I literally hate the podcast epidemic. Everybody and they mama wanna start a podcast (which isn't really a podcast because I swear they're just supposed to be audio?? but then it's always a video and [insert podcaster here] says "roll the clip" or "we'll put up the pic for those wondering" every two seconds as if it's not supposed to be tailored for AUDIO ONLY listeners). Then they just sit there and talk about nothing in front of a camera for 30 to 45 minutes. Bro. Rehashing last weeks drama, or anything else under the sun because they had no actual plans or direction when they started the podcast. They just wanted to start a podcast to start a podcast.
Hurts the most when an influencer/celebrity I like decides to start a podcast because I already know they're just trying to hop on the bandwagon and make a quick buck. The first episode is always like "send us ideas and topics you guys want us to discuss" like nigga??? If you were gonna start a podcast it should have been because you ALREADY HAD SOMETHING TO SAY!!!
Instead of calling it a podcast, call it a video diary because that's what it is. Word vomit thought salad. Can't even tag the celebs I want to because their communities are gonna chop my legs off
ok, first things first, I do not agree with labubu's characterization of what's happening. HOWEVER, we gotta open our eyes people.
Based on the gazillion videos/pics we have of pazzi from before the launch I think it's safe to say they have a strong relationship. They've known each other for years. It would be harder for me to believe that Paige just became uninterested out of nowhere.
What's LIKELY happening is that Paige is not comfortable showing affection to Azzi in front of the media now that everyone knows what their relationship is (we been knew but that's beside the point). Before hard launch she seemed to be totally comfortable talking about Azzi, being affectionate, touchy or whatever but since hard launch she's become extremely awkward with her. The most logical deduction is she's still shy about displaying their true relationship to the world. AND THAT'S FINE.
The problem is that Azzi is the complete opposite. She's totally comfortable showing affection to Paige in front of the media and has been doing so. Paige on the other hand has not been reciprocating. Paige is (unintentionally) making Azzi look dumb and desperate. We have to be honest you guys. There were some moments where they looked like a couple but there were a lot more where it looked like Azzi was clinging to Paige and P didn't care. Paige being touchy feely and NORMAL with everyone EXCEPT for Azzi looks really bad and awkward. It makes Azzi look a bit pathetic which is so unfair to her. Again, I'm sure that behind closed doors they are PERFECTLY FINE. The point I'm making is that Paige is (unintentionally) embarrassing Azzi in public.
I honestly wish they hadn't hard launched because obviously Paige and Azzi are on 2 different pages when it comes to the amount of affection they're willing to show the cameras. ASW was supposed to be this huge exciting moment where they get to be normal in front of the world but it all came off weird thanks to Paige's behaviour. It was more disappointing and sad then anything.
I am NOT on team labubu or any of her previous incarnations lol. I don't think that P is uninterested and their relationship is falling apart. HOWEVER, I also can't put blinders on like the rest of you and pretend that Paige didn't make a lot of their interactions on camera super awkward. Thanks for listening
When I got a dumbphone/flipphone, I immediately started living a super cool super fulfilling life! I travelled a ton, ran a marathon, immediately got good at art, read 4 books in a day, and now have 22 close friends! Thats exactly how it works, i'm not lying AT ALL, trust me ;)
...ahhh okay you got me, thats not actually what happened.
Yes my life did change, and all for the better! I do have a cooler and more fulfilling life now, but not like that, I just started living a regular life? This little post is about what that looks like these days (for me)
First, a little bit of math. My screen time with a smartphone was 5.5 hours on a good day and almost 9 on a bad: about an average of 7.25 hours a day. Ive been smartphone-less for a little over about 5 months; just about 170 days.
Average 7.25/hrs a day x 170 days = 1232.5 hours total/24hrs
51 full 24-hour days I got back.
ALMOST TWO MONTHS OUT OF THE FIVE
- Alright, i've never done that math before, holy shiitake mushrooms thats insane. Back on topic, oh my god I would have spent 2 months out of the past 5 entirely on my phone
What do I do instead? What consumes the hours? Or the in-passing minutes?
I live normally, just without a phone honestly, it didn't make me suddenly want to run a marathon or just turn into Picasso day one. It just gave me back the opportunity to live.
I turned to my hobbies, like ceramics, reading, journalling to bring the simple joys back into my everyday!
I stopped being able to distract myself from how icky I felt when I didn't move my body, so I slowly started swimming again!
I started to blog a little! Thanks for reading :D
I got bored at home, so I started seeking out social spaces and hanging out in person with friends and prioritizing making them!
Those are huge things, really big, hour by hour things that take up my life now. I am still a student, in a demanding major, who tries to study 5 hours a day, and I work part-time. Is that the most prominent change? Absolutely, but in the minutes passing between tasks, before I leave somewhere, waiting for something there is also a little mojo added back into my day. I would have been spending those little snippets of time pacifying myself on a quick scroll, 20-30 reels on IG that I would never remember. Instead those morsels are spent...
Doing nothing! Sitting around is a forgotten joy, don't be afraid to be alone with yourself, its the only way you will get to know you.
Sudoku! If i've got 5-10 mins waiting somewhere and feel up for the task, a quick sudoku from the little book I carry around is great.
Tidying up/cleaning! I mentioned this in a past blog post, but it's easier to keep the space around you tidy when you reclaim those little minuets while your breakfast is cooking or your waiting for the water to boil. Bagel still in the toaster? Why not give the kitchen a quick sweep! Coffee is steeping? Wouldn't you know it, thats how long it takes for me to unload the dishwasher! (still a student living at home, that dishwasher is a FULL 4-person dishwasher man)
People watching, takin' a quick ol' gander at your surroundings. Make sure you haven't forgotten what life looks like, or what the general population is up to.
I still spend some time on Tumblr, Reddit, and Pinterest, its not like I went cold turkey or that I'll never see social media again. Its easier to live your life when you have the time, and its easier to have the time when you don't have a monster algorithm in your pocket built to addict you. You can do it! Do it at the pace that is good for you, but get those two months back!
I'd like to believe this is possible for me one day. Right now social media is the only thing that brings me joy (as well as sadness ig?). What a world
I literally can’t stop playing sudoku. Every minute of everyday is spent playing sudoku. I just got the sims 2 and want to play it more? Nah sudoku. I wanted ti work on my hatchetfield sims world more? Why do that when I have sudoku. I want to try to read more this year? Why look at dumbass letters when I could be looking at numbers. I have literal actual assignments I need to do for my college classes I’m paying for? No I want to figure where all these stupid numbers go. I think I have a problem
