therese
my best friend passed away in december of 2022. the webb to my mitchell, the older sister i never had, my tastemaker and gossip-sharer, my good friend of ten years. we met on tumblr in 2012 and bonded over our shared love of mst3k and marina and the diamonds. she introduced me to a majority of the music i listened to from 2012-2022. she was sarcastic, honest, hilarious, warm-hearted, and so special. she changed my life for the better, and i miss her every single day.
whenever i see these things, or hear songs by these bands, i think of you, madame.
- saint therese - the saint she's named after. catholic shit makes me think of her too.
- "yaoi" / "fujoshi" - therese was posting bl before it was en vogue. she loved reading yaoi manga. i know she would have LOVED the yaoi Rennaisance we're in now.
- nick cave - she introduced me to him and the bad seeds by posting about him in 2014, and her love for him was infectious.
- tiny tim - she saw him as a tragic figure, in the way he's portrayed and seen by the public. she felt he was misunderstood and underappreciated, and identified with that.
- benedict cumberbatch - she loved him and didn't give up on him after tumblr decided he was cringe.
- louis wain - she loved cats, and loved louis wain's art. there's a movie starring benedict cumberbatch about his work, with music by nick cave. she told me to see it because it had so much stuff we loved in it, but i haven't been strong enough to do it yet.
- rusty venture from venture bros (specifically when he's being horny and weird...therese loved that). she also loved dr. mrs. the monarch.
- oingo boingo - she introduced this band to me in 2014, before it was considered a transmasc staple band.
- hot cheetos - she loved spicy snacks.
- phimosis (an inside joke involving a guy who harassed her and felt the need to disclose that he has this condition).
- talking heads - she loved david byrne.
- peep show - one of the things we initially bonded over way back when. in her letters, she'd call me "the mitchell to [her] webb".
- kate bush, specifically "hounds of love" - that was her instagram username.
- elvis presley - she liked his lore, and her mom is an elvis fan. they'd listen to elvis together. i sent her a "cookin' with elvis" cookbook once.
- vape products - she loved to smoke, cigarettes and vapes. she worked at a vape shop and she was a really effective salesperson. she wanted to open her own smoke shop.