June 13, 2024

May Musings 2024

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

It has officially been six years of doing these monthly roundup posts since I started them in May of 2018. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. If there’s a lesson here, it’s that change is truly possible. I never would’ve thought I’d be doing these consistently for that long, so that’s wild to me. Thank you to anyone and everyone who has ever even read one. Here’s what went down in May!

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The best tweets of the month are over here.
I reviewed the hip hop jewelry exhibit at the Natural History Museum.
I saw the new rooftop installation at The Met.
Vulture wrote about Nathan’s special twice this month and I couldn’t be prouder.

The New York Times also loved Nathan’s newest special Down With Tech!
I made this one pan pepper steak with added mushrooms that I will absolutely do again.
My favourite Met gala looks:

The hair, the makeup, the dress = all of it is perfection, she just needs to leave Justin to fully become perfect in this moment

The back of Mindy Kaling’s dress is HIGH ART

The author of my favourite book, Paul Auster, passed away so I think a re-reading of Mr. Vertigo is in order soon.
I visited the newly opened Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn to see Belle & Sebastian (they were great) and what a beautiful venue.

I tried cottage cheese for the first time and it wasn’t terrible! I still say that “cottage cheese” is the most disgusting thing it could have been named, though. I made this fake chocolate mousse with it and Nathan ate every last bite. I also made a fake “ice cream” with cottage cheese + frozen blueberries that was actually good. I won’t pretend to tell you it tasted like real ice cream, but it was surprisingly edible.

Cottage cheese + frozen blueberry ice cream that’s not actually ice cream, I can’t lie to you

We had a huge Baby Dog scare where she tore a ligament in her leg and our vet was an absolute nightmare with prescribing her these insanely strong pills that made our lives a living hell for a week. Thankfully she’s back to normal and better than ever. We also started her on these cataract eye drops that may actually help her sight, will report back on these in a few more weeks.

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I tried the new chickpea pasta from Trader Joe’s and I like it better than Banza (it’s cheaper, too). Also tried their new, incredible honeycomb candy.

Love this essay by Glynnis MacNicol and I can’t wait to read her upcoming memoir entitled I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself.
Embarrassed to say how much I love the Shake Shack lettuce wrap.

The white chocolate macadamia cream at Starbucks is a problem. I’m really in the macadamia era of my life. No one tells you that your late-30s era is intensely boring?
There’s nothing sadder than disappointing soft serve. Marvel: do better.

Truly in love with the shortbread foam hand soap from Bath & Body Works. (Don’t forget their annual sale is going on right now.)

Loving the entire ButterBliss line at Target. How is it so damn soft??
Tried the new sandwich place Nomad, which is incredible. Took me 39 years to understand that I truly love coleslaw. Again, terrible name choice. Beginning to learn that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover? What a concept?

Quick note: if you ever shop in store at Staples, you should really look up their online prices vs. the in-store price when you’re there. The in-store price is almost always wildly more expensive than the same item listed online and if you show the cashier when you’re checking out - they’ll price match it for the lower price.
So I was on a morning walk and I found a lost cat! It was wild and the owners were so sweet about it.
Saw Mary Jane with Rachel McAdams on Broadway with Nathan and it was great.

There is an exhibit of old literary posters right now at The Met that is absolutely beautiful.

The latkes at Modern Bread and Bagel remain the best in NYC.

Got the new summer scents from Mrs. Meyers and they. are. incredible.

Seasonally scented cleaning products? FUCK ME UP

Took Baby Dog to Central Park and she loved it, even if you can’t tell by this forcibly posed photograph.

I love a street fair because you’ll always find something unique. Creepy-faced magnets? Forever yes.

Completely forgot about my love for rainbow sherbert.

