Author: Amy

good day to you honeys!

yesterday i put out all our lawn furniture and outdoor cushions and uncovered the picnic table and put out the umbrella and deep-cleaned every inch of our grill — all in an attempt to bribe the sun to stick around for the rest of the weekend. i think it’s working? trying not to jinx it tho:

1.  finally hit up honey bagel! they were sold outta chopped chocolate so i went poppy. a+.
2.  seth says i can’t steal his matzah anymore or he’ll run outta sandos. q: we only got 1 box?!
3.  “sam the eagle is the only hot republican. i will not be taking questions.” – vulture is the best
4.  rooting 4 ruby b/c i too have an unrelenting sweet tooth & appreciate fab product design.
5.  percy‘s a big boi now, but i like to remember him as pyt, a pair of ears surveying the lands.
6.  daaaaang taylorsmith how the hell you gonna make us believe this a basement? prove it.
7.  y’all tried república yet? i wanna go — now that we’re half vaxx’d, feels like i’m halfway there. 
8.  woo! it’s almost taurus szn! gonna try and channel bone bone‘s big birthday energy this year.
9.  idk how i got on strategist uk, but i can tell u this: we own a lot of imported status choco now.
10.  the aerial tree walk at the just reno’d leach botanical garden! love me some aerial things!
11.  rach, queen of the playlists, is truly keeping me going w/ this 90s/00s summer mixtape.
12.  re: 90s/00s goodness — hands on a hardbody (’97) & last days of disco (’98). both so great.
13.  prob our most pandemmy habit: ordering weekly fresh baked bread from a sweet insta lady.
14.  “still, it is the house on meadow lane that may be the designer’s most passionately austere creation. it stands as a subtle rebuke to contemporary excess and gaudiness, etched like salt spray on the sparse landscape: silent, transparent, elemental.” – in south hampton, a beach house not like the others, t: the nytimes style magazine

half vaxx’d & sorta relaxed.
amy

howdy friends!

there’s a decent view of the street from our dining room and i’ve spent much of this indoor year looking out that window and clocking whenever a doggo walks by. the other day i was in there having lunch and looked up from my gut-friendly lettuce wrap (desperately trying to mix it up) and noticed a big ole chalk drawing at the end of our driveway. not just some basic neighborhood hopscotch graffiti, like, a full-ass chalk mural: hearts and peace signs and butterflies, all surrounding one word, “JUSTIS.” near the bottom, the middle school vandals included a drawing of a pair of roller skates and tagged their piece “the roller girls.” there were no other murals on our block, not in front of our next-door neighbors or across the street. it was hard not to feel special to have been selected, a random act of heartfelt ephemera just for seth and me. i took out my phone to take a photo, and saw all the way on the next block two girls in roller skates busy at work on their next masterpiece. i put my phone away instead, and went back inside. it’s a pretty great world out there sometimes:

1.  took a year to discover it’s v easy to get a rapid test in pdx. here’s 2 the day this info’s moot.
2.  i’m a real mug elitist (esp handle feel) & lemme tell u covet & ginger ticks every dang box.
3.  already est. billie is endlessly impressive to me so i’ll gladly accept cool vids of her anytime.
4.  linds & i just got these cute wrist weights to power walk our blues away. ooof 1lb’s no joke.
5.  more things like noah’s “interestingness of a photograph as it relates to time” in my feed pls.
6.  still thinking about these 3 diy petting zoo goats living their best lives a few blocks from us.
7.  confession: this immediately transports me to the hills circa 2006. unwritten was such a bop!!
8.  wait a min there’s a plant-based grain bowl juice cafe in kenton now? nopo movin’ on up y’all.
9.  here’s how we’re escaping now: seth’s geoguessr-ing & i’m full slow tv. brb sailing 2 grenada.
10.  kai sent me down a future of work spiral & now my brain’s twisted up but i wanna read it all.
11.  new 2021 vision board candidates: cool af lisa, saucy debby, & a lil hedgie doing his lil best.
12.  le pigeon x jupiter next is truly one of the classiest pandemmy pivots out there rn. ends 4/3!
13.  “they let us into the life of a creative mind in quarantine, but they asked to share one caveat: ‘obsessing over what it did to me specifically almost inexcusably leaves out my constant awareness of the damage to my community, the arts in general, to say nothing of the half a million dead americans,’ wrote the composer nico muhly. ‘this whole thing is very bad.'” – 75 artists on how they spent a year in lockdown

slow nopo goat tv.
amy

hallo people!

