are you normal or are you getting emotional thinking about how today is the first new year’s day where taylor officially owns new year’s day

1/365

timezones are so weird. australia is in 2026, america is in 2025, and i’m still at the restaurant, still sitting in a corner i haunt.

365/365

— florence + the machine, music by men

so the glitter freckles taylor wore to a chiefs game last year made another appearance when she was in the studio recording eldest daughter… something something beautiful, beautiful life that shimmers that innocent light back, like when we were young

how can i ever try to be better? nobody ever lets me in, so i look in people’s windows like i’m some deranged weirdo, i attend christmas parties from outside

in my heart is a christmas tree farm btw. if you even care.

“evermore and peter? jeeesusss” good to know taylor had the exact same reaction as us to the mashups she came up with

“i was in a place in my life where life felt so full of possibility, and it felt like i was figuring things out, and it felt, like, so romantic, and magical, and passionate, and i wanted to encapsulate that feeling on [showgirl]” and she encapsulated that perfectly

so not only was andrea the matchmaker for taylor and travis, she’s also the one who came up with the diabolical “it was the end of an era, but the start of an age” lyric change in long live on closing night? talk about a mastermind

“the only thing left is to close the book” okay but what if i’m not quite ready for the eras tour chapter to be closed and done

taylor’s pre-show huddle chant on her first headlining tour was “never forget the essence of your spark” versus “fuck shit up! fuck it up! up! up! up! up! up!” on her sixth headlining tour, 14-15 years later… oh we’ve come such a long way

“i was running from the evermore era” likely thing for her to do

so did hearing taylor say “[andrea] can’t believe she doesn’t have to convince me to be in love with someone who’s good for me” and then seeing andrea wiping away tears and saying “this one’s easy” make anyone else so weepy or is it just me

“is this, like, child abuse for me to ask [sabrina] to perform on her one day off? i know she’s, like, 25, but still” she’s so unserious i cannot 😭

“feeling like i’m not a person, i’m just this, like, big conglomerate that no one sees as a real human being, and especially not men that i date. and in the whole process, just being like… nothing, nothing works. there’s no one for me in the world.”

“i’ve never had an alternate outfit for the reputation section” oh girl we know, considering that’s what prompted us to start calling it the stinky rep bodysuit (affectionate)

so deeply devastated by the shooting at bondi beach. my heart goes out to the victims and their families, and the wider jewish community, who should’ve been able to celebrate hanukkah in peace. terror, hatred, and antisemitism have no place among us.

i hope taylor has the happiest, most magical 36th birthday and knows how loved and celebrated she is and that we feel incredibly lucky to have grown up with her

the fact that there was a bonus day at the end of each leg where taylor gave out personalised handwritten notes to the band, the dancers, and the entire crew (that she hand-sealed with wax, no less) to accompany their bonuses really speaks to her generosity of spirit and the kind of boss she is.

“the persona is huge, but the person is soft” is such a succinct but perfect way to describe taylor

mandy moore saying that taylor’s songs are like mini movies… oh she gets it

oh that entire phone conversation between taylor and travis is so 🥹… “i want to be there”… “i’m gonna be scouring the internet”… “i love you so much, babe” “thanks for making my life better”… “some people get a vitamin drip, i got this conversation”

psa: the end of an era docuseries episodes have a runtime of 44 minutes

happy the end of an era docuseries and the final show release day to all those who celebrate

taylor listing mirrorball as one of her top five favourite songs in her own discography surprised me, but that choice actually makes so much sense given it contains what just might be the lyric of all time:

miss pretty face

“the eras tour was a lifetime within my life” sobbing hysterically

now feels like an apt time to circle back to this lyric

today marks the 1-year anniversary of closing night of the eras tour in vancouver… the fact that this tour only exists through videos and photos and memories now is just sick and twisted

so let me get this straight, we have taylor on colbert on the 10th, the end of an era docuseries and the final show on the 12th, and taylor’s 36th birthday on the 13th? what a big week for annoying people (me)