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Tripping the Light Pelagic: Notes from a $17 Whale Watching Tour

Author Violet Date December 13, 2013
A few weeks back Lina had the creative idea that we should all take...
Tagged amazon local, captain cook monument, cetaceans, dead and gone, fingerwhales, hawaiian spinner dolphins, justin timberlake, kealakekua bay, marina del rey, nail art, snorkeling, t.i., tripping the light pelagic, whale watching, Yale Nostalgia | Leave a comment |
friends, Travels

Getting the Band Back Together: Yale + Whale

Author Violet Date December 10, 2013
That’s a problem to the wheel whale. Trust I know them 20s real whale....
Tagged bedbug clothes, city of angels, dolphins, film narrative class, Hollywood Struggle, i can't believe it's not section 8, kim kardashian, marina del rey, moby dick, mtv vma party, particle board housing, pelagic zone, porpoises, portland, shanghai, singapore wedding, the way we were, tila tequila, toad's place dance party, whale watching, whales, world magic awards, yale alums | 2 Comments |
boyfriend, family, Hollywood, home, Invoking the Muse, new york, Orange Drive, Travels

Shun the Sun! L.A. on 0 SPF a Day

Author Violet Date December 6, 2013
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines. — Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18” (“Shall I...
Tagged bain du soleil, ban du soleil, better call saul, better call sol, chinese facekini, cocoon, crepuscular, hang loose, hawaii, honu, i like turtles, kilauea volcano national park, malignant melanoma, new york v. los angeles, ny vs. la, shall i compare thee to a summer's day, shun the sun, skin cancer, sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, sonnet 18, spf 4, sunburn, tan, turtle, waterproof balaclava, william shakespeare, zombie kid | Leave a comment |
boyfriend, family, home, Invoking the Muse, Pop Starlets, Travels

Paean to L.A., from its Least Tan Resident

Author Violet Date December 6, 2013
2011-era Katy Perry peddled “Cali” as a place you drive to and “get drunk...
Tagged california gurls, confectionery canon, confetti canon, esai morales, fruit with chili powder, katy perry, katy perry concert, mexican fruit stand, milla jovovich, patricia healy, snoop dogg, snoop lion, staples center, stephen meadows, teenage dream, toned tan fit and ready, ultraviolet, you can't see it but it burns | Leave a comment |
boyfriend, Invoking the Muse, new york, Travels

Behind Enemy Lines: A Trip to New York

Author Violet Date December 6, 2013
I was just making the case that L.A. has the clear advantage over New...
Tagged 2 buck chuck, digiorno, eataly, fourth of july, homemade pizza, independence day travel, july 4th, lady liberty, mahatma gandhi, mary tyler moore, new york city, rice pudding, rice to riches, statue of liberty, zenni optical | Leave a comment |
home, Invoking the Muse, moving, Orange Drive

What’s the Difference Between a Los Angeles Resident and a New Yorker?

Author Violet Date December 6, 2013
Since moving to Los Angeles after college, I’ve gone full method into the role...
Tagged alvy singer, annie hall, california girl, daily workout, diane keaton, frankenfoods, fresh citrus, hatchback gets laughed at, john updike, new york v. los angeles, nyc vs. la, ray-bans, skee lo i wish, snl the californians, tmz updates, woody allen, Yale Nostalgia | Leave a comment |
baking, cooking, home, recipes, Uncategorized

China Has Stolen All The Pecans. Steal Someone’s Heart With Pecan Pie!

Author Violet Date December 3, 2013
In the lead-up to Thanksgiving, I kept seeing this ice cream at Trader Joe’s....
Tagged breville smart scoop, chinese pecan outsourcing, chinese stealing pecans, christmas tree, cooking light, costco dairy cave, georgia, holiday dessert recipes, homemade ice cream, pecan farmers, pecan pie ice cream, scott joplin the entertainer, sidney fry, silver bear shoes, southern pecan nut glut, the grove, trader joe's, valdosta pecans | 1 Comment |
baking, boyfriend, cooking, family, home

Thanksgiving on Orange

Author Violet Date December 3, 2013
Happy … Cyber Tuesday? I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Are you still...
Tagged black friday, breville smart scoop ice cream maker, christmas time is here, christmas tree, donkey kong, egg yolks, ernie and bert, facetime, heavy whipping cream, holiday meal, homemade ice cream, iphone photos, kristin chenoweth, lip synch flub, macy's thanksgiving day parade, miley cyrus, overeating, parade float, pecan pie ice cream, roast chicken, scott joplin, spatchcock chicken, thanksgiving, the entertainer, trader joe's, trail running, twerkey day | Leave a comment |
baking, boyfriend, cooking, Dates, home

My New Thanksgiving Toy: Breville Ice Cream Maker

Author Violet Date November 27, 2013
Guardian of accountability (you, my reader)—I call on you now! Keep me on the...
Tagged birthday dessert, birthday dinner, breville smart scoop, creamery, gastric bypass, god is my witness i'll never go hungry again, gone with the wind, groucho marx, ice cream maker, ice cream sandwich, lap band surgery, manhattan beach, mb post, samples, scarlett o'hara, sur le table, vomitorium | 3 Comments |
family, sisters, Travels

Your Input Needed

Author Violet Date November 22, 2013
Whew! Now that I’ve thoroughly invoked the muse, I’m ready to hunker down for...
Tagged gurning, hawaii, place of refuge, Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historic Park, quin woodward pu, stone carvings | Leave a comment |
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