today:

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Armisen and Brownstein text each other every night before bed. Brownstein says of their friendship, “Sometimes I think it’s the most successful love affair either of us will ever have.” Both claim that it wouldn’t work if they were romantically involved. “It would be colder, because we’ve both treated our romantic relationships in a cold way,” Armisen says. “Carrie and I are more romantic than any other romantic relationship I’ve ever had—that sense of anticipation about seeing the other person, the secret bond. But things don’t become obligatory. I’m not thinking, I’m doing this because you’re my girlfriend; I’m thinking, I love Carrie.”

“Stumptown Girl,” The New Yorker, January 2, 2012

Platonic is the new romantic.

i really enjoy working on projects with friends. in the future i am to open a store and craft a zine and contribute to blogs and manage a bakery and throw parties in my futon basement. plans begin in the waning hours of night between conscious and dreaming: sparked by kosher inspiration and often kindled by underlying ennui. the authenticity behind wanting to do something great and presenting it to a friend and hopefully having them share in the same excitement is a reward in itself—there is nothing better than the reassurance of self and productivity when you go out and create something that you can call part of your own, whether it is tangible, like a chair, or ephemeral, like cookies shared with your best friend.

if you have any crazy shit that you want to do, tell someone and they might just want to help you. but anyway, the new yorker article is a damn hopeful read.

(via newyorker)