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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Why Don’t You #29

March 31, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend some time going through your Netflix queue and deleting the movies and shows you no longer have any interest in? The other day, I discovered […]

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advice, career, Diana Vreeland, film, garden, inspiration, passionfruit, superiority, Why Don't You?, work

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #65

March 28, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World” by the BBC: Over the lengthy course of my life, I thought that I had seen every documentary about ancient Egypt that had ever been […]

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ancient Egypt, art, documentary, film, food, fruit, hair, health, interior design, Martha Stewart, movie, New York CIty, shopping, travel

Day 5: Brooklyn Brim

March 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I probably should have kept an app running to show how much I walked on this trip. It must have been at least ten miles a day. So, my body […]

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Chicago, life, New York CIty, NYC, train, travel, trip, vacation

Day 4: At The Theatre

March 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had a terribly difficult time waking up today, even worse than usual and that’s saying something pretty dramatic, reader. I didn’t come halfway across North America to sleep in, […]

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A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder, bakery, Broadway, celebrity, musical, theater, travel, trip, vacation

Day 3: All That Ass At The Met

March 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before today, I had never visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I walked past it years ago when my mother took me on a surprise trip to New York City. […]

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art, Egypt, food, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York CIty, travel, trip, vacation

Day 2: Glorious Arrival in New York

March 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke up about two hours after stumbling back to my seat, half delirious from being up for twenty-two hours straight. Not sure why I did that. I should have […]

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Amtrak, food, hotel, New York CIty, review, train, travel, trip, vacation

Day 1: Tea In Chicago

March 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 4 Comments

After a forgotten number of months and years waiting to attend afternoon tea at the luxurious Drake Hotel, I finally made it and realized my dream. As I stirred sugar […]

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Chicago, Drake, food, New York CIty, Tea, train, travel, trip, vacation

Why Don’t You #28

March 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you take some time to clean up your DVR? They can so easily become overwhelming. Mine is stuffed to the bursting with old movies starring Joan Crawford, […]

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advice, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, eating, education, food, inspiration, movie, music, suggestion, television, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #64

March 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Mummies As Cocoon: Ancient Aliens is one of my favorite television programs, but it’s very hit or miss. Ever since the first two seasons finished, it seems as if […]

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ancient aliens, ancient Egypt, cinema, education, gay, Karl Lagerfeld, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Jackson, movie, seasonal depression

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #27: On Insignificance

March 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

[“How you doin’?” I’m obsessed with Wendy Williams and have elevated her to sainthood. #SANASAS to us all!] Holla Flock! Are you more important than a tree or a rock? […]

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advice, Beyonce, future, inspiration, life, me, Oprah, religion, reverend

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