7/14/25

hello diary. long time no see. this site has gotten away from me and I feel like I have to do something about it. I think I felt overwhelmed by it when we had a video go viral on instagram and all the wrong people found it. we were getting spammy emails and it felt stressful. the point of this was to be blog-like, like old music blogs from like 2002. that’s what im channeling here. and I have big dreams and so many ideas about things I could pursue with this sort of collaborative internet thing but I think it needs to proceed naturally so it doesn’t feel too stressful for me. I stress easily if that wasn’t obvious.

I have more blogpost/article pieces I’d like to write, and hopefully that’ll get me back in the swing of things. oh, i’m 22 now by the way. I swear I feel older now. life starts coming at you out of nowhere. im prioritizing having fun, exploring the world, finding new bars to go to with friends, learning to like dirty martinis because I love olives, painting, and lowering my stress. and working. but I love my job. updates soon, perhaps. I doubt anyone will read this but it’s more for myself to refer back to. HUGS and KISSES. xoxoxoxoxoxo

5/26/25

I’ve been very bad at updating this site. I apologize. life update - I graduated college!!! woohooooo! that’s why i’ve been bad at operating this site. to be honest, sometimes instagram really stresses me out. and I don’t know how to properly direct traffic to here, or if what the site looks like now is what I actually want it to be, so I think in the near future, now that I am free from school, I will regroup and redesign the site again to get it how I want it.

i’ve been doing this thing today called “no phone day” where I don’t let myself use my phone. sometimes I have these moments where i’m ready to delete everything and get rid of my phone, usually after a few doomscrolling days over a weekend because I always drain myself of energy during the week and then do nothing over the weekend. not always. but too often. so today i’ve used my laptop instead, pretending my iMessage on my laptop is like AIM so I can still text my friends but still be off my phone. and I am allowed to use my phone for music or for posting on instagram, but no scrolling. the rules seem kinda dumb because I’m still having screen time, but being on my laptop instead of my phone feels more productive and better. and i’ve in general had a really productive day. like so productive I cleaned the inside of the refrigerator.

anyway, i’ve been going through some big thoughts about the future and adulting and stuff now that im a college grad. so, here is an excerpt from something I wrote in my real, actual journal that I think sums up how I feel right now.

“Doing more, but also less, and new and old and some big girl scary things but also a much needed change. wearing the same clothes but styled differently, and finally figuring out how to style my hair and wear my makeup. and longing for a more minimal lifestyle but still collecting things. just having less of everything that doesn’t matter and collecting things that mean the most to me.

And cooking new things and hopefully going back to ballet. we’ll see about that.”

signing off.

05/23/25

Hi! Oh Carousel Thirteen I promise I haven’t forgotten about you. I’ve been very busy running around being cool and awesome so I haven’t had time to check in. I’m so sorry if I’ve hurt all of your feelings. I feel like I’ve been up to a lot but at the same time, I’m up to nothing at all. I don’t have to work today so that means I have the privilege of sitting on the couch all day and watching movies with my cat. (I’m on movie number three right now. impressive I know.) I feel like a tumbleweed of emotions today and kind of like I could cry if I really really tried but I’m not sure if I feel like trying to squeeze the tears out. Does that ever happen to anyone else? Someone please tell me it does.

I’m watching a movie directed by Lena Dunham right now called Tiny Furniture and it’s clear it was her beginning process of making Girls which is interesting to see but I don’t think I like it very much. Lena Dunham, I’m very sorry. That’s just my truth. But I have perseverance and will so I’m going to finish it. But it feels like a feat of strength right now. Maybe the ending will be really good or something who knows, I think maybe I should have just watched Girls again instead.

That’s kind of it. I have a weird pressure in my head right now and my ears are ringing so I’m going to start locking into Lena Dunham and hopefully, her aura will heal me. Bye yall!

