Drunk girls falling off stages.
Binge watching Season 2 of "She's Gotta Have It" this weekend was quite the experience.
If you were to ask me my opinion of the season, it would be a mix of I liked it, but also found it to be quite annoying. Nola as a protagonist, in general, I find to be annoying--similar to last season. This season, I did like some of the character development, namely Mars and Shameeka. I also liked the art in this season, and some of the story lines.
This weekend, I also finished binge watching "Girls Incarcerated" on Netflix. I don't know why I found this or "Jailbirds" to be so interesting, but I enjoyed watching the girls' journey and seeing them grow throughout the series. I also cried several times throughout the duration of the series. I would recommend all of these shows. I also find it fascinating how Netflix and Hulu have really changed the game for how I consume television.
WHAT I LISTENED TO:
I'm going to start this week's music section off with some news that put me in a really great mood for most of the week.
*Clears Throat*
*Throws Confetti in the air*
Little Brother, my favorite group ever, is reuniting and creating new music. HAPPY, HAPPY DAY.
In honor of Little Brother being back together, I pulled up this gem from their farewell tour back in San Francisco. Picture this, my friends and I standing at the stage. A drunk girl randomly climbs on the stage, does a weird drunk curve walk, and then falls. It happened, and it was hilarious. Watch the gem here.
Now back to music, last week was a busy week for music with new releases from Flying Lotus, Lucky Daye, YG and Steve Lacy leading the pack. My personal favorites from that group were Lucky Daye’s debut album Painted and Steve Lacy’s Apollo XXI. I love both albums for different reasons—Lucky’s debut is smooth, I love his voice, and Steve’s is funky and an album I can play from start to finish.
Now for the other releases, Flying Lotus’ album Flamgra is 27 tracks long—which for me is about 15 songs too long. With albums this long, it’s easy to get lost in the music and this follows suit. I felt myself getting extremely dizzy and basically feeling cross-faded (high and drunk at the same time) throughout the listening session. When I was there however, I found myself partial to the features on the album like “Black Balloons Reprise” featuring Denzel Curry. Phew! Although this song was short, it was an experience everything from Denzel’s verse, to the production.
I also loved “Land of Honey” featuring Solange because it evokes this slow body roll that I can’t stop doing while listening to the song. The production is perfect, and her voice just flows like honey over it, yep, I had to play with the words. “Yellow Belly” with Tierra Whack makes me just want to walk around saying, “he’s got titties in his face,” and the Anderson Paak assisted “More” is just a whole vibe. Clearly, I’m partial to the features on the album, but I also enjoyed a few of the un-featured songs namely “Pygmy” and “Post Requisite.”
My West Coast cousin YG released his new album 4Real 4Real and sadly, it wasn't capturing my soul like I hoped it would. Normally, I always like his albums but, on this album, out of 14 songs, I found that I only like three. Two of which were produced by one of my favorite artists from my homeland, 1-O.A.K, "Play Too Much" and "Do Yo Dance." Speaking of which, if you're not hip to 1-O.A.K, listen to his two projects Special Request, and Riding in Cars with Girls, but yeah, I wasn't feeling the YG album as much as I thought I would.
A few more songs I enjoyed this week:
WHAT I READ:
You guys, I read Common's new book, Let Love Have the Last Word so you didn't have to. If you know me, you know I loved Common for many years--he's a beautiful man obviously, but this book was a doozy. First, we all have our own feelings and opinions about love, but for me with this book, he kept going between having the answers and then explaining that he had no answers at all. He used examples from his life, but all of the hype associated with the book was not warranted. I'd suggest skipping this, and crip walking from the store in the bookstore or if you're like me, the library.
I am currently reading Money Diaries based on Refinery 29's series and it's pretty interesting. As you'd imagine, it's a collection of the stories from the series, BUT it's also sprinkled with personal finance tips. When you finish the book, you should have saved $528 from the prompts throughout. Currently, I'm almost at $68, and no, please don't ask me to let you hold anything.
Additionally, here are some other reads I read throughout the week:
They always have something to say about millennials. We spend too much money on Avocado Toast. We don't stay at jobs long. We are flighty, blah, blah, blah. There's always something. Now apparently, we are playing catch up as we are behind in having kids and getting married for multiple reasons.
"Hobbled by the financial crisis and recession that struck as they began their working life, Americans born between 1981 and 1996 have failed to match every other generation of young adults born since the Great Depression. They have less wealth, less property, lower marriage rates, and fewer children, according to new data that compare generations at similar ages."
"If I can't afford a home, I definitely can't afford kids."
Loved this Extraordinary Routine with Author Austin Kleon. Do employers lowball creatives? "Bitch, my bra is in your fucking face." I love Lizzo so much, and love this interview with her on "Feminism, Self-Love and Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' to the Stage." Interesting perspective from Sloane Stephens, "You should be scared of the living, not the dead." I've been following Jaclyn Johnson and Create & Cultivate for a few years and loved this profile on her and what's next for the brand.
Justin Bobby is back, and so is fine Brody--I'm very excited for the return of The Hills. A pint of Jenni's Splendid Ice Cream is $12 at Whole Foods, so I need to know her rules for the road and entrepreneurship advice. Taking adulting classes, and book clubs are getting especially booky.