That's #SO(cially)Sinead

LET’S BE REAL. The PLL Spring Finale was all sorts of F’d up. Don’t even lie... You’re totally STILL sitting there with your mouth STILL open asking yourself over and over... and over ‘WHAT. THE. HELL. JUST HAPPENED IN ROSEWOOD?’ You’re not alone. 

Sure, we could talk about the craziest doctor Rosewood has ever seen. Oh, Dr. Rollins... you freaking weirdo. Yep, Ali’s new husby is SKETCH AF. However, he’s definitely not as psychotic as his partner in crime. She looks a whole lot like Mrs. D but she’s actually Mary Drake... Mrs. D’s even sketchier evil twin. Suuuuure, we could talk about that but I REALLY JUST NEED TO GIVE MY BRAIN A BREAK FROM TWINS AND MASKS AND MURDER, OK?

Don’t even worry, we’ll revisit the craziness soon. For now, let’s take a stroll down memory lane... 

PICTURE THIS. It’s 2015... Hanna and Caleb have just relocated to New York City. It’s new. It’s exciting. It’s romantic. Hanna thrives in the Big Apple while Caleb struggles to find his place in the hustle and bustle of the city. It isn’t long before Hanna and Caleb start drifting apart. She wants him to understand.... He doesn’t understand. HE CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE! SOOOO...He leaves. She’s like ‘noooooooo’ and he’s like ‘yah.’ But boy thinks he’s Cinderella or something because he leaves his glass slipper. Well OK, it wasn’t a slipper. It was his cellphone (Like the Hilary Duff Cinderella remake, not the Disney original. Obvi). REGARDLESS, Hanna can’t get in touch with him (’cuz of his cellphone, remember?) and he ends up leaving NYC and never looking back. Now Hanna is alone, wet (’cuz of the rain), and single... Aaaaand then we all cried like little bitches BECAUSE HALEB. Fast forward 5 years. Hanna decides to tell Caleb that she never stopped loving him and even though Caleb has literally JUST hooked up with his actual girlfriend, like hours before and, uh, Hanna’s engaged, that doesn’t stop them from having the most epic-ly romantic makeout sesh. I mean, this makeout sesh was ALMOST the greatest thing we ever seen between our couples but NOPE. Ezria reuinted two scenes before and it was AMAAAAAAAZING. Screw evil twins. I just wanna see Ezria do the dirty again.

....I know this started as a Haleb story, but Ezria.

Now, this is how I feel about the current status of ALL our favorite ‘ships. 

HALEB: Yaaaaaaaaassss.

EZRIA: YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS. 

SPOBY: Get out that damn cave and start making out already. 

SPALEB: Uh................................... wut. 

ELISON (?): YOUR HUSBAND IS WEARING A FACE ON HIS FACE. ABORT. ABORT. 

I arrived in NJ, alive, and I’ve never been happier to be on the ground. I must have jinxed myself because the last couple hours of our flight were horribly rough and bumpy. It took everything in me to not throw up on the woman next to me who had ordered the smelliest chorizo scrambled eggs for breakfast. HOW she could eat that while bouncing up and down is beyond me. I may never understand.

From the airport, I took an AirTrain to the NJ Transit station. New Jersey is very grey. It’s peaceful and serene, but what I saw of it, which was really only like a few miles, wasn’t that exciting. I really want to come back and go to the beach. Aaand that’s my experience with New Jersey.

Everything in New York is chaotic. The train station, the city, the people, the Starbucks.. Absolute mayhem. The weather was perfect, so I let my phone die and I started walking. I thought I had a general sense of where I was going. The station was about a mile and a half from my hotel and I walk faster than most people jog (not bragging) so I figured it would be a lovely lil’ stroll through Manhattan. 45 minutes came and went and I had no idea where I was. I wasn’t too worried, but when I turned my phone back on inside Starbucks, my ETA had doubled and I was almost 3 miles from my hotel. OOPS. I was still determined to see as much as I could so I decided to keep walking.

