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5-4-2025 MY WEEK: animalistic blues

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  everyone say welcome back sib ! she returns from her odyssey into the homeland, and bears a multitude of gifts.  aside from delicious snacks she brought back, sib got us more melem , a skincare brand from croatia i always try to stack up on. she got me april's vogue adria  edition, that also included vogue living . it is i, readers, that am living  for this. i also asked for an interview magazine  if she found it in the european airports, as i used to get lucky during trips years prior. sib did not share that luck, but i am still grateful.  sib did not disappoint in the clothing department. here's just a small haul of items she brought back, that i know for a fact, i'll be borrowing: trench coat from h&m . gift from a family friend tote bag from our hometown.  the art is ai and i am very upset asymmetrical lace top with bell sleeves purchased at house vintage evening dress from mom vintage evening dress from mom asymmetrical top purchased in home...

5-4-2025 MY FAVES: heading east, delicious guitars, and travel shows

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  music of the week in honor of api heritage month, here are songs by and featuring asian and pacific artists that i love:   2gether - far east movement, roger sanchez, kanobby la la la (acapella) - naughty boy, sam smith atoul - zeyne paper planes (dfa remix) - m.i.a., dfa spring breakers - charli xcx, kesha  after reviewing my old radiooooo likes, i discovered the song conscious of my conscience  by womack & womack . the instrumental is so addicting, i realized i like a lot  of songs with that and similar kind of guitar sound. i am instrumentally illiterate, and cannot play one instrument, nor have any knowledge of musical and instrument terms. i did compile a playlist of similar guitar(ish?) sounds that i thoroughly enjoy. i can't describe the sound other than it being rich like mousse - or tasty like umami. just indescribable. not sure if i have some kind of synesthesia (can one be diagnosed with it or do we self-diagnose?), but here's the playlist, simp...