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Category Archives: Europe

Skinned Men & Test Tube Monsters

May 28, 2011by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

I actually got myself up at a decent hour this morning–going to bed at an acceptable hour seems to help. I don’t know why I said decent hour, society has […]

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culture, Europe, France, macabre, Paris, travel

Don’t rain on me or my transgendered butterfly!

May 27, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before I went to bed last night, I made sure that everything was nice and tidy–every dish washed and put in its place. Every bit of clothing cleaned and dried […]

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celebrity, culture, Europe, France, macabre, Paris, taxidermy, travel

Are We In The South?

May 24, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This morning, a man was supposed to come to the apartment to repair our washing machine. The window is cracked and needs to be replaced–a totally cosmetic repair, though. They […]

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Europe, food, France, Paris, travel

Japanese Baking In Paris

May 23, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today was well planned out. I had a list of everything I wanted to see and do and excellent directions that I was sure would not get us lost. There […]

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culture, Europe, food, France, Paris, travel

Bakery Bouncing

May 23, 2011by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

I got up at a decent time today and thought I would get some blogging done before Jessica woke up–as when that happens everything comes grinding to a halt. I […]

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culture, Europe, fashion, food, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Louvre, Paris, travel

I am gaga for Gaga

May 22, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I’m in Paris on the weekends, I usually stay in my apartment and enjoy my own company by doing things I love–like scrubbing surfaces and trying to moonwalk. When […]

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celebrity, Europe, France, Lady Gaga, music, Paris, party, travel

Karl’s Bookstore!

May 21, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I woke up this morning, for some reason Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête was playing on my computer. I have no idea why, but it was interesting […]

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culture, Europe, fashion, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, travel

Paris’ Best Baguette? Bitch, Please.

May 20, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I got myself moving today, I flopped towards my computer and tip-tapped away on a blog post. With that finished, I wondered what I would do today. I scrolled […]

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culture, Europe, food, France, macaron, Paris, travel

Pirates

May 19, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I couldn’t get up to save my life this morning. My laptop sang to me and sang to me and I sang along, but I could not motivate myself to […]

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Europe, food, France, Paris, travel

Arrrr, Gurl, Arrr

May 18, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Far, far, too early in the morning I had to rouse myself from my slumber because we were going out to Disneyland today. I was really looking forward to this […]

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Disney, Europe, France, Paris, travel

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“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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