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Category Archives: vacation

Iceland: Land of Love Scrotums

June 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

http://instagram.com/p/pgnd2Pg2_g/ I do not know how long I’ve been awake. I don’t know what time it is back home. I barely have a grasp on the current time here at […]

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England, Iceland, London, travel, vacation

Why Don’t You? #37

June 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you stop buying bottles of juice and dedicate yourself entirely to juicing? I have a citrus juicer and I always forget how simple and tasty the fresh […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, health, inspiration, life, travel, vacation, Why Don't You?

My Glorious Return to HOLLYWOOD

April 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

My favorite part of LA is that you can wear sunglasses anywhere and nobody looks at your like you’re some giant douche. You can wear them into shops. You can […]

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California, culture, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, restaurant, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #67

April 11, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Calorie Counting: My love for this comes and goes on a daily basis. This weekend I decided to start counting calories again when I stepped on the scale and squinted […]

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British Museum, diet, England, garden, health, travel, vacation, weather, writing

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #66

April 4, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best” Reality Series: Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely adore reality television. Because I’m so well versed in the vast history of […]

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California, cemetery, Egypt, Hollywood, Joan Rivers, Los Angeles, Oprah, television, travel, vacation

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #28: On Spontaneity

April 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Holla Flock! I have an absolutely thrilling announcement to make tonight. I’m so excited that I can’t bring myself to say it just yet. Let’s play a delightful game and […]

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advice, California, inspiration, Los Angeles, religion, reverend, spontaneity, travel, vacation

Day 5: Brooklyn Brim

March 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I probably should have kept an app running to show how much I walked on this trip. It must have been at least ten miles a day. So, my body […]

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Chicago, life, New York CIty, NYC, train, travel, trip, vacation

Day 4: At The Theatre

March 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had a terribly difficult time waking up today, even worse than usual and that’s saying something pretty dramatic, reader. I didn’t come halfway across North America to sleep in, […]

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A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder, bakery, Broadway, celebrity, musical, theater, travel, trip, vacation

Day 3: All That Ass At The Met

March 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before today, I had never visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I walked past it years ago when my mother took me on a surprise trip to New York City. […]

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art, Egypt, food, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York CIty, travel, trip, vacation

Day 2: Glorious Arrival in New York

March 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke up about two hours after stumbling back to my seat, half delirious from being up for twenty-two hours straight. Not sure why I did that. I should have […]

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Amtrak, food, hotel, New York CIty, review, train, travel, trip, vacation

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