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I had a big drive yesterday and so i listened to the new Chvrches album as I did so. I knew it had come out and wanted to get the chance and was reminded when @she-goes-to-eleven told me it was her happy music. I wanted some of that and I listened and it’s really good. Which isn’t a surprise really, I like Chvrches as much as spell check hates them. I have heard some rumblings of people complaining it’s too mainstream but you know, I kinda hoped we had left that behind in the 90’s so those people can eat a dick as far as I am concerned. Anyway, the result is I am posting Lauren Mayberry which is long overdue but she just has never come up. It’s just a thing. Scottish Indie Pop Power Trios don’t show up in pictures and on celebrity sites nearly as often as some other people do and if this blog has taught me anything it’s that I am an easily influenced idiot. The media has a far greater hold on my imagination than I ever realized. Well, I guess I am correcting that today. Lauren Mayberry is adorable and pretty hot at the same time and I have always really liked her music. So today I want to fuck Lauren Mayberry.

Here is Taylor Swift because I am suddenly getting a ton of Taylor Swift in my life. This is a very indirect injection of Taylor Swift (though obviously somewhat direct given I follow her in places like, you know, tumblr). But I follow Charli XCX everywhere. Who is touring with Taylor Swift. And Charli’s social media, especially when the tour first started, is just full of videos and pictures of Taylor Swift doing stuff. On top of that, I have multiple friends with tickets full of excitement. @she-goes-to-eleven is going… really soon? Tomorrow? Friday? I don’t know, I frankly don’t keep obsessive enough track of my friend’s schedules. Anyway, the result is I keep seeing Taylor Swift performing and hearing about her and hey, she looks pretty good this tour. So here she is. I hope you mega fans all are getting to go see her. Get there for the opening act! Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

Here is Taylor Swift for multiple reasons. The primary being that I am not sleeping well still and the result is I have been sleeping in about 1-2 hour bursts before waking up and needing to deal with stuff for a bit. It has lead to odd dreams and I had one about Taylor Swift and no not that kind of dream. Not really. It was just odd. What other reasons are there? I mean, she’s pretty and I was excited to listen to her cover Earth Wind and Fire and that lead to me thinking of songs I’d like to hear Taylor Swift cover and then that I’d like to hear a song that isn’t about her. Which isn’t a criticism of her but i realized a lot of the songs I was thinking of were more narrative or about people very far removed from her. It would be interesting to see how she spun it. So those are the reasons she’s here. Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

Here is Taylor Swift because today is @thunderstormofoblivion birthday. Usually I go into detail explaining why something that seems unconnected is connected but the connection is actually really obvious. Which means if you need it explained it’s because you don’t know @thunderstormofoblivion at all, which makes me very sad for you because she’s fantastic. You should send her a message wishing her happy birthday or something and then cross your fingers it opens a brand new friendship. Maybe do it before you get drunk today, you want to make a good first impression and she’ll likely eviscerate you if you’re a drunk asshole. And yes, I know you’re going to be drinking today because everyone goes out in celebration of her birthday. I assume that’s what all the noise is about at least. I am glad she was born, too, I get it. I haven’t figured out the green thing yet because she’s never mentioned it’s her favorite color but hey, who am I to criticize, it looks fun. Anyway, she loves Taylor Swift like Leprechauns love gold and terrible sequels, so I am posting Taylor. I sometimes have issues with some things about Taylor Swift but she is a hero to legions of kids who grew up with her and you know, from what I know of those kids I guess Taylor’s done a pretty good job as a role model, because the kids are alright, you know. Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

Here is Taylor Swift for some reason. Not sure why she would be on my mind because when she has a new video come out it isn’t like the entire world is saturated with talk about it. So it’s a mystery and will remain so but she has vaguely been on my thoughts all week. So she made it here today because she is pretty and I kind of liked her new video, even if, and I know this will anger people because you can’t talk about Taylor Swift without angering people, Reputation as a whole isn’t doing a ton for me. Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

