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I feel like it’s popular to hate on assigned seating so I want to show my support. When you assign my seat, you’re doing me a favor. You’re freeing me from the tyranny of choice, or the burden of asserting myself. Walking into a wedding reception to find my name on a little tag with a table number—my fate decided, nothing I can do about it now—is heaven. Walking into a movie theater and knowing my seat is saved is a perfect experience. No notes.
Jun 6, 2023
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I mean why the urge to get on a hot ass plane just to sit in your ASSIGNED seat earlier than everyone else???
Jul 8, 2024
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why?
1. not the middle seat
2. Can easily stand up and not feel awkward walking over peoples legs and then apologizing 10 times, and then having to do it again when you come back from the bathroom
3. Extra leg room, even tho your feet shouldn’t be in the aisle 🤫
4. getting to get stuff from the snack/beverage cart before the rest of your row, and also not making other people pass you your snack and beverage bc it’s awkward, and you end up thanking them like 10 times, and they think you’re super awkward.
5. you get to be the person thinking others are awkward, and passing ppl snacks, and letting ppl walk over ur legs
6. Also if someone does need to walk over your legs And get through to the bathroom, you can just step into the aisle as opposed to them stumbling over u
That’s all, I’m awkward, thank u
Mar 16, 2025
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Do you want to be comfortable or not? If you see me out in the world doing this know that I don’t care about the optics!
Feb 5, 2024
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I’m including this because it’s a vaguely unapproachable art film and I hope you’re impressed that I liked it. I saw it at Metrograph in January. Dreams consists of eight vignettes, each inspired by real recurring dreams from Kurosawa’s life. It was made late in his career and is described by Metrograph as “the work of a filmmaker with nothing left to prove but a great deal to say.” (I’ve been thinking about that phrasing ever since I read it.) I hate to sound like a frat boy but I was on mushrooms when I saw it and I am going to have to recommend that. I’ve never seen the uncanny nature of dreams captured so well.
Jun 6, 2023
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A while ago while writing an essay I broke my living room window. I simply set my foot against it while typing and pressed. The next day I searched for a local business to replace it and discovered Bernie’s Glass & Mirror. If you’re lucky enough to need a window or mirror fixed in Brooklyn, I can’t recommend Bernie enough. He’ll come huffing into your living room with a rotten New York attitude and stay to chat with you for as long as he pleases. He may scold you for saying something completely innocuous like “do you need help moving my couch out of the way?” He may show you photos he once took as a professional wedding photographer. He will certainly bitch about his kids (“millenniums”) who don’t want to take over the family business. And your window will look like new.
Jun 6, 2023
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Optical 88 is an optometrist in Chinatown that turns around prescriptions in a single day for $80. Just bring the glasses you want to fill and your prescription and they will treat you like a queen. I think they'll also check your prescription for free but I'm not sure because I already had mine, that's just what the girls at Fabulous Fanny's told me. That's where I bought my frames btw—if you want to make a real day of it, start there, pick out some frames, then walk 10 minutes to Optical 88 and you'll be set in 24 hours.
Jun 6, 2023