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Just Read: This Bustle piece on Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy. Do I strike you as someone who’d give airtime to the Joe Rogan of sex for the lowest common denominator? Probably not. The cleat chaser agenda bores me and my mouth is too small to effectively perform a gluck gluck 9000. But I’m not here to disparage something just because it’s not for me. Alex Cooper just landed a $60 million deal with Spotify. She negotiated all the IP rights back from Barstool and at 26, she’s one of the top podcasters in the game. So what does this mean to me? I’m merely surveying the media landscape of women who push the envelope. We like to write about pleasure in its many forms on this newsletter, and thus we can at least respect those who do so, too, in however crass a way they see fit. So I tip my hat to Ms. Cooper for getting laid and getting money, even if I relate less to her than a Buddhist monk.
Feeling: And with all that said, is anyone else supercharged with sexual energy lately? I don’t want to cheapen it by participating in semi-post-pandemic h*rny discourse, but something is in the air, and it’s not just Philly pollution. I always like to pay close attention to my spirit during these bursts to see what I can derive from sex that’s beyond physical. Maybe it’s a longing for ease, or empowerment, or intimacy, or any other elements of sex channeled into different parts of my life.
Drinking: A smoothie of spinach, a banana, half an avocado, a date, a drizzle of honey, ice, and water. I tweeted the other day that American excess is best demonstrated in the modern smoothie. So because I will literally sacrifice a vital organ to subvert the occasional system of power, I have been drinking smoothies with no fancy additives. *Rae Sremmurd voice* no flax zone.
Today’s Plans: I’m heading to Penn Oral Surgery for a consultation on my wisdom teeth this afternoon. The idea is to hopefully have them removed soon, then start Invisalign to correct my crossbite and alleviate some longstanding jaw pain. If you know me, you know I take an “ignorance is bliss” approach to most ails. I let myself suffer silently for years before ever seeing a doctor, therapist, etc. This is the year of healing!
Listening to: Nicolas Jaar’s 2016 album Sirens. I asked for podcast recommendations the other day and someone sent me this album and *wow* is it an experience. I’d only known Jaar through his side project Against All Logic, but now I’m fully immersed in his work and can’t listen to much else. Feel like slipping into sensory overload? Check out his Boiler Room set.