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hi everyone! I forgot this blog existed and made a new one so I am over at @cherrentine (aesthetic) and @0ur0bor0s (more like this, a little more eclectic and where all playlists will be when I upload them)
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“I remember, growing up, at night, and my dad would sit in the kitchen with all the lights out and he waited for me to come in, and he’d sit there and drink, and I’d stand in the driveway and I’d look into his screen door, and I could see the light of a cigarette, and then I’d rush up on the porch and try to get by him but he’d always call me back. And it was like he was always… always angry. Always mad. He’d be sitting there thinking about everything that he was never gonna have, until… until he’d get me thinking like that too. And I’d lay up in my bed, at night, and be staring at the ceiling, and I’d feel like if something didn’t happen, if something didn’t happen soon, it felt like I was just gonna… like some day, like I was just gonna… “ - Bruce Springsteen
this collection of lullabies from around the world is making me insane. the universality of love...
on food/the food writing industry & colonialism/racism
cooking other peoples food: how chefs appropriate bay area ‘ethnic’ cuisine by luke tsai, east bay express
the stark racial divide in pay for restaurant workers by alastair bland, npr
the primal pleasure and brutal history of sugar by ruby tandoh, eater
ole missus vs mammy: who owns southern food? by michael twitty, vice
what happens when a brown chef cooks white food? by khushbu shah, gq
the rise (and stall) of the boba generation by jenny g. zhang, eater
yelp reviewers authenticity fetish is white supremacy in action by sara kay, ny eater
pathology of displacement: the intersection of food justice and culture by shane bernardo, whyhunger
the bon appetit test kitchens race problem by soleil ho, san francisco chronicle
the vegan race wars: how the mainstream ignores vegans of color by khushbu shah, thrillist
whose food is it, anyway? by ann hui, the globe and mail
food, race, and power: who gets to be an authority on ‘ethnic’ cuisines? by lorraine chuen, intersectional analyst
How to feel like a femme fatale
FASHION
✕ shows to browse: Dolce & Gabbana spring 2018, YSL ready to wear 2018, Nina Ricci spring 2009, Ulyana Sergeenko fall 2017, Balenciaga fall 2008, Oscar De La Renta fall 2013, Elie Saab fall ready to wear 2014, Christian Dior pre fall 2012, Christian Dior spring 2011 couture, Christian Dior fall 2010 ready to wear.
✕ colour palette: noir blacks, scarlet, burgundy, blush pinks, ivory, crisp white, silver, gold, beige, greys, sapphire blue, emerald green.
✕ items: louboutin heels, pointed thigh-high boots, birkin handbags, fabrics of; lace, leather, velvet and silk. choker necklaces, pearls, ruby earrings, red silk dresses, faux fur coats, body con lingerie piece paired with a two piece blazer style suit/power suit, leather mini skirts, white work shirts, turtlenecks, cat eye sunglasses, long black sheer robe, cashmere sweaters, long gloves, cigarette pants, fish net stockings, v-neck jumpsuit, cocktail dresses, pencil skirts, veiled hats, pill box hat, little black dress, long trench coats, leopard printed items!
MAKEUP/HAIR
✕ wine coloured lips, or vivid reds. Making sure to use a lip liner for precision. Sultry cat eyes, creating the allusion of almond shaped eyes; colours like navy, black, brown, plum or burgundy. Structured high arched brows, contour the cheek bones, champagne coloured highlighter, fluffy lashes.
✕ Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth inspired old Hollywood hairstyles, blow out curls, lots of volume. Some other ideas; sleek straight hair, low ponytails with a black ribbon, middle parted sleek low bun, structured high ponytails, hard-edged long bob with square fringe, giving a touch of noir charm. Also looking at the women in Hitchcock films will inspire you some more!
✕ perfumes: hypnotic poison by Dior, noir de noir by Tom Ford, coco noir by Chanel, Vivienne Westwood Boudoir, Agent Provocateur perfume, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Classique Eau De Parfum by Jean Paul Gaultier, Juliette has a gun lady vengeance.
