Your words paint the game and the feeling of playing it so vividly. I always appreciate how you’re forever tuned into the life that there is to be lived in between the lines. I think, proverbially speaking, that’s a part of why we always had that ability to spot each other in the universe, party or crowded room as if no one else was there. I love meeting other people who are tuned into those channels. Another very beautiful sentiment. Words, I like to think our souls whisper but can’t seem to find a tongue. Also very matter of factly, when the weather comes round to your favor in the fall, we’re going to sleep on a beach, catch fish, eat it with our bare hands and tumble through fields of beach grass and cattails…just sayin.
ps: also my booty thanks you for stocking the house with bamboo TP. 🙏🏼
These last few years have been about community for me. Learning and appreciation. Expanding myself. I didn’t know how much I was craving others (especially since I’m easily annoyed lol). And I definitely didn’t realize how much it would heal me. Life is easier when I’m burst open…even when it’s awkward and painful. Thank you for being an example for me, a sparkle amongst the darkness.
But fuck this heat!!
I just started House of the Dragon and oh my goodness…I’m invested.
I am also easily annoyed and I stay cherishing the ones that soothe me. "Life is easier when I'm burst open." Cheers to minding the bends together! 🙏❤️🔥Thank YOU for coming into my life and lighting it all the way up! Your thread on 70's and 80's unhinged biographies had me belly roll laughing. You're fucking hilarious and I love you so hard.
House Of The Dragon is so good AND you don't have to wait a year and a half for the second season to come out like the rest of us. 😭 😂 You're going to love it!
It is SO GOOD (imo). It is different for sure, but so well done. The changes make it so interesting. I thought I might hate it but I watched it anyway and WOW. Lestat and Louis, their dynamic and toxicity. Ahhh!!! I can't wait to hear what you think!!!
“Anything goes on this planet and that is precisely why my love and disdain for this world exist in equal measure. Two opposite heavily weighted sides that keep me from toppling over.” What a perfect sentiment Jenovia, rife with the creative tension of being alive. Like you shared, experiencing death up close renders it nearly impossible to get caught up in the business of living, at least in the unconscious illusion of it all. It’s a tricky tightrope to walk and no doubt I fall to one side or the other, but always climb back to the place that feels most true, where opposites can exist simultaneously.
And speaking of all things existential… have you watched Dark Matter yet? I’m definitely caught in its web!
Rewatching season 1 of House of Dragons - yes! I needed to remembahhh
The Bear- thank you for the reminder, eee!
Interview with the Vampire is SWOON.
Dracula- My Fiance stated the Gary Oldman line to me in the most unexpected moment and I practically lost all control in my knees and melted at his feet. Double SWOON.
You have a beautiful way with words and the monotony of life. Even the mundane has a bigger purpose and I needed that reminder. Thank you.
Thank you, Heather. 🥹 Look at you on the Substack app! Heeeey!!! I love when you comment, it is such a delight.
Your fiancé with the perfect line and timing!!!! ALL THE GOLD STARS!!!!
They just green lighted Season 3 of Interview With The Vampire and I can hardly contain myself at the thought of rockstar Lestat. Sam Reid is perfection in this role!
Just talking to a co-worker today about this same idea. Who made these rules we play by? So many arbitrary things we have to do on a daily basis to make our way forward “properly”. It’s exhausting.
I so enjoy your reflections on playing this game. Your words are not only beautiful, they also resonate deeply. Thank you for continually reminding us about what matters. :)
As we were watching season 2 of The Bear, during the scene where Carmy and Syd are under the table together, my boyfriend said: "This show is so intimate," and it was the perfect explanation of why I love it so much. Can't wait to drop everything else when season 3 premieres.
Out of all the products that Drunk Elephant could get greedy about, WHY sunscreen?!?! (I'm a pale redhead, so even though I'm an Elta MD girl, this feels personal.)
The PERFECT explanation. The intimacy of The Bear pulls you in and you feel as if you're in the room with the characters.
