Carey
@heycareyanne.bsky.social
Making noise, having adventures, striving to be kind, and teaching kids to do the same. She/her. Chicago.
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Carey
@heycareyanne.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Me: early childhood educator, music educator for all ages, singer-songwriter, trombonist, guitarist, bassist, lifelong journal-keeper, Chicago transplant, crafter, bookworm, dog mom, Order Muppet. Claiming and making space on stages and dance floors. Hope despite the times.
Happy 26th anniversary to the time my brother tried to convince me that his Christmas present to me would be a CD called Songs In The Key Of Jar Jar: Jar Jar Binks Sings 15 Great American Pop Standards.
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy 26th anniversary to the time my brother tried to convince me that his Christmas present to me would be a CD called Songs In The Key Of Jar Jar: Jar Jar Binks Sings 15 Great American Pop Standards.
I am officially "texting my brother a week before Christmas to make sure I didn't forget and buy him the same gift two years in a row" years old.
December 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I am officially "texting my brother a week before Christmas to make sure I didn't forget and buy him the same gift two years in a row" years old.
Just referred to having a runny nose as "getting nose zoomies," so yeah, I'm doing great on this last day of preschool before winter break.
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just referred to having a runny nose as "getting nose zoomies," so yeah, I'm doing great on this last day of preschool before winter break.
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"While movie theaters struggle, Chicago's historic Music Box is adding a third screen" -- @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/m...
While movie theaters struggle, Chicago’s historic Music Box is adding a third screen
The Music Box Theatre is adding a third 100-seat theater and expanding to Minneapolis as the new owner of the Heights Theater.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"While movie theaters struggle, Chicago's historic Music Box is adding a third screen" -- @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/m...
It's 2025, and I'm still thinking about how disappointed I'd be if someone told me a song would Change My Life and then played me "New Slang."
December 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's 2025, and I'm still thinking about how disappointed I'd be if someone told me a song would Change My Life and then played me "New Slang."
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I want to do this but don't want to organize alone (99% of my life is being in charge of stuff, particularly community building, and I want to be mindful of not taking on too much more). Any other Chicago friends want to work together?
Hello! Me and my crew invented International Analog Day and YOU should be a part of it!!
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open.substack.com/pub/badasscr...
I've got fun and exciting news for you!
a rad group project, holiday gift ideas, ways to prepare for ICE (being prepared is exciting), and free tutorial to expand your frivolity!
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I want to do this but don't want to organize alone (99% of my life is being in charge of stuff, particularly community building, and I want to be mindful of not taking on too much more). Any other Chicago friends want to work together?
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke! 🎂
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke! 🎂
Opening night of Blair Witch in Frederick, MD.
A screening of Holy Grail with a post-show talk by Terry Jones...who told us he hadn't planned on rewatching the movie, but we all sounded like we were having so much fun that he'd slipped into the audience midway thru to watch it with us.
A screening of Holy Grail with a post-show talk by Terry Jones...who told us he hadn't planned on rewatching the movie, but we all sounded like we were having so much fun that he'd slipped into the audience midway thru to watch it with us.
my favorite was an opening night screening of rogue one where they started to play Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them instead! the outcry was tremendous! I and the friend who was at the screening with me still quote “more like Rogue Done With These Beasts!” to each other
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Opening night of Blair Witch in Frederick, MD.
A screening of Holy Grail with a post-show talk by Terry Jones...who told us he hadn't planned on rewatching the movie, but we all sounded like we were having so much fun that he'd slipped into the audience midway thru to watch it with us.
A screening of Holy Grail with a post-show talk by Terry Jones...who told us he hadn't planned on rewatching the movie, but we all sounded like we were having so much fun that he'd slipped into the audience midway thru to watch it with us.
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none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
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In our neck of Chicago, there exists an old Taco Bell that was bought by bankruptcy attorney Peter Francis Geraci. I was worried when he started building an addition, but I’m happy to say that he is preserving the integrity of the Mission Revival style of the old Taco Bell! #chicago
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In our neck of Chicago, there exists an old Taco Bell that was bought by bankruptcy attorney Peter Francis Geraci. I was worried when he started building an addition, but I’m happy to say that he is preserving the integrity of the Mission Revival style of the old Taco Bell! #chicago
What is your family's weirdest beloved holiday tradition? Mine may very well be the annual hanging of this ornament: a Little Caesar's coupon that expired in January of 1990.
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
What is your family's weirdest beloved holiday tradition? Mine may very well be the annual hanging of this ornament: a Little Caesar's coupon that expired in January of 1990.
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This was a fun interview to do! Also a few of you might be in the Nighthawk photo they used!
Chicago Zine makers make international news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... @dansinker.com
Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This was a fun interview to do! Also a few of you might be in the Nighthawk photo they used!
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How Chicago protest music is meeting the political moment. blockclubchi.co/4oHGJBS
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How Chicago protest music is meeting the political moment. blockclubchi.co/4oHGJBS
Like, I know my Christmas megamix has some...variety, but I was not prepared in the shower this morning to go from the glorious finale of Handel's Messiah straight into the glorious theme from Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Like, I know my Christmas megamix has some...variety, but I was not prepared in the shower this morning to go from the glorious finale of Handel's Messiah straight into the glorious theme from Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.
