Welcome back, y’all!
Yesterday, I spent five hours getting my tattoo colored and shaded. My skin feels so raw but I think it was definitely worth it. I can’t say enough good things about my artist and how relaxing the session was, all things considered. I also ordered a pizza on the way home because I was very hungry (I did snack a little during the session) and didn’t want to bother with cooking.
Valentine’s Day is coming up and I treated myself to some yummy Compartes Chocolates. Are you treating yourself to anything special? I hope you are!
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Thanks to Gloriamarie for sending this one our way! Jezebel is taking a look at the influx of penis content in current media. I did not realize there was so much so recently!
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TikTok brings me so much joy. I loved this author trying to get their husband to act more like a “book boyfriend.”
@stacebookspace Another attempt failed ❌ #booktok #marriedlife #fictionalmen #bookboyfriend #morallygrey #fyp ♬ original sound – Stacey ❤️
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Sarah’s new podcast, Lovestruck Daily, with Alisha Rai launched this week! Each episode is around 20 minutes long and a few are out now. Have you been listening?
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I may have posted this before, but oh well. It’s Old Town Road meets Pony.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Gorgeous tattoo! Aaargh my favorite tattoo artist’s shop closed last month and she moved to a different state. I’m so sad…
That song mashup is glorious, and the musicians look like they are having so much fun with it!
I’ve kind of been out of it the loop (and links) for last few weeks, but I saw an absolutely wonderful article (NYT) “Coping with anxiety from a 5 year old.” The kid’s advice includes such gems as: “You gotta walk big. You gotta mean it. Like Dolly on a dinosaur. Because you got it.” and “Even if you cry a little, you can think about potato chips!” The advice is priceless and dead on point, even “Never put a skunk on a bus.” This kid has an emotional IQ of at least 2000.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/well/mind/life-coach-5-year-old.html
Was this link already posted? If so and you didn’t read it, go for it now. Just like Dolly on a dinosaur.
I see someone beat me to Jezebel’s “Dicksplosion” story. As soon as I saw it, I was like, that’s one to share with the Bitchery!
OMG Pomplemoose. Their videos are often hilarious (check out “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”) and there’s not a thing not to love about their music. (Well, except that Nataly can’t belt enough when she tries soul covers, but those songs are still great because of the creativity of the band. She’s no Whitney but “I Wanna Dance with Somebody+Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” is delirium.)
Qualisign- I also read that story this week and it is my favorite story of the year so far!
You can also buy Dolly on a Dinosaur T-shirts and mugs, and the proceeds go to her Imagination Library.
Italy’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest is a duet worthy of a scorching hot M/M romance.
https://youtu.be/4MgMhzfUmiA
Mahmood is so talented and gorgeous, his music videos are a feast for the senses.
So what makes good romantic chemistry? Three romance writers weigh in over at Vox.com:
https://www.vox.com/22911029/romance-books-chemistry-emily-henry-talia-hibbert
Romancing the Vote is doing another auction to support Fair Fight and voting rights. It launches on Valentine’s Day! https://www.32auctions.com/romancingthevote2022