but my dear, i'm still here

oh, i've stuffed the dailies in my shoes. strummed ukuleles, i've sung the blues. seen all my dreams disappear... but i'm here My name is Kurt Hummel. I am currently living in New York and I work for Vogue.com. Please, feel free to look around.

[mercedes-amara-jones]

My boo! Ugh, I am sorry I was in London for your birthday, but I promise! I will make it up to you! How are you, B, and my beautiful niece? I am really glad that you are doing great! Tell me everything.

[vogue-kurthummel]

I suppose I can forgive you, but only if you promise to come and visit soon - I miss you! I am wonderful, as are Blaine and Serena, and they miss you almost as much as I do. I hate to say it, but it really is the same old, same old with me right now. I am constantly at work, but it does seem to finally be paying off which is nice.

How was London? And more importantly, why didn't I receive more pictures? You know I adore anything Brit-chic!

[vogue-kurthummel]

After turning 29 two days ago, I am officially in my last year of my twenties. It's a daunting thought - it truly feels like I was 19 a second ago. Though I'm sure 29 will be another fabulous year. For those wondering, I had a lovely birthday celebration with Blaine and Serena, we stayed home and indulged in a day of guilt-free cake eating and movie watching. Thank you to those who sent me gifts, our dining room is now overgrown with flowers and I have more bottles of wine than I can count - which will come in handy, I'm sure.

[natcarefisher]

i’ve been sat at my computer for like 7 hours straight just editing this one video to go live on youtube, it is nearly done but oh my god tik tok has been my biggest distractor today and I don’t mean posting tik toks, I mean watching them. What is it with that app and being addictive? I need to stop I also need to get out of the house. 

Also realised this is my first post here, so for those who don’t know me, I’m Natalie Fisher, I live in New York and I am an ‘influencer’ I post youtube and tik tok videos. I am also a writer (well I am working on my first book) Can’t wait to get to know people here. 

[vogue-kurthummel]

Please tell me that after posting this you immediately gave your eyes a rest from your screen. I give myself mandatory breaks at least every two hours when I'm working -- if I skip them, I almost always end up with a migraine. Plus, it's a great excuse to wander down to the archives or snoop around for some gossip. As for Tik Tok, I'm lucky enough to boast that I've avoided a full-blown addiction thus far. But when I scroll, I scroll for hours.

It's great to see you on here! Maybe it will remind us to actually hang out with each other more often, or at the very least catch up! How is book writing coming along?

[broadwaybabymomma]

After considerable planning and effort on my part and the part of my team, and despite a few unexpected delays, I am now ready to formally announce my plans for the remainder of the year. 

First of all, I will be flexing my Producorial prowess once more for the debut run of an original play in September. On My Way, written by the brilliant and soon-to-be-household-name Hester Ulrich, it’s a coming of age tale of a young woman dealing with the loss of a close friend on the eve of taking her first steps into adulthood and life beyond her small town origins.

It is not a musical, but my next announcement should satisfy those of you eager to hear me sing: I have been hard at work recording my second solo album. It should be released sometime in the latter half of this year and I can’t wait for all of you to hear it. 

But wait, there’s more. I will also be doing a 3 month run as Satine in Moulin Rouge starting in October. 

And finally–and for those of you hoping for something a little sooner–I will be doing a series of pop-up performances around New York throughout July. Details will be available on my official site and posted to all of my socials in advance. 

[vogue-kurthummel]

Rachel, this all sounds amazing! Of course, I'm always happy to see you in any role, but Satine! You know I adore Moulin Rouge. Remember the days we would hole up in the apartment, watch it on repeat, and argue about who would get to sing Satine's verses in each song?

[vogue-kurthummel]

I trust that everyone is paying close attention to Vogue.com for my Met Gala coverage? This year I was given the honour of collating the Best Dressed list, so I was up until the early hours of the night finishing it in time for this morning. There were some absolutely gorgeous looks -- Cardi B and Michaela Coel had some of my favourites. I'd probably get fired if I didn't point out that Anna also looked divine. Though, I don't think I'll ever fully recover from seeing Doja Cat as a... cat.

[vogue-kurthummel]

@natcarefisher

natalie: oh gosh … this was meant for my friend who actually lives in London. oh my god.  natalie: thank you for offering to help though.  natalie: i should probably pay attention to who I am messaging these days.

kurt: I thought as much. Funnily enough, the exact same happened to me this week -- weird!

kurt: Well, if you ever do need my help, at least you know you definitely have my number saved.

[vogue-kurthummel]

@natcarefisher

natalie: oh gosh … this was meant for my friend who actually lives in London. oh my god.  natalie: thank you for offering to help though.  natalie: i should probably pay attention to who I am messaging these days.

kurt: I thought as much. Funnily enough, the exact same happened to me this week -- weird!

kurt: Well, if you ever do need my help, at least you know you definitely have my number saved.

[vogue-kurthummel]

@lostfinny:

That would definitely be great! I’d take any list that you’d be willing to give me. Yeah, no. I never heard any good thing about Cats. Any version of Cats. Besides, I don’t know how I’d feel about it. Being an adult sucks sometimes. A lot of the time, really. I’d rather be busy than be sitting around not really doing anything.

