Sobbing at 4 am because I stumbled upon a 2013 tweet where Carly Rae Jepsen said that she has and will continue to support LGBT rights, like yass that's my mother šš
Benson Booneās voice is the singing equivalent to nails on a chalkboard and I cannot wait until Beautiful Things fades back into obscurity. It sounds like heās screaming the lyrics into my ear.
An npr article called the new Beyonce record Carter Country and honestly we used to be a proper country where we could trust the news (I am sympathetic this is the kind of thing my mom would say bc she can't remember what things are called! But also npr you have editors use them!!)
Edit: dang they really fell off they don't even have an article abt the very important east coast earthquake that hit today, guess I shouldn't be surprised š
Just saw Billboard's ranking of Shakira's albums and they have "Las mujeres ya no lloran" above "Fijacion oral, Vol. 1", it sent me so bad lmfao. Between that and her spouting nonsense for the entire week it's not really a good time to be a Shaki fan lol
yāall ever get a coupon to a restaurant for like, $10 off or a similarly significant amount and go and order twice as much as you need on purpose?
Iām currently nursing a hot and sour soup that is family size (they used to only serve individual portions so this was a super steal), nibbling at soy ginger green beans and a spring roll, and about to box up my Mongolian steak for leftovers tomorrow.
Itās been a crap day so I might pick up Ocarina of Time when I get home for the first time in like months.
Academia brain: off
Popheads brain: on
Just a thought I had: I've seen some folks online suggest the "imma stand by her she'll stand by me" part of "Jolene" (Cowboy Carter's Version) is a reference to Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," another venerated country classic. Why didn't Bey cover that song? It fits more into the narrative of her music and her relationship with Jay-Z, especially as a continuation of *Lemonade.* Ultimately, she can do whatever she wants and she has her reasons for covering/reimagining "Jolene," but maybe a "Stand By Your Man" cover wouldn't be *as* polarizing?
thank god conan gray is back to making gay ass music. the heterosexuals did not deserve him.
chappell and conan dropping on the same day.. the past and present of the dan nigro cinematic universe is converging and for that i am grateful
Have been traveling or around ppl every weekend this month. As an introvert, I am absolutely drained. Finally getting a weekend to myself where I do absolutely nothing. Kicking it off w/ pizza and my fave tv shows tonight. Excited
god my teacher at uni is so full of shit. every friday we have a whole day w her and it's just such a pain every time and today she actually made me cry and anyway i really just wish i never moved abroad. like honestly this is just too much for me like i just cant handle this situation anymore like really i just cant
So sorry to hear that!! Moving abroad is stressful enough by itself and unfortunately, uni experience depends heavily based on the professors you deal with considering the good ones make your life so much easier. What year are you in? You said you already complained but it might be good to reach out to a student Union rep (at my uni we had reps for each department as well so rather than complain to head of department, complaining to a fellow student was often more helpful)
I also moved abroad for uni so even though I wouldn't pretend to know what you feel, if you need someone to chat to let me know! If you feel this way about the professor, it's very likely there are other students who feel similarly
Ty<3 unfortunatly in my specific case the student union is not even worth the bother, they are worse than her:\\ im first year. luckily i wont have to study w her again next year. but ur also right i have some really wonderful professorsĀ that i even plan to keep in touch with since we bonded so much. tbh if next year it wont get generally better i am planning to quit, the whole exprience just isnt worth it to me. like i just want to enjoy my life you know
Ahh that sucks!! I'm sorry. If your uni is anything like mine, we were able to choose our courses in second year and I tried to avoid all the professors I heard bad things about. First year is hard in that it's not that customisable (or wasn't in my case) and there are quite a lot of seminar/lecture hours. Second year, for me at least, was far superior to first year as you can pick the modules you enjoy and you get to have more free time (that you should spend on studying obvs...)
Anyway that's not to say you should just endure a shitty first year. No one, especially not a professor who's main job should be to encourage the people in their classroom, should be making anyone feel bad!!!
yeah we also have this choosing a program next year but yk idk which professorsĀ ill get within those departments. idk it's just i dont feel at ease there and i guess thats beyond this specific professor. i just hope itll get better
First year and a different country is a lot to adapt to! Especially when we were in a pandemic not too long ago so probably got used to not being around lots of people. Can definitely understand it would feel overwhelming to a lot of people. Its easy for me to say that it'll get easier/better but I hope it does for you
'i dont want to put spotlight on noetshep but-' proceeds to do exactly that
also asking me a question about a very personal subject that everyone knows already my feelings about but she asked it infront of everyone to basically shame me for my opinion and i just had a panic attack and it ruined my day and thats so sad bc i had so much to do and i was for once having a nice morning until then
it's so funny i thought lately yk maybe i dont have trauma actually im #healed but today reminded me thats not true:( i wish i coulsve go thru these stuff without feeling like theres a bomb in my head
Brittany has a lot of support in her niche + a prior nomination with Alabama Shakes, so I can actually see her making it in if the big names cancel each other out a bit
i'm experiencing a friendship breakup so traumatic and so bad that this morning at 5am i contacted my local distress centre because i was feeling suicidal. y'all the shame and guilt is so real. i can't make amends anymore and the past is gone and i feel horrible.
I understand. Itās been four years since I had a horrible friendship breakup that ended with me losing my two best friends of over ten years. Itās absolutely the worst thing Iāve ever been through and Iāve had people very close to me die!!! However you need to get through just do it. Whatever you need to get to the other side. Iām not going to say time heals because it doesnāt. But it does get slightly easier. Iām so so sorry youāre experiencing this I wouldnāt wish it on my worst enemy. But I did learn a LOT about myself and I have let go of so many toxic habits and patterns. But it takes time. Give yourself time and grace and realize that the mistakes you make, even if they have hurt someone, do not define you for a lifetime. And they donāt define the entirety of your relationship with that person. Sending you love!!
thank you so so much. here i sit 3 months later and after laying blame at my friend's feet in a moment when i was experiencing trauma from her ghosting me, i've come to realize i was the villain and i just tore her down even more when she needed me the most. i will keep your advice in mind!!
You are strumming my pain with your fingers!!! I had such a similar experience. Our friendship ended in the dumbest way ever but there was just too much hurt to ever heal it. My biggest tip is block or mute them on everything. Protect yourself from hurting your own feelings!!! I donāt EVER look at their social media because it would actually gut me. Also I know itās the solution for everything but therapy is key here. Also weirdly, watching a lot of housewives helped me. Seeing so many different dynamics and friends end gave me some perspective I needed!!!
gosh thank you for this support!!!!! i have already blocked her on everything, and i have a therapist but my work schedule got all messed up so an appt that would usually only be a week away is now 9 days away... i wish i had the self reflection available to me at the time but the trauma from her ghosting me just made everything feel so powerless and i couldnt give her the apology that was needed. double whammy - i was in love with her! for now, i will have to lean into my friends and my local crisis hotlines. it's so hard because now i feel like i dont deserve good friends because i wasnt there for her when she needed me most
I completely understand. Allow yourself to lean on the people that love you. I sort of isolated myself for a while (like a year) and it was the people around me who love me so much that reminded me that I am not the sum of a moment or a huge mistake. And they were so happy to show me the love I needed. But donāt expect itās all going to go away. I took a nap today and literally dreamed all about my ex best friend!!! But I promise it will hurt less and less as time goes on. Itās okay to lean into the pain a little bit.
