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

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Why Don’t You #19

January 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you get a job in a public school? It’s not always pleasant or fun, but it can be rather delightful at times and you get a ridiculous […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, Keeping Up Appearances, restaurant, Why Don't You?, work

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #55

January 10, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Apple TV: Before I received my Apple TV, I assumed I would like it. I could stream things from my computer to the television. I could listen to my […]

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Apple, beauty, Egypt, fashion, hair, photography, Tea, travel

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #18

January 8, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

[Is the power of my beautiful new turtleneck overwhelming you? Believe me, I understand. I love this thing. Me and my future husband are bringing them back.] Holla Flock! I’m […]

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advice, fashion, fat, inspiration, model, religion, reverend, skinny, thin

2013, A Reflection: Part 2

December 30, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Perhaps it’s because the memories are fresher in my brain, but the second half of 2013 seemed a bit more momentous. Let’s carry on, shall we? JULY: *my motto for […]

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Chateau Marmont, Chicago, Hollywood, Los Angeles, review, travel, Tyra Banks, writing

BUY MY BOOK (or, PLEASE BUY MY BOOK)

December 29, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Over the past year, I have learned tremendous amounts about the publishing industry. Little did I know the struggle and strife that goes on in that world! I still have […]

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Amazon, book, ebook, kindle, story, writing

2013, A Reflection: Part 1

December 27, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I regularly feel like I’m wasting my life and have accomplished nothing with my time. I know that this can’t possibly be true, so to counteract these feelings of woe, […]

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ANTM, Beyonce, Chicago, fashion, Florida, food, Mardi Gras, review, tattoo, travel

Why Don’t You #18

December 23, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you take a design risk and wallpaper a room? I’m thinking of wallpapering the upper parts of my parlor with this gorgeous Art Deco paper I found […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, interior design, Oscar Wilde, Why Don't You?

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #54

December 21, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Beyoncé, Obviously: I’m still not over Bey’s surprise album. None of us are. It was so unexpected and so glorious and so wondrous and so magnificent and so perfect. […]

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Beyonce, food, Hollywood, interior decorating, Joan Fontaine, music, Target, tumblr, writing

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #17

December 18, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Holla Flock! Oh, it has been such a glorious week. You surely know what I’m referring to; the magical surprise reappearance of my dear friend, Beyoncé. we’ve reconciled, and as […]

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Beyonce, Chicago, religion, reverend

Why Don’t You? #17

December 16, 2013by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you buy first edition copies of all your favorite books? I recently ordered a first edition of Blackwood Farm and one of the first American printings of […]

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Chicago, Diana Vreeland, Holiday, Reading, shopping, Why Don't You?

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