In honor of the Sant Jordi holiday, I’ve compiled a list of literary Marian awards. My favorites in a variety of genres, broken down and spewed back out in all their Brain Barf glory. And the winners are… The Honorable Mention goes to Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife, which dramatizes the...
Ever heard of La Diada de Sant Jordi? The holiday takes its name from St. George, the patron of Catalonia and it falls on the anniversary of his death. Every year on April 23rd, lovers in Catalonia, Spain exchange gifts in a celebration similar to Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, boys give...
I have been vigorously researching info on the royal wedding today. And tea parties. And just this morning, I updated my twitter background to this romantic, shabby-chic lacy something-or-other. The combined outcome of all this is that I am currently obsessed with lace. I don’t know how I would want...
Given that I’m a youngster, and typically date people significantly older than I, I’ve been nicknamed Lolita by more than one person in my life. It’s flattering to a degree, but mostly creepy. Nonetheless, I like the nickname because it’s an indication that the nickname-giver reads Russian novels. When I...
I went shopping yesterday. I ripped my pants SpongeBob style and needed a pair of new jeans so I braves the Times Square madness to hit up Forever 21. I found my $10 go-to jeans in about 3.2 seconds, but continued to look around the store. I found this pair...
On my way home yesterday, I stopped by a shoe store because I felt inspired to look at some summer-y shoes. I found this pair of teal leather espadrilles that would have been perfect for the Bahamas, but the quality of the heel was, to put it kindly, utter crap....
Random fun fact? I used to interpret book characters by what drink I think they’d order at Starbucks. I was a barista for a year and you can tell a lot about a person based on what they order. My drink varies (one of three. Thank you, Salad Dressing Syndrome)....
I’m on a shoe kick. But I’m not apologizing. One should never apologize for shoes. The other day, I was walking through East Midtown with my beloved mentor and his amazing wife. Anyway, the wife and I got talking about shopping and clothes and she pointed out a pair of...
So I’ve been thinking a little more about this 10 concept (I get a little caught up in things sometimes and they tend to rule my life)… I realized—gasp!—that I really shouldn’t be shopping online. Unless, of course, I’m willing to pay return fees for anything that comes and isn’t...
Hello, my pretties, and Happy Scrabble Day! I was browsing etsy and the Internet, because I know there’s tons of cute Scrabble jewelry out there, but then I wondered how often I would actually wear it.I grew up playing Scrabble with my mom, who’s a beast. She has a vocabulary...