here’s a quarantine story. i’ve been having trouble making decisions, even small ones. so seth and i developed a solution: as soon as i get stuck, he grabs a small object like a quarter or a balled-up post-it and brings it behind his back, moving it from hand to hand and telling me which of the two options the object represents. he then brings his two fists from behind his back and i of course randomly pick one. either the quarter or an empty hand. fate decides. big fan of this game. lemme know if you ever want to play:

1.  watched the billie eilish doc knowing nothing. it was a gift tho maybe too many tarantulas?? 
2.  yes, ok, hamilton, though put me down as partial to lafayette + his partner’s ad house tour.
3.  not 2 turn this into a gumba fanboi account, but this just in: their drinks are killer & they party.
4.  naturally i do not watch this show, so i assume it’s always this perfect. *bale nods w/ me* 
5.  u go chef anthony! expand those unicorn food truck wings! fly into the brick & mortar skies!
6.  it’s been 6 million years since i left the house & now i’m writing this outside so, yes, i agree.
7.  thong song story briefly got me waxing nostalgic for an amazing period of truly terrible music.
8.  coulda used this down pillow round-up last time i tried to upgrade ours. world’s worst google.
9.  pining 4 a floating deck since day 1 so my “just b/c” pistils appt is making seth v nervous.
10.  wknd plans: figure out how to stream moonstruck and, oh right, adjust the microwave clock.
11.  a recent visit w/ my in-laws reignited my ♡ 4 werther’s that’s truer than anything i’ve known.
12.  pugh got me considering a switch 2 yorkshire gold. brits pls confirm if this is the right move.
13.  “despite how legends want to be seen, this is probably how we most want to see them. as living proof that a life of ups and downs and hard work and too much work ends with you rich as fuck, sitting next to a violin-shaped pool with the family you’ve created to supplant the one you had to endure.” – allison p. davis’ stellar mariah carey profile

floating deck fanboi account.
amy

ok yay!

mood check: i’m definitely feeling the positive side effects of some verified sunshine on my little punim. maybe that’s why all these jazzy corridor playlists are doing it for me (see #6)? whatever, man. i’ll take it. *joyfully throws soft boomerang into an open field*:

1.  early march reminder that inflatable pools go quick & old ones rip. semper paratus honeys!
2.  pls pls pls can someone make sure jane lynch is def avail for the revival? tyvm in advance.
3.  almost quoted this mushroom one, but then didn’t because a tweet is uniquely its own thing.
4.  now that haley sold me on classy coups, v excited to get adventurous w/ my cocktails to-go.
5.  ed note: i feel bad when i accidentally hype sold out shit. may i interest u in a peace offering?
6.  when the reigning monthly playlist champ rec’s a monthly playlist u kno it’s gotta be good shit.
7.  “an [e-commerce] platform of discovery for a lifestyle that is different.” – undisclosed, fun!
8.  went with sw alabaster due to $$ & i’ll always regret not doing the trim. at least it’s popular!
9.  s/o to my mom 4 this perfect grinder slash gateway drug to a stellar whole bean subscription.
10.  real talk: nothing better than being absolutely riveted by a spooky nyc apt tiktok thread.
11.  ♡ that big night is #4 on this list & gets an illustration. ugh what a heartbreakingly hot cast.
12.  adored sylvan esso’s live concert series so much & now it’s free! with love 3.5 at 6pm pst.
13.  what would have had to go different in my life to now be making a living as an audio-maker?
14.  look, being the only 1 in our house who “likes zoos” is a challenge we’re working through.
15.  why yes, sure. $700 lipstick crystal pillbox is def one word for what that might be used for.
16.  “the purpose of a meeting is not to fill the allocated slot on the google calendar invite. the purpose is to communicate an idea and the emotions that go with it…” – seth godin, toward a zoom agreement

with spooky monthly love.
amy

hello honeys!

i mean … should we get into it? rip the band-aid? put a bigger one on? i’m not here to judge. life hits different every day, man. whatever the mood, however you soothe:

1.  let it never be forgotten that my personal queen of trl, blessed be she, was insanely talented.
2.  florence pugh + tzatziki was delightful pre-pandemmy and the combo continues 2 b delightful.
3.  wait this was actually accidentally prophetic. oy. daft punk were really doing genius shit huh.
4.  sometimes, at the end of the day, all u need is a beautifully tailored site of v good film recs.
5.  pls add bit house collective to the list of things i’m day dreaming about us exploring “after.”
6.  a fav lil detail about lebow’s playlist is that it’s “to be played from top to bottom.” i live 4 rules.
7.  maybe it’s b/c i recently started meditating, but these asmr rooms are really doing it for me.
8.  angela (of pistol shrimps fame!) got her family phone installed and it’s quite a satisfying vibe.
9.  great hat. been missing ’08-’15 nyc. i can’t believe i’ve lived here ~ as long as i lived there.
10.  1.5 sunny days in a row & now someone can’t stop buying patio accessories. whatup feb.
11.  i’m becoming more & more confident i could eat a pickle w/o using my hands or eyes. you?
12.  considering the loads of ugly overpriced pnw crap 4 sale, this gem took my g-d breath away.
13.  just a rumor, but i think gumba‘s gorgeous wed-only fried chicken sando might get a spinoff. 
14.  came to the “the trip” movies 4 the travel/escape. stayed 4 the michael caine impressions.
15.  “sometimes there’s nothing better on earth than someone asking you a question.” – lisa taddeo, three women

