musings: what if i go blonde? JKJKJKJK (but she seems super ready for christmas in PB!)

i used to do these back in the day, and thought i’d open up my brain for a minute in this fashion again. i’ve been trying to take more notes lately, so here’s a few random things on my mind lately…

i know we’ve all moved on to the holiday season, but, fall makes people…happier, i think. and it is officially my favorite time to live at the beach.

do you think karlie kloss’s sisters grill the shit out of her about her new in-laws? they seem like a close and normal family so i wonder about stuff like this. just me? cool. bye.

having cooked a lot over thanksgiving, i actually had no appetite day-of. is this how so many moms stay super skinny? like, nauseated at the thought of some of it even now. blech.

i would like to talk about a star is born with more people. can yall text me or something? thx in advance.

i do not care how long i’m away from nyc, i will always marvel at the size of bathrooms in america. i know i’ve said this before in this space, but i am not exaggerating when i say i was in one like a month ago that was bigger than the kitchen and living room of my first apartment. AND IT WAS A ONE-HITTER. like, i was mentally placing furniture in it. then i was in new york a few days later, and was genuinely comforted by having to cram myself into a basement level ladies hovel. i suspect that the person i find myself having dinner with lately is probably getting (patiently) bored with my “I do declare!” incredulous commentary every time i return to our table, but he is being very tolerant with this and other post-manhattan adjustments i still have on occasion :)

on the flip side: an apartment building’s laundry room with the machines and cards and stuff is a complete mindfuck once you’re used to your own laundry in a real, live house.

twitter threads like this, when i can’t sleep, often end with me crying from laughter.

did anyone else notice that kate hudson’s halloween party was, ahem, sponsored by amazon this year? barf emoji. (i need to unfollow her) (but can’t)

being away from an office culture that has kombucha on tap means you are a little taken aback when you see said kombucha and other tech office perks in action. bottoms up, though, guys, you do you.

i always question “why do i save this” on notes and letters and photos and playbills that fill what little real estate i can call mine, but then i am just thrilled when i revisit them. THE SHIT BRYCE AND I USED TO SEND EACH OTHER IN OUR FIRST JOBS IS INSANE. i owe my early employers some money for postage, tbh.

when ed was born i signed up for some instagram baby line called monica and andy and ERRYTIME i get something from them in my in-box i’m like “oh, wait, now who is this again?”or “ooooh a party - wait who are these guys?” they’re not people, liz. unsubscribe maybe? WIWWM?

my latest binge show is…ER. i cannot explain it. but i’m in. i have to take breaks, though, as it plays to my inherent hypochondria a biiiiiit too much. also, i know mark green is gonna get a brain tumor, like i know that in my mind, but i am still gonna lose my mind when it all starts to unravel. (Editors note: i am very bad at this modern binge trend.)

you guys i need someone in a coastal area to use this wallpaper because i do not have a place for it in my home. PLEASE. SOMEONE. I BEG OF YOU.

so the tortilla flats last call was somethin. that shit was crazy! they were down to three kinds of tequila by thursday and i heard they ran out saturday. OOPSIE. i am glad that place was a part of my life, and i plan to bore younger people about the times i had there some day and that day has actually already happened, so sorry you guys.

i have nephews who are like brothers to me because of the whacked out age differences in our family and even though it was SO SO FUN when they were little it is truly WONDERFUL now that they’re big. side bonus: loving their plus ones! welcome to the shit show K!

THE HELL is going on with the subways. it is so, so much worse than it was six months ago. yeah i’m on twitter so this is not exactly breaking news but it is really amazing how immediately i could tell.

ain’t no party like the tybee island nextdoor app party. TALK ABOUT RICH.

sometimes i will see or hear something that my mom would find funny and it honestly stops me in my tracks. it happened this week on the subway, and it knocked the breath out of me for a minute. i can see and hear her laughing in an instant. her eyes would squinch up and almost close, and she might kinda throw her head back or even cover her eyes when something really got her going. when this happes, it’s usually like a flash, a split second when the funny thing registers with me, and then my brain goes immediately to her. i see her in my mind’s eye, having a good guffaw and involuntarily i smile, too. there is beauty and pain in those moments and i feel lucky that i have some real whackos in my life (aside from her!) that i can share the funny things with. but i guess i mention it here because i had absolutely zero experience with loss before my mother died, and chances are that you’re friends with people who miss someone, too. maybe you’ll read this today and think about that person you know who might feel their own pang in their every day life. or you may be riding the train next to someone right when they have their moment, and are missing their person, and i dunno, you’ll remember what i described, and just kinda take an extra minute to think about them. i truly believe compassion for other people is what sustains us, ya know?

is jennifer garner your favorite person on insta? mine, too.

I CAN’T KEEP UP WITH NOR CAN I BE BOTHERED WITH THIS OSCAR HOSTING THING.

iiiiiiiiiii am pretty tapped out on jenna bush post-GHWB funeral (GOD HOW I LOVE A STATE FUNERAL) so if nbc could hold off on the replacement of KLG i would reallllly appreciate it.

all righty, enough! goodbye!