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Caitlin Grace's avatar

"Stressay" - GOLD!

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Lori's avatar

So excited to follow you in another non-stalking kinda way! This is gonna be fun, and I desperately need some of that to get through the rest of this sucky year. Thanks for spinning this up, and go plaid.

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Love a good plaid

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Ash Story's avatar

Fuck that light.

This is so real and my anxious ADHD autistic brain feels so damn seen right now lolsob. I love everything about this. Huzzah!

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Fuck. That. Light.

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Paula Michalowski's avatar

"...throw a dart at a DSM and you’d feel it." I definitely felt it! Loved your version of a stressay and will giddily follow you on Sundays. By the way, how many cats do you have, is it a clowder of cats yet? I miss having cats.

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

We have 2 cats and one very scruffy dog!

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Delia R's avatar

Loved this, and the fact that you mentioned SATC is gold. Can I be one of the 3 obnoxious friends? 😂

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

You’re hired!

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Kris McKeown's avatar

This is exactly what I need in my life right now, so THANK YOU 💖

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Thank YOU

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Sarah Heltzel's avatar

Every day on Insta I think, how is this guy in my brain? And now I get to plumb the even more disturbing depths of my own psyche through your much funnier prose. Thanks for taking on the Sunday scaries with the help of your furry sidekicks!

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Let's gooooo

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Stel's avatar

I look forward to many more stressays and we can say 'Fuck that Light' together every Sunday (Saturday my time because I exist in the future in Australia) forevermore.

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Honestly FUCK that light

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Connie Ordway's avatar

But ... But... Wouldn't that make Jonathan's Sunday your Monday? 🤔

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Lindsay Rae Brown's avatar

Well this is now my new favourite thing 🤩 (Also, my kid told me it's "pervy" to use the star eyed emoji. I don't really get that at all because anytime I use it, it's in a "you're a star!" type context. So, please know that I was using the star eyed emoji in the "your newsletter is a star!" way and not in the far more convoluted pervy way.)

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

totally not pervy lol use away

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Mary Hart's avatar

Fluffles should be used routinely as a descriptor. 😂

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

I love me some collective nouns

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Pamela Ryan's avatar

Denouement… my new favorite word! Thanks for the chuckles!

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Pamela Ryan's avatar

You made me smile for the first time in over a week! Thanks and am looking forward to next Sunday!

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Christopher Gauthier's avatar

I literally never met a plaid I didn’t like. I think my personal record is seven different plaids worn at once, in a pixilated, but colour coordinated (I’m queer and NOT colour blind) outfit!

Thank you for the Stressay!

(Oh and Fuck that light.)

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Are you SURE you're not colorblind?

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Wayne Rollins's avatar

Whats your comfort show? Mine is Burn Notice. Oh, and Fuck That Light😂😂

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

It's usually a cookie competition show like top chef or masterchef of something like that, but I also love Always Sunny and the First 48 lol

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Connie Ordway's avatar

BURN NOTICE YAAAAAAASSSSSSS!

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Connie Ordway's avatar

BURN NOTICE YAAAAAAASSSSSSS!

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Pamela J Detwiler's avatar

Very excited about my new Sunday routine! And I will continue to follow you on every other conceivable platform, being your very own digital stalker. I promise not to call you 😁 because while I may be a stalker, I'm also an introvert, so phone calls are a nope.

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Stalk away! But, yes, no phone calls please!

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Jennifer's avatar

Yay left turn at Albuquerque! I totally read that in a Bugs Bunny voice haha That was great, looking forward to the next Stressay!

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Jonathan Edward Durham's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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