mini bulletpoints// 04
November is for red nails, pop music and great chemistry: a weekly, bite-sized version of bulletpoints
The vibe: an autumnal pop of red
Happy November— it’s not winter yet! Red nails, red lipstick, red hot. Be a moody bitch, but make it fashion. Pout a lot, put on a mini skirt and flirt with yourself in the mirror, opt for ambient lighting, pair a baseball hat with your Elizabethan fashion (why not? Who tf is gonna stop you?). Hibernation is imminent1 and you need to get your kicks while you can.
The evergreen recommendation2:
music to dance around the kitchen to. There’s nothing I love more than making dinner in my tiny, cluttered kitchen with pop music pouring from my phone. Dance around, pour a drink if that’s your vibe3, light some candles and experiment with your recipes. Kitchens are for warmth and joy and nourishing your soul, not just your body.
Recommending: the Andrew Garfield Chicken Shop Date episode
Ever heard of it? No one is talking about this4! This little known episode of a little known program, featuring a little known actor, had me kicking my feet and giggling alone on my couch.
As a romance writer, it’s a bite sized masterclass in banter. “This is called flirting, Amelia.” The way he looks her up and down at times. The lean in and smirk when he says, “Does it frustrate you?” The way Andrew does that drawn out “fuuuckkkkk” when Amelia says he’d be hotter if he had an Oscar. There’s teasing, there’s banter, there’s chemistry so thick you could take a bite out of it.
This reaction was the one that really convinced me: Amelia says, “I think that we…there’s something going on.” And Andrew goes, “Do you actually think that, or is this for the…? […] Do you think this has fucked up the fact that we could have actually gone on a date at some point? Maybe. […] I actually believe, maybe, we could have. Without all of this.” Like!!! Red alert!! I don’t care if he’s an actor. It’s real to me!
In my mind, Andrew and Amelia are in love. I don’t know what to tell you. This is my truth and I’m sticking to it. This is the Chris-Evans-Vanity-Fair-article-turned-Funny-You-Should-Ask-by-Elissa-Sussman for a new generation. This single eleven-minute video will launch a thousand romance novels in the next two to three years5.
A disclaimer: I’m not in the habit of pitting two bad bitches against each other, but this eleven minute long video definitely did more for me than Nobody Wants This did. I’m sorry. I respect the fanfare. I am seeing Adam Brody, but the dynamic of very flawed woman and kind of perfect man doesn’t do it for me. I don’t recall a single flaw from the hot rabbi except that he kind of gave Kristen Bell the ick.
Okay, actually, while I have you here. If you did enjoy Nobody Wants This6, may I interest you in a book rec? The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan has a hot rabbi with his own flaws, hot sex scenes and it will also make you soooo emotional.
This is your reminder to take your vitamin d supplements, btw.
AKA things that I am so invested in that I’ll be recommending them for the rest of my fucking life.
My vibe is usually a cold Spindrift. Spindrift, I love you! I’m your biggest fan! Let’s do a collab!
Reader, everyone is talking about this.
And I will be the author of approximately 300 of them.
Or even if you didn’t.