2-1-2026 MY FAVES: season 2

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what i'm reading... 

you may notice a different subheading. don't mind me, some year to revamps. i don't always read just books. since i'm in the mood to revisit the first days of the blog, and most popular entries of year 1, let's talk about what i was reading then:

first entry was crucial, i read style diaries: world fashion from berlin to tokyo which was the catalyst in creating my own blog. i still think about rereading it.
most popular entry of year 1 - i read the period brain and teen magazine ok je ok!

back to the here and now! i reached a climactic part of belle du seigneur and wanted to share such a beautiful quote about a woman in love, in celebration of valentine's day:

victorious in her ducky dress, blithely she sailed down the street, a white galleon of youth, striding long and smiling, acutely aware of her nakedness beneath the fine linen, aware of her bare skin cooled by caress of the breeze. know that i am beautiful, o ye at whom i choose not to look, take heed and behold a happy woman. tall did she walk, and gloriously in her hand did she hold the railway timetable in which, occasionally pausing, she followed the progress of the train which was carrying him to her. what bliss to be in love, how fascinating to be alive.

 

what i'm listening to...

at the start of the blog i shared eusexua and party monster soundtrack as the way to set the stage. imagine - eusexua won this year's grammy for best dance/electronic album, being her first grammy.
the most popular entry shared about the most recent gig i saw in croatia this past fall. but if you want to know all the tunes the blog reported on, check out PeSuit and Tie season 1 which includes podcast episodes that stuck with me too.

while i'm in the bratz frenzy, the dollz actually released an album with 4 solo songz and 2 group songz, titled bratz angelz.

here's some fantastic songs by black artists that have been on my radar, in honor of black history month:
submarine - kid cudi
jungle love - the time
gotta go home - boney m.
fake id (coke & rum remix) - riton, kah-lo, gee lee
punk rocky - a$ap rocky

finally, if you want to get ahead of the game, and follow the music in PeSuit & Tie season 2, i've got the playlist for you.

what i'm watching...

in the beginning, the sleaze was prevalent in all consumed culture (meet me in the bathroom), and i was pioneering in watching numerous unfinished shows. something that stayed on theme throughout the year.

maybe we're actually committing, though, because sib and i finished the whole bratz animated series and treated ourselves with the top tier bratz movie bratz rock angelz.
we're watching the croatian version of the bachelor, called gospodin savršeni. i have a hard time watching reality shows, but this one can be entertaining. and at some moments, the girls aren't acting like fools and can actually be sweet. this season there's 2 bachelors, and i already have a roster of my personal faves. the latest episode had the cutest solo date a la pretty woman. guys - don't let any girl fool you, i think we'd all love a fancy shopping date to try on expensive and exquisite dresses!

finally, we spent friday night watching scary movie, because why not?



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