Jordan Catalano turned 50 reminding us all that we are old as dirt

Cue the longing looks from Angela Chase

After season’s greetings, friends!

How is everyone doing? Happy/sad/medium/no clue? All of the above? Rad, ditto.

I will get to these two in a minute:

You may have thought that LC (Lauren Conrad of Laguna Beach, duh) was the OG of awkward longing stares

Exhibit A:

I couldn’t find my favorite picture of her leaning back during a holiday shin-dig to watch Stephen and Kristin’s conversation (Kate, you know EXACTLY the scene I’m talking about). Full disclosure, this is not hating on LC. These are the only times I could identify with her character on Laguna. I too, am awkward as hell but considerably less gorgeous so it doesn’t have the same affect. Thanks for letting me make that clear!

But you would be wrongggggg.

The true curator of the lingering-lean-back/trying to hide behind a sea of hair not so nonchalantly belongs to:

Angela Chase. Our lovely red-headed protagonist. Aka, every youth that didn’t fit seamlessly or feel effortless comfortable in every space encountered.

Can you hear My So-Called Life’s opening theme song

Sounds like the promise of the unknown, unrequited love, and a touch of misery

Anyway, back to the man of the hour:

Jared fuckin Leto!!! 50?!

Happy Birthday, boo!

Did he really go to Flint Hill in Okaton/Vienna, VA, or was that just urban legend?

I don’t know. I thought I saw a yearbook photo at some point.

Anyways, this is making me feel kinda ok (maybe/sorta) about turning 39. Yikes.

See you soon,

XO

April