when i went to italy by myself, i had cell service but barely any internet. i drove around northern italy all week with only the music i'd had downloaded on my phone and melodrama was the only album i had. this song (and the album) always meant a lot but in the context of me driving around italy in the countryside by myself... it means even more.
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I used to drive up and down the coast of Southern California a lot. I don't remember when it happened, but one time I was making my way through Santa Barbara county. I was listening to this album. To anyone who's made the drive via the 101, you probably know the point where you leave the ocean behind & go through the tunnel, making your way uphill & inland. It was around there. The sun had just set and everything-- the hills, the sea, the cows, the other cars on the road, the telephone lines swooping down the highway-- it was all the same shade of blue as this album. Every time I pass through that area, or every time I'm making that drive and it's that time of the evening, and really especially mandatorily ever time both of those conditions are true at the same time, I listen to this album.
Dec 10, 2024
My music is bumpinโ. The sun has a cloud ring. There are rainbow flashes in the sky. My thoughts are harrowingly romantic.
Letโs get lost, baby.
6d ago
I had to spend 2 hours on the bus to get to and from the place where I needed to take my ID photo. Unreasonably long drive for someone with nothing to think about. Considering myself lucky that there are so many good songs on this album. 4/5.
Oct 1, 2024
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take ur time!! let the city flow through you slowly. i moved to nyc and it took a YEAR for me to find my feet. it's scary and big and annoying and new and it will get you down but keep trudging forward. always explore, search for local stuff like on meetup, smores, even insta. it's so so so worth it. and even if it doesn't feel RIGHT, enjoy the adventure for now :)
1d ago
work lunch is this $17 'bedford ave' smoothie with vegan protein and sea moss gel. very west village coded. the vegan protein is so strong in flavor but not too bad. and don't worry, work covered the cost of this one.
Jun 12, 2025
a24 zine, next to heaven (botm), and the long road, the chronology of water, and die, my love (the strand)
i love the strand. like love love love the strand. it's become my spot to kill time when waiting for friends or my husband. i also love just browsing books on the weekends. i rarely come out with nothing, always a book or multiple books. i kinda went overboard this time but when the books call, i come! i still browse barnes and noble union square but the strand is just so much cooler.
also the virgin suicides was a present from my husband! crazy crazy. teenage me would love i never let go of those girls.
what are you reading rn????
1d ago