muddy footprints and digital footprints
+ a very damp Burning Man and ARE JOE JONAS AND SOPHIE TURNER OVER?
My besties!!! Had a huge weekend which started with A FACETIME FROM BEL SHOWING ME OUR NEW APARTMENT!!! She’s moved in and it’s KILLING me that I can’t be over there! Ugh! The weekend quickly descended into me cutting crisis bangs, hanging out with Ruby and Liv’s families, and celebrating fathers day here in NZ (funny normy tiktok here if u care.) To celebrate, we went out to what I can only describe as an adult’s playground, because if there’s one thing about me it’s that I’m going to relive my inner child at every chance I get:
Then we hiked up a VERY STEEP HILL to see this waterfall:
And then I came home and awaited any and all communication from Bel, like a lovesick soldier.
Holy shit HIIIII to the 40 new Close Friends/ paid supporters/ lights of my LIFE!!! Thank you all so much for continuing to support the media you love, and literally being the reason Rubes and I (and Bel and Laura and Squish) can continue to do this thing. Heart is sooooooo full.
Also, we’re in SEPTEMBER now, so we’re starting to read our September Book Club pick
Alsooooo you will have seen some cute (and slightly drunk) Close Friends stories of me hanging out with Ruby and Liv’s family over the weekend because it’s THE CLOSEST I’LL GET TO SEEING THOSE TWO FOR A HOT MINUTE
OMG also Close Friends got a look at the CRISIS BANGS I CUT WHILE BEING IN VISA HELL
Bel also wrote MAGICALLY about all the things we’re afraid of 🥺
If this makes you feel like you need to be a part of all the mayhem, you know what to do…
Burning Man is a disaster zone
Tech Support: When your digital footprint comes back to bite you
Speaking of digital footprints, the internet is rotting
Continuing to speak of digital footprints, I found this cursed video of Halsey’s ‘Haylor Song’ which she’s since tried to scrub from the web
ARE JOE JONAS AND SOPHIE TURNER OVER?
Burning Man is a disaster zone
Currently, about 70,000 people have been told to stay at their muddy campgrounds, as two days of super heavy rainfall has hit where the Burning Man festival is being held. I found this no-bullshit explainer about the situation on Tumblr which I thought I’d share here:
burning man is a festival for rich white people who want to smoke weed and trip acid in the nevada desert and pretend they're one with the earth. it's not a music festival or anything that serves any purpose, it's just vibes [Luce note: it’s actually a “countercultural music and arts” festival]
a hundred year flash flood just hit nevada, including where burning man is being held this very weekend
dry desert ground can't suddenly absorb water, let alone that much water all at once, so now burning man is a giant mud pit with THICK deep mud
nobody can get in or out, so they closed all the roads
FEMA just told the *73,000 PEOPLE* stranded at burning man to shelter in place, ration food and water, and essentially "you're on your own, good luck"
the port-o-potties are overflowing into the mud they're all walking around in
earlier this week, climate activists protested against burning man, and all the attendees drove right past them (and yelled at them, and tried to get them arrested, etc)
there's a private jet at burning man where people can join the mile high club. it just takes off and lands all day and lets people fuck in it. no word yet on the fuck plane's current status/location
Now, personally, I’m really interested in the mile-high jet and its location, but if you're looking for a more newsy explanation, here’s an NBC article on the situation.
Tech Support: When your digital footprint comes back to bite you
This section was brought to you by our mates at One New Zealand, who are helping New Zealanders stay safe online!!
I saw a comment on TikTok the other day about how Timothée Chalamet is our generation's example of how a digital footprint comes back to bite you, and honestly, I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. His former amateur rap videos under the name ‘lil Timmy Tim’ come back to bite him every time he’s in the press, and while his viral dance videos may have gone on to get him cast as Willy Wonka, I certainly can’t promise that the videos you uploaded to your YouTube account when you were 12 (and lost the password to) will do the same.
Being told at school that future employers could see ANYTHING I uploaded to the internet certainly didn’t stop me from uploading full albums on Facebook after a sleepover, posting incriminating shit on my finsta, and suffering through birthday messages on my ‘wall’ that contained the worst possible pictures of me in existence (it was a rite of passage for some reason) which meant that when I finished uni I had the GIANT task of scrubbing myself clean online. And you all felt the same, because when I asked you about YOUR digital footprints, here’s what you said:
Locked out:
“I started a Twitter and Instagram account in middle school, and to sign up for the account you needed to add an email account and phone number. For the email, I signed up with my school email, but when I left that school I logged out of the accounts and created new ones. The problem is, now, when you search my name you can see all of my cringey middle school pictures and tweets because the phone number I used I no longer have access to, and the school email has long since been deleted!”
Being made an example of:
“A random Facebook photo of me dancing (drunk obviously) made it onto a presentation at work as a poor example of personal branding”
When memes ruin dreams:
“In high school, I spent all year preparing for my biology exam. If I passed I would have tested out of any uni-level biology and, therefore could have started nursing school early, and potentially could have graduated uni early too. I took the test and afterwards tweeted something sarcastic about it with a meme. Mind you it gave away NOTHING about the test. A couple of weeks later the board called my school to let them know I had violated some confidentiality contract I had signed and my (perfect) score was being revoked. It was like I had never even taken the class. I don’t even know how they found it or how they linked it back to me - back then I didn’t even have my last name on my account!”
