10 things I've Googled about 2(am)
Pull back reveal: I am not not vapid
“larisa oleynik” - Right, so this is one of my most common genres of Googling; ‘people I suddenly remember exist, then worry I haven’t seen on TV or in films in ages’. So I like to conduct a quick welfare check on them. Thank God someone has a sense of civic duty! With anyone in this category, I generally presume I’ll discover that after their success as a child star or in 90s sit/rom-coms (plus a few voice roles in video games) the work sadly dried up. But I am nearly always wrong. So often they have a huge social media following because they were in Game of Thrones or Big Bang Theory for 23 years, but I didn’t see those so I don’t know. Like the time I worried about Robson or Jerome from Robson & Jerome. (He’s very employed). In terms of Larisa, she’s alive and well. To me she will always be Bianca in 10 Thing I Hate About You, but you might know her as Cynthia Cosgrove in Mad Men, which worryingly I have watched twice so this should ring some bells.
“boum boum milk” - there’s a very chic French woman who is either called Violette or her beauty brand is called Violette (or both, I guess?) and she wants me to buy a thing for my skin (to make it juicier? wetter? tackier? or something) called Boum Boum milk. Which, if we are honest, even though she is very cool, and sounds very sexy saying it, is a silly name. I think ‘boum’ means ‘party’ in French. I can’t go into Boots and say “Do you have any party party milk to put on my face, please?”. I’ll get barred. Which is why it’s a huge relief that I can order, silently, online. I haven’t taken the plunge yet, 2-3 more dark ads and she’s got me.
“what time do you need to queue for tortilla at bar nestor” - the answer is about 15 minutes before we did. Fucks sake. Sold out. Cool, we’ve only come all the way to San Sebastian for an omelette and missed it.
[Turns out the streets are paved with egg in SS so you actually can’t go very far without having egg on your face ie in your mouth. I don’t think any of us feel good about that description, but, this is a land of no editors, and it shows)
“sound dips iphone noise fix it” - I think you can sense the dismay is this non-sentence, that’s because I must have searched a variation of this question about 10 times recently. Someone please save me from this fresh hell?! The problem; my iPhone volume dips in my headphones (and when on loud speaker) uninvited and inexplicably. I’m listening to a podcast (yes, probably one of my own, what?) and maybe because of a loud noise in the room (can this be why?) it drops to about 40% volume. It’s not due to a message or notification. The volume bar still shows it’s at full. It stays low for 20-30 seconds, sometimes longer, then returns to what it was before, of its own accord. It’s INFURIATING. The deep sub Reddits and forums have not presented much solace. I had a Genius Bar appointment, but, obviously I cancelled it because it’s just never the moment when you can be arsed to go to the Genius Bar, is it? I’m so glad this turned into such an interesting story with twists and turns, my fear was it was a fucking boring thing to write about.
“reward bundling” - Essentially the idea goes that pairing a treat with doing a chore (and only doing them simultaneously) eg saving your favourite TV show to watch whilst you’re on the treadmill, is a very effective way to build a habit around the activity that is more laborious. Can anything be as laborious as that sentence I just wrote? Jesus. I posted on Insta about how a podcast episode dedicated to this concept has stayed with me for years and I think of it every time I save up a favourite pod for my run. The problem is I linked to the wrong show, whooops! The idea is actually called Temptation Bundling and you can listen here to a brilliant show all about it
“eggs korean soy spring onion” - these eggs in various forms have followed me around the internet. And then of course, when I finally think to make them, I can’t find a bookmark or save anywhere. I don’t think there is a definitive recipe, all of them seem to include slightly different proportions of these store cupboard-y / corner shop-y items; spring onions, chilli and/or Korean chilli flakes, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar / maple, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger. Don’t come at me about Gochugaru chilli flakes not being a corner shop ingredient! I didn’t say the corner shop wasn’t in Korea! You are really showing your prejudices. You bob all of these things together to make a marinade in a tupperware box and then submerge some boiled eggs in it. With rice, steamed spinach and some salmon and a slosh of the sauce it is a very quick very delicious WFH lunch. But mine went almost black (I think because my soy sauce was very premiummmm? I won’t dim my light for anyone) which is not what the videos demonstrated. Yet…I’m here to tell the tale, so probably fine. (I don’t know what video I used but this one is basically it. I just boiled my eggs though, I didn’t put them in that NASA centrifuge and I didn’t put anything sweet in. I really feel like this is all important for full transparency. I’m sorry for anyone I have offended etc)
@christy.cooksMayak Eggs are so addictive, that’s why they’re called drug eggs in Korean. Ingredients: 12 eggs 3/4 cup soy sauce 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup agave 3 tbsp mirin 1.5 tbsp Korean pepper powder 2 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 3 tbsp chopped green onions 2 Serrano chili’s thinly sliced 1 tbsp sesame seeds Boil eggs for about 6 minutes for soft boiled eggs. Wait until the water comes to a boil, then add the eggs in. Let it sit in an ice bath for 10 minutes. (I’m a big fan of using an egg cooker because there’s no timing involved) Add eggs into the sauce, mix then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy with a bowl of steamed rice! #eggs #mayakeggs #koreaneggs #recipe #easyrecipe
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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser“what is lupus” - I would guess (though I don’t know, memory fails me, as with many Rabbit Hole searches) that this is Selena Gomez related. What I do know is that this can be added to the list of serious conditions that my brain refuses to retain the symptoms/causes of, and insists on confusing with about three or four other diseases, namely; Weil’s (pretty sure rat’s piss is to blame here?), Lyme (ticks?), Legionnaires’ (old/bad water in your bathroom taps?). Please note, this is not a professional diagnostic resource, always consult your doctor if you’ve bitten a tick.
[I’ve just Googled Lupus again, it’s an autoimmune condition. So the blanket advice I’ve been doling out about avoiding swimming near river banks should definitely be ignored from here on out]
“noah davis” - oh wow. His exhibition is currently on at the Barbican. He tragically died at 32 in 2015, but had already created a huge trove of work. His paintings are incredible, as was his dedication to establishing a space that made art more accessible, he and his wife founded the Underground Museum cultural centre in LA. I don’t want to say too much because sometimes it’s better to go and take it in fresh, but you won’t regret it.
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/noah-davis
“how fast does hair grow” - we’ve all been there, haven’t we? I cut mine too short in the Autumn and now every few days I pull a bit of hair from the front , hold it taught against my face and eyeball it to see if there is any discernible extra length. By the internet’s calculations my hair should be back to its pre-cut mane by November 2026, so that’s really nice.
“yawn back hurts” so as with all online doctoring, this was a bad idea. Although weirdly no mention of Weil’s? Which is the most likely cause. So maybe the people of the internet aren’t to be trusted with this? I have been lifting weights recently (cars off trapped children, logs blocking highways / byways, large piles of washing which include king size duvet covers) and thought it could be that. But the web MDs think it’s probably fatal, so who am I to question it? Goodbye, sweet readers.
Let me know if this was fun or FRIVOLOUS.
They are the only two options, sadly.
I don’t make the rules.
Thanks for reading, for your comments and for sharing x
party party milk oh my god
Larisa Oleynik will always be Alex Mack, first and foremost.