Bonjour!
I greet you with such earnest salutation because I am on a 11-day streak learning French with Duolingo. Albeit, this is about my 20-something go at it. What I find interesting this time around is that it’s easier. I get it. Maybe because I recently entered my mid-30s.
This is my end of summer track pretending, I, too, went through a impactful, life changing divorce. Sad white girl 4ever.
Anyway, I have returned from my sabbatical. I have not used that time to strategize, get my shit together or developed any sort of organizational methods for this newsletter. I guess I am also back on Instagram? Daniel asked me the other day when I returned because I guess IG lets people know that you’re active. That’s fucked. Another friend, Simone, asked me the same question.
The truth of the matter is that I signed on for one whole damn minute. I didn’t look at my feed, didn’t look at my DM’s, I just signed in. The jig is up. With that being said, my operating hours are Wednesday-Thursday, strictly business use, but maybe also spending hours looking at cat and interior design content.
This week, it’s a lengthened Homosexual Agenda during my sabbatical.
That day, I turned 34.
Sohla is joined by her husband Ham and I. Can’t. Get. Enough. Definitely check out Mystery Menu.
Banh Mi Sandwich
I support Kacey Musgraves and her sad girl divorce album. I neither love it or hate it, but I listen to it still to this day and I think that’s enough to title myself a fan. SIMPLE TIMES IS SO BANAL YET SO GOOD.
This interview at Another Magazine between Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine. I read under the assumption that Sufjan would expose some sort of secret and here I am finding him still as elusive as ever.
LESBIAN WEDDING
An impromptu visit to a lesbian bar called Lavender Menace. It’s a cocktail heavy menu and their drinks are measured with those things on top of the bottle. Disgusting. The drinks could have been stronger and Daniel won’t let me leave a Google review because we must support the lesbians.
Zola, did not love it, but did not hate it. I truly appreciate the aesthetics. It was messy.
Too many handfuls of chocolate covered coffee beans from Bulk Barn which makes me feel like a member of the IBS community.
Not to shit on avocado toast but, will shit on avocado toast, but…
My new workout routine which includes lighter weights, but more often. Resulting in: muscles? I read it online somewhere.
Commission released an exclusive men’s collection for SSENSE and willing to change my aesthetic for it? I mean, I am already a cool Asian dad.
VEGAN ICE CREAM
Newsletter by Brock Colyar for New York Magazine is giving me going out fomo. It feels like you’re partying without putting in the work. Also a plus if you want to know what other parties are happening in New York.
I stopped listening to podcasts about the news because of my new inability to process too many negative world events spiralling at one time, so I present to you Obsessed by Bennito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone. It is literally a podcast about things their obsessed with and that’s it. It’s great.
SINGLE BLADE RAZOR
I finally understood the javascript concept of if else statements. Brought so much joy.
Have you met my PR team???
Logo update: there is no logo update.
Perry
I have left the comment section open. How was your summer?
I’m obsessed with Sohla!
You have also convinced me on the hummus and kale as well as the razors. #sponsorthisnewsletter
My comment is three-fold:
1- lesbian wedding looks nice who were those sexy brides?
2- how’s the single blade razor different from multi-blade in the shaving experience…sounds like more work
3- I only just realized I can read your blog on the browser instead of in shitty outlook, it’s a much better experience - tell your fans!!