MY LEGS ARE JELLO TODAY.

This city does something to me. I can’t explain it, but there’s just so much to see and it excites me in a very strange way. I walked down to the pier and watched the boats, then back up through the park, and finally to my hotel. Locals in the city walk so violently… Like they’re out for blood. They don’t wait for walk signals and they’re not afraid to touch you. I feel like people in LA could really learn a thing or two from the NYC locals. People in LA touch you too, but for very different reasons. It’s mildly terrifying walking through New York City at 5 on a Monday, but incredibly exciting too. For the first time, I wasn’t the weirdo power walking down the street while everybody saunters around me. Everybody in NYC is that weirdo.

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel is breathtaking. Plus, I was greeted with cupcakes in my suite which is always OK with me. I’d highly recommend it if you tryna get fancy nancy in NYC. I spent my evening preparing for my interview and I also watched cars drive by on the street down below for, like, a solid hour. I was 27 floors up, so there’s a looooot of street to look at, don’t judge.

Ryan Reynolds is wonderful. He is just as gorgeous up close as he is on-screen, and I really (REALLY) don’t say that very often. Seriously. Haha… No, but seriously.

We talked about his movie and the moral questions the script poses in terms of “having a second chance at life” and whether or not we’d take that chance ourselves. You know, really deep stuff. We’ll probably get married soon.

I am now (sadly) heading back home to LA.

I’M REALLY NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

But I gotta work in the morning so I’ll get over it in a few hours.

Mean Girls, Freaks and Geeks, Gossip Girl, Friends, Family Guy, Breaking Bad, Hunger Games, Hercules, and EVERYTHING ELSE YOU EVER NEED TO WATCH = why Netflix > people. 

TBH, I often drift in and out of being completely and utterly obsessed with my netflix account (I am currently hooked). YEAH I PAY 8 DOLLARS A MONTH, and YEAH, SOMETIMES I FORGET THAT IT EXISTS, but it never fails to fulfill every dream, desire, and lazy night in far beyond my wildest expectations. 

Dramatic? Sure... True? DUH.  

A wise person (complete stranger on the internet) said (copied from Tumblr): “Netflix gives you 15 seconds between episodes to decide whether or not you’re doing anything with you life today,” and that’s exactly it. When you’re truly engrossed in a show, Netflix doesn’t let you stop. It’s like drugs. For nerds. THE BEST NERDY DRUGS EVER. FOREVER. There’s really not enough time between episodes to even motivate yourself enough to do something productive, which might sound awful if you’re a busy little worker bee like myself, BUT I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO AND IF I DON’T GET A DAMN THING DONE TODAY, IT’S NOBODY ELSE’S FAULT BUT MY OWN. I need at least 5 minutes of self-motivation to get off the couch, so Netflix totes has my back when I just feel like being a completely useless and lazy potato face.  

Netflix doesn’t judge, which is more than I can say about our friends and boyfriends/girlfriends, so remember that next time you decide to abandon 90210 for a date. Yeah, I can even watch some crappy musical and Netflix won’t tell a soul. That’s friendship. AND it’ll even applaud me for my decision to watch that crappy musical by suggesting more crappy musicals afterwards. Most supportive friend ever.

Netflix doesn't care if I look a lil ratchet. It’s like going to the movies in your jammies with your retainer in and your hair poking out in every angle. Would you ever do that? NOPE, ‘cuz everybody will stare at you and make you feel really, really uncomfortable. Netflix loves you even when you’re a hot mess. 

Netflix loves to entertain you. Netflix wants to spoil you by keeping you entertained for hours on end, and that is so. effing. sweet. Your friends don’t mind entertaining you, sure, but they don’t always want to. NETFLIX ALWAYS WANTS TO. That’s love if I’ve ever seen it. Which I have, ‘cuz I have Netflix. 

