Greetings from Detroit where FUCK ME IT IS COLLLLLLLLLD!! The past few days it's basically been zero degrees (that's Fahrenheit for you non USA denizens, I daren't even check what that might be in Celsius). As such, I am happily staying in winter hibernation mode for the time being, which is fine!
Outside of work, life has been mostly getting cosy with my baby, getting together with the girls when we can, and trying to maintain an internal mental safety barrier against the horrors unfolding in this country on a daily basis.
The B-sides album is coming along nicely. We're aiming for it coming out in April and we're getting ahead of the game and doing photos at some point next month. We've got some reaaaaally wild outfits in the works - did someone say FEATHERS?? (Ethically sourced, of course)
Me and Ale are happily gayed up and after the tough time she had last year she's doing good too.
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I did actually get out running a few times but a combination of catching a cold and THE ACTUAL INSANE COLD I've not religiously stuck to it, but that's fine. I did consider maybe going out this morning but coffee in bed won that round.
I finally managed to get around to watching Veep and mega binged the whole thing. Is it wrong that I ended up liking Jonah? For a start, he is clearly on the spectrum. Then despite the bone-headed ways he acted I didn't feel like he was actually a bad person? He clearly just wanted people to be his friend but a lifetime of being bullied had no doubt severely impacted and warped his likely already poor social skills. A lot of his behaviour was just retaliation against the people who treated him like absolute shit. You can see with the couple of people like Richard and Will who aren't rude to or abuse him that he acts perfectly fine.
Jon H Ryan - the hero we deserve
I REALLY liked Ben and Kent, too. Took me about 3 episodes to realize Marjorie was Clea DuVall (ikr?? For shame, I'm a bad gay). Had no idea Hugh Laurie was in it, which was cool seeing him play a slightly less House version of House, sans limp. Selena was actually kind of cute the first few seasons before she turned into an absolute monster. But yep, super enjoyed it! Can also weirdly say that the chaos of the finale was slightly less terrifying than reality ended up...
Finally came around to watching the new Spinal Tap movie aaaand... yeah, despite people trying to convince me otherwise, from being extremely nonplussed at the trailer it sadly was pretty much what I expected. I did laugh once at the joke about being so old the candles cost more than the cake, so that's something right?
I've started rewatching Barry! Such an amazing series. Can't remember if it's towards the end of the first series but the scene where Barry goes through a building and kills literally everyone he sees absolutely chilled me - Bill Hader is right there legit fucking terrifying. Can't wait to get to that!
That said, rewatching it again after my diagnosis and a few episodes in I can now see that Barry *absolutely* has traits of BPD. Hmm, no wonder I really liked it the first time. In all honesty, by episode 5 I did experience some kind of triggering resonance and felt some sudden dissociation. The BPD has very much been laying low these past few months so it was the first time Ale had been around me when anything was creeping in but she said my eyes looked different and quite "anxious and unsettled". Huh.
Anyways. On a lighter note... news on the Ivy Project (as Suze has christened it)! Me and Suze have actually started demoing and getting things together and man, it sounds really interesting(!). Word of warning, it's VERY electronic based. Absolutely not a PEN-15 album. That said, Suze is obviously involved and Mercedes and Donna are respectively going to put some bass and drums on it, so in a way it kiiiiiind of will be...? Regardless, it's going to be fun!
I really need to listen to the new Robyn single but, on a totally random recommendation, I have instead been listening to Shelby Lynne. Yep, your gal is currently on a soul-infused country trip and really enjoying it.
Anyways, I finally did a blog, so go me! Hope all is well and safe for you and this is Ivy Fernandez, signing off 🖤 x
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