September 1, 2024

August Actions 2024

by Liz Heather in Beauty, Best of NYC, Drinks, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Personal, Recipes

SUMMER IS OVER! Extremely pumped to say goodbye to August. So many things are changing right now and I kind of can’t wait for what’s ahead. But before that, here were the highlights of the month.

Finished my Summer Saturdays series.
The best tweets of the month can be found over here.
Why don’t all cheese boards have corresponding cheeses labels?? SOMEBODY PUT ME IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING.

In love with these blue sky bran muffins. Who have I become? I like her?
The Freshly Brewed Coffee candle at Bath & Body Works smells like heaven on earth.

I found Walla Walla onions at my farmer’s market and they remain the greatest onion on the scene today.
My friend Richard made the best tomato pie I’ve ever tasted.

I got the new Alex Trebek Jeopardy stamps and they’re a bit disappointing. I was hoping for more than just one design.
Marla came for a visit and we did so many fun things. We saw Suffs on Broadway, ate at Thyme & Tonic (incredible), tried on a million gorgeous things at both locations of Beacon’s Closet, we rode the Staten Island Ferry, ate at the always-great Rubirosa, went to Little Island for the first time, went to some of the Chelsea Thursday galleries and we perused Chelsea Market so we obviously had to get some Seed + Mill.

A rat scared us out of Central Park approx. five seconds after this photo was taken

Manhattan skyline from the (free) Staten Island Ferry

Seed + Mill now has a chocolate drizzle option

I read Jennette McCurdy’s book and it was too real and too good.
My favourite pesto recipe is the How Sweet Eats one, but with walnuts instead of pine nuts.
Summer is the time to make peach daiquiris and this peach rose slushy.

Fell in love with the restaurant Hillstone. On a mission now to visit all the locations eventually. The best parts about this place are the chilled salad plates, the chilled martini glasses that are replaced midway through your drink, an insane French dip sandwich (David Chang says that this sandwich “haunts him” and he’s right), a wildly good chicken caesar salad, servers only have three tables at a time so they can really focus on each customer, they don’t have food runners or bussers, the tables are drilled into the ground so there aren’t any wobbly ones, there’s freshly squeezed orange juice AND each table is designed to feel like it’s in its very own little VIP section. So impressed by the level of thoughtfulness at this place, I love it so much.

And speaking of hospitality, I read something recently that explains why I think I love restaurants so much. I’m the one who cooks at home (which I enjoy), but it’s nice to escape that sometimes and have someone take care of me in that way. It’s such a simple thought, but it blew my mind for a minute.
I finally deep cleaned my beauty blender by putting Dawn in some boiled water and then I let the sponge sit in that mixture for five minutes before rinsing in water. Reddit has all the answers.
I found a Sabon body scrub on sale at Marshall’s, which reminded me how much I love any Sabon products.
I’ve been living in the Essie colour Seas The Day.

Annoyance of the day: I absolutely hate that all brow pencils now come in that little mechanical tube (that always breaks). Remember when the Anastasia brow pencil was actually a real pencil that you could sharpen?? We’ve strayed too far from the light of god. It’s impossible to find a real, high quality pencil anymore.
Nathan and I spent our anniversary in Cooperstown, New York to go to the incredible Baseball Hall of Fame, so I’ll do a post about that later this week.
Denny’s has a Beetlejuice-themed menu right now that is a full party, even if it does sound somewhat gross.
Loved reading Pete Wells’ final NY Times piece.
Some things I watched:
- Patriot Games - wow. Love 90s movies like this.
- Six Days, Seven Nights - even Harrison Ford can’t save this movie.
- Trap - I liked the first two thirds of it, but everything went downhill as soon as they left the stadium. This review sums up my feelings almost precisely.
- Falling Down - great movie.
- Wall Street - weird that I’d never seen it before, Martin Sheen was a smokeshow.
- Consenting Adults - great idea for a movie.
- Longlegs - love an original horror script.

I would normally list the things I’m looking forward to this month, but things are changing so fast right now that I have no idea what the end of the month will look like. I’m hopeful and excited, but I’m also terrified and I sort of just want to let this month happen.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in July over here.

May 1, 2024

April Activities 2024

by Liz Heather in Advice, Beauty, Best of NYC, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Personal, Products, Quotes, Recipes, Reviews

The best tweets of April can be found over here and the best NYC earthquake tweets are over here.
Loved this part from a NYT newsletter about the eclipse written by Elizabeth Dias: “For a nation pulled apart by every manner of division, the eclipse also offered a moment of unity, however brief. It was a reminder to everyone, on the same day and at the same time, that life can be magical. That being alive is a collective experience. That there is something astonishing about being part of the greater story of things.”

In Nathan news, he was on The Tonight Show for the third time promoting his new special (Down With Tech), and Vulture wrote two pieces about him and the new special (!) - so he’s had a great month.

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I made this asparagus soup and it’d be a better recipe if it were strained, but it was perfectly fine. I think this is another one of those foods that tastes better when it’s a special at a restaurant.
I tried and finished a bottle of “hair growth support” powder and it didn’t do much. Can someone please remind me never to cut my hair again?
Loving the acne spot treatment from Bubble.
Am I waiting for the August Nordstrom sale to buy a coat that I basically already own but in a different colour? Obviously.

My other coat in the background: “…GIRL”

Made this New York Times couscous and why can’t I seem to remember that their recipes are very blah? It’s as if it were AI generated. Oh no, are recipes going to be created by AI in the near future? Oh my god they are, aren’t they.
I made the switch to Redken shampoo and conditioner and Nathan and I both have seen a huge difference. My hairdresser passionately convinced me that I should stop buying cheap shampoo and it really was great advice.
I made this dark chocolate strawberry yogurt bark (below) that’s pretty fun if you’re desperate and don’t have ice cream.

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I saw the new Diane Von Furstenberg line at Target and the kids section is beyond cute.
I know I won’t shut up about Wegman’s, but are we all aware of how good their individual cookies are? And their slices of chocolate cake? And their family-sized protein powder with 1 gram of sugar?? The deals are almost infuriating.
In NYC restaurant talk: the pasta at Ci Siamo was phenomenal (better than Lilia), the cocktails are better than ever at Manhatta, the kale caesar at Fumo is incredible, the fried chicken at COQODAQ is overrated but their chicken curry is outstanding (I also loved that they had house wines, BRING BACK HOUSE WINE + HOUSE WINE PRICES), the malt vinegar skinny fries at Motel Morris are perfection and the vodka parm at Compton’s in Astoria is only okay (again proof that TikTok famous sandwiches contain more hype than flavour).

