WHY DON’T YOU? #162
Monday: Why don’t you water all of your houseplants with coffee you didn’t finish? I’m not the world’s greatest horticulturist, but I have plants in almost every room of my […]
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2015: A Reflection, Part 3/3
SEPTEMBER: I became passionate about Elvira. She’s a national treasure, and Mistress of the Dark is a masterpiece. I was missing France, so I drank a lot of Perrier Menthes and sulked […]
Why Don’t You? #89
Monday: Why don’t you get a subtle tattoo of the Parisian Métro on your arm? It’ll be convenient when you’re trying to get to the Jardin du Luxembourg from the […]
2014, 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 […]
Why Don’t You? #53
Monday: Why don’t you design a beautiful family tree and hang it above your mantle or on the walls of your stairwell? Many people find the majority of their family […]
THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #81
LOVE: “Cheek to Cheek” by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett: I’ve been a fan of Lady Gaga since before she was a thing. I vividly recall watching that strange […]
2013, A Reflection: Part 1
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, […]
Why Don’t You? #12
I once catered a dinner party where a man who had casually known Yves Saint Laurent (right) said that I looked like he did in his youth. I don’t know […]
Why Don’t You? #7
Monday: Why don’t you dress your house up for Halloween already? There’s no holiday more delightful and we all love it. Buy an enormous number of pumpkins and fill your […]
Things I Loved / Hated This Week #39
LOVE: Oven Roasted Tomatoes: Roasted tomatoes are a religious experience. Somehow, a few hours in a low oven brings out amazing flavor in those vegetable-like fruits. I don’t know if […]
