Collecting (January 2026)

All rum

Happy 2026. Last night, I fell asleep on the couch while watching Eddie Murphy’s 1987 stand-up special, Raw. Shame on me because I think Netflix made 12/31/2025 the last time you can view it on the platform. That’s alright, I’ll get around to it at some point. All to say, no more falling asleep on the couch in 2026.

My second rendition of the Collecting series. This one will be much shorter, since the first piece dissected the reasons that we’re here for collecting, the decision on what to collect, and what I ultimately hope will manifest with the liquids I’m amassing. If you haven’t had a chance to read it —

Then, as now, I’m dedicating this one to the #paid gang.