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A TASTE OF TASTE WITH...

CAZZIE DAVID

🦌 Deer, ▶️Elaine May, 📚 Pessimistic philosophers, and more.

December 10, 2024

CAZZIE DAVID
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Cazzie David is a Los Angeles-based writer, actress, director and comedian. She writes for publications including Air Mail and Vogue, where she writes about everything from the rise of nonsensical “vibe trends”, to red carpet archival fashion. She’s also put out a NYT bestselling collection of essays called No One Asked for This, and you can check it out here. This year, her film I LOVE YOU FOREVER premiered at SXSW, which she co-wrote and co-directed with Elisa Kalani. Keep your eye out for its release this spring. Lucky for us, Cazzie’s here to tell us what she’s been into.

A taste of taste

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Deer
Some people think they are vermin but I think they’re perfect. My backyard has basically become a deer sanctuary and I should be paid by the government, not that the government has any stake in deer population upkeep. Sometimes I get nothing done because I spend the entire day watching deer eat all my plants. I've been trying to gain their affection. My whole algorithm is now those videos of people who end up saving a deer and then the next day the deer shows up at their door and loves them forever. I obviously don’t want something bad to happen to a deer that would then force me to save them, but if it did end up happening, that'd be cool. Until then, I’ve realized, as I have in my romantic life, that the only way to attract another being is to sit very still and not make any sudden movements. 
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Saying help
My new thing when I’m suffering at the hands of my own mind is saying “help” out loud without any context and when there is nothing anyone can actually do to help me. I say it multiple times a day and in front of anyone who happens to be around me. 
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Vanilla
Pure vanilla is just one of the all time best flavors and scents. I always want to be smelling vanilla but I’ve never wanted to smell like vanilla. I protested against layering with this scent for a long time because it’s polarizing and some might say basic. Plus I really don’t want people to internalize the fact that I chose to smell like a cupcake, but whatever, I like the smell of vanilla and at some point I have to do at least one thing in my pathetic little life for me. 
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Co2 mask
It’s pricey so should be used for special occasions like if you’re going to a wedding or if you're seeing your ex boyfriend for the first time in a year. When you put it on it looks like there is cum all over your face but once you take it off you are transformed from 12 day Sue in The Substance to day 1 Sue.
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Pessimistic philosophers
These are my boys. For a good time read ‘The Trouble With Being Born’ by Cioran and anything related to Schopenhauer. I really enjoy the brief moment where they make me feel like an optimist. Warning: do not read while pregnant. If you don’t want to read, which I understand, then I guess I’m just recommending pessimism in general?
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Almond cow milk maker
This machine is an actual life changer. Buying milk feels insane and ancient. Humiliating and probably shouldn’t be said but I now bring my own milk to coffee shops. A perfect recipe is half macadamia, half pistachio, teaspoon of vanilla, 1 date and cinnamon.
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