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I’ve been using scrubby gloves on every inch of my body for last 25 years, ever since independent curator Astria Supark said “they’re really good for getting into all the nooks and crannies.” For only a few bucks you can be completely smooth and polished at all times. Before taking them off I like to say, “Hey everybody, it’s me, Mickey Mouse!” in a special mouse voice, which some people thought was funny the first few times. (Because Mickey Mouse also wears gloves.)
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I do not feel fully clean when I emerge from a shower unless I have sandpapered a layer of skin from my whole body. For years I have ordered scrubby gloves by “the lot” and it is the only item I hoard / use daily / travel with. Gets the blood flowing. It’s also just fun and kinky to wear a single glove in the shower…
Apr 29, 2021
Jan 27, 2024
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It’s one of those small inexpensive changes with big impact. I know it gives 1950s housewife but hear me out.
Pros:
- you can use the hottest possible water
- keeps you from getting premature hand wrinkles
- The lack of sensory input to your hands (water, soap, sponge, gross wet food) allows you to energetically and emotionally separate yourself from the task while you daydream, listen to a podcast, or watch something on a nearby screen.
- after you’re done you take them off and it’s like you were never even there. The only evidence is a pile of clean dishes.
- the threshold for how many dishes you can stand to do increases exponentially, you feel unstoppable. Maybe you shouldn’t take the gloves off yet, maybe you can also wipe down the counters…maybe also take out the garbage…unclog the shower drain. Before you know it you’ve deep cleaned your home. your hands remain obliviously soft and dry.
Cons:
- they tear sometimes and you gotta replace them
I get the extra long ones so water for sure doesn’t get inside
Apr 16, 2024
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The orange blossoms made me think of this one. Marissa is an independent perfumier and kind of an underground cult sensation. My child and I visited her studio a couple years ago and she sent us off with a bunch of samples and I gave one to the nanny and the next day I realized the nanny smelled INCREDIBLE and I slightly regretted giving that one away (Flaming Creature) but then my child walked by, also smelling incredible, and this was great news because children don’t really wear perfume so I stole their one (Ching Shih) and used every last drop. Perfume is hard to smell on yourself.
Apr 30, 2024
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For the last 20 years I completely ignored the orange tree in the backyard of my studio because my backyard was the front yard of the guy who rented the back house. But now I’m that guy, so the orange tree is all mine. It’s almost completely replaced the internet for me. You’ve got the bright orange dots, like out of a painting of California, and the drama of the squirrels running away with the oranges. Then there’s the hummingbirds, who I have trouble playing it cool around, I just stare and stare. And now: orange blossoms! That smell like sexy beautiful perfume! I keep cutting off sprigs and sending them off with guests.
Apr 30, 2024
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I started renting the house behind my studio a couple months ago, even though the space was *wrecked* (the location tho…!) I couldn’t conceive of how I would renovate it into a beautiful home until I began to think of it as art project. Crucial to the plan was 24 year-old Nico B Young, a genius artist who had never made a cabinet in his life but was game for the challenge of completely rebuilding the kitchen from scratch. He carved these shiny, butter yellow cupboards and counters that you just want to eat. The whole thing is a perfect installation that I made crepes for my child in this morning.
Apr 30, 2024