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Watch / Read / Listen (No. 2)

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Watch:

  1. Catastrophe. No need to wait nine years to find out who The Mother is. (Still pissed about the HIMYM ending). This show is 10x better with its straightforward humor and realistic approach on relationships.
  2. Aja Dang’s Korean Skincare Routine. The aging process has increased my pores and my intrigue in this million-step method. Aja breaks down each step and explains its role.

Read:

  1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Fun and imaginative storyline with a big nod to the 80s. High hopes for the upcoming 2018 movie.
  2. Happyolks blog by Kelsey Boyte. Beautiful, not-too-staged pictures with well-written content. Her take on family dinners is elegantly captured in a few short paragraphs.

Listen:

  1. Amber Arcades. She’s got a Cults vibe going on. A nice break from all the untz, untz, untz music out there.

House Party at Khaleesi’s

A bi-weekly series of libations with Becca-approved design or flavor. Perhaps both.

Name: Girl & Dragon
From: Vintage Wine Estates of Santa Rosa, CA
Type: 2014 malbec
Pair it with: a Game of Thrones party
Emphasis on: both!

So much more than just a breakfast drink

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John Besh restaurants are known for their really great happy hours. One of my favorites is Pizza Domenica in Uptown, where pizzas are half-off (go cheap or go broke) and you can watch the pizza dough being thrown in the ayer, ayer, ayer. We usually go on Mondays to partake in the half off pitchers deal.

Vibe: warm, chic, homey
Happy Hour: Monday-Friday, 3-5 p.m., half-off pizza, draft beer, and wine by the glass
Food Favorites: wild mushroom pizza, prosciutto pizza, garlic knots
Address: 4933 Magazine Street

Title of post credited to Homer Simpson’s describing beer.

Monday Meetings with Joanna Gaines

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Gina Rodriguez from Jane the Virgin started Movement Mondays on her Instagram to garner support for working Latino actors. She points out that the studios feel more confident in hiring Latino actors for high-profile roles if the numbers back it up. The TV shows and movies with Latino actors need to pull in higher ratings and more revenue. This approach is the same for all minorities.

Her observation extends beyond the acting community and into all aspects of creative professions. Inspired by Gina, I am starting the series Monday Meetings to highlight Asian movers, shakers, and makers. We should be seeing them and hearing from them more often—not just sporadically.

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Meet Joanna Gaines, the real housewife of Waco, TX, and by housewife, I mean she is a married woman who tackles major house improvements on the HGTV show “Fixer Upper.” With her (adorable and funny) husband Chip leading the construction team, she flips outdated homes and transforms them into neighborhood gems. Every episode is a You made that out of that? moment.

Joanna has a way of implementing her clients’ personalities while keeping the house refined. She’ll add a funky touch like ornate chairs and bold tiles but keep it classic with French doors and shiplap. Chip and Jo love shiplap like I love bacon. They put it on everything.

The crown moulding moment though is her background in…you did not guess it…communications. No interior design schooling, just talent. Further proof that there is hope for mass comm majors (like me) to make something out of this decorative degree. Don’t let your school loans debt define you, just your paycheck.

I’m always more intrigued about the development stages—how did the new Bey and Jay build this empire? So, I’m stoked that the Gaines’ book The Magnolia Story, comes out in October. Chip + Jo 4evs.

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