Wear, Watch, Want #191: The Flushing Laser Anorak Edition
Wear: All in Motion Anorak
I was milling around Target, enjoying some time outside my house, when I saw this All in Motion anorak. I have so many jackets, SO many, but the thing about the Pacific Northwest is, you NEED a lot of jackets. So I got it. And it is SO nice, I’ve been wearing it just about every day. I have a Lululemon raincoat that is lovely, worth the high price I paid for it, and I’d say this Target jacket is actually kinda comparable, at least in terms of style. It’s unlined, which makes sense for a $40 jacket, but it’s a little bit stretchy and it has good pockets and thumb holes and a nice hood. I bought it for $40, but now it’s on sale for $34 (Don’t worry, I got the price adjustment). For $40 it’s a great, lightweight jackets that you should get if you’re looking for one. For $34 you HAVE to buy it, you just have to.
Watch: The Nanny
First I Secreted HBO Max into adding The Knick to their streaming offerings, and now I’ve managed to get them to add The Nanny. What next, Road to Avonlea (Why can I not stream Road to Avonlea anywhere? I have a VPN, I can go Canadian. WHERE IS IT?) HBO Max, the streaming platform with the best content, has added The Nanny, and I am delighted (although I think it is RUDE that they ask if I want to skip the intro of each episode. Skip the BEST THEME SONG OF ALL TIME?? Nooooo!). I’m surprised at how many of these episodes I remember so clearly, but The Nanny wasn’t available anywhere online for so long, and I loved it so much, if I ever saw reruns airing I’d watch them. (There’s a channel on Hulu TV called Cozi, which is just a channel of older TV shows, and it is GREAT.) I’ve also been following the Instagram account What Fran Wore for years, so I’ve had Fran Fine in my life in some capacity since the 90s.
The clothes are still great, Fran Drescher is still fabulous, the jokes are still funny (but VERY topical and maybe Kids These Days won’t fully appreciate them), and there are SO many episodes. Remember 24 episode sitcom seasons??? Roger Clinton hasn’t shown up yet in my viewing, but I feel like he was in like 10 episodes (I just checked, it was three??!). Remember when we not only knew who the president’s brother was, but he was a multi-time guest on a popular sitcom? The 90s, man. Wild times.
Want: Laser Vacuum
Formally, this vacuum is the Dyson V15 Detect, but it has a laser in it that detects microscopic dust and becasue of that, it is Laser Vacuum and it always shall be. I have a Dyson V6 Animal, which I bought after months of research, and have loved for years. My evangelizing of my Dyson got my mom to get a Dyson, which she loves, but doesn’t like my dad to use because he doesn’t understand that this is the NICE vacuum and he can’t take it into the basement to fill with their 100 year old house’s masonry debris or whatever. When I mentioned that I had become enamored with Laser Vacuum, she said, “Hmmm, if you upgrade would you give your old one to Dad and he can use it for whatever dusty stuff he gets up to in the basement workshop?” So now I have a rationale for buying an expensive vacuum with lasers. Do I NEED a laser vacuum? No. But would a laser vacuum greatly improve my life and fill me with joy that only comes from being over 30 and loving upgraded household appliances? YES.
