Samantha Powell
@sdpowell1.bsky.social
Writing about fashion. Writing about other things. Zoë not Zelda. She/her.
Did that dumb cunt start a war while I was asleep?
January 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Did that dumb cunt start a war while I was asleep?
Before Pretty Woman, my mother made me cry by being casually mean about something and then started crying because she made my cry so I had to comfort her while hiding my tears as I hugged her.
We stumbled across Pretty Woman on her television, so we're watching that now that she's done with dinner.
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Before Pretty Woman, my mother made me cry by being casually mean about something and then started crying because she made my cry so I had to comfort her while hiding my tears as I hugged her.
We stumbled across Pretty Woman on her television, so we're watching that now that she's done with dinner.
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
We stumbled across Pretty Woman on her television, so we're watching that now that she's done with dinner.
The friend who dropped me off at LAX for this trip is also picking me up, which is amazing because picking people up from LAX is a disaster.
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The friend who dropped me off at LAX for this trip is also picking me up, which is amazing because picking people up from LAX is a disaster.
I'm very popular when telling Boston people about all of the Hollywood gossip I know by osmosis after living in Los Angeles for over a decade.
January 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I'm very popular when telling Boston people about all of the Hollywood gossip I know by osmosis after living in Los Angeles for over a decade.
Mother: Are you alone?
Me (pretending I didn't know what she was referencing): Like, in my hotel room? Yeah, of course.
Mother: Hmm.
Mother: I don't want you to be alone for too long.
Me (pretending I didn't know what she was referencing): Like, in my hotel room? Yeah, of course.
Mother: Hmm.
Mother: I don't want you to be alone for too long.
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Mother: Are you alone?
Me (pretending I didn't know what she was referencing): Like, in my hotel room? Yeah, of course.
Mother: Hmm.
Mother: I don't want you to be alone for too long.
Me (pretending I didn't know what she was referencing): Like, in my hotel room? Yeah, of course.
Mother: Hmm.
Mother: I don't want you to be alone for too long.
Walked to Tatte to get a breakfast sandwich, and it is obviously a ghost town out there right now.
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Walked to Tatte to get a breakfast sandwich, and it is obviously a ghost town out there right now.
I haven't watched a NYE countdown show in ages.
Is Andy always this shitfaced? Because that man is GONE.
Is Andy always this shitfaced? Because that man is GONE.
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I haven't watched a NYE countdown show in ages.
Is Andy always this shitfaced? Because that man is GONE.
Is Andy always this shitfaced? Because that man is GONE.
On the way back to my hotel after taking a jaunt through some First Night festivities for the first time in...I don't remember how long.
January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
On the way back to my hotel after taking a jaunt through some First Night festivities for the first time in...I don't remember how long.
Switched it up tonight and went out for filet mignon and creamed spinach.
I've ordered the fancy mac and cheese from room service for the previous four nights. I really should eat a vegetable, but I think this will be night five of fancy mac and cheese.
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Switched it up tonight and went out for filet mignon and creamed spinach.
I honestly hope Caroline tells RFK Jr that he's not allowed to attend the funeral of her daughter.
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I honestly hope Caroline tells RFK Jr that he's not allowed to attend the funeral of her daughter.
A great way to know that someone has never been to Boston.
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A great way to know that someone has never been to Boston.
Dealt with some extreme Boomer behavior today when I said I needed to buy tampons on my way back to the hotel, and my mother whispered "tampons" back to me because her nurse was in the room.
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Dealt with some extreme Boomer behavior today when I said I needed to buy tampons on my way back to the hotel, and my mother whispered "tampons" back to me because her nurse was in the room.
Ran an errand to a Beacon Hill Books & Cafe while my mother was having her therapy session that works on focus and cognitive ability to get her some books.
December 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Ran an errand to a Beacon Hill Books & Cafe while my mother was having her therapy session that works on focus and cognitive ability to get her some books.
The baby in my family keeps trying to put her boogers onto her mother.
Four-year-olds!
Four-year-olds!
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The baby in my family keeps trying to put her boogers onto her mother.
Four-year-olds!
Four-year-olds!
I've ordered the fancy mac and cheese from room service for the previous four nights. I really should eat a vegetable, but I think this will be night five of fancy mac and cheese.
December 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I've ordered the fancy mac and cheese from room service for the previous four nights. I really should eat a vegetable, but I think this will be night five of fancy mac and cheese.
I continue to be constantly tired, but when I was in the elevator earlier today after returning from the hospital, a baby said hello to me and then insisted on pointing out to me that she had both crayons and a coloring book.
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I continue to be constantly tired, but when I was in the elevator earlier today after returning from the hospital, a baby said hello to me and then insisted on pointing out to me that she had both crayons and a coloring book.
My mother almost every day since I've been here: Did you buy your return ticket to Los Angeles?
My mother today now that she knows I'm leaving on January 3rd: When are you coming back?
My mother today now that she knows I'm leaving on January 3rd: When are you coming back?
December 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My mother almost every day since I've been here: Did you buy your return ticket to Los Angeles?
My mother today now that she knows I'm leaving on January 3rd: When are you coming back?
My mother today now that she knows I'm leaving on January 3rd: When are you coming back?
Called a friend to catch her up on what is going on with my mother.
We eventually diverged into bad shit the British Empire did to the home of our parents. (India for her and Jamaica for me.)
We eventually diverged into bad shit the British Empire did to the home of our parents. (India for her and Jamaica for me.)
December 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Called a friend to catch her up on what is going on with my mother.
We eventually diverged into bad shit the British Empire did to the home of our parents. (India for her and Jamaica for me.)
We eventually diverged into bad shit the British Empire did to the home of our parents. (India for her and Jamaica for me.)
Four-year-olds are HUGE drama queens.
Yes, I've finally met the baby in my family.
Yes, I've finally met the baby in my family.
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Four-year-olds are HUGE drama queens.
Yes, I've finally met the baby in my family.
Yes, I've finally met the baby in my family.
I'm not going to watch Heated Rivalry with my mother because boundaries, but she is the person whose smutty erotica I thought I was secretly sneaking off of her bookshelves when I was in middle school, so I'll clue her in after I leave.
December 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I'm not going to watch Heated Rivalry with my mother because boundaries, but she is the person whose smutty erotica I thought I was secretly sneaking off of her bookshelves when I was in middle school, so I'll clue her in after I leave.
Today I saw A Youth in a pair of Moon Boots. Are they doing that again? There was a trend piece about them in the style section of the NYT when I was in college over two decades ago.
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today I saw A Youth in a pair of Moon Boots. Are they doing that again? There was a trend piece about them in the style section of the NYT when I was in college over two decades ago.
Finally got to wear my new Bean Boots today.
December 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Finally got to wear my new Bean Boots today.
Bought my ticket to head back to Los Angeles a week from tomorrow.
December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bought my ticket to head back to Los Angeles a week from tomorrow.
This doll happened.
December 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This doll happened.