Dear Digital Diary

Dear Digital Diary,

writing is chic.

There’s a trend on TikTok where a series of photos are posted, each with something the person thinks is chic. Now it’s not just Mary Jane shoes or burgundy colored upholstery, but ranges from movies and literature to habits and types. It has almost become an aesthetic trend for hot takes. 

As I am well on my way to being chronically online, I, of course, have ideas about what I find chic. Consider this list my personal guide to chic-ness, sans explanation, and may it inspire you.

The word chic (pronounced “sheek”) means stylish, fashionable, and elegant. It describes a smart and sophisticated appearance or taste in areas like clothing, design, or decor.

(according to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary)

Things I Find Chic:

• Plain black coffee
• Tattoos with your best friend
• The moon
• Gimlets (guava gimlets, specifically)
• Patti Smith
• Sleeping in
• Films and television shows with practical effects
• One-hit wonders like “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye
• Solo traveling
• Serif fonts
• Authentic street tacos
• Deconstructing the religion you were born in
• Dragonflies 
• “Balloonerism,” the album by Mac Miller
• Using your brain instead of AI
• Being able to read analog clocks
• October
• Homemade birthday cakes
• Stretch marks
• Classic face-card decks
• The ability to speak more than one language
• 1994 (or what I believe it to be like)
• “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
• Prioritizing your mental health
• Small businesses
• Rocky beaches
• Cats

What things would you put on your list?