Updates and Such

the world is on fire, bad things are happening, texas is freezing, and i've got a new podcast... all this and more in this newsletter. and also thank g*d t!kt0k is back!!

Jan 26, 2025

So much is going on in the world.
I have a few things I for sure want to share updates on, but I also want to be sort-of string-of-consciousness with most of this.

UPDATE:

I’ve got a new podcast out! It’s a blast and with one of my favorite people!
- New episodes are out each Wednesday, and it is available to stream literally anywhere you listen to your other pods

I guess that is it; the main update. I will put some goofy clips at the end of this of the pod for you to check out and get the vibe.

I’ve been trying to figure out what I want this year to be for myself. How do I want to engage, approach, and process things as the days pass by? What do I want to focus on? Should I have some sort of guiding principle? Some goals? Anything?

I’m not sure. There are definitely things that are at the top of my list of things to do this year. I’d like to be home when my little brother’s baby is born this spring, I’d like to go back to the UK in August for the Fringe (and for fun!). I’d like to be able to attend the openings of my best friend’s (Lady) projects in Miami/Boston/Cali. I also had this idea of “Chateau Summer” that hasn’t left my mind since I thought it up. I gotta get back to Mexico City. Seems like most of these things are travel-based, which isn’t a bad thing, but I am sure I could come up with some other things that don’t involve hundreds of dollars in travel…

I have a subscription to Masterclass that I want to make sure I take FULL advantage of this year; I have already started and am really enjoying it. Normally I am not very into that self-help-y vibe, but many of the “classes” are done in a way that disguises that enough for me to not really see it in such a light and therefore I enjoy them🙂.

The deportations are terrifying. People are losing rights. Lots of scary things are going on and affecting people I know and love and care about. It feels mostly like there is nothing I can do to make a difference or to enact any sort of change. Obviously, I won’t stop doing what I can when and where I can…but what else do we do? It doesn’t help that I live alone in NYC away from all of my family. It is rather difficult at times to be away from them all. My siblings, my parents (my father not included), my cousins.

I wonder if having a partner would help (I know it would). But here we are. Single.

Terrifying to rely on a job for insurance, money, food, shelter, etc. What happens if that goes away? If I lose my job tomorrow? Spiralina Aguilara.

Anyways, also gonna share some lil one liners I have written down lately:

“A little in love”

“Love looks different now”

“Well wake up at the end of this”

“You can never keep anyone”

That last one is from a book and it had me mouth agape!

Snail Mucin

I jumped on the Snail Mucin train recently and let me just say, it’s legit it works and you should give it a try. I’ve got one of the face gels and the face moisturizer by CosRx and both of them have made a huge difference in the appearance of my skin by keeping it moisturized and honestly evening out skin tone and texture.

I think that is all for now. Would mean a ton if you gave my podcast a list/watch and PLEASE rate it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!!

CURRENTLY LISTENING TO:

This song is incredible. I have had it on repeat for days. It is an incredible mix of Lizzy McAlpine and some of the other sad slow melancholy girls I love. The lyrics kill me, I mean come onnnnnn….!!!

Do you believe in soulmates?
Cause i think we get to choose, so
It doesn't have to be
It doesn't have to be me and you
…
It's a shame cause you do light a flame in me

CURRENTLY READING:

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is A Witch by Rivka Galchen. I will be done with this book by end of day, for sure. It is so clever, and funny in such a smart way. It is a frustrating read on the times of the Witch Trials and how unfair and insane they were. Crazy time for me to be reading this as scary things are happening around us in the world. Lots of parallels.

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

Finally making my way to the end of the 2008-20012 BBC series Merlin. It is such a good time. Definitely has some of the best on-screen chemistry of two male leads that I have seen. Both hot, and goofy. The writing is exactly what you would think. Charmed meets Doctor Who. You can guess every twist and turn and the bottle neck episodes are cuckoo, but the overall story is decently fine. Excited to be done with it so I can watch something a lil bit better…hehe