Basically...

I might have written something similar to this in the past but a quick perusal didn't find it so...

I'm basic. I like things that a lot of other people like. I'm not fancy or esoteric. I am the way I am, and now I'm mostly okay with it, though I used to fight against parts of it constantly.

I had The Rachel hair cut, though (sounding very Portland here) I got it before it was The Rachel. I found it in a magazine ad and took the photo in to my stylist. My guess is that whoever did Jennifer Aniston's hair for Friends is the same person who did that model's hair for the shoot. But as soon as it took off and EVERYONE had the haircut I changed.

Those of you who have known me for awhile might remember the same thing happening with my swoosh when I wore my hair short. When I first got the cut it was fairly original. After about a year or so it was everywhere. It became the "woman of a certain age who wants you to know they're still cool" haircut.

So off came the swoosh.

Once it died back out and people moved on I grew my swoosh back out and wore it for a few more years.

I'm basic, but I hate looking that way.

I also want to call attention to language here. He is a man of the people. She is a basic bitch. That's a whole other blog, but always good to point these things out.

But I'm okay being basic.

I'm also bougie according to my daughter and her friends. Which, yeah...

I mean, I still think fancy people eat Grey Poupon mustard and Viennetta ice cream and Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies. But I also would rather fly first class than not. And I don't go to shows if I can't get a reserved seat. AND that seat needs to be a good one. And I stay on park when we go to Disney and say things like "stay on park."

But we go to Disney for vacations. And to Hawaii for fancy vacations. And I listen to mostly popular music and sometimes some obscure band that came across my radar somehow but cannot name three songs from their first album so fuck off...

I was thinking about my basicness this morning. The things I've done, worn, listened to, that ended up being the things that everyone does, wears, listens to. Brent has told me in the past that I could be an influencer. Hell we joke at times that I am an influencer, I just don't get paid for it. I'm fairly good at identifying the things that are going to appeal to the masses. But not on purpose. Just "I like this" becomes "Most people will like this" because, I'm basic.

And I think there is some comfort there. The parts of me that are odd to people get balanced out by the things they can identify with. I get to be uniquely the same as everyone else. Or something like that. And I know that most of my favorite things will be around. Even though I could do with a little less pumpkin spice in the fall. I mean, I like it, but there is a line and pumpkin spice orange juice is way past it.

But that is the challenge with being basic. Sometimes the things you love end up played out. Over exposed. Too much of a good thing. Walton Goggins, I'm worried about you right now. Make that bank, but maybe take a break for a little bit? Say no to a few more ads. Who knew? I knew.

ANYWAY...

Just felt like touching base with a totally random post today. Basic and okay.

And not named in the Epstein files.