January 26. Day 210.
Back to San Diego. Back to real life.
Back to… IKEA.
Since we moved on Jan 9, I haven’t time to do much around the house. We’ve unpacked 90 percent, but there are the little details that still need to come together. Duvet. Yada yada.
Last week I picked up a sheet at IKEA, only [...]
January 25. Day 209.
And so it came to pass that our ribald trio ended up in the land of Hollywood.
They took pictures of the Hollywood sign and had a very hung over breakfast at 101 Coffee. They miraculously found parking on a side street and walked into all the glitzy/trashy souvenir shops on Hollywood Blvd, [...]
January 24. Day 208.
On Saturday, Mr. A, La Divina and I headed up to L.A. for a weekend of… whatever.
We started in Santa Monica with a coffee to recharge after the drive, then drinks and darts at a Bri’ish pub. Then, we headed over to Hollywood to check out the clubbing scene.
It was around 11 [...]
January 23. Day 207.
Like anyone obsessed by her area of study, I tend to build my dissertation topic — balconies — into my everyday conversations. For example…
Friend: On the sixth night, we stayed at a gorgeous hotel that was overlooking the Taj Mahal, and our pillows were made of this gossamer thread that was actually [...]
January 22. Day 206.
A few months ago, I was flipping through “Home” magazine, which I found at my Mama’s house, and I fell head over heels for one of their spreads.
After a bit of digging, I found it online.
Not every element gets me. (Bleh bedroom and dark walls, for example.) But a few accents, a [...]