PeSuit and Tie

  books of the week finally read tajna krvavog mosta ! the final 200 pages had me literally  jumping out of my seat. it's been a long time since i've read such plot twists.  took a break from serious reading to dig out an archival hieroglyph - a july 2014 j-14  magazine. what a throwback it was! from reading celebrity gossip (one direction cheating scandals? justin and selena? miley feuding with katy perry?), up and coming stars (an interview with a preteen sabrina carpenter), to solving quizzes (are you a belieber or a mahomie? what kind of awesome are you?), it was enjoyable to read material meant for a teenager. i grew up religiously reading the croatian version - ok je ok!  and it was my bible. i learned fashion tricks, i styled my looks based on the teen celebrities of the time, and i loved reading about relationship tips. i am so thankful for this silly material, because even in 2010 and 2014, you could still find some empowerment for girls.  i'm...

  books of the week this week in my solo book club, i'm still engulfed in  tajna krvavog  mosta . i have such an urge to visit the croatian capital, zagreb , because most of the book is set there, in actual neighborhoods of it. my plan is to do a zagorka  tour next time i visit. the book is huge, and i'll be sharing more bits about it. so far, we're trying to solve a murder mystery, and possibly one of the first mentions of cross-dressing and drag in croatian literature. how hasn't hollywood, or at least the creators of downton abbey or bridgeton get their hands on this series?  movies of the week so far, just reruns of mentalist  for sib and i as the evenings get cooler.  we watched  rosaline (2022) , a hulu-produced period rom-cam depicting romeo and juliet, from cousins rosaline's point of view.  the film had strong  bridgerton  influence mostly in music, and race-bending characters. i was positively surprised by the freshness of...

books of the week this week i finished up the year of magical thinking. i often tell my clients, "there's no handbook to handle grief". it's so personal and intimate. but when you read about it, it feels collective and familiar.  i read some vanity fair  from 2023 boyfriend found at home and gave. then i began the iconic croatian series grička vještica , (the witch from grič) - book one is called tajna krvavog mosta  (the secret of the bloody bridge). this series is the most famous one by the first female journalist of croatia, marija jurić zagorka . it has elements of mystery, mythology, and history.    movies of the week sib and i watched   he's just not that into you , and it kind of set up the week's mood in a very "men ain't shit" kind of way. apologies to boyfriend ahead of time, but this mood will stay until he buys me sushi. music of the week five recent saves on my playlist: baby, i love your way - big mountain slow down - skip marley, h...