Netflix is cheap. You can afford it. Quit playin. 

Netflix is trendy. All the cool kids are doing it.

Netflix is your friend. It wants you to be happy, and it will provide and let you take and take and take without asking for anything in return. Except for 8 dollars a month, which, you can afford, remember? Quit playin. 

Let’s be real, guyz. Netflix will never, ever abandon you. It’s always there. When you need it, when you want it, when you just can’t live without it (me, currently). It’s never going to leave you. So stop swiping, and start streaming. & let me know what you watch, so we can geek out together. 

Originally launched in 2012, the popular dating app, Tinder, has officially redefined dating. By 2014, it seemed like everyone (EVERYONE) was swiping left and right like their lives depended on it. Tinder is easy to understand, easy to use, and even easier to access. Since we're all becoming lazier and lazier by the day, Tinder appeals to introverted singles across the globe because the app allows you to secure a date without leaving the house. Or putting on pants, which is always cool.

Now, it seems like everybody's trying to be 'the new Tinder' like that time Cinegram tried to be the new Instagram. Pheed is still trying to be Facebook, Twitter, AND Instagram all at the same time, so clearly that's a trend we're gonna see a lot this year. Low key though... Cinegram? *rolling eyes*

I decided to check out the newest, "most promising" dating apps of 2015, and most of them have proven to be pretty lame. Then again, I found Tinder extremely lame, and yet I still spent countless hours swiping my days away last year. 

I downloaded 'happn,' a dating app that claims to eliminate the chances of missed connections. Here's how it works: happn users show up on your newsfeed when you come within a certain of distance of them. It sounds creepy. That's because it is. From there, you can choose to "like" them or send them a "charm." One is anonymous and the other isn't, but the feelings have to be mutual in order for a conversation to begin. It then becomes a "crush." How original... You can also give them a big fat "x" and you never have to see them on your feed again. 

 The idea of "crossing paths" with someone is actually pretty fascinating. For example, there is a gentleman on my newsfeed that I have now crossed paths with 7 times since I downloaded the app a few days ago. It's cool... Kinda weird, but cool. It got me thinking...

What if we exchanged even a few words with every single person we crossed paths with?  Some of those people would become our friends, best friends, love interests, or maybe even our husbands and wives. I believe that the people we surround ourselves with on a daily basis have a bigger impact on on our lives than we even realize. Therefore, our lives would potentially be completely different. Now, call me crazy, but I also believe in fate. You can only cross paths with someone so many times before I believe you're supposed to meet them. Maybe that's why this app is catching on so quickly. The realization that I have potentially walked past my soulmate 7 times in the last 4 days is seriously intriguing. Ok, SO my mystery guy is definitely not my soulmate, and #tbh, he looks a little cray, BUT you get the idea. Eventually, you would get so intrigued, you'd have to "like" them and start up a convo. It could be the start of the rest of your life with your future husband or wife. It could be nothing. He/she could be your neighbor, so you're technically crossing paths with them every time you're both at home. Who knows? There are no rules anymore when it comes to dating. Every year, we get a little less conventional and meeting people online via dating apps becomes a little more acceptable. I've met plenty of people on Tinder (YEAH I SAID IT), SO I'm definitely not opposed to another dating app because, hey, you never know what can happn. 

Check out happn here

Happy February 19th, everybody!

Nope, it's not just an ordinary Thursday. In fact, the entire month of February is really important to American History.

For example, this month marks the anniversary of some of the greatest inventions ever. Paper money, teddy bears, and 3D movies were all introduced during the month of February. YEAH. That's right. 

If you're not convinced yet, take a look at some of the more trending news this month in history, and by history I mean the last 15 years:

February, 2000: Backstreet Boys took home a Grammy for Record/Song of the Year: 'I Want it That Way' (Duh)

If you were a 90's kid like me, I KNOW you know every. single. word. 

