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Category Archives: Celebrities (Classy Ones)
Victorian Chick Joins Twitter on 2nd Anniversary Week of VC Plus Thoughts on my “Relaxed” Attitude Toward Shipping, Unpacking and Organizational Matters Generally with Note on the Irritating Evan Handler
I. The Twitter Story Well, after my sixth writer or businessperson friend made a case for the value of Twitter–the practical rather than intellectual value of course–I finally decided to join. Of course, the first attempt was a Reverse … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Film, Relationships, Television
Tagged @victorian_chick, Breaking Seas, Brentwood Patch, californication, Crawford Doyle, evan handler, Fig and Olive, Glenn Damato, Hollywood liberals, Jason Lawhead, Jay Mohr, limousine liberals, Palisades Patch, philadelphia junto, Twitter
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Happy Friday from Hot Santa Barbara! Fun 2nd Anniversary Weekend With J (Solo Second Viewing Tonight of To Rome, With Love and Preliminary Note on Evan Handler’s “Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors”)
Ed. note: After writing this last night, J and I watched the last two episodes of Californication, Season 2. They were the best two episodes of the second season and I will write about them later. Charley Runkel really does … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Relationships, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged californication, cocaine addiction, dan tanas, David Duchovny, evan handler, it's only temporary, Julliard, la, marriage, natasha mcelhone, neil simon, nyc, Paradigm, SBAC, time on fire: my comedy of terrors, troubadour, west hollywood
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Last Morning in Newport: Musings From the Cabo Grill on Languages and The Client List
“If your man gets what he needs at home, he doesn’t go lookin’ elsewhere.” –Riley (Jennifer Love Hewitt) in The Client List. Gazing on a large blue plastic Marlin at Cabo Grill, in the strip mall with Starbucks, Sushi … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Fashion, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Television, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged botox, cabo grill, dating, dermal fillers, disport, escorts, evolutions med spa, happy endings, hydroquinone, jennifer love hewitt, montecito aesthetics, per lane, relationships, sex, sun damage, the client list
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Blogging on Beautiful Day in the OC with 4 Dogs/Brief Comment on Nannies, Working/Stay-at-Home Moms in Light of Ann Romney Brouhaha
It’s a breathtaking day with a warm sun and pleasant breeze under the canopy at my friend’s backyard with her German Shepherd, not even 2 and 105 pounds, along with her three Italian greyhounds. My friend says … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Relationships, St. Augustine, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged ann romney, cafe del rey, californication, careers, dennis prayer, dogs, education, german shepherd, hank moody, marina del rey, marriage, national review, Nicole Miller, orange county, romneys, social conservatives, stay-at-home mothers, tahari, the cottage in palisades, working mothers
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Heading to LA: Thank You for Reading Me This Week (6 Blogs in 8 Days)/Lighthearted Reflections on Analysis, Massage, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Al-Anon in the 1990s
I’m lollygagging since I awoke at 4 AM with the the bright moon shining like a laser beam through the windows of J’s master bedroom. I was already coughing a bit on and off but once the light pierced me, … Continue reading
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 Sunday From NYC: DC Photo Blog (Angela Gheorghiu at Kennedy Center, Ali Wentworth Signing Four Seasons, Michel Richard, Library of Congress, Atlas District/H Street)
I have been remiss with blogging as I sometimes am on the East Coast, where the majority of my friends live and I have a constant stream of social engagements. Also, as I observed on Facebook, I tend to write … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Music, School, St. Augustine, Television, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged angela gheorghiu, Atlas District, cherry blossoms, childhood friends, graduate school, H Street, kalorama, library of congress, michel richard, restaurants in DC, st augustine, ucsb, washington national opera
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Happy Friday Night! Unproductive Sick Day at Car Dealer and Starting Grey’s Anatomy, Season 6 after Wasting Time on Bristol Palin on Facebook Today
As I posted when I stopped back into my apartment to hang out while my boyfriend and his son grab dinner, my brother dated a great Tri Delt at UCLA who used to say that “going to the car dealer … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Food & Wine, Politics, Television, UCSB, Uncategorized
Tagged arizona robbins, bristol palin, callie torres, chyler leigh, eric dane, george o'malley, great TV as art, greg laswell, grey's anatomy, hector elizondo, hillybilly bars in west hollywood, izzie stevens, jessica capshaw, lexie grey, mark sloan, mechanical bulls, off i go, sara ramirez, season 6, stupidity, ucsb
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Thoughts on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and Rescue Me’s Last Season (“Jeter” and “Vows”)
I don’t believe in astrology, though I have seen that psychic on 57th and Lex who now apparently has been reported for some sort of fraudulent activity. If you google Sara on 57th and Lex, you will see a number … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Television, Uncategorized
Tagged 61*, 9/11, baseball, baseball movies, denis leary, jeter, john scurti, lincoln lawyer, lou, nypd blue, rescue me, tenth anniversary, tommy gavin
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“There Are No Happy Endings”: Tommy Gavin in Season 7, Episode 3 of Rescue Me
Ordinarily before I write a real essay or piece of criticism, I want to have my text mastered, be it a poem, novel, film, or television show. But as my ex-chair once wrote on a chapter of mine, criticism is … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Family, Relationships, St. Augustine, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged 9/11, alex patsavas, andrea roth, andy cipowicz, comedy, denis leary, fidelity, franco, friendship, grey's anatomy, happiness, heartburn, janet, lou, male friendship, marriage, monogamy, nypd blue, pain, peter tolan, rescue me, sex, sheila, strong female characters, tragedy
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