Roll-Call #02
March 2025 (eve is ENGAGED!!!)
phrase of the month: well yes! (to marriage)
Eve
(March) rose / bud / thorn
Rose: I’m ENGAGED! i was flying to seattle to see jackson for our anni (we’ve been doing seattle-texas long distance for almost 3 years) and he surprised me at the seattle airport with his luggage in-hand and told me to hop back on the plane because we were going to napa instead! he proposed on top of a hill at castello di amorosa. he is sooo my crush!
Bud: stocking up on $6 matcha canisters in japan next month, i plan to go feral (shots every time KET mentions matcha)
Thorn: i’ve been away from home for too long and now my dog is mad at me
(March) favs of the month
i wrote my first solo blog post ever! i’ve never written anything beyond essays for school so it was so scary and thrilling to find my voice, but now i’m hooked!
family trip to china! jackson came with us so my relatives got to see their first irl white person
ole hendricksen lip peptide in crème brûlée, this is that victoria’s secret cupcake-flavored lipgloss tube you had in middle school reincarnated, my fav every month
the $18 roast turkey sandwich at oakville grocery in napa valley, it bewitched me body and soul
barrel jeans, short girls rejoice!
murder mystery/reality realness on the show Traitors featuring queen mother gabby windey
drunk karaoke with my extended chinese family, my over-served uncle yelling in a thick accent “NEVER forget tonight!!!”
blind boxes; i am no better than the next woman. i happily dropped $70 on these smol figurines of little fat pigs and beaver babies and i’d do it again. it’s the closest thing to drugs
tanghulu; juicy fruits on a stick candied in a crisp layer of molten sugar, yum yum i love being chinese
full body exfoliation; an old lady poured red wine over my naked body and scrubbed away my past, present, and future
(April)
i’m off to tokyo, jp and then straight to DC to see my wedding venue! what a whirlwind my life has become
Karen
(March) rose / bud / thorn
Thorn: the end of Severance (and life as we know it) – what will i do without my one cosmically enlightening brain-scratch of the week? Britt Lower’s copper bangs and cunty corporate fit-of-the-days? Tramell Tillman’s perfect line delivery and ass-throwing? Zach Cherry’s cutiepie-ness? Dichen Lachman’s face card? Adam Scott…?
Rose: Eve is ENGAGED (about time) and Tim and I are going to be flower girls life is so good never kill yourself.
Bud: the sun has been peeking her wee face out from under the grey covers of winter and my goodness has the city transformed in her wake. i am bumblebee buzzing at the thought of a sparkling tangerine spritz washing down cobblestoned gossip on a sun-drenched thursday evening.
(March) favs of the month
Tate McRae (Purple Lace Bra, Sports Car) – i have loved tate since “one day” circa 2017. her meteoric rise this year has been THRILLING. i love when hot girls who can dance win.
My walking pad (my knight in shining armor) – fellow corporate minions, this IS your sign. get one. save your life.
navy satin-y adidas track pants – i would wear these to work if i could. cunty. comfy. british roadman meets basic bitch. i double down with the spezials bc i can. life is so fun.
Depop (help) - i am supposed to be “saving money for grad school” but the algorithm has found me and who am i to deny fashion circularity and sustainability?
Eve’s aperol 101 post, Tim’s travel 101 post - my friends are BRILL what can i say
Skinny scarf (blue/green, pink floral, leopard print) - elevates any fit i promise. if you feel like you are choking just a little bit, you are doing it right.
My sister in Austin and Zara in Boston and Hannah/Em in NYC – i love my friends!
Urbana Cafe honey oat latte – don’t get me wrong, i am a matcha girl in a way that is perhaps alarming (shot). but Urbana!!!! damn do they pull a good shot of espresso. iced, honeyed, almond milked, on a 45 degree sunny day. just as god intended.
getting burnt on my rooftop from unexpected high UV like go off hole in the ozone
UVA (no context only vibes)
(April) making life-changing decisions, more trips to leafy Texas, my first and long overdue trip to la la land to see my dearest Sonya (!!!eek), showers which feed my sidewalk daffodils, and continued City Girl Debauchery.
Tim
(March) rose / bud / thorn
Rose: Two roses - one, Eve’s ENGAGED! My OTP for lyfe ; second, I went back to Austin for a recruiting event, and nostalgia’s embrace was so warm, so bittersweet.
Bud: I’m looking forward to doing absolutely nothing. You heard that right! For the past three months, I don’t think I’ve had a weekend to myself, but that’s coming to an end soon. I can’t wait to just indulge in my seemingly perpetual free time, tend to my serene little balcony garden, and whisk my matcha with a chasen instead of an electric whisk (shot).
Thorn: Allergy season hit me like a truck. I think I sneezed 10 times in a row – not cute. There’s something different about this year’s pollen…and i HATE it.
Favs of the month:
Hippers! I didn’t know I needed one until I got it as a gift
Spring wind and spring green foliage
Twilight Zone - Ariana Grande. Brb romanticizing my life.
Wellness Shots. They make me feel like I have my life put together.
Alpacas and Llamas
“When Life Gives you Tangerines” on Netflix. This absolutely made me self-reflect on the weight I carry as the oldest child and the life my parents had before having me. Must-watch show fr fr.
Tokyo Dad Jeans. Def in my shopping cart when I go to Japan
Kangol Beret - this is just so c*nty
Buldak Carbonara Ramen w/ heavy whipping cream, cheese, and egg (rookie, i know)
Lactaid
(April) April blooms. decluttering, spring cleaning, picnics, and baking once again!
notes app poetry of the month:
green powdered goddess KET can't shut up about you matcha say i do
dropped everything to read this
all of them so genius and so funny