5/12/25

Dear Diary,

Man, I've been slacking big time on these entries. My bad everyone, hate to disappoint, and all that. Remember when I said now that summer’s on I’ll be able to get you guys some more content? Haha. Guess not. But here I am, with an extra special entry on this particularly manic Monday.

If you’re curious as to how I’ve been spending my summer so far, I don’t have much to satisfy your curiosity. I’m mostly just hanging out with myself, getting some much needed time to binge watch The X Files and think about leaving my house. This weekend, though, I worked three eight-hour shifts, so I have really no reason to feel guilty about it. At least not in my book. While we’re on the topic, I guess I should explain my job. I work at a state park near my hometown. At the moment I’m stationed on the campground, which means I have to help people reserve campsites, sell them recreation passes or ice or firewood, clean up around the area, and basically just find a way to occupy my time for 8 hours a day. I like it for the most part. Sometimes it’s super slow and I’m just sitting around waiting for someone to come by the campground office or waiting for an excuse to drive around on the little cart we have. Other times I really enjoy just sitting and letting time go by. Either way, it’s getting me some money—which makes it all worth it in the end, right?

Anyway, today was a rest day for the most part. I woke up pretty early, started my day very slowly, eventually was a little productive which felt good. I also trimmed my bangs and then freaked out because I thought they looked really bad and then realized they look fine. Oh, and something exciting (for pretty much me only)! I watched The X Files movie! It takes place between seasons 5 and 6, which I remembered right as I finished season 5 this morning. The movie was so good. I won’t say much because I’ll either bore you out of your mind or spoil it for you, and either way that is disadvantageous for me. Is that a word? Disadvantageous? You all know that I mean. But yeah, the movie, just know that I really liked it. I have such a love for when a beloved TV show randomly produces a movie, especially when the movie just feels like a 2-hour-long episode of the show. That is seriously awesome and charmingly unnecessary.

To be honest with everyone, I don’t really have much else to share. Tomorrow I should try to do something. I was thinking of going to the library or maybe the mall. I’ll keep everyone updated of course. That probably sounds like an empty promise after my fortuitous hiatus, but I’m trying my best here.

Peace out,

Sophie

05/02/25

Hi hi!!! Long time no… write? I don’t know. I moved my little brother out of college today! It was freaky crazy! It feels like we just moved him in yesterday. I remember my freshman year feeling like the longest thing ever but experiencing my brother’s freshman year from an outsider's perspective it feels like he was only gone for like three months.

My little brother and I have always been extremely close, he’s three and a half years younger than me and we are almost complete opposites (he is in a frat and I went to art school… says enough), but somehow we just mesh. It was difficult for me when he left for school. I worked the day before we moved him in and they had to send me home early because I was crying at customers. Then he came and picked me up from work and we got ice cream so everything was kind of okay haha. I was really scared it would be different when he came back. I couldn’t just come home and see him whenever I wanted. We couldn’t get Taco Bell at three am on a random night just because he was hungry and I was bored.

It also always makes me upset when people don’t get along with their siblings. I think if I didn’t have a little brother or we didn’t get along I would be a significantly worse person. It feels like I have a built-in best friend who knows everything about me and everything is funny to both of us just because we had a shared childhood. Who else can I text at three am saying “Hey remember that time dad did that one thing???” or “Remember that time mom did that thing that was soooooo crazy?!” or I wouldn’t have someone to Facetime while I am at a party just because I was drunk I wanted to say hi and he always makes me laugh.

Okay, that’s it! If you have a younger sibling or really a sibling at all go give them a hug for me. Bye!

5/1/25

wooweee! it’s may! woot! I had my very last class today. ever! it feels crazy to be done, but also I can’t quite wrap my head around it because I still have school things that have to get finished up. i’m working on some very last minute things in my studio before I have to be fully moved out of there, because I’m working on something and don’t really have room at home for it. I really hope I can find a studio space at some point soonish. goal of mine for the near future. Michigan weather has been good. some days a little chilly, like today, and some days it gets up to 80ish. that’s what spring is like here. total whiplash. i’ve been pretty stressed out lately. I think i’m just overwhelmed by how many things there are coming up in my life all at once, but every day that passes the list gets a little smaller. in about two weeks i’ll be free as a bird from everything college and i’ll feel a little better (I hope). not much to share other than that. signing off, love maddie.

