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Hi 🙂 I’m sitting in McDonald’s, using up the free wi-fi that I wish someone had told me about way at the beginning of the holidays – before I lost my sanity.Anyway. If you’re reading this, THANK YOU. Thank you so much for still coming back to check this page, even though I leave youContinue reading “Are You Still Out There?”

I just finished reading Jane Raphaely: Unedited, and I am so glad that I did.It offered me perspective into the industry I so badly want to be a part of (magazine publishing), the impact it has on a person’s personal life, and the hard work it takes to be successful in this type of work.Continue reading “Memoirs of the Original Hustler”

I really wish I had been born in the 80s. Then I would have an excuse to wear really big hair, gaudy jewellery, and oversized, colourful clothing (which is somehow still so stylish).I would’ve been so happy then. The best place to get information on the “spirit of the times” is, of course, in musicContinue reading “Born Too Soon? (Or: "Oh, To Have Been A Teen In the 80s…")”

I like to read up on and follow the lives and careers of women who I think are inspirational. It’s great for days when I’ve had one bad assignment after another, the arrows pointing out the the direction of my life have been blown asunder by the winds of life, and I feel like there’sContinue reading “Now Reading: JR’s Memoirs”

Lianne la Havas is a London-born singer of mixed Greek and Jamaican descent who sings with the soul, quirkiness and honesty which can be associated with the likes of Corinne Bailey Rae and Erykah Badu. Click to listen. I’m so grateful to Sabu over at All That Haberdash for introducing me to Lianne. Had IContinue reading “Lianne la Havas”

I like music, and live or a capella versions of my favourite songs are on a much higher rotation on my playlist than the radio versions. This fact is well-documented. (No, really: it is). So allow me to share with you Live Your Life, by Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna: Pure voice, sincere lyrics. Listen and beContinue reading “Yuna”

I’ve seen these transparent accessories popping up on street style blogs lately: For Fashion Freaks It’s not the newest trend, but then we know that in fashion what goes around comes back around- with a different name, a new colour, and a more impressive marketing pitch. Anyway. This transparent accessory trend (which extends to shoes,Continue reading “See-Through”

“Beatdown” is my song of the month- well, one of them anyway- if for no other reason than the fact that it makes me want to dance. Steve Aoki and Iggy Azalea bring out the “party rocker” in me. But then, we already know how I feel about Iggy. Listen for yourself: I’m not sureContinue reading “"I’s a Party On your Face, and I’m ’bout to Dance On It"”

Movie soundtracks are my thing. I’ve mentioned before (more than once) that I’m the girl who goes out and finds out what song was playing in That Crucial Scene, so I can add it to my playlist.Acting, singing, writing- it’s all storytelling, and storytelling is part of what I’m about. A few months back, IContinue reading “Words Paint A Picture… Of Brandon Hines”

 The Cool Web Children are dumb to say how hot the day is,  How hot the scent is of the summer rose,  How dreadful the black wastes of evening sky,  How dreadful the tall soldiers drumming by. But we have speech ,to chill the angry day,  And speech, to dull the rose’s cruel scent. WeContinue reading “This Is How the Literary Crowd Throws A Party”