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When In Rome

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the Roman Empire lately. Which of course leads me to think about the fall of the Roman Empire. And how much I hate those ugly gladiator sandals everyone is wearing, but that’s not really the point.

You see, I’m pretty sure I live in Rome. Fine, to be perfectly fair, I [...]

Eight Poles, No Waiting

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Last night? Bachelorette party, baby. And yes, of course, we ended up at a bar with a mechanical bull. But I really need to talk about what happened BEFORE the bull.

We took a private pole dancing class. And it was HARD. (That’s what she said.)

Not only are my arms and legs screaming in agony, but I [...]

Summer Snapshot

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Sitting in Bryant Park the other day, I was blinded by the sea of pasty white flesh. Shirtless elderly men, waiting for their turns at the bocce courts, straddled the lawn chairs backwards, the wide expanses of their wrinkled backs exposed to the sun. Business women lounged in their lacy camisoles, but only after carefully folding [...]

Where's My Megaphone?

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*drags forward a fair trade certified, paraben and phthalate free soap box, gives it a little dust off, climbs on, clears throat*

Rod Stewart is the Antichrist.

No wait, that’s not what I wanted to talk about today. Though while we’re slightly off topic and I’ve already made one reference to parabens and phthalates, please please PLEASE go [...]

A Visit to the MoMA

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I feel like it should be raining. The sunny day somehow seems incongruous with my mood. Maybe I just need some high fructose corn syrup or something.

The Frugal Repast (Le Repas frugal)

Yesterday, I went to see the exhibit “Picasso: Themes and Variations.” You know I love me some Picasso. (Just not quite the same [...]

Glitter For the Greater Good

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Holy Broadway, Batman – I am pooped. Last night was a combo thingy of a bachelorette shindig for Bridezilla and my favorite glittery charity event – Broadway Bares. Did I mention the show started at midnight? Yeah, I’m way too old for this shit. That’s why I’m currently looking an awful lot like today’s Craftastrophe.

There [...]

Grizzly Adams

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Seeing as how it’s Pride Month and I’m in Chicago recovering from a 7am event (after a dinner event last night and a 7am breakfast event in Detroit yesterday) I’m just going to share a little snippet of a conversation with my little brother, Thom. We were out to dinner with Matt and Gwen in the [...]

Figment

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Three days and two showers later, I’m still picking glitter out of my pubes. I know I prattled on yesterday about how nifty the island was, but I have to tell you about the magic that was specifically Figment, too.

FIGMENT’s vision for art looks past the white-walled galleries and into the realm of participation. Art [...]

'ello Guvna

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There are days when I can’t imagine ever leaving this area. Then I read the Travel section of the New York Times and I can’t imagine ever staying in this area. But then I spend a random Saturday wandering around an abandoned military installation overrun for the day with artsy hippies, and I know I’ll never [...]

Radio, Radio

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This morning I awoke to the sweet dulcet tones of Mildred wailing as she tried to claw her way out of the water bowl she’d somehow fallen into around 6am. Seriously. I’m starting to wonder if managed to find a kitten even dumber than Lucy.

Thanks for all the sweet comments and notes yesterday, Interwebz. I didn’t [...]