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VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 21: October 21, 2024
mikala
October 21, 2024
👋🏽 Hello There
Somehow there are only 10 days left in this month. Why is time going by so so fast?! I’ve been listening to the new Glorilla album. It’s a bop and a half. There is a hype up song for most moments in your life from church (although Grandma might not approve), going out or a quiet night in with your romantic partner. This is album is explicit and Glorilla is a female rapper if you didn’t know. Speaking of rappers, have ya’ll seen the video of attendees at LSU’s stadium singing Boosie lyrics word for word? If not, Google is your friend.
I’ve recently gotten back into Tiny Desk Concerts after seeing a clip of Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. I am so into the vibe of this duo’s Tiny Desk concert.
I feel like I’ve been posting about music enough that it should be the newest category below. I’m also not sure why I haven’t done that already but 🤷🏽♀️.
Because I know you are curious, here a some of my favorite things at the moment:
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Before I end this section, I wanted to share with you one of the referral gifts you’ll receive now that it is finalized.
If you have seen me IRL recently, I’ve been carrying it around. I’m testing it out because I have stand by what I choose for material etc., you know? I created this tote bag in collaboration with Florie who is a former coworker of mine. I really enjoyed working with her on this process! Florie is an animator and recently launched French Gift.
If you are interested you can work with her yourself on a custom item or purchase other items like birthday cards, gift wrap or kitchenware from her shop.
I was inspired by Hermes In and Out bags. For the mewd. by mikala tote, I based the items on things that I carry around in my own tote bag depending on what I’m using it for.  Images from an article on Sotheby’s website titled ‘'Introducing the Hermès In and Out Birkin and Kelly"‘ |  Fun fact, if you look at the cell phone it has the date and time the first issue of mewd. by mikala was released! Scroll to the bottom for your unique link to refer people if you would like to receive this tote bag. In order to receive it, you have to get 10 people who you refer, subscribe to the newsletter |
IN THE ‘MEWD’ FOR..
SHOPPING Clothing Lapointe - Metallic Organza Halter Open Back Gown DIISH - Ada Long Sleeve Midi Dress Mother - The Mean Machine Jacket Free People - We The Free High Roller Jumpsuit Shoes Vince - Isabel Leather Flat Thursday Boot Co. - Premier Low Top (Men) Jewelry Lankris - Bracelets Accessories & Bags Reformation - Oversized Patrizia Bag (potential work day) Little Liffner - Mega Sprout Tote Verafied - Suede Hobo Bag JISULIFE - Portable Handheld Fan | FOOD  Mofongo from Lenox in Seattle, Washington For photos or videos of the food from most of the places I recommend, check mewdbymikala on IG or TikTok! Los Angeles, CA - DTLA Cheese Superette Los Angeles, CA - Naughty Pie Nature Los Angeles, CA - Pane Bianco Seattle, WA - Anchorhead Coffee Seattle, WA - House of Eve Seattle, WA - Lenox Seattle, WA - La Cocina Oaxaqueña Oldie but Goodie Malibu and Los Angeles, CA - Broad Street Oyster Co Recommendations I’ll Share EUROPE Amsterdam, NL - Chun Café Berenstraat AFRICA Marrakech, MA - Bacha Coffee USA Southlake, TX (Fort Worth area) - D’Caramel Patisserie |
READING  Can you believe I read all these books in ~5 weeks while having a social life, plus working a full time job Books The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Book 1 out of 5 in the series out so far, Book 6 coming in 2025 I think?!) Articles Harpers - The Life and Death of Hollywood Science News - Pregnancy overhauls the brain. Here’s what that looks like National Geographic - There are 6 forms of depression, study shows. Here’s how they’re different FYI in case you didn’t know use archive.org if you need help reading | FUN Going Out EUROPE London, UK - Kioku Bar USA Seattle, WA - The Nest Los Angeles, CA - Claedo Studio Movies Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - I don’t know what it was but something was missing. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Was the movie necessary? No. Costuming and sets were gorgeous and insanely well done. Staying In Movies The Watchers (HBO/Max) - I watched this on my plane ride to Seattle. It was an engaging movie during that time. Now, what I expected this movie to be and what it actually was? Two different things when it came to certain plot concepts. I did enjoy the movie and thought the pacing was done well for the most part. TV I am Georgina (Netflix) - I mentioned this show in the issue that went out on Sept 24rd but I’ve finished the 3rd season and still enjoy the show. Georgina seems like a chill but aware person. Like I wanna be friends with Georgina and we can do things like grab lunch and go shopping. Although as of right now her budget is MUCH bigger than mine haha. Also there’s a lot more of CR so you can watch with your football/soccer loving significant other or friend. It’s always nice to get a peak into the personal life of a famous athlete. The Perfect Couple (Netflix) - I thought it was the maid, was I right? Well if you haven’t watched yet you’ll have to in order to find out if I’m right. Also, skip the title card intro dance sequence as it has NOTHING to do with the plot. Wealthy people, hidden secrets and a small island. What else can go wrong besides a murder? I thought this was a fun and sensible miniseries that I liked more than I thought I would. Industry (HBO/Max) - I FUDGING LOVE THIS SHOW. Not because it takes place in the world of finance but because every character is deeply flawed and human. You truly hate to root for them but you can’t help yourself doing that at times. I will say the season 3 finale had me pausing for a moment and like WTF at times due to a few characters actions although for certain ones it didn’t come as a surprise. |
TRAVEL HELSINKI  Sunset from a square in Helsinki, Finland RESTAURANTS - Finlandia Caviar, Grön, Gateau City Center, Way Bakery, Art Cafe Taideterassi, Ragu, Old Market Hall (Scandinavia was 😋), Muru, Natura HOTELS - Hotel Kämp, Hotel U14, The Hotel Maria, Hotel NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa, Scandic Grand Central Helsinki, Hotel Mestari THINGS TO DO -Suomenlinna, Museums (Rex Amos and Kiasma), Vintage Furniture and Clothing Shopping, Sauna (Löyly), Libraries (National Library of Finland, and Helsinki Central Library Oodi - has a good view of a nearby square), Changing of the Guard, Sibelius Park BARS/NIGHTLIFE - Liberty or Death, Ateljee Bar, Le Bloom, Teatteri Bar, Brewster Bar, Rymy-Eetu I put these two cities together because you can take a ferry via either city to the other. The ferry takes around ~2 hours and is like a mini cruise ship if you book Tallink (Iike I did!) and there is everything from food, shopping, and more on the ferry. | TALLINN  View from above in Tallinn, Estonia RESTAURANTS - Noa, Restoran V, Røst Bakery, Restaurant Barbarea, Karjase Sai Bakery, Restaurant Odessa, Tuljak, Pierre Chocolaterie, Rado Restoran HOTELS - Hotel Telegraaf, Schlössle Hotel, Nunne Boutique Hotel, Palace Hotel Talllinn, Hektor Container Hotel THINGS TO DO - Fotografiska Museum, Viru Bog, Kadriorg Art Museum/Kadrioru Park, St. Nicholas’ Church and Museum, Little Blue Train (on your first day otherwise may not be worthwhile), Old Hansa BARS/NIGHTLIFE - Whisper Sister, Barbar, Koht, Cork Bar, Botaanik, Botik Based on my experience plus additional options that are on my radar. Places change so quickly these days so take these recommendations as a starting point and do your own research! |
Song for Volume II - Issue 21: Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams - Beautiful
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