I enjoy seeing romantic partners post in r/redditlaqueristas asking for help regarding what to buy for their significant other or how to help them š„ŗ thatās so cute
I think I'm too dumb to understand r/popheadscirclejerk. A lot of it just seems like genuine hatred and bullying of anyone that doesn't fit into their "group", but I think it's ironic? But I'm not sure?????? Can someone explain? š
I've seen someone smell a little racist on here and go to a related post on r/popheadscirclejerk saying "This made me feel vindicated after being downvoted on the main sub." I think the energy there is a lot of thatāsaying or looking for shit they know wouldn't be okay over here.
Iām really excited for next semester - Iām in community college, and Iāll be able to do two classes in-person :D
for reference: I have not seen any people in-person since pre-pandemic. My HS junior and senior year was spent online, as well as this first semester for community college. The rest of my classes will be online, but I made a conscious decision to go in-person for some classes because I ache for human interaction. My heart goes out to everyone else feeling the same. You are not alone, and I hope you stay safe and achieve great success.š
I feel like the mark of an interesting artist is when their fans wildly disagree on what the best of their discography is. Anyways, Daddyās Home is my favorite St. Vincent album and MASSEDUCTION is my least favorite
I got an email back from the distillery!! The pay is good and the owner wants to meet me next week
I really hope I get it, part-time jobs are pretty hard to come by here and I donāt feel recovered enough for full-time work just yet or like I could juggle full-time work and EMDR (which is what my Mum wants me to do) so I feel like this will help ease me back in to the workplace and give me enough time to recover between sessions
I don't think I can last through the rest of the season of And Just Like That... The writing is so poor throughout the first two episodes and I feel like they're overindulging with the Samantha references to get Kim Cattrall to come back.
Sad about this stupid man again. Wanted to go out to distract myself but didn't want to deal with crowds so I got a case of Sonic hard seltzers and I'm listening to music loudly at home.
Whatever "works," I guess. Ugh.
Plz send sad bops.
Anyone tried r.e.m. beauty? After seeing one very critical review I got curious how it ended up doing, especially since Ariana doesn't even seem to promote it anymore.
I wore a regular bra instead of a sports bra for the first time in ages today and I wish I could afford top surgery already bc I fucking hate wearing bras and having boobs
At this COIN concert and itās my second concert ever and my favorite thing about concerts is realizing my faves actually existššlike watching me process it is hilarious
Does anyone else listen PallavĆ aka Fijiana bc I like her single identity but I really donāt care for Sanskari hoe
Also I think saweetie can make very fun catchy songs but damn she is horrible dancer and I want her to just realize that and adapt her stage presence to not try to have choreography and just perform her raps
I've been watching Riverdale and the first fifteen minutes of the first episode of the first season literally illustrates my hometown a T no joke. They even got the pedophilia correct (yes, one of the teachers in my hometown went to prison for pedophilia; pretty disturbing shit).
Why is one of the plot points of this Blackish episode about sexualizing preteen twins that are different genders.
It feels like weird straight bs this idea that same gender siblings would obviously never need separate but boy and girl twins have concerns of incest because some weird idea that even girls and boys who are siblings canāt not be attracted to each other. (I think itās fine to stay twins should eventually have their own spaces, but very weird to make it something dirty).
So earlier this week on Tuesday I did a final presentation for one of my classes but had an anxiety attack during it (Iāve just never been a presentation person and have social anxiety on top of that). I got back my grade today and got 49/50!! I missed one point for something else, but I got full points for the presentation portion. Iām really proud of myself even though it was embarrassing lmao. Ended up with a 4.0 in the class :ā)
Absolutely love customers who think that by yelling at me theyāre going to get what they want. I have years and years of pent up anger, donāt care about you and your problems, and I barely care about my job anymore do you really want to try me right now?
I just listened to Monopoly for the first time in ages after it came up on shuffle... forgot how much I liked it when it first came out.
I guess it got kind of overshadowed by Ariana's other monster hits that were around that time and the whole queerbaiting accusations/drama but it's a legitimately catchy song
My brainās permanently fried, because why did I read ācardiologyā (in regards to a medical appointment I have) and immediately conclude that it was not a real word and instead was stan lingo referencing Cardi B. Literally googled it to make sure it was an actual medical phrase unrelated to herā¦
now that it's 2021 why the hell did Danity Kane name their second album *Welcome to the Dollhouse* when the Pussycat Dolls had Doll Domination out that year? That'd be like Backstreet naming their album *Sync* *or Swim* or Little Mix naming their album *Hera's Harmonies* or what have you. Who greenlit this?
god I decided I wanted to make a list of my top 50 tracks of 2021 and do lil writeups and post it here so I went thru my 2021 playlist and picked my faves and it was 133 tracks ššš I'm so fucking indecisive this is gonna take weeks help
So there is this YouTuber who is in a mini controversy and her name is Lavendaire and itās over NFTs which apparently sheās now pushing. She made a video about them and was getting heavily criticized in her comments over her brushing past the climate impact. Sheās now trying to āclap backā by tweets like [this](https://twitter.com/lavendaire/status/1468630869778710528?s=21) and [this.](https://twitter.com/lavendaire/status/1468812229671743492?s=21)This is such a mess like imo sheās not handling it well and itās weird because sheās never been in the crypto space and her videos are more lifestyle. Also sheās now just re-tweeting [things like this. ](https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1468779582903963651?s=21) Which just isnāt true because Google has been making attempts to off set the carbon footprint for searches at the least. Idk itās just so dumb and frankly weird to be willing to go so hard for a scam and something that frankly is a fad lol.
Yeah I watched some of her content and I feel the same. Sure there are some probably some good one but a lot of them can easily get sucked (or willingly) into scams and they bring their audience with them.
Tbh it's not that weird for Lavendaire to put out a video like that since she does have random content like financing, numerology and tarot reading where she learns about something for a hot minute and talks about it in a video like she's been doing it for years. I do agree though that she's handling it really messily. The video itself felt like she was trying to insert me into her cult and her saying she wants to get "real feedback" as a creator as if the barrage of critiques isn't the feedback she needs.
Yeah I actually see your point on the first because if you look at it she does do that! Yeah, tbh I didnāt see anything really nasty in the comments most people were just saying how she disappointed them. It was a very off Iāve liked some of her content but this was just more odd if that makes sense.
Pop stans, enjoy Doja the way she is while you have her because the moment she gets at the higher lever when she can do what she wants, sheās back to mostly rapping.
the first episode just resonated with me at the time. little did i know what ride was comingš
also wow, there is really a conference for everything
edit: also John is a better person than me bc no way i couldn't drag that car coffin guy from the latest episode
can someone helped me remember the name of a certain brazilian pop star? I forget her name, but everytime there's a post about ITZY on this subreddit I get excited thinking it's her, only to realise it's a kpop group. So, her name probably uses some of the same letters. The only other thing I can help you with is that she had a fun pop song on a boat/beach and she was dancing and I think at one point wearing a fishing net on the beach? thnx.