February, 2004: Janet Jackson gave a little more than just a great halftime performance during Super Bowl XXVIII. It doesn't even matter if you didn't care whatsoever about the news (me) because you heard about it everywhere and now you're hearing about it again (sorry). But just in case you lived under a rock in 2004 (no judgement).... her boob fell out of her leather dress onesie thing -on national TV- due to an alleged "costume malfunction" and then everybody went nuts. 

...Does anybody even remember who won that year?

February, 2007: Britney Spears got a tattoo and that would have been totally acceptable if she didn't also shave her head and then go to rehab. 

February, 2008: Starbucks began offering free wifi to customers

Skinny vanilla latte with extra foam, please

February, 2011: Apple released the iPhone 4 and nobody was that excited. Apparently, only 8 people stood in line just 15 minutes before doors opened to Apple's flagship store in NYC.

Whatever. I really don't think Apple is losing cash, by any means. Let's be real. Everywhere you look, someone is holding an absurdly enormous iPhone 6 plus. (plus 5 pounds, if ya ask me) 

Yeahhhh, I'm doin' just fine with my 5.

February, 2012: Pinterest took the social media world by storm, becoming the biggest breakout social network of 2012. Y'all can find me there too. @sineaddevries. Seriously, go follow me. 

February, 2013: One year after Pinterest took over the internet, Harlem Shake took over the world. Before I even caught on to the trend, there were parody videos all over the web. Honestly, I had no idea what it was for SO long. FORREAL. Like...  What the actual Hell is going on? Why is everybody dancing? And just... why? SO, no. I did not partake in the viral trend. I'm waiting for something that makes sense. 

Last year, it was all about tech & gaming. PS4 sales broke records like everyday and Facebook bought WhatsApp (What is that app) for 19 billion dollars, which is 19 billion dollars more than I have SO good for them, ya know? Google Glass was the best thing since sliced bread, and Flappy Bird made a triumphant return. 

Sure, there was a lot of other stuff that happened too, but you get I'm saying. This year will follow a similar trend, because, REALITY CHECK. The internet has a lot to do with what our society finds interesting and entertaining and I'm totally alright with that. After all, #SO(cially) Sinead started because I believe in the power of getting social online. 

& honestly, I'm excited. I have recently rediscovered my love for all things nerdy, tech, and web-related and I'm stoked to be apart of a year that's going to (once again) redefine technology and the internet as we know it. 

SO, #throwbackthursday, yeah? 

 Let's be real. 

That's what they want us to think. DON'T FALL FOR IT. 

Hanna and Caleb were a little too certain that Mona's rotting away in that unit. Pretty Little Liars has taught us all to second guess every assumption we hear, especially when dead bodies are involved. 

But forreal, who knew Haleb was so badass?? 

ALSO, why does Detective Bad Perm get to know what's in the bin and we don't?! That's just rude. Nobody with that scary ass 'do should get info before all of us... I'm just saying. 

WE SIMPLY CANNOT DEAL.

Detective Bad Perm's 'do wasn't the only thing freaking me out on Tuesday night. What the actual Hell is going on with Ezria?? Can they just, like, not? PLEASE? My heart definitely can't handle another split between my favorite couple... Honestly, I feel bad for Ezra. He obviously tried really hard to keep his cool after reading Aria's letter. His poor, sensitive, sexy, heart just couldn't take it and now I really don't know what to think. This kind of thing drives me insane. When you got mystery bins and innocent people in jail (yeah, I said it) and lesbian revelations, and Jason DiLaurentis hookups, Ezria needs to just relax and stay the same. THANKS.

Speaking of lesbian revelations...

I really dig this Talia chick. #SORRYNOTSORRY. I really hope sparks fly between her and Em. I REALLY hope she's not secretly evil. Poor Emily doesn't need any more disappointment, let's be real. Her first girlfriend "died" (yeah, I said that too) Paige is on the other side of the country, and it doesn't look like Emily could successfully make toast without burning down the kitchen. She needs someone to pick up the pieces... Tamily,Talimy,Talily, Talimily.... That's a tad unfortunate. Also, I totally called this. Mmmhmm. 