YOU GET ME! I was so upset. DE tried to explain it away that they wanted all the sunscreen bottles to be the same size...so they couldn't go with the 3oz? Ugh. Inflation is nuts right now and y'all are coming for my sunscreen?! Pushed me over the edge. 🫠
This life is truly exhausting. It feels like we have to consciously seek out wonderment, and I feel too hot and tired to do much of that these days. Your writing about it all is so stirring though. Wonderment at my fingertips.
Thank you, Amy! 🥹✨🩵 Too hot and too tired, you said it! Longing for fall as soon as the warm weather hits. Started watching The new season of The Bear last night, gripping as always.
Just popped over here to say that I ordered a little something from Sayran after reading this post and it arrived today and I am in love and of course you would have amazing and talented friends. Now off to watch more of The Bear Season 3 and contemplate how grateful I am for the wonderful connections this space has brought me ❤️❤️❤️
Caroline! This made me cry 🥹 Sayran is so special and it always warms my heart x a million when others recognize her talent. She is such a kind, gentle soul. You two would love each other. Thank you so so much. I’m so grateful for you!!! ❤️🔥
Your words paint the game and the feeling of playing it so vividly. I always appreciate how you’re forever tuned into the life that there is to be lived in between the lines. I think, proverbially speaking, that’s a part of why we always had that ability to spot each other in the universe, party or crowded room as if no one else was there. I love meeting other people who are tuned into those channels. Another very beautiful sentiment. Words, I like to think our souls whisper but can’t seem to find a tongue. Also very matter of factly, when the weather comes round to your favor in the fall, we’re going to sleep on a beach, catch fish, eat it with our bare hands and tumble through fields of beach grass and cattails…just sayin.
ps: also my booty thanks you for stocking the house with bamboo TP. 🙏🏼
We’re just Fall girlies!!!
I support it! It’s the best time of year
TRULY!
I can't wait for all of our fall adventures!!! Waaa!!! Tunnel vision with you forever, my love. You always leave the best comments. 🥹
Locked in mon amour. ❤️🔥❤️🔥
These last few years have been about community for me. Learning and appreciation. Expanding myself. I didn’t know how much I was craving others (especially since I’m easily annoyed lol). And I definitely didn’t realize how much it would heal me. Life is easier when I’m burst open…even when it’s awkward and painful. Thank you for being an example for me, a sparkle amongst the darkness.
But fuck this heat!!
I just started House of the Dragon and oh my goodness…I’m invested.
FUCK THIS HEAT FOR REAL.
I am also easily annoyed and I stay cherishing the ones that soothe me. "Life is easier when I'm burst open." Cheers to minding the bends together! 🙏❤️🔥Thank YOU for coming into my life and lighting it all the way up! Your thread on 70's and 80's unhinged biographies had me belly roll laughing. You're fucking hilarious and I love you so hard.
House Of The Dragon is so good AND you don't have to wait a year and a half for the second season to come out like the rest of us. 😭 😂 You're going to love it!
Ahhhh this makes me happy!! Bring any and all deranged things my way. It’s just what I know!
🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
The heat. The hate. I feel that.
I have been avoiding the Interview with a Vampire show for fear it wouldn't live up to my expectations but you have convinced me to try it
It is SO GOOD (imo). It is different for sure, but so well done. The changes make it so interesting. I thought I might hate it but I watched it anyway and WOW. Lestat and Louis, their dynamic and toxicity. Ahhh!!! I can't wait to hear what you think!!!
This was one of my absolute faaaav webs yet 🤩 always speaking to my soul with the mix of earthly and ethereal
Yay! I’m so glad 🥹😍💗 My favorite recipe for life!
“Anything goes on this planet and that is precisely why my love and disdain for this world exist in equal measure. Two opposite heavily weighted sides that keep me from toppling over.” What a perfect sentiment Jenovia, rife with the creative tension of being alive. Like you shared, experiencing death up close renders it nearly impossible to get caught up in the business of living, at least in the unconscious illusion of it all. It’s a tricky tightrope to walk and no doubt I fall to one side or the other, but always climb back to the place that feels most true, where opposites can exist simultaneously.
And speaking of all things existential… have you watched Dark Matter yet? I’m definitely caught in its web!
Creative tension of being alive!!! Yes! You said it beautifully.