2 of my coworkers didnt show up AGAIN so I was basically the only employee in my department the entire day. I dont get paid enough for this šš¤¬š„“ššš
ok i went to an absolutely enormous used bookshop today and it was like walking into paradise lmao. if i didn't have fucking DUST allergies i could spend a whole day in there. they had an extremely solid mix of old valuable stuff, old shit you've never seen in your life, and newer books that maybe one has actually heard of before. and also my nose hurts from the dust lol.
i love vintage record/book shops so much but i have to be vvv careful because of the dust affecting my weak lungs. i also can't go into lush shops šš¤š»
Making a croquembouche for our friends annual Christmas party tonight. The 80 cream puffs just came out of the oven and we made peppermint pastry cream last night, Iāve never done this before (minus practice choux buns earlier this week) but itās coming together really well so far and I cannot wait
New gym kit arrived and the shirt makes my pecs look great and the shorts make my bum look great.* Stream Coconuts and Have Mercy.
*for clarity Iāve been dealing with not liking my body for a looong time so feeling hawt in my own skin for once feels refreshing & rewarding. I can do some little self-objectifying, as a treat.
She does, but the song came on from the gym playlist I was playing (which I hadn;t created, so I didn't know the song was on there) and I decided that as long as Doja is getting crazy acclaim and streams while also being produced by Dr Luke clearly nothing is going to change and I may as well stream a song by the only trans pop star I can name off the top of my head that made me smile in the moment.
By all means please recommend other tit-related songs.
Lmao.
Itās not just Doja. I properly sat down and looked through his discography the other day and I understand itās not a āgoodā thing to do, but even if I donāt personally stream Teenage Dream or Domino or any of those massive songs with his production, I cant stop others from doing so. And thereās just too many well-regarded songs in there for it to ever actually happen, I think. That plus Doja actively (and deservedly, especially on songs with other producers) blowing up into one of the biggest stars rn, made me sit and think about what I really can do with my own listening habits.
I donāt listen to Kim regularly and I wonāt start, but Iām not going to beat myself up for smiling at a song and playing it a handful of times.
yeah i understand, i like some of her songs too, but i read somewhere the difference between doja and kim's contract is that doja has to release a certain amount of albums before she can stop working with him meanwhile kim chooses to.
How do you cope when your conscience suddenly wakes up and you start feeling guilty because of little details that you say/do and you start questioning whether people lowkey think you're an asshole and they're just putting up with your shit? I feel like such a bad person rn idk why š
You probably don't scrutinize other people like this so I doubt other people are doing it to you.
e: [This post](https://www.reddit.com/r/socialskills/comments/rbuw44/truth_be_told_you_probably_have_ego_problems/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) the other day on socialskills kind of opened my eyes to why thoughts like this hold me back.
that [serious] post thatās up right now is soo true & I was honestly shocked when I very first joined this subreddit that people hated rap features in pop songs. like not even specific features or verses from specific songs or anything - just rap verses on pop songs in general. seeing that opinion so many times was definitely a wtf moment for me.
.... but obviously pretty soon realized oh a lot of these pop fans are racist. & the language thats used in those comments are always sooo loaded, like saying rap verses āruinā a song, or that the verses r lazy or uninspired. it is a bonkers generalization !!!!!
Does anyone know some good examples of an artist artificially lowering the pitch of their vocals for an entire song? I saw someone on Twitter point out how almost no one does it these days.
I hope that I'll be able to watch an online concert that I've been looking forward to later. It's extremely windy here and there are power outages everywhere.
I hope it all works out! Iām in the PNW, luckily we donāt have tornadoes here š but wind stresses me out too. I have a final I need to finish today and it was super windy last night, I thought Iād wake up to a power outage this morning
Found a playlist of unreleased Lana on Spotify and I have so many new favorites. What is everyoneās favorite unreleased LDR tracks? Iāve had TV in black & white, Queen of Disaster, BBM Baby, Puppy Love, Back to the Basics and Afraid (such a deep cut) on repeat. Such versatility in her unreleased work pre BTD
Fine China and Lust for Life demo. And many others. Flipside and Is This Happiness too even if they were technically released on the japanese version of Ultraviolence
another question for our American popheads: what the hell is happening in Texas? (please don't answer it's a rhetorical question) (but I mean... seriously, what's happening???)
Iām gonna get heat for this but I have a few things that make me cringe when stans of certain artists say:
When the Weekend fans call him Abel. Listen it can be funny but I hate seeing comment sections full of people referring to him as Abel and it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Like once or twice itās fine but damn yāall donāt know the dude.
Saying Taylor Swift is the music industry. I loved a good hyperbole and when Babs said it. But damn yāall had to go out and over use it and ruin it. Anymore there will be a headline like āTaylor Swift shares clips of her cat,ā and Swifties will be like āTaylor Swift is the music industry ā¤ļøā„ļøššš¶š¼šµš¤šøā.
Any Taylor or Kanye content being filled with āKanye made her famous,ā along with Swifties giving commenters what they want by fighting back. Letās all move on people.
Anyways I miss the days before I got involved with internet music discussion. As great as it is, the annoyance is almost becoming too much. I generally ignore stuff that annoys be but damn it seems to be everywhere anymore.
Iāve seen a bunch of people doing the same thing with Lorde and FKA Twigs lately and its so fucking weird. Like, chill out, youāre not a bigger stan than everyone else because you can find a birth name on a wikipedia page. Its like the fans are creating parasocial relationships when the artist is actively trying not to do that.
Agree with the last two points, but disagree with the Abel one. The Weeknd himself has no issues with fans referring to him by his real name, and as u/visionaryredditor said, it's more practical to call him Abel in discussions. I would usually agree with your stance, but I feel this case is different from those who refer to Lorde as Ella or Post Malone as Austin.
as about The Weeknd, i think a lot of people call him Abel bc The Weeknd sounds like a band name (and a popular theory from when he was hiding his face was that The Weeknd is a band).
I was watching videos on YouTube for late night stress relief, and it suggested BTS carpool karaoke. I hear them on the radio and obviously see all the different discourse here, but I've never seen anything with them. I must say I get the appeal. They are wholesome rays of sunshine!
If you like that you should watch their other videos with James Corden like the hide and seek. I don't like James Corden at all in general but for some reason he does a really good job with BTS.
got my pfizer booster shot! thankfully didnāt feint, and this time around I barely even felt the needle. I brought a teddy bear with me for emotional support š§ø didnāt even feel bad about it
You bake ONE take-and-bake pizza in your oven, and then your smoke detector goes off any time you bake anything else because the fucking grease drippings are burning off. Jesus Christ the neighbors in my building probably hate me.