Some things I watched:
- The Idea of You (Amazon Prime): low maintenance and intensely watchable. The line, “People hate happy women” PERFECT. And Michael Showalter directed it?? What the hell? That’s great.
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back: it’s pretty gross that the main love interest is a 20 year old boy. And the real life story that it’s based on is AWFUL (spoiler alert: he was actually gay and married her for a green card!!).
- Under The Tuscan Sun: still great.
- Twister (the Helen Hunt one): such a great movie. There’s really no need for the remake. Best part? The sheer amount of twisters in the movie. That may seem like a dumb observation, but it really isn’t. It’s just so fast-paced and there’s basically another twister every ten minutes or so.
- Dream Scenerio: good! Some of the abuse scenes are hard to sit through, but as a whole a really good movie.
- The Danny Meyer episode of Ina Garten’s show: I was not aware that he basically invented eating at the bar instead of at a table in a restaurant (was also not aware that it needed to be invented??) and I must make the pasta (orecchiette with broccoli rabe and sausage) that he made for Ina in that episode.
- Emily in Paris (season two): can you tell how desperate I am in finding new shows to watch? It’s not a good show. I hate all the singing, I had to fast-forward those scenes. But I did love these pink shoes.

Some things I’m looking forward to this month: finishing off some final spring activities, writing my summer list, I need to dry clean and officially pack away my winter coats, I’ll start doing my Summer Saturdays weekly series again, excited for the new season of The Bear at the end of the month and I’d love to find some new strawberry recipes to make the most of the season.

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

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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.

@theladyshortcake
#fy #fyp
♬ Jake25.17 sound - 🦋Olivia🦋

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

pic.twitter.com/P9c6IakEre
— ₩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.

December 8, 2020

Navigating November 2020

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

Wonderful, another month has come and gone. It’s hard to tell when I’m in a bad mood these days. I feel like all of my moods are sprinkled with bits of sadness since it’s been such a rough year on everyone. It seems hard to be hopeful and optimistic for the coming months because of everything that has gone on already, but I think I’ll continue on with my internal mantra of “fake it ‘til you make it” - that’s healthy, right? In any case, here’s what happened last month:

I usually don’t mention the things that I don’t do, but this one is notable: I didn’t have the Thanksgiving croissant from Milk Bar this year (because I’m in Canada at the moment). So this is really just a reminder to myself to go hog-wild on them next November.
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned them before, but the ready-made roast beef sandwiches at San Remo’s in Etobicoke? A PERFECT SANDWICH.
I rewatched the original (better) Jumanji and goddamit what a great movie. How did I forget what a perfect movie that was? Miss Robin Williams so much. Which reminds me: I gotta rewatch Jack soon (Coppola’s greatest movie, in my humble opinion). Haven’t seen that one in ages.
Some thoughts on how to have a less expensive Christmas.
Love the new “Oat Milk Latte” nail polish colour at Urban Outfitters. Something about a boring neutral has been really turning me on lately.
The best new hand lotion I’ve used in a long time: this Kiehl’s Hand Salve. I put it on once in the morning and once before bed and it’s crazy how soft it makes them, even if you wash your hands numerous times a day (which, god, I hope you’re doing).
I know that I tend to live in the past at times, but are you ever needing to print some photos fast and don’t know where to get it done? Years ago, they had machines at Shoppers and then they disappeared. And I just discovered that Staples has those print-right-now machines! It takes seconds to print from your phone and it’s crazy cheap. I think you can only get 4 x 6 in size, but still. That’s great!
I’ll always love Cobs Bread (thanks to Marla years ago for introducing me) but I just tried their garlic focaccia and my god. Heavenly. It also makes a great base for any kind of at-home grilled cheese or even an at-home garlic bread using garlic butter.
So I tried the Popeye’s chicken sandwich that people were stabbing each other for and… I fully understand the murdering mentality. It’s an incredible chicken sandwich. I was expecting not to understand the hype, but here I stand before you, four chicken sandwiches deep.
I’ve been consistently using the Luna Night Oil from Sunday Riley (a small version that came with a gift set) and I think it’s really working well. My skin looks amazing in the morning after each use. So I might bite the bullet and buy the full size when I run out.
Just so sad to see this man pass away.

