#121: Carla Lalli Music

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Oct 26, 2021 BY

@carla-lalli

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After approximately one thousand years of rolling my eyes at my parents for telling me to write hand-written notes … I am currently super into writing hand-written notes. Short cute ones! No biggie! Write a postcard—people love the stuff! I am also a sucker for a good stamp from the USPS. I know, the nerd levels are peaking right now. But look at these espresso stamps!! They’re so freaking cute!!

Oct 26, 2021

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There are a lot of chili crisp brands out there, and on the English-speaking internet, there’s a high obsession rate with Lao Gan Ma brand. Well, this video from Chinese Cooking Demystified includes a taste test for all 18 products in the brand’s line. I don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say we might be fixated on the wrong product! Watch, like, subscribe—and then fiendishly scour the internet to find a jar of the stuff they recommend. This channel is a true gift.

Oct 26, 2021

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I have always read in bed before lights out, until having a phone ruined all that. Ever since my phone became my alarm clock (several years ago), things have gone steadily downhill. But! I’m trying, and the last few months have reminded me why I love finishing my waking hours tucked in with a book. Recent highlights: The Yellow House, The Vanishing Half, Crying in H Mart, Animal, Three Women, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.

Oct 26, 2021

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After making rice literally every night for six months straight starting in (yep) March 2020, I finally invested in a beautiful rice donabe from Toiro. Donabes are Japanese clay pots that have been used to make soups, stews, rice, and other dishes for many hundreds of years. They’re heavy, simple, beautiful, and designed to hold heat and cook foods gently. I can’t say I’m as good at cooking rice in my donabe as I am in the 2-quart saucepan I used to use, but cooking well is all about repetition. I’m going to keep at it!

Oct 26, 2021

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Speaking of makeup, I’ve gotten better at doing my own stage paint (lol) while shooting videos at home over the last 18 months. My current product obsession is Ami Colé’s Skin Enhancing Tint. This line is designed for black and brown women with melanin-rich skin, and clearly I’m caucasian. However! The lightest shade is an almost-perfect match for my complexion and thank g-d, because the formula is incredible. I feel like I’m wearing nothing but people keep asking what I’m doing for my skin and it’s super hydrating and dewy??? Come ON!

Oct 26, 2021

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I watch a lot of random stuff on YouTube—crunchy gori gori foot reflexology, makeup tutorials (preferably featuring drag queens), noisy chiropractic adjustments—oh and the occasional food video, too. Recently The YouTube algorithm goddesses decided I would like to watch a competition-elimination show about butchery, and they were right! This extremely niche show on the History channel is shockingly entertaining? If you like watching animals being disassembled, that is!

Oct 26, 2021

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