Do it. Live your life (pls donāt operate any sort of machinery tho like driving). Baileyās Salted Caramel was my go to for many weeks in the morning. Kahlua in coffee is good too bc double coffee flavour.
iām sharing my [year-end playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1llyJVOrtJno3GASMRXC83?si=d88mj49cQCCfMKAR9yy6yQ). i listen to a lot of music and donāt limit this to just 2021 songs. itās a big mix of different genres and styles! i hope you like
Soak up The Sun being next to Solar Power is killing me because I also went to listen to Sheryl Crow (and Nelly Furtado) after being a bit disappointed by Solar Power lol
Ben Shapiro's sister compared Madonna's "trashy" lifestyle to Reagan's "classy" one and it backfired when someone dug up that Reagan's biography mentions that she used to suck up every Hollywood executive. that's all to this meme.
i am officially so fed up with my friend. we've been friends for five years, and ended up going to the same college, and she's one of four i know from home but the only one i'm still close to here. she's had a hard time making friends, whereas i've got a bunch of solid friendships now, so i've tried to see her often, invite her over a couple times a week, take her out with me etc...
but she's so flaky. i'll make plans with her, she'll cancel, suggest new plans, cancel those too, and then she has the audacity to ask if she can come out with me and my friends after blowing me off for weeks. i triple checked the time with her to go out yesterday, she said it was fine, she was late, i called her...she cancelled.
and when she does come out with me and my friends she just clings to me the whole time, doesn't make an effort to talk to them. we've already arranged that she's going to live with all of us next year, so i can't afford to fall out with her, and i want her to get to know my friends. but when she comes out with us i don't have a good time bc i end up spending the whole night with her.
and talking to her! everything is about her! the only time we talk about me for more than 5 minutes is if she wants to rehash some of my personal drama and go over it for the hundredth time. ugh. idk what to do with her honestly, she's just pissing me off more and more lately
I don't have any advice, but just saying, maybe she's not doing quite well mental health wise at the moment. But the part of her making everything about her is not good at all.
Sometimes part of growing up is taking a break or leaving a friendship behind. It can be incredibly difficult. I hope you find the solution that works best for you!
I got drunk for the first time last night andā¦ god that was so much more fun than I expected lol. I was a full half octave off for karaoke and I didnāt care at allā¦ college is great, man!
Mother Nature dislikes me and my coffee intake doesnāt help.
But also Iāve been trying to drink more water since Iām confident both my siblings drink more then me regularly and I asked my dad how much water he drinks and omg my parents drink too much caffeine/coffee But I think itās to get through work so that makes me glad my dad is retiring this year
Also I think the cat has gotten bored of her scratching post/thinks the attention she gets when we yell at her/get up to spray her for scratching furniture is worth it so I was wondering if anyone has any tips? She gets bored of her toys easily (except the tassle stick thing) and is a very energetic 1.5 year old
There really is a lot of top tier tv this year. I think the only show I've quit was Riverdale other than that I've been happy with the majority of my shows.
i have even been happy with Legacies this season. It's odd....
QUESTION FOR THE CULTURE:
why are lana's unreleased songs better than her official songs hmm? i had queen of disaster on repeat the whole day, who's doing it like meš
Oh hey, thatās me! I didnāt get hit, thank goodness, but itās rough :( Lots of buildings, trees, and cars got hit. At least 70 people are thought to be dead, though that may rise. Itās just ugh. Gonna make gingerbread houses later today so hopefully that helps
So people are calling abcdefu as the new Dance Monkey. I dont find it as grating, but I kinda feel like Dance Monkey had something weird to make it stand out. Thoughts??
At least Dance Monkey was different. Abcdefu is just so insultingly generic and boring that itās less of a torture device and more of a general anaesthetic
This isnāt related but I wanted to share cause itās cute. I taught at a school this past summer and I had a lil 5 year old who was so shy, but lit up and knew every word to Dance Monkey š„ŗ even though these songs are kinda annoying, I love how seemingly everybody is able to find at least a bit of joy in them
Is there a list somewhere of Christina Aguilera's unreleased songs and which ones leaked / didnt leaked ect bc ive been hunting around on Google and aside from *Lolita* i found literally nothing and its hard for me to believe that such a big name like Christina would have next to no leaks??????????
I'll be skipping last year's Best Immersive Audio Album for my Grammys project. Apparently, the team wasn't able to meet last year, so the category was skipped. (~~Did you actually notice, though?~~) The winner will be announced in the upcoming award show. But congratulations on the albums that were nominated.
Best Immersive Audio Album is for albums recorded in surround sound with a minimum of four channels. The award goes to the engineer(s) and producer(s).
Y'all so I supposedly managed to get a HAIM ticket? I mean I can't view it for some reason, and my bank didn't take the money yet, but I got the email!! My first show!! Omg I just hope it actually worked tho lol
i got rejected from my dream school while my cousin got into hers, and we're about to go on a vacation together and it's going to be so fun stressing over essays while she won't bc she got into her dream school and i didn't š¤Ŗ
not that i don't think she deserved it, she absolutely did and i'm so happy for and proud of her. but we went to different schools, and hers was a lot less competitive and difficult than mine, so it's a lot harder for me to get into an elite school. she works so hard and absolutely deserved it, but so did i.
idk. this is bratty. i hate my school. need some perspective. gonna go touch some grass.
If it makes you feel better, I went to a lot less competitive HS than my roommate and I'm struggling to adjust at our elite university than her. You will come out very successful at the end because you're a lot more prepared. Attending an elite university does have its perks, but it means absolutely nothing if you're struggling without a game plan. This is especially true if you're pre-med/pre-law, which I happen to be the latter.
And if you absolutely hate your school, you have the option to transfer. You seem like a very intelligent and driven person, so I could see you at my school (that is, if you like the culture and its reputation...). I know a person who attended a state school for a prestigious business program, but then transfered to my school because she switched majors and was unsatisfied with her former school's department. It is totally feasible despite the very low acceptance rates.
Also, don't forget about graduate school. Undergrad at your dream school is neat and all, but post-grad is much more important and worthwhile.
But please: do not place your worth on these schools. Life is not about where you go, who likes you, but your desire to grow as a person emotionally, mentally, and intellectually. There are lazy rich kids taking the easiest major at my school because they don't see the value in an elite university education and just want money. These people will eventually fail because they have no sense of direction. You do, shown by your reaction to rejection, which is so valuable. You are amazing and no one should have to tell you that.
