January 2012
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Garth Brooks: “Two of a Kind (Workin’...
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“You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! ...”
– Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762
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The future fashion blogger, age 4.
Me: Scarlett June, I just love your pretty white coat.
SJ: Thank you. My mom got it somewhere.
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“I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing...”
– William Martin “Billy” Joel
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Fresh sounds, every day.
My noise, lately:
Azure Ray: "Make Your Heart"
Toni Braxton: "He Wasn't Man Enough for Me"
Gorillaz: "Dare"
Jay-Z, Babyface, and Foxy Brown: "Sunshine"
Billy Joel: "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Mr. Mister: "Kyrie"
Ram Jam: "Black Betty"
Rolling Stones: "Memory Motel"
Slow Runner: "Everything Is Exactly What It Seems"
Thin Lizzy: "The Boys Are Back in Town"
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John Cougar Mellencamp: “Cherry Bomb”
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“Cary, you have the EXACT same wrinkles that my mother had.”
– Mom
Anonymous asked: When it comes to Christmas with my significant other, I prefer doing something special together over exchanging gifts--always have. We will be in the city for a few days around New Year's and were hoping to do something then. Seeing The Book of Mormon was at the top of our list, and we were disappointed when we learned it was sold out. Do you have any suggestions?
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Eagles: “Please Come Home for...
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Holly & envy.
Me: What's all the commotion?
KY: I think someone's engaged.
Me: ...
KY: Happy. Fucking. Christmas.
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Moon in the Morning: “Silver Bells”
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“Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.”
– Tom Waits
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A sip, a taste, a swill of Champagne. →
“I don’t mean to sound belligerent, but I feel compelled to emphasize that I love Champagne and sparkling wines too much to ever consign them to the scrap heap of obligation. I drink them year round, with all sorts of foods, for any occasion, but more important, for no occasion at all…
“Too often, sparkling wines are set apart, as if they were a valued set of cuff links...
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“What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the...”
– Phyllis Diller
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Anonymous asked: I've been thinking of trying Viviscal, so I'm wondering which of their products you use. Have you found they've worked for you? Thanks in advance for your response!
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Anonymous asked: I'm a new runner; however, I do cardio 5 times a week and weight training four times a week, so I'm in pretty decent shape. I surprised myself by easily running for 2 miles without stopping for the first run I've tried in over a year in a half. I completed 3 miles the following week after a few days off from running. I would like to keep gaining in mileage. What do you recommend for...
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“I’m not offended at all by dumb-blonde jokes because I know that I’m...”
– Dolly Parton
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “Carol of the...
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“So far I have decided to take whatever my disease can throw at me, and to stay...”
– Christopher Hitchens, 1949—2011
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky: “Dance of the Sugar-Plum...
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“The first perfume I did was really a memory of my father, from my childhood. I...”
– Ben Gorham, perfumer and founder of Byredo Parfums, for Into the Gloss
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You don't cologne me.
Catching up on style blogs today, I reread a favorite post on Into the Gloss about W’s beauty editor Jane Larkworthy. Displayed in the foreground of the lead photo were two bottles of Frederic Malle’s Vetiver Extraordinaire. My God, I said, that was it!
Upon moving to New York, I met a boy (a boy, truly) who wore some sort of dirty, dark fragrance. I was smitten, yet I never read the label...
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Anonymous asked: I don't get the sense that my whiskey-loving, sports-addicted, ultimate-frisbee-playing boyfriend is picky in the slightest, but I still want to make sure I get the a Christmas present he'll appreciate. Any tried-and-true suggestions for laid back guys?
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“Real style is never right or wrong. It’s a matter of being...”
– G. Bruce Boyer, Gary Cooper: Enduring Style
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From Joseph Keefer: "#menswear" →
“Menswear relates to men’s clothing, men’s fashion, and not just one aesthetic. At the end of the day, the guy in the corduroy double-breasted blazer, chambray shirt, and camo khakis is wearing menswear just as is the guy who’s wearing a leather jacket, hoodie, and jeans, and so is the guy in the two button black suit, white shirt, and black tie. That’s all menswear.
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Money, money.
Me: What do you think of these?
Patty: Expensive.
Me: I have champagne taste.
Patty: With a beer budget. Or white wine. Tap water, really.
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kforkathy asked: My boyfriend is taking me to St. Thomas over Christmas, and I would love to get some ideas from you on what to bring. Any suggestions for a twenty-something who would like to be comfortable and sophisticated on this island getaway?
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Anonymous asked: Is it necessary to stay friends with an ex? The entire relationship wasn't bad, just the end. Even if that weren't the case, are you a bad person for not catching up once in a while? Does it make me less mature? It's been years, I've moved on, but I still romanticize my past relationships. In a way, having meaningless chats with exes feel like I'm watering down the...
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“We ring the bells and we raise the strain.
We hang up garlands everywhere
and...”
– Susan Coolidge
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Anonymous asked: Do you run in the mornings before work? What time do you get up if you do? I am trying to motivate myself to work out in the mornings.