4/26/25

long time no chat. I don’t really have much to say, besides that i’ve been working hard and have been doing too much outside of the blog to have time for the blog. but I promise we have fun stuff coming! thanks for reading.

4/23/25

Dear Diary,

I am writing this outside! That’s right everyone, it has officially become Spring in the great state of Michigan. I am so happy to report that it is 75 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze in my little corner of the world. I am in a state of complete contentment, because (in addition to the lovely weather) your girl is done with freshman year of college! I’m turning in my last assignment tonight after I give myself a break and proofread and all that fun stuff. I can’t believe how quickly it ended. Now I’m moving back home for the summer and I officially have no responsibilities (other than my job, which I’ll explain eventually). There’s some catharsis for sure in being done with all this. I’ve written around 3000 words in the past two days for my research paper and quite frankly I am clean out of words.

I’m mostly just excited to continue onward in life; this has been a year of growth for me, for sure, and in all honesty I’m ready to keep growing. I have so many things to look forward to, and to be vulnerable with you all, a lot of those things really scare me. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last several months it’s that just because something scares me doesn’t mean that it’s bad. Wow, such an original observation that no one has ever had before! Great job, Sophie! But seriously, I get very anxious about things very quickly, and sometimes I need to take a step back and reflect on even the most trite observations.

Another fun thing for you guys: I should hopefully be able to write a ton more now that I’m done with school. I’m looking forward to a lot of fun essays about stuff only I care about. I’m looking forward to going swimming and seeing my friends and eating stone fruits. My life is already very whimsical but I’m excited to add to that somewhat, and to supplement the whimsy with getting paid.

I hope there aren’t any major typos in this. I can barely see anything in the direct sunlight… but I’m not complaining. I’ll talk to you all soon. I have cabin fever from writing my paper all day and I need to go walk around.

With love, joy, and whimsy,

Sophie

4/18/25

hello diary.

today I worked at my studio for about 6 hours. I made some collage pieces out of alllllll my scrap fabric! this is a fun thing I do when I want to empty out a bin of all the good scraps of pretty fabrics i’ve used for other projects so I can put them to good use even if they’re really small pieces. I made 4 collages! and they’re super cute! gonna take some pics of them on monday and list them for sale on my personal website.

if you’re familiar with the fabric crowns that are popular on Pinterest, i happen to be the OG creator! I made one last batch of those recently and they dropped on my website this afternoon. half of them have sold so far. i’ve been moving a lot of my supplies home from my studio, and i’ve done so good about donating and using up supplies that it’s been a breeze so far! everything has a spot and I don’t have any clutter yet. phew! it’s gonna be hard for me to paint at home because I don’t have very good lighting in my apartment. but I do already have some ideas of stuff I wanna make soonish once my studio is cleared out. my goal is to be all done in there by the end of next week. it’s all so strange! I’m about to graduate!! what?!?!? crazy.

we’re going to Ikea tomorrow. gonna get a clothing rack for my room because I have no room in my closet. I sold some stuff on depop too so that’s good. i’m clearly in a spring cleaning needing to purge stuff state atm. which is good.

bye bye. <3

04/18/25

Hello carousel world!!! Allison here back at it yet again! Please hold back the applause (I know it will be hard). Life has been pretty sweet lately! I’ve been working a lot which is good and bad because I’m tired. I work again today at three. I rewatched Little Miss Sunshine yesterday but talked through most of the movie (which I tend to do) so idk if I should still technically say I watched it? But I logged it on my letterboxd anyway. If this is a letterboxd sin and I’m ruining the purity of the app I send my deepest apologies to Mr. letterboxd.