Snack I can’t stop eating: hummus mixed with feta and chopped red onions (dipped with either sliced cucumbers or carrots or pita chips).
Saving my money now for the new Lemax phantom castle that comes out this Halloween.
I met Harrison Ford (!) near Columbus Circle and he was very kind and extremely handsome. And I’ve never seen such a confident stride in my whole life. Man’s a stud.

I’ve been making this spinach wrap (below) for weeks and can’t get over it. I’ve been topping it with shredded chicken and either buffalo sauce or tzatziki sauce.

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Spinach & egg wrap with shredded buffalo chicken

In my quest to dress better, I bought these perfect gingham pants.
SNL had two especially good sketches this month: Jumanji and The Engagement.
I visited The Pastry Box in the East Village and it was ridiculously good.

Some things I watched:
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (HBO) - it was fine, I was hoping to like it more.
- Quiet on Set (HBO) - nuts. Parts of it are really hard to watch.
- Past Lives (Prime) - heartbreakingly good, just loved it.
- Late Night with the Devil (AMC+) - I liked the style of it, but the ending was sort of ruined for me inadvertently. Hard to say if it was actually good.
- Alien (in theatres) - Nathan and I saw the 45th anniversary screening of it (I’d never seen it before) and it was fantastic. Weird that I’d never seen it and weirder that I loved it?

Some things I’m looking forward to this month: I’m seeing Belle & Sebastian at the new Paramount Theatre tonight, I’ll definitely go see the new fashion exhibit at The Met, I might try to see I Saw The TV Glow at the Angelika and I really want to get to Smorgasburg sometime this month before it gets too hot to enjoy.

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If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in March over here.

April 4, 2023

March Magic 2023

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Food, Links, Movies, Personal, Recipes, Television

parents front window snow view winter scene Liz Heather — Nothing better than this view.

I do a million things the month of my birthday and I never regret it. Some people roll their eyes at the phrase “birthday week” or “birthday month” but those people tend to be supremely unhappy and I express my sympathy towards them. Here’s what happened in the birthday month!

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The best tweets of the month can be found over here.
I recapped how I did with my winter list of things to do.
I made my new seasonal spring list of things I’d like to do.
Loving the new tomato leaf candle from Trader Joe’s as well as the great new sweet carrot cake from Bath & Body Works.

tomato leaf candle Trader Joe's Liz Heather — Tomato leaf candle from Trader Joe’s, March 2023

sweet carrot cake candle Bath and Body Works easter Liz Heather — Sweet carrot cake candle from Bath & Body Works, March 2023

Ice skating in March with friends? Always a good idea.

friends ice skating etobicoke ontario Liz Heather winter snow fun activity — 75% of us bought skates for this hahahah, it’s called FRIENDSHIP

You know the food blog Grandbaby Cakes? She just put out a new cookbook and the two main things I want to make from it? The salted butterscotch apple whiskey snacking cake as well as the chocolate pecan pie shortbread bars.

If you have a NYC/Queens/Brooklyn library card, are you aware that you can get free tickets to museums all over the city?
I have made this chicken marsala at least three times this month, it might be my favourite way to eat chicken.

chicken marsala recipe Liz Heather — Chicken marsala should legally be eaten once a week

I bought this Banana Republic Factory funnel-neck sweater in black as well as white because it legit makes me feel like I have a 401k.

I know zero about coffee, but I’ve done this heating-the-press up method a few times now when I make iced coffee and I think it might taste better when you do it?? Nathan claims there’s no difference, so I might just be argumentative?
In love with the tomato potato chips from Eataly.

tomato potato chips eataly NYC Liz Heather — Available at Eataly, NYC

Will I ever use this pasta mold from Zara Home - or will I watch it sit on a kitchen shelf each day for twenty years while I yearn to be the type of person who uses a pasta mold?
Love this short article: Want to Lead a Better Life? The Secret Is in the Cemetery.

I had brunch at Quality Eats and the short rib hash was great, but really just inspired me to make it at home.

short rib hash brunch Quality Eats NYC Liz Heather — Short rib hash, Quality Eats

In birthday discount news…
- Are you aware that Target gives you a measly 5% off one item on your birthday?! It’s so insulting, I wish they’d just do away with it altogether, it’s pathetic. Why are brands becoming such ingrates when it comes to customer loyalty?
- I went to Ulta for my free March birthday gift and they were “out of stock” at TWO locations. And nothing was offered in its place. SWEET.
- Milk Bar is supposed to offer some kind of birthday something, but since their loyalty “program” is so new, none of the employees have been taught what the benefits of the program even are. WHAT IS HAPPENING?? (Sidenote: am I the only one who think their cookies suck?)
- You know the bra store I love, Journelle? They got rid of their birthday month discount, too! So I guess all these companies have decided that our collective slow march towards death with include ZERO BIRTHDAY PERKS. Cool cool cool.
I tried the crab rangoon March special at Mimi Cheng’s and they were only all right, why is everything disappointing me lately? They weren’t terrible, just too cream-cheesy. While we’re on the topic, on what planet does crab need cheese to accompany it? Seems dumb.

mimi's dumplings crab rangoon march special NYC Liz Heather — March Special (crab rangoon dumplings), Mimi Cheng’s

I also tried this newish Croatian restaurant in Astoria, Selo, and it was absolutely nothing special. I may have to stop giving such credence to the critics at Eater.

My niece Layla got me an incredible birthday gift - a ticket to Tao of Glass, which the New York Times called “a fantastical and often moving tribute to the composer Philip Glass and the power of art to flow through our lives.” IT WAS SO GOOD. Philip Glass was even there on opening night, which was too exciting and I was floored by the whole evening. God, I love it when someone knows you so well and can arrange the most perfect gift.

tao of glass philip glass NYU best of NYC Liz Heather — March 2023

I bought new jeans after maybe a decade and I can’t be more in love with these ribcage straight ankle Levi’s I got.

Some things I’ve watched:
- Tusk: I absolutely hate when American directors talk about Canada in their films, it’s always embarrassing. And jesus, the dialogue in the scene with the girlfriend: has Kevin Smith ever spoke to a girlfriend before? Needless to say, I severely hated the entire movie. I hate torture stuff. Weird that even needs to be said because doesn’t everyone? Johnny Depp was terrible. One of the most originally awful movies I’ve ever seen.
- Scream VI: THE WORST SCREAM OF THE ENTIRE SERIES. I vowed not to even see this because I remain #teamneve but Nathan insisted so I begrudgingly went. What a shit show. It was terrible. I’ll never go to another one again, which is a little sad but also fuck everyone involved who thought it was an acceptable idea to move forward without Neve Campbell.
- Frantic: I didn’t even know it was a Polanski movie until the end since Harrison Ford was the main draw here. It’s actually a great idea for a movie, but it just trails off midway through so I can understand why no one talks about this movie.
- Succession: So I’ve only seen the first few episodes and here’s the thing… it’s legitimately a bad show. The dialogue is so terribly written, I’m actually confused why people praise it so much. NOBODY CALLS THEIR SIBLING SIS. Words can’t express how much I hate the camera work. Shiv’s American accent is wildly bad. I know we’re all desperate for a good show to watch, but the lies need to stop. This is unwatchable.
I’m not sure that I can even speak about it, but I went to a private rehearsal of a play with Michael McKean and good god, I love that man. I met him afterward and he was so kind and lovely, it was unreal. I mean, it’s Mr. Green for god’s sake.
So in love with these new USPS railroad station stamps. I may or may not have made a list of where each station is incase I ever find myself in that city so I can see it in real life.