gorgeous rules & satisfying q’s.
amy

ok, wow.

so, the last one of these i sent was forever ago — almost a year. but lately i’ve surprised myself thinking about how much i miss sending them. there’s the connection with all of you and the thrill of discovery and just, like, getting to share something fun and sweet and unexpected during a time that just, isn’t. so i figured, why tf not. viva la sea:

1.  just watched pistol shrimps & now i have a freakish desire to learn a sport for a rec league.
2.  in one fell text, kate has given me wings 2 finally tackle a personal aesthetic glow-up journey.
3.  bless garbage day for making me feel a little less old as sh*t on the internet. i can hang now!
4.  if mariah’s v-day remix isn’t on a weird jury-rigged ig stereo repeat, pls pause & get it 2gether.
5.  re: sweet and unexpected, there’s an underground bakery in portland. speakeasy scone bb.
6.  look, i know this is just a published david yurman press release, but idk i waaaaaaaant one.
7.  speaking of big rich ppl energy, h/t this sexy german bakery & the playlists they rode in on.
8.  an unsolicited takeout recco: malka‘s bellflower chaos salad with chicken in fish sauce glaze.
9.  this slack transcript had me in tears. smart ppl being funny together as a group? ♡ to see it!
10.  not tired of puzzles, but also put a qr code murder mystery into l’rotation so, um, send help.
11.  i love this video so dang much. i thought it might get old, but nope. just checked still slaps.
12.  controversh to plug pods so v sry in advance. seek treatment s1 is making me lol out loud.
13.  aesthetics wiki, but as a living coffee table book & cocktail i can curl up with this weekend.
14.  “not that i grew up all at once right then, but some things punch you in the face and you fly through the air and land somewhere completely different. you walk on from there.” – miranda july

speakeasy scone bb.
amy

hi hi hi.

office hours were a hoot and had me googling so many wonderful things that i decided i’m holding them again this week. also, fake office hours are a fun, harmless, made-up thing to do and i’m all about that shit rn. see you tomorrow fri 4.24 from 1-2pm pst via le zoom (password: thurslist). until then, enjoy the hell outta anything you damn well please:

1.  it’s b/t broken social scene’s calm jams playlist & hamilton leithauser’s out of tune guitars.
2.  this google doc of games & puzzles you can play online is some diamond in the rough shit.
3.  i <3 tigerpup for many reasons, but bringing an arty vid of naps to my attn is def in the top 5.
4.  quick, before it closes, ogle this gorge house that sold in < 5 days during an effing plague.
5.  gym-in-place awards: sun service gold, sweatfest silver, lekfit + the class tied for bronze.
6.  isolation check-in had some bangers these past few weeks. robyn? the killers? why yes ty.
7.  welp, this super sincere celebrity seder had me all choked up by the end. thanks, idina.
8.  “not 1 surface in drake’s house is squishy. y do celebs always have the hardest couches?”
9.  ¿por qué no? is coming back! they even did a taco tue tech run to ease into it. v smart.
10.  not sure how i missed man repeller’s reading list, but i’m def making my way thru it now.
11.  kathryn hahn’s staging of glengarry glen ross with american girl dolls. standing o shit.
12.  t mag, i asked for bougie af candle recs weeks ago. guess i’m going in on an r2 order …
13.  “the one in front did not come to stroll.” – my girl sam flexing her plush twitter vid zings.
14.  really feeling haley’s maybe baby rn. another tigerpup tip! newsletters, man. i just love ’em.
15.  filed under shit that speaks 2 me: ritualizing a turndown service, as if my home is a hotel.
16.  “escape is not a dirty word. none of us can face what’s happening head-on all of the time.” – sheldon kopp

sun turndown service.
amy

well shit.

the other day, my elderly neighbor-lady turned to me from her porch and said, “well, this sure is a real bowl of sour cherries now isn’t it?” ya. so, anyway, i’ve decided to be a goober and host thurs list office hours tomorrow fri 3.27 from 1-2pm pst. zoom me then / there / here if ya like. password: thurslist. i’ll see you all the time:

1.  my bro-in-law tweeted these soothing jams & bless him he said he’d update t/his playlist.
2.  for something punchier, w+k quarantunes is an open collab treasure trove. don’t fuck it up.
3.  imo eater pdx’s round-up has been the most accurate n’ comprehensive. bookmark dat shit.
4.  speaking of reasons to work out: have i preached at you re: the class? no? @ me. i’m all in.
5.  pitchfork, choosing 2 be a mensch for once, is updating this delightful sched daily. ty hunny!
6.  zoom-tv crib peeps: hit up open doors 4 more-o-the-same, but nicer. dakota’s is asmr gold.
7.  s/o 2 my mom for the cincinnati zoo hot tip. 12pm pst every damn day. obvs my fifi was 1st.
8.  she also sent me the monterey live cams and u can bet ur ass i stream the open seas 24/7.
9.  not into add’l homework rn, but, shit, 450 ivy courses 4 free? some1 smart up & report back.
10.  i mean, if sarah’s on the alison roman apocalypse train, then i’m def on board. got favs?
11.  signaturesoft upstate sweatsuit won’t fix shit, but what else r we gonna do? not lounge?
12.  h/t amy 4 this cool web game. see also my “welcome back, web 2012” working theories.
13.  seth drafted us personal pandemic recs & now 80s-era holly hunter is my xanax n’ chill.
14.  “a common misconception is that spiritual journeys require travel.” – michael lipsey

80s-era spiritual journey.
amy

hi honeys!

i was thinking, today feels like the perfect day to send one of these. ya? you got it. for yous and yours and anyone else who needs it:

1.  oh lord y’all i just discovered kottke is a certified hottie mcscottie. did. not. see. this. coming.
2.  fuck it, we vibing. fiona’s waddle and this chill dude are giving me life and all the joy rn.
3.  kate blessed me w/ her relentless picnic rec & now i’m desperate to talk to about it. haaalp.
4.  a spring 2020 reno means selling some good stuff and stalking cathy & garrett 4 awhile.
5.  damn i’m excited to see how lazy susan does in the old country cat space. could b vvv güd.
6.  “if not, someone was clearly pulling my pisser.” – florence pugh’s fuckin’ amazing mukbang.
7.  on that last awful stretch of the wire and boy do these miniatures make me miss old lester.
8.  if ur not gonna follow my #1 main man office doggo then honestly idk if we can still be frans.
9.  pack up. we’re going to la and we’re staying at 1 of 5 schwank-ass hotels. stop complaining.
10.  emily asked if i’d heard of neat. a: no, so obvs i promptly scrolled 100 hrs of my life away.
11.  15-year-old me is wondering if 311 would play amber on repeat for the entire 3.5 show. thx.
12.  pretty sure there’s never been a more important eater round-up than this one right here.
13.  i say this, like, every time, but today i mean it: imma pierce my ears. i can’t not own these.
14.  flying fish is hosting an oyster battle sat & my kosher husband is outta town & i’m going.
15.  “a few years ago, i met a woman at a wedding who told me that she pictured marriage like two astronauts floating around in space, tethered together … naturally, i leaned in to hear her marital advice. ‘you can’t prevent the drift,’ she said. ‘it’s natural. the trick is noticing when the distance gets too big, and knowing how to pull each other back in.’ … i’ve always liked that reeling-in analogy. what better way to describe a relationship than two people fumbling with ropes at zero gravity, waving their arms around, trying to sync up?” – charlotte cowles

could b vvv güd.
amy

oh why yes helloooooo.

wasn’t sure this was happening today, but then idk caught a wave and went on a tear and, well, here we are. for you and the crew. some grade a hullabaloo:

1.  luv my work ppls, but if those fuckerz don’t stop stealing from my personal pen stash ayyy.
2.  thought i tried every hot yoga joint in town, but then jenna took me to hot pilates. shiiiiiiiiit.
3.  sue & i saw mcmillion$ at sundance and omg agent mathews can you be in everything??
4.  going out on a limb here, but guessing that many of us are here for the booksellers movie.
5.  longing for cold, winter days biking up and down the williamsburg bridge. i still miss nyc.
6.  “veiled in compliments is the same message over and over again: keep going.” – this feeling
7.  a world where ina shows glossier some genuine, unsponsored love: a world worth saving.
8.  i just learned about dinosaurs in love a few min ago so forgive me, but i am shook y shook.
9.  gge are coming to portland sat 5.30 & i bought a ticket … oy lawd i’m a podcast person now.
10.  dan deacon thurs 3.19 & wye oak sat 3.21? that’s some g-damn concert umami right there.
11.  dear real good food, may the wee lil’ foodie specialty store wave you rode in on never ebb.
12.  angstalgia: feelings of acute nostalgia for a time to which you would dread to return. ooof.
13.  <3’d little women like everyone else, but when saul goodman walked in i literally could not.
14.  finally cracked open fleishman and ooooweee am i having one helluva good bad sad time.
15.  “a girl can do what she wants to do and that’s what i’m gonna do.” – joan jett

unsponsored dinosaur love.
amy

hola bbs.

