Welcome to the "year of efficiency," reader. I'm your host, Diamond Naga Siu.
Welcome to February, readers. We've made it through job-cuts January. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and it was pretty hard to avoid starting every newsletter with layoffs. But we're likely not out of the woods yet.
Today I drove through the suburbs, reader. After weeks of unpleasant hot girl walks on highways and under freeways in my new hometown of San Diego, I finally got a car.
It's Monday, reader. I want more time outside playing pickleball and California Dreamin' (it's an Asian song btw. iykyk). I miss my South Brooklyn pickleball community, but hope to find a consistent place to play in San Diego.
It's the weekend, reader! I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I have soooo many chores to do. One of them includes looking at my finances — moving is expensive. You know what else is sneaky expensive? All those subscriptions like Microsoft OneDrive and Adobe Creative Suite, which add up quick.
Were you on MySpace, reader? I wasn't. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I was barely a human yet when it was big. But I've lurked on platforms like YikYak, Stumbleupon, Clubhouse — back when they were still a thing.
Happy Friday eve, reader. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I love talking about careers. One of my favorite pieces of advice is that you don't really switch jobs — you switch managers. That's a big deal, because a lot of people apparently dislike their managers.
Get outta my dreams (and into my car), reader. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I don't like driving but I am in the market for a new ride to go with my new place in San Diego. Buying a car is hard enough as it is, but I'd be even more annoyed if I bought one and then it immediately got a deep discount.