#are you sleepy did you drink the rum in my cider??

[akumanoken]

Sakura is being surprisingly Daria-core and I'm dying

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

Faerie fruit, judejudejudejudejude, and i think of you often for the TCP asks?

yay thanks so much for the asks babes!! 🖤💫

faerie fruit: have you ever partaken in recreational drugs/alcohol? if so, did you like the feeling it gave?

i went to uni in the UK, so i've technically been of legal drinking age since i graduated high school (but still somehow the biggest fucking lightweight). basically sorted it down to four categories:

sleepy- wine, vodka, brandy

sad- wine, vodka, beer

spinny- cider, rum, gin, whiskey, absinthe

dancey- tequila, jaeger bombs

(we like dancey, hate sad, and for spinny and sleepy it depends on who i'm with.)

outside of alcohol, the only recreational drug i've tried is weed. okay, i've more than just tried weed. it was a pretty regular thing amongst my friends back at uni. i didn't dare try anything harsher than that, mainly because i'm very susceptible to the Effects, and would probably pass away immediately (not really, but i just have a feeling i really wouldn't like it).

i like the feeling weed gives me sometimes - it kinda feels like you're floating and heavy all at once. which can be disorientating/upsetting if you're not in a place where you feel safe. but the same could be said for alcohol tbh. for me, it's always been more about the company i keep while i'm high/drunk than the effects of the drug itself.

so if you want to experiment with anything, first and foremost, remember to always be safe. and secondly, experiment with people who make you feel safe in a place that makes you feel safe.

judejudejudejudejude: what is your most recent obsession?

ummm JURDAN. the folk of the air series. Cardan Motherfucking Greenbriar.

i think of you often: when/who was your last all-consuming crush?

about two years ago and we don't speak his name anymore. 😊

[thisislizheather]

September Shenanigans 2020

The leaves are starting to fall, the colder winds are coming, the pumpkins are starting to appear and I’ve never wanted an October more than I do right now. This time of year stirs up so much inside of me, I can barely breathe. However you enjoy this season, I hope you take some time to bask in these autumn days that are typically so fleeting. Here’s what went down last month.

I recapped what happened off of my summer list.

I made an autumn list of things that I’d like to do this season.

I cannot stop playing this John Legend song on repeat. Especially in recent days.

Some other songs I have on repeat: Never Let Me Go by Alok & Bruno Martini & Zeeba, Savage Love by Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo and that old Sarah McLachlan song Ice Cream for some reason.

Absolutely in love with the limited edition apple pie flavoured Kit Kats. Unreal.

I made these pumpkin pie overnight oats and they were a big hit. Great autumn breakfast idea.

I ate at Buvette and their snails were definitely the highlight.

I saw the movie The Car and it was phenomenal. You have to see it. The dialogue is atrocious, but a young, smokeshow James Brolin? Christ, he can get it. It’s a perfect bad movie.

I went to Gramercy Tavern and of course that place never disappoints. The service, the food, everything is impeccable. Some photos below.

Above Photo: Of course they have their own sanitizer

Above Photo: The Harvest Daiquiri with Frozen El Dorado 8 yr Rum, Green Chartreuse, Caradonna Farms Apple Cider, Lime

Above Photo: Chilled Corn Soup with Pickled Cauliflower, Beets, Avocado

Above Photo: Campanelle Bolognese with Kale, Basil, Pecorino

Above Photo: Tavern Bacon & Cheddar Burger with Smoked Onion Sauce, Duck Fat Potato Chips

Something new: did you know that Sephora has in-store rewards available that are different from the rewards shown on their website? Something to check out near the front cashier the next time you’re in a Sephora.

New favourite potato chips: Torres Selecta Black Truffle.

I bought the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion again because it’s such a great product for calming down acne and one bottle lasts at least six months or so.

A great piece about the arts scene in New York City right now.

I rarely listen to podcasts, but I listened to the Conan O’Brien episode of the Michelle Obama podcast and it was great. The episode is about marriage and I liked it so much because I love hearing about how couples first met and fell for one another.

With SNL returning this weekend, I rewatched one of my favourite sketches in recent memory.