Welp guys, it is Thanksgiving and I am posting Angel Olsen again because she was pretty successful last year.   In that I mean a lot of people seemed to appreciate the post and I plan to give similar advice this year, only with a high fever and very little sleep added in to really spice things up (I accidentally typed Halloween to start and had to stare at it for 30 seconds to remember what was wrong).  I guess the thing that needs to be said is that holidays are not always a great time for everyone.  They just aren’t and I know in our brave new world they can be even more stressful.  The first thing I want to tell you is that your reaction to Thanksgiving is ok.  Your reaction to your family is ok, too.  That feels maybe the most important.  Most of you will just have to swallow your pride and try to keep quiet because you are going to somehow be the more mature one at the table.  Some people might try to make you feel bad about that but not everything needs to be a battle.  It’s ok to have a day off.  There are so many reasons you might not be able to speak up.  Maybe you’re still financially dependent on your family.  Maybe you’re scared of some of your family.  Maybe you’re held hostage by the fact that the shitty family members come with the ones you love and you’re held hostage by that.  Maybe you just wanted some Turkey and a day off.  There are so many reasons and they are all ok.  You can let yourself off the hook on this one, even if someone posts something here telling you otherwise.  They are wrong.  No one knows your specific situation and I want the world to be a better place but I am not sure fighting with your family will do that.  I am not sure that small incremental improvement if it exists is worth the price of you.  Only you know your situation and I am saying it’s ok.  No one else knows. What I do know is at some point it is going to get to you.  You are going to crack under it all and this does not make you weak.  It isn’t a failure in your part.  It makes you human.  Willpower is not an endless well and at some point it will be tapped out.  Be it from having Narcissists as parents, being forced to sit across from your abuser, your “wacky” Uncle Jimmy or Pete or Billy or Jimbob and his thought on Muslims.  Whatever it is it drains you and that’s ok.  That’s why my advice comes in.  Bring your headphones.  Whatever is going on you can walk away.  There is no shame in it, it is actually the adult decision and if the other adults there aren’t mature enough to realize it then it’s not your fault.  Don’t make a scene, just go to the bathroom or to wash your hands.  Then find your stuff, put on your headphones and go for a walk.  Most people probably won’t even notice.  If they do make an excuse.  You needed 2000 more steps and had to get them in before you fell into a turkey coma.  You felt light headed and needed some fresh air.  You had a call you had to take.  Whatever.  But put those headphones on and listen to some music you love.  Truly love.  It doesn’t have to be upbeat, it just has to set your soul soaring.  You’ll know better than I.  It’s where Angel Olsen comes in.  I think she’s brilliant and her album My Woman was in heavy Rotation this past year.  This year I saved her new release to listen to for the same reason.  Music can build a fortress around your senses and fortify your heart when you need it.  Use it for that.  Art can illuminate, it can educate, it can help you transcend your own shitty existence but it also can just be a soothing balme when you need it.  Use it.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving and do what you need to to make it trough.  Remember, whoever is causing you stress will be gone in a few days but you will still have your music and you will still have some left overs when they are gone.  That means you’re going to win.  They cannot beat you.  Today I want to fuck Angel Olsen.

