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A coworker referred to this shirt has having "Power Sleeves" and that's just a great description so now I'm going to use it forever. The beaded chain thing is the lanyard for my work badge. Yes, I do have Aggretsuko on display. She's meant to be a key chain.

This shirt is very much not "my style," whatever that is, and I took a chance on buying it. To my surprise it fits and I love the color and the silhouette. It's one of those pieces of clothing that makes me feel like an actual adult who has her shit together and not someone fumbling around faking it. Clothes have so much power!

Mold-A-Rama

There's a handful of smells that send me hurtling back to childhood: sunscreen and chlorine; chalk; the guts of a pumpkin; and of course a Mold-A-Rama being born.

If you aren't familiar with them, Mold-A-Rama machines are huge things that create injection-molded plastic statuettes right before your eyes. Right there! You can watch! They were last made in the 1960s so the remaining machines have to be taken care of very carefully.

Like a lot of people (nerds) I have a little collection of them and am thrilled that The Museum of Science and Industry is doing an exhibit!

If you haven't seen one in action here you go:

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I've never had one mess up, though.

Here's a brief interview the guy who runs the company!

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I'm very excited.

My plan to collect the holiday Mold-A-Ramas was ruined by Covid the previous years but this year I think I'm going to actually head out to Brookfield Zoo and get as many as I can.