I did this thing and got way too nervous about my list and over thought it BUT now looking at it, I feel like I nailed it. nymag.com/strategist/a... - ThreadSky

kumail.bsky.social • 33 days ago

I did this thing and got way too nervous about my list and over thought it BUT now looking at it, I feel like I nailed it.

https://nymag.com/strategist/article/kumail-nanjiani-favorite-things.html?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email_eng&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=paywall-subscribers&utm_term=7stories

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pzchipmunks.bsky.social•32 days ago

Okay you may think it weird but I can’t live without laying in bed at night picking dingleberries from my butt and sniffing… idk it the sweet smell that makes me fall asleep…. Okay those judging me, I’m not the one that wanted a convicted felon sexual predator as President…

budzrig58.bsky.social•33 days ago

You need to shop around for your bananas…

ampsky1.bsky.social•33 days ago

Hollywooder ghost busting buster.

ransidius.bsky.social•33 days ago

I too, can't live without El Yucateco 🔥

ubie-fuzzman.bsky.social•32 days ago

You lost me at the $68 t-shirt 🥴

benita-bizarre.bsky.social•33 days ago

Fun list! Might there be a connection between your anxiety & caffeine consumption? (I had to switch to decaf because of my anxiety, and everyone’s right, it’s not as good.)

profpetertv.bsky.social•33 days ago

Check your decaf coffee to see if they use the Swiss water process! Ones that do definitely retain much more flavor and smoothness. Def still a slight downgrade, but a great option!

hopefulhippo.bsky.social•33 days ago

I’m a psychologist and I love the Calm App. It has so many different styles of meditation and mindfulness so people can try out what works for them.

wandagagscats.bsky.social•32 days ago

We fekkin loved your list!

wandagagscats.bsky.social•32 days ago

In the olden times, I lived in Rochester MN in the 90s. I could pick up a stereo console for 10$ at the Salvation Army, and usually did! I think I had 7 at the nadir of my mental health.
I sold them all in a massive garage sale in “The Cities” and drove to WDW.
Now I have this:

ogredragon.bsky.social•32 days ago

try living without materialism... Mother Nature will love you

evycz.bsky.social•33 days ago

Gonna get that biryani mix try it out

zerocrossing.bsky.social•33 days ago

Now will buy all of those products so I can be like you. Exactly like you.

trickyc66.bsky.social•33 days ago

you know what: I loathe advertainment and got really skeptical when I saw a bottle of pricey serum at the top, but- this comes through as a list of things you genuinely love, or that help you feel cared for, successful, and present.

amyoddo.bsky.social•33 days ago

Seriously, $68 for ONE tshirt?!!!😳
Man, @Fruitoftheloom buys you about 100 for one🙄
You resemble the purple grape dude too😏

flentrop.bsky.social•33 days ago

Glad to know you're satisfied.

kdeans1010.bsky.social•33 days ago

I love the calm app. I use it to sleep every night. They have a Venom sleep story I can’t listen to before bed because it makes me laugh too hard.

peonymother.bsky.social•32 days ago

Have we met before you look familiar

santino614.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yucateco RULES!!!

victoriousyankee.bsky.social•33 days ago

BlueSky, believe it or not.
It’s a balm for my troubled mind.

ha99yhaunts.bsky.social•33 days ago

Cheers, great list! Totally agree about GTA5

whatchaknooow.bsky.social•26 days ago

Big fan here. The Zenith console... oooooooh maaaaaan. The tubes in those things make records sound so warm and your blues records probably sound fantastic! Big applause on your wife's score!

opaleidolon.bsky.social•33 days ago

I’m a tad worried about his obsession with bananas. 🍌

clockworkmouse.bsky.social•33 days ago

$8 for El Yucateco?! Yo, New York Magazine on some Lucille Bluth shit, fr

waded.org•33 days ago

Yeah, <$2.50 US for the 4oz bottle where I sit. Also TIL it comes in half gallon.

radiant-chaos-adhd.bsky.social•33 days ago

You did nail it, I also prefer single origin coffees and single leaf teas. My favourite coffee is Indonesian, tea? Probably Assam, brewed till the spoon stands up in it.

I love that you’d travel with a games console in your carry on too. How many hotel rooms did they get plugged into?

isosolies.bsky.social•33 days ago

Onions?

warrentakesphotos.bsky.social•33 days ago

I can get behind this list. Except the face serum. But that’s only because I don’t have face serum money.

crab.institute•33 days ago

Glad to see you have the correct opinions on hot sauce.

rattledattic.bsky.social•32 days ago

I’m excited to look for the biryani spice at our local Indian market!!

frowhisperer.bsky.social•33 days ago

That vintage record player!! Bananas! ✊🏽

samcaracha.bsky.social•32 days ago

I would have bet you'd say a circulatory and respiratory system or something.

gigafoxxx.bsky.social•33 days ago

Literally nobody ever says Water. 😭

thebigchingon.bsky.social•33 days ago

Spongebob does.

gigafoxxx.bsky.social•33 days ago

🥴

heretictheorist.bsky.social•33 days ago

Check out D3 + K2. I think you will find it a good thing to add to your list.

