Quirky Confidence
Gene's Guide to January Anxiety
Why Going Back to Work Feels Weird (And How to Feel Better Without Becoming a New Person Overnight) If January had a personality, it would be a person who walks into the room holding a planner and saying: “So… what...
Gene’s Guide to Returning to Work After the Holidays
(A Very Gentle Approach) Returning to work after the holidays feels a little like waking a sleeping capybara. Possible.But delicate. The decorations are coming down. The snacks are running out. Your inbox is… present. Suddenly everyone is pretending it’s normal...
(No Resolutions Required) This week doesn’t belong to the old year.And it doesn’t really belong to the new one either. It’s the quiet space in between — where the snacks are leftover, the calendar feels fake, and time moves a...
Gene’s Totally Unbothered Guide to the Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time
🎄 Gene’s Totally Unbothered Guide to the Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (With Important Notes About Snacks) There are two kinds of Christmas movies:The ones that demand your full emotional attention… And the ones that are great for half-watching while...
Gene’s Official Review of Christmas Cookies (Ranked by Crumbs, Chaos & Comfort)
It’s that time of year again. The air smells like cinnamon. Every surface is sticky with frosting. Gene the Capybara has named himself Chief Cookie Critic of Christmas 2025. From gingerbread to sugar dust, Gene has a simple mission: taste...
Why The Dude From The Big Lebowski Is Basically a Capybara in a Bathrobe
When people look for The Big Lebowski, they usually want famous quotes. They might also be interested in bowling memories. Some are looking for a sweater that says, “I peaked in 1998, but in a relaxed way.”What they might not...
Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when everyone acts like a food critic. No one has stronger opinions than Gene the Capybara. He is Capy Life’s resident herbivore, snack lover, and carb-based lifeform. And yes… he’s an herbivore...
Gene’s Guide to Thanksgiving Appetizers: Herbivore-Approved Snacks to Start Your Feast
Thanksgiving is all about cozy gatherings, gratitude, and the glorious moment when someone finally says, “Okay, we can start eating.” But before the turkey, before the sides, before Uncle Whoever starts telling the same story again… comes the appetizers —...
Why Everyone Is Suddenly Obsessed with Capybaras (And Why It Makes Perfect Sense)🦫
There is an animal on this earth that has mastered peace. It is not the zen monk.It is not the golden retriever basking in sunbeam glory.It is not the influencer who claims to “wake up at 5am joyfully.” It is...