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Merry Christmas Week to Victorian Chick Readers! A Story of Christmases and Christmas Trees Past by a Christmas Tree Jew
A Facebook friend and Rockette-turned-artist I finally met in Hoboken this October noted that people were too exhausted on December 26th to wade through a long, rigorous blog about academic politics, the death of journalism, and aesthetic theory: “Today is … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, St. Augustine, Travel, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Tree Jews, christmas trees, Columbus Circle, la, montecito, my sister's closet, new york city, Ornaments, secular jews, Stephen Nissenbaum
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Cloudy Day in Santa Barbara: Sakana Lunch, Montecito Chevron Altercation, and Reflections on “Love the Hard Way” (2001) with Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ybarra, John Seda, and Pam Grier
I. Sakana and Tales from Montecito Chevron Station Sakana is my favorite sushi in LA, SB, or NYC, even among the upscale Japanese like Nobu, Blue Ribbon or Matsuhisa (I went once only), or Deep Blue at JFK, a highly-rated … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Food & Wine, School, UCSB, Uncategorized
Tagged Adrien Brody, best sushi, catalina, Charlotte Ybarra, Columbia University, drama, Love the Hard Way, manhattan, montecito, nyc, Pam Grier, sailing, Sakana
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Chill Monday After Beautiful Weekend in SB: Westlake Brunch, Deep Sea Winery, Pressed Juicery in Montecito, and First Dysport in 13 Months!
For the first day of a period, today was pretty nice. Of course at Jack’s Bagels on Milpas, the lovely owner Aimee, a friend of J’s from the Milpas Community Association, thought I was expecting and walked over to … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged Deep Sea Winery, Hama Dance Center, Hyatt Westlake, Jill Strauss, JillyJazz, montecito, Monteito Aesthetic Institute, Palmer Davis, Pressed Juicery, risa, santa barbara, Stearns Wharf
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Back from NYC and Back to Blogging: Highlights from Trip with Pictures en Route to LA for Parent Visit and Jay Mohr at Hollywood Improv
Ed. note: I wrote this a week ago but just posted the pictures. Jay Mohr was tremendous and Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise drop-in appearance. Going to comedy, like going to baseball games, is better during the week. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged al di la vino, alvin ailey dance, birthday celebrations, brophy brother's, cabaret music, camille paglia, Carly Ozard, cold pool, Crawford Doyle, dance, David Shields, Equinox UES, Fishtail by David Burke, fred's at barneys, genius on hold, george eliot dissertation, glittering images, grand havana room, Italian food, Laurie Beechman Theater, Lower East Side, luigi dance centre, montecito, new york city, pets, Pulino's, sarabeth's, SBAC, sharon zaslaw, Sharqui bellydance jazz, Sunshine cinema, upper east side, walter shaw, West Bank Cafe, winter, wolfgang's, writer's block
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Packing and Laundry (!) Break Blog: Great Dinner at Eureka! Burger and Purrmission Goodies
Aaah…. what a great week in SB since back from LA. J is at the gym since I’m packing and doing a (very) rare load of laundry. Got dry cleaning, cut, color but no nails. Easy to do that … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr .Perkins, dr. joseph chang, Eureka! Burger, evolutions med spa, hydroquinone, montecito, new york city, obagi, Purrmission Lingerie, skin care, Ulta, whiskey, youth code
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Lunch at Little Alex: Montecito after the Storm Still in the Glow of Californication
I used to eat on a regular basis at Little Alex, for a palate well-schooled in Mexican fare from the 2 dollar taco to the 18 dollar steak burrito (Cava in Montecito, carne asada burrito), the best inexpensive, casual Mexican … Continue reading
Happy Friday from Sleepy Santa Barbara! Nice Homecoming but now Sick
Well it was a whirlwind trip, a “smashing success” as my sister wrote me on FB. Indeed. I had a great first day back in LA with my only friend I see regularly in LA, Mark from FB. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Relationships, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cadiz, dennis franz, dennis miller, four seasons, friends, kevin costner, kyoto sushi, lucky steakhouse, marineland, milk and honey, montecito, palos verdes, redondo beach, rolling hills estates, sushi, tapas
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