Men’s Fashion I Like #4
This is an exciting post for a number of reasons. They follow below: This is my last fashion blog that I have planned for a while. Fret not, I will soon have more pictures to post. There is a Zac Efron...
View ArticleThings I Loved/Hated This Week #30
LOVE: Spontaneity: I tried to think of a way to introduce this post without using an annoyingly common phrase such as “spontaneity is the spice of life.” Alas and alack (nobody says that anymore), I...
View ArticleSpontaneous Chicago: Part 1 – Peasants, Ghetto, and Pharaohs
I don’t have many flaws that I will admit to. I’m a Leo and we don’t do that. But, I will tell you that I have a terrible problem with procrastination. As I’ve said many times in the past and will...
View ArticleEurovision 2013: VOTE FOR THE OPERA SINGING VAMPIRE!
In Paris, there are special occasions called “Le Nuit Des Musées,” where all of the gorgeous museums are opened up for free late into the night. You can peruse the Pompidou after midnight if you’re of...
View ArticleThings I Loved/Hated This Week #32
LOVE: Coke Points: I don’t drink soda pop and would never consider doing so. Gross. The only carbonated beverages that come near my lips are: champagne, gin and tonic, and the occasional mandarin...
View ArticleI Got A Tattoo
I’ve never thought much of tattoos. They haven’t interested me much over my life, but I never had a problem with them. I took issue with ugly ones, of course. Why are there so many? Why would somebody...
View ArticleThings That Would Make Me Happy
I was just thinking materially, as I usually do and thought of a few things that would make my life better and more worth living. If you should like to buy me these things, please do, I shan’t stop...
View ArticleLet’s Bring Back…
[Advance warning: this is a long one. Also, support my hypothetical gubernatorial campaign!] I was born at the wrong time. I’ve always known this. I long for the olden days — not too far back, mind...
View ArticleThings I Loved / Hated This Week #46
LOVE: archive.org I’m fast developing an obsession with this website. It’s a remarkable treasure trove of material. You can find so many old gems if you dig a little. It’s an archive, obviously, of...
View ArticleWhy Don’t You? #13
Monday: Why don’t you try out a new grocery store for your sundry goods? It’s good fun to wonder around the aisles you’re unfamiliar with and trying out all sort of things. And while you’re at it, why...
View ArticlePARIS: Settling In
In this world, there are many places that I adore and love with an irrational passion. I could walk through San Francisco until my feet fell off. I could relax in Sarasota until the world ends. I...
View ArticlePARIS: Sauntering
Even though it would be nicer if the apartment was in Paris instead of Clichy, I think it’s marvelous. Everything, well almost everything, that a person could possibly need to be comfortable is here —...
View ArticlePARIS: A Decision Is Made
I can’t recall when my interest in ancient Egypt began. It seems to be such a deep part of my psyche that I wouldn’t be surprised one whit if I had spent several past lives in the Land of the Pharaohs....
View Article2014, A Reflection: Part 3/4
JULY: [Just a warning, readers, July was probably one of the most important months of my life thus far, and so this post is going to be hella long. Carry on.] The month began in Paris, so how bad could...
View ArticleWhy Don’t You? #66
Monday: Why don’t you write Lady Gaga a congratulatory letter for her performance at the Academy Awards? I’m still shaken by how good it was. When you’ve finished that, you can write me a thank-you...
View ArticleTHINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #137
LOVE: Being Ahead of Schedule:I am famous for procrastination. Everybody argues with me saying that they do it more often or waste more time than me, but I would argue that nobody procrastinates more...
View ArticleBRIGHTON: Still By The Sea
Fake Banksy. I’m feeling pretty guilty for taking forever to write these blogs. I had the bright idea before I left to pack light, to carry next to nothing with me, to be burdened by so little that I...
View ArticleWhy Don’t You? #128
Monday: Why don’t you spend the weekend making cakes that you can eat throughout the course of the week? I have been meaning to make myself an Opera cake so that I can gorge myself on it, ruin my...
View ArticleWhy Don’t You? #133
Monday: Why don’t you write a letter to every single Grammy voter and kindly tell them they are fools? Beyoncé deserves every award she was nominated for and for several she wasn’t. She is a...
View ArticleWHY DON’T YOU? #150
Monday: Why don’t you have a witch make you a potion? I mean this with all seriousness, reader. When I was in Mexico City, I bought a tea to soothe inflammations. It was put together by an...
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