What’s Verstappened here?
“I applied for a job at a very famous F1 team (motorsport is my one true love). This was a dream job of mine, but obviously, a girl has her favourite F1 teams and this was historically NOT one of mine. I was emailed by them a month or so later and they had found my F1 TUMBLR from when I was about fifteen, using the same email, that I had forgotten about otherwise I would have 100% DELETED IT. They said that I would’ve been a good candidate for the job, but because of my Tumblr I “did not show passion for the team and showed impulsivity online” because I had written so much rude shit about them and one of their drivers back in the day and had written many a rant about them. I cried my eyes out and went to delete it lol. Delete your Tumblrs girls xx”
Tech Support with One NZ:
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THINGS USING SCHOOL/ WORK EMAILS. By using your own details, you’ll always have access to the account.
Have you ever posted to social media a list of your first partner, first pet, first street you lived on, favourite holiday destination, favourite colour, or closest childhood friend? Be careful with info like this because scammers can use these to get through your security questions OR guess your passwords.
Start doing regular ‘cleanses’ of what’s out there about you. Keep tabs on yourself, before someone else can. Our mates at One NZ don't stalk your socials when looking at candidates (except everyone's favourite platform, Linkedin) but there are companies out there that might.
Please comment below any of the times your digital footprint has come back to bite you, so I know I’m not alone!!!!
Speaking of digital footprints, maybe we won’t have to worry for much longer because THE INTERNET IS ROTTING
And SYSCA bestie Sacha Judd wrote about it for an edish of the culture vulture newsy this weekend! So you should read it.
Also, if you want to pitch something for the culture vulture newsy, you can do so here!
Continuing to speak of digital footprints, I found this cursed video of Halsey’s ‘Haylor Song’ which she’s since tried to scrub from the web
And I would too if I was Halsey. Some of you may not know that before Halsey was the singer/songwriter we know today, they were, like all of the best people I know, obsessed with One Direction. They had a tumblr account called ‘se7enteenblack’ (yep, like Harry’s tattoo) and one of the things they did in their peak fandom era (2012, we were all there) was write and record a parody of “I Knew You Were Trouble” but make it all about Haylor (Harry Styles and Taylor Swift’s relationship that rocked fans around the world.)
Halsey was asked about ‘The Haylor Song’ in an interview for NME in 2015, to which she replied:
“I made that video in 2012,” she says, “and there was not another word about me in the press until 2014, but it keeps getting brought up. It’s the same mentality as people wanting to talk about being bipolar or being bisexual; everyone loves talking about Taylor Swift. I made multiple parody videos at that age; I’m quick-witted, clever and kind of an asshole, and it was how I handled that when I was 16.”
I have to say, as much as I bet Halsey is kept awake at night at the very thought of this video, there’s something sweet about seeing celebrities and their humble beginnings. They really are just like us fr.
Here are the lyrics (to the tune of “I Knew You Were Trouble):
Once upon a time, when albums were debuted
Haylor was conceived, we panicked 'cause we knew
She'd hurt him, she'd hurt him
She'd hurt him, him, him, him, him
At first we didn't care, we figured she'd back off
She'd always got around, we thought she'd take a walk
And desert him, desert him
Desert him, him, him, him, him
[Pre-Chorus]
But she's still here, in the city
And we realized that we can agree
[Chorus]
That we knew she was trouble when she snagged Styles
How could we allow Taylor to get him with her fake smiles?
It seems he's her's now
We knew she was trouble when she got Styles
So shame on us now
This fandom's getting kind of hostile
She's gonna put him in her "ex boy pile"
Oh, oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
[Verse 2]
Now Harry's got it bad, they're walking in Times Square
The fans can see it all, he doesn't even care
He's blinded, he's blinded
He's blinded-ed-ed-ed-ed
We heard that 'they're so in love' from whispers down the street
But all she really wants is a track for her CD
I hope he sees, I hope he sees
I hope he see-e-e-e-es
[Pre-Chorus]
She's so anal, a control freak
When he realizes he'll dump her next week
Yeah
[Chorus]
That we knew she was trouble when she snagged Styles
How could we allow Taylor to get him with her fake smiles?
It seems he's her's now
We knew she was trouble when she got Styles
So shame on us now
This fandom's getting kind of hostile
She's gonna put him in her "ex boy pile"
Oh, oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
[Bridge]
And the saddest fear starts creeping in
That we'd be pissed off
If he loved anyone or anything, yeah
[Chorus]
And now we're getting angry cause she snagged Styles
My dashboard hates her
Let's just say this shit better be worthwhile
'Cause if he dates her
She's gonna put Harry through some tough trials
And write an album with his name on file
ARE JOE JONAS AND SOPHIE TURNER OVER?
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT. TMZ have reported that Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are ‘headed for divorce’ after Joe has been spotted going ringless, while ‘sources’ say lawyers are already getting involved. This is one celebrity couple I actually do give a shit about, and if this one is true it SUCKS!
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no hate to taylor but the lyrics kinda slap😗
My wife has been in HR for a long time. Search the socials is the first thing she does.