USPS railroad station stamps Liz Heather USA — Can I meet and hug the person who came up with this stamp idea?

I’ve been looking for a real fur coat for a few years now and I finally found her at Exile Vintage in Toronto. It was such a steal because the inner lining was shred, but my mom sewed it all up and it’s absolutely perfect now. So excited to throw out my faux-fur teddy bear coat from Marshalls that every. single. woman. owns.

There was an insane sale at Steve Madden in Soho and I got these new wedge heels for $16. To be clear, that’s $8 PER SHOE.

steve madden heels soho shoes Liz Heather NYC — But can they replace my Terminators? Time will tell.

I saw the new Broadway play Shucked and… yikes. Yes, it was corniness taken to a whole new level, but parts of it were okay. If you love Rodney Dangerfield jokes, then this production was made for you.

shucked NYC Broadway Liz Heather — March 2023

I also saw Pictures From Home with Nathan Lane and it was slow at first, but really picked up and got good. Love that man.

pictures from home NYC Broadway Nathan Lane Liz Heather — March 2023

I made a tres leches cake and words cannot describe how heavenly it was. Even if you suffer from dairy issues, I’d recommend that you pound a few Lactaids and eat this immediately.

tres leche cake recipe milk Liz Heather best recipe dessert — Tres leche cake

I finally had lunch at Wayan (Jean-Georges’ son’s place) and I can’t wait to return. Best dishes: the corn fritters, the spring rolls (maybe my favourite at any restaurant ever), the lamb kebabs and the chocolate chip cookie with cheddar ice cream. The crab fried rice (which I was most excited for) actually wasn’t anything that special, though.
I had my birthday dinner at The Grill in the Seagram Building (the office building from Scrooged) and it was so great, if not insanely priced. The pasta appetizer was the most incredible thing we ate - they used this crank-type machine table-side to make the broth for the pasta sauce out of MEAT BONES and I can’t stop thinking about it. The other highlight was the gluten-free zucchini cornbread, which was magical. The only downside? Do not get the crab cake - $50+ for the most underwhelming appetizer of your life.

pasta the grill NYC Liz Heather appetizer — Pasta appetizer, The Grill (a must order)

Liz Heather The Grill NYC best of New York City dining selfie — Vowing to wear more tulle on a daily basis

The Mets promotional giveaways were announced if you care!

Some spring recipes I’d love to make:
- Lemony Green Pea Fritters with Cottage Cheese
- Banana, Pecan, Coconut and Chocolate Chip Blondies
- Cadbury Egg Blondies (I’ve never even made a blondie before, but the urge is strong this season)
- Lemon Almond Pudding Cake (love a texturally weird cake)
- Carrot Cake Ice Cream (no ice cream maker needed)
- Spring Couscous Bowls with Lemon Feta Vinaigrette (I made this last year and it’s spring in a bowl)

Things I’m looking forward to: I visited the insanely gorgeous Kings Theatre in Brooklyn so I’ll do a post about it this week, finally trying the bone marrow gravy at Hawksmoor, I have to get my hands on the Easter Dove Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Eggs, I’m trying to get a last minute lottery to see the Phantom of the Opera in its final days, I will find all of the NYC cherry blossoms, seeing the rooftop exhibit when it opens at The Met on the 18th, and finally going on a tour of the old City Hall subway station (this has been a dream of mine for years).

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in February over here.

baby dog winter snow inside dog Liz Heather March 2023 chihuahua — Baby Dog witnesses snow, March 2023

February 4, 2021

January Jewels 2021

by Liz Heather in Beauty, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Music, Personal, Products, Recipes, Television

Mississauga Ontario snow 2021 — My parent’s backyard

Wonderful, a new month! Even I’m not sure when I’m being sarcastic anymore. You know what I realized this month? This is technically year three of Covid-19 since it started in late 2019. Should I have kept that information to myself? Probably. I’m sorry. In any case, time moves on and we’re in a new month, so here’s what went down last month.

Before I begin, every January I make sure to:
- Mark down all important holidays/birthdays/anniversaries (also Daylight Saving Times, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving) on my calendar
- Check expiration dates for passport/license/health card/insurance/vet vaccinations and write down any important renewal dates
I recapped how my 2020 resolutions turned out. Spoiler alert: it’s not impressive.
I made my 2021 resolutions because I’m determined to live optimistically.
Here are some of my favourite photos from 2020.
I really want to make these A-Z foods that I’ve never made before throughout the year. Kind of really excited about this.
I’ve officially become obsessed with making end-of-the-year videos.
The new 2021 birthday gifts at Sephora have been announced! (Speaking of Sephora, have you seen the price point for Jennifer Lopez’s new line of products? Hahahahah, just wild.)
I read and reviewed Alek Trebek’s memoir, which was really good.
I made this carbonara from Bon Appetite and it BLEW! It was the first recipe that I made this year so I. was. PISSED.
I couldn’t find a Detroit style pizza place near my parent’s house (grow up, Mississauga) so I had no other choice but to get takeout from Descendant in Toronto and it was incredible.

The 8 x 10 “no name” from Descendant Pizza, Toronto

I listened to Taylor Swift’s evermore and the favourites are: champagne problems, tolerate it, and evermore.
I’ve been using my parent’s air fryer and, surprise surprise, it’s amazing. Obviously it makes everything taste great, but the best part is that it’s so much faster than a regular oven. The best thing I’ve made so far was definitely these pickles.
These are the greatest frozen french fries in Canada. Eat them. I promise. They’re lightly coated, but still thin and crispy.
I’d never even heard of The Devil’s Own which seems insane because two of the hottest nineties men are in it. Good movie? Not so much. I’d watch it again on mute though maybe.
If you’d like to momentarily be transported back to your childhood on Saturday mornings, get your ass over here for a second.
Speaking of the past, do you remember Heritage Minutes in Canada? God, some of them were really, really good. My favourite ones were the Laura Secord one, the Superman one, the Winnie one, and definitely the Marconi one.

