The story of Jennifer Pan was the very first true crime podcast I listened to. My coworkers and I used to listen to the podcast together while we worked and would audibly gasp at all the crazy parts. Now they’ve made a documentary about it on Netflix. I know what I’m watching tonight! Another wild Friday night, y’all!…
I’ve watched all of these TV shows/movies (Fleabag, La La Land, Normal People, and Past Lives) and can honestly say they’ve all made me ugly cry. The only one I didn’t love was La La Land, but this dream sequence was everything, though ๐
Focus Features was also behind one of my favorite films ever, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Def watching this one…
Christine’s cousin, Cher, was telling me she was recently at Verbatim Books (a used bookstore in North Park), and she was showing her kids this Childcraft Encyclopedia Book Set from the 80s that she used to love when she was a kid. I was like, “OMG I had those books! The Make and Do one with all the crafts was the best.” And she tells me she opens up the Make and Do book because it was her favorite one, too, and written inside was, “Marion Choa, age 11.”
It was like a scene out of Serendipity, except there was no John Cusack LOL. For those who’ve never seen Serendipity, #1 Have you been living under a rock? and #2 Read the plot synopsis on Wikipedia.
My mom must have donated the books to a local Goodwill, and they somehow made their way to a used bookstore in North Park. Serendipity, y’all! I totally believe in fate and kismet and signs and all that bullshit. At the same time, I believe that some things just aren’t meant to be…
Maybe the love of my life will buy this set of books from Verbatim out of nostalgia, and I’ll be flipping through the Make and Do book at their house one day, and I’ll see my name written in there. Only in movies, right?
I remember being at a concert with a boy I liked and waiting in line in the bathroom ruminating over all the bad decisions that led me to that moment LOL and wondering why I wasn’t enough for him and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and was like, “You look really cute today.” And I thought, “If he can’t see that, then it’s his fucking loss.”
Anyway, sometimes you just need to remind yourself that you’re a bad-ass mother who don’t take no crap off nobody! ๐
I’ll just be here till September 5th ๐
What in the Indecent Proposal? ๐ซ
Life’s hard enough. Eat the heart-shaped donuts โค๏ธ๐ค
Also, I washed down my prozac with an iced coffee from Mcdonaldโs this morning, and Iโm ready to start my day ๐
BRB crying.
Forbidden love is like my favorite trope, and if youโve never seen Moulin Rouge!, Christian (a writer) and Satine (the star of the Moulin Rouge) are secretly in love, but they need the duke to invest in the club to keep it afloat, and the duke wants Satine, so she pretends to be in love with him. Christian gets jealous and writes this song for Satine to sing in the show so whenever they sing it, it means they still love each other, and my heart bursts every time I hear it โฅ๏ธ Also, Ewan Mcgregor has the voice of a goddamn angel, and Iโm still salty that he was robbed of an oscar nom in 2002. That is all.
Prepping for my birthday weekend ๐ฅโ๐ผ
Days off secured, flight and hotel booked โ๏ธ
I brought down my projector the last time I was at my apartment, but there’s barely any blank walls in this big ass house, so I had to set up my screen on the 4th floor ๐ My sister’s husband uses that floor as his mancave (he keeps his boxes of baseball cards up there and it opens up to the rooftop where he smokes and grills), so I’m hardly ever up there, but what are you gonna do ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
My sister had a real Christmas tree last year, but didn’t want to deal with vacuuming all the needles and having to trash it afterwards again, so she got this artificial one.
She and her husband love the real tree smell, though, so I got some fraser fir fragrance oil for my scent diffuser, and now it smells like Christmas up in this bitch.
FYI if you didn’t already know, my sister is a Potterhead.
On our way to brunch today, my sisterโs husband was like, โWhy do you look like our rebellious teenage daughter?โ I was wearing my Michael Myers shirt and carrying my medication in a ziploc bag because it didnโt fit in my tiny ass purse. The lip ring and the fact that I was fresh-faced out of the shower with no makeup on probably didnโt help. A few years ago, I flew with them, and the person at the airport counter thought I was their daughter. They were so offended LOL. I was like, โItโs probably because I look so young, not because you look so old.โ ๐
Loved, loved, loved the new Wonka movie. I had no idea it was a musical, I think the studio didn’t disclose that on purpose so more people would watch it. Luckily, I like musicals!
I’m gonna drink all my beverages in this fun souvenir cup I got at the theatre.
The Pantone Color Institute named its color of the year for 2024 and it’s Peach Fuzz. Pantone describes the color as “gentle, warm and cozy, subtly sensual and heartfelt.”
For those of you who think this stuff has nothing to do with you, I present to you this scene from The Devil Wears Prada ๐
So with flour on my hands
I’ll show them all how Goddamn happy I am
What if when he sees me
I like him and he knows it? What if he opens up a door And I can’t close it?