And I can’t forget this great one, too.

I simply cannot stop ordering the vegetable fried rice from Fortune Dragon in Mississauga. Can’t and WON’T.
I had such a terrible experience using Skip The Dishes the other night (there was a problem with an order and the restaurant refused to fix the problem and I was on the phone with STD (hahah, can we all call them this from now on PLEASE) for over an hour, just disgusting). So now they’re banned in our house.
And speaking of annoying food experiences, Scaddabush got rid of the best sandwich on their menu. What. the. hell. It was a prosciutto cotto grilled cheese with Italian cured ham, caramelized onions, mozzarella, and fig jam on a focaccia bun and IT IS NO MORE. I did attempt to make it at home one night and it was actually really good, but still. Who wants to spend their evenings caramelizing onions for hours in the kitchen? Well, I do, for one. But regardless! Bad move, Scaddabush.
I came across these actually helpful, fast TikTok beauty tips.
Excited to visit this new food hall in Long Island City one day.
Love these two new Tierra Whack songs.
I love hearing these kinds of butterfly effect stories, always.
This whole listicle made me laugh.

@himesmeaghan12
When online school causes you to have to video yourself for “weightlifting” do not mind me I’m not trying at all I’m over it 💀#foryoupage #corona
♬ Pretty Boy Swag - Soulja Boy

How on earth can someone build a roller coaster in their backyard? People continue to impress me. This is amazing.

It’s pure and complete trash that chihuahuas never win dog shows. Look at this beauty from The National Dog Show.
Considering this beautiful palette for purchase even though I have plans to go nowhere, every night, for the rest of time.
I made these fondant potatoes and they were good! Love a new way to cook a potato.

I watched Coneheads for the first time and it was a surprisingly fun movie. It also happens to be the ultimate pro-immigration movie. Loved it.

I watched the Fresh Prince reunion and it was good! It was nice to see Nicky.
If you’re looking for a dog groomer in Mississauga, I can’t say enough good things about You Lucky Dog Grooming. They cut Baby Dog’s nails perfectly for $10 and it took less than five minutes. They were so gentle and caring, definitely only gonna go here from now on.
There were a few massive holes in the ceiling in my parents basement (an estimate said it would be $1000 to fix) so I went to Home Depot, got the supplies and did it myself. This is something I would never even want to do, let alone actually do, so the fact that it’s fixed now is insane. Here's what it looked like.

This whole job cost $17 from Home Depot. Nothing is impossible.

I made my niece Layla watch Sleeping With The Enemy and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for the first time and I think she liked both, which obviously I love. Love making people I love watch things I love.

Absolutely in love with this song. And this one, too.
So I got fake nails. Here they are.

Yes, I love them. Yes, they look perfect every single day and that’s amazing. But no one tells you the cons, so let me tell you what they are.
- Pressing buttons is an annoyance. The buttons of debit machines especially (I’ve incorrectly put in my pin about three times so far), but also remote controls and car radio dials.
- Peeling onions or garlic. Or cutting anything on a cutting board in the kitchen, basically.
- You know after a shower when you towel off the wet parts of the inside of your ears? Can’t be done.
- All zippers and buttons add at least five minutes to your life.
- Look, I’m not an animal but sometimes your nose needs a little cleaning when a tissue ain’t gonna cut it. That being said, it is IMPOSSIBLE to pick your nose with these.
- Typing at your regular speed.
- Peeling clementines is simply out of the question (which is annoying because they’re so in season right now).
- Putting on and taking off necklaces.
- And most of all, yes you can still scratch parts of your body, but it’s an unfulfilling scratch. These nails aren’t as sharp as my real ones, so the scratch is lackluster.
That being said, I do love them. I’m not sure if I’ll get them again, but they’re beautiful and I can definitely see the appeal.
I watched a few episodes of Somebody Feed Phil with my brother Robbie and it’s a pretty cute show. I only watched the New York, New Orleans, Venice & San Francisco episodes, but I’m sure I’ll watch the rest soon. I think I liked it because the host really lets the guests be the charming, endearing ones, and most TV hosts aren’t very good at that.
So since we missed both Thanksgivings this year, we picked a random day to do our turkey dinner and this year I did the rub for the bird (Mom handled all the gross stuff) and it came out amazing! Also made my favourite salad dressing (love a shallot in a dressing), this perfect cranberry sauce and best garlic bread. And instead of a whole pie, we just got mini pumpkin tarts from Whole Foods. The next day, I finally made the moist maker sandwich (from Friends) and it turned out really well.

