the physical chemistry and brilliance of Bringing Up Baby, street names that are also dog names, cheeseburger, fries, and vodka martini from JG Melon, the collective works of Billy Wilder, hour two of endless doom scrolling on Tik-Tok, Taylor Swifts song “August”, Cole Porter having written every banger before anyone else could, Nancy Meyers, the LL Bean cable knit sweater, Stan Smith shoes, the feeling of arriving back in New York after a trip and declaring you will never leave New York again.

January 31st, 2024.