10 Things - Dispatch #004

10 things I've read, loved, watched, wish listed, consumed, etc etc etc

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1. BARBIE - The week has finally come upon us. After months of being harassed by the most overwhelming press tour/media marketing I think I have ever seen for a film, the movie finally debuted in theaters. And oh, what a delight it was. I laughed, I almost cried, and I was totally blown away by how cohesive the story arc felt. I walked out of the theater feeling like an unstoppable, unproblematic girl boss until we stopped to let someone take a picture in front of the lobby Barbie poster and they rudely told us to “JUST GO!! IT JUST TAKES LONGER IF YOU WAIT!! UGH!” — A humble reminder that you can watch a 120 minute movie about the complexities of navigating humanity and practicing compassion and learn nothing. Sigh.

2. Speaking of filling your house with special little things… I just discovered Geoffrey Rose and his “Frozen Moments” sculptures from the 1970s and I am obsessed. The kitsch!! The delight!! The perfect conversation piece for your bar cart or coffee table. They’re on the pricier side on Etsy and eBay but for forever art, I think it’s totally worth it. With cereal and ice cream being two of my favorite food groups, I will need to add both to my personal collection.

3. I’ve been challenging myself to watch a movie I’ve never seen once a week, going off of a long list in my notes that’s very eclectic and ranges from classics I’ve never seen to obscure foreign films from decades past. (I should probably cave and get a Letterboxd account.) This week I watched “What’s Up, Doc?” with Barbra Streisand and the equally as important, Madeline Kahn. Cue the ‘ol, “They just don’t make movies like this anymore!”

   90 minutes of chaos, charisma, comedy and the hilly streets of San Francisco — would highly recommend, if only to stare longingly into Barbra’s hypnotic eyeballs. (Her cat eye makeup. How do I master it like she did?)

   

4. This t-shirt which I will be buying. Once upon a summer, my dear friend Bibigol and I got kicked out of a Costco for not having a membership. We spent the next hour trying to figure out how to sneak past the ornery receipt checker guarding the exit so we could buy a hot dog. There is no finer feast in life than the $1.50 hot dog and soda that has defied inflation all these years.

5. Tomorrow marks two years since I looked death directly in the eyes. Only a week into living in Texas, I was on the freeway coming home from running errands when a loose car alternator sitting in the back of a pick up truck, flew out of the truck bed, bounced across 4 lanes of traffic and smashed straight into my windshield while I was driving 80 mph. Every person I encountered that day told me I should have died (shout out to the rear view mirror for saving my life.) I’ve disassociated from the trauma of it all (classic) but driving in Texas is still the fucking worst. Let this be your sign to live, laugh, love your life and live it to the fullest!

6. A solo afternoon movie date! I had crippling anxiety for a decent portion of my early 20s from functioning alone because I had to and not because I wanted to. It’s been a learning curve even in my 30s to spend time in the outside world on my own— the thought of being perceived! The anxiety of thinking everyone is staring/judging/looking/assessing my existence! But my Monday afternoon Alamo movie session was a delight. I saw Ladybird, which gives me all the feels about the complexities of mother/daughter relationships and I cried just like I did the first two times I saw it.

This scene in the Thrift Town feels particularly poignant because it’s the same Thrift Town I shopped at with my mom when I was a young teenager.

7. Spooky season is upon us and this year I am determined to turn our home into a mystical, magical, wonderland of oddities and mystery. This week I assembled my initial moodboard for decorations and a list of all the crafting supplies I will need to make my vision come to life. Halloween is my favorite holiday in a Florence Welch, Big Fish, Bladerunner, Mists of Avalon, Twin Peaks, Pushing Daisies, Tim Burton, Coraline sort of way. And yes, all those things make sense in my head.

8. Dreaming of Longchamp. Words I never thought I would utter. A brand I have associated for decades with rich high school girls obsessed with their Le Pliage totes, I’ve never thought much of Longchamp until they released their new bucket bags. The price is GOOD. The colors are GOOD. I am particularly obsessed with the candy cane stripe and scrumptious bright green. Consider them added to the wishlist.

9. This song. An ear worm of the best kind. Would recommend an existential “windows-down-on-a-summer-afternoon” listen for full effect.

10. Nothing says summer like tinned fish. Loving fish is something new for me, and tinned fish have been the perfect gateway into trying new flavors. Not only does Fishwife have adorable perfect packaging that makes me hesitant to ever throw it away, but it tastes magical. Would highly recommend as an easy dinner or midnight snack.

    

And thus concludes this week’s dispatch!

Next Friday is “The Dump.” Get excited!

Have a great weekend,
xo,
G