vibesbasedff.bsky.social•33 days ago

If you're a Tony's pretzel chocolate bar guy, try and upgrade to the everything bar. It's so much saltier and crispier in a perfect balance. I've become addicted.

rrnm.bsky.social•33 days ago

I have that same biriyani mix in my cabinet right now. 🤣

chickadee78.bsky.social•33 days ago

This is a sold list—well done!

gratefulscott.bsky.social•33 days ago

So you weren’t just coming out of a sauna

tayloryoungbauer.bsky.social•32 days ago

DUDE, you were the best part of Ghostbusters Afterlife and Season 4 of OMITB, IMVHO.

vsikka.bsky.social•32 days ago

Love the biryani mix dude…

guicoder.bsky.social•33 days ago

the endorsment checks are on their way bro

jilljustsaid.bsky.social•33 days ago

I enjoyed reading this. 🥰

patricklaffoon.bsky.social•33 days ago

Okay but who do you main in Marvel Rivals?

edwardocharles.bsky.social•33 days ago

I paraphrased this for the perpetually lazy:

1) oxygen
2) water
3) food
4) shelter

mia043.bsky.social•32 days ago

This doesn't matter to me

steveofreno1.bsky.social•33 days ago

That record player is fing bad ass! Is it real vintage or modern vintage remake? Either way I want it in my house!

stephenhyams.bsky.social•33 days ago

“I fuck with bananas” as we all should

brettcarstens.bsky.social•33 days ago

Excited to share the Vitamin-D with the wife. (I considered rewriting that.) Anything to help with the vertigo. Thanks.

anna-burgess.bsky.social•33 days ago

Most people are deficient in this vitamin. :( hope it helps!

kathoc.bsky.social•32 days ago

Please buy your bananas at a farm stand, local grocer, or Wegman's - any place other than anti DEI Target.

pottersville.bsky.social•33 days ago

When they make bananas that don't turn black after 2 days, I'll give them another chance

shamanstirsthefire.bsky.social•32 days ago

...food...

ohno-notyou.bsky.social•33 days ago

I also love bananas but hate banana candy. I think the candy makers of the world can and should do better by the banana. 🍌

planetexpresscook.bsky.social•33 days ago

artificial banana flavor was actually based on a banana variety called the Gros Michel, which was popular until the 1950s but was wiped out by a fungal disease known as Panama disease there is a small episode about it

planetexpresscook.bsky.social•33 days ago

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/short-stuff-artificial-banana-flavor-97053482/

anna-burgess.bsky.social•33 days ago

You can still get gros Michel as it wasn't completely wiped out. There's danger to the current Cavendish though. :(

waded.org•33 days ago

What I want to know is if we ever tried fixing the flavor (and got into a New Coke situation, so now we're back to just Gros flavor again?)

sharewolf.bsky.social•33 days ago

I also love bananas. I just read an article on BBC about how the peel is also edible and full of nutrients. https://bbc.com/future/article/20250124-eat-the-peel-why-you-might-be-throwing-away-the-best-bit-of-your-fruit

benow74.bsky.social•32 days ago

If you haven't tried it yet, this procedure can help to reset ear crystals, getting rid of vertigo.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/canalith-repositioning-procedure/multimedia/img-20146069

dottir6421.bsky.social•32 days ago

Great picks. The console!

dave27.bsky.social•33 days ago

Hell yeah to bananas and biryani

dave27.bsky.social•33 days ago

Not bananas IN biryani, to be clear. You sickos.

seymourbuttz69.bsky.social•32 days ago

Hello Kumail Nanjiani. I must admit I have not seen anything you’ve starred in

pizzapartyweekend.bsky.social•33 days ago

Shoutout to bananas: they’re nature’s energy bars. 🍌

pizzapartyweekend.bsky.social•33 days ago

And quest muffins. That snack is GOATed.

sunburystudios.bsky.social•33 days ago

Thanks for including Bananas

terencefox.bsky.social•33 days ago

I enjoyed reading this! I feel like I only really “got” bananas once I started weightlifting, now they are a staple

chill13ill.bsky.social•32 days ago

PS5, huh? Let’s start a Baldur’s run.

pleasureanarchist.bsky.social•32 days ago

What’s the perfect number of bananas to buy? I think it’s 3.

highjinxs.smokes.lol•32 days ago

lol when you did tamara levit’s calm impression on your GQ video i was dying

kellirain.bsky.social•33 days ago

You’re such a gem!!

dchristopher.me•33 days ago

Solid list. But I have to correct you and say that the orange Tony’s is the best Tony’s

amp-h.bsky.social•33 days ago

New life goal: become famous enough that strangers care what brand of coffee I prefer.

flexipro.bsky.social•33 days ago

What brand do you prefer?

