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

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MEXICO CITY: Death Becomes Us

October 3, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

WE HAD BEEN POISONED!
Now, don’t get too excited, it wasn’t like we had been exposed to a toxic nerve agent by a Russian spy, though had that occurred I wouldn’t be terribly surprised. I have talked a lot of shit about Putin’s girlfriend, Donald.

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bakery, California, death, Egypt, family, mexico, Mexico City, multiple sclerosis, travel

Multiple Sclerosis: Me and My Shadow Demon

January 6, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have tried to write this post at least four dozen times. I have pecked away at it on underground trains zipping through Berlin, as I sat in a quiet […]

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eye, health, multiple sclerosis, Obama

LUXOR: Abdul and the Presidential Tour

December 18, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Though I could hardly rouse myself from sleep, I was happy to greet the sunrise when it came around that morning. I have been told that there is nothing quite […]

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Africa, ancient aliens, ancient Egypt

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #152

September 10, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Thanksgiving Break in California: Ever since I came back from my holiday abroad, I’ve been frugal. I have been budgeting and buying the very minimum. I want to rebuild […]

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app, California, cooking, food, Halloween, illness, Los Angeles, multiple sclerosis, news, travel

Why Don’t You? #111

September 5, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy all of your pants with a 2% spandex blend? I was opposed to things of this variety for years because I’m pretentious and think that […]

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advice, design, Diana Vreeland, fashion, fitness, health, LASIK, Why Don't You?

TURIN: Let the Rain Come Down

September 3, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

MANDATORY HILARY DUFF INTERLUDE: This will make sense later on. ***** I can’t say that I really felt any better the next day. This was a constant problem of mine […]

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cemetery, depression, Europe, Italy, travel, Turin, writing

TURIN: Tempermental

August 23, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

“It turns out that many places in Italy are closed on Mondays or have very limited hours. As a person who is genuinely quite lazy, I found this a charming practice. But as a gloomy man looking for a few hours of meditative peace, I found it irksome in the extreme.”

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airport, Europe, Germany, Italy, multiple sclerosis, travel, Turin, vacation

BERLIN: Meeting the Queen

August 11, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

As can be expected, I was up later than I hoped. I had dreamed of springing out of bed and getting to the Neues Museum as the doors opened. Wasn’t […]

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ancient Egypt, art, Egypt, Egyptology, Europe, history, museum

PARIS: The Beypocalypse Strikes Back

August 5, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I only had two days left in Paris, and that put me in something of a funk. Life is so much better when you’re where you belong, or when you […]

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Beyonce, concert, Europe, France, Ina Garten, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris

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