Let’s Catch Up: Younger Daze

 

Fuck. Fuck me sideways. I forgot Hermes wields the caduceus. Ergo, he rules The Year of the Snake. Fuck. I gotta be nice to  Hermes. Me talking smack in my mythic triad pantheon posts (Hello There, Saturn | Hello There, Jupiter | Hello There, Ouranos)? Never happened. In fact, he’s my favorite sky courier! Those winged sandals are divine. I don’t like kneeling for anybody, but for R, I’ll do it. 

And Zeus would rule The Year of the Dragon. Regal, powerful, and holds destiny. It breathes fire, so only what’s true can endure. What isn’t real, fades. I felt that during New Year’s Eve. 

I keep missing deadlines. I should’ve been on top of my shit. Not just being in survival mode. The only thing cheering me up is my blog. I’m so bummed out. And that tower moment out of nowhere once I finally got things under control was fucking awful. 

I’m working on two beauty posts for next weekend.  But I don’t know if it will get published just because I hibernate like a tiny dragon during the weekend after collecting tiny cute trinkets from errand days. 

Have a photo of me from two years ago. Back in those daze. My younger daze. I didn’t have arthritis and my bones didn’t hurt when I snap my fingers. Now I just sneeze and suddenly my rib cage hurts. It sucks being in your thirties. 

SATURNIAN THINGS TO DO: ⟡ ⟡ ⟡ 

• Hang out with Haze in Austin and Dallas - I’ll make a post called « Haze and Daze » and I can meet her daughters too hopefully
• Or she can come visit me 
• Yank R’s hair | He wasn’t supposed to do any of that while I was shitting my diaper and struggling to hold a crayon 
• Accept this newer promotion on top of the promotion I just had? Technically it’s an exit lol. I will miss my new boss though. She’s the best.
• Take things down (like my travel posts in California and France) (« Chop, chop, chop » said Barry the Butcher) (No, but really I think I need to increase the bandwidth for my site or finally get a host)
• Wait for fall weather to start | Maybe go shopping with Haze for Darth Vader merch and other nerdy and cute stuff we like. I’m already making lots of travel plans with her lol 
• Find a clown shirt. Or maybe it will just fall into my lap one day. I’ll find a clown slipper to go with it. But only if I find the clown shirt. 
• Not rush Hermes because like I said, I promise to play nice with other gods. And he’s holding my husband hostage. So you know. I have no choice. 
• Try not to have a sassy showdown with my uncle Guillaume during FaceTime. He wears MacGyver’s face but he’s actually Palpatine! With all that scheming and plotting. We should have our own Korean drama show. I scoff better than he does. I should’ve kicked him under the table during the French rehearsal dinner. I love him, but no French invasion. I’ll get angry. And he’ll find out what it really means when we say « Don’t Mess with Texas » 

SATURNIAN FILM RECOMMENDATIONS: ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• Kingsman: Secret Service (I think this might be Hermès’ favorite since he is the god of thief and deceit). This film absolutely stole my heart ten years ago.
• Skyfall (My husband is a Bond-adjacent) so I always liked the grit and fortitude that Craig delivered in this film. The hint of Ouranos losing his domain is chef’s kiss 
• Priscilla. I haven’t seen it yet, but I have a feeling Hermes was already bawling over, pounding his fist to the ground, because I always joked that I’m glad my blog has stayed small and it never reached fame after all these years, even though that maybe what all influencers want to achieve in this life time. I think this also fits the Saturnian structure. Love that endures despite external noise. I think this is the film Hermes wants me to see the most. But I’m watching Marie Antoinette first by Copolla because I’m feeling nostalgic of that Versailles moment that one October night. 
• Hercules (Disney’s version) (1997). I love Hades. I would do impressions of him to make my siblings laugh when we were kids. I need to rewatch this SOON. So many sacrificial lambs references. I loved it. 

SATURNIAN TV SHOW RECOMMENDATION(S): ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• MacGyver (1985). I didn’t like the modern remake as much. But it’s a good introduction to the original. Dana (Pete Thornton) is my favorite from the show! He’s me! Especially in that episode where he was recovering from the hospital and he had to stay at MacGyver’s place and all MacGyver had was healthy food and Dana’s like « What kind of Whole Foods/Erewhon bullshit is this? » And then he sent him to go get junk food lol. Saving the world with just a paper clip feels Saturnian to me. I haven’t seen the whole series because it hurts to see Richard with other girls. Which is so weird. I don’t own this man. This man doesn’t even know my name 🧐 

SATURNIAN BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• Darth Vader (Red, Black, and White) (Marvel Edition). I think my favorite was the part where Palpatine took away Vader’s armor, abandoned him in the desert, and didn’t allow him to use the Force while he rebuilds himself. If that’s not Saturnian, I don’t know what is. 
• Dracula. Courtship at it’s finest. Across Oceans of Time? That’s definitely Saturn. I’m still at the part about Mina’s letters. 
• Full Metal Alchemist. My favorite homonculi is Lust. And the younger Elric brother is my fave of the two.  Humour being intact despite the Struggle Saturn Bus? Oh, that has Saturn’s fingerprints all over it. 
• A Series of Unfortunate Events. Violet Baudelaire is my favorite. She’s enduring and resourceful. She’s my first taste of MacGyver. I absolutely adored her. If the title doesn’t scream Saturn, I don’t know what does. 

SATURNIAN SONG RECOMMENDATION(S): ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• Forget About Love (Aladdin and the King of Thieves, 1996). Iago is my favorite anti-Valentine icon. Haha. He’s iconic. In the scheme of things, it doesn’t matter much. It matters so much. So Saturn to test love’s weak points. 
• Écoute chérie. (Listen, Darling). The lyrics near the end IS so cute. Suddenly having the time pulled out of nowhere as an act of service. That’s Saturnine. 
• Maddie by Nafeesisboujee. I love this song so much because I like imagining I have fuck boy problems lol. And Vivienne Westwood (Saturn as her logo) is referenced twice. I loved it. My favorite line is "I think you're navy blue." His anchor and constant among the sea of girls. If I met R earlier, there might have been better distractions. This is Saturn's shadow. 

SATURNIAN PODCAST RECOMMENDATION(S): ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• Dangerously Yours (1944) ft. Victor Jory. Dedicated to Old Time Radio. I think there's secretly an Act II. It just felt like the end. But they'll probably laugh about it back in Headquarters. 

SATURNIAN WISH LIST: ⟡ ⟡ ⟡ 

•  R 
• MAC in Film Noir

SATURNIAN DESSERT RECOMMENDATION(S): ⟡ ⟡ ⟡

• Black Sesame Panna Cotta (If Saturn was a dessert, he’d be this. Saturn would laugh. Because this time, I devour. )

Get your slimy souls off of me. I never understood this line at the end of the movie until I’ve done another deep dive of mythology this summer. You’re not allowed to cross boundaries when it comes to divinity or the  semi-divine.Well it’s a good thing, I’m not a fan. 

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