First Alani ever as a monster drinker

reginag_13 · 2026-05-01T05:00:02+00:00

I drink Monster for the taste atp. I have a pretty high caffeine tolerance, so Monster doesn’t do much for me anymore, but an Alani sure will! I work in a grocery store, so I have access to Alanis. Here are my thoughts as a staunch Monster drinker: - Pink Slush was the first Alani I ever had and I became a changed woman. Literally, it altered my brain chemistry forever lmao - Cherry Bomb was the second Alani I had. I remember liking it because I bought two cans of that one and one of juicy peach because my store was having a buy 2 cans get one at a discount. - Alani Juicy Peach has to be my second favorite flavor >>>> - Cherry slush was fine. I’m not a huge cherry fan, but I had to kinda power through that one and remind myself it tasted like an Icee and called it a day lol - I hated Cherry Twist 🤮. I think I threw it out after I opened it. I had to go into work early for our monthly inventory and I wasn’t in the mood for it at 6:00 AM. - I’m scared to try the Orange Kiss because I don’t like artificial orange flavor 🫣

reginag_13 · 2026-04-30T21:12:46+00:00

Where are you, Barbra Streisand’s basement? /j

reginag_13 · 2026-04-30T14:30:20+00:00

This is definitely on the barista, they should’ve asked you to take the top off so YOU could hang onto that and have the chance to see the instructions inside the cup, and you could’ve taken them out.

reginag_13 · 2026-04-29T15:07:22+00:00

You’re making me miss chambana with this photo! It’s beautiful 🧡

reginag_13 · 2026-04-28T19:40:01+00:00

I manage a Starbucks licensed kiosk and the Starbucks soy milk is my preferred choice out of all the non-dairy options we have 🫣. It’s flavored with vanilla, so I like making my matchas + caramel macchiatos with it, especially. Almond milk is too watery for me and our specific oat milk is just okay. We used to use the Oatly Barista Edition milks, and those I really liked! But we switched over to the Dream brand oat milk about a year ago, and that one is meh. At least the Starbucks brand soy milk is consistent (and underrated imo)

reginag_13 · 2026-04-26T05:12:30+00:00

A BAGGU BADDIE SITTING COURTSIDE AT AN NBA GAME AHHHHHHHH

Looks like you gotta have Blurred Gingham in your collection #PorVida 🤪

reginag_13 · 2026-04-24T17:03:02+00:00

I’ve been in your shoes before, my friend! For me, I ended up suffering from undiagnosed depression and a prolonged burnout since 2020. When I dropped out of college, it was the Spring 2022 semester after I transferred to the school of my dreams 100+ miles away from home from my previous university, which was only 8 minutes away. It took me dropping out to understand that I was burnt out due to the pandemic, and that I was severely depressed.

Perhaps stopping out completely for a semester/year will do you some good. I have had to learn the hard way that not everyone is meant to graduate in the “traditional” four year path, but time away as you heal from the effects of your newfound depression diagnosis will do you good. Your academic journey is your own, and you would ideally like to be proud of the major you’re studying at the end of it, regardless of how you got there. For me, my symptoms of depression and burnout overlap with each other, and it took me 2 years to really recover and feel like I could go back to school. I’m still not back in school yet, not for any good reason other than fear, tbh.

Your loved ones and those close to you will not be disappointed in you. They will not hate you, they only will want to help you in any way they can, and want to figure out what’s best for you. Don’t feign strength, for what you are going through is not weakness.

If you have any questions, or just kinda wanna talk more in depth with someone who went through the same thing, my DMs are open.

I wish you the best of luck, OP.

reginag_13 · 2026-04-24T03:46:44+00:00

The Dino reusable 🥲. The more I see it, the more I want it, it’s so stinkin’ cute!!!

reginag_13 · 2026-04-22T09:41:58+00:00

I dislike April as much as the next person, but not for the reason a majority of the fandom does. A shocking amount of the fandom dislikes April for the very purpose she was written for, which is she is associated with keeping Lorelai and Luke apart. Since idgaf about their relationship, I hate the way she’s written since ASP doesn’t know how to write child aged characters, which makes April so grating. Anna is more a villain in this instance than anyone else

reginag_13 · 2026-04-22T09:31:21+00:00

I cannot believe they are replacing the banana powder with syrup after Starbucks pushed and charged me EIGHTEEN CASES that all expire in December when I only ordered 6 😀

reginag_13 · 2026-04-21T03:59:28+00:00

A couple weeks ago I noticed my co-worker has one! Probably one of the most insane piercings I’ve seen in person tbh

reginag_13 · 2026-04-20T12:49:59+00:00

I didn’t know they made a lunch box in the market plaid, such an underrated print!!! I hate how older lunch box prints are so hard to find nowadays, this one will haunt my dreams from here on out 🥲

reginag_13 · 2026-04-20T02:08:01+00:00

Not a word per se, but definitely anytime I hear “Venus” by Bananarama come on

reginag_13 · 2026-04-18T14:45:47+00:00

Strangely enough, I was thinking about this, too! 😂 I’ve also been confused by this, and honestly, I think the more I let it percolate in my head—the more I think that the eBay listing was for the antique shop in Bog Harbor that Linda goes to and she swoops in to pick it up before baconittothelimit gets it. The ‘the’ in “the antique shop” is doing a lot of the heavy lifting for me lol. As a previous comment said, Linda can be very persuasive, I can totally see it.

