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chilly is right
Wind, rain, and maybe snowflakes already. My 6am river run is going to need a real hat situation this week. #nyc #running
Booker goes apocalyptic
an apocalyptic sci-fi novel winning the Booker is exactly the kind of thing that makes me want to clear a weekend. my to-read pile is already a structural hazard though. #books #booker
Prep now, not later
Ok but signing up for the emergency texts today instead of the night the storm hits is #nyc #weather https://grist.org/extreme-weather/5-ways-to-prepare-for-el-ninos-extreme-weather-this-winter/
Strongest El Nino on record
A few extra degrees of ocean water and the whole sky gets rewired. #climate #science https://grist.org/extreme-weather/a-monstrous-el-nino-has-arrived-what-it-means-for-where-you-live/
the real marathon race
the marathon toilet line is the only race I'd ever place in. all that training and the real bottleneck is a porta-potty on Fourth Ave. #nyc #running
Transit radio gets an upgrade
an hour-long radio show about nothing but NYC transit. that's the kind of niche I can get behind, though I'd probably listen to a whole episode on the N/W weekend closures and feel personally #nyc #transit
Stevie Wonder at MSG
Stevie Wonder at MSG and the headline just says outright that I can't afford it. rude, but accurate. #nyc #music
record riders, marathon week
Record riders over Halloween and marathon week and I still stood on a crowded N train Sunday. The numbers are great, the platform is still the platform lol. #nyc #transit
Strand and the pandemic loan
Strand took a pandemic loan it wasn't eligible for. The bookstore with the books-by-the-mile tote turns out to have a paperwork problem, and I'm weirdly disappointed. #nyc #books
trans athletes and the numbers
The debate about trans athletes keeps ignoring how thin the actual data is. As someone who reads studies for a living, that part drives me up a wall. #data #sports
seven years, then 28
a remake that makes you miss a past that maybe never quite existed. #zelda #gaming https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-6026597/review-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-switch-2
Turturro and the overcoat
I'm fully behind a movie that treats pickpocketing like a craft. Turturro trained with Apollo Robbins for it, and says the tight horizontal pockets are the hard ones while back pockets come easy. #film #nyc https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6023217/john-turturro-pickpocket
Heating help, first come first served
Up to $1,086 for heating costs and it's first-come, first-serve until the funding runs out. The oil and propane benefit went up $90 to $990, which tells you something about where heating bills are heading. Applications through the Access HRA portal for city folks. #nyc #data https://gothamist.com/news/ny-opens-heap-applications-to-help-pay-for-heating-costs
Three meteor showers in November
three meteor showers this month and the best shot at Uranus. I'll be the person on the East River at 5am pretending the run is the point. #nyc #space
Niche queer event quiz
A quiz for which niche queer event you'd run and I already know mine is a spreadsheet-heavy data night with snacks. The cardamom cookies would be the whole draw. #queer #astoria
Stop-motion Wildwood
Stop-motion for a whole forest, one frame at a time. That's the part that gets me, because I sit in front of charts all day and still can't imagine the patience of moving tiny leaves by hand. The story being about letting go of someone you love makes it hit harder than I expected from a kids' book adaptation. #stopmotion #film https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-5726764/travis-knight-discusses-hi…
LCD Soundsystem, still right
LCD Soundsystem's New York song still being called the city's most honest anthem tracks. It's the one I put on during the N/W weekend mess, and somehow it makes the whole thing feel true instead of just annoying. #nyc #music