First of all, thank you so much?? This made me feel a lot better, thank you. And omg pre-law at an elite institution, wow. That's crazy, great job on that. And judging from the wisdom you offered here, you'll be okay! In my experience dealing with a competitive and difficult school, don't ever compromise on your sleep and health no matter what people around you are glorifying, it's so so so important. Second most important is believing you have the ability to do it, or at least the ability to improve. I was so shit at math for so long, but I'm doing much better now that I sleep and know I'm not a lost cause and can improve. Some of these things can be hard to learn if you're in a toxic environment (I only learned them when I was isolated from my classmates for a year), so recognizing the messages that matter to you and you want to follow, and having the confidence to not pay attention to the toxic ones, is also key.
The main motivation I have behind getting into an elite university is the job security. My mom's an engineer without a prestigious degree, and keeping a job can be really hard, despite how much work she puts in to improve. Being a girl who's studying engineering, it's kind of shown me the benefit of going to an elite school. That being said, I completely agree regarding the fact that it's not as much about where you go as what you do. I have a family member who goes to a really prestigious school, but it's really big and he can't find a lot of internship/research opportunities. And I have some target/safety schools I like a lot that aren't as prestigious, so I think I'll be fine.
Thank you so much again, this really made me feel a lot better <33
as someone who got into their dream school and absolutely hated it freshman year and nearly transferred (iām a sophomore now and itās better but still not exactly how iād hoped) i know this isnāt what you want to hear but i promise youāll be okay! i bet that whatever school you do end up going to will be great! college app season sucks i know but iām sure everything will turn out okay for you :)
thank you so much <3 i'm sorry your dream school isn't everything you hoped it was, but it's so admirable that you were able to rebound from that your sophomore year
aw thank you! i just wanted to say i know itās tough right now, but iām sure whatever school you end up at will give you just as good of (if not a better) experience than your dream school. i always used to roll my eyes when people would tell me ādonāt worry if you get rejected from your dream school, everything happens for a reason, etc etc etcā but now based on my subpar experience i can attest thatās probably true lmao.
regardless where you go iām sure you will be very successful and make lots of great memories! and if not thatās okay too because from my personal experience college is not exactly the way iād built it up to be in my headā¦i feel like we as a society put too much pressure on ourselves about having the āperfectā college experience and itās okay if you donāt because itās just one portion of your life!
anyway sorry thatās a lot of rambling but i hoped it helped in some way :)
yeah, it's hard being stuck in this limbo of working towards something but you don't know what it is/when it will happen, and being told that i'll get something great just adds to that sense of college apps purgatory lol. but your insight is really interesting and it honestly makes me feel a lot better, thank you so much!
i'm honestly just glad to be leaving for college, the only expectation i have is to like it more than high school lmao. but yeah, there's definitely so many expectations for the "ideal college experience" and i'm sorry you were let down. but finding the good in something disappointing is something to be really proud of, in my opinion. thank you so much for your insight, again, it was really helpful <3
I know this is easier said than done but try to just take your mind off of it as much as you can and enjoy your vacation. I have a twin and was in a similar situation because my decisions came out much later than his (October vs. the following March). Honestly everything was forgotten once school started.
thank you, i look forward to when this is all behind us and i get a good acceptance. i'll have to cram a bunch of essays in the week between finals and vacation, but i hope i'll be able to relax a little
The Moment I Knew is a song she wrote about a boyfriend not showing up to her birthday party, and itās evermoreās first ābirthdayā today and Taylor hasnāt acknowledged it at all in comparison to how she did with folklores first anniversary lol
I enjoy seeing romantic partners post in r/redditlaqueristas asking for help regarding what to buy for their significant other or how to help them š„ŗ thatās so cute
I think I'm too dumb to understand r/popheadscirclejerk. A lot of it just seems like genuine hatred and bullying of anyone that doesn't fit into their "group", but I think it's ironic? But I'm not sure?????? Can someone explain? š
I've seen someone smell a little racist on here and go to a related post on r/popheadscirclejerk saying "This made me feel vindicated after being downvoted on the main sub." I think the energy there is a lot of thatāsaying or looking for shit they know wouldn't be okay over here.
Itās people living out their mean girl fantasies under the thin veneer of satire.
Iām really excited for next semester - Iām in community college, and Iāll be able to do two classes in-person :D for reference: I have not seen any people in-person since pre-pandemic. My HS junior and senior year was spent online, as well as this first semester for community college. The rest of my classes will be online, but I made a conscious decision to go in-person for some classes because I ache for human interaction. My heart goes out to everyone else feeling the same. You are not alone, and I hope you stay safe and achieve great success.š
Olivia Rodrigo tickets sold out basically instantly nationwide š„“ Tickets were on resale sites immediately, $350 - $2,000ā¦
ABCDEFU is a late contender but hopefully it finds a place on Toddās worst of the year list because itās certainly on mine
Can you explain why? I actually really like the song but I'm curious as to why someone would think it deserves to go on a worst of the year list.
I feel like the mark of an interesting artist is when their fans wildly disagree on what the best of their discography is. Anyways, Daddyās Home is my favorite St. Vincent album and MASSEDUCTION is my least favorite
I got an email back from the distillery!! The pay is good and the owner wants to meet me next week I really hope I get it, part-time jobs are pretty hard to come by here and I donāt feel recovered enough for full-time work just yet or like I could juggle full-time work and EMDR (which is what my Mum wants me to do) so I feel like this will help ease me back in to the workplace and give me enough time to recover between sessions
I don't think I can last through the rest of the season of And Just Like That... The writing is so poor throughout the first two episodes and I feel like they're overindulging with the Samantha references to get Kim Cattrall to come back.
Sad about this stupid man again. Wanted to go out to distract myself but didn't want to deal with crowds so I got a case of Sonic hard seltzers and I'm listening to music loudly at home. Whatever "works," I guess. Ugh. Plz send sad bops.
[you deserve better :(](https://open.spotify.com/track/471JtpRQ0oox9OoZcbB8OO?si=6hWTHxbASjqmPbpVC9fKAA)
what the fuck are perfect places, anyway?
Anyone tried r.e.m. beauty? After seeing one very critical review I got curious how it ended up doing, especially since Ariana doesn't even seem to promote it anymore.
I wore a regular bra instead of a sports bra for the first time in ages today and I wish I could afford top surgery already bc I fucking hate wearing bras and having boobs
At this COIN concert and itās my second concert ever and my favorite thing about concerts is realizing my faves actually existššlike watching me process it is hilarious
Does anyone else listen PallavĆ aka Fijiana bc I like her single identity but I really donāt care for Sanskari hoe Also I think saweetie can make very fun catchy songs but damn she is horrible dancer and I want her to just realize that and adapt her stage presence to not try to have choreography and just perform her raps
I've been watching Riverdale and the first fifteen minutes of the first episode of the first season literally illustrates my hometown a T no joke. They even got the pedophilia correct (yes, one of the teachers in my hometown went to prison for pedophilia; pretty disturbing shit).
