Feb 4

Feb 4 Weekly Roundup #58: Hustling and Super Bowls

Oh. My. LANTA!! Y’all! We MADE IT! January is officially over! I mean, seriously. Was that not the longest month in the history of time?? I honestly feel like January 2019 was eight weeks long, there’s no way it was shorter. For real. Who’s ready for the last official month of winter?? I know I am. It’s also my birthday month, which doesn’t hurt. 🙃 And what about that Sleeper Bowl? Can we just all pretend it didn’t happen? Let’s see…anything stand out? Maybe Adam Levine’s nipples. All in all, it was a dull day, but my highlights were the buffalo chicken dip and a puppy. Happy Monday all, go forth and kick this week’s ass!

Reading

The Honey Bus, Meredith May.

Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work, The New York Times. This is so depressing and so accurate. I’m constantly seeing people post about their “amazing” job, when, in fact, they’re simply trying to distract themselves from how miserable they are. I’m sure I’ve done it. Because when you hate your job, you hate 80% of your life. I spend over 12 hours a day, five days a week, at work or commuting to and from work. If I didn’t find the positives, I’d be onstantly in tears. As said in the article, this is our generation’s way of surviving the rat race and the disappointment our careers have turned out to be, the best way we know how.

How to Make Sweatpants Look Like the Fanciest Clothes You Own, Man Repeller. All I want is to learn how to do this, but I know I’ll never be able to pull it off. Plus, I hate heels these days and I feel those are a crucial aspect to elevating sweats.

Lauv, Wonderland. Must. See. Live. I was supposed to see him last year and we didn’t make it to the festival grounds in time. Let me tell you, I was BUMMED. But, sometime in the near future, it will happen!

Billboard Woman of the Year Ariana Grande: 'There's Not Much I'm Afraid of Anymore,' Billboard. Never read this and figured it’s not too late. I actually teared up when reading about her performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” though I cringed when reading she feels she “deserves ubiquity.” All together, I like her more after reading this piece. To go through what she’s gone through in the last two years and still be as defiant and driven as she is, well, that’s inspiring.

"A New Me Was Born": Evan Rachel Wood Shares Her Experience In A Mental Hospital, Nylon. I loved Thirteen and I remember watching in high school and thinking she appeared to have dropped off the face of the earth. It seemed such a shame to me because I thought she was such a talented actor. This essay was chilling at times and, at others, it makes you want to cry and just hug her. More people should be this honest about mental health. There’s nothing wrong with being mentally ill, it just means you need medical help like anyone else who’s sick. If our society could understand that, we could probably save so many lives or help lift those who need it. “There is no economic class, race, sexuality, or gender that is safe from their own mind,” as Wood says. There’s no reason help should only be for the wealthy. Everyone needs help. Everyone needs support.

The Inevitable Aging of the Internet’s Famous Pets, The Atlantic. I find the obsession people have with influencers, especially pets…odd. I mean, I adore a cute puppy or pig, but I’m certainly not reaching out to the owners to will them my pets if anything happens to me. That’s straight-up weird. This is such an issue our current society has, separating real life from online, and it’s become a major problem.

Pure Spirit, Porter. I’m going to be honest…I only read this to see if there was anything juicy about Leo.

Screen Wonders, Wonderland. Give. Me. Birds of Prey!!

Glossier Just Expanded Their Shade Range, and It's a Huge Deal, Marie Claire. it’s 👏🏻 about 👏🏼 time 👏🏽 beauty 👏🏾 brands 👏🏿 But for Glossier specifically, long overdue. You can’t say “skin first” and then not have a vast ranges of shades. My coworker has always said the tone closest to hers was WAY too red for her skin, which is apparently a common flaw in brands’ darker shades. So hopefully they’ll finally have a shade true to her, because we’ve heard the Stretch Concealer is amazing…but they’re only adding seven more hues so, my expectations aren’t super high.

7 Skin Care Trends You’ll See Through 2019, PureWow. I’m all in for dewy, dewy, dewy! (Side note: I saw a familiar name pop up in this story!)

‘Vogue’ Misidentified Two ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Stars In SAG Awards Coverage, Nylon. Woooooowwwww. That’s strike two AND three, Vogue.

Ariana Grande's Fans Say Her New Tattoo of Japanese Characters Means BBQ Grill — Not '7 Rings,' People. Lol, at least she was able to own it.

Amazon writes Sundance's first big check for Mindy Kaling movie, CNET. I’m ready to see this right now.

Is ‘Chocolate Lilac’ the Next Hair Color Trend? We Officially Can’t Keep Up, PureWow. At this point, it’s just funny. What did I say, it’s literally just sweet-sounding foods! Although, you can’t go wrong with lilac hair. 😉

Did This Singer Just Tattoo Harry Styles’ Face On Her Face? Nylon. And this is why no one likes a crazy fan. I hope to God it’s fake, for her sake. It’s probably just a publicity stunt and, considering they’re crediting this unknown girl as a “singer,” it’s probably working for her.

Listening

i’m so tired…, Lauv & Troye Sivan. I can’t imagine I will ever get sick of Lauv’s voice. Also, if you’re going through a break up, this song is for you.

Aquarius playlist, Spotify. Finally listened to my cosmic playlists and I had thoughts.

Pisces playlist, Spotify. What can I say? I’m a cusp so I have two. ♒️♓️