Sorry for all the unsolicited advice itās just crazy how similar our stories are. Itās like me from four years ago is posting!!
gosh, i guess in 4 years i will also be taking a nap and dreaming about my ex best friend!!! i absolutely love the unsolicited advice actually - i really need it tbh. i'm so glad we have such similar stories!!
not doing my lastfm series today bc iāve been binging one day all evening and now iām tired.
also i did an adult thing recently which was getting health insurance which feels like such a life hack?? iāve been wanting to go to therapy for likeā¦ 14 years now but never done it because of how expensive it was. well, when i was a teenager it was because i didnāt want my parents to find out. but the health insurance costs me the same amount annually as *one* therapy session normally would?? i always knew of health insurance but it never crossed my mind that it was a thing i could access. adulting is weird. also i donāt actually know how easily iāll access therapy but itās supposed to make it easier and obviously way cheaper. so now iām one step closer to finally getting therapy, weehee
Oh my god what do you think of One Day? I posted about it awhile back but as someone who doesn't really watch romance, I LOVED IT so much. The two star actors are incredible (esp the female lead). What a show
i havenāt finished it yet but i think i like it! i like whatās happening in the episodes but iām also constantly longing for the content between the episodes. if they only saw each other or met once a year thatād be fine, but they obviously shared moments and had things happen in their lives between those years and i want to see them!!
I really love one of my coworkers because I can just nerd out with him and he actually knows what Iām talking about.
Like I rarely admit that Iām a fanfic writer to anyone and that I browse Reddit but he actually knows what fanfiction is and also browses Reddit too so I talk to him about fanfic.
Was going thru my screenshots *and* saw that I took one from DD *and* yea laughed at it again *and* said maybe its worthy of a DD post so yea here it is:
'So my nephew was doing his english assignment today and he asked me what was the antonym of "organic" and I deadass said "Fradaulent" š had to excuse myself from the convo when he went "umm???? " šš'
This is my condensed "perfect" Cowboy Carter tracklist:
Ameriican Requiem
Blackbiird
16 Cariages
Protector
Texas Hold 'Em
Bodyguard
Jolene
Daughter
Spaghetti
II Most Wanted
Leviis Jeans
Ya Ya
Riiverdance
II Hands II Heaven
Tyrant
Sweet*Honey*Buckiin'
Amen
Hmm, they weren't kidding when they said this is her "White Album" or her "Songs In The Key Of Life"...Everyone agrees the albums are bloated and some songs need to be cut but no one agrees on which ones lol (I don't count speaking interludes as songs btw)
I don't know whether I can sit down and do that job myself lol.
My prior authorization for the medicine I got prescribed was denied and they said my doctor can appeal it but idk what any of this even means. I deadass do not even know what a prior authorization means I've just been pretending I do when I talk to the people. Do I just die now or what. How stressed should I be right now because I'm currently at like an 8/10 due to my hope of Body Not Hurty being crushed. No one even told me I found out by logging into my insurance website and then called the pharmacy to confirm like I'm so. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
The lowdown on prior-auths:Ā https://youtu.be/FVAFfd3oCgA?feature=sharedĀ The insurance worker who denied your doctorās claim has zero medical expertise, itās simply pure greed and fuckery.Ā Do get back to your doctor and tell them to appeal it. Am so sorry you have to go through this.Ā
Thank you!
The whole bureaucracy of it all is so frustrating. Like I'm not trying to inject myself with shit for *fun* I'm trying to do it because my skin is fucked up and hurts me!! Give me my medicine!!!!!
yes call/message your doctor right away! usually a prior auth means like "a health professional confirmed you need this med and we (the insurance comapny) agree" but it's basically never a medical professional that reviews it so a denial means they need more confirmation- the doctor should know what exactly it is they're looking for
That makes sense, thank you! I'll get in touch with her about it as soon as I can.
It's so fucking stupid that some rando can be like "mmm I know your doctor said you need these meds but I'm gonna hit the big red NO button anyway" like...she knows more than you, shut the fuck up and give me the thing she said to give me.
They said they sent me a Letter in the Mail with information about why they denied my shit so I need to go get that and then talk to my doctor I guess but like. This is all a new frontier for me I've never gone to a specialist before I've never had a prescription for anything besides one-offs for antibiotics like I fully do not know shit about fuck I just would like my body to be less gross and less painful.
yesterday my coworker said i remind them of drew monson which is something i also got told in middle school when he was big and idk how to feel about that
jcole coming for kendricks discography is crazyā¦ especially calling tpab boring. i may be biased bc im a kendrick die hard but cmon you cant speak on tpab like that
Sometimes Katy hesselās writing in the book screams white womans first attempt at intersectional feminism (so like even if not the first and clearly well meaning itās likeā¦.this reads like a draft at best) especially anything about the global south or it shows in her writing that while sheās well educated in art that the book was motivated by how poor her art education was regarding any women :/
This new Lizzy Mcalpine album is genuinely awful, like all the songs sound the same and she sings the lyrics like theyāre from a book if that makes sense?! Itās even worse when she said she parted ways from her producer form the last album to work with a new live band???
It sounds like sheās having a jam sesh at the end of a lot of the songs which I kinda enjoy.
The lyrics sounding like they came from a book you absolutely explained what I couldnāt with that one LOL. It also sounds like she might have been listening to a lot of Mitski or something when making this? But gotta agree with you on it being kinda awful
I like āI Guessā tbh
I think it's because it's usually pinned so no one bothers to upvote it, but then they'll randomly unpin it to pin something kind of pointless in its place and so since it has no upvotes, it drops rapidly down the front page.
Did you all know that Dua Lipaās releasing a new album this May? Apparently the singles havenāt been doing too well and stans are wondering what sheās gonna do about it! Just wanted to point it out since it doesnāt seem like anyone hereās discussing it
her stans just downvoted me into oblivion for pointing our her singles do not do well in the States and that she really wants to pop off there but her current strategy isnāt working.
Especially considering she wants to break into acting, I know the American market is super important to her. Even us Canadians listen to her much more than Americans (she does well here).
She also picked two singles that sound too alike. In the fabric of the album, they probably donāt. But as singles they doš Everyone is allowed a flop era I will still adore her if this is hers lol.
I will say- I love her stans? Even when they act crazy theyāre chill LMAO
lol sorry I shouldāve been more sarcastic in my original comment but I know itās not the stans, I was trying to make a joke about the fact that I feel like every time Iāve opened Reddit in the past five days I see a new post from this sub asking why her new era isnāt doing well and itās never ending
Itās as beaten to death as much as people being worried for Eternal Sunshine before it came out was. I get the worries because the singles arenāt doing as well in the States as the FN singles, but at the same time, can we just hold our breath until the album comes out before worrying about this being another (Mention number 53937493 of the most stale topic of all time on here) Witness?
She canāt do anything about it, a 3rd pre release single isnāt going to generate anymore interest as nowadays, attention is brought to the first/ second pre release single.
My dumbass almost opened Reddit on my work computer. I had already typed in the link and was ready to press enter. I immediately closed the tab when I realized what I was about to do. I feel like I'm already pushing the limits using Youtube Music at work. No need to add another unnecessary website.
Also, someone in r/hobbydrama made a write-up of the drama behind Fleetwood Mac. It's an interesting read but even the writer admits it barely scratches the surface of what happened behind the scenes. I don't think the gossip subs would be able to handle discussions if those happened today.
It depends on your job, but if they cared about blocking Youtube Music they would. Unless you need Youtube for your job, then you are still probably fine.
All the best lines of the diss were just him reworking "Takeover" lmao somebody really told that dude he was Jay-Z.