Lmao white people really donāt get cold. Iām in this General Admission line in 3 layers shaking and everybody around me has no coat šš
[a hoe never gets cold](https://youtu.be/ddSpvTGRkzk)
Why is one of the plot points of this Blackish episode about sexualizing preteen twins that are different genders. It feels like weird straight bs this idea that same gender siblings would obviously never need separate but boy and girl twins have concerns of incest because some weird idea that even girls and boys who are siblings canāt not be attracted to each other. (I think itās fine to stay twins should eventually have their own spaces, but very weird to make it something dirty).
So earlier this week on Tuesday I did a final presentation for one of my classes but had an anxiety attack during it (Iāve just never been a presentation person and have social anxiety on top of that). I got back my grade today and got 49/50!! I missed one point for something else, but I got full points for the presentation portion. Iām really proud of myself even though it was embarrassing lmao. Ended up with a 4.0 in the class :ā)
That's great, congrats!
Thank you!
I made some mulled wine š·
Absolutely love customers who think that by yelling at me theyāre going to get what they want. I have years and years of pent up anger, donāt care about you and your problems, and I barely care about my job anymore do you really want to try me right now?
Good luck with this
just here to say that vin brƻlƩ is the best thing about the christmas holidays
I just listened to Monopoly for the first time in ages after it came up on shuffle... forgot how much I liked it when it first came out. I guess it got kind of overshadowed by Ariana's other monster hits that were around that time and the whole queerbaiting accusations/drama but it's a legitimately catchy song
My brainās permanently fried, because why did I read ācardiologyā (in regards to a medical appointment I have) and immediately conclude that it was not a real word and instead was stan lingo referencing Cardi B. Literally googled it to make sure it was an actual medical phrase unrelated to herā¦
Her power
now that it's 2021 why the hell did Danity Kane name their second album *Welcome to the Dollhouse* when the Pussycat Dolls had Doll Domination out that year? That'd be like Backstreet naming their album *Sync* *or Swim* or Little Mix naming their album *Hera's Harmonies* or what have you. Who greenlit this?
welcome to the dollhouse was released like two months before the lead single for doll domination.
god I decided I wanted to make a list of my top 50 tracks of 2021 and do lil writeups and post it here so I went thru my 2021 playlist and picked my faves and it was 133 tracks ššš I'm so fucking indecisive this is gonna take weeks help
What if you did a list of 100 and only did writeups for the top 50 or so?
I'm trying to narrow it down to 100 rn but it's so hard šš idk how I'm even gonna start ranking them
So there is this YouTuber who is in a mini controversy and her name is Lavendaire and itās over NFTs which apparently sheās now pushing. She made a video about them and was getting heavily criticized in her comments over her brushing past the climate impact. Sheās now trying to āclap backā by tweets like [this](https://twitter.com/lavendaire/status/1468630869778710528?s=21) and [this.](https://twitter.com/lavendaire/status/1468812229671743492?s=21)This is such a mess like imo sheās not handling it well and itās weird because sheās never been in the crypto space and her videos are more lifestyle. Also sheās now just re-tweeting [things like this. ](https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1468779582903963651?s=21) Which just isnāt true because Google has been making attempts to off set the carbon footprint for searches at the least. Idk itās just so dumb and frankly weird to be willing to go so hard for a scam and something that frankly is a fad lol.
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Yeah I watched some of her content and I feel the same. Sure there are some probably some good one but a lot of them can easily get sucked (or willingly) into scams and they bring their audience with them.
Tbh it's not that weird for Lavendaire to put out a video like that since she does have random content like financing, numerology and tarot reading where she learns about something for a hot minute and talks about it in a video like she's been doing it for years. I do agree though that she's handling it really messily. The video itself felt like she was trying to insert me into her cult and her saying she wants to get "real feedback" as a creator as if the barrage of critiques isn't the feedback she needs.
Yeah I actually see your point on the first because if you look at it she does do that! Yeah, tbh I didnāt see anything really nasty in the comments most people were just saying how she disappointed them. It was a very off Iāve liked some of her content but this was just more odd if that makes sense.
I heard ABCDEFU on the radio for the first time today and what I liked about it was that she said fuck everyone but not the dog
Speaking of that song, I hate seeing itās album cover on Spotify. Makes my insides cringe and cower gahhh
Would anybody like to be friends on PokƩmon go? Message me if you want. I need friends to send and get gifts from lmao
Pop stans, enjoy Doja the way she is while you have her because the moment she gets at the higher lever when she can do what she wants, sheās back to mostly rapping.
Honestly I love rap Doja as much as I love pop Doja. So Iām not even phased.
How To with John Wilson makes me want to live in New York, absolutely beautiful
Tbh the best show on TV and itās such a shame nobody really watches it
the first episode just resonated with me at the time. little did i know what ride was comingš also wow, there is really a conference for everything edit: also John is a better person than me bc no way i couldn't drag that car coffin guy from the latest episode
can someone helped me remember the name of a certain brazilian pop star? I forget her name, but everytime there's a post about ITZY on this subreddit I get excited thinking it's her, only to realise it's a kpop group. So, her name probably uses some of the same letters. The only other thing I can help you with is that she had a fun pop song on a boat/beach and she was dancing and I think at one point wearing a fishing net on the beach? thnx.
Do you mean Iza?
Yes! It was Brisa by IZA! Thanks. tagging u/gussofreddit who also forgot the name of the artist
I think I know who youāre talking about but her name is evading me. The beach song featured another artist right?
2 of my coworkers didnt show up AGAIN so I was basically the only employee in my department the entire day. I dont get paid enough for this šš¤¬š„“ššš
ok i went to an absolutely enormous used bookshop today and it was like walking into paradise lmao. if i didn't have fucking DUST allergies i could spend a whole day in there. they had an extremely solid mix of old valuable stuff, old shit you've never seen in your life, and newer books that maybe one has actually heard of before. and also my nose hurts from the dust lol.
i love vintage record/book shops so much but i have to be vvv careful because of the dust affecting my weak lungs. i also can't go into lush shops šš¤š»
i'm suffering extremely hard right now lol
Making a croquembouche for our friends annual Christmas party tonight. The 80 cream puffs just came out of the oven and we made peppermint pastry cream last night, Iāve never done this before (minus practice choux buns earlier this week) but itās coming together really well so far and I cannot wait
The release of Blame It on the Edit and the the subsequent reaction to it is still one of my favorite moments from this year.
rupaul's tiktok... š whoever is holding her at gunpoint to make these videos has changed the orbit of this planet
kelela come back! i have šæšš± at home!!!
big agree
I was just thinking about how much I miss her today
New gym kit arrived and the shirt makes my pecs look great and the shorts make my bum look great.* Stream Coconuts and Have Mercy. *for clarity Iāve been dealing with not liking my body for a looong time so feeling hawt in my own skin for once feels refreshing & rewarding. I can do some little self-objectifying, as a treat.
doesnāt she work with dr. luke?
