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

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Category Archives: food

Faux Tumblr: Installment 1

July 28, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I loathe/love hipsters. That statement really has nothing to do with this post, but yet it does. I don’t understand the culture, but I like the look. I would never […]

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art, celebrity, culture, family, fashion, food, Karl Lagerfeld, photography

Whole Foods!

July 19, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This is the day I’ve been waiting years for. I have been waiting ever since Martha said on nearly every episode of my favorite show of all time, The Martha […]

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culture, food, Iowa, Joan Fontaine, Whole Foods

Drunken Cork Attack

June 7, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I got myself up nice and early today. Since I was up, I decided to get some packing done while Jessica continued sleeping. She sleeps a lot and she sleeps […]

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Europe, food, France, Paris

The Pig’s Foot

June 6, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke early and oddly refreshed. I had gone to bed quite early, so I suppose it wasn’t altogether surprising, but to me it was still a kind of novelty. […]

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Europe, food, France, Paris

Are we in Paris, ancient Rome, or Marrakech?

May 29, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I didn’t have any plans for the day when I woke up. I looked through my list, but nothing looked particularly engaging, so I browsed through a few walking tours […]

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culture, Europe, food, France, mosque, Paris, travel

Of Chilly Winds & Visions

May 26, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This morning I woke up to Lady Gaga singing Bloody Mary. It’s my favorite song off of her new album and I think it might have even taken the spot […]

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culture, food, France, Paris, 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

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

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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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