I’ve been really slacking with my movie watching lately which is disappointing, I started off the year watching at least one movie every day. Some days I would even watch two or three! Now it feels unlikely I will get one movie watched in the whole week. Womp womp. Tomorrow Maddie, Sophie, and I are running around doing fun stuff all day which I’m really excited about! Any day Allison, Maddie, and Sophie get to hang out is going to be a good one because it’s just written in the stars that way. Then at night, tomorrow I’m going to see some bands play at a bar near me! Woohoo! That’s all I’ve got for today people. ttyl xox

4/16/25

hello diary. it’s been a while! I’ve been working very hard today on all sorts of things, such as homework, fixing up this site, and getting some personal website/art stuff done. if you’re not here from my art account, it’s @madeleyess on instagram. hi!!!!!

I also did two loads of laundry today and had a yummy lunch of some leftover lettuce wraps which contained mushrooms, onion, broccoli, roasted potato and a very yummy sauce (which was a hodgepodge of other sauces mixed together), and an orange on the side. soooo yummy and refreshing. and we’re getting tacos for dinner!! yay!!

here’s a secret (since this is my diary, after all) - Allison and I are making a movie this summer which we are lovingly calling the “Boyband movie” for now because we don’t have an official title yet. if you happen to know of any Detroit or Ann Arbor based indie boy bands or musicians, send them our way. we’re working on casting some boys and distributed some posters around town the other day which was really fun and so far pretty successful! will keep you updated. perhaps.

are any of you familiar with Ryan ross’s old livejournal.com account? i’m thinking about that today. also, I had a dream last night that I was friends with lady gaga and I spent most of the dream driving in a car with her (she was driving) telling her how beautiful and talented she is. I feel like I should make a place specially for cataloguing my dreams on this site… perhaps i’ll give that some thought. gonna play guitar hero now.

love, maddie

04/13/25

Howdy ho! Allison here yet again. I’m home at Maddie and Sophie’s familial home for the weekend! Woohoo! It’s been super fun, today we went to an antique store where I got a Dalmatian Pound Puppy stuffed animal which I am very excited about and a shelf for my wall! I have been saying “I really need a shelf for my wall” for at least 7 months and just never bothered to get one…. so today was the fateful day… it finally happened…. and it has puppies on it! Huzzah! finally a place for all my trinkets….. mwahahaha.

I also bought a word search book at a drug store and I’ve been doing it all day. I can feel myself getting smarter with every word I search. Okay that’s it kind of I think! I work a lot next week which is good but I know I’m gonna be pooped about 2 days into the week. So i’m mentally preparing myself for that. Bye! Thanks for reading :) xoxo

4/11/25

Dear Diary,

Oh boy how today has tried me - and it’s only 4pm. I’m being very overdramatic right now, but you'd understand if you had to wait for an hour and a half in the waiting room of a doctors office for no good reason! I was gonna describe that whole experience to you all, but quite frankly I think that’s kind of bratty and I should be grateful I have medical insurance and all that. Let me know if I’m over-intellectualizing my emotions (I think I’m good).

Instead, I’m gonna talk about how exciting it is that we’re kind of going viral right now. I'm not gonna lie, it kinda freaked me out. I’m not great with this level of attention and some people are being unexpectedly mean or weird. But most of you guys are really nice and it’s so cool to have people reading my words and following me on Letterboxd and stuff. At the end of the day, I’m just a girl who likes to rant by means of a computer screen. Also, I have so many ideas for blogpost essays in the future. I kinda can’t wait until this semester is over so I can get into writing again. Speaking of which, I have less than two weeks left of my freshman year of college, which is insane, and frankly I’m in disbelief about it. It’s been a very weird, very transitional year. But, all in all, I’m so excited for what’s to come! I have a great summer job I’m excited about, and at the end of the summer I’m moving into a new apartment (and I’m gonna have my own room to decorate for the first time).

