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TV: the motel’s favorite Lohan

She was my absolute idol growing up. To this day, something about her voice is so nostalgic and comforting to me. There was a time when Lindsay came out with hit after hit movie. I loved and watched them all, even if I didn’t completely understand it (Mean Girls, for one) up until the start…
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TV: standing on business

Once upon a time, I thought I was going to grow up to be a hardcore corporate baddie. The girl that actually wanted an office job. Strut down the cubicle aisle in my polished blazer and slacks, briefcase in hand. March into conference rooms, padfolio neatly placed in front of me. Meetings, discussions, and hardcore…
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BOOKS: the motel’s timeless summer beach read pick

Before Jenny Han, there was Sarah Dessen. Funny enough, I’m pretty sure they’re friends. As readers may know, the motel is a big Sarah Dessen fan, which I also talk about in this post. She has a nostalgic place in my heart. One thing I admire about her books and stories is they’re very timeless,…
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TV: aloha, hawaii

Some places just speak to you. For most of my life, that place was the East Coast. I used to daydream about waking up in a preppy New England town, dressed in houndstooth plaid and cable knit. Wearing penny loafers to the library as I scan the shelves, looking for a dusty, leather-bound title. Prancing…
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TV: a hot disney channel summer

It’s interesting how y2k has been experiencing quite the comeback lately. Though, maybe it’s not so interesting since trends have a knack for coming back around anyway. But I have to say, I’m quite thankful to have grown up during the glory y2k days of Disney Channel. It’s starting to get quite hot where I…
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TV: horse girl

I started a new job recently. It’s great and all, but sometimes I can’t help but sit at my desk and daydream about what I’d really rather be doing, if you know what I mean. And I always come back to two things: drinking wine and riding horses. It’s crazy how much insight you can…
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TV: the motel’s favorite Audrey Hepburn

In my junior year of high school, I sat behind a girl. She and I were good friends, we got along well enough, though nothing ever too deep. Such a shame, really. I don’t think it was something either of us really intended. Some friendships are meant to pass, to not go further than what…
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TV: a time for eros

I think if Valentine’s Day didn’t have the connotation of annoying couples, advertised as a day specifically for couples, it could actually be quite enjoyable. It’s a day celebrating the act of love itself, be it with others or simply yourself, attached or not. But for a romantic such as myself, I’d say V-Day is…
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TV: cinderella stories

In high school, my friend Alice and I assigned each other Disney princess alter egos. She was Rapunzel because she had overprotective parents who would keep her in her “tower” aka her house. Mine was Cinderella, because my overprotective mother would always want me home before a certain time. And so there I was, just…
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TV: A Complete Unknown (2024)

Good biopics are often difficult to properly execute. It’s usually about a famous person in history and for whatever reason the actor never quite actually looks like them, no matter the hair and makeup, and no matter how good of an actor they may be. Little things bug me, like how the real person had…