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I bought another bodysuit from Aritzia, but I mean look at this one. It’s heavenly. I can’t wait to wear it for Baby Dog on my way to the kitchen.
And I mean since I was already on the site, I also bought this honey/beige-coloured headband and matching mittens. I officially look adorable.
Still in love with the Dennis Gross peels, I just wish they weren’t so unreasonably priced.
I made this BA pasta with mushrooms and it was waaay too salty, what the hell is going on with me fucking up recipes these days?!
I tried this frozen vegan pizza and it was actually not terrible! Like, not as terrible tasting as regular frozen pizza.
Remember Grand & Toy (it was near Walter’s Music in Square One in the 90s)? I have to make a mental note to start using them instead of Staples. I loved that store for school supplies when I was a kid. Gotta support.
I’ve been watching the new Jeopardy! episodes with Ken Jennings and the first one was terrible in my opinion mainly because it just felt so wrong, but as I’ve kept watching I think it’s becoming less weird. I am excited to see the other guest hosts just to see how different they’ll each be.
I tried this drugstore John Frieda sea spray and it was complete crap. I may have overused it, but that’s really not my fault. Why in the hell don’t hair product labels tell you how many pumps you should use?! I swear to god, if only I were running things…
I made popovers for the first time and they were surprisingly easy! I might never buy a dinner roll ever again.

I love the softness of these Indigo pajamas so much that I bought them twice (in both red & blue).
I heard the old Frank Sinatra song That’s Life on the radio the other day and got so teary, maybe ‘cause I haven’t heard it in years? Maybe ‘cause it’s just a perfect song? Am I slowly just losing it? While it was playing, I just kept saying to myself “That IS life!” Yeah, might have lost it.
I watched the newest season of Big Mouth and loved it. The anxiety mosquito might be the best new character introduced in the middle of a series OF ALL TIME. Such a great show.
I started watching Superstore (mostly in the background) and it’s pretty good! I’ve only seen a few episodes, but I definitely get the appeal.
I made these ganache-stuffed chocolate chip cookies and they were just lovely. Love a ganache, love that word.
Also made these salted tahini butter chocolate chip cookies (quite good!) because I’m going through a light depression, evidently.
My friend Dusty got his film Violation into Sundance and it’s wild that I know such immensely talented people. So, so proud of him.
I made blintzes with a Grand Marnier mascarpone (the blintz recipe is, of course, from Chef John and the mascarpone recipe is from one of Stanley Tucci’s cookbooks). It was delicious. It seems so intimidating to make crepes, but it was actually so easy and fun. Plus it looks like it’d be such a complicated thing to make, but I’d say it’s even easier than baking cookies.

Blintz with Grand Marnier mascarpone & wild blueberries in a cranberry coulis

I tried to read Ijeoma Oluo’s newest book Mediocre and I just couldn’t get into it. Even I was surprised because I love her work, so maybe I’ll give this one another try at a later date.
I had a real craving for a good bagel and since I’m not near Brooklyn Bagel in Astoria at the moment, I looked up the best place in this area for a bagel and went to the Old Bagel House on Lakeshore. And look, I respect what they’re doing, but they don’t hold a candle to New York bagels. Hard pass.
I’ve been using this tea tree night lotion from The Body Shop for years now, it really calms down your face before bed. Their entire tea tree collection is hard to beat.
I bought this jewelry stand and jewelry box both from Simons and they’re so divine.
Loving this makeup brush cleaner (especially the mini size for traveling). Expensive brush cleaners make zero sense to me.
I tried the Snoop Dogg wine and it was wine! (There’s not a spelling error or word missing there, it really was just wine.)
I made Creamy Cod & Potato Gratin and it was delicious, god I love tarragon.

I recently started eating frozen Canadian wild blueberries and they taste so blueberry. It’s madness. They’re so tiny and full of flavour, I couldn’t believe it. I’m so used to the blandness of blueberries from literally everywhere else. NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THESE!
I also tried sumo citrus oranges and yes they were good, but nowhere NEAR as good as cara cara oranges.
Right now, Scaddabush has a pretty sweet family deal of a lasagna, salad & focaccia for $40 and it easily feeds four people, with leftovers.
Favourite tweets of the month ahead.

no one is “born bi,” you watch The Mummy at a formative age and the whole cast turns you bi
— Elle (@Elle_Enasalin) December 30, 2020

Maybe this year will be better than the last
— Counting Crows (@CountingCrows) January 1, 2021

Using negative COVID tests to decide if it’s safe to go to parties is like using pregnancy tests as contraception.
— Kay M. Dingwell🍁🩺🏳️‍🌈 (@CanadianKayMD) December 31, 2020

In 34 years on this planet I’ve learned one very important lesson that I’m going to pass on to you fellas. She can eat your fries. You cannot eat her fries
— Crockett🍀 (@CrockettForReal) August 17, 2020

when the subtitles are like "speaks foreign language" i'm like...yes, girl...and what they be sayin??
— sydney battle (@SydneyBattle) January 2, 2021

My one wish for post-pandemic life is the return of the conversation pit as a popular architectural feature. pic.twitter.com/l3M0aCxhmu
— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) January 3, 2021

I choose to believe crop circles are real because I love the thought of aliens coming to earth and then being like “now time for some arts and crafts”
— Michael Benjamin (@mfbenji) January 3, 2021

Paul Rudd is a glimmering example of an 8 who became a 10 by having a good personality. That’s right folks, you can go up by +2 just by being wonderful
— Marisa Galvez (@masiragz) January 2, 2021

Somehow went from “Suck it up, Snowflake, you lost!” to “Oh we lost? Let’s shred the Constitution.”
— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) January 3, 2021

Please stay home, wear a mask, and get the vaccine. My child told me today his best friend is the number 35.
— Leila Cohan (@leilacohan) January 3, 2021

"Reduce Stress" isn't an acceptable treatment suggestion for any ailment unless the doctor telling you to do it is offering to cover your expenses while you rest.
— Rosa Pasquarella (@whatrosasaid) January 5, 2021

Almost a year later and I still think it’s absurd that we’re all expected to carry on like everything isn’t bizarre. No change in work schedules, hours or anything. We’re really the “this is fine” meme come to life.
— Creole Lady Grey Poupon (@theelectwoman08) January 4, 2021

wanna open a bar called “plot twist” where upon entering the establishment you suddenly learn that you are that evenings bartender
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) January 5, 2021

i used to think that commissioning a hologram of your wife's dead father who you never met and having him call you a genius from beyond the grave was proof of a perfect marriage but i guess i'll have to rethink https://t.co/UyOoVfIGMa
— Emily Heller (@MrEmilyHeller) January 6, 2021

tort yells at food pic.twitter.com/CebiOG1bmF
— Tortoise (@TortoisesDaily) January 6, 2021

