Quote-Unquote Cool Girls + Mia P. Manansala Interview

Vibe Check

It has been... a week, LOL!

Gwen is going to her first concert in a while—Eddie Vedder!

Danielle did a virtual event with friend of the pod Jessica P. Pryde with Books are Magic last week. Follow her on social media for the link the replay!

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Main Discussion

Some of the cool girls we discussed:

Gone Girl, and the Salon article

Everyone on Euphoria

Julia Gardner/Anna from Inventing Anna

Anne Hathaway/Rivka in We Crashed

Sarah Michelle Gellar/Katherine in Cruel Intentions

Mila Kunis/ Rachel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Megan Fox/Reagan from New Girl

Celebs: Glen Close, Olivia Coleman, Jennifer Lawrence, Zendaya, Billie Eilish, Betty White, Dionne Warwick

Books: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake, Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher

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Recs from Mia P. Manansala

Website: https://www.miapmanansala.com/ (sign up for her newsletter!)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPMtheWriter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MPMtheWriter/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpmthewriter/

All the food!

Celebration/common Filipino dishes: Adobo, Lumpia, Pancit

Unheard of dishes: Ginataang Bilo-bilo

Good starter dish for the home cook: Sinigang

Mia’s website has a ton of recipes from and inspired by her book!

Cozy mystery series Mia and her mom enjoy: Joanna Fluke’s Hannah Swensen series, Vivien Chien’s Noodle Shop Mysteries, Raquel V. Reyes’s Caribbean Mystery series

Mia LOVES candles. Bath & Body Works are among her favorites, but she also mentioned two small Filiapina-owned candle makers: Terra and Kilig

Mia is also a new romance reader and enjoys novels by Talia Hibbert, Alyssa Cole, and Sherry Thomas!

Goals/Comfort & Joy

Danielle has succeeded in making her lunch for work! Gwen hasn’t gotten around to exploring her neighborhood, but she has been taking Ronin (her dog!) on new walking routes.

And... we are taking a break from goals this week!

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