In today’s episode of Pumping It, in honor of her 10 Years in NYC birthday, THE New York Doll herself, Linux, finally teaches the children how to actually make it in New York City—without burning out, blowing up, or slinking back to Hickory Dickory Wherever-the-Hell with a tote bag and a bruised ego. From drafting your Manhattan Manifesto to locking down the painfully boring but absolutely essential foundations (housing, income, sanity), Linux lays out the hard rules that separate NYC lifers from NYC flops. This isn’t about “making it”—it’s about lasting. The episode closes with a full civic glow-up, reminding us that New York doesn’t owe us shit… but if we show up correctly, consistently, and with purpose, we just might become part of what makes it magic.

In the newest edition of Pumping It, Linux is here to celebrate the holidays… but it’s giving horrible vibes tbh. What starts as a chaotic glam check-in for a Friendsmas pregame quickly turns into a raw storytime about family estrangement, old trauma resurfacing, and the weird loneliness that hits randomly during "Christmas Tree Decorating Time." Plus: Linux’s Holiday Survival Guide for the orphans and the ungrateful-bees-with-families. Oh yeah, Also she gets really drunk :/

Linux dreaded turning 30 this month…like a lot. It didn’t help that the 13 year old girl trapped inside of her was judge-y as hell. The Hut-Girl/Adventure Girl cusp unpacks how her 30th birthday spiraled from solo surf enlightenment to cartel-adjacent chaos, missed flights, and Motel Hell. Between Tulum delusion, surprise-party resentment, and maxed-out friends, she realizes she was the problem: full Birthdayzilla. She breaks down why we weaponize our birthdays, how striving for perfection ruins real moments, and the new rules for not being insufferable. For anyone who’s ever made their birthday everyone else’s punishment.

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