Ft. The Boys & Cinnamon Spiced Apple Fritters w/ Coffee Glaze
And just like that, we’re already saying goodbye to summer and hello socially distanced fall. Wake me up when September ends, am I right? Hopefully, everyone had a safe and relaxing LDW, whether you chose to spend it by Keeping Up With the Kardashians, not singing along to Mulan (seriously, no songs OR Mushu?! What even is the point?), or using that one annoying member of your family for their pool.
On a serious note, I’d like to take a moment to honor those who lost their lives 19 years ago during the 9/11 attacks today. Also, the election is next month, so please, check and make sure that you’re registered to vote HERE. If not for me, do it for Mushu.
However you’re planning on spending your weekend, enjoy these quarantivities! And as always, please add your own activities to the list!
Quarant-streams
‘The Boys’
Watch this if you’re planning on being a superhero for Halloween this year:
Put on your spandex super suits – the boys are back in town! Amazon’s The Boys returned for its second season last week, meaning another eight episodes of corrupt superhero goodness. The Boys puts a twisted spin on your typical superhero stereotypes and imagines a world where your favorite caped crusaders are more concerned with growing their net worth than actually saving any lives. After A-Train (a satirical take on The Flash) literally runs through a woman on the street, murdering her on the spot in front of her boyfriend, said boyfriend makes it his mission to take down the “supes,” teaming up with a gang of misfits along the way. And they say chivalry is dead! Meanwhile, I can’t even get a text back.
If you haven’t seen The Boys yet, the first season is only eight episodes, so you have plenty of time to catch up. I must warn you, however: if you’re not a fan of gore, such as, you know, watching a man run through a woman, turning her into a bloody mist and leaving behind nothing but her two hands, then mayyybe skip this one. But if you love a gritty story about underdogs taking down the bad guys, give The Boys a watch this weekend.
Stream Seasons 1-2 via Amazon.
‘Getting Organized With The Home Edit’
Watch this if you color-coordinated your notes in high school/sort the apps on your phone according to rainbow order:
Move over Marie Kondo, there are two new organizational gurus in town. Netflix’s latest reality TV show, Get Organized With The Home Edit, follows Instagram influencers-turned home improvement icons Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin on their mission to reorganize even the most cluttered of spaces. This may sound similar to Tidying Up with Marie Kondo but, whereas Kondo encouraged us all to get rid of anything that didn’t “spark joy,” Shearer and Teplin’s approach is far more hoarder-friendly. That is, it turns out that you can actually hold on to all of those board games and painting supplies you panic ordered back in March…so long as they’re organized in rainbow order and stored in something from the Container Store.
Each episode follows Clea and Joanna on two journeys towards achieving color-coordinated catharsis: one is the home/space of a normal person such as you or me and the other is that of a celebrity’s. While I must admit that watching them decide how to organize Reese Witherspoon’s iconic movie and TV costumes far more interesting than a pediatrician’s extremely cluttered, extremely normal closet, even I found myself undeniably satisfied by both end results. If you spent your quarantine organizing every inch of your house, or if you’re just looking for inspiration to do so, then this show is for you.
Stream it via Netflix.
Quarant-reads
‘Anonymous Strangers’ by Helena Dea Bala
Read this if you’ve ever been scammed by someone on Craigslist:
From college students selling their old dorm furniture to hopeless romantics searching for the one who got away during their morning commute, Craiglist’s user base is truly an eclectic one. For this online column-turned-website-turned-novel, Dea Bala gets a first-hand glimpse into the inner workings of some of said user’s minds after posting an ad offering to listen to people’s secrets in exchange for compassion and anonymity. Because a complete stranger you met off Craigslist is so much cheaper than therapy.
Purchase now via Amazon.
Quarant-eats
Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps via What’s Gaby Cooking
Make these if you want a salad disguised as a sandwich:
Cinnamon Spiced Apple Fritters w/ Coffee Glaze via Half Baked Harvest
Make this if you’re ready for fall:
Rum Punch via Infatuation
Make this to give summer a proper send-off:
Quarant-memes
& Some Other Fun Stuff …
Make these if you’re still trying to start that summer diet (better late than never, right??):
20 Cauliflower Recipes to Make for Dinner Tonight
Try these to finally shake that summer “maskne”:
Go to these because sports SZN, but make it socially distanced:
Where To Watch Sports Outside In LA
And these because there’s one week left of dine.LA.!:
And this to see Tenet on the big screen:
Mission Tiki Drive-In Screenings
Listen to these to get more of your true crime fix:
And these to get #motivated:
Best Workout Playlists on Spotify
Follow these to check in with yourself, also because, well, 2020:
14 Mental Health Instagram Accounts You Should Follow ASAP
Stream this to rave the vote:
Rave the Vote Festival Livestream
Read this for the origin story on that basic girl from HS’s fav fall drink:
The season finale of The Boys was extreme! Among all the gore and dread (not to mention the similarities toward real life) they managed to throw a really good plot twist in the end!