I know kim happy she don’t have to wear them hunger games clothes no more
— greta gerNIG (@NILES100) January 6, 2021

stop rebooting spiderman and batman every two years and give us what we really want: a zorro who fucks
— karl hess (@karlhess) January 4, 2021

Donald Trump: a man who started life on third base and ended up destroying baseball
— DC Pierson (@DCpierson) January 6, 2021

2016: it’s only four years, how bad can it get

2021: are the armed insurrectionists storming the Capitol aware that there is a plague ravaging the land
— Owl! at the Library 😴🧙‍♀️ (@SketchesbyBoze) January 7, 2021

this is my favorite photo of the year. John Trumbull’s Surrender of General Burgoyne sitting right there and he grabs a PODIUM?! FUND ARTS EDUCATION NOW! 🤡 pic.twitter.com/nfT37LZoM1
— Antwaun Sargent (@Sirsargent) January 7, 2021

I want to take up painting and paint horrifying portraits of friends for their birthday and tell them I worked really hard on it.
— Kase Raso (@KaseRaso) January 8, 2021

twitter now that trump is banned from it pic.twitter.com/lKyb2IMauD
— louis’ gf (REAL!!!) loves preethi (@hscatrry) January 8, 2021

jAsOn MAntZoUkaS tAlkS LiKe ThIS soMEhOw?
— Lizzie Logan (@lizzzzzielogan) January 8, 2021

"This is not who I am" -me eating my 6th slice of pizza
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) January 8, 2021

Simply the best.
Thank you, Alex. pic.twitter.com/GgXbV4AWMt
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) January 8, 2021

What’s always appalled me about this country is how we have so much more empathy for powerful people who commit crimes out of greed than for poor people who commit crimes out of desperation.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 9, 2021

buying clothes online:

"the model is 6'3" and wearing a size small."
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) January 9, 2021

Once my husband was reading a Halloween book to our 4 y/o niece & she pointed to a vague monster in the background of an illustration.
“Who IS that?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” he answered.
Then like an exhausted magazine editor in chief, she sighed “It’s probably a ghoul.”
— Andrew Farmer (@thatsajellyfish) January 9, 2021

me going on a stupid little daily walk just to feel something pic.twitter.com/Yi6VVHVVB6
— ruby 🐊 (@roobeekeane) January 8, 2021

the gender pay gap is mostly fucked up bc like what do men even have to buy?
— Audrey Kaufman (@KaufmanAudrey) January 9, 2021

dating someone who can stay kind even during fights is very important
— ً (@Kidxfx) January 9, 2021

I just pushed my grandmother down the basement steps. My parents want to call the cops on me, but I don't know how that would unify this family.
— Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) January 10, 2021

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— ₩abzz 👾 (@Nabzzino) January 9, 2021

Americans only love the college experience because it's the only time in their lives they live in walkable communities
— 𝖆𝖟𝖚𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖔 (@Bro_Neill) January 10, 2021

that morning field trip air was just different
— Nope (@memequeenyerp) January 8, 2021

His dad owned a fucking emerald mine during the apartheid https://t.co/qIDzQFopXo
— Diamond hands Josh (@gokuw33dlord) January 11, 2021

sex is cool but have you ever been brown while watching white terrorists dragged off a plane
— Fizaa Dosani (@FizaaDosani) January 11, 2021

I'd like to teach y'all a Southern phrase that will help you get off a phone/Zoom/Facetime call or you don't want to be on anymore but don't have an excuse to leave. Let me introduce you to the power of "Well, let me let you go"
— sara (@_saracannon) January 12, 2021

I actually cannot stop laughing at this hahaahahahaha pic.twitter.com/viiqCwBsMn
— jack rem x (@jackremmington) January 13, 2021

my mom: we’re just gonna have a few people over, I’ll make something simple

also my mom: pic.twitter.com/CQWFYpLwO8
— عابد (@NasheedWallace) January 13, 2021

my first time making focaccia !! ✨ not perfect but i tried lol 😊 pic.twitter.com/drjHAIocsB
— Jubilee ❣️ (@16pxl) January 14, 2021

Government of Ontario Marvin Gaye

🤝
"What's going on"
— Sailor Sad 🌹 (@abaquan) January 14, 2021

ONLY person going through border from Canada to US. Customs agent looked at me the way a server does when you walk into their restaurant that’s about to close
— Nathan Macintosh (@Nathanmacintosh) January 14, 2021

me, scrolling by terrible, non-harmful opinions on this hellsite and not stopping: pic.twitter.com/PthfOB8EX2
— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) January 15, 2021

me going through the TSA body scanner pic.twitter.com/BBGigtyA98
— elizabeth (@peeanofreek) January 15, 2021

Live clip of Canada managing Covid-19 vaccine distribution... pic.twitter.com/PEUXkVMW4t
— PETER ANTHONY (@peterisfunny) January 15, 2021

Only relatable part of nineties television is Danny Tanner compulsively cleaning bc it’s only thing he can control.
— Lindsay Theisen (@lindsaytheis) April 12, 2020

had a dream my girl shit herself at the club so i shit MY self to make her feel better😭😭😭why the fuck we aint just leave😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— chris (@yunglame) January 15, 2021

bunch of high schoolers just walked past my car in the Taco Bell drive thru I was playing coldplay loud as hell. one of em made eye contact wit me, said something to his friends and they all laughed. this is the worst day of my life
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) January 16, 2021

The US isn't even a country, it's just three corporations in a trench coat
— Chairman Kooks | UBSA ☭ (@shawarmacommie) January 16, 2021

Tim Hortons new ad campaign: our dark roast coffee gets a little less shitty every few years”
— Steve Patterson (@patterballs) January 17, 2021

It’s a good day when you find out it isn’t YOUR Backstreet Boy that’s into Q
— Babs Gray (@BabsGray) January 16, 2021

The biggest scam is cooking for 2 hours just to eat for ten minutes
— 🥂 (@Jackaldinh0) January 13, 2021

Nobody defends billionaires more than hundredaires.
— AC Tatum (@actatumonline) January 16, 2021

telling the song to “shut up” right before you skip it >>>>>
— Alfred (@fredtv_) January 16, 2021

i love how insane everyone is becoming
— insider (@housetrotter) January 18, 2021

Oh gawd he's going to open Canada's Wonderland isn't he. https://t.co/abfPkOllTY
— Jeremy Woodcock (@jwPencilAndPad) January 18, 2021

happy birthday Dolly Parton!! I will honor her, like I do every year, by having huge boobs and being nice
— Laura Peek (@laurapeek_) January 19, 2021

