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[evilpopcornkaylen]

I missed something important, and now I’m wondering if you may have missed it too. If you did not— then I salute you in your knowingness of all that is fabulous.

Kiki: noun, etymology French

“A kiki is a party for calming all your nerves

We’re spilling tea and dishing just desserts one may deserve”

Let me first explain why this feels appropriate in n my heart at this moment in time; I have moved recently into

Chez K

>>here’s looking at you, Melissa 🩷

I am on this magical endeavor to live alone in a beautifully renovated 1990 Prowler camper anchored as a tiny house on the property of my new found landlords. Does this include tripping over all of my shit almost all of the time and thinking to myself at least ten times per day I really ought to “pare down?” Yes. Does this mean I have abruptly learned what the fuck a composting toilet is and I have discussed human potty waste in far greater detail than I can recall in my life to date? Yes. Does this mean I am a fiercely strong and independent creature? Hell to the yes. My guest list to date is minimal, but here’s the thing— my environment, my oasis, my chez.. MY safe space, is something I will gladly extend to worthy humans looking to share space. I’m good at that. I have a deep longing to connect with people, and I have an innate skill to hold space for others. In my life experience this has frequently brought individuals to me that are less than worthy humans— it’s a long and complicated set of stories. But, no matter, because this drive will not be conquered, and I dub Chez K, here and now, drinking a glass of bubbly 🥂 the quintessential kiki spot. Dare you to take me up on that.

Let’s Have a Kiki was released on September 11, 2012 in the US. The track was written by Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, and Ana Lynch, and it was produced and performed by Scissor Sisters under the Polydor label. The spectacular instructional music video was released July 27, 2012; directed by Vern Moen and choreographed by Brad Landers.

It is true that Billboard included the music video in the Top 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 2010s, it came in at number 79. This is nowhere near sufficient when I put on my Queen of the world hat for a moment, and I won’t tell you my purpose here is to tell you that you all are doing the internet wrong, but…

Present day— September 2024:

Scissor Sisters have an estimated 3.3million monthly listeners on Spotify. Let’s Have a Kiki is not a track listed in the “Popular” five listed tracks. And, the YouTube video is 12 years old, and has accrued 20 million views.

Paltry. What are you all doing?

A brief Google survey says you all are doing Baby Shark Dance with 13 billion views.

Ridiculous.

My girl, Ana, hails from Portland 🌲 so I’m here for an assist, if I may. Watch this:

https://youtu.be/eGCD4xb-Tr8?si=iZakJDYS_b-bZUbL

—I defy you to not find excellence everywhere.

She said, “so then I get to the club looking like a drowned, harassed rat,” and so now I need to give a shout out to one of my very favorite profs who has said a multitude of things that have stuck with me, but here I am thinking of a film course where she shared a fervent irritation with women in shower scenes.

The problem is this— when we take a shower IRL, long hair is not glamorous and voluminous and miraculously UNfrizzy— no, we look like drowned rats, and that is the absolute truth and whole truth so help me baby Jesus. I suspect that it is a common occurrence to sense a palpable disappointment from a new partner the first time y’all shower together. Prof said it and I’m like 🤯 omg, right? And I felt so f🦆ing seen and worthy— isn’t that wild? So shout out to a one, Dr. Carol Siegel who is one of the coolest people I can think of always, and gave me what I needed to finally see Shakespeare (story for another time)

And now behold some of the 🔥 YouTube comments:

Re: Will&Grace— you best believe. The universe in which that does happen is bittersweet tho because while Grace and Jack are adaptable as BFFs, Will and Karen can’t even.

Re: where she messes up choreo— I did not see this on my own, and I doubt I would have without this comment so please accept my sincerest thanks for posting that because to me, this is a magic moment. There are a couple reasons I say this—

1) I don’t know how well you know this complete fact of life, but choreography is F🦆ING HARD. I don’t care who you are and I don’t care if you’re brilliant at choreography, it is always an extraordinarily difficult feat that some humans are blessed with the capacity to make it look like it was as easy as whatever is the easiest thing you can think of rn. These dancers are nothing short of hecking talented, okay? They are quite obviously performing their hearts out, every one of them here, and they are skilled at the craft. I, for one, am comforted by the fact that occasionally Ana shows up as a human being alongside showing up as a multitalented goddess queen, and that she can in fact err. It brings my soul peace to know that even she can do a misstep, and then to know that a huge percentage of folks may never even know or realize she ever did despite video evidence. I won’t let my inner critic rip myself a new one as hard (hopefully) when I feel stupid because I can’t get choreography or make my body move the way I so clearly can envision it to.

2) Here is an important message and life lesson to take from her cute little damnit flicker of a mistake— KEEP GOING. One mistake, hell, one hundred mistakes, is not viably enough to “make you” quit, don’t you let it. Mistakes are required and a lot of important information.

*footnote 1

3) I’m overjoyed to report that the drummer in solidarity, made a mistake too. Just kidding, it was not, to my knowledge in solidarity, but that made me laugh so I wrote it anyway.

He had one job!

So, if you’re still reading, tell someone you love today, “let’s have a kiki,” and mean it. Then, tell ten people you happen to come into direct contact with that there exists a song far catchier, far more fire than Baby Shark, goddamnit, and if you haven’t heard it and seen it, then you’re wrong.

🎤🎙️drop

kthanxbye 💕

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You looked for the footnote 🧐

*Part of the reason I write is to convince my own self. Do not mistake the conviction in my written words for true enlightenment— as in, I have accomplished all and see all, know all with my third eye AND I’m better than you, or complete self-confidence— as in, I’m right, you’re wrong, I have everything completely figured out and you should just be reasonable and do it my way.

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Be gentle with tortured artist souls (as mine) instead of being a poop, how about?

[evilpopcornkaylen]

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