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

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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

Why Don’t You #30

April 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you adopt a rare, tropical animal or a not rare, not tropical animal? Pets are the greatest thing in the entire world. Get a kitten or a gecko […]

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advice, animals, Diana Vreeland, geneology, hair, inspiration, pet, suggestion, superiority, Why Don't You?, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #57

January 24, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: A Thousand Miles up the Nile: I’ve always felt that I was born in the wrong age. Each era of the past is deeply fascinating for me. Everything but […]

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book, British, Egypt, food, Joanna Lumley, Paris Hilton, Reading, television, work, writing

2013, A Reflection: Part 2

December 30, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Perhaps it’s because the memories are fresher in my brain, but the second half of 2013 seemed a bit more momentous. Let’s carry on, shall we? JULY: *my motto for […]

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Chateau Marmont, Chicago, Hollywood, Los Angeles, review, travel, Tyra Banks, writing

BUY MY BOOK (or, PLEASE BUY MY BOOK)

December 29, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Over the past year, I have learned tremendous amounts about the publishing industry. Little did I know the struggle and strife that goes on in that world! I still have […]

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Amazon, book, ebook, kindle, story, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #54

December 21, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Beyoncé, Obviously: I’m still not over Bey’s surprise album. None of us are. It was so unexpected and so glorious and so wondrous and so magnificent and so perfect. […]

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Beyonce, food, Hollywood, interior decorating, Joan Fontaine, music, Target, tumblr, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #47

November 2, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Tea In Chicago: Ever since I went to Chicago last year for a day trip to the Oriental Institute, I’ve been obsessed by the idea of going to tea […]

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Chicago, emotions, film, food, Tea, television, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #46

October 26, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: archive.org I’m fast developing an obsession with this website. It’s a remarkable treasure trove of material. You can find so many old gems if you dig a little. It’s […]

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Apple, cake, Chateau Marmont, credit cards, Paris, Seasonal Affective Disorder, vegetarian, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #44

October 11, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Fasting: When I first started losing weight, I did it all by counting calories. That’s the only way to lose weight, I think. You can go on all kinds […]

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eating, hair, hate, interior decorating, love, model, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #40

September 13, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “The Last Time I Saw Paris”: The first time I heard this song, it was one o’clock in the morning and I was walking down Melrose in West Hollywood […]

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Anne Rice, England, food, hate, interior design, kitten, life, love, writing

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