roast turkey thanksgiving — Turkey a la Liz

leftover turkey sandwich moistmaker thanksgiving — The leftover sandwich, the next day

Best tweets of the month ahead:

men be like ”I love a girl with confidence” and then destroys it
— 𝔫𝔦𝔞𝔪𝔥🕊 (@niumphhh) October 18, 2020

you let a man in your life now you irritated before 9 am
— ruthie (@ruthayeeee) October 15, 2020

Y’all getting real creative for Halloween. I want no parts 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/wBsw9bp7Zt
— Kara (@UndeniableLOVE7) October 28, 2020

You never know what day of quarantine someone is in. Be kind. Always
— Nathan Macintosh (@Nathanmacintosh) November 1, 2020

Saying "I don't know" https://t.co/Ns94tEhPwA
— Ma$on (@FirstGentleman) November 1, 2020

Make Politics Boring Again
— Nathan Macintosh (@Nathanmacintosh) November 2, 2020

my heart would explode https://t.co/Uer85MUTdD
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) November 2, 2020

CNN just said “don’t look at the maps it’s too early” and my mom goes “DONT SHOW IT THEN!” 😂😂😩😩
— Marcella Arguello (@marcellacomedy) November 4, 2020

me reheating leftover pizza on the stove instead of using the microwave pic.twitter.com/SfyEuEro8H
— dan the rock yang (@realDANYANG) November 3, 2020

Gotta say I’m shocked that an election system developed by slaveowners is so bad at dealing with racism.
— Kashana (@kashanacauley) November 4, 2020

2020: Even the good news is slow and painful
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) November 5, 2020

are we sure life is short
— JP (@jpbrammer) November 5, 2020

I see tweets like, “Dems are winning, act like it!” What these fail to take into account is the country’s on the verge of breaking up with an abuser. We’ve been bombarded, traumatized for 4 years. The joy of being out is tempered by uncertainty over whether it’s really over.
— Daniel Zucker (@DirectFromDZ) November 5, 2020

Good morning! If you only look at one map today, make it this one. This is what red/blue states really look like. Land doesn't vote. People do. #ElectionResults2020 pic.twitter.com/dfpl4N2MLq
— Ray Kwong (@raykwong) November 5, 2020

Every other outlet making Fox News be the one to call it pic.twitter.com/E0BxPVsewn
— Jason Kirk, This American Life's cornhole expert (@thejasonkirk) November 6, 2020

Crying and holding my daughter, “look baby, she looks like us.” pic.twitter.com/Gy4MAPoNjy
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) November 7, 2020

Sleepy Joe is the perfect nickname for the man who gave us our first good night’s sleep in 4 years
— Remy Kassimir (@RemyKassimir) November 8, 2020

Someone wanna tell me why this (perfect) baby can talk on the phone in Japanese better than me even though I've been doing it longer!! 😭🥰 pic.twitter.com/gRVTWBgg2u
— K△Z・カズ 𓂃 𓈒𓏸 (@am_kaz) November 8, 2020

I could write jokes for 800 years and I'd never think of something funnier than Trump booking the Four Seasons for his big presser, and it turning out to be the Four Seasons Total Landscaping parking lot between a dildo store and a crematorium. pic.twitter.com/P45HV1daD9
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) November 8, 2020

Being a huge asshole at 3AM is apparently exhausting. pic.twitter.com/LDcEuoZIRh
— Vanessa Ramos (@thatRamosgirl) November 8, 2020