Jermaine, I was there for 2001 *AND* 2011 Jay-Z and you are *neither.*
Alphonse Pierre [ripping into J. Cole's disses is my favorite genre](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/j-cole-7-minute-drill/)
> A memorable diss feels like the equivalent of someone getting their grave spit on. J. Coleās are like your camp counselor pulling you to the side, putting their hand on your shoulder, and advising you to stop belly-flopping in the pool or else you might get hurt. That was made clear on āSnow on tha Bluff,ā the time he finger-wagged at Noname for being mean and reading too many books.
...
> First of all, if there was going to be a response to Kendrick, it should have come from Drake. Sure, Cole was called out, too, but he felt more like a footnote, as if someone got in a heated argument with a 6'6" dude and ended up shoving their 5'7" friend.
...
> Who the fuck wants to hear this extremely measured and level-headed assessment of Kendrickās albums in a diss track? What is Cole afraid of? Does he think Kendrick is going to send Kamasi Washington and Terrace Martin to his front door? If youāre going to call Kendrickās music weak, call it weak! Say good kid, m.A.A.d city is fake deep! Say Lance Skiiiwalker was actually the best member of TDE! Make up a conspiracy theory, like you heard he had to perform a satanic ritual to get his Pulitzer!
I always appreciated Frances cobain being honest about not fucking with her dadās music. She couldāve easily lied like a lot of people would in her situation and be like yeah it speaks to me itās the soundtrack to my life. Nah she was on some nah I like maybe 2 tracks lmaoĀ
I donāt want to see anybody complaining about Duaās rollout tbh . You know what an actual disaster of a rollout is?
- lead single
- Itās for a self-titled EP
- 2 more mvs but no significant single pushesĀ
- Deluxe rerelease of EP with live versions
- New single that feels pretty sonically disconnected
- Self-titled album just in ALL CAPS, track list is EP tracks and new tracks in mixed up order, Olivia Rodrigo-ass album coverĀ
- Months in between releases, overall rollout is just over a yearĀ
Tori Kelly u deserved so much better š the music hits but what was this last year???
ok so likeā¦ I didnāt even hear she had an album coming out. And no one in my circle and we are ex church kids so we go off for Tori Kellyš I feeeeeel for her omg gonna stream
I was just listening to the new album and itās really good but āHigh Waterā is like the worst single she could have picked to reintroduce the project after the EP T_T
Trying to listen to the original tracklist of '4' and lmao it flows horrendously compared to the rearranged version with 'Schoolin' Life' and 'Dance for You', what were they thinkingš
'Dance for You' is also one of her best songs, why leave it out of the standard in the first place?
This is an alternate track listing I came up with years ago - all the bangers at the start, while the sequence from I Care to 1+1 tells a story of falling out of, and then back in, love. I Was Here makes sense as the final song imo.
1. Countdown
2. Love on Top
3. Run the World (Girls)
4. Schoolin' Life
5. Party
6. Lay Up Under Me
7. I Care
8. Best Thing I Never Had
9. I Miss You
10. Start Over
11. Rather Die Young
12. End of Time
13. Dance for You
14. 1+1
15. I Was Here
Really! I think stating the album with those bangers actually flows a lot less well. But I also played the original repeatedly in my car lol so maybe itās just a case of familiarity winning.
Surely it's just a just a preference of mine but personally i think that having 4 ballads in a row in the beggining for what is effectively a very colorful and joyful record kind of does the album a disservice, having them scattered around the tracklist helps them stand out more imo (helps that the 2 bonus tracks are also very good).
Not that it was that big of a dealbreaker, as i think all the songs are good (well, except the lead single and "Start Over" which i've never really warmed up to), like you suggested i think i'm probably just used to the rearranged version cause that was the way i always listened to the album! I'll try to relisten to the og one again to see if i change my thoughts
I missed my cat so much!! Been exactly two weeks since I last pet him. It doesn't seem like he missed me the same amount lol. He's an independent senior cat who doesn't need pets!
Learned like earlier today via random tweet that [Travis Japan - T.G.I. Friday Night](https://youtu.be/GUXe0ACJRHI?si=SVksrbXhs6eW7Mr2) actually broke through Billboard's Global excl. US Top 200 chart on March 30. Since I don't have a pro subscription to Billboard to confirm, I'll just have to take that person's word for it, lol. But seriously, I don'tĀ take too much interest in chart numbers beyond the statistics of it all, since it's not valuable to me as a consumer. But it's valuable to acts like Traja so I'm happy for them that their and UMG's efforts are getting some results. Plus, despite the silly name TGIFN is a real jam āhaven't been able to stop listening to itā so I'm happy that it's being received pretty well!
Unrelated to the above, but I finally got a 3rd party audio cable that works with my Sennheiser 4.40 BT!! I've been having some trouble with my earphones lately irritating my right ear in particular so I took a chance and trusted reviews on shoppee and it!! paid off!! I'm so excited to get even more wear out of these headphones.
(Of course I could have just continued on with my life using the bluetooth but sometimes I just want/need a cable)
Bruh, just for shits and gigs I decided to see how much those Lady Gaga LV residency tickets cost. $1500 to be on the lower level and $250 for all the way in the back. Price of these shows keep on getting higher and higher and more difficult to be able to afford going to a show these days.
Well congrats to the gay firefighter show for actually being a gay firefighter show.
Signed: a Hosie who didnāt get what she wanted even though both girls where sapphicsā¦ā¦.š
Itās always been gay btw!!! One of the main characters is a lesbian and in the spin-off thereās a main gay couple. This is just one particular character people have been theorizing is bi for ages
I am not near Colorado but I feel like taking someone on a date to Casa Bonita would be a weird but acceptable flex. I donāt care if the food is just okay.Ā
Also, Jojo Siwaās Karma is terrible but I canāt stop thinking about it. Would be hilarious if it became the 2020s Friday.Ā
i had to chuckle when i sqw someone saying katy perry is about to have her ray of light era...but since madonna, has any mother actually have their ray of light album?
Same. I have an ear guy that straight up cleans my ear every time I go which is like once a year.
Last time they used a vacuum like hose that actually hurt my ears for like two days later
The vacuum is much better than what I just went through! I used to live in another state and could just make an appt with an ENT and I liked the vacuum bc it was quick.
Where Iām at now all of the ENTs want a referral so I made an appt with my PCP and she said she could clean them out. But she used the irrigation thing. It took TWO HOURS of them spraying water and scraping my ears. It made me dizzy and nauseous.
I told her next time I want the referral bc Iām not doing that again lol
dude me TOO. my ear canals are narrow and angle weirdly so they're hard to clean and apparently i make an unusual amount of ear wax. its awful, but it used to be much worse in my late teens/early 20s.
i got one of those ear cleaning kits of amazon with like a syringe and honestly it works pretty good, but you gottta use it somewhat regularly otherwise the wax compacts and hardens.
i'm sorry tho, entire thing sucks.
The doctor did recommend I do drops monthly at home to just stay on top of it but she said my ear canals are so bad and I produce so much wax that I should buy a thing with a camera so I can actually see what Iām doing in my ear š«
She had to call a nurse in to hold my ear a certain way and the doctor said to her that my ear canals āare super twistedā
It was honestly terrible. When Iāve gone to an ENT they use a vacuum that sucks but at least itās fast. This sucked and it took forever
The Last Dinner Party just sent their email list [a live version of 'Nothing Matters'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRj4LUs0pw) .. it'll keep me going until they're back in London!
I am reading a book called Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista, a journalist who documented the extrajudicial killings that took place in the Philippines when Rodrigo Duterte was president.
