Happy Pride To...
Every year during the month of June, I send my best friend various texts that start with “Happy Pride To” honoring the queerness in words, concepts, objects, and everything else in between.
So with that. I’d like to say a big Happy Pride to
The word “salacious”
A big comfy, cozy sweater that you can do Ariana Grande with
Josh O’Connor’s filmography
Corduroy (the fabric)
Corduroy (the bear)
The little girl who has a talking role in the song “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore
Macklemore’s uncle
The word vivacious
Vim and vigor
The word “va-va-voom”
My barber (love you, Matthew)
Iced Americanos
Tea towel owners (outside of the U.K. and mainland Europe)
Whoever invented the name “Pink Drink”
Silk aerialists
Most male cheerleaders
The movie “Bring It On”
The word “metropolitan” as used by my boss to describe my “lifestyle”
My white Stan Rays
The word “lugubrious”
Marcel the Shell
The word “vivacious”
The pimple that has taken up residency below the corner of my mouth right before a big gig
This heat
The concept of calling the jacuzzi jets “the bubbles”
The game Paralives
Kids who tea-stained their history assignments to ensure they got top marks in the creativity/presentation category
The concept of a high verbal, mid to low math split
Edutainment (when done right)
Owala
The word “enchanted” but not when used as a Taylor Swift lyric
Half of the stock from MeUndies, but not the name itself
“Being bi-coastal”
The feeling of satin
Crushed velvet
A post-meal espresso
Being the hottest person at the game shop
Sea glass
Secretly trying on your mom’s perfume
The concept of being “peckish”
The word “scintillating”
The concept of showing off a little ankle
The Sims community
You (probably)