I am only now learning of the "body diversity" Vogue cover from 2017 and I cannot stop laughing.https://t.co/yMeuiBW8jB pic.twitter.com/gEJnE1j7Fu
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) January 18, 2021

He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see! pic.twitter.com/G8gObLhsz9
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 20, 2021

no thoughts ... just ... baby snoopy pic.twitter.com/uKQkwHN1Pm
— ً (@voidshitter) January 20, 2021

u gotta be ur biggest supporter https://t.co/SkUdpvhwRE
— nope (@LilNasX) January 22, 2021

It’s wild that “not everyone gets food” is how we’ve decided to organize society.
— Wendy Molyneux (@WendyMolyneux) January 23, 2021

So many JLo movies start with a long sequence to ease you into the idea that in the world of this movie, JLo is just a regular looking girl.
— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) January 23, 2021

leave butter out on the counter you cowards
— karl hess (@karlhess) January 23, 2021

today’s young vegetarians will never know the adrenaline rush of ordering a veggie burger in 2006 with not the faintest idea of what you were about to receive
— Sarah Lazarus (@sarahclazarus) January 25, 2021

What can i do to make sure nothing bad ever happens to me ever again ? so far my idea is buy something
— helena (@freshhel) January 24, 2021

Funny how people can separate Tom Brady’s politics from his game, but struggle to do the same when it comes to Kaepernick.
— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) January 25, 2021

The notes app is a uniquely melancholy place where banal tasks like "buy paper towels" live next to incoherent, sad aspirations like "become more like safdie brothers" (??)
— walker (@walkercapl) January 25, 2021

I’ve been attacked. pic.twitter.com/YhrOnRxWKM
— Matthew Strugar (@MatthewStrugar) September 18, 2020

the one thing I know about stocks is that they rise in value if people believe in them and I just want to say, same
— Karen Chee (@karencheee) January 28, 2021

Baby girl just got glasses and can now see clearly for the very first time. Makes my heart smile.

This is the Twitter content I’m here for...💪😍😇😊😍pic.twitter.com/2Gm9KpJmdb
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 12, 2019

Been together since 4pm, no problems. I go to the bathroom ONCE 45 seconds in, and I have to rush out to this: pic.twitter.com/AN1iaZYe2k
— MV (@madelaneeee) September 27, 2019

When someone who wasn’t previously thirst trapping starts posting sexy pics I’m like YES babe also who are these about tell me everything
— Allison O'Conor (@allisonoconor) January 27, 2021

Doug Ford pic.twitter.com/hj3BpFByq0
— alan crane lewis 🏗 (@TheAlanShane) January 27, 2021

my daughter was wearing a flannel hoodie so I said “hey, the 90’s called” and she replied “yeah cause they couldn’t text” and godDAMMIT I’m getting really tired of my kids owning me
— Grant Tanaka (@GrantTanaka) January 29, 2021

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— out of context community (@darkestimeline) January 29, 2021

It's so cold in New York this weekend, I think I might stay inside since last March.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) January 30, 2021

The government making vaccine appointment booking online only is a pretty good case for making the internet a public utility.
— pls vaccinate me (@onekade) January 28, 2021

Mix it up this weekend by staring into a different part of the void
— tom (@pilau) January 30, 2021

I once asked friends on Facebook for the craziest LA advice their parents had given & 1 said their mom told her to wear a fake ponytail when jogging so if someone grabbed it to try to rape her it would pull out like a lizard's tail and boy do women have a lot more to worry about.
— Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) January 30, 2021

all sober people straight rawdogging this pandemic should be first for the vaccine
— Ely Kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) January 31, 2021

For everyone who is like, “A SATC reboot without Samantha? She’s the sex!” Sure. But she’s been the best friend anyone could ask for since Day One. When I think Samantha - I think this moment sums up her entire existence. That wink!! pic.twitter.com/QrsjnZMFLi
— JEN KIRKMAN 👩🏻‍💻 (@JenKirkman) January 31, 2021

Sometimes is ok to wake up and choose violence. At least once a month.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 31, 2021

Charles Manson carved a swastika in his forehead and his lawyers didn't quit.
— Mike Larsen (@MikeLarsenOH) January 31, 2021

A “new” “month” of this “year” “starts” “tomorrow”
— Charlene deGuzman (@charstarlene) February 1, 2021

I will never forgive covid for stealing one of my hot years
— Marisa Galvez (@masiragz) February 1, 2021

Covid also wasted one of your enemy’s hot years
— Max Hoover (@bigtenniscourt) February 3, 2021

Some things that I’m looking forward to this month: I will continue to watch and love all upcoming new Riverdale episodes (thank you season five for bringing this song back into my life), I might make these french onion stuffed shells because they sound insane, I’m excited to watch Stanley Tucci’s CNN cooking show Searching For Italy, I might fall into the world of focaccia bread art, I’d love to attempt ANY of these hairstyles, and I’m so excited to hear when the final season of Shrill will finally air.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in December over here.

July 7, 2020

June Jaunts 2020

by Liz Heather in Beauty, Best of NYC, Drinks, Family, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Personal, Products, Recipes, Television

Can someone just hit me in the face hard enough so that I wake up in 2021? As a favour to me? (Also I love that we’re all assuming that a new year means a completely fresh new slate and that none of the actions taken this year will affect the rest of our lives? It’s ridiculous, but it’s a type of logic that I can absolutely get on board with.) In any case, life is hell right now. Here’s what went on in hell this month.

I found a new streaming site for movies that is incredible.
My brother Gary made another gravy video (this time a Swiss Chalet one) and of course it’s perfect.
My Dad turned 97!

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I started doing Ipsy bag reviews again. The best find from the bag this month: a REALHER lipstick. Just amazing quality and I need to look further into their other products.
I watched Get Me Roger Stone and the man seems like a needy psychopath.
I rewatched The Disaster Artist: still great.
I tried hard seltzer (not White Claw, it was a brand called HOOT) and it was very okay, I just don’t see the big deal? I think we all have low standards for things being good.
God, I miss Jon Stewart. I find myself just watching old segments from his show which are sadly still incredibly relevant.
I visited this coffee shop in Astoria called Coffee + Cake that’s so lovely. They make freshly baked goods each day and homemade ice cream and I’ll definitely return. This is their tomato & parmesan focaccia bread.

I tried to eat the black stem for some reason too?? Not my smartest idea.

