unfortunately part of who i am is that sometimes i need to go thru entire weeks of such severe depression that it’s an affront to god and the majesty of his creation
the phrase "lipstick on a pig" has always inspired a deep sadness in me. I think of the pig, looking forward to her big night out, and I bring myself to the verge of tears.
more baby names i liked that chris vetoed: dove, cordelia (nickname cora, meaning heart of the sea), eden, vera (so old hollywood), rosemary (so old hollywood, too corny with sage), silver (sail on silver girl), stella (negative association from streetcar named desire)
what book publisher or imprint in your esteem has the highest hit rate for “i can basically pick up any random book from their list and be very happy with my reading experience”
congrats to PTA but this is clearly a make-up win for Boogie Nights and Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood and The Master and Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread and Licorice Pizza and probably also some of those Haim videos too why not
Ever since I was a child I longed for a lifestyle that seemed libertine and cosmopolitan with an unexplainable form of income that made strangers question how I was able to afford my choices