Some things I liked this month
Do you ever feel like we move on from things too quickly?
Like, we鈥檒l laugh at a meme for a week and then before we could truly sit with it, another one comes around and we completely forget about the last one. This happens to other things too, of course, like music, TV shows, fashion trends, etc.听
I feel like we move on from things too quickly because there鈥檚 so many things for us to consume. And the consumption is made easier with how accessible everything is 鈥 it鈥檚 right there, just click a button or swipe the screen and you鈥檝e got it.听
This has left me feeling dissatisfied with the way I consume things. Mainly by how quickly I forget about the things I enjoyed which is why I鈥檝e started a monthly list of 鈥渢hings I liked this month鈥 in my journal, to remind me of what brought me joy.听
Here are some of them from this month鈥檚 list:
Two of Lana Del Rey鈥檚 songs: Margaret and Sweet Carolina.听
I鈥檝e had these two songs on repeat for almost a month now. I can鈥檛 stop listening to them on my commutes; on my walks; while I鈥檓 cooking; doing my laundry, you get the idea 鈥 I鈥檓 listening to them a lot. The funny thing is I鈥檝e heard these songs before but never thought much of them until they were used in a TikTok slideshow of poems and quotes. That was what got me.听
The Darjeeling Limited
Upon watching Asteroid City a couple of weeks ago, I decided to rewatch some of Wes Anderson鈥檚 earlier works. One of which was The Darjeeling Limited, a story about three brothers who goes on a train ride across India in an attempt to reconcile their relationship following the death of their father. It鈥檚 probably one of my favourite Wes Anderson movies, second to The Royal Tenenbaums.听
The sunny weather
I reckon this would be on top of everyone鈥檚 鈥渢hings I liked this month鈥 list too.听
My new KOOKA脧 top听
I鈥檓 constantly on the hunt for elevated basic pieces, so when I saw someone wearing the Bec top from KOOKA脧, I knew I had to get it. It鈥檚 merely a buttoned cardigan but instead of the buttons running down the middle, it runs down the side 鈥 basic, but different. I was really hoping it wouldn鈥檛 look flattering on me because I didn鈥檛 want to spend any more money on clothes but alas, it fit me perfectly and I fell in love. Thank goodness, it was on sale. 听
Poem by @badgersett on power
Someone on TikTok wrote a poem about power by juxtaposing the media鈥檚 reaction to the Submersible and the boat carrying refugees that sunk in Greece. Here is a verse from that poem: 鈥淧ower never walked through the door wearing a crown 鈥 this is me! 鈥 it shone through the windows like the sun, deciding what to illuminate, what to leave in the shadows.鈥
So beautifully written.听
Getting over my witness examination assignment
Nothing is more exciting than being over an assignment, especially if it鈥檚 an oral one. The nervousness I felt leading up to this assignment was expected but agonising 鈥 I wanted nothing more than to be over with it. So, when I finally got done asking my final questions to the witnesses, I was relieved and filled with joy.听
What are the things you liked this month?