- Sandwich from R&D, sitting the backyard or on the Vanderbilt open street
- Event at Unnameable Books. They have readings and events almost every night when the weather is nice.
Jul 28, 2024
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Not sterile whatsoever and has a nice outdoor space to read/work/exist as well as a minimal cafe area inside that feels comfy cozy 90s. On Sunset/Logan in Echo Park.
Apr 7, 2024
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curated by my friend leah (amazing writer) & another amazing writer heather. amazing readers 10/10 every time. and they usually have a curated drink (non-alcoholic options available too). hosted at rotating locations around brooklyn, check them out on ig: @limousinereadings
Mar 11, 2024
Sort of a wine bar masquerading as a Book Store but they do have a interesting collection of books and magazines that you can look at. Its usually pretty well lit so that you can read and drink a glass of wine as I sometimes do. They have a good sound system and the music is generally low key but quality. There is wine and beer but also coffee and tea that they serve all day so if you or your date doesn't want to drink, there are other options available. The bar is nice to sit at but there is also a backyard that will be good to sit out at in the summer.
Apr 26, 2024
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No screen Sundays. If I want to listen to music its CDs or radio. If I want to watch a movie, no I don’t. If I want to see a friend, I will make plans with them on Friday or Saturday to meet up. As a result, I read more, write more, and sit with questions like “did Citizen Kane‘s 50 year winning streak in the Sight and Sound critics choice survey end in 2012 or 2022? When did Stephen Merritt come out? Whats the etymology of Whitsun?“
This is something that I have practiced off and on for many years but I’ve been doing it every week since December and I love the way that it just allows me one day of true freedom and rest.
Jan 22, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
My calendar this year has 52 of these week at a glance pages but I don’t think that way. So, I've been inspired by Ross Gay’s Book of Delighs to start recording the little moments and sensations that bring me joy throughout the day. An analog pi.fyi, if you will.
heres some of what I have so far:
- Waking up to the sound of my upstairs neighbor‘s footstep. It sounded nostalgic. Felt like company.
- Strawberry jam
- feeling tender for strangers: their lips, nail colors, their small wrists. Thinking of all the lives we hold gently.
- A young girl bought an LP at the bookstore just before I left. She stroked its cover with love
- Green tiles —the mint shade always makes me think of Jancie
- Charlie’s little bop and punch dancing to some German language punk
- lunch with Katherine, curry Brussels sprouts
- small talk at the photo studio. The photographer's brother was named after their dad, stole his identity, bought jet skis.
Jan 13, 2025