Have a Relaxing Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? I’ve been watching Rooster — have you seen it? My heart swells at how Steve Carell’s character adores and always wants to hang out with his adult daughter, who, btw, is played by the incredible Charly Clive, who I feel like we’d be friends with IRL. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web…

Banana Republic is 30% off through April 27th (exclusions apply). How timeless is this square linen tank? I also want to wear these painter pants on every future trip.

Every guy, every airport!

A peek inside two of the oldest homes in Brooklyn. “‘I know that the walls are cracking. I know there are nails popping up in the floorboards, but I find it absolutely glorious,’ said the 70-year-old Ms. Cunnick.” (NYT gift link)

Katie Holmes’s haircut before-and-after…should we all get spring chops?

In appreciation of frown lines. “When I am angry or critical (or joyful, surprised, confused) I want to be read that way… I’m seeing my ‘elevens’ with more affection now. When I knit my brows together, I see a caterpillar scrunching his way down a twig, a shar-pei puppy, an image of a tesseract from a childhood favorite, A Wrinkle in Time. I see my dad and his whip-smart mind, his many years of concentration and analysis. I see the power of these small muscles.” (Via Gloria)

How gorgeous is this public pool in Copenhagen?

Oooh, a pretty shirt and sandals for date nights.

Some things I said while drafting my will. “Keanu Reeves gets the kids. I feel like he’d be psyched and handle it.” (Substack gift link)

The podcast Diabolical Lies has a pitch-perfect graphic, haha.

People are raving about this new Broadway play. “Such quintessentially British horniness is activated in the most stereotypical way possible…Their sly insults (‘I should be following her around and picking up all the names she dropped’) come at you quickly, spoken with a rat-a-tat pace.” (NYTimes gift link)

Why weekends are so great.

My friend was wearing the coolest necklace the other day.

Fine. This is what I was really like in the ’90s. “We were built differently back then. I once had a three-hour argument in a mall food court about which actor was in that one movie with the bus, with absolutely no way to resolve it other than unearned confidence.”

Plus, four reader comments:

Says Sarah on tell me something lovely: “This morning, in the hustle and bustle of trying to get my three-year-old and myself out the door, she said, ‘I just need to finish my list.’ I asked, ‘What’s on your list?’ and she replied, ‘TWIRL.’ Three-year-olds are the most incredible people. Here’s your reminder to stop and twirl.”

Says Molly on what jollifiers do you have in your home: “When we were engaged 15 years ago, my husband opened a fortune cookie that read: ‘You are domestically inclined and will be happily married.’ He put it in a tiny frame and hung it on the wall of our kitchen. I hope it hangs there until we die.”

Says Kim on tell me something lovely: “Our dog is seven, and just this year, she’s starting to slow down. She can tell, and we can tell. So, I’ve stopped mindlessly petting her and started really looking into her eyes when I give her love. I talk to her, thanking her for everything she gives to us. She is such a sweet, sweet girl.”

Says Tracey on what’s your irrational fear: “Reading these, I have to conclude you are all bananas. Your fears are SO irrational. Most will never happen. I have none myself. Oh, except green lights at night time, where I am sure that a car will run a red and smash me to smithereens. And maybe also squirrels. They move faster than my eyes can see — like frame by frame, I miss a couple. Monkeys are squirrel-adjacent. Winged monkeys don’t help. And police. Getting in trouble, in general. But other than that I am super chill. Very, very chill.”

(Photo by Ignacio Amenábar/Unsplash.)

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