Summer is such a hard time for me because I hate hot weather and respond poorly to having no expectations to live up to. But I think this year has the structure and balance I’ve always wanted. I’d like to get into reading more too. Speaking of which, please give me book recommendations! I like pretty much everything except fantasy (sorry). You can leave those here by clicking the date at the top and scrolling to the comments section. Saying that felt like when you’re playing a video game and the character has to randomly be like “by the way, you can press X to jump!” and it completely breaks the immersion. Sorry about that.

Anyway, today I think I’m gonna do some schoolwork and go for a walk by myself. Pasta for dinner, of course. I appreciate you reading the inner workings of my twisted mind.

Take care,

Sophie

4/11/25

dear diary,

today I worked at my studio for about 6 hours, and then came home because I didn’t have any snacks packed with me (still need groceries) and was scared if I didn't go home and eat asap I would get shaky. came home, made some pasta, and here we are.

while I was cooking I saw on instagram that Metric dropped out of their tour with Bloc Party, which Allison and I were gonna go see in June. I’m so sad about it! I don’t know why they dropped out and I can’t find if there’s any drama happening between the bands… we refunded our tickets because we really just wanted to see Metric, though I do love Silent Alarm.

I also finished up the extra page we’re adding to the site so people can feel more involved here. it’s not going to be diaries but will be a place for you all to chit-chat. people seem very confused about the whole concept behind this site, and why we made it and everything, which i’ve tried to explain. if we had the whole world entering diary entries, it would defeat the purpose. and I don’t know how to do that anyway. but, there is a plan, and I hear everyone’s requests and comments and i’m reading all the messages and emails. the new page will launch within the next week - just need to do some more prepping before I can open it up to everyone!

love, maddie

4/10/25

dear diary,

woah, things are getting crazy on our instagram. the reel I made to promote this whole diary thing is blowing up and directing a lot of traffic to the site and now i’m scrambling to get some more features going to feed the swarms of people hungry to blog! I feel like i’m coding or something. i’m nervous!!! it’s kinda scary!!

I had class early this morning and now I am exhaustedddd. after class I went to my studio and worked for a few hours and then came home and ate tuna salad. I need to get groceries. i’m gonna be sad when I move all my stuff out of my studio in a couple weeks. perks of being an art school senior, you get a studio on campus!!! but then… it all comes to an end after a school year. but someday i’ll have a studio again. that’ll be cool.

Allison is at work so i’m hanging out by myself for the night and working on website stuff. if you’re reading this, leave a comment (you have to click the date and it opens this entry in another page to leave a comment). I wanna know how many of you are seeing these.

xoxoxoxoxo, maddie

4/8/25

Dear Diary,

What up party people! Haha. It’s Sophie here to tell you about my day yesterday! Get excited!!!

Yesterday I woke up at 7 (completely unnecessarily as my first class wasn’t until 10) and took my time getting ready before watching some X-Files to brighten my morning. If you didn’t know, which you don’t because I haven’t told you, I live in a dorm with three other girls. This can cause a bit of disruption when getting ready, so I find it useful to get up early even when it means I go to bed at 10pm. Also, Abbi if you’re reading this, I’m sorry I’m so loud in the morning. I really try not to. Really.

I went to class from 10 to 11:15. It was uneventful so I won’t tell you about it, but imagine me being studious and participating in class (I know. I’m kind of a big deal). Eventually I got lunch with my aforementioned roommate, Abbi. Whenever we get dining hall food I only get a salad because everything else scares me. I then did some work before going to my Intro to Graphic Design class (that’s my major!) which is actually not my favorite of my classes. We had a full two and a half hour long critique on posters we’ve been making for the past week. It is very exhausting and anxiety inducing and scary and I hate it. But it’s very nice to get feedback on my work (which everyone was so kind about. Shoutout my classmates).

