carrie

writer, stock trader, cat lady. former music biz brat.

[carrie @carrie_etc]

This was absolute perfection. I was howling the entire time.

[RuPaul's Drag Race @RuPaulsDragRace]

Spoilers ahead! ⚠️ The top 2 All Stars from the Rappin' Roast challenge lip sync for the win to "The Ladies Who Lunch" by Elaine Stritch 👯‍♀️ #AllStars11

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I’ve lived in the Financial District for 21 years and have seen A LOT. Today has easily been the most crowded and the most joyous. God, I love this city. New York forever.

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So the Chili’s thing in Union Square is just a pop up. Which has me thinking. Can we get some sort of reboot of Zen Palate too?

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Really hate that Hacks is ending. So here’s to hoping Elsbeth is at least on for 10 or more seasons.

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I don’t know about my favorite crying spots in NYC but my most used are definitely:
-Court St (BK)
-W. 23rd St
-14th St
-the 2/3/E trains
-the Seaport
-Lexington Ave.
-W. Broadway b/t the Odeon & Balloon Saloon
-Greene St
-6th Ave (Soho)

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Here to admit that the copy of House of Leaves I bought 26 years ago is still sitting unread on my bookshelf. I suspect I’m getting close to having the bandwidth to dive in but clearly not there yet!

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It pains me to say this but no you should not clean your phone screen with your tongue like you’re licking an ice cream cone.

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That sweet, sweet hope you feel around the end of every month when your least favorite neighbor starts using alot of packing tape.

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Sending love to all cat parents currently on poor sleep due to the hourly opera and daily hairballs that the warmer weather season brings. We’ll get there, guys!

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Hi @Bounty, it’s me. I would like to speak to your head perforator. The select-a-size has become a choose your own adventure as of late. Lots of love!

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Good lord the use of Radiohead’s “(nice dream)” in LOVE STORY was nightmarish.

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Thanks but I prefer my Daunt Books tote bag.

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I’m so old Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy was the soundtrack to a very drunk, smoke-stained Spring Break during my senior year of high school.

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I will literally pay my neighbor to stop having loud speaker phone convos in the hall at all hours and letting her door slam. On the same token, my cats are treat monsters and scream their fool heads off at 7am every day. So I guess all is fair in NYC and thin walls.

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Is there a contest one can enter to take Claudia Winkleman out to dinner? Asking for many friends including myself.

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they don’t talk about canned soup the way they talk about wine. like, how long ago were these noodles and rice cooked? what were the vibes when they chopped these tomatoes and carrots? i dunno. the mind waunders.

[carrie @carrie_etc]

I was almost fired from a job in the late 90s for displaying a bumper sticker that said “Cyberspace Scared Me So Bad I Almost Downloaded In My Pants” at my desk. Not saying I was right but it was definitely hilarious.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Use your words.

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In other news, the weather in New York continues its usual trend of “not ideal.”

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I’m old. I dunno that a fancy bag would do it but I sure as shit would welcome a few stacks to put in one of my myriad bookstore tote bags, and then I’d be on my way.