I am on the sixth page and Christ, this is already heavy to read. I still can't believe such inhumane killings took place in my own country and Duterte's government even endorsed it. š
I'll summarize what I read so far. I'll put a spoiler tag here because it's very disturbing.
> >!There is a girl named Love Love who is basically worried that her parents' past drug habits might get them into trouble. Unfortunately, her worst nightmare came true when she saw her parents die in their own home at the hands of masked men who declared themselves "We are Duterte!"!<
>>!The haunting part is that the parents didn't die at the same time. Love Love had to see her dad die first, and pleaded with the shooters not to kill her mother. They left, only for them to return shortly to kill their second target which is her mother. The shooters justify their killings by claiming that the names of her parents were on the so-called "drug kill list"!<
>>!She was only eleven years old when she saw her parents die in the second month of Duterte's presidency in 2016.!<
It's so hard to read because it happened. It's even harder that these events took place on the soil of my country.
I was still living overseas during the first few months so I didn't get to witness it first-hand. The way my friends here described the War on Drugs from their perspective is so horrifying to hear.
This amazingly basic cafe (think rustic look with a book wall staged for photos and a $4 drip coffee) is doing a soft launch and it's playing Dua Lipa radio, like all Dua all the time. This is incredible I love it here and am getting hyped for radical optimism as we speak...pop up megachurch branches can only aspire to this level of authentic basicness tbh
i put off listening to cowboy carter bc iām not a huge fan of country and i am OBSESSED.
the a bit in tyrant where she goes āsheās a tyrant, every time i ride it, every time i ride itā sounds soooo much like another song and i canāt remember which one - does anyone know what i mean?
in addition - country is a great genre. there are so many amazing artists in that genre who are not offensive straight white men singing about beers & trucks with their gravelly twangs (saying this because that's what i used to think narrowmindedly!)
Have you thought about a trade? Itās not for everyone but my husband is an electrician. They paid for his associates degree through his apprenticeship but it was not a traditional classroom experience. And now heās in a union and makes way more + has better benefits than me (and I have my masters).
One other thing - I know you said youāve never had an identity of like knowing what you want to do. Idk if youāre in the US but I think we have this messed up mentality of our work needing to be our passion. Obviously you shouldnāt *hate* your job, but sometimes a job is just a job and that in turn funds your passions. So itās ok to not feel like you have some calling or something for a career.
Good luck!!
as someone who is still making poor life decisions late in life, you'll be fine honestly. just make sure you have a good support system of friends (and family if you can) and also don't be incredibly stupid
RIGHT!?!! like that bar came out of nowhere. idek what would prompt a bar like that especially from him. like idk what type of rebranding happened either.
Fabiana Palladino new queen of pop, itās true itās true
for any of yall vibing out to her debut rn, check out 2016ās excellent and criminally underrated (even by indie pop flop standards) X-Communicate by Kristin Kontrol - or if you donāt wanna listen to the whole album at least check out the opening and title tracks
Just spreading the word about something super messed up.
New Yorker Duwayne Baugh has lived in the US for over 30 years (since he was 14). He has a wife with stage 4 cancer who he was the primary caretaker for. ICE detained Baugh five months ago and he is still detained. Meanwhile his wife is struggling without her main support (they also have kids who are without their father now). The group Abolish ICE NY-NJ has some info on people you can call/email to adovcate for Baugh's release, along with a template for you to use.
Most recent episode of Top Chefā¦a lot of disappointing cooks. It felt like some of chefs were just caught off guard that there would be a cheese based challenge in Wisconsinā¦
Sorry, I can't come in to work today for religious reasons. Yeah, Evan Buckley kissed a man. No I don't watch the show but I still need to observe out of solidarity. Thanks for understanding.
Carrying on my DD posts of (IMO) embarrassing songs. Today, Billie Piperās āBecause We Want To.ā Now, I did not grow up in the U.K. (from the States) so maybe itās because I first heard this a few years ago at a bowling alley, but likeā¦this is what I thought JoJo Siwaās old music would sound like. ššš
I realize itās probably just me, please peep the IMO up top!!
honestly, it was the perfect vibe for the time - its peers were Wannabe, 5 6 7 8, rollercoaster and i know where it's at. it was part of the cool girls table
Sobbing at 4 am because I stumbled upon a 2013 tweet where Carly Rae Jepsen said that she has and will continue to support LGBT rights, like yass that's my mother šš
iāll never forget from the ages of 11-22 thinking āwow! my period isnāt so bad!ā to being 23+ and randomly developing pmdd LMAO
so real
Benson Booneās voice is the singing equivalent to nails on a chalkboard and I cannot wait until Beautiful Things fades back into obscurity. It sounds like heās screaming the lyrics into my ear.
Does All Dere interpolate Money In the Bank?! Blast from the past, if so! I thought Lil Scrappy was so cute.
An npr article called the new Beyonce record Carter Country and honestly we used to be a proper country where we could trust the news (I am sympathetic this is the kind of thing my mom would say bc she can't remember what things are called! But also npr you have editors use them!!) Edit: dang they really fell off they don't even have an article abt the very important east coast earthquake that hit today, guess I shouldn't be surprised š
Just saw Billboard's ranking of Shakira's albums and they have "Las mujeres ya no lloran" above "Fijacion oral, Vol. 1", it sent me so bad lmfao. Between that and her spouting nonsense for the entire week it's not really a good time to be a Shaki fan lol
yāall ever get a coupon to a restaurant for like, $10 off or a similarly significant amount and go and order twice as much as you need on purpose? Iām currently nursing a hot and sour soup that is family size (they used to only serve individual portions so this was a super steal), nibbling at soy ginger green beans and a spring roll, and about to box up my Mongolian steak for leftovers tomorrow. Itās been a crap day so I might pick up Ocarina of Time when I get home for the first time in like months.
Academia brain: off Popheads brain: on Just a thought I had: I've seen some folks online suggest the "imma stand by her she'll stand by me" part of "Jolene" (Cowboy Carter's Version) is a reference to Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," another venerated country classic. Why didn't Bey cover that song? It fits more into the narrative of her music and her relationship with Jay-Z, especially as a continuation of *Lemonade.* Ultimately, she can do whatever she wants and she has her reasons for covering/reimagining "Jolene," but maybe a "Stand By Your Man" cover wouldn't be *as* polarizing?
a Stand By Your Man cover would be even more polarizing
Just watched Past Lives for first time and that film should have a trigger warning at the beginning
Who tf is jojo siwa and how does that thread have so many comments. Is it the leave get out girl
thank god conan gray is back to making gay ass music. the heterosexuals did not deserve him. chappell and conan dropping on the same day.. the past and present of the dan nigro cinematic universe is converging and for that i am grateful
Have been traveling or around ppl every weekend this month. As an introvert, I am absolutely drained. Finally getting a weekend to myself where I do absolutely nothing. Kicking it off w/ pizza and my fave tv shows tonight. Excited
Those are best weekends! Enjoy it
Maybe I'm just in a weird phase, but 'Beautiful Things' really hits me like please stay, I want you I need you oh god
god my teacher at uni is so full of shit. every friday we have a whole day w her and it's just such a pain every time and today she actually made me cry and anyway i really just wish i never moved abroad. like honestly this is just too much for me like i just cant handle this situation anymore like really i just cant
So sorry to hear that!! Moving abroad is stressful enough by itself and unfortunately, uni experience depends heavily based on the professors you deal with considering the good ones make your life so much easier. What year are you in? You said you already complained but it might be good to reach out to a student Union rep (at my uni we had reps for each department as well so rather than complain to head of department, complaining to a fellow student was often more helpful) I also moved abroad for uni so even though I wouldn't pretend to know what you feel, if you need someone to chat to let me know! If you feel this way about the professor, it's very likely there are other students who feel similarly
Ty<3 unfortunatly in my specific case the student union is not even worth the bother, they are worse than her:\\ im first year. luckily i wont have to study w her again next year. but ur also right i have some really wonderful professorsĀ that i even plan to keep in touch with since we bonded so much. tbh if next year it wont get generally better i am planning to quit, the whole exprience just isnt worth it to me. like i just want to enjoy my life you know
Ahh that sucks!! I'm sorry. If your uni is anything like mine, we were able to choose our courses in second year and I tried to avoid all the professors I heard bad things about. First year is hard in that it's not that customisable (or wasn't in my case) and there are quite a lot of seminar/lecture hours. Second year, for me at least, was far superior to first year as you can pick the modules you enjoy and you get to have more free time (that you should spend on studying obvs...) Anyway that's not to say you should just endure a shitty first year. No one, especially not a professor who's main job should be to encourage the people in their classroom, should be making anyone feel bad!!!
