Carousel thirteen is a blog for the nostalgic
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Anthems for a 22-year-old girl
You know when you just want to do a million things all at once? All those cool ideas you have, and goals to accomplish? But there’s work, and household chores, laundry, meal prepping, rugs to vacuum, sinks to clean, clothes to mend, clothes to purge, grocery shopping, more work, and more work. But you have…
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I think my heart yearns to be a rock star
For my birthday, I asked my sister for a copy of the book Meet Me in the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman. Named after a song by The Strokes, this book covers the 2000s NYC rock revival scene. AKA probably my favorite era in music. Since around June-ish, I’ve become super obsessed with the band Interpol,…
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The tale of three vintage toys
On Sunday I was at my parents’ house for the weekend. My grandma had sent me a vintage store on Instagram that was near us and that we had never heard of before called The Rabbit Hole. It looked amazing. So we went. I love antique stores of all kinds, but this store was unlike…
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A love letter to Guitar Hero
Some of my first memories of playing any sort of video game as a kid are involving Guitar Hero. At age 5, I would sit on the floor in the basement of our old house in front of our big box tv, watching my dad shred his way through expert mode. I would play along…
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Behind the internet’s love of Blythe dolls
I’ve always been a doll lover. When I was in seventh grade, I DESPERATELY wanted a Pullip doll. What is a Pullip doll you ask? If you’re a fan of Blythe dolls, maybe you’ve come across a Pullip doll before. They’re a similar concept (but from two separate brands): a fashion doll with oversized eyes…
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The beautiful bittersweetness of Arcade Fire
You know when you listen to something for the first time and can actively feel yourself becoming obsessed with it? Fall of 2023, I was sitting at my junior studio desk at school and listened through Funeral for the first time. I knew “Crown of Love” because someone had recommended it to me a few…
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Metric fans, where are you now?
Happy New Year! While Panic at the Disco managed to be my top artist on Spotify Wrapped in 2024 (click here to read more about that), my top song was actually “Succexy” by Metric. According to Spotify’s stats, I streamed the song 124 times over the year, putting me in the top 0.001% of listeners…
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It’s A Nancy Drew Mystery
Maddie and I recently discussed how unnecessarily difficult children’s video games used to be. We both have distinct memories of asking our parents to help us with the most difficult parts of nearly every video game we tried, after having completely exhausted any efforts a child could possibly put forth. One game in particular that…
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A love letter to early 2000s cabaret rock
For some reason, I skipped over my middle school boyband phase. Besides loving the Jonas Brothers from around ages 5-7, it took me until late high school to discover how much of a fangirl I can really be. First it was Glass Animals (when they were still good; someday I will write about the impact…
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Welcome to Carousel Thirteen!
Welcome to Carousel Thirteen! As I’ve finished my second-to-last semester of undergrad, I’ve suddenly (finally) made the realization that I really like to write. I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to realize, as I definitely tried writing a few books as a child, just for fun, and I can go on rants…
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