My wife was driving us home and said “the sky is so beautiful.” I pointed to a weird old man on the street and said “this guy?” Anyway if you were in the car you would’ve laughed.
— Casey James Salengo (@caseyJsalengo) November 9, 2020

Dancing mailboxes making out in the streets to “Show Me Love” is all you need to know about how #Philly is feeling today. #JoyToThePeople #CountEveryVote #EveryVoteCounts pic.twitter.com/9LJGvYy56R
— #JoyToThePolls (@JoyToThePolls) November 7, 2020

This font. https://t.co/ZG7KHbNche pic.twitter.com/IPUYICVjHl
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) November 10, 2020

i think society won't be satisfied with BEFORE & AFTER weight loss pictures until there's a woman on the left side & just an empty pile of clothes on the ground on the right side WOW WHAT'S HER SECRET?!
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) November 10, 2020

Nothing is more humiliating than trying to pick up a low bouncing ping pong ball
— Max 🦃 Ash (@mynameisntdave) November 13, 2020

Nothing to see here. Just a lil bunny having a snack snack pic.twitter.com/JwX8sGNT4i
— Nature and Animals (@_NatureAnimals) November 12, 2020

i pray my friends get through the battles that they don't tell me about
— ‎‏ޮ (@Vibelyy) November 12, 2020

In college I have discovered that I actually have a passion for nothing. My dream job is no job and a mansion by the sea with lots of windows. Manifesting xoxo ✨
— IG: clarkebetz 🕊 (@_cinnamoro11_) November 13, 2020

women leaving the shower https://t.co/RxSfqZpaNB
— cell (@mtvcell) November 14, 2020

You ever start masturbating and be like nah that ain’t it maybe I’m hungry 🤔
— Cybergoth (@Guiltysadist1) November 13, 2020

going to the movies alone https://t.co/40GFghNlwL
— priscilla page (@BBW_BFF) November 14, 2020

i present to you, dogs on mushrooms: pic.twitter.com/w8RXR1EUgJ
— *:.｡. drew .｡.:* (@lofidrew) November 14, 2020

All the problems in Gotham would be solved if Bruce Wayne were properly taxed.
— gianmarco (@GianmarcoSoresi) November 15, 2020

its always "wyd" and never "you have bewitched me, body and soul"
— samantha ♐︎ sag season! (@DECOUTURIZE) November 14, 2020

bitches wanna buy their boyfriends the latest consoles but when was the last time he CONSOLED you? ps 5 years ago
— cal? (@cal_gif) November 14, 2020

"you've lost weight!!!!" https://t.co/9Wg897UMnY
— Kristin Chirico (@lolacoaster) November 16, 2020

buy that book from an indie seller. you don’t need it in two days. you aren’t going to read it for six months anyway.
— shea martin (@sheathescholar) November 14, 2020

True power is being the only girl in fifth grade with boobs
— Alysia Hush (@AlysiaHush) November 15, 2020

Imagine meeting any person in real life who acted like any character Nicolas Cage has ever played. You'd talk about that guy for YEARS.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) November 16, 2020

Why are they called paintings. Ur done. That there's a Painted
— Kyle 🌱 (@KylePlantEmoji) November 15, 2020

Having sex is not gone heal no heartbreak 💔 DRUGS....you gotta do drugs
— PackMahomes (@SuperDuperAj239) November 15, 2020

A simple, free, kind, thing we can all do is never ask anyone who declines an alcoholic beverage for an explanation.
— Keith Humphreys (@KeithNHumphreys) November 15, 2020

Guess who decided to eat the inkjet cartridge? pic.twitter.com/qYWpemcRBZ
— Dave M (@SpotTheLoon2010) November 16, 2020

Y'all ever bring your pet to the mirror and be like that's you
— 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕥🙆🏾‍♀️ (@Neyogems) November 14, 2020