I have rewitten what I have here a couple of times because I wasn’t entirely happy with what I had to say. Or rather… well, let me explain I guess.  Taylor Swift has a new video coming out.  You likely know this because when Taylor Swift does something it is all over the news and internet and probably in your church newsletter.  There are already comments all over the internet about what shots in the preview images are secretly digs at this celebrity and that celebrity and that was the first way I approached this.  I find Taylor Swift troubling.  I like her sometimes, I want to like her all the times, but the truth is she is a predator disguised as prey.  Playing the victim is a power play, you can make someone else into the villain while you garner sympathy.  You will meet a lot of users in your life who are like this and it can take most of your 20’s to learn to identify them.  It becomes doubly troubling to me to look around the state of my country right now and see a white woman play the victim at the hands of a black man.  There is a lot to unpack there.  Someone noticed on twitter that Reputation is going to come out on the same date 376 years later that Rene Descaretes put out his Meditations on First Philosophy and I had a hilarious and hilariously mean quote I created but then realized I needed to stop.  First of all because no one else was going to get it.  Smarty had a party and no one came and there is nothing more pretentious than paraphrasing French Philosophers to make digs at American Pop Stars.  I also realized I wasn’t really making fun of Taylor, who I assume can take it, but making fun of her fans, which is uncalled for.  Because here is the real point I want to make today.  Every single hero has feet of clay.  It’s why the idea of fandom and the thing the internet has made out of it is highly disturbing to me.  I think it is good to like things and I think it is delightful to find other people with similar interests. I think it is disturbing to make what you like your identity.  I tend to run from people whose sense of self is wrapped up in being a gamer or a Swifty or really into fucking cartoon ponies.  It’s ok to like any of these things you but you are more than your interests.  At least I hope you are.  And that’s where the feet of clay thing becomes important.  There are things about Taylor Swift which will always nag at the back of my mind, I think I already mentioned the big one, but it’s ok for her to be your hero.  Heroes have flaws because our heroes are human beings (or I guess cartoon horses).  Human beings are only human and not perfect.  That is ok.  Heroes exist to motivate us and to give us something to look up to.  It’s ok to just love the good parts.  But it’s also why it’s important that a hero is inspirational, they are not a support system.  Your identity shouldn’t be wrapped up in who your hero is.  You can’t actually use them to prop yourself up because those feet will crumble.  I guess that’s my point.  If Taylor Swift has been important to you and helped you then that is great.  That is laudable on her part and I am happy for you.  But it’s not a religion.  If you are attacking people who disagree, if you have the devotion of a zealot I do think you should rethink.  I am not saying you should tear down your heroes (though I do think at some point we need to destroy our idols, it’s an important part of growing up and moving on) I am just saying that you should be more than who your hero is and you should use them to help you grow, not to stifle your growth.  That’s all.  I talked a lot about Taylor Swift here even if it wasn’t obvious.  I am still not sure I am satisfied here but oh well, only like three people will really read it anyway.  I am glad she means a lot to a lot of people and I have to admit, she is talented.  And she is pretty.  And I had stuff to say so I am posting her.  Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

There was still a lot going on this weekend that meant there was going to be a lot of competition for today’s pick but instead Taylor Swift is here for no reason.  And by No Reason I mean of course there is a reason but more like I say that when there is no particularly obvious one.  She wasn’t at a place or in a thing.  I mean… she was at places and in things I am sure this weekend, I know she’s mega famous but I don’t think being a celebrity gives you the ability to transcend the physical universe or anything.  I am not claiming she was floating in an empty void of non-existence.  More like she wasn’t in the sort of thing that generates a bunch of internet attention like say Paris Fashion Week.  So a lot of models fought for attention and there are three who I almost posted today but I am thinking about Taylor Swift.  And how despite a lot of noise a month ago with her new video all is quite on the formerly country and western front.  It’s just odd.  Or she’s a PR genius (I mean she basically is I am just not sure this is part of that) in that by not crushing us with publicity we are thinking about her more because why isn’t she crushing us with publicity.  It’s an odd situation.  Anyway, she keeps popping into my head so I am posting her.  Today I want to fuck Taylor Swift.

Oof.  Sorry guys, I am feeling not so great today.  I didn’t sleep well and I think I may have caught something so I am going to have to half ass this one.  I am posting Ellie Rowsell for a variety of reasons including the fact that she is attractive and that people who play guitar are hot.  I would go into more detail but I really am just not up to it.  I’ll tag @wildflagsure and @she-goes-to-eleven because I am sure at least one of them will reblog this and they can add details on what makes Ellie Rowsell great.  Or they will miss the note that I tagged them and I can later declare them straight and not into Ellie Rowsell and point out that I have proof. Win win for me really.  Today I want to fuck Ellie Rowsell.