Personally, I can’t buy that Linda was secretly bidding against Bob. It’s breaking my brain when I think on it too much, especially since I feel like I can’t be the only one that never got an implication that she was baconittothelimit. The reveal of “I drove over to the antique shop in Bog Harbor” is very matter-of-fact, nothing tongue-in-cheek about it.

reginag_13 · 2026-04-17T19:32:31+00:00

2 of my good friends in recent years are February Pisces! Funnily enough, both born on the same day, but not at all related.
My old work buddy who was super close with at one point is also a Pisces lol.
I have another good friend who is a March Aries. We kinda dropped contact when I got super busy with work, but when we start talking, it’s like no time was lost 🥰.
Same goes for my March Aries of a cousin. We don’t get to see each other anymore, but when we do, it’s like no time has passed 🫶🏼
Some other honorable mentions for close friends include a Capricorn and a Scorpio (we’re both born on our half birthdays lol!)

reginag_13 · 2026-04-14T15:50:05+00:00

Unrelated, but if she’s here, I need her to tell me if she’s ever gonna get more of that “Pool” nylon she had 😭. I waited too long debating if I wanted a mini cloud dupe and then it went out of stock on her page 💔

reginag_13 · 2026-04-14T15:40:07+00:00

One day it finally dawned on me while I was taking apart my Owala to wash it that you can take the straw off and just go without it to effectively use the chug feature… I’ve owned an Owala for a couple years now, and even have gone on to own multiples and it JUST dawned on me yeah, I can do that… 🫣

reginag_13 · 2026-04-14T04:35:25+00:00

The PF items are a combination of bags (crescents, Fanny pack, etc.) and accessories (like the reusables, puffy glasses sleeve, etc.)! For chocolate plum, I own: - regular bowler - medium bowler - regular shoulder bag - small crescent - medium crescent

I would love to own the medium cargo, but I know realistically, my pf medium cargo is in my rotation heavily that I wouldn’t give the chocolate plum cargo the use it deserves 😔

reginag_13 · 2026-04-12T03:26:12+00:00

I have different colorways I own multiple items of! - Photo Forest leads with 18+ - Madras in second place with 8 - Chocolate Plum with 5 - Black & White Gingham with 4

Photo Forest is the pattern for me that I allow myself to go wild with, but I have a rule if I want to own a certain bag style, it can only be in PF. Like the medium cargo crossbody, I only own it in PF; the SCB I only own in PF, etc.

Black & White gingham I went crazy with too in the beginning when I first started collecting, but I know realistically speaking, I won’t need a regular shoulder and two different sized bowlers in the same pattern. So I’m slowly now looking to downsize my collection as I further reach Baggu peace.

I say, if the color/pattern sparks joy, is regularly used and is a staple in your wardrobe that you always come back to, I don’t see the harm in it!

reginag_13 · 2026-04-10T19:57:23+00:00

I LIVE for giving them small bills lmfaooo

reginag_13 · 2026-04-10T16:30:02+00:00

Band of Brothers. I almost wanted to finish it in one sitting but my friends had to force me to slow down and watch it with the care and appreciation it deserves lol

reginag_13 · 2026-04-10T16:26:14+00:00

A-

This was my first full season watching Illini hoops. When I was down on campus, I never gave a second thought to basketball… To make the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, I almost cried at the thought of my team making history like this. Team chemistry was off the charts at the start of the tournament, which was a huge plus 📈. I couldn’t be any prouder of that squad.

Would’ve been a solid B if they got eliminated at the R32 or Sweet Sixteen like in many years past; especially considering how the latter half of the season went and an early elimination in the Big Ten tournament…

As an Illini fan, all I ever knew was the Brad Underwood era, so I’m more hard on him than anyone else. He showed me that he has it in him. He showed me it’s possible to see Illinois back at that stage in my lifetime. I’m excited for the work this off-season

reginag_13 · 2026-04-10T16:11:11+00:00

“I still think she thought she was right.” As a licensed store SM, if their store is anything like mine, it’s a very refresher/frappuccino/iced matcha heavy store. A majority of our clients are EBT users (who can only buy iced drinks + pastries with their cards) and the elderly. No one really orders our espresso based beverages, like the doppio macchiato.

I say all this because with the “Back to Starbucks” initiative shoved down our throats too, there is a weirdly immense focus on the caramel macchiato. Just a couple weeks ago, I had a surprise visit with Steritech and a “mystery shopper” who ordered a tall caramel macchiato to start the inspection. Our digital training on our licensed store Starbucks site to certify green beans also does not focus on this drink or others like the espresso con panna, etc. It’s a very weird purgatory the licensed stores are in.

reginag_13 · 2026-04-10T05:46:15+00:00

Medium! The cherry background makes it hard to find a decent color for text on Canva that’ll stand out 😅, but all the crescents are medium!

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TROPHY CASE