After a trying 2:30 to 5, Maddie picked me up to spend the night at her and Allison’s place. Maddie and I are basically codependent so I sleepover like once a week and we hangout and I eat Maddie’s food. This time, we had big plans to watch one of my favorite movies, Empire Records. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a fun, kinda cheesy, and slightly controversial teen flick about a bunch of employees in a record store. The movie takes place on April 8th, 1995, so naturally the 30 year anniversary was big among me and mine. First, though, Maddie and I did a fun photoshoot for both her artwork and my Intro to Photography class. We do a photoshoot every couple months, usually just for fun or to photograph one of Maddie’s pieces, but this was definitely a favorite. You can check some of them out on Maddie’s instagram (@madeleyess)! Subtle plug.

Anyway, we got to watching Empire Records (Allison joined in too). Maddie had never seen it and I think she liked it. I have seen it 5 times now. What can I say, I like to rewatch things. At some point, I’m going to do a blog post about teen movies — feel free to recommend any underrated ones you love (especially if I haven’t seen them already, which you can check at my Letterboxd).

I’ll talk to you all soon!

Love ya,

Sophie

4/8/25

hi!! long time no chat. I rearranged my room the other day because when it becomes spring I desperately crave some sort of change in my environment. it’s incredible what moving my bed to a different corner of my room can do for me. my room is now in the third arrangement since I moved into my apartment, and definitely in the best configuration yet to maximize space in my small bedroom. bed is now in opposite corner of door so my room feels way bigger now.

on another note, mannnnn am I feeling the rush of the end of my senior year! i’m speeding my way through the last couple projects I want to accomplish before moving the contents of my studio back to my apartment (nightmare). squeezing the last bits of juice out of my thesis to feel like i’m getting all my ideas out of my brain and into real life. so many ideas!! need to move faster! ahhhh!!!!!

on top of that, Allison and I have something really awesome planned that we can’t really talk about yet. but it’s in the works. and that’s where my energy will be shifting when I’m done with school. more on that soon (maybe)

xoxo

04/07/25

I have decided I should be a beer drinker. It feels like adults drink beer. I don’t really know where I got that idea from but, I keep telling myself “Well girl, you are almost 23, it’s time to stop telling people you think beer tastes like a fart in a can and suck it up and drink some”. I figured it would grow on me like how kombucha tasted bad the first few times I drank it and now I think it’s sooooo yummy. But how long would it take? Would I have to suffer through a million beers before I actually enjoyed it?

No. I drank two and suddenly the heavens opened up and it tasted almost okay! It was not torture! So now I can be a real functioning adult and drink beers at my leisure. I think in my head drinking beer makes me a “cool girl” and I will confirm I do feel slightly more cool now that I enjoy beer. This is adulthood, baby!

Well, that’s it. I have to go to work later since the dreaded restaurant slow season is over and I’m once again scheduled more than 3 days a week. It’s also almost my birthday so that’s exciting too. Okay bye! Love you!

4/5/25

dear diary,

this morning I had a dentist appointment. UGH. it’s fine. I don’t hate the dentist that much because I like knowing my teeth are shiny clean and perfect after. but, they always tell me I need to be better about flossing, and then I feel like a disappointment.

to add to having to be at the dentist at 9am on a Saturday, I ran into my EVIL PSYCHO NINTH GRADE BIOLOGY TEACHER. he was AWFUL. if you know me personally you know exactly who this man is. he’s terrifying and desperately needs a therapist or something. to give those of you who don’t know an idea, he’s one of those power-trippy teachers who likes to make fourteen-year-olds cry to feed his ego. if we didn’t have our homework on his desk BEFORE the bell rang (with only a 5-minute passing time between classes, btw), we would get a 0. he once yelled while we were watching a video in class to scare us. the most infamous moment for students in his class is the goldfish lab: gradually add ice cubes to a beaker containing a goldfish to throw off its homeostasis and slow its heart rate. if the fish died, we would fail the lab. I partipated as little as possible in this lab, trying to protest it for being cruel without having to actually face him reprimanding me. Being in his class gave me so much anxiety (on top of what I already have) that I will probably face some sort of health consequence in the future. I think most of my friend group including myself cried at least once in his presence. i’m sure you can tell that I will never let this go for the rest of my life given that this was 8 years ago. I hate to say that I will never forget him.

