There’s nothing quite like the feeling you have when you realize that you’ve finally won the love and affection of your cat.

Happy New Year! I started 2025 eating hazelnut cookies + strawberries with a glass of milk while watching Bollywood music videos. Felt really alone all day, but feeling hopeful about this year. May it bring lots of blessings, love, prosperity and freedom.

Thankful I had this little guy with me!

And the way this isn’t even a vacation because I’ve got two weddings over two cities in two entirely different time zones to cover within 48 hours of each other hehehehehehehehe

Starting a vacation/trip off sick is a -100/100 experience. I hate everything LOL

Maybe 2025 is the year I finally learn how to play the piano like I’ve been telling myself I will for years

How did Houston's Spotify Wrapped compare to the rest of the country? Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny dominated Houston's Spotify Wrapped in 2024, showcasing the city's diverse music tastes.

Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny dominated Houston's Spotify Wrapped in 2024, showcasing the city's diverse music tastes.
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A faulty furnace. A blast of fire. And a man’s life, shattered An explosive fire at a San Francisco Bay Area refinery burned most of the skin off Jerome Serrano. Here is how he and his family are surviving.

An explosive fire at a San Francisco Bay Area refinery burned most of the skin off Jerome Serrano. Here is how he and his family are surviving.
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I’ve been using the Odele one and I really like it!

Freeze watch to be issued for suburban counties north of Houston tonight The freeze watch is for Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and Washington counties.

The freeze watch is for Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and Washington counties.
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What to know about Luigi Mangione, suspect in United Healthcare CEO shooting Less than a week after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, authorities arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.

Less than a week after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, authorities arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.
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switching from a spray dry shampoo to a powder one was one of those little actions that has made my life just a little better

One year I just need Taehyung to release a full Christmas/winter album because this is truly his season and his voice is perfection for it

I loved it!!

Why Texas homeowners are paying a lot more for home insurance Home insurance has increased everywhere in Texas and rates are now among the most expensive in the country.

The Houston Chronicle has spent months looking into the rising cost of home insurance and potential solutions that state lawmakers can deploy when they reconvene in January. Here are the key findings:
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And of course my mom’s goat biryani among her many other amazing dishes that I always miss <33

Kabob platter from Al Bawadi

Fried chicken, biscuits, wedges, mash from Holy Buckets

Smash burgers from Small Cheval

Chicken caesar, turkey, crispy potato from Tilly Bagel

Thai chicken bun, egg custard + Thai tea egg custard from Sweet Bean

Various fun drinks from Matari

Some food I enjoyed from my last trip to Chicago:

Argentinian meat platter + ceviche tasting from Carnivale

Beef laghman noodles + blinchiki and syrnicki from Karavan

Went to the Nederlander theater in Chicago a few days ago for the first time and tell me why it’s so stunning…. I really should’ve been going to more shows when I lived there. This is your sign to go see more shows at your local theater.

My #1 song of 2024 - Listen now 2024 Wrapped

I absolutely refuse to share my Spotify wrapped but just know this was my top song of 2024 and for that specifically I have no regrets or shame
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There’s so much healing power in a particularly productive rotting day

It’s been like 10 days of having a cold and I’m finally done with the stuffy nose but I fear the cough will never leave me lmao I’m so tired

I was joking but now I’m thinking this might be true

Dr. Peter Hotez: Five looming disease threats that Trump's team must face Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez describes the big-ticket infectious diseases and pandemic threats that the new administration must be ready for on Day 1.

#Peter Hotez : Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez describes the big-ticket infectious diseases and pandemic threats that the new administration must be ready for on Day 1.
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I have a stuffy nose and I’ll have a stuffy nose forever. This is my life now. I miss when my nose wasn’t stuffy. I took that for granted.

My immune system not being able to handle the temp drop in Chicago and just crashing out entirely bc of how cold it is makes me feel like such an outsider here </3

Alison Cook's last review: Big ups, mystifying downs at Bar Bludorn Our restaurant critic Alison Cook had one last review in her — in which she finds Bar Bludorn, the upscale Memorial tavern, a likable mix of highs and lows.

Our restaurant critic Alison Cook had one last review in her — in which she finds Bar Bludorn, the upscale Memorial tavern, a likable mix of highs and lows.
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In my ideal world I truly would spend winters in Houston and summers in Chicago because the weather is immaculate on either end. But I’ll die on the hill that Chicago winters are still more bearable than Houston summers

I keep posting negative things so here are some photos from my fave place