December 2011
“Does such a thing as ‘the fatal flaw,’ that showy dark crack running down the...”
– The Secret History, Donna Tartt (via foxandfayvel)
“There was no one specific moment when the rigorous self-consciousness gave way...”
– David Rakoff in My First New York (via littledidiknow)
Pre-NYE Photo Test
Trying to pull off Marilyn/Joan style.
Every photobooth picture in this dress is just a picture of my cleavage. Happy New Year.
My First Soiree
Tonight I’ll be attending Sleep No More’s New Year’s Soiree, which actually begins post-midnight (perfect for me, since I’ll be working until 11:30 and ringin’ in the New Year in the locker room).
If you aren’t familiar with Sleep No More the performance, allow me to direct you to this review, because I’m been fumbling over an explanation with every...
Anonymous asked: Hello ever-talented Caroline! I need help finding a dress to wear to a wedding on New Years Eve. The atmosphere is going to be party-heavy, and most of my family will be there. I'd like to look classy, but not too formal. I'm a little top heavy, so something without a plunging neckline would be ideal. I can't seem to find anything that is winter wedding appropriate. Help?!...
Anonymous asked: Dear Caroline, I am a girl who never wears sequins or anything shiny but I want to for New Years Eve. Help! I want a great but relatively inexpensive shiny dress to ring in 2012 with, and am more than a little lost for where to start. I know you can help! (Waist-defined is preferable, open back is great.) Thank you, dear!
“Nail me to you. I will ride you like a nightmare.”
– Jeanette Winterson, Written On The Body (via serpentskirts)
“At the bottom of her heart, however, she was waiting for something to happen....”
– Gustave Flaubert (via atomos)
“It is best not
to make everything a metaphor of one’s own life
but many have...”
– Dean Young, from “My Work Among the Insects” (via proustitute)
“Isn’t it always like this –
joy and sorrow calling
to each other
across an...”
– Sally Bliumis-Dunn, excerpt from Angie, Leaving (via holdonmagnolia)
“Sex with him involves so much adrenaline, and it starts before he’s even inside....”
– Control « Nightmare Brunette (via kathleenjoy)
thebronzemedal:
Sondre Lerche ~ Countdown...
“I wanted this character that was waiting through the whole movie because I feel...”
– Miranda July discussing “The Future”. (via sarah-is)
“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see...”
– John Green (via eastatlanta)
Pregnancy
Me: Aren't pregnant women supposed to glow? You're not really glowing.
Sister: Yeah, I don't feel like I'm glowing.
Grandma: Well I think she's glowing!
Sister: That's the bronzer.
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If Only In My Dreams
What is coming home for the holidays for, if not to remind you that home doesn’t really exist anymore? Or, if it does, it is the tiny apartment you have decorated for yourself, with the slanting floors and running toilet and all the dishes in the sink. Coming home, you discover a new homesickness that exhausts you, and spend half the time napping in a twin bed that was never yours. The tree...
“By now four months have gone by. You get asked if you still miss him. Don’t...”
– Sloane Crosley, How Did You Get This Number (via whyimsingle)
Last Night
- my cab got in an accident
- no one was hurt, but I was shaky
- I drank too much champagne
- I tried to dance in 4 inch heels
- I changed into flats and carried my heels home on the subway
- I texted people I shouldn’t have
- it didn’t make me feel better
- I had nightmares
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Christmas Wish List
I swear I’ve been a good girl.
Here are a few things I asked Santa for this year:
1. A Visit From The Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
2. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
3. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin
4. Crescent Cooler Glasses from Crate and Barrel
5. Salted caramels
6. Burt’s Bees tinted lip balm in Hibiscus
7. J.Crew glitter iphone case
8. Sugar Rose tinted lip treatment from...
“The world needs you. It doesn’t need you at a party having read a book about how...”
– charlie kaufman, in his bafta lecture [t] (via gowns)
“A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his...”
– Charles Péguy (via wwnorton)
Caricature
Me: I purchased 3 rolls of wrapping paper that I feel represent me as a person.
Lily: Sometimes I feel like you're an SNL parody of yourself.
Anonymous asked: Why are most girls so messed up? Why do they like to try to spread that mess to guys?
angelaserratore asked: Finals/cold/life is getting me down. I need some bombshell fashion that will make me feel more like Brigitte and less like Brigitte's frumpy spinster cousin, you know?
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What I Did With (The Rest Of!) My Day
- walked a mile in the rain to Barnes and Noble, sans umbrella
- spent a long time in the self help section, but didn’t buy any of them
- walked home
- took off my pants
- ate Reddi-wip out of the can