BRB crying (@ AMC UTC 14)
Waitress is my favorite musical ever. Yes, over Hamilton. They both debuted in 2016, and Waitress was nominated for four Tony Awards, but Hamilton swept the Tony’s that year (Sara Bareilles was robbed, IMO). They’re showing the musical for a few days at the movie theatre, so I had to watch it with Shi (who was lucky enough to catch the musical on Broadway) and Pammie (who watched it with me here in San Diego). I made us some deep shit dish apple pie to celebrate. Just kidding. I instacarted a Julian Pie from Vons ๐
Ain’t nobody got time to bake a pie from scratch!
I put the pie slices in mason jars like they served at the musical for us to eat at the movie theatre because I’m extra. Shi was like, “Were they selling these outside?” And I was like, “No, I made them. Well, I bought the pie. I just put it in jars and made the label.” ๐ She was like, “I was just trying to make it here on time!”
It only takes a taste
When it’s something special
It only takes a taste
When you know it’s good
Sometimes one bite is more than enough
To know you want more of the thing you just got a taste of
We watched the musical live at the Civic Theatre, but they took it off Broadway in 2020, so I never got to see Sara Bareilles play the lead role in NYC. She did a small run with Jason Mraz playing her doctor, but I couldnโt find anyone who could just go to NYC for the weekend to watch it. I guess I donโt know anyone who flies by the seat of their very chill pants like I do! I hope they release it digitally so I can cry watch it at home whenever I want.
โฆor letโs watch a dystopian action-adventure movie together (@ The Lot)
I thought the new Hunger Games was a love story, but itโs more President Snowโs villain origin story ๐ We drove up to La Jolla because The Lot was the nearest theater showing the movie with recliner seats where we didnโt have to sit right in front of the screen. We did, however, have to sit next to these obnoxious kids who kept loudly commenting stupid shit during the movie. Like, isnโt this movie rated R? Are you even old enough to watch this shit? Where are your parents??? ๐ Anyway, I loved the movie. Even better than the original Hunger Games movies. I didnโt read the book, so I had no expectations and nothing to compare it to. It was pretty amazing.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Trolls Band Together also come out on November 17. What a time to be alive.
It’s the things we love most that destroy us
I’m def watching this!
โฆand here I thought my name had the best anagram (macaroni ho) ๐คฃ
I’m def watching this <3
The Powerball jackpot is $1.7 billion tonight! May the odds be ever in your favor…
I ordered these boots online and I could zip them up all the way, but they were a little snug, so I wore them around the house to stretch them out a bit.
My sisterโs husband saw me washing dishes looking like a crazy person in my swim shorts and a baby tee wearing my new boots and knee high socks, and he was like, โWhy do you look like Woody from Toy Story?โ ๐คฃ
Update: I just realized I ordered the โnarrow calfโ boots LOL. No wonder theyโre so snug! I put them on, and I asked Pammie, โDoes it look like Iโm baking bread in my shoe?โ And she was like, โNo! Why, are they tight? The leather will stretch as you wear it,โ at the same time I was like, โI just have to lose a little weight in my legs.โ ๐
Iโm gonna try and exchange them for the regular width calf, even though I already wore them to Oktoberfest, spilled beer on them, and accidentally stepped on my sisterโs toes and made her bleed so I probably have to wash her blood off the soles ๐ฌ
Apparently, Dumbledore died ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Is this like the time we were watching the fourth Matrix, and Pammie was like, “Neo looks so old,” and I was like, “Wait… who’s Neo?” ๐คฃ In my defense, I’ve only seen the first Matrix movie when it came out it 1999. I still can’t tell you what the matrix is!
This is why people don’t like watching shit with me ๐
When someone asks me what my limit is for an *NSYNC concert (it’s $1,000 for Beyoncรฉ):
I love Flamin’ Hot anything. I used to eat a bag of hot fries from the gas station every time I’d drive from LA to SD. I tried these Flaming Hot Keto Puffs and they were a good alternative! Def reminded me of a time in my life I now refer to as BS (before stroke) ๐ I miss eating whatever I want!
Every time I eat “healthy” chips, I think of this scene from The Sweetest Thing ๐คฃ
When I was 18, my friends and I slept outside a Ritmo Latino for *NSYNC tickets. That was the way you got good tickets back then ๐ If they have a reunion tour, Iโm SO going. I skipped out on my high school reunion, but I wouldn’t miss this LOL. Iโll even sleep outside a Ritmo Latino again if I have to. Do those still exist??? It was like a Spanish Wherehouse ๐คฃ When I first moved to LA, there was still a Wherehouse near my apartment!
I used to watch Pee-wee’s Playhouse every Saturday morning when I was a kid, and I only know what the Alamo is because Pee-wee’s bike was hidden in the basement in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure LOL.
R.I.P. Paul Reubens ๐
Partly because it’s Harry Potter’s birthday, but mostly because I wanted some chocolate cake ๐
I laughed when I saw this clip because I used to drive by this baseball store on my way to get my brows done called Hitterโs House, and the first time I saw it, I had to do a double take because I thought it said โHitlerโs Houseโ ๐คฃ
P.S. My brow lady in LA probably thinks I’m dead since I used to see her every six weeks for the past decade, and I haven’t seen her since the incident. (Don’t worry, I’ve been going to my sister’s eyebrow threader in SD for the past six months, so my shit’s groomed.)