amp-h.bsky.social•33 days ago

Two Brothers

flexipro.bsky.social•33 days ago

Look who's famous now. 😉

ddelgadopdx.bsky.social•33 days ago

Shout out to bananas

surelyshevek.bsky.social•33 days ago

he just like me fr

ruhappyxavier.bsky.social•32 days ago

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#ResistTrump #ResistFascism
ALL HONORABLE
#VeteransAgainstTrump 4EVER AGAINST J6 INSURRECTIONIST TRAITORS TO THEIR COUNTRY 💯‼️

robertfiore.bsky.social•33 days ago

You're never going to get anywhere in the Trump era if you let people know you know the difference between "compliment" and "complement".

debmeow.bsky.social•33 days ago

Fair trade chocolate is always an excellent choice. 🍫

crozzledhearts.bsky.social•33 days ago

You definitely nailed it. El Yucateco Habenero is THE TITS 🤌

ronheck.bsky.social•33 days ago

Have you tried the PS Portal yet? Wonder how well that works in real world conditions (the Vita wasn't great for PS4 remote play)

juensuel.bsky.social•33 days ago

It‘s me.

hatkevtonin.bsky.social•33 days ago

I'd like to hear more about your brain crystals!

kumail.bsky.social•33 days ago

I know it sounds crazy but it’s a real science thing. Not like LA Hollywood science. https://news.sanfordhealth.org/ear-nose-throat/ear-crystals-dizziness/

thebigchingon.bsky.social•33 days ago

My vertigo comes from a pinched vagus nerve (MUCH less often after finding out and stretching my neck more). Many years ago, the first time I lost hearing and balance, I thought it was a stroke so I locked myself in my office because you know, how embarrassing to have a stroke in your 30s!
Amirite?

tedbrassfield.bsky.social•33 days ago

Good distinction :-)

hatkevtonin.bsky.social•33 days ago

How unexpected! I wonder if they workshopped calling them crystals and if so what were the rejects. "We have kidney stones, how about ear stones?" I imagine someone pitching.

notmine20172025.bsky.social•32 days ago

It’s what causes vertigo. When they get disrupted, one gets vertigo. Crazy stuff. I’ve had vertigo three or four times. Had a great doctor who explained why it was happening.

triviafreak.bsky.social•33 days ago

I have been a loyal reader of Things I Can’t Live Without and you actually did nail it. Bananas was the best part. No one can touch Amy Sedaris’s list though.

mollymcnew.bsky.social•32 days ago

Thank you for the rec - I had never read Amy’s list before!

nastass22.bsky.social•32 days ago

This list slaps! Also I've never read a better description of how anxiety can build

suz1962.bsky.social•33 days ago

Lots of good stuff to try on here. Thx!

maggz73.bsky.social•33 days ago

Totally on board with the D3, but the crystals responsible for balance are in the inner ear not the brain. Just sayin’…😁🤷🏼‍♀️😂

sagaciousai.bsky.social•32 days ago

Who are you again 🤣

nezumicrew.bsky.social•33 days ago

Look at you, worrying about stuff like some kind of Kumail Nanjiani.

roshanrevankar.com•33 days ago

We clearly need a follow up post with a biryani recipe

nomatterboo.bsky.social•33 days ago

El Yucateco is one of my favorites. I could drink the green one, so I'll have to give the Red a try 😋

cynthiawebb.bsky.social•33 days ago

Just recently tried the Tony's Chocolates - Yum! Bananas and D - interesting list!

mcgeewantsanswers.bsky.social•33 days ago

Omg you DID nail it! Let's be friends!

blooburriez.bsky.social•33 days ago

Every time I have a banana I think of this guy:

deanjonesshow.bsky.social•33 days ago

Nice list!

gallantgraham.bsky.social•32 days ago

I loved your Orc in LOTR Shadow of War. https://youtu.be/7gjb0tmeJEM?si=KfayOKFNGnbcyJXU

deathmtl2474.bsky.social•32 days ago

Lmfao what kind of postering is this? There’s no damn way you’re playing a game for only 30mins.

calioril.bsky.social•32 days ago

Impossible. Especially openworld games. Takes half an hour to get anything done.

hopelovejoy.bsky.social•33 days ago

Love me some Tony’s

marccal.bsky.social•33 days ago

Some VERY nice things. The Vintner's Daughters serum looks very fancy! 😉

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navyblur.bsky.social•32 days ago

Hello. You are the man from the Television. I am the man from the couch. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

13thlatchkeykid.bsky.social•33 days ago

Fun list.
I'll have to make one...

Air, water, food, decent shelter, trump deceased, tacos, warm flame, eggs,
Reliable transportation.

Done

ajguy.bsky.social•33 days ago

Nice list. You should get a Steam Deck or something for travel.

sheriffoffunkytown.bsky.social•33 days ago

So you still doing steroids or nah?

ledrak.bsky.social•33 days ago

First Oprah snubs my books now you! This is getting egregious!

james-at-57.bsky.social•32 days ago

Gold, baby. Every consonant

prosborne.bsky.social•33 days ago

I mean, that list is rad, and I am going to have to check out those T-Shirts, but there were two obvious omissions:

- Rush albums
- Oregon State Beaver hoodie.

Well, they would be omissions if you loved those things. Like I do.

Once again, making things about me. Sigh.