Things I Love Right Now
Dec. 6th, 2025 01:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ryanreacts1. Collecting Barbies: vintage and Dream Besties
The thrill of collecting vintage Barbies is so fucking obvious that talking about it is kind of like explaining the difference between water and fire. I suppose if I absolutely had to try to explain it, I would say something about how, because being an adult in 2025 is so fucking awful, the ritual of finding and purchasing a toy that I remember from childhood is seriously soothing.
As for Dream Besties, clearly they are not The Best Barbies Ever or anything, but Child Me would have been obsessed with them and that is enough for Current Me to be obsessed with them, but if I do "need" to find any more of a reason to love these dolls so much, as a casual collector who is vaguely aware of the web series but has only ever paid attention to the dolls, I guess I could say that
* while it is wonderful that Barbie can be anything from a baker to an astronaut, it's also really nice when Mattel lets her just be a teenager having a sleepover with her best friends
* it's very fun how they found a way to shake up the usual formula of "Barbie the blonde white girl and her three ethnic friends." Like, for real, this is so simple but so brilliant. I love that the line is centered around two best friends named Barbie, neither of whom are actually called Barbie.
* this is specific to me, but every Dream Besties doll that I add to my collection will be a witch
So yeah, I love these dolls so much that I am already imagining future photo shoots and thinking about buying one or more playset that can easily be folded up for storage. I also really want to get them a bunch of the Make It Mini Hello Kitty foods.
2. Sanrio Advent Calendar
This thing is more fun than words can say. I'm very into Sanrio characters in general right now, so opening a new one every day makes it much easier to avoid buying way too many of them. Badtz-Maru has been my favorite since the late nineties, and of course I vibe with Kuromi, but right now I am "most" into My Melody and Cinnamoroll --- who, by the way, was today's surprise! When this particular Advent Calendar is done I will definitely be ordering another set of figures
3. Native Skincare
I don't really remember how this brand's face wash first got on my radar, but I tried it a few months ago and loved it so much that I now use their shampoo and hand soap every day.
4. Spicy Ranch
Whenever I get a free meal at work, I make myself a side cup of ranch and pour several shakes of Tapatio on top. It's SO GOOD.
5. Gilmore Girls
There's nothing new to say about how much I love a show that is literally one of my top three all-time favorites, but I've been watching it a lot lately, and it still blows my mind.
The thrill of collecting vintage Barbies is so fucking obvious that talking about it is kind of like explaining the difference between water and fire. I suppose if I absolutely had to try to explain it, I would say something about how, because being an adult in 2025 is so fucking awful, the ritual of finding and purchasing a toy that I remember from childhood is seriously soothing.
As for Dream Besties, clearly they are not The Best Barbies Ever or anything, but Child Me would have been obsessed with them and that is enough for Current Me to be obsessed with them, but if I do "need" to find any more of a reason to love these dolls so much, as a casual collector who is vaguely aware of the web series but has only ever paid attention to the dolls, I guess I could say that
* while it is wonderful that Barbie can be anything from a baker to an astronaut, it's also really nice when Mattel lets her just be a teenager having a sleepover with her best friends
* it's very fun how they found a way to shake up the usual formula of "Barbie the blonde white girl and her three ethnic friends." Like, for real, this is so simple but so brilliant. I love that the line is centered around two best friends named Barbie, neither of whom are actually called Barbie.
* this is specific to me, but every Dream Besties doll that I add to my collection will be a witch
So yeah, I love these dolls so much that I am already imagining future photo shoots and thinking about buying one or more playset that can easily be folded up for storage. I also really want to get them a bunch of the Make It Mini Hello Kitty foods.
2. Sanrio Advent Calendar
This thing is more fun than words can say. I'm very into Sanrio characters in general right now, so opening a new one every day makes it much easier to avoid buying way too many of them. Badtz-Maru has been my favorite since the late nineties, and of course I vibe with Kuromi, but right now I am "most" into My Melody and Cinnamoroll --- who, by the way, was today's surprise! When this particular Advent Calendar is done I will definitely be ordering another set of figures
3. Native Skincare
I don't really remember how this brand's face wash first got on my radar, but I tried it a few months ago and loved it so much that I now use their shampoo and hand soap every day.
4. Spicy Ranch
Whenever I get a free meal at work, I make myself a side cup of ranch and pour several shakes of Tapatio on top. It's SO GOOD.
5. Gilmore Girls
There's nothing new to say about how much I love a show that is literally one of my top three all-time favorites, but I've been watching it a lot lately, and it still blows my mind.
