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March 2011

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    Fauxdenza update.

    Remember when I first shared my horrible Frankenword, “fauxdenza”? At the time, there were no other mentions of such a term anywhere on the internet. Now, a mere four months later, there…

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    This is good, too.

    I was supposed to take this entire week off from work, but things didn’t really pan out that way…so I’m just off for one day instead. I’m spending today with Fritz and…

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    Weekend to-do.

    Oliver, 2001 // Photo by Patricia Katchur Cute, isn’t he? No, he’s RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE. That’s my old friend Oliver, the last of 20 pet rats that have been part of my life.…

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    Elizabeth Taylor.

    MGM studio portrait What can I say? Another of my heroes has died, this one lovelier than most, and she’ll be eulogized endlessly in the coming days. Every writeup will mention her…

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    My friend, the towel radiator.

    This morning, as I was wrapping myself up in a nice, hot towel after my shower, it occurred to me that I’ve never really written about my friend, the towel radiator. One…

  • Sunshine, moonlight, good times…boogie.

    The Jacksons, “Blame It On The Boogie” (1978) Grace has a great post up today over at Design*Sponge about music to start your day with, and as I was leaving my comment…

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    Sunday to-do.

    There is only one thing on my to-do list for today, and it does not involve sitting in a patch of sunshine on my favorite chair over by the window. SUNDAY TO-DO:…

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    Hey there, domestic voyeurs!

    Dwell magazine, April 2011 Wow, so this is super-exciting. As I’ve mentioned, Dwell is one of the few magazines I hold onto after I’ve read it (and one of only two magazines…