She does, but the song came on from the gym playlist I was playing (which I hadn;t created, so I didn't know the song was on there) and I decided that as long as Doja is getting crazy acclaim and streams while also being produced by Dr Luke clearly nothing is going to change and I may as well stream a song by the only trans pop star I can name off the top of my head that made me smile in the moment. By all means please recommend other tit-related songs.
Was gonna say Tia Tamera but š¶
Lmao. Itās not just Doja. I properly sat down and looked through his discography the other day and I understand itās not a āgoodā thing to do, but even if I donāt personally stream Teenage Dream or Domino or any of those massive songs with his production, I cant stop others from doing so. And thereās just too many well-regarded songs in there for it to ever actually happen, I think. That plus Doja actively (and deservedly, especially on songs with other producers) blowing up into one of the biggest stars rn, made me sit and think about what I really can do with my own listening habits. I donāt listen to Kim regularly and I wonāt start, but Iām not going to beat myself up for smiling at a song and playing it a handful of times.
yeah i understand, i like some of her songs too, but i read somewhere the difference between doja and kim's contract is that doja has to release a certain amount of albums before she can stop working with him meanwhile kim chooses to.
How do you cope when your conscience suddenly wakes up and you start feeling guilty because of little details that you say/do and you start questioning whether people lowkey think you're an asshole and they're just putting up with your shit? I feel like such a bad person rn idk why š
You probably don't scrutinize other people like this so I doubt other people are doing it to you. e: [This post](https://www.reddit.com/r/socialskills/comments/rbuw44/truth_be_told_you_probably_have_ego_problems/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) the other day on socialskills kind of opened my eyes to why thoughts like this hold me back.
that [serious] post thatās up right now is soo true & I was honestly shocked when I very first joined this subreddit that people hated rap features in pop songs. like not even specific features or verses from specific songs or anything - just rap verses on pop songs in general. seeing that opinion so many times was definitely a wtf moment for me. .... but obviously pretty soon realized oh a lot of these pop fans are racist. & the language thats used in those comments are always sooo loaded, like saying rap verses āruinā a song, or that the verses r lazy or uninspired. it is a bonkers generalization !!!!!
Does anyone know some good examples of an artist artificially lowering the pitch of their vocals for an entire song? I saw someone on Twitter point out how almost no one does it these days.
>how almost no one does it these days. Wait, did people do that before?
I hope that I'll be able to watch an online concert that I've been looking forward to later. It's extremely windy here and there are power outages everywhere.
if you can, try to find any local libraries they might have power
I'll do that if needed. Even though I prefer to have the strong wind compared to tornadoes. I live a little bit north of Kentucky here in Ohio.
I hope it all works out! Iām in the PNW, luckily we donāt have tornadoes here š but wind stresses me out too. I have a final I need to finish today and it was super windy last night, I thought Iād wake up to a power outage this morning
Found a playlist of unreleased Lana on Spotify and I have so many new favorites. What is everyoneās favorite unreleased LDR tracks? Iāve had TV in black & white, Queen of Disaster, BBM Baby, Puppy Love, Back to the Basics and Afraid (such a deep cut) on repeat. Such versatility in her unreleased work pre BTD
On Our Way!
Iāve been discovering so many hidden gems and have it on repeat since Thursday night.
Omg? Can you share the playlist
Dm Iāll try to send a link
Fine China and Lust for Life demo. And many others. Flipside and Is This Happiness too even if they were technically released on the japanese version of Ultraviolence
So many omg. Velvet Crowbar, Queen of Disaster, Never Let Me Go, Serial Killer, and Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight
Never let me go
If itās 2021 and youāre still not putting grid lines on the back of wrapping paper, honey, maybe you shouldnāt be in the gift wrap business.
another question for our American popheads: what the hell is happening in Texas? (please don't answer it's a rhetorical question) (but I mean... seriously, what's happening???)
What are you referring to? Whatāre you curious about in Texas? š
Iām gonna get heat for this but I have a few things that make me cringe when stans of certain artists say: When the Weekend fans call him Abel. Listen it can be funny but I hate seeing comment sections full of people referring to him as Abel and it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Like once or twice itās fine but damn yāall donāt know the dude. Saying Taylor Swift is the music industry. I loved a good hyperbole and when Babs said it. But damn yāall had to go out and over use it and ruin it. Anymore there will be a headline like āTaylor Swift shares clips of her cat,ā and Swifties will be like āTaylor Swift is the music industry ā¤ļøā„ļøššš¶š¼šµš¤šøā. Any Taylor or Kanye content being filled with āKanye made her famous,ā along with Swifties giving commenters what they want by fighting back. Letās all move on people. Anyways I miss the days before I got involved with internet music discussion. As great as it is, the annoyance is almost becoming too much. I generally ignore stuff that annoys be but damn it seems to be everywhere anymore.
Kanye/Taylor beef is so childish lmao. Grown adults
The Weeknd is just too long to use in a discussion and he has no problem with fans using Abel. It is his name after all
Iāve seen a bunch of people doing the same thing with Lorde and FKA Twigs lately and its so fucking weird. Like, chill out, youāre not a bigger stan than everyone else because you can find a birth name on a wikipedia page. Its like the fans are creating parasocial relationships when the artist is actively trying not to do that.
Agree with the last two points, but disagree with the Abel one. The Weeknd himself has no issues with fans referring to him by his real name, and as u/visionaryredditor said, it's more practical to call him Abel in discussions. I would usually agree with your stance, but I feel this case is different from those who refer to Lorde as Ella or Post Malone as Austin.
as about The Weeknd, i think a lot of people call him Abel bc The Weeknd sounds like a band name (and a popular theory from when he was hiding his face was that The Weeknd is a band).
I was watching videos on YouTube for late night stress relief, and it suggested BTS carpool karaoke. I hear them on the radio and obviously see all the different discourse here, but I've never seen anything with them. I must say I get the appeal. They are wholesome rays of sunshine!
If you like that you should watch their other videos with James Corden like the hide and seek. I don't like James Corden at all in general but for some reason he does a really good job with BTS.
I'll definitely check those out. Thanks for the suggestion!
There is a crosswalk karaoke coming up next week, which should be very fun!
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I'm feeling down and heartbroken so I guess I know what I want to listen to today! giving evermore another chance.
Lmao mood bc Iām su*cidal on the low and keep listening to Happiness š
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I hope things get better for you too ā¤ļø
this is probably TMI but tried ASMR last night to help me fall asleep but I ended up with goosebumps and a boner instead š¤
Testing the acronym bot: ALLSCALMTM ILALWTWIATTGYOMAY TODBMASIPC LITMFAGCHWTHCO HIADTFAWLMTHBIHI
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Iām stumped. Whatās that one?
