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My two obsessions: trying new vegan products and wrestling together at last
Huel recently launched a line of instant meals that are pre-portioned like instant noodle cups. Are they worth the price? Let’s explore! We’ll also talk about their complete nutrition bars and spoiler alert: those are delicious.
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A reflection on loss and the power of self-curation.
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It’s weird to hold something you’ve worked on, no matter how familiar the process is in theory.
The Neo-Decadent rails against this tired, monotonous existence not through concerning themself with direct rebellion but through the audacity to live in uninhibited kaleidoscopic joy. There's little reason to operate within a system that is fundamentally antagonistic to work that isn't designed for it, and the Neo-Decadent should take, repurpose, destroy, and reanimate with reckless abandon.
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Add this light and easy to transport pile to your wishlists today! (this is seriously at least 15 pounds)
It’s something of a running joke that I can’t leave a Zoom without recommending at least 2 books now. I used literature to fight my desire to venture out into the world, to haunt cafes or desolate curry houses. I’ve collected 12 of the best books I read in 2020, with little focus on ranking them or divulging which I think is “the book of the year.”
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Respectability Theater is the illusory practice that those in power should be wished well and mourned lest something equally terrible befall you. But if we reject the perpetual double standard of respectability found in religious practice, are we so wrong in not wishing Prince Prospero well?
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The thin veils covering how wretched reality is are tattered and bare as 2020 trudges on. Learning to mitigate and use the eternal dissatisfaction we face is the only way forward.
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This story in 100 words explores the idea of what might happen if you covered your girlfriend’s corpse with jewels. Normal, everyday fiction here.
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Unless that rainbow capitalism directly benefits me, of course.
Rainbow Capitalism pops up every Pride to remind us that corporations care about queer people. If you want to be known as the sort of person who supports LGBTQIA people but have no idea where to start, might I suggest paying me to alleviate any guilt you’re feeling about allyship? My rates are reasonable, and competitive.
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Generating playlists is a perpetually shifting and undefinable art that no algorithm seems to get quite right. Or it’s just the music that most appeals to Hadrian is connected broader theme than one AI can handle.
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CW: transgender issues
An unexpected trip to the tire shop turns into a reflection on a divide in the concept of masculinity and the importance of properly changing your name on every account you use.
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My beautiful living room
Not every hot sauce is good for drowning your tacos in, something Hadrian learns in this fiery December Fuego Box review. Yes, it’s January but the box was a tad late. But not lacking in pain.
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Resolutions are passé in 2019 but I argue we could stand to reconsider how we engage with self-reflection and not reward opportunistic corporations in the process. Let’s embrace a new concept of selfishness.
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It’s a snake…..
This month’s Fuego Box is fueled by indulgence and passion. Come, taste the fiery dedication Primo’s Peppers puts into every batch of Swampadelic Sauce and reflect upon your perhaps complicated relationship with Taco Bell fire sauce with Jersey Barnfire’s Smoked Ghost Taco.
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In a desperate attempt to not allow current political decrees to paralyze him into inaction, Hadrian takes a moment to talk about things he enjoys that help ease the pain in this tumultuous times. He’s still a neurotic dandy, however.
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On National Coming Out day, Hadrian takes a look back at the dull ache of gender identity and realizes he’s been tremendously queered up the entire time thanks to Virginia Woolf and time lords.
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My apologies for the cropping in these images. I’m screen capping them as I write. Also that bandana is a real 1971 affair.
Way back in 1971 Columbo taught us to resist gaslighting and not be completely trustful of war heroes just because they’re war heroes. Here’s how the episode Dead Weight can help us in these trying times.
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Pain is the Point
In which I make poor decisions about eating extra hot hot sauces on crackers.
I review the September extra hot Fuego Box with my usual restraint. Don’t put strawberries in hot sauce.
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Kiryu demonstrates the opposite of bristling masculinity.
In Yakuza Kiwami 2, when the fate of the Tojo Clan is more than one man can bear, that man gets extremely ridiculous.
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I'm surprised they look good
Every now and then I wake up with a recipe in my head. Today I played around with a quick (moderately lazy) version of savory mushroom hand pies. They're so great.
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If you don't like punching baddies in the face just stop now.
Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of the first PS2 Yakuza game and boy is it better. Even if Majima is determined to fight you anywhere, anytime, no matter how prepared you are.
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