New York: A Feast
I wouldn’t say that I had excellent or restorative sleep on my flight from Casablanca, but I was wide awake and ready to face the morning when we landed. With […]
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A Party In the USA, or, I Dance With the Stars
Do you remember when Marion Cotillard rightfully won the Academy Award for her triumphant role in La Môme? I don’t say deserved just because she was playing my beloved Édith Piaf, […]
Day 1: Tea In Chicago
After a forgotten number of months and years waiting to attend afternoon tea at the luxurious Drake Hotel, I finally made it and realized my dream. As I stirred sugar […]
Why Don’t You #21
Monday: Why don’t you spend the day celebrating the oeuvre of one of the musical talents you love and haven’t heard in ages? Today, I’m listening to all of Amy […]
2013, A Reflection: Part 2
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 […]
Walking the Walk of Fame
Since I hadn’t managed to get to Hollywood Boulevard the other night, I decided to start my day off there. Even though it’s rather an awful place — and yet, […]
Bat Wings, Public Urination, & the Most Handsome Waiter in the World
For some reason, I could not get to sleep the other night and I didn’t feel all that great when I got up. I wasn’t in the mood for much. […]
SANASA & QUEEN
The tenth of July, when these events passed, is my sister’s birthday. So, happy birthday. Why do people capitalize it like: Happy Birthday? Is it grammatically correct? I wouldn’t think […]
Let’s Bring Back…
[Advance warning: this is a long one. Also, support my hypothetical gubernatorial campaign!] I was born at the wrong time. I’ve always known this. I long for the olden days […]
Spontaneous Chicago: Part 2 – The Comfort of Wealth
I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see hipsters again as I was then. Hipsters and gays and fashionistas and rich bitches with faces so full of poison they’re […]
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