I started taking antihistamine eye drops for seasonal allergies and they’ve cured me completely. It’s insane. I love them.
I tried birthday cake Kit Kats because why wouldn’t I and of course they’re good. But they’re basically just… white Kit Kats… and that’s already a thing that exists… and look I’m not trying to hate on them, so I’ll keep my mouth shut about it from here on out.
If I became famous, the first thing I’d endorse would be Vicks (obviously), but the second thing? This dairy-free, almond milk yogurt DAH! Yes, the name is terrible. But the yogurt is heavenly. The madagascar vanilla will change you.
Finally made this ricotta jam jar with crostini and it was everything I wanted it to be and more.
I’ve been keeping a collection of photos taken of the city throughout the pandemic that are just gorgeous photos, here are a few.

March 12th, 2020, the first night of Broadway going dark - photo by Gretchen Robinette for Gothamist

June 2020, photo by Benjamin Norman for The New York Times

I watched the Holy Chicken! documentary from the Super Size Me guy and it was okay. I did know a lot of those chicken facts already since we haven’t been eating meat these last few months, so it wasn’t anything revolutionary. And then after I watched it, I was reading about it and then came across all the gross behavior by the creator of the film and uggghhhh I wish I hadn’t watched and supported it now.

I tried this New Orleans cold brew and whoa. Good stuff. I don’t exactly know the difference between cold brew and coffee and it’s such a boring thing to look up, so… here we are.
Will forever love the food at The Thirsty Koala in Astoria. Thank you Katie, Greg & Irene for gifting us so much of their food this month! Truly so sweet of you.
Favourite tweets of the month.

They criminalize the homeless so that they don’t have to house them. They criminalize drug addicts so that they don’t have to address substance abuse as a public health problem. They criminalize the poor so that they don’t have to address wealth inequality.
— antifa’s bus driver (@Lwrathofkhan) June 6, 2020

Nothing more insulting than your dog walking into the room you're in, looking around and then leaving.
— Craig Brown (@Crugland) June 8, 2020

White people have no problem pronouncing Daenerys Targaryen but start stuttering when tryna pronounce Ahmed
— amna (@amnaaxs) June 8, 2020

Me, a fat person, breathes.

Everyone: You are so brave and courageous! I wish I could be as confident as you are.

Me: pic.twitter.com/Fg29VGDO8i
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) June 11, 2020

yesterday i told my therapist that i feel terrible and i don’t know why and she laughed and said “you don’t know WHY???”
— Scaachi (@Scaachi) June 5, 2020

My 7 year old can't believe that police don't go to law school. "Their whole job is the law, that doesn't make sense." No shit kid, go to bed.
— Edgar Blackmon (@edgarblackmon) June 11, 2020

Do u ever mention someone in ur prayers then u feel bad for not mentioning other people then suddenly ur including the whole population
— ُ (@fmlbruv) April 14, 2020

It’s weird how “daddy issues” became an insult to women when it’s men who fail as fathers.
— 🧚🏼‍♀️ (@DeeRosee_) June 15, 2020

I hate that good news, lately, has felt like a trap.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) June 15, 2020

ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ Me when I send mail

ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ Me when I get mail back
— U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) June 16, 2020

It's the simple things that can make one's day! ☺️ pic.twitter.com/xsBx1dPUiq
— Mojo Crowe (@MojoCrowe) June 15, 2020

few things as sickening men obsessed with the idea of “legal adults”
— nikki “cute trash” black (@nikkiblackcat) June 17, 2020

You think I care about losing followers? Buddy in my day we wrote a 3 paragraph blog post to NOBODY and we freakin loved it
— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) June 17, 2020

do you know how common it is for women to genuinely be terrified to reject a man just incase he reacts a certain way?
— women stan account. (@jxssica_c) June 16, 2020

Took my husband grocery shopping.
We got home, took off our masks, and darn it I brought home the wrong husband.
Be careful ladies.
— RUTH BUZZI (@Ruth_A_Buzzi) June 19, 2020

can we pls start valuing good people over ambitious people
— cassie cao (@thecassiecao) June 20, 2020

How great would it be if the entire NFL kneeled this season. And they just kept kneeling. And also didn’t play football. Watching sports is boring.
— Kase Raso (@KaseRaso) June 13, 2020

The US has tried to get rid of covid the way I try to get abs - I try really hard for a couple months then I get annoyed that it’s taking so long and decide abs aren’t real.
— Taylor Tomlinson (@taylortomlinson) June 12, 2020

“Defunding the police is too extreme” We make little kids do pyramid scheme fundraisers to keep their schools open lmao
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 20, 2020

would anyone care for some free serotonin pic.twitter.com/oekWgZJwdr
— rae paoletta🍍 (@PAYOLETTER) June 20, 2020

Remember when Pizza Hut pan pizzas were basically a goddamn culinary delicacy? They’d bring them out in a real fucking skillet that was piping at about 700 degrees Fahrenheit right as your third song kicked in on the jukebox after you’d played a game of Galaga. We were kings. pic.twitter.com/G7dQBRd3qQ
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) June 20, 2020

i know you all think your dads are the best but when my dad moved to the US he literally named himself Kenny Chee bc he loves Kenny G 💖😂
— Karen Chee (@karencheee) June 21, 2020

How old were you when you found the bottom drawer is for keeping foods warm and not for pans, like I have? pic.twitter.com/9QNDfCF3zW
— Strudel_licious👩‍⚕️🇵🇷🤓🌊💉 (@OyeKaren17) January 6, 2020

UH OH it is becoming increasingly difficult for my wife and I to trade off who gets to be the “sad one” at any given moment
— averymonsen (@averymonsen) June 22, 2020

I just saw a TURTLE run from 12 .. I’m crying https://t.co/1cz4uCCSgf
— HIM HARBAUGH 〽️ (@Noahh_GH) June 22, 2020

2020 is what 2012 tried so hard to be
— Ali San 🪐 (@TheSanPlanet) April 25, 2020

I told my sister I was going through it and she said “well go around it”
— kt ϟ (@itsktle) April 20, 2020

Imagine someone u love is fast asleep in bed after a long day of working to help others. Imagine that while she is asleep armed strangers break down her door & shoot her in her bed 8 times. If this was ur daughter or sister, u would want justice. #BreonnaTalyor deserves the same.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 23, 2020

Youre not alive just to work, pay bills, and lose weight.
— please stop calling me queen (@NikkiCallowayy) June 23, 2020

He said “ BITCH RIHANNA TOUCHIN ME” https://t.co/uxHyzIcskk
— ℳ𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓃 (@iamshyana) June 23, 2020

anybody wanna get married for 30 years, travel the world, start a family, and fall in love as a joke lol just like be joking the whole time haha
— nope (@LilNasX) June 24, 2020

not everyone who has been sexually assaulted immediately recognizes that is what happened to them. it can take days or weeks or even years for someone to realize what happened to them was not okay. believe victims rather than questioning why it took so long for them to speak up.
— kayla (@baz00per) June 23, 2020

