currently in LA, heading soon to the Grand Canyon) and I’m looking forward to writing another road trip travelogue newsletter at the end!

July 2023 For quite some time now, my mother has been enamored with TikTok. In fact, she regularly carves out intervals throughout the day specifically to catch up on her TikToks. Recently she brought that party over to her other favorite form of social media sharing, Facebook. Where she now posts her top TikTok videos as much as anything else - numerous times a day when she’s feeling froggy. But she always does so with a very brief, one-word or one-sentence description seemingly meant to lure potential viewers.

[Note: This review will discuss elements of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters that were revealed in promotional material, such as trailers. If you’re someone who enjoys going into recent TV shows knowing as little as possible, you may want to skip reading this review.] Reviewing Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is inwardly contentious, due to a bias I have toward all things Godzilla. As someone who has seen all but three films in the famed kaiju’s arsenal (Monsters All-Out Attack, Shin, and Minus One), the terrorizer-turned-protector of cities around the world holds a special place in my heart.

Time for the finals! This is Day 13 of 14 for the Clubs group, which will run through tomorrow (followed by Hearts through December 18th!) Find the full schedule on the Jeopardy site. Subscribe to receive the daily fashion recaps via email! WOW this is a great blouse! The aqua blue ombre is just stunning and I love the sheer sleeves. I knew a lot of Jen’s outfits had been from Lane Bryant, so I searched Poshmark for Lane Bryant ombre top and voila!

It’s Day 14 of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament! (The second day of the finals.) This is a new format for the finals — “first to two wins”! Similar to the ToC “first to three” (but shorter), this will consist of two, three, or four games. And then the long-awaited regular games return! I thought this dress looked familiar - Amy wore it at Jeopardy Honors earlier this year! I love the crochet lace overlay and of course the bright pink colors!

Welcome to my Jeopardy! fashion recap! If you miss any posts, you can find the archive on the homepage. Subscribe to the daily recap posts for free! If you prefer to appreciate my work in a more monetary way, you can upgrade to a paid subscription. I’m officially in love with Ben’s pin collection!! Friday he wore a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel pin for his dog Teddy, and tonight he’s wearing another dog pin.

If you really want something, go out and get it. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do because it is important to know that your work is something you will spend all your life doing. So pick what you really love. It will be hard and you might fail many times, but the most important lesson I have learned doing my startup is perseverance. Go for what is yours in this universe.

Monon Coffee Company has been a local coffee staple to Indianapolis since 1997. Yes, that’s right. 1997. (Were some of you even born in 1997?) Leslie Dolin, the current owner, started working there in 1998, and she and her mom bought it in 2016. Monon is one of those cafés that is just perfect. It is a true community space that exists for everyone. It’s just part of the neighborhood, you know?