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Happy Friday from Uptown Lounge in SB: Great Dance Day Monday and Comedy at Hollywood Improv Tuesday (Jay Mohr and Jason Lawhead)

  In anticipation of a day of organization—my least favorite sort of day—I decided I needed fortification in the form of Brioche French toast and many cups of Peerless Coffee. The San Francisco coffee is the closest thing to blow … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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

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Miscellaneous Wrap-Up of Week: Montecito Aesthetics Institute, Artistic Nails, Pacific Pride Foundation Rooftop Mixer on Day of Obama Gay Marriage Announcement, John Cusack and Pico Iyer This Week, Westlake School for Girls Reunion Lunch Today….

  What an exciting week this will be in our little sleepy beach town my last week before New York! Unfortunately (but not surprisingly), no one organizes anything here and the Lobero Theater’s people didn’t talk to the UCSB Arts … Continue reading

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Musings on Christmas Trees Amidst Pre-Christmas Preparations for Trip to NYC and Dogsitting a Sweet but High Maintenance French Briard

Happily, I persuaded my Jewish boyfriend to agree to a tree in his beautiful condo with ocean views. He did have a tree for five years or so when married to a Catholic, and while he’s not in the least … Continue reading

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A Networking Pedicure in the Palisades Before Westlake Alumni Lunch

I’m in SB, enjoying the cool breeze and the bright post-rain sea from my proverbial “spot” upstairs. It rained quite a lot the last two nights and the air is fresh and crisp and a bit cool for mid-May. I’ve … Continue reading

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“Why Can’t the Americans Teach Their Children How To Write?”: Tribute to Ms. Turner-Jones, 10th Grade English Teacher, Inspired by My Fair Lady

I have wanted to blog about my memorable evening this week with my father, watching our favorite musical of all time, My Fair Lady–but I have wanted to reread George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion and also write down some of the … Continue reading

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More Magazine: The Beauty/Fashion/Lifestyle Magazine for Women with Brains (also Grey’s Anatomy, Heat, Hot Nietzsche Scholar, 6th Grade Graduation)

I  had never heard of this magazine before my beautiful and courageous new FB friend Alessandra Kelmans de Bozzo entered the “most beautiful woman” contest, which she entered not for self-aggrandizing reasons, but rather to pay for the medical bills incurred … Continue reading

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