Best of 2021

2021 – the year we thought would be our redemption arc, but turned out more like a questionable sequel. You know, the kind where you’re not quite sure if it’s better or worse than the original, but you’re already invested so you keep watching.

Bug School

Remember when we entered the year still processing the suggestion that drinking bleach might be humanity’s salvation? We had all become amateur epidemiologists, each with strong opinions about curves that needed flattening and variants that needed avoiding. Our travel vision boards gathered digital dust while we mastered the art of pretending we weren’t wearing pyjama bottoms during Zoom calls.

Peaked

Purpose

The airports missed us, and we missed them back – those temples of overpriced coffee and questionable life choices, where time exists in a jet-lagged limbo. But every canceled flight felt like a tiny victory for collective responsibility, even if our wanderlust suffered from severe separation anxiety.

Lies

But here’s the thing about 2021: it taught us that adaptation isn’t just for Darwin’s finches. We learned to find joy in the small things – like successfully unmuting ourselves before speaking in meetings and mastering the art of expressing everything from “you’re on mute” to “I’m secretly playing Wordle” through eyebrow movements alone.

Not So Intelligent

It wasn’t the year we planned for – they never are. But between the chaos and the calm, between the virtual backgrounds and the very real feelings, we found our rhythm. And while we couldn’t travel the world, we discovered that sometimes the best journeys happen in the space between where we are and where we thought we needed to be.

Sit Down

Eternal Dilemma

Buoys

The Sun

Constrictor

No Way Jose(ph)

Sweet Escape

Shooting Star

Leash

Thank You

Thank you for surviving this year with us. We’re grateful for your company, your eyeballs, and your tolerance for whatever this year has been. If you want to stick with us into the upcoming years, subscribe to our newsletter. It’s free, algorithm-free, and won’t sell your soul to a tech mogul named like a James Bond villain.

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Sincerely yours,
Elizabeth and Jonathan