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Crying over Crayolas
Dear Robin,
I purchased a 100-pack of Crayola markers, but it seems like pretty much half of them are green, and my favourite colour is pink. How can I add some more diversity of my favourite colour into my colouring pages?
Sincerely,
Connected to colouring
Hello,
I use their 50-pack of markers, and 25 of those are green too. I did a quick Google search about how apparently the human eye can see more shades of green than any other colour but got pretty bored of reading the scientific data, so go look up some stats on the colour green, and then maybe you’ll have your answer as to why Crayola takes us for a ride like that. But in order to add more diversity in your colouring pages, I find that using children’s colouring pages rather than the adult ones is better because the children’s ones only have like three spaces that need colouring, so you don’t need to worry about overdoing it on the green.
Robin
A party, but not
Dear Robin,
Next week I’m turning 19, which is kind of a big deal, and I would love to go to a bar with my friends, but obviously that’s not a possibility. Any tips on celebrating while isolating?Â
Sincerely,
Birthday bummer
Hey,
Join the party. You’re not alone; by the time this is done everyone will have celebrated at least two or three birthdays in isolation. It’s just the new norm. When I celebrate something (like waking up before 11 a.m.) in quarantine I order take-out, and at some restaurants now you can add alcohol to the order. So just add a six-pack to your Cactus Club order so you don’t have to drive to a liquor store by yourself and purchase a bottle of Skinny Girl Margarita mix.Â
Robin
