Earlier tonight, while out with Z, I ran in to a woman I don’t like… and I’m pretty sure it’s mutual. It’s a little bit dramatic of me to refer to her as an “enemy” – she’s a nice woman and an honest person – but there’s always something off-putting about running into someone when…
Poem from Swiss Miss via Cup of Jo. Lots of excellent, if dark, reading lately: On Child Brides in the United States. So sad. On the fear of mortality/the things some will do to stay young. Ugh. On cosmetic surgery – the during. On the side effects of birth control. And, lastly – a long form…
Earlier tonight, we finished off some dijon mustard. As I put the empty jar in the recycling bin, I thought to myself: “Pardon me, Do you have any grey poupon?” And then I started laughing. I know I’m dating myself, but it actually makes me sad to think about how many young people have never…
Just in case you forgot: spring is auction time. Earlier today was Sotheby’s big Fine Jewels auction, but next week we have two others – Christie’s and Dupuis. Looks like more than one dragonfly brooch this year, if that’s your thing. I thought these star brooches were particularly beautiful, and so delicate for something so…
Are you watching season 3 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt? Every time Amy Sedaris is on the screen, portraying ditzy, fairweather friend socialite Mimi Kanasis, I laugh. Here she is, in action: Mimi is, without a doubt, my favourite part of the show. And it reminds me, this weekend I also saw a review of David…
Eons ago, we watched Ali Wong’s standup routine on Netflix, Baby Cobra. Without giving too much away, she had some funny parts (I thought) about wanting to leave the workforce. “Housewives” she said, “are geniuses.” I laughed, very hard. (Z not so much.) Around that time, I’d also had a conversation with a couple of…
Hang on guys – a lot of the best pieces I’ve read lately have been very heavy. Recently, some great writing on slavery and domestic abuse: My Family’s Slave, in The Atlantic, was an excellent look at modern slavery, which is more common than you’d hope. As Alice Su wrote of the piece: “He uncovers…
Have you been watching Catastrophe? I love almost everything Sharon Horgan’s character wears. Love! So chic, yet playful. And lots of prints! Here’s the season 3 trailer: I’ve managed, with a great deal of internet sleuthing, to find a few of her outfits… Exhibit A: She doesn’t stick to one kind of print – she’ll…
We went for a walk last weekend, and saw hundreds of little crabs – some of them were likely babies or newly hatched, and some were likely hermit crabs. Here’s a video of a couple of the ones I saw, as a reminder: get out there and enjoy nature!
Tower is a largely animated documentary, telling about the 1966 mass shootings from the Tower at the University of Texas, Austin, considered the first mass campus murder in America. It’s less about school shootings in general, and almost not at all about the killer, and instead about the victims and events of the day, as…
