Carolyn Joy
@carolynjoy.bsky.social
American in London: real live Henry James heroine making all the mistakes.
The UES gets a lot of shit but it’s also very pretty.
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The UES gets a lot of shit but it’s also very pretty.
Bartender just asked if I want ice in my water. My American accent persists. #expatlife
July 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Bartender just asked if I want ice in my water. My American accent persists. #expatlife
The English still baffle me but they never waste a lovely day. Respect
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The English still baffle me but they never waste a lovely day. Respect
Everything is terrible except for Meryl Streep and Martin Short falling in love
March 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Everything is terrible except for Meryl Streep and Martin Short falling in love
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AOC: I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal… just to see some senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk. I think it is a huge slap in the face.
March 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
AOC: I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal… just to see some senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk. I think it is a huge slap in the face.
Starmer’s bootlicking is appalling. I’m so ashamed of both of my countries.
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Starmer’s bootlicking is appalling. I’m so ashamed of both of my countries.
This is so fucked.
NEH introduces new prohibited categories to comply with executive orders. This is an infringement of academic freedom plain and simple, and also nonsense: what is “discriminatory equity ideology”
February 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is so fucked.
It’s going badly! But I’m getting through it.
Thinking about doing dry February… but maybe I shouldn’t.
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s going badly! But I’m getting through it.
Thinking about doing dry February… but maybe I shouldn’t.
January 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thinking about doing dry February… but maybe I shouldn’t.
News related content. Launch me into the sun!
January 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
News related content. Launch me into the sun!
Yo! Anyone have any luck with the French Open ticket ballot? First try! But wondering if I should just brace myself for buying tickets on another site…
January 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yo! Anyone have any luck with the French Open ticket ballot? First try! But wondering if I should just brace myself for buying tickets on another site…
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Today I learned about the 🇨🇦 artist Sandra Sawatzky and the epic-scaled embroidered tapestry she has created, emulating the Bayeux tapestry, to chronicle the history of fossil fuel extraction. #needlework, #SubversiveStitch www.theblackgoldtapestry.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Light reading for the weekend—apropos of nothing…
January 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Light reading for the weekend—apropos of nothing…
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a lot of polycules in los angeles are figuring out who’s the primary right now
January 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
a lot of polycules in los angeles are figuring out who’s the primary right now
Hopefully in bed soon so happy new year in advance!
December 31, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Hopefully in bed soon so happy new year in advance!
Shoutout to everyone who does work between Christmas and New Years! I’m putting in about 45 hours in 4 days….
December 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Shoutout to everyone who does work between Christmas and New Years! I’m putting in about 45 hours in 4 days….
Another expat Christmas…
December 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Another expat Christmas…
My first Buche de Noel
December 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM
My first Buche de Noel
Yup
December 23, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Yup
Just bought tickets for Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal! Short three week run at Noel Coward theater! Go go go!
December 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Just bought tickets for Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal! Short three week run at Noel Coward theater! Go go go!
Bitingly funny queer starter pack????
November 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Bitingly funny queer starter pack????