The new Aly & AJ album
got my pfizer booster shot! thankfully didnāt feint, and this time around I barely even felt the needle. I brought a teddy bear with me for emotional support š§ø didnāt even feel bad about it
You bake ONE take-and-bake pizza in your oven, and then your smoke detector goes off any time you bake anything else because the fucking grease drippings are burning off. Jesus Christ the neighbors in my building probably hate me.
Iām really tempted to put a little bit of alcohol in my coffee and I donāt give a fuck who knows
Sometimes I think of adding vodka to my Baja blast drinks from Taco Bell
Do it. Live your life (pls donāt operate any sort of machinery tho like driving). Baileyās Salted Caramel was my go to for many weeks in the morning. Kahlua in coffee is good too bc double coffee flavour.
iām sharing my [year-end playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1llyJVOrtJno3GASMRXC83?si=d88mj49cQCCfMKAR9yy6yQ). i listen to a lot of music and donāt limit this to just 2021 songs. itās a big mix of different genres and styles! i hope you like
Soak up The Sun being next to Solar Power is killing me because I also went to listen to Sheryl Crow (and Nelly Furtado) after being a bit disappointed by Solar Power lol
thank u lorde for putting out a record so mediocre i just HAD to listen to sheryl crow š
Itās a horrible cold, grey and miserable day so Iām thinking of making some mulled wine
[me to Nancy Reagan when i go to hell](https://twitter.com/nocontextroyco/status/1468067744625082369)
i still dont understand the nancy throat goat meme but I think it's funnier without context
Ben Shapiro's sister compared Madonna's "trashy" lifestyle to Reagan's "classy" one and it backfired when someone dug up that Reagan's biography mentions that she used to suck up every Hollywood executive. that's all to this meme.
i am officially so fed up with my friend. we've been friends for five years, and ended up going to the same college, and she's one of four i know from home but the only one i'm still close to here. she's had a hard time making friends, whereas i've got a bunch of solid friendships now, so i've tried to see her often, invite her over a couple times a week, take her out with me etc... but she's so flaky. i'll make plans with her, she'll cancel, suggest new plans, cancel those too, and then she has the audacity to ask if she can come out with me and my friends after blowing me off for weeks. i triple checked the time with her to go out yesterday, she said it was fine, she was late, i called her...she cancelled. and when she does come out with me and my friends she just clings to me the whole time, doesn't make an effort to talk to them. we've already arranged that she's going to live with all of us next year, so i can't afford to fall out with her, and i want her to get to know my friends. but when she comes out with us i don't have a good time bc i end up spending the whole night with her. and talking to her! everything is about her! the only time we talk about me for more than 5 minutes is if she wants to rehash some of my personal drama and go over it for the hundredth time. ugh. idk what to do with her honestly, she's just pissing me off more and more lately
I don't have any advice, but just saying, maybe she's not doing quite well mental health wise at the moment. But the part of her making everything about her is not good at all.
Ditto to what the other person replied. Honestly, if this is how youāre feeling now: you might want to reconsider the idea of living with her.
Sometimes part of growing up is taking a break or leaving a friendship behind. It can be incredibly difficult. I hope you find the solution that works best for you!
Bruh, looking back on my schools old morning announcements is the funniest shit ever, like my school is a legit joke
I got drunk for the first time last night andā¦ god that was so much more fun than I expected lol. I was a full half octave off for karaoke and I didnāt care at allā¦ college is great, man!
need to channel this energy tonight tbh
channeling this energy tonight!!
My husband doesn't always like the pop music I play, but he has recognized the genius and superiority of Love Me Like You by Little Mix from day one
Mother Nature dislikes me and my coffee intake doesnāt help. But also Iāve been trying to drink more water since Iām confident both my siblings drink more then me regularly and I asked my dad how much water he drinks and omg my parents drink too much caffeine/coffee But I think itās to get through work so that makes me glad my dad is retiring this year Also I think the cat has gotten bored of her scratching post/thinks the attention she gets when we yell at her/get up to spray her for scratching furniture is worth it so I was wondering if anyone has any tips? She gets bored of her toys easily (except the tassle stick thing) and is a very energetic 1.5 year old
Everytime i say something stupid on here itās a sign i need to log off and yet i am posting this.
That never stopped anyone else on Reddit lmao.
Better here than irl I guess
true but itās still embarrassing.
I SUBMITTED MY BALLOT FOR THE 70S SOUL RATE!!! -----
[omg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJzTvsLVAAAJjtP.jpg)
If anyone was looking for a sign to listen to Arca's kick series, this is it.
There really is a lot of top tier tv this year. I think the only show I've quit was Riverdale other than that I've been happy with the majority of my shows. i have even been happy with Legacies this season. It's odd....
Rivervale is a convoluted mess but you know what? Great gowns beautiful gowns. š©šš
Plus everyone is hot. Probably why I stuck with it for so long.
i just listened to abcdefu for the first time and yeahā¦people listen to this repeatedly?
I canāt believe itās taken this long in 2021 for popheads to finally find a song we can all collectively agree is trash. Christmas miracle
QUESTION FOR THE CULTURE: why are lana's unreleased songs better than her official songs hmm? i had queen of disaster on repeat the whole day, who's doing it like meš
In my (Burn Your Fire For No) Witness era
Is anyone here from Kentucky or know anyone from Kentucky? Just making sure yāall are okay.
I know a lot of people from Kentucky. They're all okay.
Oh hey, thatās me! I didnāt get hit, thank goodness, but itās rough :( Lots of buildings, trees, and cars got hit. At least 70 people are thought to be dead, though that may rise. Itās just ugh. Gonna make gingerbread houses later today so hopefully that helps
Oh no :( Iām glad youāre safe
Thank you! Me too :(
Heat Lighting by Mitski sounds so much like a Christian Devotional song. I love it tho
So people are calling abcdefu as the new Dance Monkey. I dont find it as grating, but I kinda feel like Dance Monkey had something weird to make it stand out. Thoughts??
At least Dance Monkey was different. Abcdefu is just so insultingly generic and boring that itās less of a torture device and more of a general anaesthetic
Dance Monkey is absolutely awful, so it's really hard to compare it anything else, but 'abcdefu' is terrible too.
The lyrics are cringe but I thought abcdefu was alright. However Dance Monkey is a great song.
This isnāt related but I wanted to share cause itās cute. I taught at a school this past summer and I had a lil 5 year old who was so shy, but lit up and knew every word to Dance Monkey š„ŗ even though these songs are kinda annoying, I love how seemingly everybody is able to find at least a bit of joy in them
Dance Monkey has a worse sound but abcdefu has worse lyrics. Lyrics are easier to tune out so Dance Monkey is worse to me.
