Helena Fitzgerald
@hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
feelings, now more than ever!
wrote some stuff in some places
wrote some stuff in some places
I’m in London right now and, awake at 3am, at once overjoyed at the results and crushed not to be in NYC celebrating with everybody, I was like “ok where can I go to celebrate and who can I celebrate with”
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I’m in London right now and, awake at 3am, at once overjoyed at the results and crushed not to be in NYC celebrating with everybody, I was like “ok where can I go to celebrate and who can I celebrate with”
here’s me today after riding a bike on a busy street with lots of cars for the first time and getting through it without incident
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
here’s me today after riding a bike on a busy street with lots of cars for the first time and getting through it without incident
here’s me getting up and going on a 12-mile bike ride today despite not having been on a bike in the better part of a year (it was so great)
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
here’s me getting up and going on a 12-mile bike ride today despite not having been on a bike in the better part of a year (it was so great)
been thinking about this passage from Almodovar’s memoir a lot since I read it last year, no particular reason
August 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
been thinking about this passage from Almodovar’s memoir a lot since I read it last year, no particular reason
is this the sign from the universe I need to just get the tattoo already
July 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
is this the sign from the universe I need to just get the tattoo already
once again, Griffin Dunne is not the viewpoint character or the hero in After Hours, Griffin Dunne in After Hours is the villain, the punchline, the cop from wicker man
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
once again, Griffin Dunne is not the viewpoint character or the hero in After Hours, Griffin Dunne in After Hours is the villain, the punchline, the cop from wicker man
I’m dealing with it really well, thanks for asking
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’m dealing with it really well, thanks for asking
had to just do this and make myself stop thinking about it, I stand by this but I’d also stand by like five other alternate versions
June 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
had to just do this and make myself stop thinking about it, I stand by this but I’d also stand by like five other alternate versions
no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s
June 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s
if you inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
May 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
if you inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
a corduroy blazer that my mom bought my dad when they were first dating (mid-80s), in the 90s she borrowed it from him and wore it all the time, several years ago I borrowed it from her and continued the tradition
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
a corduroy blazer that my mom bought my dad when they were first dating (mid-80s), in the 90s she borrowed it from him and wore it all the time, several years ago I borrowed it from her and continued the tradition
couldn’t remember what those violet candies (c. howard’s) are called, including briefly forgetting the word violet, ended up calling them “gay altoids,” happy to report everyone instantly knew what I meant
April 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
couldn’t remember what those violet candies (c. howard’s) are called, including briefly forgetting the word violet, ended up calling them “gay altoids,” happy to report everyone instantly knew what I meant
hard to see but here’s Bowie watching Tombstone last night with almost as rapt attention as when we watched First Cow, I think I need a guide to “how to talk to your smaller cat about romantic fictionalizations of the 19th century american west”
April 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
hard to see but here’s Bowie watching Tombstone last night with almost as rapt attention as when we watched First Cow, I think I need a guide to “how to talk to your smaller cat about romantic fictionalizations of the 19th century american west”
timeline cleanse Bowie watching First Cow
March 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
timeline cleanse Bowie watching First Cow
me in the national security team group chat
March 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
me in the national security team group chat
help a cool young person recommended an album to me and I listened to the album and now I’m obsessed with the album
March 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
help a cool young person recommended an album to me and I listened to the album and now I’m obsessed with the album
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
March 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
here’s one example (circa 1933, surprisingly affordable on eBay, got two of these as a xmas gift for my husband in 2020, we used to save them for special occasions but lately we’ve been using them every day)
February 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
here’s one example (circa 1933, surprisingly affordable on eBay, got two of these as a xmas gift for my husband in 2020, we used to save them for special occasions but lately we’ve been using them every day)
cool so here’s me on my way to visit my parents for the holidays this year
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
cool so here’s me on my way to visit my parents for the holidays this year
in our old building, I loved telling people “oh she’s from downstairs,” without elaborating, about Bowie (Sophie was a rescue from a shelter; Bowie was one of the kittens of a pregnant teen mom our downstairs neighbor adopted)
January 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
in our old building, I loved telling people “oh she’s from downstairs,” without elaborating, about Bowie (Sophie was a rescue from a shelter; Bowie was one of the kittens of a pregnant teen mom our downstairs neighbor adopted)
oldest selfie in my phone: 2010, Barcelona. every single day of my life I wish I could somehow have that apartment back again and truly appreciate it this time
January 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
oldest selfie in my phone: 2010, Barcelona. every single day of my life I wish I could somehow have that apartment back again and truly appreciate it this time
we’re visiting my parents who live about 20 min from where it takes place so obviously we’re watching the best christmas movie
December 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
we’re visiting my parents who live about 20 min from where it takes place so obviously we’re watching the best christmas movie
cannot believe you would slander adèle haenel in this house
December 24, 2024 at 6:16 PM
cannot believe you would slander adèle haenel in this house
everyone saying “Ryan Murphy TV Show,” I want you to want better for yourself
December 13, 2024 at 7:24 AM
everyone saying “Ryan Murphy TV Show,” I want you to want better for yourself
wait hang on I’m getting something in my ear
December 3, 2024 at 5:05 AM
wait hang on I’m getting something in my ear