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J’s 43rd Birthday Pictures and 3.5 Days (And Counting) 100% Smoke-Free!
I want to get to the club for a longish swim while it’s still cloudy (I’m too sore and tight for weights today), but wanted to report that it’s been 3.5 days since my last cigarette and that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, St. Augustine, Uncategorized
Tagged boyfriend, e-cigarettes, exercise, Fig and Olive, Kangertech EVOD, los angeles, messiness, Montecito Wine Bistro, pets, Vaping
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(Rescue) Kitty and Doggie Heaven with Sister in Moorpark, Mexican Food in SB vs NYC, Funny Dad Story at Guido’s, and Coast at Shutters Pictures
I’m back in Santa Barbara on another idyllic day with a warm sun and slightly cool breeze. I intended to swim before lunch at El Cielito with J’s mother, my closest female friend in SB the four months she’s here, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Uncategorized
Tagged asshole, Cielito, denis leary, montecito bank and trust, no cure for cancer, parents, pets
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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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Writing Day at SB Apartment on Martin Luther King Holiday: SB Symphony Recap, Fun with Caulking Gun (Sort Of), Patriots Defeat and a Cheeseburger Sans Ketchup
I’m in my cold Santa Barbara apartment for the first time in almost a week. I remembered to turn the new heater off when I left for LA, which doesn’t sound impressive but after 3 years with no heat, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Relationships, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged christopher commission, family, home improvement, LAPD, Macbeth, Martin Luther King Day, Mendelssohn, Mozart, new york city, Nir Kabaretti, Patriots, pets, Red Sox, relationships, SB symphony, sex, Takemitsu, the Granada Theater SB, yale, Yankees
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Post-Sandy, Election Eve Blog: Closing Day of Circle Bar B Season (“Any Wednesday”), Seagrass Dinner With J (Travelzoo) and CALM (Child Abuse Learning Mediation) Wine, Jewelry Chocolate Event at Montecito Country Club
I don’t know that I have ever gone 10 days without a blog but if I have it’s rare. I’ve been posting as usual on Facebook Victorian Chick and my personal page and written half of four blogs I chose … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Politics, Theater, UCSB, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged Any Wednesday, Ben Vereen, Broad Stage, Broadway, CALM, Circle Bar B, consignment, dance, David Selberg, fine dining, hama jazz dance centre, Karabel, lola, Lori Shinder Pearl, luigi, Main Street Dance and Exercise, Northwest Dance Project, pacific pride foundation, Paul Rudnick, pets, Pippin, Rachel Hett, Regrets Only, Richard Goode, Seagrass, Susie and David Couch, tracey durbin, Yogaworks
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At Cafe Stella on a Picture Perfect Day on Way to See My Favorite WWII Veteran after Three Weeks Away
A surprising, sunny day in June in Santa Barbara! It’s been 21 days since I left LA for SB to fly to NYC and I’ve collected Pico Iyer notes and Psycho Therapy furious scribblings on envelopes for Cherry Lane Theater subscriptions … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Barney's, Doobie, Harry's Burrito, Hip Sips, la, luigi jazz dance, nyc, pets, upper west side
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The Best Year of My Life Since College: Victorian Chick’s Photographic 2011 Year in Review (Unfinished, Sept to December Posted New Years Day)
My morning ritual (in Santa Barbara) goes like this: 1) wake up and snuggle next to my warm boyfriend with big strong shoulders as he snoozes away, 2) snuggle with Emma, whose tail wags as I approach her doggie bed … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Lingerie, Literature, Philosophy, Relationships, School, St. Augustine, Theater, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged american philosophical association, ankle sprain, beinecke library, berkeley college, cafe rouge, cats, chictopia, connecticut, cosabella, davenport, dogs, dorothy chandler, dresses, dropkick murphys, facebook friends, fishtail, george eliot, gordon haight, greg hilton, jblangconsulting, jewelry, le chat noir, los angeles, luigi, luigi jazz dance centre, monique lhuillier, new york city, Nicole Miller, pets, philadelphia junto, san diego, santa barbara, sherry netherland, the weekly standard, trina turk, upper east side, upper west side, westlake reunion, yale, yale reunion
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