OTHER
✕ things to evoke: mysterious, seductive, part vixen, part vivacious, beguiling, captivating, tough, bold, intimidating, feminine, charming, intelligent, powerful and intriguing.
✕ interiors: silky sheets, futons, velvet tassel cushions, bar carts with decorative martini glasses, vanity table filled with your lipsticks and perfumes, vintage floor mirrors, red roses, chandeliers, scented candles, marble pieces, lush rugs, floor standing lights, making your own artwork with kiss stains of varying colours, displaying more vintage pieces like a type writer or old clocks.
✕ movies to inspire you: The Big Sleep/Vivian Rutledge, The Killers/Ava Gardner, This Gun for Hire/Veronica Lake, Chinatown/Faye Dunaway, Out of The Past/Jane Greer, Murder, My Sweet/Claire Trevor, Gone Girl/Rosamund Pike, Batman Returns/Michelle Pfeiffer, My Cousin Rachel/Rachel Weisz, Basic Instinct/Sharon Stone, Pulp Fiction/Uma Thurman, Moulin Rouge/Nicole Kidman, Femme Fatale/Rebecca Romijn, Mr and Mrs Smith/Angelina Jolie, just to name a few.
✕ things to do: listen to tchaikovsky, carry around a vintage compact to touch up your lipstick through out the day, drinking wine or champagne, go on shopping sprees with friends, attend fashion shows, read mystery novels, visit more interesting hangouts; mysterious section of the library, a corner of a coffee shop or old book store, quaint jazz clubs etc. Have more unique skills or hobbies; dancing, taking up a foreign language, painting/sculpting, archery, martial arts, acting, singing, tech skills, writing. Attending or hosting masquerade balls.
Ever since I took a class on material culture and the significance of things and objects in our lives, I’ve started taking note of relevant readings I come across. For those interested, below is a partial list:
Objects of Despair: “Inspired by Roland Barthes, Meghan O’Gieblyn’s monthly column examines contemporary artifacts and the mythologies we have built around them.”
Fake Meat | Mirrors | Mars | Drones | The 10,000-Year Clock
Concrete: The Most Destructive Material on Earth (more on The Guardian’s “Concrete Week”)
The Unfortunate Fate of Childhood Dolls by Rainer Maria Rilke
AirPods Are a Tragedy
Thinging the Real: On Bill Brown’s “Other Things”
Sum Effects: “Personal or real, tangible or intangible, durable, hard, soft, consumable, or perishable: my grandmother owned none of it. Goldyne Alter died with no possessions.”
A janitor rescued migrants’ possessions from a border facility’s trash. Now they’re art.
Evocative Objects: Things We Think With, ed. by Sherry Turkle
Friendly Floatees
Great Pacific garbage patch
Plastic: an autobiography by Allison Cobb
Curating the Anthropocene: “Imagine a future archeologist on a dig in what was once downtown Los Angeles, excavating, exposing layers of history, like the paleontologists at the La Brea Tar Pits are doing today, finding bones of saber-toothed cats, mammoth, and dire wolves. What does the archeologist of the future find?”
some of my favorite video essays
dont really know if theres specific criteria for a video to be a video essay so some of these may be less formal/structured than others/kind of blurring the lines but nevertheless… they are fun to watch/some more informative/analytical than others. mostly these cover movies/shows bc thats what i like 2 watch
“fish out of water” explained (bojack horseman)
“escape from LA” explained (^)
“the view from halfway down” explained (^)
“the old sugarman place” explained (^…. lmao)
bojack horseman’s top 10 episodes
aang / the most compassionate avatar (atla..)
bojack horseman: writing relatable characters
whats in an op (analysis of the opening of Your Name/kimi no na wa)
why i hate kimi no na wa
why miyazaki’s films sound pretty
the last airbender: a case study (basically tearing apart the a:tla movie)
musical symmetry of avatar: tla
why high school musical 2 is the best one
posters of east asia
the remake that couldn’t: skins “US”
hilary duff, lizzie mcguire, & the teen idol pigeonhole
mommy issues
the underrated value of book one of a:tla
19th century fashion: how to tell decades apart
whisper of the heart: the tragedy of kondo
what portrait of a lady tells us about the gaze
is hookup culture unhealthy?
