HI,
Just running to the store, let me know if I can get you anything. In the meantime, can you pls keep an eye on the SWEETIE Weekly while Iโm gone?
๐ SWEETIE RATES ๐
What a Way to Go!
Now mostly regarded for its costume design by Edith Head, 1964โs What a Way to Go! is so much more than a collection of outfits one would sell a kidney for โ itโs a film that falls within what I like to call the โSilly Gooseโ canon.ย
What a Way to Go! is like a slumber party movie for adults. Itโs fun, itโs funny, itโs goofy, it could only realistically be described as a โromp.โ It invented camp. Shirley McLain, Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Mitchum and Gene Kelly get tens across the board for their commitment to this frothy and meandering wonder. Itโs one of the best things Iโve watched recently.ย
Plus, itโs a movie of strange realisations. I never realised Shirley McClain was such an amazing dancer, I did not realise Dean Martin was so comedically gifted. We already know Paul Newman is steam-coming-out-of-your-ears level sexy, but I now know for certain that if I met 1960โs Dick Van Dyke at a party I would absolutely give him my number.
And what do you know, itโs available to watch for free right now on YouTube. So. There you go. Off you pop.
Oh, and hereโs notable gate-crasher/newfound sex symbol Dick Van Dykeโs Masked Singer reveal. You know, for consistency.
โLovely jubblyโ
British people absolutely popped off with this one. 99% sure Iโve never quite used it correctly, but itโs so fun to say and even more fun to hear.ย
The Uber is here? Lovely jubbly. Your Ganni slingbacks are lovely jubbly vibes. This pint and crisps combo is lovely jubbly. Babe youโre sooo lovely jubbly! Things of that nature. Iโm into it.ย
Wild Cherry Lucozade
Drinking an ice cold Wild Cherry Lucozade near a body of water is a religious experience. Me and the other eight people that drink it know that this is where itโs at, beverage-wise. If only we could find a store that stocks it regularly. One of lifeโs little irregular pleasures.ย
๐ง๏ธ SWEETIE HATES ๐ง๏ธ
Robbie Williamsโ cat food jingle
Cat food company Felix had two jokes and a dream when they made this jingle-led campaign with a crooning Robbie Williams come to life. Itโs a curious one, crushingly elder millennial in every way. After watching this spot multiple times, I truly canโt tell if they had too much budget, or too little.ย
Itโs been fed to me time and time again as an ad on TikTok, which leads me to believe that its creators were angling for a trending sound. I think I speak for everyone who has even remotely touched an ad campaign in the last three years when I say โ weโve all been there. I cannot think of a more tenuous metric to try and achieve, nor a a greater waste of creative resources, than an attempt at curating a trending sound.
Robbie Williams, looking more and more like Morrissey with each passing day, is really, really doing his best here. Though I canโt help but hoard a slight suspicion that the original concept deck had Michael Bublรฉ in his place, Robbieโs game performance and fauxhawk are the only glue holding this thing together. Not since Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat came together in 1989 have we seen such dazzling chemistry between a celebrity singer and a cartoon cat.ย ย
But, hey, I could be always wrong โ the reviews are in!ย
Godspeed, Felix.ย
Endless tech updates
Not to sound like some kind of concussed Jerry Seinfeld, but I simply canโt do this anymore. Whatโs the DEAL with everything needed to be updated all the time?ย
Every time I think Iโm safe and free to browse the internet with ease there has to be some kind of new update made to my Google Chrome. Itโs maddening. If itโs not my browser, itโs my MacBook. If itโs not the MacBook, itโs my phone. If itโs not an iOS update then my iCloud storage is full, or my phone hasnโt been backed up in 13 weeks, or my apps like Gmail or WhatsApp or TikTok need to be redownloaded or itโs my work computer or my passwords have leaked in a data hack and I have to pretend to care. I donโt!ย
I just want to go back to 1999 and play Age of Empires and then go jump on the trampoline for two hours. But I canโt. macOS Monterey 12.6.6 is calling. And trampolines have nets now. DONโT get me started on THAT.
The housing market
I donโt understand whatโs happening, pretty much ever, except that I want a house but I canโt have one. Can someone explain it to me in pop terms?ย
Kind regards xx