anyways, I walked into the dentist and he was sitting in the waiting area. he looked right at me like he was trying to figure out who I was. I almost turned around and left out of fear and then remembered that he is a middle aged man and I am 21 with a kind heart and my whole life ahead of me, and he doesn’t deserve the satisfaction of knowing I am scared of him.

now I am home, playing on my computer and writing, and it’s raining out. Sophie and my mom and I are ordering carry out for dinner later and then we will watch a movie (aiming for watching The Birdcage). signing off, love maddie.

4/4/25

Dear Diary,

Hiii! Sophie here. My good sister Maddie answered my prayers by providing me with my very own online diary here on Carousel Thirteen!!! Which you know because you’re reading this. Anyway, I haven’t had any particularly exciting days recently, which is unfortunate because I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to share my thoughts with the world and I really wanted a special day to tell you guys about. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers, and Maddie wants me to put something on here, so you get this.

Today I woke up to gorgeous early morning light streaming through the window of my childhood bedroom (Maddie and I are home for the weekend because she has a dentist appointment tomorrow). I think that’s poetic or something. At the very least, it set the tone for my morning very well. I had my yogurt for breakfast, got dressed at some point, and hit Maddie up about visiting the thrift on this fine day.

Since we had actually already established that we’d do that, Maddie obliged, and we hopped in the car jamming to her early 2000s playlist. Today was a good thrift day because the only people who were in the thrift store were older couples and the occasional small child. I personally get really insecure whenever I run into people my age at a thrift store (or anywhere, really) because I usually buy some BS that warrants judgment from those without joy or whimsy in their lives. It was also a particularly good thrift day because the Christian ballads the store was playing were not so blaringly loud I couldn’t hear myself think. Now onto what I got. As usual, I had my best luck in the men’s department. I found a short sleeve plaid button up perfect for summer layering, a navy long sleeve thermal, and a Tom and Jerry t-shirt that has some tagline on it I cannot remember right now and I cannot check because it is in the washing machine. As you can see, the Tom and Jerry get-up is exactly what I typically buy that can be safely placed in the “BS that warrants judgment” category. Regardless, I am excited to wear it out and express my fondness for cartoons that were most popular 65 years ago.

Once we got back from the thrift store, I made a scrumptious salad (recipes section coming soon) (not really but maybe someday) and chowed down before Maddie and I went for a leisurely walk around the neighborhood. Pretty much every time Maddie and I are home we take the same walk around our neighborhood because it just rocks. We could talk for literally the rest of time about anything so it goes by fast and is a great way to get some brain storms going. It’s actually on one of these walks that we concocted an early idea of this website! So, clearly, big things in the works here. Today, though, our minds were mostly occupied by the animal kingdom of our neighborhood. On our relatively short walk, we saw two cats, two cardinals, two bluejays, and approximately 400,000 squirrels. Among these critters were quite possibly the strangest squirrels I have ever seen. Their bodies were dark brown/black while their tails were a stark blond. Writing this, I’m afraid that I have an uncommon fascination with squirrels that may not be interesting to literally anyone reading this right now, but honestly this is my diary so I don’t even care. They were so cool. Seriously if you haven't seen them before you should look up a photo and also add that to your bucket list.

Anyway, I’m gonna shut up now because nothing I did for the rest of the day was interesting. If you have to know, I made pasta and now I’m about to watch Aliens (1986). Goodnight world. Pleasure doing business with you.

Best,

Sophie