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What better way to prepare for the fast-approaching weekend than by indulging in the some of the Internet’s most well-done web content? Take advantage of your lunch break and treat yourself to Afternoon Delight, Decider’s carefully curated picks of the best short-form content available on the world wide web. This week we’re spotlighting [Blank] My Life, a fresh, funny, resonant web series written & created by Alex Spieth.

The best kinds of web series hit home in a way you least expect – and that’s exactly what [Blank] My Life does with every single compact installment. Writer/creator Spieth stars as Susan, a young woman who sets out to find love, maintain her sanity, and keep her head above water in this wild world. While the series could fall victim to the plight of so many similar millennial-centered stories, it instead manages to insert surreal humor into everyday situations and maintain a sense of sincerity in the process.

So what exactly does [Blank] My Life cover? Pretty much everything and anything you can think of. We first meet Susan as she babysits a precocious little girl on Valentine’s Day and is sent into an existential crisis after a rather intense line of questioning, and from there, things only get more interesting. The hellish nature of online dating and beyond is explored with fresh humor and nuance, and the inherent struggles of work life are put on full display in all their wacky glory. The most magical thing about this series, though, is the manner in which it addresses important subject matter like mental health, sexual assault, and rape culture. By depicting these topics in such a commonplace manner, the series helps to erase taboos surrounding their open discussion and instead make them digestible and the respective stories used to address them on the series thoroughly compelling.

There are certainly plenty of laughs to be had during each episode, but what’s fascinating is the way Spieth discusses vital issues without ever coming off as preachy or soapy. There’s a rare wit in her work that hits home on multiple levels and evidently cements her voice as one of the most unique in the medium, and her performances in each episode only aid in acting as a sharp showcase for the material. Susan acts as an offbeat everywoman for viewers, a unique surrogate that we could do with seeing more often.

Be sure to watch all episodes of [Blank] My Life on their official website, and follow the series’ official Twitter for more up-to-date info.