Shoutout to my cousin who got famous for a week after his cat knocked over his paint can on a live stream.

The video of him yelling 'oh come on, Mittens!' while blue paint spread across his new rug got 8 million views on TikTok, and now people stop him at the grocery store to ask about the cat lol, has anyone else had a friend go viral for something totally dumb?

Had to choose between a classic bob or a textured lob for a client with fine hair. Went with the lob and layered it with a 1.5 inch iron.

Had to pick between a higher paying job with a long commute or staying put for less money.

I chose the shorter commute, and it saved me about 15 hours a week that I now use for a certification course. Anyone else faced a similar trade-off between salary and personal time?

I finally saw a paint booth setup that made me rethink my own

I was at a shop in Austin last month to pick up a part, and they let me peek at their paint area. The thing that got me was their lighting. They had these long LED strips mounted at a 45 degree angle along the side walls, not just overhead. The guy said it cost about $800 to set up, but it cuts down on shadows when you're spraying door jambs and under edges. He showed me a fender he was working on, and you could see every tiny ripple and dust nib from any angle without moving a light around. It's one of those simple changes that makes a big difference in quality control. I'm thinking about trying something similar in my own booth, maybe starting with just one wall. Has anyone else changed their booth lighting and seen a real improvement in their finish work?

Tried baking my grandma's pie crust recipe with butter versus shortening

I followed her old note card exactly, but used butter for one batch and shortening for the other. The butter version looked beautiful but shrank like crazy in my oven. The shortening one held its shape perfectly and was way flakier. My husband took one bite of each and said, 'The shortening one tastes like grandma's kitchen.' Anyone have a good trick to stop butter crusts from shrinking?

The attic crawl from hell in Phoenix last Thursday

Got a job to run a new line in a house built in the 80s, figured it'd be easy. The attic was packed with blown-in insulation a foot deep and the temp gauge on my phone said 132 degrees. I was up there for almost three hours trying to find a path, drank two full water bottles and still got a headache. The homeowner kept yelling up through the ceiling vent asking if I was done yet. Honestly thought I was gonna pass out. Anyone got tips for working in those super hot, tight attics besides just more water?

TIL a barista in Portland showed me how to swirl a pour-over for a full minute. My morning cup tastes totally different now.

Shoutout to the guy who picked a random TikTok dance over a serious video and blew up

My cousin had to choose between posting a clip of his band's practice or a goofy dance he did in his garage. He picked the dance, and it got 2 million views in a week. Anyone else know someone who got famous from something they thought was just a throwaway?

Heard a guy at the star party say he never edits his astrophotos, just posts the raw stack. Kinda blew my mind.

Showerthought: a client in Austin told me his accountant saved him $4k on quarterly taxes

We were grabbing coffee after a project wrap up and he mentioned his accountant showed him how to adjust his estimated payments based on his uneven income. He said, 'I was just sending the same amount every quarter and leaving money on the table.' I'd been doing the same thing for two years. Anyone have a good method for figuring out those variable payments?