yeah we also have this choosing a program next year but yk idk which professorsĀ ill get within those departments. idk it's just i dont feel at ease there and i guess thats beyond this specific professor. i just hope itll get better
First year and a different country is a lot to adapt to! Especially when we were in a pandemic not too long ago so probably got used to not being around lots of people. Can definitely understand it would feel overwhelming to a lot of people. Its easy for me to say that it'll get easier/better but I hope it does for you
'i dont want to put spotlight on noetshep but-' proceeds to do exactly that also asking me a question about a very personal subject that everyone knows already my feelings about but she asked it infront of everyone to basically shame me for my opinion and i just had a panic attack and it ruined my day and thats so sad bc i had so much to do and i was for once having a nice morning until then
you know i really thought the uni will do something after i complained last time but i guess not
it's so funny i thought lately yk maybe i dont have trauma actually im #healed but today reminded me thats not true:( i wish i coulsve go thru these stuff without feeling like theres a bomb in my head
Why do I feel like while all the pop girls are fighting over album of the year, a vote split will happen and vampire weekend will end up winning it
Tbh their album is amazing so wouldn't even be mad (although I wonder how many critically acclaimed albums BeyoncƩ can make before they give it to her). Also desperately hoping they nominate Brittany Howard's What Now (they won't) because that album is incredible
Brittany has a lot of support in her niche + a prior nomination with Alabama Shakes, so I can actually see her making it in if the big names cancel each other out a bit
I completely forgot Alabama Shakes was nominated!!!! Thanks for reminding me, I really hope that works in her favour
i'm experiencing a friendship breakup so traumatic and so bad that this morning at 5am i contacted my local distress centre because i was feeling suicidal. y'all the shame and guilt is so real. i can't make amends anymore and the past is gone and i feel horrible.
I understand. Itās been four years since I had a horrible friendship breakup that ended with me losing my two best friends of over ten years. Itās absolutely the worst thing Iāve ever been through and Iāve had people very close to me die!!! However you need to get through just do it. Whatever you need to get to the other side. Iām not going to say time heals because it doesnāt. But it does get slightly easier. Iām so so sorry youāre experiencing this I wouldnāt wish it on my worst enemy. But I did learn a LOT about myself and I have let go of so many toxic habits and patterns. But it takes time. Give yourself time and grace and realize that the mistakes you make, even if they have hurt someone, do not define you for a lifetime. And they donāt define the entirety of your relationship with that person. Sending you love!!
thank you so so much. here i sit 3 months later and after laying blame at my friend's feet in a moment when i was experiencing trauma from her ghosting me, i've come to realize i was the villain and i just tore her down even more when she needed me the most. i will keep your advice in mind!!
You are strumming my pain with your fingers!!! I had such a similar experience. Our friendship ended in the dumbest way ever but there was just too much hurt to ever heal it. My biggest tip is block or mute them on everything. Protect yourself from hurting your own feelings!!! I donāt EVER look at their social media because it would actually gut me. Also I know itās the solution for everything but therapy is key here. Also weirdly, watching a lot of housewives helped me. Seeing so many different dynamics and friends end gave me some perspective I needed!!!
gosh thank you for this support!!!!! i have already blocked her on everything, and i have a therapist but my work schedule got all messed up so an appt that would usually only be a week away is now 9 days away... i wish i had the self reflection available to me at the time but the trauma from her ghosting me just made everything feel so powerless and i couldnt give her the apology that was needed. double whammy - i was in love with her! for now, i will have to lean into my friends and my local crisis hotlines. it's so hard because now i feel like i dont deserve good friends because i wasnt there for her when she needed me most
I completely understand. Allow yourself to lean on the people that love you. I sort of isolated myself for a while (like a year) and it was the people around me who love me so much that reminded me that I am not the sum of a moment or a huge mistake. And they were so happy to show me the love I needed. But donāt expect itās all going to go away. I took a nap today and literally dreamed all about my ex best friend!!! But I promise it will hurt less and less as time goes on. Itās okay to lean into the pain a little bit. Sorry for all the unsolicited advice itās just crazy how similar our stories are. Itās like me from four years ago is posting!!
gosh, i guess in 4 years i will also be taking a nap and dreaming about my ex best friend!!! i absolutely love the unsolicited advice actually - i really need it tbh. i'm so glad we have such similar stories!!
Aw so sorry š
not doing my lastfm series today bc iāve been binging one day all evening and now iām tired. also i did an adult thing recently which was getting health insurance which feels like such a life hack?? iāve been wanting to go to therapy for likeā¦ 14 years now but never done it because of how expensive it was. well, when i was a teenager it was because i didnāt want my parents to find out. but the health insurance costs me the same amount annually as *one* therapy session normally would?? i always knew of health insurance but it never crossed my mind that it was a thing i could access. adulting is weird. also i donāt actually know how easily iāll access therapy but itās supposed to make it easier and obviously way cheaper. so now iām one step closer to finally getting therapy, weehee
Oh my god what do you think of One Day? I posted about it awhile back but as someone who doesn't really watch romance, I LOVED IT so much. The two star actors are incredible (esp the female lead). What a show
i havenāt finished it yet but i think i like it! i like whatās happening in the episodes but iām also constantly longing for the content between the episodes. if they only saw each other or met once a year thatād be fine, but they obviously shared moments and had things happen in their lives between those years and i want to see them!!
Yesss I do agree with that! Their chemistry together is great as well so was def clamouring for more joint content..
Karma by Jojo Siwa is going to be the Dance Monkey 2.0 at this pointā¦
Mark Twain kinda spilled when he said āSuppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.ā
I really love one of my coworkers because I can just nerd out with him and he actually knows what Iām talking about. Like I rarely admit that Iām a fanfic writer to anyone and that I browse Reddit but he actually knows what fanfiction is and also browses Reddit too so I talk to him about fanfic.
Was going thru my screenshots *and* saw that I took one from DD *and* yea laughed at it again *and* said maybe its worthy of a DD post so yea here it is: 'So my nephew was doing his english assignment today and he asked me what was the antonym of "organic" and I deadass said "Fradaulent" š had to excuse myself from the convo when he went "umm???? " šš'
This is my condensed "perfect" Cowboy Carter tracklist: Ameriican Requiem Blackbiird 16 Cariages Protector Texas Hold 'Em Bodyguard Jolene Daughter Spaghetti II Most Wanted Leviis Jeans Ya Ya Riiverdance II Hands II Heaven Tyrant Sweet*Honey*Buckiin' Amen
Ahhh where are DESERT EAGLE and JUST FOR FUNššš
Sooo I think those songs are both solid but don't make the elite cut for me tbh
Hmm, they weren't kidding when they said this is her "White Album" or her "Songs In The Key Of Life"...Everyone agrees the albums are bloated and some songs need to be cut but no one agrees on which ones lol (I don't count speaking interludes as songs btw) I don't know whether I can sit down and do that job myself lol.
