My FWD advice column for this week features a very cool Game of Thrones-themed illustration by the also-very-cool and sweet Cara Vandermey. It also features me giving myself an excuse to talk about how much I am in love with Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead!
Q: What’s the proper protocol for making somebody a playlist or mix in the age of Spotify everything? Is a CD acceptable anymore? HOW DO I EXPRESS AFFECTION WITH MUSIC?
A: One thing you definitely do NOT want to do is make a crush-y poppy indie mix CD, put it in a bubble envelope with a carefully written little note, and mail it to a boy in another state who a) has given you VERY little encouragement on the flirtation front, b) has been known to perm his hair, on occasion. I can only IMAGINE that that would be really embarrassing for you. I can imagine that, years later, your friends might still send you pictures of him, with the subject line reading only “HAHA.”
My column is never, ever based on personal experience.
