Yes to more adventurous soups! I made a red lentil soup recently that had so much turmeric in it, my mouth went numb. And you know what, I kinda liked it lol
Talking about new year’s resolutions always gets a scoff out of some people, like “why now when you can do that anytime?” - obviously the joke is that the gym is always overcrowded the first two weeks of January and then never again - but what is the shame in wanting more? Shouldn’t we be making resolutions every month, every day? Chasing development, refinement, progress etc is beautiful, regardless of when!
yasi your newsletter has brought me a lot of joy and laughter this year, and simultaneously nurtured my developing oasis obsession (was on hold, is back in bloom) after seeing them live this year. appreciate you and thank you for making me a geese person :)
Happy New Year, Yasi. Thanks for your great work and the humor and authenticity behind it all. I particularly like thinking of soups being bold and adventurous. There was an all soup restaurant that I used to go to which featured something like 10 different soups a day. It was magical and overwhelming at the same time. Thought you should know
Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it with the world. Maybe it's because I'm deep Gen X, but I also respect the goals that centre real community and connection and the sort of "no phones" self-care that those require. Happy new year, Yasi!
Re. your top desire... I've already suggested to a musicology prof friend at our alma mater that he should have you come for an alumnus talk. He's down for it. https://music.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/david-novak
Should this come to pass it would activate my own top 2026 desire: facilitating more gd gorgeousness into this world
more of goddamn gorgeous beautiful shirts in 2026 would be 🔥, too. to a happy and healthy new year.
Yes to more adventurous soups! I made a red lentil soup recently that had so much turmeric in it, my mouth went numb. And you know what, I kinda liked it lol
Need the recipe babe
Get into Pink Floyd is a very good goal. Song recs to get you started: "Young Lust" on the album The Wall, and "Fearless" on the album album Meddle.
Happy New Year Yasi! Can't wait for more bandsplain in 2026!
Talking about new year’s resolutions always gets a scoff out of some people, like “why now when you can do that anytime?” - obviously the joke is that the gym is always overcrowded the first two weeks of January and then never again - but what is the shame in wanting more? Shouldn’t we be making resolutions every month, every day? Chasing development, refinement, progress etc is beautiful, regardless of when!
Yes to all of this
I got deep into knitting in 2025 and it's so rewarding. I intend to read more books this year. Happy new year, Yasi!
yasi your newsletter has brought me a lot of joy and laughter this year, and simultaneously nurtured my developing oasis obsession (was on hold, is back in bloom) after seeing them live this year. appreciate you and thank you for making me a geese person :)
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Happy new year Yasi…Bandsplain forever
Learning to knit will change your life, it changed mine.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Yasi. Thanks for your great work and the humor and authenticity behind it all. I particularly like thinking of soups being bold and adventurous. There was an all soup restaurant that I used to go to which featured something like 10 different soups a day. It was magical and overwhelming at the same time. Thought you should know
This soup restaurant sounds like a dream come true
Yasi you and your pod were such a big part of my year TY!!
Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it with the world. Maybe it's because I'm deep Gen X, but I also respect the goals that centre real community and connection and the sort of "no phones" self-care that those require. Happy new year, Yasi!
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Re. your top desire... I've already suggested to a musicology prof friend at our alma mater that he should have you come for an alumnus talk. He's down for it. https://music.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/david-novak
Should this come to pass it would activate my own top 2026 desire: facilitating more gd gorgeousness into this world