I have not watched Dark Matter yet. Thank you so much for putting this on my radar! I looked up the trailer and it looks fantastic. 😍
Let me know what you think. It bent my brain!
I will! 😍
Rewatching season 1 of House of Dragons - yes! I needed to remembahhh
The Bear- thank you for the reminder, eee!
Interview with the Vampire is SWOON.
Dracula- My Fiance stated the Gary Oldman line to me in the most unexpected moment and I practically lost all control in my knees and melted at his feet. Double SWOON.
You have a beautiful way with words and the monotony of life. Even the mundane has a bigger purpose and I needed that reminder. Thank you.
Thank you, Heather. 🥹 Look at you on the Substack app! Heeeey!!! I love when you comment, it is such a delight.
Your fiancé with the perfect line and timing!!!! ALL THE GOLD STARS!!!!
They just green lighted Season 3 of Interview With The Vampire and I can hardly contain myself at the thought of rockstar Lestat. Sam Reid is perfection in this role!
Just talking to a co-worker today about this same idea. Who made these rules we play by? So many arbitrary things we have to do on a daily basis to make our way forward “properly”. It’s exhausting.
Wonderfully written, thanks for this piece.
It IS exhausting. I love that you're asking these questions. So many do not and we are worse for it. Thank you for being here. 🙏
I so enjoy your reflections on playing this game. Your words are not only beautiful, they also resonate deeply. Thank you for continually reminding us about what matters. :)
Thank you, Michael! It is a strange yet beautiful existence here and I find the dichotomy of life endlessly fascinating. Im so glad you relate. 💥
As we were watching season 2 of The Bear, during the scene where Carmy and Syd are under the table together, my boyfriend said: "This show is so intimate," and it was the perfect explanation of why I love it so much. Can't wait to drop everything else when season 3 premieres.
Out of all the products that Drunk Elephant could get greedy about, WHY sunscreen?!?! (I'm a pale redhead, so even though I'm an Elta MD girl, this feels personal.)
The PERFECT explanation. The intimacy of The Bear pulls you in and you feel as if you're in the room with the characters.
YOU GET ME! I was so upset. DE tried to explain it away that they wanted all the sunscreen bottles to be the same size...so they couldn't go with the 3oz? Ugh. Inflation is nuts right now and y'all are coming for my sunscreen?! Pushed me over the edge. 🫠
Nobody needs a dainty bottle of sunscreen. Give me a VAT
VAT 🎯🎯🎯 😂😂😂
“In my desire to capture and record the experiences of this particular life, I can grow weary”.
All of your words are magic, Jenovia ✨💫💛
Thank you so much, Mackenzie 🥹 That means so much to me. ✨Thank you for gifting me your time. ❤️🔥
It’s true how loss will remind you what matters. Grateful as always to read your beautiful words.
Thank you, Holly 🫶🏼🥹
This life is truly exhausting. It feels like we have to consciously seek out wonderment, and I feel too hot and tired to do much of that these days. Your writing about it all is so stirring though. Wonderment at my fingertips.
Yes, Nicola! Yes, the Bear! 🙌🏻
Thank you, Amy! 🥹✨🩵 Too hot and too tired, you said it! Longing for fall as soon as the warm weather hits. Started watching The new season of The Bear last night, gripping as always.
Ahhh, I thought it dropped today. It was last night??
Also, here’s food for thought (pun intended?): Carmy is pretty ripped, right? When TF does he work out? 🤔
The whole season dropped yesterday! lol at Carmy being ripped…you’re right. He doesn’t sleep, he smokes…
and he has no time for love 😒
Can’t wait to see how he deals with that this season 🧐
Just popped over here to say that I ordered a little something from Sayran after reading this post and it arrived today and I am in love and of course you would have amazing and talented friends. Now off to watch more of The Bear Season 3 and contemplate how grateful I am for the wonderful connections this space has brought me ❤️❤️❤️
Caroline! This made me cry 🥹 Sayran is so special and it always warms my heart x a million when others recognize her talent. She is such a kind, gentle soul. You two would love each other. Thank you so so much. I’m so grateful for you!!! ❤️🔥