As with every other person on earth this month, I watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix and then immediately deleted all the games off of my phone. I know the whole message was to delete Instagram and Facebook, but I’ve never had Facebook on my phone (what am I, 90?) and I truly don’t go on Instagram that much (not by choice, I have a shite battery that lasts about eight minutes a day).

This girl helping senior dogs is an absolute angel on earth.

Fighting ever urge in my body to immediately buy this emerald beauty.

I started watching Girlfriends and even though the pilot is rooooough (as most pilots are), it’s an all right show. It’s insane that Sex And The City basically stole this entire premise. I did, however, stop watching because all of the women are so wildly tiny, it warps my brain to sit and stare at skinny women for long periods of time.

I bought this scalp massager and holy hell, it’s incredible. It elevates a shower times a thousand.

I tried a sample of Fab Pharma’s Rescue Mask and it’s pretty great. It’s weird to not wash a mask off yes, but your skin feels amazing in the morning after use.

My friend Dusty had his movie reviewed by Roger Ebert’s website which is so huge and amazing. Wildly proud.

I started watching Sister, Sister on Netflix and Lisa is the greatest character of all time.

The new autumn candle at Trader Joe’s? Honeycrisp Apple! Already bought! Already sold out! Will I light it or just keep it to smell every so often? None of your business.

Another great New Yorker cover.

I was fortunate enough to eat at Atoboy (thank you Katie & Greg!) and it was perfection. I’ve never eaten tuna so heavenly. Such a wonderful meal and the service especially was warm as hell.

A roasted oyster cheat sheet for NYC, if you should find yourself in need.

A great piece talking about how people make up voices for their dogs.

I rewatched Grease and I can’t believe how often I forget how good the music is in that movie. Every song smashes.

One of my favourite restaurants in Astoria, Mars, opened for lunch recently, very grateful.

REVELATION: Not drinking before bed gives you a crazy, deep, restful sleep. How on earth did I not remember this?

I finally bought those Aerie bike shorts I’ve wanted for months and they’re incredible. Bike shorts should always be this damn soft.

Finally ate at Arte Cafe on the Upper West Side and loved it.

I visited the Krispy Kreme flagship in Times Square and it was pretty great. Most locations in every suburban city have glass windows where you see the donuts being made, so I didn’t get the huge appeal?

I may or may not have indulged in some of the seasonal desserts at Comfortland in Astoria, I won’t tell you details because they weren’t anything amazing. Honestly, nothing compares to the apple fritters at San Remo’s in Etobicoke.

I watched the Surviving R. Kelly sequel on Netflix and it didn’t really have any new information, which makes sense because there hasn’t even been a trial yet.

I also watched all of season one and some of season two of Twin Peaks (for the first time) and I have some thoughts. First things first, the pilot is incredible. But… why is the background/theme music so terrible? It never matches any of the scenes in tone and it just leaves me confused most times. Some parts are so fucking off and bad (acting-wise, script-wise) that I literally googled certain scenes to see if they were supposed to be funny or if I was missing something. What the fuck is with all of the dancing? And THIS scene? What in the good holy fuck?? UGH, and then David Lynch SHOWS UP IN THE SHOW? Kill me. The entire series should’ve lasted one season. I can officially say that I don’t give one shit about who the fuck killed Laura Palmer, she’s the luckiest character of them all to be dead. Blow me, Lynch.

Hot tip: wine bottle as a ravioli maker!

Neve Campbell is definitely onboard for the next Scream!

Best tweets of the month can be found over here.

Some things that I’m looking forward to doing this month: I must decorate, I really want to make this fall kale salad that sounds incredible, I’m planning a visit to Sleepy Hollow for the day, if I can find the time I really want to try these vegan burgers, I need to finalize the details for my costume this year, MUST BUY these winter stamps, I cannot wait to get my hands on these again, I’m intending on doing my 31-days-of-Halloween celebration yet again (which means that I’ll try to do at least one spookily themed thing each day), and I will definitely be watching some of these 90s sitcoms Halloween episodes. Also, I’m not a huge cronut fan but the flavour this month is a combination of cappuccino and hazelnut! Already pre-ordered.

