Jordan Reid's Blog, page 24

A Stroll Down Memory Lane: 2004 Strong Medicine Episode

OK, so you mayyyy have noticed that I mayyyy have found myself with a little unscheduled time over the weekend, and I mayyyy have spent that time in the company of a very, very old box of DVDs and a DVD ripper. I haven’t had an actual DVD-playing computer in years, so this was the first time I’d seen all of this stuff in forever – and my kids, having never before seen their mom acting quite so bizarre, were RAPT.

You can see clips from the OG “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” pilot (the...

A Very Malibu Makeover

sunset with my loves

CLEARLY the point of living in Malibu is to enjoy all that beach-adjacentness as much and as often as possible, which means creating a lovely outdoor space was fairly high on my priority list from the second I moved in. I got rid of all of my outdoor furniture when I moved – it was so old that moving it would have been more expensive than it was worth – which left me in the market for some new stuff. But my wraparound deck situation perplexed me a little. It’s very long,...

Instant Pot Chinese Takeout-Style Beef With Broccoli

Fun fact: There is no Chinese takeout in Malibu. There’s barely even any takeout, period. Postmates? Nope. Grubhub? Doordash? Freakin’Instacart?!

…Nothing.

On the plus side, the absence of Postmates is saving me a boatload of money (my habit of ordering Sugarfish delivery whenever Kendrick had the kids was giving my financial planner palpitations). On the negative side, it means I cannot get Chinese takeout, and this is not an acceptable way to live.

Now, to be clear: My son (the true...

The Adultiest Things I Do

Officially an adult…still take bathroom selfies tho

My mother once said to me, “You always kind of feel like you’re 22 years old.” And she was right, in some ways. For example, I don’t know that you ever truly adjust to the fact that you are now capable of injuring yourself by bending over too fast. Or putting on a jacket. Or sleeping. (I have hurt myself doing all of these things.)

But she’s not completelyright; in some ways I feel precisely the age that I am.My 22-year-old self specialized...

I Tried Microblading, And The Results Were Completely Unexpected

Fun fact: I have no eyebrows. I mean,technicallythey’re there, but…mehhhh. It was only when I was about 35 that I finally realized what every makeup artist I’d ever worked with had been telling me for years, which is that eyebrows areeverything, and started putting a little effort in – but I’ve never loved the look of powdered brows, and have always very much wanted some more shape than my limited skills are capable of achieving.

My mom gets microblading done, though, as do a few of my...

Links & Love & Stuff

I finally read enough glowing reviews of The Amazon Coat (actually an Orolay coat that for various – and entirely legitimate – reasons is apparently one of most-sold-ever things on Amazon), and bought one to keep me moving on chilly Malibu mornings…and yes. It is 100% worth the hype. SUPER cozy, great-looking, well-made, and confusingly affordable. I like the yellow and red, but there are lots of far more normal colors, too.

“What we think we know about happiness is just plain wrong.” Well...

2020: The Year When I Become Accountable

Tarot contributor Jessica tells me what the cards hold in the year ahead – and gets it right.

Last month, I wrote about the universal card of the year for 2020, The Emperor. In that column I also described a couple of very simple processes for finding a personal card of the year. For February, I thought it would be cool to explore some other ways connect with the Major Arcana’s archetypes and see how the cards we choose—and the cards that choose us—interact at the micro and macro levels. And...

I Tried Lashify DIY Eyelash Extensions, And Here’s How It Went

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I have atrocious eyelashes. They’re tiny, and thin, and the kind of blonde that I wish the rest of my hair was because it would save me oh, god, so much money in highlights. If you’ve been reading here for awhile, you know that I’m a huge eyelash extensions fan – I first discovered them way back in 2013, but really went full-obsessive when my daughter was born, because I stopped having time to do anything at all related to my physical appearance, and found that eyelash...

There’s A Lot To Unpack Here

Now that is a glamorous image.

Alright, we need to talk about last week’s interview on Between The Likes. Unfortunately, what we need to talk about is not its subject matter – and I say “unfortunately” because I do think some very interesting topics were covered, including the dangers of the “having it all” culture we find ourselves in today, why I hate Instagram (HATE IT), and my inability to stop writing about inappropriate subjects – plus lots of other stuff.

But I can’t focus on our...

Easiest-Ever Instant Pot Baked Ziti with Ricotta & Mozzarella

Here is an odd way to start a post about pasta and cheese:

I’ve decided to try limiting my gluten and dairy!

(EXCELLENT start to the experiment, I know. But I figured what the hell, let’s go out with a bang.)

In said gluten-and-dairy-limiting experiment, one of the things I am afeared I will miss the most is baked ziti. It’s just one of my favorite things: I used to order it at this tiny restaurant in Little Italy when I was a kid, and over the years have come up with my own recipe that’s...