Am I wasting my life by not pursuing archaeology whilst I’m at my physical peak? I dunno. Probably never will. We never get a chance to do life over again, which I hate. I’d love to live forever and do everything I’ve ever wanted. But I can’t. And my life is roughly a third finished and time goes so much faster than I realized. This is a melancholy way to say that I watched the most stunning documentary on National Geographic about Mayan archaeology.
Monday: Why don’t you buy a mantle piece at a junk shop and put a dozen delicious candles beneath it and pretend you have a fireplace? Of all the things […]
Monday: Why don’t you go to your favorite cemetery and randomly research one of the people interred there? I think there’s nowhere more interesting than a cemetery, they’re full of […]
Monday: Why don’t you teach yourself how to make a variety of breads? People are easily impressed by bread, but it’s the easiest thing in the world. A beautiful boule […]
APRIL: For April Fool’s Day, I convinced a ridiculous number of children that I was born without bones. I was giddy. Ma got tickets to see Dancing With the Stars in the […]
Rising at dawn is truly a horrific thing. There is nothing good about it and I am forever suspicious of individuals who claim to be morning people. I’ve tried it […]
I can’t recall when my interest in ancient Egypt began. It seems to be such a deep part of my psyche that I wouldn’t be surprised one whit if I had […]
[Our theme song for the day; I even wore stripes.] I’m not very good at waking up when I’m supposed to. I’m not very good at going to bed when […]
View this post on Instagram In Minneapolis. Almost time to go! 💃😺✈️🇬🇧🇫🇷 A post shared by Benjamin Phillips (@bdphillips) on Jun 21, 2014 at 7:34am PDT I do not know […]
Monday: Why don’t you buy first edition copies of all your favorite books? I recently ordered a first edition of Blackwood Farm and one of the first American printings of […]
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