Now we all want to know what is up Toby's butt. Am I right or am I right? Yeah, I'm right. He's totally off his rocker. Detective Bad Perm said it perfectly. "You've been a cop for 5 minutes." YEAH. Remember where you came from, Toby. SPENCER'S ARMS, THAT'S WHERE. 

It's really hard for me to sympathize with him. Sure, he may really (REALLY, apparently) love his new job, but who's side are you on, bro? You've got friends, your best friend, AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND! If Ezria's on the rocks, Spoby better get it together. AND I know if our favorite PLL bromance breaks up, we're all gonna be really. friecken. pissed. 

Best theory I've heard so far, hands down. I mean, damn. I'd be depressed, but damn. I really like Melissa. Plus, she's got answers so she needs to be alive because we need answers. (Most selfish reason to spare someone's life, but yeah) After two episodes, there BETTER be a body in that bin. I hope it's a shock. I hope I scream. I hope it's someone we would never expect, and I hope it gives us answers. I swear if it's nothing but some nasty animal parts, I'm giving up on PLL altogether. HA. KIDDING. But forreal, someone, ANYONE, better be stinking up that storage unit. 

Also being a giant stink all over town is none other than Mr. DiLaurentis Jr. Jason is so hot, and I'm so compelled by his behavior and recent interest in Ashley Marin. Is it real? Is it all a set up to carry out evil 'A' plans. Is jason 'A'? I mean, what is actually going on? He seemed genuinely upset that she called off their little rendezvous, and now I'm just confused. Cue the sad music as Ashley reluctantly places a diamond on her finger. At least you got a diamond, girl. Pick your battles, forrealz. 

I really liked 'Bin of Sin' even if there's no sin in that bin just yet. The relationships and friendships are being tested again, and it's all setting up for breakups, makeups, and more. I find it interesting that Hanna and Caleb are (again) isolated from the group. As a pair. A hot, badass robber/hocker pair. Should we be suspicious of these two? It pains me to think that 'A' could be one of our favorite couples but, let's be real, anything is possible in Rosewood. Duhhhh. 

2014 was a ridiculously eventful year. Forreal. I was starting to lose all hope in humanity after so many breaking news stories that revealed just how cruel dark, sad, and depressing our world really is. BUT, before jumping off a bridge, the internet came to my rescue to wrap up some of this year’s most trending news with memes that you just have to see. & all was right in the world once again…

Check it out! You’re welcome.

Forrealz.

It was a good year for technology, however, and we are SO grateful that groundbreaking new advancements have brought us these:

& we’re #SORRYNOTSORRY, because without the new selfie sticks, we wouldn’t get pics like these:

But still…

& none for Gretchen Weiners, bye.

I KNOW you all remember when John Travolta was like:

& Hermione was all:

Bitch.

Award season definitely inspired some of the year’s most popular memes. Especially since Leo DiCaprio didn’t win an oscar… again.

Speaking of Frozen…

& who could forget the famous celeb selfie:

Ariana was horrified.

& Leo’s still pissed.

Ariana was actually horrified by a loooot of stuff this year:

HA.

(This is where I would lead into Kim K's bootylicious mag cover, but I think that story has been beaten into the ground so much, we probably won't have to talk about it for, at least, the next 10 years)

The Olympics were a disaster.

We all knew North Korea would inspire SO many memes:

They were still laughing about the Batman casting..

Plus, let's be real, they were just a little busy this year

Alright, sports fans. Let's hear it for the Broncos:

Don't worry, soccer fans, you can also relive the World Cup... (& Palacio's 'do)

Haaaaa. Okay, so obviously the internet is the greatest thing ever

Looking forward to next year and more meme-worthy news.

Have a happy and social New Year!

<3 That's #SO Sinéad

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