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Pacific Palisades’ Swarthmore Avenue is not Detroit: Why Rick Caruso’s Proposed Development Strikes Terror in the Hearts of Palisades Natives
When I received several panicked messages from older Facebook friends who grew up in the Palisades about billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s plans destroy my hometown and current part-time residence, I was in New York and just nodding off at 2AM. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Politics, St. Augustine, UCSB, Uncategorized
Tagged celebrities, pacific palisades, Palisades Highlands, real estate, Rick Caruso, Swarthmore Ave. Chez Mimi, west los angeles
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Happy Fiesta Weekend from Santa Barbara! (Plus Preview of “To Rome, With Love” Rave and Reflections on Victorian Chick’s “Rarefied” Life)
I am back from New York (and the Cape/Barrington, Rhode Island), happily ensconced with J and the animals on a stunning, sunny Saturday after a morning of clouds and drizzle. I didn’t plan to return on Thursday, August 2nd because … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Film, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Literature, Philosophy, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged 1%, 360 State Street, amy waldman, big law, deconstruction, fiesta, graduate school, harvard westlake, husbands and wives, kathy reich, literary theory, manhattan, midnight in paris, new haven, o'melveny and myers, post-structuralism, taft apartments, to rome, upper east side, upper west side, west los angeles, westlake school for girls, with love, woody allen, yale, Yale Club of LA
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Victorian Chick’s Anthropology of West Los Angeles Real Estate (Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Westwood, Malibu and Santa Monica–North of Montana)
I knew this iTunes thing was too good to be true. I have had the Macbook Pro about three months (used, a great deal on eBay) and it tells me there is a security breach and I cannot purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls
Tagged bel air, beverly hills, brentwood, college, elyse walker, entertainment industry, harvard westlake, high school, hollywood, holmby hills, lawyers, malibu, marina del rey, pacific palisades, reagan estate, real estate, shawn colvin, The Cottage, ucla, venice, wendy plumb, west hollywood, west los angeles, westlake school for girls, westwood, yale
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Pictures and Video of Emma, the Labrador Retriever Who Does Not Retrieve and Reflection on Fabricated Facebook Lives and the Freedoms of Victorian Chick
It feels like summer. I’m in a green mermaid sheer maxi-dress I bought as a cover up for the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2010. I hadn’t been out of the country in 17 years and I had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Philosophy, Politics, Travel, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged anti-romantic child, autism, depression, dyslexia, facebook, gossips, happiness, hyperlexia, kay young, kids, mean women on Facebook, parenting, parents, personal philosophy, priscilla gilman, summer vacations, ucsb english, west los angeles, yale english
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Prelude to Victorian Chick’s Ode to Santa Monica on a Cloudy Monday Night: Vidiots and Flying Saucers: Caffeine and Art
N.B.: This began as a blog about Santa Monica and two places Mom goes every Saturday after her ballet class for the week’s DVDs and treats for Dad, along with a latte and soup for herself. But it turned into … Continue reading
Posted in Family, School, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged californication, colleges, flying saucers, harvard, orange county, penn, private school, santa monica, swarthmore, uc system, vidiots, west los angeles, westlake, yale
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Happy Pre-NYC/DC Trip Friday! Photo Blog from San Francisco and Auburn 40th Birthday Trip with Trip-Inspired Grad School Reflections
Friday, 9:30 AM. I have been up on Facebook and chat since 5:30. I do not usually arise this early but this is the second day in a row up before 6:40, my internal clock’s preferred wake-up time. J and … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Relationships, School, Television, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged 40th birthday, application to grad school, auburn, birthday, book reviews, brian fischler, brutality of academia, californication, cross country skiing, depression, dissertation, garwood's, grad school, irvine, journalism, lake tahoe, laugh for sight, law school, literary theory, luigi dance center, monkey cat, new york city, orange county, person of interest, rutgers, san francisco, smash, snow, the weekly standard, toddlers, ucla, ucsb, washington dc, west los angeles, white collar, yale
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Superbowl Sunday in Palisades with Parents: Skinny Margaritas, Tiburon Tavern (Dive Bar), Trimm Hair Salon, Kay ‘n Dave’s Cantina/Cupcakes/Victoria vs Can Opener Video
Just back from cupcake run. Mom picked up a couple mini cupcakes after ballet and I just had to have another vanilla /vanilla frosting with sprinkles. Unfortunately, they were cleared out by the time I got there, Superbowl and all. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged brentwood, Deco Building, Feb Club, Kay 'n Dave's, pacific palisades, skinny margarita, Superbowl 2012, Trimm Salon, west los angeles, Yale Club of LA, Yummy Cupcakes
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