Is it “cancel culture” or is it just repercussions
— BLM | andrew kimler (@AndyKimy) June 25, 2020

My conspiracy theory is that time travel IS real & someone keeps trying to fix 2020 by changing something but every time they do, they unwittingly make it worse. How else do you explain the sudden disappearance of murder hornets? They saved us from those but at what cost?!?!
— Chantal KC (@NSLCpunk) June 24, 2020

I wish every woman was a comedian. Women are casually so fucking funny
— Kelsey Caine (@kelsey_caine) June 27, 2020

The word "muse" was invented to not pay women for ideas right?
— Hana Michels (@HanaMichels) June 25, 2020

me: i look good today
my body dysmorphia: you look like this pic.twitter.com/TipiGDhMXm
— gary from teen mom (@garyfromteenmom) June 25, 2020

me, sobbing: please stop, you can’t just call every single kind of dessert pudding
british person, pointing to a cake: pudding
— Will Kellogg (@Will_Kellogg) June 28, 2020

A subtle hint. pic.twitter.com/oHoXvfjC3N
— 🕹️Puggerz (@The_Puggerz) June 5, 2020

The way he looked at her when he heard his song was priceless 🥰😂 pic.twitter.com/705qBSGqHi
— 🇧🇧 (@rahm3sh) May 29, 2020

I’m beginning to think “hindsight is 2020” was some kind of message from a future time traveler that we all misunderstood.
— Victoria Guida (@vtg2) June 27, 2020

It’s mind-boggling to me that, due to the failures and incompetence of our leaders, we’re all effectively going to lose a year of our lives. At least.
— Alex Blagg (@alexblagg) June 30, 2020

sorry i didnt text back i dont care about anything anymore
— follow me if u sad (@gIocki) June 29, 2020

New favourite Health-Ade kombucha flavour: passion fruit - tangerine. Absolutely unreal.

I bought a ton of underwear from Aerie since I don’t feel comfortable going into any stores or on the subway yet, and they’re actually pretty great quality (I’m sorry I didn’t get on this sooner, Marla.) The sizing is a little off in that one medium doesn’t fit like another medium, but once you figure it out, you’re good.
This girl. She’s still breaking my heart with these renditions.
How do I set my Google Alerts so that these types of stories are the only news stories I read?
I learned how to make vodka martinis at home, so what I’m trying to say is that I’m better than you now.
Truly don’t know how I feel about this news, but I think I have to support it, right? I wish we could just leave good things alone. Why must we always want more.
I watched The Joy Luck Club and here’s my takeaway: don’t have daughters. And also maybe don’t have mothers? It seems like everyone is a disappointment to every character in this movie. I was expecting to love it, so when that didn’t happen I was a little disappointed.
I watched Dan In Real Life (mainly because of Steve Carell who was way too good for this movie) and it suuuuucked. Hated Dane Cook. Hated the plot. Hated the whole white, rich, we-dance-as-a-family type aesthetic of the whole movie.
I watched the first season of You and a few episodes of the second season and uuuuuuuggggghhhhhh what a garbage show. I don’t need to see anyone romanticize some pathetic Gossip Girl loser who I feel no empathy for. It’s actually just so badly written and how on earth did someone green-light this trash. Here’s a good piece written about it.
Also watched a bunch of reruns of 3rd Rock From The Sun and what an underrated, great show. Wish I remembered it more.

I’ve been on a real Harrison Ford bender lately and I can’t see it stopping anytime soon. I watched Sabrina (which was okay, the best part was seeing him play a nerdish, unlovable character). I also watched Working Girl (which is really not a great movie, but it was only watchable for Ford). Also saw Air Force One and what a movie. How on earth have I never seen it before?? Such a fox. If you haven’t seen it before, I shall entice you with this one line:

Rainier cherries are in season now and while I don’t particularly love a cherry, these are delightful.
I’ve been sucking down these Saratoga Springs sparkling waters for days and there’s no turning back, they’re refreshing in a way I didn’t think existed. Just pure magic.
The only summer salad that’s worth a damn is this panzanella salad, but make sure you add fresh mozzarella to it.
I never thought I liked biscotti until a friend recently made it, so maybe I’m just into chocolate biscotti?
What a great idea (below):

If you’d like to hear the birds in NYC right now, get on over here.
I started watching Insecure but couldn’t really get into it, maybe I’ll give it more of a chance, maybe not. I feel like if you’re not hooked into a show within three episodes, it’s not gonna happen.
I rewatched Clueless and it’s really just a perfect movie. I could quote every line in this movie at one point in my life and I think I might still be able to. Still looking to emulate this perfect outfit one day.

Cannot stop making this broccoli pasta with Banza and the Beyond Meat sausage.
Absolutely haunted by this moving front page of the Times.

I finished watching Fuller House and I’ll never know why I wanted to, it’s such a corny/actually-bad show and yet I still watched. Thankfully it’s over forever.
Incase you’re looking for an alternative site to Amazon for buying books: Bookshop.org
I haven’t read a book in what feels like forever, so I finally finished Glennon Doyle’s Untamed and wrote about it.
Excited to one day see the new LaGuardia.
I went over what I did from my spring list that I made in March.
I naively made a list of what I’d like to do this summer.
It’s been a harder month than normal and I found myself watching The Land Before Time and uncontrollably weeping onto my yoga mat (I like to watch movies in the background when I’m working out). A kind of cry that comes around every decade or so where you can’t really breathe and you’re blinded my tears and everything is too much to handle. I know it’s a sad movie, but I think it was the movie and the combination of this month that made me react that way. In any case, I hope kids today still want to watch that movie. It’s a hard one, but it’s really still so good.
My grandmother Ma passed away this month and since travel is not allowed, it was especially difficult for this to happen now. I felt helpless being separated from most of my family so I wrote a bit about how it made me feel. I could talk about the greatness of this woman endlessly, how it’s insane that you could live in this day and age and not read or write and still enrich the lives of everyone you know, there’s no way to sum her up as a person. I’ll just miss her. Her voice, her endless encouragement, all of it.

Some things I’d like to do this month: I’d like to not sink into an unending pit of depression (that’d be great), I’d like to keep going on our nightly walks with Nathan, I’m likely going to buy these bike shorts as soon as they’re back in stock and you can’t stop me (I already have an outfit in mind, trust me it’s gonna look good), I was looking forward to movie theatres reopening (the Regal near our house specifically) but the date’s been pushed again to the end of July (which will likely get pushed again), and I’d really like to start and finish another book this month.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in May over here.