R.E.P.O.R.T #4
Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to the Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T!
Enjoy.
Reading
Listen, I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t why, but I just can’t finish this book. This is the third week that I’ve had to admit that I’m still reading The Secret Hours by Mick Herron. I don’t know what it is, but I’m just not obsessed with it like I am with other books. I’m so used to having that feeling during the day like I can’t wait to go home and read more, but I just don’t have that with this one. I still want to finish it because I hate not finishing books, but I can’t promise it’ll be done by next week. Maybe I’ll try to just power through it this weekend.
Eating
I am back again in a smoothie phase. They’re just so good. I keep them simple: frozen mixed berries, banana, greek yogurt, almond milk, honey, peanut butter, and that’s it. There’s just nothing better. It’s also Girl Scout cookie season, which is so thrilling. My coworker’s daughter was selling them and I’m not even ashamed to admit that I bought 8 boxes. I got 3 boxes of samoas, two boxes of tagalongs, two boxes of trefoils, and 1 box of thin mints. I’m not a thin mints girl, but I’m going to take them home to my family when I go home for Easter. I do have to admit that as cookies go, Girl Scout cookies are far from the best, but there’s just something about them that I love, especially samoas, I’d do some heinous things for one of those.
Playing
I’M BACK IN A HAY DAY PHASE!! I used to have a thriving farm on our communal family iPad when I was like 10. Since we got rid of that iPad, I have been firm in my stance that I can’t redownload it as an adult because I don’t want to start from scratch…until last Friday. Literally 4 days ago and I’m already on level 23. I have to admit I have moments of clarity where I’m like “this is a colossal waste of time. It’s a fictional farm”, but also I’M HAVING FUN SO WHO CARES?! The animation of the sheep really makes me giggle, and I love the fact that you just squeeze the pigs to get the bacon out. If I can complain about one thing, though, it’s that Tom makes me uneasy. Like if I need something I can’t find in the newspaper I have to wake up this Oliver Twist looking guy? I don’t know, something about the way he moves just gives me the creeps. I think I’m destined to have one sided beef with NPCs named Tom.
Obsessing Over
This week’s obsession is, and I strongly hesitate to say this, but Jake Webber. NOW LISTEN!! Up until like 3 days ago, I had no idea who this man was. But now?? Oh I’m very aware. I can’t explain it, but he’s charmed me. His dimples, his friendship with Johnnie. I just enjoy him. The unfortunate side effect of this is I can’t stop singing the wrong lyrics to New Perspective by Panic! at the Disco. Jake always goes, “strawberry lemon corrected, I wanna lemon lime from a new perspective”, and oh boy, that’ll stick in your head. I also keep seeing clips of Jake and Johnnie with Trisha Paytas, and I’m just so obsessed with that. I feel in my bones that this isn’t going to be a long term obsession, but currently it is taking over my for you page.
The latest picture of my stunning, perfect girl. For your viewing pleasure.
Recommending
I’m recommending doing whatever you want. This past weekend, I had the windows open in my apartment, and it was sunny. I was painting my nails and watching Tangled, and I had this moment of like “wow. This is my life. I’m an adult, and I can do what I want”. That was just such a weird but also good feeling. So I’m recommending that you actively seek out things that are going to make you feel that way, instead of just going through the motions of life. That’s what I’m gonna try to do, at least.
I’m also heavily recommending watching TikToks at 2x speed. It makes me so relieved. Like I can relax because I’m not irritated at how slow they’re talking or trying to anticipate their next word.
Treating Myself To
Yet another week of not treating myself to anything. I guess a few things that come to mind that felt like a treat were buying the girl scout cookies and painting my nails, but I already talked about those so I feel like they’re invalid. When I started this, I thought it was going to make me intentionally treat myself to one thing a week, but it unfortunately has not. Well, that’s just how the Girl Scout cookie crumbles I guess.
That's All, Folks!
Alright, team that’s gonna be all from me this week.
But before I go, my songs of the week:
Nostalgia - Joe Hisaishi (for my classical music enjoyers)
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell (a retro bop)
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (recommended to me by my boss’s fiance, extremely fun to sing)
Petals on the Moon - Wasia Project
Sayonara, Sammy!