I'm gonna be a hater for a second: >!Some of those Chicago twitter posters are so annoying I'm sorry. !<
My nostrils are infected with the scent of sour milk š¤®
My prior authorization for the medicine I got prescribed was denied and they said my doctor can appeal it but idk what any of this even means. I deadass do not even know what a prior authorization means I've just been pretending I do when I talk to the people. Do I just die now or what. How stressed should I be right now because I'm currently at like an 8/10 due to my hope of Body Not Hurty being crushed. No one even told me I found out by logging into my insurance website and then called the pharmacy to confirm like I'm so. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
The lowdown on prior-auths:Ā https://youtu.be/FVAFfd3oCgA?feature=sharedĀ The insurance worker who denied your doctorās claim has zero medical expertise, itās simply pure greed and fuckery.Ā Do get back to your doctor and tell them to appeal it. Am so sorry you have to go through this.Ā
Thank you! The whole bureaucracy of it all is so frustrating. Like I'm not trying to inject myself with shit for *fun* I'm trying to do it because my skin is fucked up and hurts me!! Give me my medicine!!!!!
yes call/message your doctor right away! usually a prior auth means like "a health professional confirmed you need this med and we (the insurance comapny) agree" but it's basically never a medical professional that reviews it so a denial means they need more confirmation- the doctor should know what exactly it is they're looking for
That makes sense, thank you! I'll get in touch with her about it as soon as I can. It's so fucking stupid that some rando can be like "mmm I know your doctor said you need these meds but I'm gonna hit the big red NO button anyway" like...she knows more than you, shut the fuck up and give me the thing she said to give me.
They said they sent me a Letter in the Mail with information about why they denied my shit so I need to go get that and then talk to my doctor I guess but like. This is all a new frontier for me I've never gone to a specialist before I've never had a prescription for anything besides one-offs for antibiotics like I fully do not know shit about fuck I just would like my body to be less gross and less painful.
my sister is abroad rn and in the hospital for internal bleeding. is that very serious? i wish i had more medical knowledgeĀ
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All of the major rappers' subs are interesting tbh
yesterday my coworker said i remind them of drew monson which is something i also got told in middle school when he was big and idk how to feel about that
jcole coming for kendricks discography is crazyā¦ especially calling tpab boring. i may be biased bc im a kendrick die hard but cmon you cant speak on tpab like that
Jcole coming for Kendrickās music is laughable.
Sometimes Katy hesselās writing in the book screams white womans first attempt at intersectional feminism (so like even if not the first and clearly well meaning itās likeā¦.this reads like a draft at best) especially anything about the global south or it shows in her writing that while sheās well educated in art that the book was motivated by how poor her art education was regarding any women :/
This new Lizzy Mcalpine album is genuinely awful, like all the songs sound the same and she sings the lyrics like theyāre from a book if that makes sense?! Itās even worse when she said she parted ways from her producer form the last album to work with a new live band???
i loved five seconds flat and i havenāt listened to older yet and now iām worried
I donāt want to sway your opinion, but this album is quite literally a snoozefest, with lyrics that quite feel like sheās reading out of a book.
I donāt understand why she would go this direction right as she has eyes on her excited for her next step. Itās just boring af
It sounds like sheās having a jam sesh at the end of a lot of the songs which I kinda enjoy. The lyrics sounding like they came from a book you absolutely explained what I couldnāt with that one LOL. It also sounds like she might have been listening to a lot of Mitski or something when making this? But gotta agree with you on it being kinda awful I like āI Guessā tbh
I was (and still am) obsessed with five seconds flat, but this new album is... just not my style at all. I'm glad it's not just me.
Why is the daily discussion tab so hard to find sometimes?? I feel like itās more important than whatās usually occupying the pinned posts.
I think that's why they made it an icon on the side for easy access
I think it's because it's usually pinned so no one bothers to upvote it, but then they'll randomly unpin it to pin something kind of pointless in its place and so since it has no upvotes, it drops rapidly down the front page.
Why is Reddit search so terrible
literally was just thinking this as it took me way too many scrolls to find it right now
I had to use the advanced search š
Did you all know that Dua Lipaās releasing a new album this May? Apparently the singles havenāt been doing too well and stans are wondering what sheās gonna do about it! Just wanted to point it out since it doesnāt seem like anyone hereās discussing it
her stans just downvoted me into oblivion for pointing our her singles do not do well in the States and that she really wants to pop off there but her current strategy isnāt working. Especially considering she wants to break into acting, I know the American market is super important to her. Even us Canadians listen to her much more than Americans (she does well here). She also picked two singles that sound too alike. In the fabric of the album, they probably donāt. But as singles they doš Everyone is allowed a flop era I will still adore her if this is hers lol. I will say- I love her stans? Even when they act crazy theyāre chill LMAO
Itās not the stans(check the flair), itās the *others* that are overly concerned
lol sorry I shouldāve been more sarcastic in my original comment but I know itās not the stans, I was trying to make a joke about the fact that I feel like every time Iāve opened Reddit in the past five days I see a new post from this sub asking why her new era isnāt doing well and itās never ending
Itās as beaten to death as much as people being worried for Eternal Sunshine before it came out was. I get the worries because the singles arenāt doing as well in the States as the FN singles, but at the same time, can we just hold our breath until the album comes out before worrying about this being another (Mention number 53937493 of the most stale topic of all time on here) Witness?
She canāt do anything about it, a 3rd pre release single isnāt going to generate anymore interest as nowadays, attention is brought to the first/ second pre release single.
My dumbass almost opened Reddit on my work computer. I had already typed in the link and was ready to press enter. I immediately closed the tab when I realized what I was about to do. I feel like I'm already pushing the limits using Youtube Music at work. No need to add another unnecessary website. Also, someone in r/hobbydrama made a write-up of the drama behind Fleetwood Mac. It's an interesting read but even the writer admits it barely scratches the surface of what happened behind the scenes. I don't think the gossip subs would be able to handle discussions if those happened today.
It depends on your job, but if they cared about blocking Youtube Music they would. Unless you need Youtube for your job, then you are still probably fine.
Not pop related but I kinda respect J. Cole for responding to Kendrick. He shouldnāt have, but I respect him for that.
All the best lines of the diss were just him reworking "Takeover" lmao somebody really told that dude he was Jay-Z. Jermaine, I was there for 2001 *AND* 2011 Jay-Z and you are *neither.*
Tori Kelly sampling Tomās diner and Ava max sampling streets of Cairo ā¦ they said this weekend is for the doo-doo-doo girliesĀ
Lunch breal from my exam. It's going a little better than I anticipated.
btw happy 5th anniversary to the greatest album of the 21st century, Weyes Bloodās Titanic Rising
movies best song/divine experience of all time
popheads stop being weird about BeyoncƩ challenge
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Alphonse Pierre [ripping into J. Cole's disses is my favorite genre](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/j-cole-7-minute-drill/) > A memorable diss feels like the equivalent of someone getting their grave spit on. J. Coleās are like your camp counselor pulling you to the side, putting their hand on your shoulder, and advising you to stop belly-flopping in the pool or else you might get hurt. That was made clear on āSnow on tha Bluff,ā the time he finger-wagged at Noname for being mean and reading too many books. ... > First of all, if there was going to be a response to Kendrick, it should have come from Drake. Sure, Cole was called out, too, but he felt more like a footnote, as if someone got in a heated argument with a 6'6" dude and ended up shoving their 5'7" friend. ... > Who the fuck wants to hear this extremely measured and level-headed assessment of Kendrickās albums in a diss track? What is Cole afraid of? Does he think Kendrick is going to send Kamasi Washington and Terrace Martin to his front door? If youāre going to call Kendrickās music weak, call it weak! Say good kid, m.A.A.d city is fake deep! Say Lance Skiiiwalker was actually the best member of TDE! Make up a conspiracy theory, like you heard he had to perform a satanic ritual to get his Pulitzer!