it’s a brand new day so i’m just gonna get to it. here we go magic:

1.  the semisonic closing time (no, srsly) song exploder had me and seth sobbing. i kid u not.
2.  big ups to kai 4 the alex proba hot tip: woonwinkle stocks these gorge rugs & pillows now!
3.  “so new it’s not even on google yet søren shop is da one to watch.” – my personal opinion
4.  i hopped on the dolly parton’s america bandwagon and hot damn i never wanna hop off.
5.  oh, taylorsmith. if only our home ft. a money tree to fund a bangin’ adu for you to build.
6.  okayyyy malka. i see u & ur matzo ball khao soi. just lemme know when i can walk on in.
7.  dang i wanna try pattern, but i just refilled my evo & i’m in the amazon dog house w/ seth.
8.  oh, man repeller. you had me at 3 extremely sincere outfits inspired by uncut gems. sold.
9.  soooo whaddawe think? is someday the new portland bar of our late night drinky dreams?
10.  forrrr the record i ™’d “see a corgi. pick it up. all day long you’ll have good luck” in feb ’16.
11.  many thx to portland monthly for the midwinter pro tips on st. helens snowshoeing. check.
12.  wait wait what how is it possible this song came out in 2004? where did the time goooo?
13.  minus 2 pts for t mag f-ing up the pieces url, but plus 5 pts for all the inspo. solid net gain.
14.  “there is never any end. there are always new sounds to imagine: new feelings to get at. and always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we’ve discovered in its pure state. so that we can see more clearly what we are. in that way, we can give to those who listen, the essence — the best of what we are. but to do that at each stage, we have to keep on cleaning the mirror.” – john coltrane

hot damn bandwagon.
amy

well well well hey.

now that’s what i call music thurs list 100. special s/o to those who have been ride or die’s since vol 1-30ish and a big fat hello to anyone receiving this for the first time because a friend of a friend asked me to add you to the distro list. you are all my ppl. thank you thank you thank you. let’s fucking get it:

1.  he’s not on social now (obvs), but matt sent me this article & my iphone is 4ever changed.
2.  every thing on this gadget list is genius / made me go “what?! they have a thing for this?!”
3.  i don’t know how i found studio proba, but hot damn these pillows make me so happy.
4.  providore is the dream shmancy grocery so u better believe i’m about about flying fish.
5.  still haven’t tried xlb so p. relieved there’s about to be 2x the chances to make it happen.
6.  speaking of openings, scroll to y’alla & write this down: horseradish labneh. i mean …
7.  fyi my yelp bookmarking days are over. fuck those bros. marshy’s all google all the time now.
8.  “oh taurus, you are not known for your courage and your adventure.” – umthanksiguess?
9.  this post got me hooked on girls gotta eat so now i’m just like u: quietly giggling 2 myself.
10.  i am 100% drinking this month so holler if y’all wanna hang with me & try any of these.
11.  f*cking a, design milk. i did not need to know about this gorge $13k dining table. ugh.
12.  can’t stop looking at these giant fabric butterflies n’ moths. anyway … how are you?
13.  don’t @ me — i loooved uncut gems. julia fox is my thoroughbred ny biotch angel baby.
14.  my desire for airpod pro’s is so ströng it’s actually embarrassing. how did we get here??
15.  “when you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. and some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. and you look at the tree and you allow it. you see why it is the way it is. you sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. and you don’t get all emotional about it. you just allow it. you appreciate the tree.” – ram dass

some of them are whatever.
amy

hi honeys!

i got 99 problems, but a list ain’t one. get it? cause it’s the 99th list. w/e don’t @ me. aaaaaanyway i hereby dedicate this one to true love & triple digits. xoxo:

1.  everything taffy touches turns 2 gold so it’s unclear why i still haven’t opened her book.
2.  been talking up this chic-ass tillamook river cabin to anyone who will listen. ya hear me?
3.  turns out my cousin emerson hosts the aclu’s at liberty podcast. count it: one proud marsh.
4.  replugging duniway’s home tour b/c i effed up the link last time & idk i luv me some h-tours.
5.  tbd if i have 2 travel 4 work. if not, you’ll find me at u/p’s give good gift pop-up sat 12.14.
6.  as a hoosier i never thought i’d say this, but daaaang indy. nyt 36hrs? you fancy now huh.
7.  ur killin’ me with this, design\milk. that gorge kalon plate set is more like 4x $50. c’mon guys.
8.  pls tell me i’m not the only one lusting after these stubbs & wootton woody loafers. lawdy.
9.  yes phoebe yaaaaaaaas. i mean srsly. how is this woman always so brilliant & sensational?
10.  “dion’s answer seemed 2 shoot straight from her soul like a rocket leaving this world.”
11.  technically voysey doesn’t open till 12.6, but word is our girl @danabobayna has l’hook up.
12.  mmhmm sure def agree with haley’s life hack, but mostly b/c it led me to this, this, & this.
13.  not even a lil embarrassed i take advantage of these free wallpaper dls. gotta keep it fresh.
14.  “once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. i loved it. i answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one i lingered over. i sent him a card and i drew a picture of a wild thing on it. i wrote, ‘dear jim: i loved your card.’ then i got a letter back from his mother and she said, ‘jim loved your card so much he ate it.’ that to me was one of the highest compliments i’ve ever received. he didn’t care that it was an original maurice sendak drawing or anything. he saw it, he loved it, he ate it.” – maurice sendak

saw it loved it ate it.
amy

whatup good ppl.

congrats on another week well spent. you did good! brought you back some of those hard earned presents. have at ’em:

1.  damn i’ve read the grit and polish backstory like 5x. i can haz retirement 2 now or naw?
2.  currently picking up eeeeeeeeverything hommegirls is putting down. i meannnnn shit.
3.  been sleeping on foster powell. thunderbird is basically the perfect bar and now otto. dang.
4.  s/o to miss piggy’s feminist mystique for breathing some luxe good life back into my week.
5.  my therapist is obsessed w/ this a+ esther perel podcast & oh my god i can’t look away.
6.  “the boat was kept afloat by j.lo who ordered 100 candles every month, sometimes 200.”
7.  f-ing love the new haim so much. damn i’m in it. been tryin’ to find my way back for a min.
8.  yes but did *u* know it *used* to be called wordstock? lol this nerd ass town. see u sat 11.9.
9.  seeing parasite tonight & am pretty pumped, but also like 100% unprepared. is it spooky??
10.  if this year’s zoo lights is as lit as last year, then uhhh hell yea count me in. sexyyyyyyy.
11.  so what if i luv redfin & open houses & seahaven holiday home tours? leave me alone.
12.  also not embarrassed this targeted insta bs got us 2 book one 4 the holidays. 2 bored jews.
13.  “q: does there come a point in being a success when the laurels get heaped so high that you just kind of fall ass-backwards onto it and have a rest? or is everything exhausting, forever? a: christ i can’t wait to fall ass-backwards onto laurels.” – richard lawson

nerd ass laurels.
amy

my ppl.

i adore you. this one’s for the roadies. let’s go, it’s showtime:

1.  woah woah woah maje alkatz hot tip on kate woodman‘s portrait sesh pop-up sun 11.3.
2.  reader poll … am i the only one just now getting around to watching the wire? so. many. q’s.
3.  i would like to visit palomar several times in the next few months *marked as urgent* pls & ty.
4.  weird fun thing w/ the jupiter + movie madness. seth is suspicious, but w/e i’m here for it.
5.  100% considering booking a trip to nyc just to visit slime paradise at the sloomoo institute.
6.  also trying v hard to convince seth to visit todos santos just to stay at san cristobal. not sry.
7.  man am i excited about this new hotel + bar + restaurant opening on mlk. izgonnabegood.
8.  found daphne via this interview and, i gotta say, the mood of her feed is so on it. approved.
9.  oh wow def underestimated the # of perfectly bonkers christmas flicks this year. get it fam.
10. i like fiction pods now. maybe this is why ppl like books on tape. amazing! case closed!
11.  original cast goddammit or i don’t want ur fake ass platform sequel u amucky mucks.
12.  in re: spookiness, might i suggest u follow the worms. the best is the dad. sound on!
13.  “it’s okay … nothing changes, except what has to.” – captain cragen, svu

izalreadygood.
amy

o hey hi whatupppp hello.

update! believe it or not, some good stuff’s going on, too good not to share. this one’s for all y’all:

1.  really stoked everyone’s still on board with thurs being the best day. happy best day, bitches.
2.  if anyone’s wondering what my favorite cereal to eat by the fistfuls is, it’s this one alright?
3.  these two songs on repeat until i want to murder them b/c idk that’s how i’ve always been.
4.  spent 4 days moving 1231 yelp bookmarks into a pdx collection. welcome 2 the freak show.
5.  would <3 the cute sweatshirt to come in like 3+ colors. never been much of a burgundy gal.
6.  boo hiss t magazine now i want these $300 jeans vvv badly. what am i supposed to do now?
7.  rough holiday plans: bake tons of thinly iced sugar cookies with @alpal & watch let it snow.
8.  ok but srsly what’s a must stay hotel in santa fe? el rey court? asking mostly for marsh.
9.  seeing electric guest wed 10.30 slash making it up to myself for stupidly opting out last year.
10.  cool but why do bakeries close so fuckin earlyyyy? no baked goods past 2pm is a sham!
11.  i’m supposed to be nickel arcade-ing this sun 10.27, but it’s also the flea so ugh i’m torn.
12.  if my bathroom ends up lookin’ like this i’m gonna give so many hugs ppl did not ask for.
13.  not totally sure where this is going, but my spidey sense says rising wolf is one to watch.
14.  seth wants 2 note fleabag was originally a 1-woman show & third rail’s showing it sat 10.26.
15.  “writing is a form of therapy; sometimes i wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.” – graham greene

cute jeans by the fistfuls.
amy

hey ppl.

ok let’s address the elephant in the room. the last thurs list i sent was, like, 4 months ago. here’s the thing: i’m getting married this sunday (hi seth!) and planning a medium-big jewish wedding in your 30s is hard work & fuckin time-consuming buuuuut we hired a baller planner (hi catherine!) so this final stretch is actually quite nice and i had some free time and i really wanted to write one of these so, here we are. i miss you! i love you! l’chaim!

1.  very late to this party, but obsessed w/ deadshot & their truly inspired pickled kangaroo.
2.  if han oak modern afternoon tea pop-up isn’t the most pdx thing ever, i don’t know what is.
3.  currently living for all 22 seconds of the kept me crying breakdown at 0:52. clap. clap. clap.
4.  fingers crossed the zoo will fly in fifi & bibi to attend this tue 8.13 feist / rhye concert w/ me.
5.  hi yes did someone here say cute houseboats to rent? ok that’s good b/c i am here 4 that.
6.  fleabag is baaaack. i def watched season 1, but all i really remember is not wanting it to end.
7.  lotta new spots i’d totally add to our wedding guest to-do recs. scotch lodge 4 sure 1 of ’em.
8.  did this a lil backwards & read normal people first. uh-may-zing. onto conversations now!
9.  big ups 2 mrs. derse 4 spotting this v exciting midsummer jew-y delicatessen night’s dream.
10.  dang these are sold out / i don’t have time 2 add everything else she makes to my registry.
11.  i still can’t believe this home exists in manhattan and, like, someone lives inside it. money!
12.  if you’re not taking working staycations in woodlark’s lobby, then idk what 2 tell you, man.
13.  not really counting down the days till ellsworth kelly stamps are avail, but u get the idea.
14.  “take a ton of pictures, text your friends stupid things, check in with old friends as often as possible, express admiration to co-workers, and every day, tell as many people as you can that you love them. a couple of minutes every day — the payoff is small at first, and then it’s immense.” – scott galloway

midsummer night’s deli.
amy

hello beautiful ppl!

i don’t know about you, but lately i’ve been feeling hella overdue for an upswing. this one’s for anyone on the swings looking for a good push:

1.  i’m about 50 plays away from this song making me a little nauseous. w/e. idgaf. 49 plays.
2.  speaking of songs i can’t play due to obsessive repeat behavior, beirut’s here thurs 2.28.
3.  h/t momma marsh for the weinermobile scoop. if she wins, i’m quitting my day job. shotgun!
4.  the pun work on this trend forecast is truly impeccable. obbbbbviously an mjr production.
5.  have we talked about hummus yet? no? well, then. let’s f*ckin talk about hummus. gdamn.
6.  i know this is a fake-y brand post, but i can’t help it. i’m super into that hard things poster!
7.  fiona turned 2 last week and i really just need everyone to settle in, level up, and get into it.
8.  james turrell is alive and well. i had to google it when i saw the latest on roden crater. ooo!
9.  last yr, natural wine bars. this yr, hard 2 google bars. g’luck west & unnamed speakeasy.
10.  healthy japanese cafés & grocery stores are also having a moment. i’m here 4 it, maybe?
11.  emily cooked this up the other day & now i’m having recurring veggie lasagna dreams.
12.  seth doesn’t want either of these 44″ tramps on l’registry so they’re going here instead. thx.
13.  my camp friend is bon appétit’s deputy editor now. she was unbelievably cool back then 2.
14.  “i’m waiting for a new me to show up in my mind.” – david berman

japanese turrell speakeasy.
amy

hi hi hello there.