Me on a Zoom call pretending I’m listening and not just looking at myself

pic.twitter.com/NzcZhZQvIt
— Hannah Tindle (@hannahtindle) November 16, 2020

no more being the bigger person ima start biting ppl
— ً (@blndls) November 16, 2020

Fun fact: The most powerful person in any family is the person who tells the other family members what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner.
— Boyd's Backyard™ (@TheBoydP) November 22, 2019

Perfect plan for when your family asks if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend this Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/UwTzEk5WZJ
— Ana Bretón (@missbreton) November 14, 2019

folks the holidays are coming up fast don't forget black friday is the last day to catch covid if you want to be dead by christmas
— Ian Dukes Injustice Rejecter (@ianpauldukes) November 16, 2020

Hey sorry my assignment was late, the entire world is engulfed in flames in case you didn’t notice.
— ale☭andra (@_Al3x4ndr4) November 16, 2020

me pretending to pay attention when someone is explaining a board game pic.twitter.com/Blc5pxrS23
— Melissa Lozada-Oliva (@ellomelissa) November 16, 2020

Me in the locker room in 9th grade pretending I was focusing on changing.
pic.twitter.com/K7gCWODi1U
— sam greisman (@SAMGREIS) November 17, 2020

Let's be clear: Dolly Parton is a millionaire and not a billionaire because she *keeps giving money away*. Being a billionaire is a MORAL FAILING. She gives away shockingly large amounts of money every year and is STILL RICHER THAN YOU AND I WILL EVER BE.
— Jerome Comeau is social-media-distancing (@Heronymus) November 17, 2020

bring back landlines i wanna be on my phone while i’m on the phone
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) November 17, 2020

“babies havin babies” -me seeing women i went to college with start families with their husbands
— sydney battle (@SydneyBattle) November 18, 2020

I'm sure dead people did vote –– early voting began on Sept. 18 and 50,000 Americans have died from coronavirus since then.
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) November 18, 2020

😭 pic.twitter.com/BruVUn3pXt
— priscilla page (@BBW_BFF) November 18, 2020

Can the kids go to school in restaurants
— Jessica Winter (@winterjessica) November 18, 2020

Truly one of the worst publishing decisions in a year of particularly bad decisions was allowing Cuomo to put out a book about how he solved COVID-19 for NY.
— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) November 18, 2020

does your stomach ever hurt so bad that you get completely naked on the toilet?
— duo (@moistkombucha) May 5, 2020

One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
— Madame Anthro ✨💀 (@madameanthro) January 10, 2020

This is Khan. He’s the sneakiest shoe stealer on the planet. Has never ever been caught... until now. 14/10 (IG: khantheweenie) pic.twitter.com/qyAQzDWuju
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) November 19, 2020

Every single 45 y/o man living in NYC thinks they are Leonardo DiCaprio in the year 2002.
— Lindsay Theisen (@lindsaytheis) November 19, 2020

It’s fuckin wild how the solution is as simple as “just pay places to be closed and pay people to stay home” and that’s been the solution this whole time and the government is just like “nah”
— claire de lune (@ClaireMPLS) November 18, 2020

If you believe the virus is a hoax and the election is rigged what exactly do you believe is real?
— Larry Charles (@larrycharlesism) November 18, 2020

The need to manage the egos of fragile men is going to ruin this country.
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) November 19, 2020

I hate citations why cant u just trust me
— Aaisha (@AaishaSKhan) November 17, 2020

Pretty incredible that homelessness isn’t even a mainstream political issue at all. Neither party gives a shit. We could solve it tomorrow and wouldn’t even miss the money but there’s no profit in that so it’s not a possibility. One of the most glaring US human rights atrocities.
— kris kringles in your area! (@babadookspinoza) November 18, 2020

capitalism is the only system that works, which is why every viral tweet has a follow-up reply from the OP linking a gofundme for a close friend who is dying
— Cohen is a ghost (@skullmandible) November 19, 2020

