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Shameless bit of self promo for my own substack ahead. I've been working on this post since rewatching Call Me By Your Name the other month. I've been revisiting my old Instagram posts from back in 2012 to collect memories for this personal essay about how suburban summer has always made me feel weird and sad but ultimately it is my favourite time of year
Jun 30, 2024
Related Recs
It takes me a long time to get round to writing anything but I've got another draft in the works which is about the weird emptiness and ecstasy of summer which will be out sooooon. Btw this ask finally got me to name this newsletter because I've had this phrase circling in my head all weekend and I think it's a perfect fit
Jun 23, 2024
This was a fun one it was a little touchy trying to write about my experiences without being salacious and I donโt think my mom is going to like reading it but I hope you enjoy ๐ซถ
Sep 8, 2024
website reveal cuz thickrimmedgirl insisted yโall needed to read my latest blog post
Aug 25, 2024
Top Recs from @caskeyc
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1. Don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. Snooze for however long you want to, it's okay
2. Have breakfast. For me it's toast. Have it with butter/jam/honey and a lot of water and coffee and juice.
3. Listen to an album in full and do some puzzles until it ends. I like to stick a record on and do the nyt games (connections, then wordle, then the mini, then I'm ready for a crossword)
4. Shower and use all your best stuff. Smell great. Make your hair feel soft.
5. Wear an outfit you don't get to wear that often. I tend to wear the same thing over and over at work so I wear something a bit more fun and less practical.
6. Go outside. I live near a road with secondhand shops that are great browsing but quite tempting on a budget. To beat the temptation just look in the windows and then walk round the streets or to a green space if it's a nice day. Walk as fast or as slow as you like. Try and spot cats that might let you stroke them. See how each place you go smells different. Walk down streets that you've not been down before just because.
7. Come home and decide how much energy you have. If you have energy do an activity (I would write, play an instrument, do some art, read, play a game) if you don't then watch something from your watchlist. Saturdays feel like a good day to watch something new.
8. Cook yourself a meal. Start before you're hungry and spend ages on it. Use every pot. Listen to music. Sing whilst you wash the dishes.
9. Play! Video games, board games, internet games, card games, phone games, rearrange your plushies, embrace your inner child. Play with ideas, experiment with felt tip pens, write a limerick. Get silly with it.
10. Talk to your friends. Invite them over, call somebody up, text that person back you didn't have time to. I like to spend a good day off by myself then have a great time talking to people after I've recharged.
11. Have so much fun getting to do whatever you want you fall asleep at whatever time. Monday - Friday is about appeasing your body clock, Saturdays are for filthy pleasures like falling asleep at 3am because you were too busy flirting or reading or watching videos.
Apr 16, 2024
Re: my last rec I'm kinda realizing reading this might have changed my life actually
Apr 16, 2024