the mini-bitch: zoom edition
Me trying to get this newsletter out last night, then today before noon, then before five o’clock, then finally now:
Good morning bitches, and welcome to this tribute/roast/celebration of everyone’s new forced BFF: Zoom.
There were two distinct moments that together caused me to write an entire edition about a video conferencing app. First, I joined a niche facebook group (are you surprised?) entitled “Zoom Memes for Self-Quaranteens”.
The group is now no secret—it boasts 520k+ members and is the subject of multiple New York Times articles by Taylor Lorenz. But alas, I would be remiss if I did not write about what has already cemented itself as a quarantine icon.
The second moment came while reading a Cosmo article that delivers a bevy of virtual backgrounds you can use during meetings to mask your childhood bedroom, collection of liquor bottles, or extremely disorganized spare bedroom/office/home gym. (That last one is a personal attack on myself.)
My background of choice to mask this multipurpose room horror:
(Zoom thought good morning bitch Madison Silvey’s childhood bedroom was an actual green screen, for the record.)
Here are some of my favorite backgrounds from that Cosmo article:
Anyway, I could share all of the long-form articles about this app, the security concerns, and the effect of virtual learning on the quality of education (and believe me, I want to!) but I’m gonna give the people what they want instead: some meme-based levity.
But first!
The cast of Hamilton performed for a little girl last night on John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” show and I…am….emotional. When you hit play it should be cued up to the right spot, but if not—go to 11:21 and prepare to cry!!!
Literally me the entire time watching:
Alright, Good Tweets™ time:
(I honestly can’t tell if the goat video is a joke or not but either way, 10/10 effort)
^^^ SO GOOD
When you really miss cancelling plans you committed to the day before, knowing you would back out:
A small token of appreciation for the much less acclaimed Microsoft Teams:
Speaking of competitors, here is Skype feebly peeking its head into the pandemic:
Alright, it’s basically Tuesday at this point and I’m tryna get this off my todo list—so I will leave you with this goldmine of a Twitter thread. Happy Zooming! Don’t get your personal, educational, or business security violated by a videoconferencing app!
xo,
Lily