the evolution of young adult books
how bojack horseman critiques the 90s
the weird british-american setting of “sex education” (the show lol)
why the costumes of little women (2019) did not deserve an oscar
parasite’s perfect montage
explaining the appeal of animal crossing
whats the point of a doomed romance? eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
how dating apps affect us
spirited away’s train scene
whats the point of a doomed romance? 500 days of summer
Mysterious Skin
dir. Gregg Araki
(2004)
Thinking of going vegan in the new year? Why not start now?
Vegan Starter Kit
Vegan Outreach + downloadable guide
21 Day Kickstart
Veganuary
Tips
Films
Podcasts
Vegan Box
List of Food Substitutes
Cruelty Free Product List
Online Shopping Guide
List of Vegan Companies
Happy Cow - search for veg restaurants and health food stores in your area
Barnivore - vegan beer, wine and liquor guide
(insp)
Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan in Career Opportunities (1991)
I miss you, Dad! I missed him when he was alive. Remember how he used to do that thing with his forehead? The forehead thing. What are you talking about? It was instead of kissing us. You do remember how he never kissed us? The closest he could get was he would press his forehead against yours. Intimacy was not his thing. This is intimate.
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
Tips for Manifesting
Tips for Manifesting
Law of Attraction isn’t a potion or magic, it’s a way of life. You are using LOA all day every day whether you realize it or not. It’s as constant as oxygen or gravity.
Understand that LOA is a mirror that mirrors back to us what we feel and believe, NOT what we want or are asking for.
So if you are asking for a better relationship, more money, a great job, a new car or whatever - LOA will deliver to you what you BELIEVE about those things every time.
It difficult to think about what we want without also thinking about the fact that we don’t have it which keeps us from manifesting it in our lives, so often we can manifest what we want by not thinking about it at all. How? By choosing to be happy - ridiculously happy.
Below are my tips to manifest whatever it is you’re wanting to experience in your life.
Meditate - DAILY
Spend 15 minutes twice a day sitting quietly, undisturbed and feeling grateful for how awesome your life is.
Daily meditation is not an option.
Refuse to think thoughts that make you feel crappy. Do this by creating 2-3 ‘Go To Thoughts’
Go to thoughts are thoughts that make you happy every time you think about them.
This is easier to do when you’re a good mood. It’s damn near impossible to think of a good thought when you’re pissed off or depressed, so come up with 2-3 go to thoughts when you’re already in a good mood so you can use them later when you need them.
When you catch yourself having a crappy thought, swap it out immediately for a happy go-to thought.
Refuse to hang out with people that make you feel crappy.
Remember that opposing energies cannot occupy the same space so if you’re around someone that makes you feel crappy, know that one of 3 things will happen every single time.
Your energy will lower - making you a match to them
Their energy will raise - making them a match to you
One of you will leave the area - win/win
LOA doesn’t make mistakes, if crappy people are consistently in your life, it’s because you’re a vibrational match to them.
Know that how you feel is a DIRECT correlation to what you’re thinking about. Every time.
You’re not upset or worried about what is going on in front of your eyes right this minute, you’re worried and upset about thoughts going on between your ears.
Crappy thoughts = Crappy life
Happy thoughts = Happy life
KNOW that what you want is a done deal.
Knowing is different than hoping or wishing. Hoping and wishing means you’re waiting to see it before you believe it.
Knowing is believing it before you see it.
Knowing what you want is a done deal is KEY to manifesting it!
a few readings on Bram Stoker + homosexuality:
Talia Schaffer, “‘A Wilde Desire Took Me’: The Homoerotic History of Dracula”
Maria Popova, “Bram Stoker’s Extraordinary Love Letter to Walt Whitman”
Kaya Genç, “Coming Out of the Coffin”
David Skal, Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
Power couple.
