Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Posted in Personal
Let’s play a game. We’ll call it, “If you could be any city, which city would you be?” Here’s what I discovered: While I’m an American who will always be an American, I could MOST DEFINITELY BE LONDON.
There was something about this city that grabbed hold of me and made me fall in love. In...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010 Posted in Personal
Some day, if Nick and I are lucky, we’ll find ourselves middle-aged, sporting our fair share of grey, and hopefully, the parents of a teenager (or two). I don’t know about you, but at 16, I recall thinking parents were sooooo not cool. At that age you can’t believe your mom and dad were ever...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Posted in Personal
There’s something to be said for returning to a routine in the wake of an epic vacation. For those of you who might be first-time visitors to the blog, Nick and I took a European vacation and have been gone for much of July.
I feel like I lived another year of my life in those...
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This stop motion short film—from the music to the idea to the execution. When people ask me what inspires me, it’s this kind of stuff that I instantly think of. Don’t you?
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Friday, July 16, 2010 Posted in Personal
It’s the one game I can always get him to play, regardless his mood.
Never cribbage. Or Yahtzee. Rarely, if ever, Scrabble.
Yes, Nick is a chess man.
A game I happen to be horrible at. And when I’m horrible at something … well, I’m not always a fun person to be around.
But it’s different with chess.
Different despite...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 Posted in Personal
I love my pooch. And chances are good that I decided to post this when I did because I miss her. I also envy her for her ability to embrace what dogs do best. And that, my friends, would be to just LIE THERE.
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It’s taken 20-odd years of dreaming to get here.
And it is everything I thought it would be.
It’s more.
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Thursday, July 8, 2010 Posted in Personal
I can’t remember how my friendship with her evolved, but some time over the past year, Erin and I have transitioned from acquaintances who exchange niceties on one another’s blogs (see her awesome blog, “ModaEagleman” here) to friends who e-mail each other quite a bit about travel and music and books and photography (and Europe...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Posted in Personal
The older I get, the more I understand that the best kinds of friends to have are those who pay attention. To you. To the stories you tell. The anxieties you have. What your favorite color is. Whose music you love best. I’m blessed to have a few of these friendships in my life and...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Posted in Personal
I watched the Twilight crew promote the release of “Eclipse” on Oprah a few weeks back and remember thinking, “Psssttt…..FOR REAL, who are these women who host PREMIERE parties at their house with RED CARPETS?” That is so ridiculous….
Not ridiculous? Blogging about “Eclipse.” Oh, and going to see “Eclipse” tonight. At midnight. Okay, maybe this,...
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