The BLUGH: August 30, 2023
“I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re goin’, and hook up with them later.”
Hey y’all. Saddle up for a traditional, canonical BLUGH. From quote to photo, this one has all the features of the original format (even TikToks!!!).
As far as updates go, here’s what I did since last week:
Sailed a boat to the Statue of Liberty for my friend, Nicole’s, b-day and I know she reads the BLUGH so 💗HI NICOLE💗!!!!!! I also have another dear friend named Nicole who reads the BLUGH so also 💕HI NICOLE💕!!!!
Took a ballet class! Ballet is maybe a strong word for what this was but let me tell you, it was AWESOME. It was hilarious, healing, and a HOOT. I have a video of me dancing that I will show you IN PERSON so I can watch your reaction. If you want to have fun, check out Angela Trimbur!!
Did an improv show! Those are fewer and farther between for me these days but it was good. In the show I ate a caterpillar and was a vampire.
Discovered an AMAZING new section of my favorite place in NYC, Green-Wood Cemetery. Every time I go there I am surprised (and grateful) that it’s not swarming with people. IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL.
😔LEARNING OF THE WEEK: No one understands art nowadays. I found out that you can Google “emoji art” and find lots of great results like this or this. That’s AMAZING to me. I sent a couple out and reactions ranged from “Uhmmm” to “Don’t ever send me these again”. They’re CUTE and FUN and I would be DELIGHTED to receive emoji art from anyone!😔
PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION
Product this week is optical because eye am looking out for my BLUGH readers ALWAYS. Eye drops! 🙏Do you use🙏? I never used to. If my eyes ever needed moisture, I would create terrible imaginary scenarios in my own head and make my own tears LIKE AN ADULT. Times have changed and I now use eye drops and have 2 very good ones to share. There are 2 because they serve different purposes:
iVIZIA: this is your standard, daily-use eye drop for dry eyes. Found out about this from my eye doctor and it is the BEST for dry eyes!! So good! Immediate and long-lasting relief. And it is free of some of the weird chemicals that some eye drops have.
Lumify: this stuff is MAGIC. It relieves redness like nothing else I have seen. I sometimes wake up with red eyes when I don’t get my required 15 hours of beauty rest and this stuff makes me look awake/refreshed/bright-eyed. Coupla things: not meant to be used daily and don’t put in when you are wearing contacts (and no sooner than 10 min before putting in your contacts). IT’S GOOD THO DON’T WORRY JUST LIKE ANYTHING DON’T OVERUSE IT.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION
This book had a subway moment last summer. I saw SO many people reading it on the train so I had to check it out. Pulitzer Prize-winning Less by Andrew Sean Greer is so sweet and hilarious. I LOVED reading it because I laughed out loud more than once (fun fact: first ever book to make me laugh out loud was Catch-22 (fun fact within the fun fact: I never finished Catch-22 but have started it 3 times)). This book is so endearing and had a twist that really got me in the end. It’s not too cerebral but at the same time SO beautiful and sweet and like I said, funny! Strong recommend! BONUS FOR ME: I did not realize until writing this that Less was the first book in a series and so now I get to read the next book YAY!!!
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TIKTOKS
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AUGUST 2023
Swan
I know I said I’d only show you the video in person but I’ll go ahead and share an action shot from this weekend’s ballet class with the BLUGH. I imagine you are struck by the grace, poise, and absolute surrender pictured here. Don’t be intimidated, I’m a human just like you. The only things that makes me different? I dance. Or whatever word you want to describe the movement occurring in this image.