I hope nobody missed me last week :’(
The new internet dictionary
Alright, time to pack it up folks, my work here is done and obsolete. The staff at Verizon’s In the Know, with all their money and writers and time or whatever, have put together THE internet glossary, explaining memes, trends, influencers and more.
They mention it in their intro but I would also like to reiterate that most of “Gen Z culture” is appropriated or stolen from Black and brown communities, who deserve to be credited in an appropriate manner.
[adult swim]
The latest TikTok trend that has been clogging my feed, have been people replicating the short, Adult Swim bumpers.
I will say though despite seeing 10 trillion of these on my FYP, I love it. People are getting really creative — one of the best TikTok trends in a while that’s letting people show off their talent and creativity.
A Seattle Times exclusive sneak preview
I’m writing a story next week taste-testing some viral TikTok recipes, so congrats to you lucky readers on getting this little sneak peek on an upcoming article!!
Let me introduce you to: The don’t mix it lady.
Sophia Wasu has garnered a mass of followers for her “dump cake” recipes, piling on sickly sweet ingredients that really don’t need to go together. Like this one:
She layers: cinnamon rolls, cream cheese frosting, blueberry pie filling, lemon cake mix, and butter.
But her signature step is always to not mix things together. Why? I have no idea. If anything I imagine it probably makes the dessert worse.
When I tell you this woman haunts my dreams: she screams “DON’T MIX IT!!!!” to me in my nightmares.