February — ok. I … let me jump to the things that actually brought me joy.
I don’t think people understand what it meant for KDot to perform during Halftime, and to have so many layers to his performance (and during Black History Month). Much to unpack, my respect for this man is beyoooooooooond.
Don’t ask me how many times I watched the performance on repeat (or played the live track on Spotify). It took awhile before I stopped giggling and kicking my feet as soon as he did that (you know what I mean).
THENGETONITLIKETHAT!
My Powder brows are looking real gewd, although Angela tells me that we need to wait a full month before the touch-up session (which I am excited about, because the sisters are going to look even more bangin’ by then).
I highly recommend Angela who does my lashes (and now brows), she’s been my girl since 2022 and I have followed her EVERYWHERE. I’m going to get my Lip Blush done by her sometime this year. Check her out / contact her on Instagram (link here).
Carlo told me to get back to him a month after I consistently started working out at home again. This is me doing that, lolol. I try to do 3 – 4 days at home (if I can, I go a full 5), and on the weekends I go to Pilates (I also do Pilates at home with a Magic Ring, so that’s 2 days of Pilates in a week).
Sharing several photos taken on different days in the same spot I usually park, in between Pilates and Therapy.
As a hardcore SNL fan, I don’t think you know what it means to watch SNL50. I cannot deal. I couldn’t choose a favourite skit — but Tina and Amy’s Q&A bit is up there. Also, I love John Mulaney with all my heart. I know I say this to myself about Andy and Bill and Jason and Fred and Will and I always will. But right now, John … I love you, John.
One of the fun days this month was the building’s Fire Drill. We’re in the 30thsomething floor, so Michal and I let our intrusive thoughts win and we took the stairs to the ground floor. We got to the assembly point in 10-ish minutes, then we grabbed Vince and Collins and walked all the way to the ‘closest’ Spinney’s to grab lunch (meaning we only half-participated in the fire drill, hahahuhu). I thought I did fine until the next day when I woke up feeling like my calves were hammered. I was not able to work out for two days following that.
I had a haircut appointment at 7.15pm one Thursday and decide to work out of Al Serkal for a bit. I leave the office premises early and then killed time prior to seeing Paulo at Chalk (because he’s the best) by going to three of my MUST-STOP-BY Art Galleries (well, two in this case, because 1×1 had a press ting going on and I didn’t want to be part of the media ruckus). I contemplated seeing ‘Some rain must fall’ at Cinema Akil, but the laziness got to me (yes, ring the shame bell).
Other February tings (with photos) :
I got myself my very own fridge for the first time in my 3 decades of existence. I lived with my parents back in Saudi, so I never got my own fridge then — and when I moved to Dubai, the apartment came with a Fridge + Electric Stove & Oven, both which have died on me in December last year. I got my fridge back in December, and I felt extremely giddy decorating it with shit and realised I never posted a photo. I can’t be the only one who thinks whatever’s on a person’s fridge says a lot about who they are, lol.
Here’s a photo post-Fringe management
Other February tings (without photos) :
- Maya and I making time to catch-up over Zoom, yay!
- I think Kendrick will make one of my top ten artists of my Spotify Wrapped for 2025. FUKKEN POETIC JUSTICE UP ON THAT [Superbowl] BITCH.
- Plus, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN’S Soundtrack. Don’t get me started.
- My Therapist suggested that I consider being a Therapist myself. I had to take a minute because it felt so validating — she did say that she wasn’t sure about my emotional capacity (AND I STRONGLY AGREE), but perhaps something part-time, or it doesn’t have to be a full-time Therapist, could Life Coach, or something along those lines.
- I will never forget one evening post-workout when Spotify played me Vindicated and Tolerate It back-to-back and I ended up turning the speaker on full volume and I sang along using my empty water bottle as my mic whilst I danced around the apartment, and about 3 hours later was crying myself to sleep. That’s how I knew I was honouring my emotions.
- BETTER MAN (yes, the Robbie Williams biopic) forking blew me away, man. I was floored, I did not expect to feel so many feels watching it.
- I’ve been reading so many archived posts (from my archived blog), and my God — the amount of content I’ve posted on there that could prove so much … is insane. No one can gaslight me into thinking anything else. THIS IS WHY I FUCKING BLOG (and journal).
- SEVERANCE is taking over my life. It’s getting to a point where I now wake up at 6.00am on Fridays to watch it before I get ready for work. No regrets. Please don’t talk to me about Episode 7. Actually, no — please do. It’s like trying not to throw up only this one’s word vomit, with theories. I feel like the Charlie meme in that episode of It’s Always Sunny. You know which one.
- I might potentially have a stalker living in the building. HE LIVES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, FYI.
- HAIM IS RELEASING A NEW SINGLE — THE WORLD IS HEALING!
Making space for my top 4 favourite (first-watch) films of February :
LET US FOLLOW EACH OTHER ON LETTERBOXD, PLEASE. Here’s mine : Abbie’s Letterboxd account
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