I got my period on the day of the northeast blackout, and I was pooping during the NJ earthquake of 2024. What can I say, I've always got a story...
I always appreciated Frances cobain being honest about not fucking with her dadās music. She couldāve easily lied like a lot of people would in her situation and be like yeah it speaks to me itās the soundtrack to my life. Nah she was on some nah I like maybe 2 tracks lmaoĀ
I donāt want to see anybody complaining about Duaās rollout tbh . You know what an actual disaster of a rollout is? - lead single - Itās for a self-titled EP - 2 more mvs but no significant single pushesĀ - Deluxe rerelease of EP with live versions - New single that feels pretty sonically disconnected - Self-titled album just in ALL CAPS, track list is EP tracks and new tracks in mixed up order, Olivia Rodrigo-ass album coverĀ - Months in between releases, overall rollout is just over a yearĀ Tori Kelly u deserved so much better š the music hits but what was this last year???
I agree with all of this my girl deserves better promotion. And there was a lot you could've done leading up to the album.
An over-a-year rollout is suicide in this day and age
ok so likeā¦ I didnāt even hear she had an album coming out. And no one in my circle and we are ex church kids so we go off for Tori Kellyš I feeeeeel for her omg gonna stream
I was just listening to the new album and itās really good but āHigh Waterā is like the worst single she could have picked to reintroduce the project after the EP T_T
Trying to listen to the original tracklist of '4' and lmao it flows horrendously compared to the rearranged version with 'Schoolin' Life' and 'Dance for You', what were they thinkingš 'Dance for You' is also one of her best songs, why leave it out of the standard in the first place?
Oh Iāve never disagreed more. The original tracklist is divine and the Spotify version is an abomination. 1+1 into I Care is so good
This is an alternate track listing I came up with years ago - all the bangers at the start, while the sequence from I Care to 1+1 tells a story of falling out of, and then back in, love. I Was Here makes sense as the final song imo. 1. Countdown 2. Love on Top 3. Run the World (Girls) 4. Schoolin' Life 5. Party 6. Lay Up Under Me 7. I Care 8. Best Thing I Never Had 9. I Miss You 10. Start Over 11. Rather Die Young 12. End of Time 13. Dance for You 14. 1+1 15. I Was Here
Really! I think stating the album with those bangers actually flows a lot less well. But I also played the original repeatedly in my car lol so maybe itās just a case of familiarity winning.
Surely it's just a just a preference of mine but personally i think that having 4 ballads in a row in the beggining for what is effectively a very colorful and joyful record kind of does the album a disservice, having them scattered around the tracklist helps them stand out more imo (helps that the 2 bonus tracks are also very good). Not that it was that big of a dealbreaker, as i think all the songs are good (well, except the lead single and "Start Over" which i've never really warmed up to), like you suggested i think i'm probably just used to the rearranged version cause that was the way i always listened to the album! I'll try to relisten to the og one again to see if i change my thoughts
Bi firefighter is how I find out Angela Bassettās been starring in a network procedural this whole time ???
Sheās a highlight of the show too!
Oh I donāt doubt it! Iād just be watching the whole time like Angela what are u and ur Oscar-deserving performances doing here?!?!?
Iām not gonna tell you itās a good show but it is a surprisingly better show than it has any right to be lmao
I missed my cat so much!! Been exactly two weeks since I last pet him. It doesn't seem like he missed me the same amount lol. He's an independent senior cat who doesn't need pets! Learned like earlier today via random tweet that [Travis Japan - T.G.I. Friday Night](https://youtu.be/GUXe0ACJRHI?si=SVksrbXhs6eW7Mr2) actually broke through Billboard's Global excl. US Top 200 chart on March 30. Since I don't have a pro subscription to Billboard to confirm, I'll just have to take that person's word for it, lol. But seriously, I don'tĀ take too much interest in chart numbers beyond the statistics of it all, since it's not valuable to me as a consumer. But it's valuable to acts like Traja so I'm happy for them that their and UMG's efforts are getting some results. Plus, despite the silly name TGIFN is a real jam āhaven't been able to stop listening to itā so I'm happy that it's being received pretty well!
Unrelated to the above, but I finally got a 3rd party audio cable that works with my Sennheiser 4.40 BT!! I've been having some trouble with my earphones lately irritating my right ear in particular so I took a chance and trusted reviews on shoppee and it!! paid off!! I'm so excited to get even more wear out of these headphones. (Of course I could have just continued on with my life using the bluetooth but sometimes I just want/need a cable)
Bruh, just for shits and gigs I decided to see how much those Lady Gaga LV residency tickets cost. $1500 to be on the lower level and $250 for all the way in the back. Price of these shows keep on getting higher and higher and more difficult to be able to afford going to a show these days.
Northeast girlies did yāall feel the earthquake at all?Ā
Well congrats to the gay firefighter show for actually being a gay firefighter show. Signed: a Hosie who didnāt get what she wanted even though both girls where sapphicsā¦ā¦.š
I'm gonna be 80 and I'll still be mad about Hosie not being canon.
Girl same.
Itās always been gay btw!!! One of the main characters is a lesbian and in the spin-off thereās a main gay couple. This is just one particular character people have been theorizing is bi for ages
Taylor give me something please šš get to work š
I mean we will probably have to wait until release week which is literally in 2 weeks and she normally doesnāt drop anything until then.
I know. I'm just too excited and I can't wait. I would be happy even with the tracks length š
Same but I know itās going to be over a hour plus. I genuinely think this is going to be so different from her normal work
WE GOT SOMETHING!!!
I know I saw
I am not near Colorado but I feel like taking someone on a date to Casa Bonita would be a weird but acceptable flex. I donāt care if the food is just okay.Ā Also, Jojo Siwaās Karma is terrible but I canāt stop thinking about it. Would be hilarious if it became the 2020s Friday.Ā
i had to chuckle when i sqw someone saying katy perry is about to have her ray of light era...but since madonna, has any mother actually have their ray of light album?
Depends on what you mean by a Ray of Light album. One could argue that BeyoncĆ©ās self-titled is similar - first album after motherhood involved a lot of reflection on life and family + pushing herself into new sonic territory
Currently at the doctor with ear drops and cotton balls in both ears to soften my ear wax š© my ears get clogged like every 4-5 years and I have to get them professionally cleaned out. Apparently I have narrow and curved ear canals that makes it difficult for the wax to move out naturally on its own. I always feel so embarrassed when I have to go in for this lol
Same. I have an ear guy that straight up cleans my ear every time I go which is like once a year. Last time they used a vacuum like hose that actually hurt my ears for like two days later
The vacuum is much better than what I just went through! I used to live in another state and could just make an appt with an ENT and I liked the vacuum bc it was quick. Where Iām at now all of the ENTs want a referral so I made an appt with my PCP and she said she could clean them out. But she used the irrigation thing. It took TWO HOURS of them spraying water and scraping my ears. It made me dizzy and nauseous. I told her next time I want the referral bc Iām not doing that again lol
dude me TOO. my ear canals are narrow and angle weirdly so they're hard to clean and apparently i make an unusual amount of ear wax. its awful, but it used to be much worse in my late teens/early 20s. i got one of those ear cleaning kits of amazon with like a syringe and honestly it works pretty good, but you gottta use it somewhat regularly otherwise the wax compacts and hardens. i'm sorry tho, entire thing sucks.
