"This, partly, is what Chekhov means by real life: he means real mental life, with its wrong turnings and cul-de-sacs and random, intimately treasured banalities."

-James Wood, "Real Life"

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think it's

just going to be that kind of week.

that kind of sweet-picture-(with some some good words) week, with little to no focus on clothes or accessories or homegoods.

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just because

it makes me smile.

and this week (and every other week,) that's important.

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party time

my birthday today!



i have always been a fan of birthdays. i think i always will be.

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great article

(albeit an old one) by critic james wood on the recent "genre" of books by authors such as zadie smith, david foster wallace, salman rushdie, etc.

"Human, All Too Inhuman"

i agree with every single one of the points that wood makes in this review.

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just found

out that jonathan adler recently came out with a line of cute tote bags.

i like this one, the "grey hollywood countess":
and this one, the "blue chevron countess":
sorry for the fuzzy pictures. go to the website here to see more. both $198 each. ouch.

when i

grow up, and have a lovely high-ceilinged dressing room, i will model it after this:


{decorated by miles redd, photo found here}