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Update 8/5/2023: My brow lady texted me this morning to make sure I was okay. I told her I’d see her once I was back in LA. Get you a brow lady who checks up on you LOL. Ask for Devi at Ziba in Torrance!
Harry Potter Night (@ Petco Park)
I went to a Padres game with these potterheads and all I got was a Hufflepuff hat (and garlic fries from Gaglione Brothers. And a cheeseburger from Hodad’s. Ok, and a churro from Lane’s Lemonade Stand. No ballpark beers, though, because the last time I mixed alcohol with my meds, I was sloppy as fuck!).
The theme giveaway line was 45 minutes long, and we overheard this guy tell his girl, “I love you, but Iโm not waiting in this line” LOL. Also, we picked up 3 hats first since the 4th person wasn’t at the game yet, so Pammie asks the giveaway dude for Gryffindor, Slytherin and Hufflepuff, and he starts reaching for a blue hat looking at her for confirmation, and Pammie was like, “Boy, that’s Ravenclaw!” ๐คฃ
The “paw squad” is my new favorite part of being at Petco ๐พ
I didn’t know that liking your husband would hurt this much.
We watched a Korean movie (@ AMC La Jolla), and I got us some Korean snacks to eat while we cried. They even referenced one of my favorite movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. If youโve never seen it, these two people erase each other from their memories after a painful breakup, and they still end up finding each other again. You canโt fight fateโฆ
Jessie was off today for Juneteenth, so she invited us into her Korean world LOL. IDK guys, the Padres are opening next season against the Dodgers in South Korea, and she might go there solo and not come back ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Are you laughing at your own joke???
– Pammie to me as Iโm texting Alicia and dying of laughter
Iโm not even mad they spelled Beetlejuice wrong. So excited for this sequel!!!
BRB crying. This movie and soundtrack are gonna kill me ๐ญ Jessie said we can have a pizza party and set up the outdoor screen when it comes out in June!
Childhood sweethearts who reconnect 20 years later and realize they were meant for each other.
P.S. I canโt believe this is the same girl who plays Hae Won from the nail salon in Sisters LOL.
Oh, look… another glorious morning… makes me sick!
When spooky season coincides with conference season ๐๐ค
Kicking off spooky season with some light reading…
Unsolicited fact about me: Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies. It was one of the only VHS tapes my grandma had when I was a kid, so I’d watch it over and over again. My boss calls me ‘Morbid Marion’ and I think Lydia Deetz would be proud ๐ค
Same.
Best gift ever! I finally set up this awesome projector Pammie got me for Christmas, and unlike Bird Box, it did not disappoint! Now if only I could get the last two hours of my life back…
Loved, loved, loved this film. Rami Malek deserves all the awards! What I would’ve given to see Queen live ⚡💔
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch (@ Redondo Beach)
This movie gave me so many feels, partly because of my obvious love for teenage rom-coms, but mostly because I got major flashbacks of that one time in the fifth grade when David Krzywicki found a note I had written about how cute he was. My outcome wasn’t nearly as good as Lara Jean’s! Ha. Only in the movies, I guess…
I love it when Weird Science is playing in the break room at work, and I get to stare at Chetโs sweet ass while Iโm eating.
We all float down here (@ Reading Cinemas Grossmont Center)
I came to get scared, but I stayed for the dick jokes and NKOTB references! It was funnier and less scary than I remember the original being 27 years ago. Not gonna lie though, I still avoided eye contact with the sink drain while brushing my teeth last night.
La La Land was def overhyped, but this dream sequence of what could have been was everything 💔
Casting charms with these clowns (@ Universal Studios Hollywood)
Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially opens next week, but Pammie, Shi and I were able to attend a sneak preview. I’ve only seen a few of the movies, but I went partly because two of my favorite Potterheads were in town, and mostly because I was promised butterbeer. Shit was magical. Check it out if you’re in LA with $115 to spare.
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Summer movie night (@ Hollywood Forever Cemetery)
…or one of the few things I wake up early on a Saturday for! ๐
Cubanos on the curb (@ Animal)
Jon Favreau and Roy Choi hosted an El Jefe pop-up from one of my favorite movies tonight! Chef was everything, and so was this sandwich (and so was this soundtrack!).
Add a box of girl scout cookies and you’ve got my plans for this weekend.
Anthony had me create my own profile on his Netflix account so that my chick flick recommendations wouldn’t get mixed in with his chick flick recommendations, obvi.
If only Amazon Prime had this feature so I could stop getting his beard oil recommendations for a healthier, kissable beard.
Lunch with Richie Tenenbaum and Mia Wallace (@ Ocean Diner)
My 3-day weekend can’t come soon enough.
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Life after Summer (@ Bradbury Building)
Always reblog.
I can’t promise this blog won’t devolve into a Paul Walker tribute site. Fair warning.