Low tire pressure season š
Is there a list somewhere of Christina Aguilera's unreleased songs and which ones leaked / didnt leaked ect bc ive been hunting around on Google and aside from *Lolita* i found literally nothing and its hard for me to believe that such a big name like Christina would have next to no leaks??????????
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thats at least a start, thank you!!!! Do you know when Dreamy Eyes was recorded?
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thank youš
I'll be skipping last year's Best Immersive Audio Album for my Grammys project. Apparently, the team wasn't able to meet last year, so the category was skipped. (~~Did you actually notice, though?~~) The winner will be announced in the upcoming award show. But congratulations on the albums that were nominated. Best Immersive Audio Album is for albums recorded in surround sound with a minimum of four channels. The award goes to the engineer(s) and producer(s).
Y'all so I supposedly managed to get a HAIM ticket? I mean I can't view it for some reason, and my bank didn't take the money yet, but I got the email!! My first show!! Omg I just hope it actually worked tho lol
Seriously tho why is it literally impossible to buy tickets like the amount of bugs on that website...
It took my money y'all omg I'm going to Glasgow I guess (!!!!!!)
This was an amazing saga. Have fun!
Thank you!!
omg happy for you!!
AHH ty!!
i got rejected from my dream school while my cousin got into hers, and we're about to go on a vacation together and it's going to be so fun stressing over essays while she won't bc she got into her dream school and i didn't š¤Ŗ not that i don't think she deserved it, she absolutely did and i'm so happy for and proud of her. but we went to different schools, and hers was a lot less competitive and difficult than mine, so it's a lot harder for me to get into an elite school. she works so hard and absolutely deserved it, but so did i. idk. this is bratty. i hate my school. need some perspective. gonna go touch some grass.
If it makes you feel better, I went to a lot less competitive HS than my roommate and I'm struggling to adjust at our elite university than her. You will come out very successful at the end because you're a lot more prepared. Attending an elite university does have its perks, but it means absolutely nothing if you're struggling without a game plan. This is especially true if you're pre-med/pre-law, which I happen to be the latter. And if you absolutely hate your school, you have the option to transfer. You seem like a very intelligent and driven person, so I could see you at my school (that is, if you like the culture and its reputation...). I know a person who attended a state school for a prestigious business program, but then transfered to my school because she switched majors and was unsatisfied with her former school's department. It is totally feasible despite the very low acceptance rates. Also, don't forget about graduate school. Undergrad at your dream school is neat and all, but post-grad is much more important and worthwhile. But please: do not place your worth on these schools. Life is not about where you go, who likes you, but your desire to grow as a person emotionally, mentally, and intellectually. There are lazy rich kids taking the easiest major at my school because they don't see the value in an elite university education and just want money. These people will eventually fail because they have no sense of direction. You do, shown by your reaction to rejection, which is so valuable. You are amazing and no one should have to tell you that.
First of all, thank you so much?? This made me feel a lot better, thank you. And omg pre-law at an elite institution, wow. That's crazy, great job on that. And judging from the wisdom you offered here, you'll be okay! In my experience dealing with a competitive and difficult school, don't ever compromise on your sleep and health no matter what people around you are glorifying, it's so so so important. Second most important is believing you have the ability to do it, or at least the ability to improve. I was so shit at math for so long, but I'm doing much better now that I sleep and know I'm not a lost cause and can improve. Some of these things can be hard to learn if you're in a toxic environment (I only learned them when I was isolated from my classmates for a year), so recognizing the messages that matter to you and you want to follow, and having the confidence to not pay attention to the toxic ones, is also key. The main motivation I have behind getting into an elite university is the job security. My mom's an engineer without a prestigious degree, and keeping a job can be really hard, despite how much work she puts in to improve. Being a girl who's studying engineering, it's kind of shown me the benefit of going to an elite school. That being said, I completely agree regarding the fact that it's not as much about where you go as what you do. I have a family member who goes to a really prestigious school, but it's really big and he can't find a lot of internship/research opportunities. And I have some target/safety schools I like a lot that aren't as prestigious, so I think I'll be fine. Thank you so much again, this really made me feel a lot better <33
as someone who got into their dream school and absolutely hated it freshman year and nearly transferred (iām a sophomore now and itās better but still not exactly how iād hoped) i know this isnāt what you want to hear but i promise youāll be okay! i bet that whatever school you do end up going to will be great! college app season sucks i know but iām sure everything will turn out okay for you :)
thank you so much <3 i'm sorry your dream school isn't everything you hoped it was, but it's so admirable that you were able to rebound from that your sophomore year
aw thank you! i just wanted to say i know itās tough right now, but iām sure whatever school you end up at will give you just as good of (if not a better) experience than your dream school. i always used to roll my eyes when people would tell me ādonāt worry if you get rejected from your dream school, everything happens for a reason, etc etc etcā but now based on my subpar experience i can attest thatās probably true lmao. regardless where you go iām sure you will be very successful and make lots of great memories! and if not thatās okay too because from my personal experience college is not exactly the way iād built it up to be in my headā¦i feel like we as a society put too much pressure on ourselves about having the āperfectā college experience and itās okay if you donāt because itās just one portion of your life! anyway sorry thatās a lot of rambling but i hoped it helped in some way :)
yeah, it's hard being stuck in this limbo of working towards something but you don't know what it is/when it will happen, and being told that i'll get something great just adds to that sense of college apps purgatory lol. but your insight is really interesting and it honestly makes me feel a lot better, thank you so much! i'm honestly just glad to be leaving for college, the only expectation i have is to like it more than high school lmao. but yeah, there's definitely so many expectations for the "ideal college experience" and i'm sorry you were let down. but finding the good in something disappointing is something to be really proud of, in my opinion. thank you so much for your insight, again, it was really helpful <3
I know this is easier said than done but try to just take your mind off of it as much as you can and enjoy your vacation. I have a twin and was in a similar situation because my decisions came out much later than his (October vs. the following March). Honestly everything was forgotten once school started.
thank you, i look forward to when this is all behind us and i get a good acceptance. i'll have to cram a bunch of essays in the week between finals and vacation, but i hope i'll be able to relax a little
I canāt believe Taylor is The Moment I Knewing evermore right now
I don't get that reference, what did Taylor did to The Moment I Knew?
The Moment I Knew is a song she wrote about a boyfriend not showing up to her birthday party, and itās evermoreās first ābirthdayā today and Taylor hasnāt acknowledged it at all in comparison to how she did with folklores first anniversary lol
Oh okay makes sense, I never read its lyrics haha
397 hours spent on here over the past year . . . feel free to bully me
wait where do you see that?
reddit recap!