I have officially laid my 2012 Ford Focus to rest. I miss her and her manual roll down back windows, but we had a good run together. That being said, I bought a car for the first time in my life and I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE SLEAZY FINANCE GUYS AT CAR DEALERSHIPS!!!!!
Tom the Finance Bro’s predatory behavior was exhausting, and once i’ve cooled down, i’ll be writing a Rat’s Nest guide to buying a car. HOPEFULLY it will empower people to tell these ex frat bros to piss right off when they pitch them garbage. I just had to get this off my chest.
Also special shout out to the readers who wrote in suggesting cars to test drive- I looked at literally all of them!! Thank you!!!
Everybody say hi to Chili! 🌶️
🛞Tires Season 2- If you liked The Hangover and still quote Step Brothers unironically, this one’s for you. It’s juvenile, chaotic, and somehow even better than Season 1. Shane Gillis leans in hard to the dumb guy comedy lane, which unfortunately is right up my alley.
💄Tower28 Lip Liner- My ideal neutral lip liner. Not too pink, not too brown, and it somehow stays put without turning my lips into dust (WHY are longwear formulas so drying?!). Obviously you have to reapply after eating a bunch and what not, but the trade off of having decent ingredients is worth it to me.
☀️ Poppi dropped a new flavor: Punch Pop. Perfect summer flavor- think sparkling Hi-C from your childhood McDonald’s happy meal, minus the cavities.
self explanatory- 10 of my 73 open safari tabs
To read:
Talking to strangers might make you less weird- apparently small talk is legitimately good for you
Why is the pride flag rainbow? 🏳️🌈
Top states for skin health- turns out we can’t out-retinol air pollution
Interactive map of some of the world’s best restaurants- Or, if you’re me, a scrollable reminder that I’m just one lottery ticket away from flying to a Malaysian tasting menu in New Zealand.
Most pop songs peak in popularity within a week of their debut? We’re moving through bangers way too fast
Gif by cbs on Giphy
To peruse:
I flip flop on if I think the food-themed clothes are fun + a lil avant-garde or giving Spirit Halloween, but this mini skirt and this halter dress? Extremely fun.
Abercrombie’s dresses are….. great right now?! Specifically this colorblock maxi. I’ll never get over the fact that Abercrombie somehow made a comeback.
Aaaaaand finally- an easy peasy dinner for this week
💔 Elon Musk and Donald Trump broke up… uh I mean Elon Musk left his government office. How messy was the breakup, you ask? Well, they had a full public meltdown on Twitter. As AOC said, “the girls are fighting.” Read more: [The Musk-Trump Divorce Is As Messy As You Thought It’s Be - The New Yorker]
♥️McDonald’s announced their snack wrap is coming back July 10th. People who say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all never tried the snack wrap. McDonalds brutally ripped it off the menu in 2016, leaving college girls everywhere (me) broken hearted. Anyways, you know where i’ll be July 10th.
🌤️The Weather Channel won “most trusted news source in America” for the 4th year in a row. Which is funny, considering they rank dead last for me. (IT ALWAYS RAINS WHEN THEY SAY IT WONT!!!!!)
Signing off with a Punch Pop Poppi,
Kate
P.S. If you enjoyed this, send it to your fun coworker (seriously). If you didn’t, send it to Tom the finance sleaze.
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