New York Minute

So I realized about week ago that my roommate and I (who are mutually vegan/share the same b-day) are basically the Olsen twins.

It's uncanny.

And it's really helpful that we are because I LOVE the Olsen twins!

Now, if you read Thought Catalogue, perhaps you recall the post Ryan O'Connell wrote earlier this year: "True Life: I'm Obsessed With The Olsen Twins". I think Ryan and I definitely reside on an equal level of MK&A appreciation, but while he's always been into them as peers, I'm eternally into them because of how I viewed them as a child. They were impossibly cool big girls! Impossibly cool big girls who taught an entire generation of young females the following: the fun you will have in your teens will only be measured by the number of stellar unsupervised vacations you go on, and the success you have in finding cute boys on said vacays.

But hey, I'm out of high school now, and totally fascinated with their sick glamorization of teenhood. I'm also fascinated with the seven years worth of VHS tapes ('93-'00) that showcased the twins singing original songs despite having no discernible musical talent whatsoever (and I'm not just talkin' "Gimme Pizza"; there are MANY gems). MK&A were just so profoundly girlie! #1 set of famous NYU twins forever! (no, really though).

"Can you imagine reading a research paper written by Mary-Kate? 'i like art pretty ethereal art Basquiat Lauren Hutton cool bye.'"

- Ryan O'Connell

Plus, I'm a big fan of the soundtracks to all those direct-to-video movies. I think my ultimate dream would be getting paid to pick the music used in MK&A films. Seriously, they should make more and let me do that; it'll be my super helpful contribution to improving mainstream teen culture.

I made this 8track because I was capable of making this 8track: