Best of 2023 Spare Time the Pod

Another year gone by! The sands of time! Recap the full spin around our fav burning gas giant with our bests of the year in many silly and serious categories.
MOVIE:AA: Past Lives MM: Maybe Theatre Camp but idk
TV SHOW:AA: Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)MM: The Last of Us (HBO)
BOOK:AA: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (runner up: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett)MM: The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang (runner up: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin)
ALBUM:AA: Girls Of My Dreams, Fletcher (runner up: same as MM + Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), Noah Kahan and The Sun, JOSEPH)MM: the record, boygenius (runner up: Snow Angel, Renee Rapp, and GUTS, duh)
SONG:AA: As of this moment “The Wedding Song”, Renee Rapp and “The Tree”, Maren Morris for the vibe but for real it’s gotta be True Blue, boygenius for the real winner one of the most gorgeous songs on earth imo MM: “Not Strong Enough”, boygenius (honorable mention for a song that has been in my head for the last month: “Femininomenon” by Chappell Roan)
CONCERT:AA: sorry but it’s The Eras TourMM: it’s a tie! Boygenius or the MUNA set from All Things Go
MEAL:AA: Bar at SarmaMM: lunar new year dinner party
BREAKFAST:AA: Brown Butter Corn Cake at Radio Bakery in NYCMM: Bagels etc??????
LUNCH:AA: fennel, bean, olive, pecorino, sunflower seed, apple sal on repeat at least 1000 times (picnic in alethia tanner was the best) or the sweet potato, cucumber, citrus, peanut, lettuce, with the Cindy's Kitchen sesame ginger dressing MM: Cart Driver in Denver (honorable mention: Sofra with FOTP Sophia, perfect turkey sandwich on a picnic blanket in the park on March 26th)
DINNER:AA: Kowloon Fried Cauliflower at Little Donkey in Boston MM: Walrus Rodeo in Miami
DESSERT:AA: 3 citrus sorbet at weckerlys / hot fudge sundae hillstone MM: forever and always creme brulee from Le Dip
PURCHASE:AA:  Classic Easy Tote by CuyanaMM: not at all sexy but weekly compost pickup service
DISCOVERY:AA: I’m more of a literary fiction girlie I guess! Phony negroni MM: Quaker meeting (honorable mention: Dot’s Pretzels, Wegman’s ginger seltzer, slippers)
TRIP:AA: cape cod MM: Taos, NM Gaycation
#1 RECOMMENDATION: AA: take your lunch break / tell your friends that you love them MM: Is it too lame to recommend paying a professional to come clean your house monthly because that is my honest to god recommendation lol
What completely ordinary thing are you most grateful for right now in your life? MM: Modkat top entry litter box and tiny $2 digital clock from ikea, AA: Bouldering Project 2024 Mood Inspo:
* Sunlight flooding the kitchen after a few rainy days
* Feeling a little manic in the car and blasting a crazy song you forgot about until that very instant (“I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas, par example)
* Sitting on the couch having the giggles about nothing with your friends
* Getting complimented by a child
* When you’re at a concert and it’s the moment between songs and then the first notes play and you see two friends look at each other like “OH MY GOD THIS IS OUR SONG”
* Being really cozy and reading a book you can’t stop thinking about
* The special satisfaction of finishing a jar or tube of something
Thank you for spending your Spare Time with us in 2023. Looking forward to much more this year 🤍



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