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alex and chloe and i recently came into each other's lives in a whirlwhind of slay, a perfect meeting that couldn’t be chance because i believe in God and divine timing. We are addicted to hanging out and having fun on a headier and more psychedelic level – and we know whatever we end up doing together shifts the culture for the better because the source is love. literally watch this space but also dont worry about it
Jun 30, 2022
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🔮Alice is my astrologer and the most important person in New York because she can look at your birth chart transits and tell you what to expect in the coming days, weeks, months, etc. When I first met Alice in June 2019 she told me I'd be in a new relationship that fall. I thought, “there’s no way I’m going to be in another relationship, I’m going to get back together with my ex boyfriend!” Much to my dismay, that September I was in a new relationship. Turns out, I was dating someone who Alice had also dated back in her days at Vogue. Ever since, we have been fast friends. Also: it’s easy to make friends with girls who have kissed the same boys as you, you can form a strong bond!
Oct 7, 2021
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👻I was a bit of a menace in elementary school. I was very hyperactive and restless and had some authority issues, and on top of that just generally didn’t fit in well with a lot of my peers. the friends I did have all belonged to the same sort of social misfit group as me, and alex was one of these friends. he was a pretty edgy kid and probably had some anger issues looking back on it. his home life was also a bit rough, I think one of his parents had some serious medical issues. he was also a jewish kid in a exceedingly waspy environment and was new to the school, so there were a lot of reasons he probably felt othered there.
he and I used to play together at recess every day with two girls and pretend like we were the characters in the Spiderwick Chronicles, collecting weird rocks and cicada wings and pretending like they were goblin teeth and fairy wings. alex and I would also hang out after school sometimes, usually at his house because he had Halo and Call of Duty and I wasn’t allowed to have violent video games at home. sometimes we’d sneak into construction sites of houses that were still being built and just mess around. we’d go up on the roofs and sit and talk for a while, getting about as “deep” as a conversation between 9 year olds could be. mostly it was commiserating about feeling out of place and talking about which girls we liked.
eventually we had some kind of falling out, I forget exactly what happened but I seem to recall that there was some tension over us both liking the same girl. my mom also thought he was a bad influence so she stopped sending me to playdates at his place. I think we both went to the same middle school and high school but ran in very different circles, so we didn’t interact at all after elementary school.
years later I looked him up on socials out of curiosity and found out that he had become a radical zionist and I think he was a part of one of those programs where foreigners can volunteer for the IDF. i think he moved there and now is working for a non-profit supporting the IDF. I’m personally ideologically aligned entirely on the other side of the spectrum from him, but thinking on it now it makes sense to me how someone who grew up feeling alienated would be attracted to the zionist narrative. still it’s crazy to me how differently people’s lives can play out despite at one point sharing similar environments
he and I used to play together at recess every day with two girls and pretend like we were the characters in the Spiderwick Chronicles, collecting weird rocks and cicada wings and pretending like they were goblin teeth and fairy wings. alex and I would also hang out after school sometimes, usually at his house because he had Halo and Call of Duty and I wasn’t allowed to have violent video games at home. sometimes we’d sneak into construction sites of houses that were still being built and just mess around. we’d go up on the roofs and sit and talk for a while, getting about as “deep” as a conversation between 9 year olds could be. mostly it was commiserating about feeling out of place and talking about which girls we liked.
eventually we had some kind of falling out, I forget exactly what happened but I seem to recall that there was some tension over us both liking the same girl. my mom also thought he was a bad influence so she stopped sending me to playdates at his place. I think we both went to the same middle school and high school but ran in very different circles, so we didn’t interact at all after elementary school.
years later I looked him up on socials out of curiosity and found out that he had become a radical zionist and I think he was a part of one of those programs where foreigners can volunteer for the IDF. i think he moved there and now is working for a non-profit supporting the IDF. I’m personally ideologically aligned entirely on the other side of the spectrum from him, but thinking on it now it makes sense to me how someone who grew up feeling alienated would be attracted to the zionist narrative. still it’s crazy to me how differently people’s lives can play out despite at one point sharing similar environments
May 27, 2024
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i met my girlfriend cilantro what feels like forever ago in an extracurricular chamber music program when i was 15 .
they were 14 & cooler & weirder than me & a significantly better violist than i was a cellist . they had dark heavy eyeliner & a blue & red bowie tank top they had made themselves (this is probably not what they were actually wearing when we met but it’s how i remember them from this time)
they were the hottest & most interesting person in the program & we became close friends over the year before dating off and [mostly] on for the last 14 years .
since then they’ve seen me through countless changes & mistakes & successes big & small & a couple different genders & sexualities . it’s a true joy to have someone who knows you so deeply & in so many ways & who can still surprise & delight you all the time . the longest & best friendship i will ever have <3
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❄️i started smoking skinny menthols in honor of my glamorous irish catholic grandmother, kitty, after she died and i immediately realized they're the perfect small treat for girls. the smoke dances smooth and cool on your tongue and in your throat, its small enough to give you the perfect buzz of nicotine, and two last exactly long enough for a chat full of secrets outside the bar with your girls. if you pull out a pack of these in the smoking section, all the shawties will gather around to ooh and ahh 100% of the time.
Jun 30, 2022
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💒“there is no greater force against evil in the world than the love of a man and woman in marriage.” – Cardinal Raymond Burke. i love love and i love being in love with my husband and it feels nice to tell you that i think we have the greatest love of all time. i won't detail our story here because i think that's a little gauche, but i do love to talk about it so if you ever have the chance to ask me in person i will, without hesitation, gush about him with effervescence while giggling uncontrollably. never once have i doubted his presence in my life, just like i've never doubted God’s, and every day my faith in both grows stronger than i could imagine. my husband is a brilliant artist and is currently doing beautiful work with jared madere and milo conroy on yeche lange, an nft gallery launched at the beginning of june, and i am very proud of him.
Jun 30, 2022
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🪬collaborative playlists, blasting taylor swift cd in the car, being on ya own lil freek mode, occasionally having blue eyes, white ethnic hair types, kissing each other, dinner outside, charlie puth, loitering at the table, loitering, times square, time square, time cafe, milktini, wearing your moms robe, deleting tweets, yes my eyelashes are real, is a guy a brunette or a brun? boobs, jacuzzi, richard kern, tory sport (as a brunette), buying little dresses, 11,111 bella hadid nfts, rainbow, they didn't think x brunette(s) could x, slumber party but make it slumberless, being a bad lil vibe, creative directing, sent from my iphone, twitter web app, yip yip yip, the office, laying on the floor, saying hail marys, wall street baths, girls just wanna have fun, not reading, gallerina mode, tom tuna, being worse, eating a sandwich, making a sandwich for matthew, lawyer fees, find my friends, panopticon, WTC 7, printing from the label maker, going to catholic mass as a protestant, site specific installations, talking at the opera, slayful, masculine men, vibes, veils, leaning in, denim cutoffs, yeche lange, actresses, slay vs fierce dichotomy, [redacted].
Jun 30, 2022