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

[sixthousandninehundredmiles]

11/25/2017

Whew what a day. I was basically third wheeling for a good part of the day. Now I know what Van feels like when he’s around us. Originally, Hong Ha asked if I wanted to go to her place around 3 to chill with her and Peter and also help cook. However, plans changed when Peter asked if I wanted to hit Isle of Gamers around noon. It’s basically a game shop full of board games and also holds daily events/tournaments for games. They had a buy 2 get 1 free sale. I figured its time to update my collection a bit for times when we have friends gathering or a cousins hangout. There were many games I have heard good reviews about but considering the travel size and also the patience of the people we play with, any game longer than 30 minutes per round is basically a no go with the exception of poker. I also didn’t want anything super complicated because let’s be honest, say we had a cousins hangout, none of them would have the patience to sit through 20 minutes of explaining. So yea, these criteria really limited my choices but in the end I picked the 3 you see in the picture. Kittens in a Blender is short and simple as you know already. Guillotine is strategy game where you try to chop off the heads with the most points? I have no idea how to play but the shop keeper said it’s fairly simple and fun. Fluxx, I heard, is a really popular game. I got Drinking Fluxx which is just a different version of Fluxx with alcohol involved. Not sure how to play but I thought it was funny that the back of the box says “Spill-proof cards”.

We got back to Hong Ha’s place around 2:30 and began set up and preparations. Man, I thought I was free from these responsibilities for the semester since you’re not around to plan events. Turns out I still need to help out with the moving of furniture, decorations, and food prep…Talk about food prep, I was asked to come over to help cook. And also I’m responsible for corn and salad. “Help” turned into me basically cooking everything. Hong Ha was supposed to take care of the turkey which she did for the most part but I wasn’t sure if she knew what she was doing because she kept asking me questions…but somehow this turkey turned out to be the juiciest turkey I have ever eaten and she didn’t even know what basing a turkey meant nor did she do so. So I’m not exactly sure how that happened but it was surprisingly pretty good although a bit on the bland side. Our friend Kevin Tran and a Peter’s friend Jonathan were supposed to make stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy…somehow they and Peter ended up leaving to play Pokemon Go leaving me and Hong Ha in the kitchen and she left to go decorate…leaving me alone cooking everything…LOL if I didn’t have 3 years of practice with you, I’m not sure what would have happened. I also felt like an executive chef because in the end when everyone did return to the kitchen to cook, they were like can you taste this? Am I doing this right? Should I season more? Is this plating ok? Yea. Officially titled Chef Long LOL

Check out that plate of food though…that is literally what Thanksgiving should look like on a plate. Good, hearty, and simple food piled high on a plate. That 7 layer nacho dip also turned out pretty well…I placed it at the table during set up and before the turkey came out, ¼ of it was already picked through. I didn’t really get the opportunity to take a picture of individual food because everyone got impatient. I was also complimented pretty often on the corn. Go me!

I wasn’t really familiar with the group of people that came. I knew a few from here and there. They are basically Peter and Hong Ha’s co-workers or friends met through Pokemon Go. Everyone was very interactive and nice. We ate, laughed, and drank this amazing drink Hong Ha made called Harvest Punch or something which contained a shitload of apple cider, a bottle of champagne, idk how many cups of vodka, cinnamon sticks, and a load of sliced apples and oranges. It is just perfectly fits the Fall season flavor. Someone also brought spiced pumpkin rum which I mixed in and the spiced Autumn flavor just warmed me up so comfortably. We played a lot of games such as Code Names, Resistance, and One Night Ultimate Werewolf. People started getting tired around 1am and started cleaning up before leaving. The remaining 5 of us played poker with jolly ranchers and starbursts until around 2 which was when I started getting tired. I was the last one to leave and as I walked out, Hong Ha said thank you and that today wouldn’t have worked out without me. I wouldn’t take that much credit but I just felt pretty good about that…ok nvm I think I deserved it LOL I got home around 3 and ptfo.

Today’s party really made me miss you especially when I was driving home. I was driving somewhat slow because I was tipsy and also sleepy. That gave me a lot of time to revisit the memories when you and I would stress out about a party and all the preparations. I really can’t wait for you to come back to throw one together again. I miss you so much and I can’t wait to talk to you soon.