I run on caffeine the way most people run on oxygen, and energy drinks are always in my rotation. Usually, I bounce between Celsius and Alani Nu, but lately I’ve been reaching for Bloom. It’s just enough kick to get me through a sluggish morning or a late-afternoon workout without tipping me into the jitters. Each can has 180 milligrams of caffeine, which is 20 grams fewer than Celsius or Alani. This doesn’t sound like a big deal, but my nervous system definitely notices.

Flavors are limited, which is why the variety pack is the best option. It’s like a tasting flight, and it helped me figure out quickly that I’m a Cherry Lime and Raspberry Lemon girl through and through. The carbonation is crisp, the sweetness is balanced, and there’s no weird aftertaste.

OK, well, he didn’t force me to place the order. But he did assign me the arduous, extremely aligned-with-my-personality task of combing through Amazon for some toy deals, and I just so happened to see this extremely adorable and very pink and perfectly oversize 20-inch cow. What’s a girl supposed to do? Not buy it? Not use a million adjectives to describe it? Unlikely.

It’ll be here on Friday, sadly, so you’ll have to wait until the next liveblog this November to see how it looks. But in the meantime, I’m looking forward to finding a corner of my bed on which to place her. More Squishmallows are on sale right now, as are some other toys which will be shared in an upcoming story.

I’ve had the privilege of trying many, many different greens powders for WIRED, including every flavor of Athletic Greens’ AG1. This is the classic formula, which means it doesn’t have the newest B-vitamin complex or all the probiotics in the newer version—but it’s still great, and it’s on sale.

The experience is the opposite of “understated” with luxurious packaging and a balanced, healthy-but-not-gross flavor. This greens powder is NSF Certified for Sport and packed full of all the buzzy ingredients. There are probiotics, prebiotics, vitamins, minerals, superfoods, mushrooms, and digestive enzymes. While greens powders aren’t a replacement for a balanced diet full of fruits and veggies, they can help supplement nutritional gaps. When I’m drinking AG1, I notice smoother digestion, higher energy levels, and a feeling of confidence that I can make smart, goal-aligned food choices for the rest of the day.

Most people who have one Apple device have three or four, or so many that their Apple Account device list reminds them of things they haven’t seen in a few months.

If you have an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and AirPods, you can benefit from this device, which has Qi2 wireless charging on soft-touch finish pads plus a dash of chrome styling for classic Apple appeal. It’s what Jony Ive would design if he weren’t designing $4,800 yacht lanterns and purported OpenAI devices that are beyond the scope of this live blog’s commentary.