8-2-2026 MY FAVES: away from the mountains, please

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 what i'm watching...

here and there i catch up with some pretty little liars episodes with sib. i can't stand aria but i'll always hate fitz more. emily is the prettiest, and probs my fave. i want spencer to be my fave but she makes so many mistakes, i just wish her evil sister would give her a break! every time i see that bitch i think of the evil guy from titanic.

what i'm reading...

completed tri drame na everestu by mountaineer stipe božić. the mountaineers involved in this quest have written their own povs, and it's really cool božić adds them into his own books, giving us descriptions from each angle. personally, i have no desire to ever go mountaineering. i like skiing, only for the fancy chalets and skiwear. sib would love to visit everest's base camp, possibly doing some environmental work would feel like a good way to justify a trip there? the thought of never-ending snow, risk of frostbite and high chance of death - sorry, i'm a mediterranean girl through-and-through. 
started reading until august by gabriel garcía márquez. a complete contrast when it comes to setting. mid-august in the caribbean, i already feel more comfortable and immersed. 
it's not my first time reading márquez, as i've ready one hundred years of solitude a couple years ago. granted, it was overwhelming and i barely remember the plot, but i do remember enjoying the book. sib just read it, and she reminded me of the questionable incestuous couplings.

what i'm listening to...

july was full of album anticipation. the start of the month was marked by madonna's confessions ii, which was a top-to-bottom save for me. mid-month charli xcx's fashion, film, music. i was hoping for more substance, and i only saved a few songs beside the singles: card declined, 2007, i'm afraid and yeah. finally, many of us were anticipating petal by ariana grande. now my tiktok feed is full of the fake version of the song petal. freak and kiss me were my faves, beside the single that came out last month. 


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