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7-5-2026 MY FAVES: total americana and post-game blues

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  what i'm reading... we're back on the agenda with the magic years  about rock and roll. listening to and reading about americana in this heat makes me feel like i'm somewhere in-between woodstock and the grapes of wrath. what i'm watching... heartbroken, yet proud after watching the croatia - portugal  world cup game. an intense second half of the game almost costed my voice due to screams of joy for goals that ended up getting recalled. well, this is the last you'll hear me talk about soccer  until 2030. what i'm listening to... here's some june top 10 saved songs  to spice up your summer: soul bossa nova - quincy jones je ne veux pas rentrer chez moi seule (version 1983) - agathe & regrets paris (aeroplane remix) - friendly fires hate that i made you love me - ariana grande tastes so good - niall horan i'm a nobody - talvé bring your love - madonna, sabrina carpenter sedmo nebo - nemanja mercedes - butrint imeri   (side note: check out my future ...

7-5-2026 MY WEEK: rocking red, white and blue

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  this sweltering heat got me in such a sluggish state, you may find me laying in my room on the floor, directly under the blast of my window unit, scrolling through every app imaginable, phone overheating, clothes sticking to me, and any movement causes my head to sweat. should i just shave my head bald at this point? nah, because if i step into the sun, my scalp would get a 3rd degree burn. in later hours, when the mirage of locust and western harmonica sounds die down, i am actually able to hear my thoughts, and type up a blog entry.  back to work this week, and i've been excitedly flashing my ring to any person in my vicinity, to anyone who dared to ask, "how was your vacation?". beside riding the post-vacay, post-engagement wave, i am also feeling (somewhat) patriotic. world cup watch parties in bars and fearing ronaldo's lifeless botox filled face, and fourth of july parties even though we're living under surveillance and a literally shitty president (have y...

7-5-2026 MY INSPO: bestie victoria, a style analysis

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bestie victoria  celebrated her birthday end of june, and my job as designated blogger friend is doing an interview, probing into the creativity of my friend, and honoring her for her birthday. i freshly landed back to the states and was struggling with my previous blog deadlines, and victoria's was filled, i imagine with adjustments to croatia lifestyle as she is currently doing her tour de croatia. but we managed to find a time to do a style analysis and a moment with viki. i wouldn't miss this for the world. victoria may just be a time traveler.  she is such a work of art because i find her face in every art museum or vintage store i pass. a word on our youngest friend in the group: both of us are water signs, and we can all resonate deeply, as she is a friend that likes to ask the deeper questions, uncomfortable or not. bestie victoria is our jack of all trades, and she bravely traverses parts of the world none of us have ever planned to do so, like backpacking in vietnam,...