Sup homies.Strange things are afoot. Weird convolutions of time and space are muddling the rigid structures of our routines, breaking apart the well worn injection molding machines that manufacture the plastic tray tables of our lives! The Don't Bring Your Phucking Phone Phest is upon us again - but NOT, perhaps, as 'upon us' as you may think, because this week's Phest is happening on a SUNDAY. (What?!)Why? You may ask. Or perhaps, 'Wherefore?!' if you're feeling elizabethan. The answer is simple:Â It's complicated.There are a number of logistical drivers behind this potentially ephemeral departure from the norm, but it's also kind of like, you know, an experiment, and sort of like, well, a refreshing changeup just to like, kinda see how it goes you know? We're excited to see how it's different, and we're also interested in seeing how it's the same! If you're among the folks for whom Thursday evenings basically never work, this is a great opportunity to give the phest a shot, unless, by some cruel twist of fate, you are also among the folks for whom both Thursday and Sunday evenings never work.Anyway, here are the deets:==============================Date: SUNDAY May 03, 2026Location: The Black Elephant HostelTime: 5pm to 8PM==============================I think i've reached a point where basically my entire email is purple-blue-red-underlined by the google AI machine telling me to make my communication more concise and less typo-ey. It's actually a very affirming signal that I've enshrined some of the beautiful imperfection of natural human communication into this weekly missive. So with that top of mind, I hope you all have a great ol' Wednesday full of purple-blue-red underlined conversations, and if you get the opportunity, consider having those conversations without your phone!
Hope to not see your Phucking Phones at the Black Elephant on SUNDAY!