Bonjour,
I’m really into Shotgun by Soccer Mommy right now and it’s bringing much needed change to my music repertoire.
It has been a really, really long time since I experienced a weekend where I committed to a social gathering from Friday to Sunday. Adding more than two social events within a 3 day window stretches the limits of my mental capacity. I’m the type of person that loses energy after any type of social interaction and requires anywhere between 12-24 hours to recharge. More so on the latter. 1.5 days would be ideal.
On Saturday, the Laganas organized a joint birthday with dormant and familiar faces. When I say dormant, I mean my friends who I haven’t seen in months. We talked about anything and everything, and it was like I just saw them the other day. That’s the thing about long term friends, you can just pick up right where you left off.
After collecting some data (data = conversations) from a small (not randomized) pool of people (people = friends), I theorize that society is ready to engage in many and all social activities one could fit in their Google calendar. In conjunction with the arrival of summer, I reckon no one will decline your invitation. We’re post-post-covid / pre-monkeypox and henceforth everyone is seeking human connection.
Send me a Google invite and I just might click yes. Unless I have already committed to 2-3 things - I am unable to extend my emotional labour.
Homosexual Agenda
Reading material this week has been really dry. Some really good spring rolls. And SSENSE just lost a shoe sale.
The new Grace Wales Bonner x Adidas is really good - probably the best one yet - and I just might purchase the green one if I can get my hands on it.
On Monday, per my usual SSENSE daily visit, I spotted these Margiela Replica Sneakers to my excitement of $288 on my work laptop, but turns out it was an error? They were not on sale when I looked again on my personal laptop and therefore no shoes were procured.
The case for fewer friends at Vox. “It’s one thing to say you have friends, but it’s another to actually spend time with them.” I like alone time so I open 1-2 slots a week. Max 3 if the weather is nice.
Dinner at Fat Choi, plant based Malaysian cuisine, for Daniel’s birthday was a party on my palette. Never have I ever had a spring roll filled with the ingredients of a samosa. Life changing.
JavaScript update: switch statements (will someone hire me now?):
const fruit = ‘persimmons’;
switch (fruit) {
case “persimmons”:
console.log(`${fruit} are delicious);
break
case “apples”:
console.log(“apple’s are gross”);
break
After finishing grocery store coffee, I decided to treat myself to a bag of De Mello’s Gentleman. Very rich and dark chocolatey as promised. Would purchase again.
What on Earth Is Going on With Mormon MomTok? at The Cut. If you have 5 minutes to spare, might I suggest you invest in the drama.
Canadian who can’t be killed, Neve Campbell, will not be returning for Scream 6. Just give her the compensation she deserves via Deadline!
We tracked what happens after TikTok songs go viral at Vox. Is this why artists are concerned about their record label forcing them to use TikTok when they don’t want to?
Inside Bryce Dallas Howard's Glamorous L.A. on AD makes me feel like Bryce is trying to live the millennial aesthetic of 2016. In the comments section, someone said her dad is famous: Ron Howard.
I regretfully declined an invitation to Phoebe Bridgers on the day of the sale and now it’s the only regret I have from 2022 so far. The concert was on Tuesday. I told Maegan to send pics.
See you next week!
Perry