January was a long, cold month. Here’s what brought Bwog joy.

We’re eating and drinking…

• Chewy chocolate chip granola bars
• Twinings Pure Camomile Tea
• Hemp seeds
• Vitamin D supplements, for being happy even when the sun doesn’t come out
• Westside Market’s sliced sourdough
• Cinnamon in coffee
• Tofu
• Plowshare Coffee’s $4.50 latte, the best on Broadway
• Vegan Field Roast Apple Maple Breakfast Sausages, which are better than any meat-based sausage
• Paprika
• English breakfast tea
• Dos Toros burritos
• Mozzarella cheese
• Apple cider vinegar gummies
• Blackberries cut in half long-ways
• Peach Haribo candy

We’re listening to…

• “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” by Lana Del Rey
• Cocteau Twins, specifically the album Blue Bell Knoll
• The Skinny Confidential Podcast
• Johnny Flynn, the British folk-pop artist who also plays Mr. Knightley in the 2020 version of Emma
• “This Tornado Loves You” by Neko Case
• “Immune” by Jensen McRae, originally a Phoebe Bridgers’ parody
• Ellie Williams and Blue DeTiger’s music, which slaps
• Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock radio station
• Holly Humberstone’s whole discography

We’re watching…

• Shirkers, an absolutely stunning autobiographical film
• Hannibal on Netflix, a horrifying prequel to Silence of the Lambs
• The new season of Disenchantment on Netflix
• Love Island Season 2
• Videos by Yoga with Adriene

We’re loving…

• The MET’s Open Access library
• Tea tags… and collecting them
• Yoshimoto Nara
• The Stardew Valley update!
• Roller skates, even in the cold
• My mini waffle iron
• My new Logitech K380 Bluetooth Keyboard in rose <3
• Muji .35 pens in black
• Command Strip Velcro
• Trader Joe’s Marula Seed Facial Oil for this dry season
• Soap sock
• Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
• Medicube 2.0 Zero Pore Pads
• A green stress man, a stress-ball-type-thing from Walmart (just google it)
• The New York Times crossword

We’re reading…

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, but go in knowing as little as possible
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
• Uprooted and Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
• My Policeman by Bethan Roberts, a ‘50s British love triangle written from the perspectives of a woman and a man in love with the same policeman

We’re wearing…

• Glam Vice Retro Liner Water Liners in Skate Date and Blue Raspberry
• Absolutely giant t-shirts
• Many warm and fuzzy sweaters
• Double masks, to keep my nose warm
• Bombas socks, to keep my toes warm
• Headbands?!

“January” by Hendrik Meijer via The MET’s Open Access library