{"id":44638,"date":"2025-08-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44638"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:14:51","slug":"k-pop-demon-hunters-first-apartment-tool-kit-charting-wholeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/k-pop-demon-hunters-first-apartment-tool-kit-charting-wholeness\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Pop Demon Hunters\/First apartment tool kit\/Charting wholeness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fun animated musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For lightweight family-rated summer entertainment, try K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/a><\/em>. It is an animated musical fairytale in the manner of Shrek<\/em> or Frozen<\/em>, but with Korean-American characteristics. In this fantasy, the battle is over fans, who are the scarce resource. Catchy K-pop songs score the fast action, which also delivers an emotional payoff. The film streams on Netflix, and is getting a lot of attention. It\u2019s the meme source for this summer. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfect first apartment tool kit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I got this Workpro Home Tool Kit<\/a> as a gift for a relative moving into his first apartment. We used it to assemble flat-pack furniture, mount a TV, and install blackout curtains. The 12V cordless drill\/driver, bits, wrench, pliers, level, utility knife, hammer, and tape measure handled everything we encountered. I\u2019d add a socket set to round it out, but the kit contains all the essential tools a first-time apartment dweller needs. Everything stores in the included tool bag. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charting Wholeness<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This chart, \u201cA Guide from Pain to Presence<\/a>\u201d, explores how human expression changes when it is a reaction to past loss, future fear, or present discomfort. It also offers alternative expressions that stem from wholeness and embodiment. For example, personal boundaries may become forms of control or avoidance when motivated by past loss or fear of uncertainty, but when rooted in wholeness, boundaries express a healthy authority based on inner clarity. The language can be a bit jargon-heavy, but I find the framework helpful for shifting from old, anxious patterns to more intentional and grounded action. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A creative follow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My favorite current New Yorker<\/em> cartoonist is Roz Chast. I love her whimsy, childlike drawing, inventiveness, and silly sweet humor. But she creates more than cartoons. On her Instagram page<\/a>, she posts weird painted eggs she makes, her marvelous embroidered dreams, her arrangements of Japanese matchboxes, her block prints, her photographs of New York shops at night, and more. It\u2019s the most refreshing definition of being creative. I get inspired every visit. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart scale for easy health tracking<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My old bathroom scale was giving inconsistent measurements, so it was time to get a new one. I wanted something inexpensive, highly rated, with an easy-to-read LED display, and that could sync with my Apple Health app. The Fitindex Smart Scale<\/a> checked all the boxes. The scale measures up to 400 lbs in 0.2 lb increments and runs on included AAA batteries. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 Ways to Unplug<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Analog Life: 50 Ways to Unplug and Feel Human Again<\/a> <\/em>offers a great list of practical ways to go old-school and become less screen-centric. I love the advice to use devices that do one thing well, such as an e-reader, record player, or kitchen timer. My crystal radio\u2014tuned to one station and one station only\u2014is one of my favorite and most nostalgia-inducing possessions. All these tips help to reclaim a more intentional, analog way of living\u2014like allowing days to go unaccounted for and enjoying experiences without feeling the need to document them. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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