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Written By Nancy Tatiana
 

—Fun Times!

. . . Hooray!

 

It’s hot, girl. This summer, like DAMN 🥵

I am reporting from Texas, but I mean… bitch’s record-breaking hot everywhere.

To help you keep cool the only way I can [fo’free], here’s a few recommendations (i.e. distractions) while you’re indoors + online!

😎

(words are fun!)

pick what you want to check out!

—or not. I do have other content 🙃

drink!

*if you can/do.

I have the perfect summer cocktail for this heat. And it's LOW-CALORIE!

(FAIR WARNING: It is mostly vodka. Like, basically half a cup of vodka. But the rest is water, so it's okay! 👀)

Now before you say, "That's just a vodka/water, Nance. That ain't new" –LET ME EXPLAIN. Or just jump to the recipe for the secret ingredient. Won't affect me.

Back to those who enjoy my nonsense stories of how I find things:

You're amazing, I love you, and my story begins on Bumble 🐝 

...

A few years ago (B.C.), I joined the dating app and the only good thing that came out of that was this cocktale. (hahaha. I could not help it!)

So! About a month or so after seeing this fella, he invites me over for game night. I had no idea his mom was going to be there, so I immediately needed a drink.

OK, fine. I would have wanted one anyway. Still, it helped. But all homeboy had was vodka, and if you know me, you know that's NOT my choice of liquor.

*NOTE: This was before TikTok, the pandemic, and the "Great" seltzer take-over. Keep that in mind!

Anyway, he insisted I try "his recipe" that would cover the whole vodka taste. And as a woman who went to college in the U.S., I knew you can't turn down a free drink (JOKE!!! but fr, NOmeansNO)

What he made tasted like what I can only describe as... a Manson-style kool-aid. Shit was dangerous-ly good; and yes, he happened to be white. But! My point is... Irishmen know their booze.

I kid! He might have just been an alcoholic; been so long, idk/remember.

I still make this drink to this day, because it's as refreshing as a CapriSun on a hot summer day in the 90s, when you couldn't drink booze. Cuz you were a child.

And as easy as it is to drink, it's even easier to make. Here's the recipe!

Ingredients:

  • A clean cup
    –because you're an adult (21+)
  • Water (H20)
  • Ice (cubed or crushed frozen water)
  • Vodka
    –I go with Tito's but they're not sponsoring me, so DO YOU
  • MiO
    –yes, the no calorie water enhancer. Any flavor of your choosing!

That's it.

Instructions:

  • Fill cup with ice
  • Add vodka to about "3/4" of that ice-filled cup
  • Fill rest of the cup with water
  • Add a single squirt of MiO
  • Mix and ENJOY!

Pro Tip: You can step out with your chosen MiO flavor to stick to the low-calorie cocktail, which tastes better than any squeeze of a lime in a vodka/water.

It's also fun cuz I like to assume it looks like I'm "Forget-Me-Now"—ing myself.
(then judge/dodge creeps accordingly)

Anyway. Stay hydrated, my friends!


I skipped a lot more weeks than I thought, so here's all I have liked from whenever I posted last!

 

Aphrodite // Phèdre

Phèdre is an experimental indie/electronic duo. And I'm obsessed with this song. Even more so now after watching the video from 2012🤯

It weirdly reminded me of the first music video I was in, involuntarily (2010). Different genre tho.

Anywho! I also found this mellowed down "remix" that's still 10/10 to my ears. But nothing compares to the extra vibe you get from the video, so check out the YouTube Playlist above.

W.I.G.T.S. // S.Maharba

British producer S.maharba came back with more tunes after a few years hiatus with Cold Friend. But this song is from his previous album lol.

"W.I.G.T.S." is a beautifully dark, hypnotic, electronic track. And it took me finding the video for this post to know it stood for When I Go To Sleep. Even though those were the only lyrics I knew.

(side note: can we all just chill on the acronyms?)

Then, as any real journalist, I obsessed about which song the sample came from. So I went to whosampled → YouTube → Wikipedia

CUT-TO:
An ~hour later, I had found The Applejacks (not cereal) released the original track, titled "I Go To Sleep” in 1965!

AND! And, get this: it was written by Ray Davies of The Kinks.

Took me so long cuz I felt I had to listen to every version over the last 57 years.

To be fair, not a lot. But I hit REPEAT a LOT. You know, that good new jams feeling.

Anyway, I love all the re-imaginations of the song! Time well spent in the search for truth.

+ these songs below are a vibe, too!

(–yeah, kinda messed up going on that hour-journey for one song. Just know they're good! And are included in the YouTube playlist above 👍)

Gamesofluck // Parcels

The Seaside // The Lazy Eyes

Slow // Twin Shadow

The Rip // Portishead

Broke & Fun // Star Slinger

BONUS!

Running Up That Hill // Placebo


Because the hype after Stranger Things for Kate Bush's classic comeback; I wanted to share my personal favorite version of it.

...aaand I was a big Placebo fan in HS. *emo hair flip*
Their music STILL hits like those [hair] bangs, man💘

 

our flag means death

This show is not only incredibly well-written, it is what audiences deserve. Cuz it's not a watered-down, basic-ass story we've heard repeatedly. And a reminder that love is LOVE💓

I also just love Taika Waititi's creative mind. And all him and fellow New Zealander Jemaine Clement create. It's always so honest, goofy, and relevant.

On that note –should I move to New Zealand? Anyway! Here's a few other shows these geniuses have created:


as we see it

This show is so good. It's a dramedy about roommates on the autism spectrum, played authentically by actors who are also on the spectrum. I looked it up after hearing Rick Glassman's interview on The Daily Show. –which I recommend watching, over the trailer.

abbott elementary

Funniest show I've watched that's on network television (ABC). Check it out on Hulu!

The mockumentary sitcom is smart, funny, and I may have already re-watched 3x. It's about teachers, so obviously sent to all my teacher friends. They relate.

*season 2 premieres in September!*

the rehearsal

Nathan Fielder takes "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT" to a LEVEL. I will only say you'll like this is you liked Nathan For You. So if you don't know about neither show; just pass. Nathan's comedy is...an acquired taste.


Last, a quick shoutout to ones I enjoyed during like, living my life/being home:

how to change your mind

tuca & bertie

life & beth

(May talk about next round. I do have an actual job.) 
 





  


 
 




  
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Nancy is a Dallas native that loves breakfast, booze, and binge-watching TV shows alone. She also enjoys sharing authentic content, like honest recommendations/suggestions and personal stories, on everything from: travel > life > music > random topics!

http://www.nancytatiana.com

            

          
        


        

          

            

              
              

                
  


              

              
            

          

        

      
    

  





    

  
  

  



  




          

          
            
              

  
    
      

        
          
        
      

      
        
        
        
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