this is a quiet little thurs list to help soothe your souls and cure your ills and get your lovely ass to tomorrow with the hope of a ‘lil something extra extra. read all about it:

1.  i’d do super regrettable things to turn my janky basement gym into this grown ass one.
2.  seth is v skeptical about mlb to pdx, but my gut says a stadium and a team is hella nigh.
3.  good, cause i like roughing it with a money back guarantee of reallllllllllly good ‘grams.
4.  wish i had listened to this one work dick who totally called the bougie weed market boom.
5.  were vip zoolights tix worth $160? some said no, others said o-dang that is a sexy gorilla.
6.  good news re seth’s new waterproof shower speaker: the on/off sounds are super pleasant.
7.  i can’t remember who told me about hello good morning, but p sure they said nice things.
8.  brb running away from my problems to have a rich ass happy life in this silverlake three step.
9.  still fighting a bs head cold, but on the bright side there’s soup. my god there’s always soup.
10.  new “no phones in the bedroom” rule. love it but also … buying an alarm clock is v weird.
11.  q: if seth & i hosted a ’09-’12 dance party in our unfinished basement would u attend?
12.  a: yes b/c that era was beautiful & we still got the same feels that moved us 7-10 yrs ago.
13.  i’m here for the “dress to impress … no matching solids!” sun 1.20 yg afterparty dress code.
14.  “& how many times have you loved me without my asking? how often have i loved a thing because you loved it? including me” – danez smith

vip good morning.
amy

hi honeys,

how u doin? good? same. i know i know it’s been a minute. but but but wait. look! i found some things. wrote a song about it. wanna hear it? here it goes:

1.  pdx power yoga just answered my north/ne baptiste yoga studio prayers. hallelu!
2.  seth & i lurved big’s chicken & then it burned down so 2 thumbs up 4 a beav reboot.
3.  fyi you can bring ur classy city folk friends to psychic bar w/o a pre-visit caveat sesh.
4.  wait shut up haptic lab now sells wearable quilt coats? in 3 gorge styles? mamma mia.
5.  “tumbling remixes & edits of the stones & like-minded cats.” – sample it now, vibe 2 it later.
6.  still gushing about this perf lil’ farmhouse 15min from my place. we have to go baaack.
7.  not sure how 2 cups of full fat coconut milk is virtuous, but hot damn i wanna try this.
8.  i’ve been talking up that tri-be-i-5 micro ‘hood for yrs. glad someone else was listening!
9.  seth & i stepped up our shared grocery list game & went all in on anylist. a+ upgrade.
10.  if there’s one festive holiday pop-up to attend this year, it’s hey holiday 12.8 + 12.9. k? k.
11.  osu is paying ppl $40 to eat burgers at their sensory lab fri 12.7. omg somebody do this.
12.  everyone’s all hotel hot on the hoxton, but i’ve got my $ on woodlark. u heard it here 1st.
13.  almost got 1 of these at rei, but my coupon expired and i totally chickened out. dangit!
14.  “you’ll understand why storms are named after people.” – f. scott fitzgerald

big’s sensory psychic lab.
amy

hi hi.

this one goes out to all my homies who didn’t realize they’d be getting a nice in their inbox today but damn well needed one. love you like fam, fam. go on with your grand selves:

1.  my sister-in-law wrote an extraordinary piece on student debt & now i’m kvelling.
2.  why didn’t i know about big red machine sooner? bon iver x the national but 4 real.
3.  all my friends are super preg-o, but idgaf i wanna hang so here’s what i propose.
4.  “my son’s 1st pair of sneakers. my mom gave them 2 me in a lucite box.” – omg wtf
5.  in july, kachka unveiled a new löök, a sister spot, & a killer hh. really gettin’ after it.
6.  stupid arbitrary goal + 5 year diary are by the daughter of a nyc legend. a gotta read.
7.  “less a restaurant than a giant terrarium curated by coachella” – ok holiday. i see u.
8.  ppl hated this nyt feature, but i’m totally into the house. guess i’m part-o-le-problem?
9.  sue says ok omens is the winebar2watch & this chick caesar sitch def confirms that.
10.  i’d ♥ someone to make this brightened-up matzo ball soup for yom kippur hint hint.
11.  andrea tipped me off to in their closet & now my wardrobe is about to get jacked.
12.  “what matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” – charles bukowski

#noclasswithnooodle.
amy