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

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My Martha Stewart-Worthy Macarons

May 17, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I lived in Paris, I fell in love. Not with a person, no, I love myself far too much for that nonsense, but with a pastry. A macaron to […]

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I’m Still Sorry, My Friends

April 21, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today, I thoroughly intended on writing one or two entries to wrap up my blogs from Paris, but for some reason, when I went to do so, I blacked out. […]

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Magic! Magic! Magic!

March 23, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have a fault. I know, I know, you don’t believe me, but it’s true. I don’t know how long something is going to take. In my mind, I’ll say, […]

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An Unfortunate Lack of Hookers

March 22, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Ma and I argued a bit last night about whether Jessica and Granny would appreciate a nine euro jaunt to the Louvre. We decided they wouldn’t, even though Jessica later […]

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My Apologies & More Shopping

March 21, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

To start off, I must sincerely apologize for not writing for weeks. I understand that for those of you who kept up with my blog, it must have been infuriating, […]

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Shopping & Octomom Lips

March 20, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today started off rather differently and started a pattern for the rest of my time in Paris that I found unceasingly amusing. Jessica, not I, was the lazy one who […]

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Arrival

March 19, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I didn’t go to bed until around three o’clock in the morning last night, but I woke surprisingly refreshed at nine. It was surprising not only because I had only […]

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Graduation

March 18, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today was graduation day, so I had to wake myself up to get there. Why in the world would anybody want to graduate at ten o’clock in the morning? I […]

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My Memory Is Really Bad

March 17, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I didn’t do much of anything today. I woke up late as I usually do, and because flying had been so tiring. So, once I was awake, I unpacked my […]

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The Dead and Ant Men

March 16, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today, being my last day, and because I had to check out of the Hotel Welcome by noon, I woke myself up at nine to glorious sun. I had left […]

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“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

“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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