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

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Planting a Tiger in Paris

July 29, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have had a hangover once in my life. It was not pretty. I vomited out of my window and it plastered the side of my house… The rest of […]

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cemetery, death, France, life, Paris, Pere Lachaise, pet, sad, travel

Bonjour Paris!

July 29, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

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 […]

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France, Paris, travel, trip, vacation

Joanna, Angela, the Mummy, and Me

July 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

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 […]

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adventure, Angela Lansbury, Chicago, Des Moines, life, literature, movie, travel, vacation

The Heiresses at the Palace

July 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

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 […]

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ancient Egypt, art, California, culture, hotel, museum, San Francisco, travel, vacation

Before the Palace

July 27, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

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 […]

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California, food, San Francisco, travel, vacation

The Heiresses Discover and Detest Dorms

July 23, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After the concert, we still had another day in Santa Clara to recuperate from the excitement of the night before. I intended to visit the Winchester House, that famed dwelling […]

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bay, ferry building, Kardashian, nespresso, Tenderloin

Matinka Meets Harry Styles, or, A STAR (aka: ME) Under the Overpass

July 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 10 Comments

I was glad to be out of that hotel and on the streets of San Francisco to find some breakfast. We were very close to the Little Italy area…or is […]

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1D, California, celebrity, concert, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, music, One Direction, San Francisco

The Bun Squad Goes North:

July 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The entire reason that I am in California and not Europe this summer is because Jessica and I decided to attend our annual One Direction concert in California. Europe is […]

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Amtrak, California, Los Angeles, One Direction, San Francisco, train, travel

Jamba the Hut Finds Old Hollywood:

July 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had great intentions of rising early, dressing in my finest mourning attire, and heading out to the Grammy Museum to weep at the Joan Rivers exhibit. I was going […]

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California, cocktail, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles

Buying Heroin with Mickey and Kris Jenner

July 17, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Jessica was thrilled as ever to be going to Disneyland. After all these years, I still don’t understand where she finds the energy for her enthusiasm. She can’t be bothered […]

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California, Disney, Disneyland, Keeping Up Appearances, Kris Jenner, Los Angeles, travel

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“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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