I'll get round to it eventually, it's Met Gala season so unfortunately I am incredibly busy at work. And no, I don't think anyone ever said anything good about the remake of Cats. But the original is a classic! You're right there, but I think I prefer being an adult to being a kid or a teenager. Much less drama -- for me anyway.

[jasperxstjames]

I promise you, it’s as horrible as it sounds but hey, that’s the life of a med student trying to get everything done at the same time. And we do get some rest in those 24 hours, as long as they don’t page you. Hmm-mm, that is true - it could help if they changed the tittle somewhat though… Eventually; It’s a wonderful life. You’d be a little more prepared watching it the first time. I don’t know; people that don’t like romance? 

[vogue-kurthummel]

Well, I commend you for your hard work. And for studying medicine, that in itself must be exhausting. You're right, maybe It's a (mostly) Wonderful Life? It's a Wonderful Life in the End? Something like that. And people who don't like romance are either soulless robots or lying to themselves, I stand by that.

[hidden-artie-abrams]

Artie: Um kurt, I hate to tell you this .  But  I may dress like an old man but i’m not your dad.  

[vogue-kurthummel]

Kurt: Oh my god, sorry Artie! That is so embarrassing.

Kurt: Listen, I've always said that if one person was able to rock old-man-chic, it was you.

Kurt: How are you, anyway?

[samjevans]

As usual, I'm super slow when replying to things. I sit down to work on a reply, and my mind gets sidetracked. Well, you know how that mind of mine works, always busy doing like 20 things at the same time... Anyway, what I wanted to say was that they won!!! 4th time in a row... National Champs. I'm so proud of them! Hmm-mm, it feels really good to quit a job you don't really like. Had a few like that. But sometimes you got to take them on to make ends meet till you find your dream job.

With summer break coming up, I'm planning to visit the folks first, and then I'll come to NYC to see all of you so I can totally give Serena that hug in person soon. I bet you want to slow down time at times and just enjoy seeing her growing up, right?

[vogue-kurthummel]

It's quite alright -- we're all so busy these days, it's hard to keep up with replying to anything. Yep, that does sound like you. Oh, wow! Congratulations Sam, that's fantastic news! You're such a great teacher, you should be very proud of yourself, as well.

Well, good. I'm sure Blaine will be just as excited - probably more so - than Serena. And, of course, I'd love to see you too. You're completely right, if I could slow time down I would do it in a heartbeat. You grow up hearing your parents talk about how quickly we all grew up but you don't truly realise just how fast it is until you're the parent. But I'm sure you'll see that for yourself, some day.

[mackpuckerman]

You’ve, admittedly, missed it now, but I don’t mind. It was the 11th, which I’m now realizing life has kept me entirely too busy in terms of responding, so we’re both late, so I won’t hold it against you. That’s really sweet. I worked, and then I went home, got in my favorite onesie, laid on my floor, got really high, and ate cake while watching musicals. 

I’m glad you liked it!

[vogue-kurthummel]

Wow, I am extremely late. I'm so sorry! But that sounds like a wonderful birthday. Is it incredibly cliche if I ask what musicals you watched?

[franniefabs]

Captain Guyliner is not, and never will be, my type, but I can see his appeal to people who are into men. I am certainly more of an Evil Queen fan. Could step on me, would say thank you. I vaguely remember her from the last time my wife binged the series and I have to say, it definitely did her a disservice.

[vogue-kurthummel]

Usually I find guyliner to be bit of a lame attempt at looking edgy without actually being edgy, but I have to admit that it just works with him. Oh, I completely understand -- she is beautiful. And her costumes were always the best. Yes, Elsa deserved better, I think everyone can agree.

[natcarefisher]

text - natalie and kurt

natalie: hi, omg so so i have an idea for a video! you will be absolutely great for it.

natalie: any chance you're in new york very soon?

natalie: we can film some videos do my idea and maybe some tik toks while we're at it?

natalie: also i miss you!

[vogue-kurthummel]

kurt: Well, considering I live in New York, I'm here all the time.

kurt: I'm all for helping out, but I'm not entirely sure I'll be that useful, especially with the Tik Toks.

kurt: ...Were those for me?

[vogue-kurthummel]

text: dad (accidentally to artie)

Kurt: I actually attempted to dress Serena in that flannel shirt you got her for Christmas today and she refused to keep it on. I'm sorry dad, but your granddaughter is too much of a fashionista. And I couldn't be more proud.

[vogue-kurthummel]

Is there any part of your job that you would change if you could?

Sometimes I wish it was a little less... demanding. Don't get me wrong, I adore my job. But with Serena growing up so quickly, I can't help but fear I'm missing the her first experiences because I'm always in meetings or in the office.

[vogue-kurthummel]

Any hot office gossip to share?

I work at Vogue.com... of course there is hot office gossip. Sadly, though, not to share. I do actually want to keep this job.

[vogue-kurthummel]

What do you love most about your family?

I don't think Tumblr allows answers long enough to truly do this one justice. To sum it up, I love how much we love each other. We truly make each other happier and better (well, I'd be amazed if Serena could actually get any better). I love that we're a family who genuinely enjoys spending time with each other and embraces each other for who we are. I could go on... but to sum it up: I truly love everything about my little family.