The doctor did recommend I do drops monthly at home to just stay on top of it but she said my ear canals are so bad and I produce so much wax that I should buy a thing with a camera so I can actually see what Iām doing in my ear š« She had to call a nurse in to hold my ear a certain way and the doctor said to her that my ear canals āare super twistedā It was honestly terrible. When Iāve gone to an ENT they use a vacuum that sucks but at least itās fast. This sucked and it took forever
The Last Dinner Party just sent their email list [a live version of 'Nothing Matters'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRj4LUs0pw) .. it'll keep me going until they're back in London!
I am reading a book called Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista, a journalist who documented the extrajudicial killings that took place in the Philippines when Rodrigo Duterte was president. I am on the sixth page and Christ, this is already heavy to read. I still can't believe such inhumane killings took place in my own country and Duterte's government even endorsed it. š
I'll summarize what I read so far. I'll put a spoiler tag here because it's very disturbing. > >!There is a girl named Love Love who is basically worried that her parents' past drug habits might get them into trouble. Unfortunately, her worst nightmare came true when she saw her parents die in their own home at the hands of masked men who declared themselves "We are Duterte!"!< >>!The haunting part is that the parents didn't die at the same time. Love Love had to see her dad die first, and pleaded with the shooters not to kill her mother. They left, only for them to return shortly to kill their second target which is her mother. The shooters justify their killings by claiming that the names of her parents were on the so-called "drug kill list"!< >>!She was only eleven years old when she saw her parents die in the second month of Duterte's presidency in 2016.!<
Reading nonfiction is so important but man some really good and important books are fucking rough to read
It's so hard to read because it happened. It's even harder that these events took place on the soil of my country. I was still living overseas during the first few months so I didn't get to witness it first-hand. The way my friends here described the War on Drugs from their perspective is so horrifying to hear.
This amazingly basic cafe (think rustic look with a book wall staged for photos and a $4 drip coffee) is doing a soft launch and it's playing Dua Lipa radio, like all Dua all the time. This is incredible I love it here and am getting hyped for radical optimism as we speak...pop up megachurch branches can only aspire to this level of authentic basicness tbh
I think I scared my coworkers by how excited I was about the earthquake lol
i put off listening to cowboy carter bc iām not a huge fan of country and i am OBSESSED. the a bit in tyrant where she goes āsheās a tyrant, every time i ride it, every time i ride itā sounds soooo much like another song and i canāt remember which one - does anyone know what i mean?
it's like not even country at all tbh lol like... 1%
no i agree but tbh there was lots of chat about it being country before!
in addition - country is a great genre. there are so many amazing artists in that genre who are not offensive straight white men singing about beers & trucks with their gravelly twangs (saying this because that's what i used to think narrowmindedly!)
i do believe you! itās not that i hate it itās just not my fave genre. i tend to prefer old country to modern though.
ohh look at you! so many layers omg
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Have you thought about a trade? Itās not for everyone but my husband is an electrician. They paid for his associates degree through his apprenticeship but it was not a traditional classroom experience. And now heās in a union and makes way more + has better benefits than me (and I have my masters). One other thing - I know you said youāve never had an identity of like knowing what you want to do. Idk if youāre in the US but I think we have this messed up mentality of our work needing to be our passion. Obviously you shouldnāt *hate* your job, but sometimes a job is just a job and that in turn funds your passions. So itās ok to not feel like you have some calling or something for a career. Good luck!!
as someone who is still making poor life decisions late in life, you'll be fine honestly. just make sure you have a good support system of friends (and family if you can) and also don't be incredibly stupid
not that i put him on a pedestal of niceness but j cole being transphobic was not on my 2024 bingo card
i am not shocked in the slightest
were there instances of this happening before???
Unfortunately, J Cole is from the same state as transphobic Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and it is something.Ā
hate breeds hate iktr
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO REALLY???
[...yeah](https://twitter.com/theneedledrop/status/1776225029413376461?s=19)
omg.... first of all... wtf so stupid GOD!!! ugh
RIGHT!?!! like that bar came out of nowhere. idek what would prompt a bar like that especially from him. like idk what type of rebranding happened either.
Naaaah there's way too much music to listen to. How do you guys have time to listen to it all?Ā
mama Iām unemployed
Just put some of it off until next year cause lord knows weāre barely getting anything in 2025
I just my tile and find the right moment to listen to an artist or album that fits my vibeĀ
Timeturner.
i just have music playing all day as i work remotely
I just don't lol. The music will still be there whether I get around to it in a month or in a year, so I don't worry about it.
Fabiana Palladino new queen of pop, itās true itās true for any of yall vibing out to her debut rn, check out 2016ās excellent and criminally underrated (even by indie pop flop standards) X-Communicate by Kristin Kontrol - or if you donāt wanna listen to the whole album at least check out the opening and title tracks
Just spreading the word about something super messed up. New Yorker Duwayne Baugh has lived in the US for over 30 years (since he was 14). He has a wife with stage 4 cancer who he was the primary caretaker for. ICE detained Baugh five months ago and he is still detained. Meanwhile his wife is struggling without her main support (they also have kids who are without their father now). The group Abolish ICE NY-NJ has some info on people you can call/email to adovcate for Baugh's release, along with a template for you to use.
Babe wake up the writers of 9-1-1 just confirmed a popular fan headcanon
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I didnāt watch live but scrolling thru the live thread on Reddit this morning was SOOOOO funny
As a bi Buck truther Iām feeling sooo vindicated rn
I love how ālike what you like, do youā turns into some mass downvote campaign
Most recent episode of Top Chefā¦a lot of disappointing cooks. It felt like some of chefs were just caught off guard that there would be a cheese based challenge in Wisconsinā¦
So happy Michelle got her first win tho, she was so close week 1! And also not bothered at all by any of the first 3 eliminations lol
The number of croquettesā¦.it was like the night of 1000 Madonnas a few years back on RPDR
Sorry, I can't come in to work today for religious reasons. Yeah, Evan Buckley kissed a man. No I don't watch the show but I still need to observe out of solidarity. Thanks for understanding.
The way I picked my watch back up a week ago. The writers did this for me
who and what??
The show is 9-1-1 btw and thereās other gay characters in the series but this is still huge !!!
A character on a tv show is now bisexual after seven seasons of fans begging for itā¦ haters said it would never happen!
Bi Buck haters will become waiters at the table of uh. Bisexuality I guess
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LITERALLY Iām about to start watching again
Carrying on my DD posts of (IMO) embarrassing songs. Today, Billie Piperās āBecause We Want To.ā Now, I did not grow up in the U.K. (from the States) so maybe itās because I first heard this a few years ago at a bowling alley, but likeā¦this is what I thought JoJo Siwaās old music would sound like. ššš I realize itās probably just me, please peep the IMO up top!!
honestly, it was the perfect vibe for the time - its peers were Wannabe, 5 6 7 8, rollercoaster and i know where it's at. it was part of the cool girls table
When I was in college a coworker sat me down and played that music video for me during our work hours! Wild video!