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Don’t mind me. Just cleaning your dash

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after careful consideration i’ve determined what all of taylor’s albums smell like

debut: sun sweetened grass

fearless: sugar cookies, the break-apart kind with little pictures on them

speak now: light florals, sweet berries, and hot chocolate

red: autumn, but not necessarily an autumn themed candle. just like, fresh autumn air in the mountains

1989: a really chic clean hotel with a tiny hint of gasoline coming in from the city outside

reputation: a dark wine

lover: some boozy fruity drink with cotton candy garnish. and you’re on a boardwalk while you drink it, that’s important information

folklore: something lightly floral/herbal and salt air. duh

evermore: pine trees and cinnamon

midnights: this one is harder for some reason. i’m going to say rain on the pavement in a big city and rich lady perfume (which i think is usually a little woodsy and very clean)

ttpd: a library and really cold air

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No rules in breakable heaven

CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) dir. Sam Wrench

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THINKING ABOUT HER

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Taylor Swift and Literary References

‘Taylor Swift’

The Outside: I tried to take the road less traveled by, but nothing seems to work the first few times, am I right?

‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

Love Story: You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, and my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet”

Love Story: ‘Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter

The Best Day: Don’t know if Snow White’s house is near or far away

The Best Day: It’s the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’

(no literary references)

‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

State Of Grace: These are the hands of fate, you’re my Achilles heel

All Too Well (10 Minute Version): They say all’s well that ends well but I’m in a new hell every time you double cross my mind

‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Style: So it goes, he can’t keep his wild eyes on the road

Wonderland: We found Wonderland, you and I got lost in it

Wonderland: Didn’t you calm my fears with a Cheshire Cat smile?

You Are In Love: And so it goes, you two are dancing in a snow globe ‘round and ‘round

You Are In Love: And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars

New Romantics: We show off our different scarlet letters, trust me, mine is better

Now That We Don’t Talk: You part the crowd like the Red Sea, don’t even get me started

'reputation’

So It Goes…: Getting caught up in a moment, lipstick on your face, so it goes

So It Goes…: You know I’m not a bad girl but I do bad things with you, so it goes

So It Goes…: Come here dressing black now, so, so, so it goes

So It Goes…: Scratches down your back now, so, so, so it goes

Getaway Car: It was the best of times, the worst of crimes

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year

'Lover’

Lover: All’s well that ends well to end up with you

The Archer: All the king’s horses, all the king’s men couldn’t put me together again

'folklore’

cardigan: Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy

cardigan: Chasing shadows in the grocery line

illicit affairs: Take the road less traveled by, tell yourself you can always stop

invisible string: And isn’t it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me

the lakes: I’ve come too far to watch some name-dropping sleaze tell me what are my Wordsworth

'evermore’

champagne problems: Your Midas touch on the Chevy door

champagne problems: One for the money, two for the show, I never was ready so I watch you go

'tis the damn season: And the road not taken looks real good now

happiness: I hope she’ll be a beautiful fool who takes my spot next to you

happiness: All you want from me now is the green light of forgiveness

ivy: I’d meet you where the spirit meets the bones

long story short: I fell from the pedestal, right down the rabbit hole

'Midnights’

You’re On Your Own, Kid: I looked around in a blood-soaked gown

Labyrinth: It only feels this raw right now, lost in the labyrinth of my mind

Dear Reader: Dear reader…

Hits Different: A wrinkle in time like the crease by your eyes

'The Tortured Poets Department’

The Tortured Poets Department: You’re not Dylan Thomas, I’m not Patti Smith

But Daddy I Love Him: Screaming, “But, daddy, I love him”

Guilty as Sin?: What if I roll the stone away? They’re gonna crucify me anyway

loml: We embroidered the memories of the time I was away, stitching, “We were just kids, babe”

Clara Bow: Beauty is a beast that roars down on all fours demanding more

The Albatross: A rose by any other name is a scandal

The Albatross: She’s the albatross, she is here to destroy you

The Albatross: Locked me up in towers, but I’d visit in your dreams

The Albatross: I’m the albatross, I swept in at the rescue

So High School: The brink of a wrinkle in time, bittersweet 16 suddenly

So High School: You know how to ball, I know Aristotle

I Hate It Here: I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind

thanK you aIMee: I pushed each boulder up the hill

thanK you aIMee: So I pushed each boulder up that hill

The Prophecy: And it was written, I got cursed like Eve got bitten, oh, was it punishment?

The Prophecy: Poison blood from the wound of the pricked hand

Cassandra: So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst and tried to tell the town

Cassandra: I was in my tower weaving nightmares

Peter: Forgive me, Peter, my lost fearless leader

Peter: In closets like cedar, preserved from when we were just kids

Peter: Lost to the Lost Boys chapter of your life

The Bolter: Behind her back, her best mates laughed and they nicknamed her “The Bolter”

The Bolter: But none if it is changing that the chariot is waiting

The Manuscript: He said, “No, just a good Samaritan”

Other Songs written by Taylor

(no literary references)

Official Alternate Releases

(no literary references)

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y’all havin a good september?

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“Communicate” is almost entirely meaningless advice 90% of the time so here’s a few slightly more specific but still pretty general ideas:

You might be making assumptions you don’t realize you’re making about what another party knows, remembers, or understands. Saying “obvious” things helps clear some of these up. Of course even while making an effort to do this you still might not notice things you’re assuming go without saying; don’t beat yourself up when you discover one of these, discovering it means you’re improving! It’s like playing Zelda: the more you uncover the more you get a sense for where and how to look for things. (Disclaimer: I’ve never played Zelda.)

You can take breaks. I’m thinking of personal relationships here but there’s probably a way to apply a similar concept to other relationships. You can say talking more is too much right now, that you’re tired, that you need to process, that you won’t be at your best if you keep going. One thing that can be really great in a personal relationship is asking if the other person is up for hitting pause and doing something you enjoy together for a while (they might not be up for it, be prepared). You can also hit pause and take some time to yourself.

Communication isn’t just for problems! Tell people when you like and appreciate what they’re doing!

Okay this one is probably as useless or at least almost as “communicate” but: contextualize but don’t over-contextualize. I have made people think something is a bigger or more urgent deal than it is by not starting with “overall this is fine/I like X/whatever” and I have had people entirely mentally reverse my point because I spent longer on the disclaimer than the point.

Anyway. Communication is an actual set of skills that you don’t just magically improve by hearing that “communication is key” often enough. It doesn’t just take effort it also takes learning, trial and error, examples! And best practices for communication vary among people, cultures, specific relationships, etc. This has been Pet Peeves With Tuesday.

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Damage prediction on pears during transportation.

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are u ever sick w longing. and i don't just mean romantic longing. i mean longing for a place you barely get to see, longing for friends you no longer have, longing for feelings you might have left behind in your childhood, longing for creativity, longing for a rich and more expansive life, longing for less inhibition. longing for more passion. longing for ur life to be so incandescent w something it thaws all the frost in ur bones. are u ever so consumed w it it rends ur heart in two. do u understand me

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