ME: *arrives in fifth most populous city in France* ME: “Nice.”
There are several reasons I came to France this summer. Three mainly. 1) To treat myself. I’m a big believer in treating myself; 2.) to do something special for my […]
Category Archives: vacation
Every Damn Airport In America
The next day was the journey home AND OUR WEEPING DEPARTURE FROM THE PALACE. I cringed at the thought of traipsing back down Geary Street to the hovel we had […]
A Little Ancient Egypt
When I woke up, I was just not at all feeling like myself. It’s that jet lag monster, I thought, which annoyed me. I’ve never had jet lag in my […]
Bonjour Paris!
Actual footage of me today: But I wasn’t quite in Paris, yet. I don’t know why I’m ever anywhere else, Paris is perfection. Well, Dublin Airport is like any other […]
Joanna, Angela, the Mummy, and Me
I have never truly regretted anything I’ve ever done in my life. Sure, I wish that things had gone differently at some points, or that I had tried to do […]
The Heiresses at the Palace
For a twenty-five-year-old who lives on a farm in the middle of America, I’ve been to an absurd number of palaces and opulent places. The Winter Palace in Luxor will […]
Before the Palace
I admit, with all the humility in the world, that I make the best omelette that’s ever been made. It didn’t come easily, but after many failures, I finally came […]
Russell Brand and the Fat Girl
“MOVE IT, FAT GIRL!” Spiderman shouted as he ran by my sister and I, clearly on his way to some important mission on Hollywood Boulevard, leaving startled silence in his wake. […]
GANBARIMASU!
After all of that madness the day before, I don’t think I can be blamed for sleeping in a bit later. I regretted it somewhat, as I was hurried throughout […]
The Hottest Mess on Pennsylvania Avenue
I am still reeling as I write this. The events of this day were so remarkable and so unexpected that I’m not sure I’ll ever feel completely normal again. It was, I […]
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