Does everything need a Wrapped-style recap now? I just got an email from Torrid inviting me to reminisce about my 2025 purchases. Man, remember that time in March when I bought some bras? It was so fun. #neverforget
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Does everything need a Wrapped-style recap now? I just got an email from Torrid inviting me to reminisce about my 2025 purchases. Man, remember that time in March when I bought some bras? It was so fun. #neverforget
People just don't have Quality Parades the way they used to.
December 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
People just don't have Quality Parades the way they used to.
Bartender, chatting about the name of the beer referenced on his shirt: "Yeah, the brewer's mom is a history professor, so he knows all kinds of weird stuff."
Me, a person whose mom was a history professor, and who knows all kinds of weird stuff: "That...checks out."
Me, a person whose mom was a history professor, and who knows all kinds of weird stuff: "That...checks out."
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Bartender, chatting about the name of the beer referenced on his shirt: "Yeah, the brewer's mom is a history professor, so he knows all kinds of weird stuff."
Me, a person whose mom was a history professor, and who knows all kinds of weird stuff: "That...checks out."
Me, a person whose mom was a history professor, and who knows all kinds of weird stuff: "That...checks out."
Muppet Family Christmas, hands down. Sing carols with all the Muppets, exchange a Fraggle pebble with Robin and Grover, eat Janice's Christmas cookies, help Jim Henson and Sprocket with the dishes, and fall asleep on a coat hanger with Animal and Gonzo. I'd just have to be careful of the icy patch.
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Muppet Family Christmas, hands down. Sing carols with all the Muppets, exchange a Fraggle pebble with Robin and Grover, eat Janice's Christmas cookies, help Jim Henson and Sprocket with the dishes, and fall asleep on a coat hanger with Animal and Gonzo. I'd just have to be careful of the icy patch.
Still in touch with a lot of my LJ pals, thank goodness. Tho I question the sanity of anyone who knew me during the LJ years and stuck around. 🙂
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Still in touch with a lot of my LJ pals, thank goodness. Tho I question the sanity of anyone who knew me during the LJ years and stuck around. 🙂
Growing up means learning how to make your own magic, whether it's carrying on your childhood traditions, creating new ones, or (most likely) both. It's learning that there's a lot of labor behind the magic, and it's finding ways to hold onto the magic thru change and grief.
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Growing up means learning how to make your own magic, whether it's carrying on your childhood traditions, creating new ones, or (most likely) both. It's learning that there's a lot of labor behind the magic, and it's finding ways to hold onto the magic thru change and grief.
1. Muppet Christmas Carol
2. White Christmas
3. A Christmas Story
4. The Reginald Owen version of A Christmas Carol where Tiny Tim says, "I'd like to STROKE IT!"
5. ...and a bunch of Muppet and Rankin/Bass specials
2. White Christmas
3. A Christmas Story
4. The Reginald Owen version of A Christmas Carol where Tiny Tim says, "I'd like to STROKE IT!"
5. ...and a bunch of Muppet and Rankin/Bass specials
Introduce yourself with 5 movies you'll be watching this festive season
- White Christmas
- Elf
- Goes Wrong Show: Spirit of Christmas
- Lord of the Rings
- The Apartment
- White Christmas
- Elf
- Goes Wrong Show: Spirit of Christmas
- Lord of the Rings
- The Apartment
Introduce yourself with 5 movies you'll be watching this festive season
- Muppet Christmas Carol
- Scrooged
- Love Actually
- About a Boy
- Death Comes to Pemberley
- Muppet Christmas Carol
- Scrooged
- Love Actually
- About a Boy
- Death Comes to Pemberley
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
1. Muppet Christmas Carol
2. White Christmas
3. A Christmas Story
4. The Reginald Owen version of A Christmas Carol where Tiny Tim says, "I'd like to STROKE IT!"
5. ...and a bunch of Muppet and Rankin/Bass specials
2. White Christmas
3. A Christmas Story
4. The Reginald Owen version of A Christmas Carol where Tiny Tim says, "I'd like to STROKE IT!"
5. ...and a bunch of Muppet and Rankin/Bass specials
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Shop Local 2025: A LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses Gift Guide 🎁
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Shop Local 2025: A LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses Gift Guide 🎁
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
Brian Wilson
Dar Williams
Rufus Wainwright
New Pornographers
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band
(One of these things is not like the others.)
Dar Williams
Rufus Wainwright
New Pornographers
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band
(One of these things is not like the others.)
Introduce yourself with artists you've seen multiple times:
Mountain Goats
Superchunk
Sleater-Kinney
A Giant Dog
Elvis Costello
Mountain Goats
Superchunk
Sleater-Kinney
A Giant Dog
Elvis Costello
Introduce yourself with artists you’ve seen multiple times:
> Mountain Goats
> Ghost
> Ezra Furman
> Father John Misty
> Franz Ferdinand
> Mountain Goats
> Ghost
> Ezra Furman
> Father John Misty
> Franz Ferdinand
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Brian Wilson
Dar Williams
Rufus Wainwright
New Pornographers
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band
(One of these things is not like the others.)
Dar Williams
Rufus Wainwright
New Pornographers
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band
(One of these things is not like the others.)
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This is the clip I was looking for btw. Happy Bisexual Bob Belcher day to all who celebrate
Bob Belcher - I'm mostly straight
YouTube video by Kronc Lee
m.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is the clip I was looking for btw. Happy Bisexual Bob Belcher day to all who celebrate