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THE RESOLUTION IS COMPLETE: MY TOP 20 FILMS OF 2012

This bitch is done! I’ve been celebrating ever since the last blog post I did on my movie resolution. Then, I remembered I had to pick my favorites and I whined like an infant. I’m tired of movies! So,...

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Florida Escape Day 3

There were thunderstorms this morning, which woke me up several times. I never wake up to anything, so they must have been rather strong. I’ve been a light sleeper on this trip, though, I always am...

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Florida Escape Day 4

I woke easily and early this morning which was odd because I am not a morning person at all. I loathe mornings and don’t believe it’s right to be conscious before ten o’clock. Sure, you lose a few...

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Faux Tumblr Installment: 7

I can’t stop saving pictures, so it’s time for another delightful installment of my faux Tumblr. Prepare yourself for fun. I have become obsessed with Jean Cocteau’s art again. It was so simple and yet...

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Ab Quest: Week #8

I have many goals in life. You’ll probably find most of them ridiculous, but I am who I am. I’ll tell you about a few. 1. I want to be invited to the Festival de Cannes. Not as a guest. I want an...

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Florida Escape Day 5

I woke easily and early this morning with a choked sob. I didn’t want to leave. I didn’t want to go back home to the cold and snow and ice and sadness. I would have gone to live in a tenement in the...

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Men’s Fashions I Like #1

You probably know this, but one of the careers I have always wanted is to be a fashion editor — kind of like a glorious blend of Grace Coddington and Diana Vreeland. I would be in charge of some Vogue...

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Eurovision 2013: VOTE FOR THE OPERA SINGING VAMPIRE!

In Paris, there are special occasions called “Le Nuit Des Musées,” where all of the gorgeous museums are opened up for free late into the night. You can peruse the Pompidou after midnight if you’re of...

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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 already half embalmed. My people....

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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 — not too far back, mind...

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The Long Journey To America

To start my trip back to Iowa, I had to wake at the unholy hour of four o’clock in the morning. No person should ever have to see that on their clock. It’s a ridiculous moment in the day and I hope I...

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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 newfound energy, I quickly escaped the...

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Florida Escape Day 3

There were thunderstorms this morning, which woke me up several times. I never wake up to anything, so they must have been rather strong. I’ve been a light sleeper on this trip, though, I always am...

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Giggling Through The Galleries

The struggle of waking and getting ready for the day was an even greater one than usual. And that’s saying something. It wasn’t that I wasn’t excited to get out and see the sights, it was simply the...

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Dystopian Voyage Home

There’s nothing quite so depressing as the final walk from your hotel or apartment to the Métro as you make your way to the airport. You realize all that you didn’t accomplish and you regret every...

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Why Don’t You? #118

Monday: Why don’t you have your DNA tested to see if you have anything in you that you never knew you had in you? I don’t mean a foreign object left after surgery, I mean maybe you’re Hungarian....

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #162

LOVE: Free Time: This was a really good weekend. I didn’t go anywhere. It was fabulous. This semester has been so busy, and I have been constantly inundated with assignments, jobs, trying to exercise...

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #170

LOVE:   Salts: One of my favorite gifts that I received for Christmas this year was a set of salts from around the world. I didn’t think I’d love it quite as much as I have wound up doing so, but it is...

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CALIFORNIA: Thanksgiving In Paradise

I’m so desperately beyond on my blog posts. You all know the reasons why. I’ve told you in every post for the past ten months. I don’t think I’ve ever procrastinated anything quite so forcefully in my...

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CALIFORNIA: Away At Last

Summer is sacred to me. It represents freedom and adventure and culture. During this time, I am blessed with the opportunity to escape normalcy and have a grand and glorious time. These months are...

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