Writing about fashion. Writing about other things. Zoë not Zelda. She/her.https://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwz5uitvoc25Bought Sunrise on the Reaping as a present for myself a few days ago at a newish bookstore in the South End. Started it on the plane and am already almost 200 pages in.04 Oct 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz5uitvoc25https://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwythvps722qExcited to get off this plane. Not excited to immediately encounter a wall of hot ass air.03 Oct 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwythvps722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwxvaia6gc2rLooked at the weather forecast for the next week in Los Angeles... I'm taking a pre-airport walk around the South End to appreciate the 61 degrees it currently is before returning to 100+.03 Oct 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxvaia6gc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwwe3icaes2zJust did a public service by introducing the friend I'm staying with to BoJack Horseman.02 Oct 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwe3icaes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mww7lzn5g22cThat whole Girl Dinner thing from last year was ridiculous, but I just laughed at myself in this restaurant after ordering a half dozen oysters and the beef tartare because my first thought was "I guess this is French Girl Dinner."02 Oct 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww7lzn5g22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwriawuzbk2nIt's been nice to have a break from seeing the same five midterm ads on my television in Los Angeles.30 Sep 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwriawuzbk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwraqy74mk2bHow are you Phillies fans right now?30 Sep 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwraqy74mk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwp24zh57c23This history montage before the Red Sox vs. Yankees game. Yes, I am aware that we fucking HATE each other. I was born and raised here afterall.30 Sep 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwp24zh57c23https://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwopsfzec22g"Did that store say that it sells antique maps?!?!?!?" -Me while on this bus winding its way through Cambridge29 Sep 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwopsfzec22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwmk4gxtas2eChosen Plane Entertainment: Ocean's 11, Clueless, 1.5 episodes of Rooster. We got to the gate halfway through that second episode.29 Sep 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmk4gxtas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwhwli72ls2cThe two Sheeren concerts at Foxboro that led to the recent scandal have been canceled because of an unprecedented for this time of year Nor'easter. That feels like cosmic justice.27 Sep 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhwli72ls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwhvmtyi4s2gI'm going to be dealing with a lot of family stuff when I'm back in Boston next week, but I'm hoping to carve out an hour or two to go to the Museum of Fine Arts, which is one of my favorite places in the city.27 Sep 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhvmtyi4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwhshoop5k2gMy main issue with the NYT list of best television series of the 21st century is that I've apparently watched a shit ton of television. Lol.27 Sep 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhshoop5k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwcsi3wrck2aLOOK AT THESE BABIES!!!! https://www.curbed.com/article/first-day-of-preschool-universal-2k-photos.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym25 Sep 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcsi3wrck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwcdphgtxc2oEvery news story I've read in the past few days about AI breaking through the constraints that were made to box it in makes me think again about Her (2013). That was legitimately the climax of the film, but AI wasn't trying to hack companies in that movie.24 Sep 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcdphgtxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mwca4mklus2aMe coming across an op-ed piece by McWhorter and scrolling right on past it without clicking. https://static.klipy.com/ii/8ce8357c78ea940b9c2015daf05ce1a5/9a/93/7gD9zJE9.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=tFzNFZcKG9HUX&webm=jP5NvacIJOw17ChKBN24 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwca4mklus2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mw53aljfm22cBack on needing to go back to Boston immediately. Love to cry about my family mess.22 Sep 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw53aljfm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mw2skrduac2cThe weirdest thing about our current POTUS is how much he loves Mamdani. I honestly think he'd replace him with Vance if that were possible.21 Sep 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2skrduac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mw2odggqoc23I keep seeing mentions of the NHJ article and school choice, but I've decided to tap out because 20-something Samantha had discussions with my mother in the other direction.21 Sep 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2odggqoc23https://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvw5a4wpws2fGot to explain seasons two and three of Outlander to people at a birthday party today.20 Sep 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvw5a4wpws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvtwwunm4k2bThis is mostly a piece about government agencies not citing their sources in a way that would make a ninth-grade history teacher reprimand a student. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxing19 Sep 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtwwunm4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvtuvc2n522bSitting in the dark because of a power outage thinking about how garbage the LADWP website is.19 Sep 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtuvc2n522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvnycvpefc2aThis country has a thing about working through illness. One, a lot of people don't have enough sick days. Two, it's seen as strong, but honestly it's harmful to both the person who is ill and those around them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnycvpefc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvnx4zac3c2aHave watched the S6 premiere of Slow Horses. I missed my incompetent spies.16 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnx4zac3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvlrlsqpp22mThe beginning of the school year reminds me that preschool should be free across this country.15 Sep 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrlsqpp22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvjfe7k6cs2eSo it's going to be a Widow's Bay sweep then.15 Sep 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjfe7k6cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvjdpkz3gc2ePATRICIA!!!!!!!!!!15 Sep 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjdpkz3gc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvhelblhpc2sZverev won the US Open and I am PISSED. Not because he beat an American. (I'm not patriotic enough for that although I do like Shelton.) But because he's a piece of shit.14 Sep 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhelblhpc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sdpowell1.bsky.social/post/3mvelok37zs27As a history nerd, I'm in shock that decided that Kansas decided to make their football game against Missouri about John Brown.13 Sep 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:5hoev7w7tsdbp2okzdjhypy7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvelok37zs27