We’re being held hostage by a psychopath in kitten heels and a fake tan and his lunatic lawyer with hair dye dripping down his face because some of you thought a woman would be too emotional to run the country.
— B H (@barbhaynes) November 19, 2020

so u can read his birth chart but not his red flags? lol.
— doaa. (@pettyreligion) November 18, 2020

me coming back to the party after throwing up in the bathroom pic.twitter.com/WI1HddT1ce
— jess (@oxojesss) November 19, 2020

Simply cannot stop thinking about a girl I knew who dated a guy she couldn’t STAND - all because his ex died in a plane crash, & her biggest fear was dying in a plane crash, & she figured there was no way the universe would let both of this guy’s girlfriends die in a plane crash
— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) November 19, 2020

PSA: The pandemic is FAR worse now than when you took it more seriously.
— Payman Benz (@PaymanBenz) November 19, 2020

Bringing back saying “take a hike.” It’s so wildly dismissive without being vulgar. A classic
— Justin🦩Boldaji بلداجي (@justinboldaji) November 18, 2020

My 2 year old daughter is a mansplainer who has no actual information.
— Natasha Leggero (@natashaleggero) November 20, 2020

current government messaging is like don’t go out ❤️ but bars and restaurants are open ❤️ but don’t go there ❤️ but support local businesses and restaurants they need it ❤️ but again don’t go out ❤️
— cait (@thecaitdiaries) November 20, 2020

Me in the middle of the night thinking about that shirt I haven’t seen in a while pic.twitter.com/2a4AIp8xrT
— Kelsey (@notorious_KRG) November 20, 2020

do u think everything is a sign from the universe or are u normal
— ً (@blndls) November 21, 2020

men take one good picture and coast on that shit for 5 years
— sydney battle (@SydneyBattle) November 21, 2020

I wish we all gave a shit about each other
— ye 🌍 (@yedoye_) November 21, 2020

I'm not worried about a second lockdown, because I already know all the best places in my house to cry.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) November 22, 2020

This dog I saw on an adoption site has major “this is fine” energy pic.twitter.com/qgermukXI6
— dave horwitz (@Dave_Horwitz) November 22, 2020

girls nudes look like they could be in an art museum and boys nudes look like crime scene photographs
— Chloe Hutton (@chloehuttonv) November 21, 2020

My dog after I fart directly in her face: pic.twitter.com/IPIiINGHVg
— nick naney (@nicknaney) November 23, 2020

The government has had 6 months to prepare for a second wave and have done absolutely nothing. Now we are punishing small businesses and workers that will not survive while our leaders eat Arctic char indoors. This is genuinely an upside down backwards society.
— Tim Dillon (@TimJDillon) November 23, 2020

y’all don’t have to go to bat for celebrities, they don’t know you<3
— taylor garron (@taylorgarron) November 22, 2020

Sometime a Florida Man can be a hero!! https://t.co/ZiaYsjD3Cd
— bert kreischer (@bertkreischer) November 22, 2020

Do other people’s Thanksgivings operate the way my house did where dinner might be ready any time between 3pm and 9:30pm and the people cooking get very angry if you ask
— Daniel Kibblesmith (@kibblesmith) November 23, 2020

you’re gonna like the way you look, you fuckin bitch pic.twitter.com/s33Ft0Sclm
— Josh (@FLITTER) November 23, 2020

Being the hotttest person in th grocery store has nothing to do w appearance its all vibes
— helena (@freshhel) November 22, 2020

My ass got bigger and I’m still struggling financially.. make it make sense.
— Sydnee Washington (@Justsydnyc) November 23, 2020

Me looking at my weed vs. my weed looking back at me pic.twitter.com/Bfc51nb7th
— “ROOM TO GROW!!” (@YoooItsO) November 23, 2020

You should be able to send your friends a push notification that says you’re around if they want to chat
— dylan gelula (@DylanGelula) November 11, 2020

