Shopping for the Bookworm: de Beauvoir/Sartre Edition

Simone de Beauvoir quote throw pillow by Wednesday's Child Is

Simone de Beauvoir quote throw pillow by Wednesday’s Child Is. $22.00

Simone de Beauvoir Earrings by Cats Brass

Simone de Beauvoir Earrings by Cats Brass. $24.95

Jean-Paul Sartre quote card by being and everythingness

Jean-Paul Sartre quote card by being and everythingness. $4.74

Hell is other people bumper sticker by Bookish Stickers

Hell is other people bumper sticker by Bookish Stickers. $3.00

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[Intermezzo] Melt Away

Once Upon a Time, I thought preparing to move house whilst my husband headed out-of-state on an extended business trip was a fantastic idea. “I know! I’ll sort through and pack all of our belongings, edit a book, work on two short stories, create a few new web-sites, launch marketing campaigns for totally disparate projects, maintain a full freelance and blogging load, take the dogs on long walks several times a day, do yoga 5 times a week, and plan a fun event at a local gallery. I have the energy of an overzealous rabbit high on pure sugar. It’s just waiting to be harnessed. Nothing about this plan is the least bit wonky. Of course, I can cram-jam this ambitious laundry list of goals into a 6-week period. Because, because…I will it to be so.” The Chef hasn’t even left town yet, and I am already exhausted. All I want to do is take a scalding bath and weep, followed by 42 melting and aimless days in a fluffy, warm bed-haze.

John Everett Millais-Ophelia

Oh, hey there Ophelia!

Shallow, Temporarily

Hey, you! I’m kicking up my heels with The Chef this week. Kind of like this:

12th Street Rag

Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers and Nancy Carroll in ‘Close Harmony,’ 1929.

He’s going out-of-town on business until mid-May, so I am enjoying his  company whilst I can. Posts will keep coming, every day, as usual. They just won’t be deep or wordy. Think of them as tasty bites, snacks to sustain you between meals. Things will be back to normal starting on Monday.