Brittney U

It's been fun. I'm over on Threads now, same handle.

Giving this newsletter thing a try as a kick in my own writing ass. Subscribe if you are interested! I love you! Welcome to Restless Like Me open.substack.com/pub/brittneyu/…

Election anxiety finds me buying an earwax scraping device off tiktok shop.

The upside of getting ousted in round 1 last year is that my essay is eligible for Second Chanceness in 2025! If you're feeling so inclined, read "Miasma" (link in comments) and nominate for the tourney below. Gimme another chance, baby!

I literally don't care - I will objectify those My Chemical Romance boys from 20 years ago until the day I die. So stupidly attractive.

The boys at my local Valvoline are literally the nicest people. I would trust these men with my life.

@HollyPelesky Come to Great Falls, MT. We will go to the Sip n Dip Lounge and surely have many laughs

The playlist at Planet Fitness is absolutely unhinged.

@HollyPelesky All Fours is life-changing

I love confusing boomers with the term "partner".

One of the best parts of starting a new book is casting the characters in your mind as the hottest people you can imagine.

Things I'm gonna do someday: Dye my hair blue Solo cross-country road trip Make homemade pasta

Someone tell me that I'll write again someday. That the desire won't die. Tell me that it will hold on until the time is right. Tell me that the story won't wither.

It's amazing how when you eat actual meals you aren't starving all day long.

@120Revisited @yasisalek Nine Inch Nails, Blink, the Cure

@yasisalek Is there a particular episode you’d direct a first-time listener to?

when people ask me when the new season of Bandsplain is returning:

I'm eternally proud of this piece and so grateful for the hype @Aaron__Burch had given it since it came out. SSL is nothing but bangers!! Subscribe, read, and submit, folks!

I need a personal assistant to digitize all of my journals and then inject them directly into my brain.

How can I do it?? How do I carve out the time, energy, and focus to do the things I desire amidst the things I am obligated to do?

Reading through old journals and working on essays about my divorce and coparenting experience and am feeling the desire to make it into a full-fledged manuscript. Also about to start my 2nd year teaching elementary and another year of grad classes. I need some TIME, bro.