Waking up with no children to feed never gets old
— troythedesigner 🦂 (@troythedesigner) November 19, 2020

dads sneeze so loud bc it’s the only way they know how to express their emotions
— nozzy (@schnooozle) November 25, 2020

Everything feels so weird right now, but at least it will for months.
— Jessica Kirson (@JessicaKirson) November 23, 2020

Never will get used to the beauty of a Canadian child being born. pic.twitter.com/OudHSpAXOB
— Lloyd Legalist (@LloydLegalist) November 23, 2020

everybody in America thinks they could one day become a billionaire but nobody thinks they could get covid
— ellory smith (@ellorysmith) November 25, 2020

is movie bad? or is phone just better?
— Dana Donnelly (@danadonly) November 26, 2020

Haven't done this for a while. Open the picture for awesomeness. pic.twitter.com/mlk8CzXFAq
— Mark Pinsent (@markpinsent) November 25, 2020

My dads gonna break up the family trying to figure out who’s glass of water this is.
— Jake Noll (@jakersnoll) November 25, 2020

Imagine if they fought for the end of homelessness and poverty like they do for indoor BBQ. 🤷🏾‍♂️ #adamsonbarbeque https://t.co/bwayBtTOts
— Doctors For Defunding Police (@DrsDefundPolice) November 26, 2020

“HERE SAY HI TO YOUR AUNTY” pic.twitter.com/XIhKrrhi0l
— 👨🏾‍💻 (@ifehndrxx_) November 26, 2020

my mom telling a story https://t.co/R9AI5KvOMT pic.twitter.com/H0CAkZ44SA
— maggie (@olmsdead) November 27, 2020

I hate the fake convo before someone asks me for a favour lol
— Alfie (@alfieugh) November 27, 2020

I can't unsee it pic.twitter.com/Y30KZoc8Pz
— COVID and Cambria (@BoringDrew) November 28, 2020

All it took to get Santa Con canceled was to have 34,000 people die.
— MattBachus (@Mattbachus) November 28, 2020

High School was a wild place......you really could get yo ass beat at 7:30 AM.
— Rob (@ROBMORGAN217) November 28, 2020

My kid just started watching freaks and geeks...without me. I always wanted to watch it with her. But I get it. Because even if you start out Kim fucking Kelly, eventually you just end up someone’s uncool mom. 😭
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) November 29, 2020

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— black af. (@RalphLevel) November 29, 2020

I Hate PENDING Payments. Just Take That Shit So I Can Start My HEALING PROCESS😭😒
— Mr.Ceo (@Ceopreme) November 30, 2020

I’ve seen The Nightmare Before Christmas at least fifty times and I’m still not sure what Oogie Boogie wants
— ben mekler (@benmekler) November 30, 2020

my doctor: you have to stay hydrated

me: https://t.co/Zv2KLMabx1
— Alyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) November 30, 2020

NYT headlines are like:
"Do the poor have too much money?"
— Ramy (@GenZdemagogue) November 29, 2020

“Deaths are rising at alarming rates and this savory galette is divine.”
-The NYT morning briefing
— George Civeris (@georgeciveris) November 30, 2020

8 year old me tryna see what the fridge looks like closed pic.twitter.com/JDYMUqwG3u
— Jaidan (@jaidvn) November 27, 2020

cannot believe we’re still censoring cuss words on the radio. the ice caps are melting babe just let snoop dogg say “bitch.”
— 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 (@calebsaysthings) November 27, 2020

Some things that I’m looking forward to this month: watching the new season of Big Mouth, doing the Polar Drive experience, there have been only two snowstorms so far and I can’t wait for more to come, and I’ve already started baking the chocolate chip Nutella cookies that I love to make this time of year but I want to try something new as well so I’m thinking about giving these ones a try. Christmas will of course be different this year, it’s looking like it’ll be me, my parents (since I’ve been staying here since October), Nathan & Baby Dog on Christmas morning, which actually seems like it might be kind of intimate and nice. It’ll feel wrong in certain ways because I love having my entire family here, but I’m going to try and make the most of it.

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