loving monkeys.

All pics by Marian Brickner.

The look of a transatlantic transgenerational conversation

this is what a shitty cover idea looks like

have lived my entire life as a girl and woman surrounded by strong, independent, free-thinking individuals of which none over the age over 3 dresses or behaves like this.

how did this cover happen?

FINALLY SPRING

And new fast shoes

While waiting for Kelis' new album

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/saucy-and-sweet.html

I might even try cooking her Jerk Ribs and Farro salad. The goatmilk ice cream I'll pass on. I've tried goat milk in so many ways cause it's 2014, but it just tastes like goat to me and why would you really want that in your ice cream?

Even chèvre I think is overrated, perhaps because I've had three babies and the similarities between baby burps and chèvre can not be ignored.

Saluting my friends: Sofia Berg Böhm

I had a band with this amazing woman when we were in our teens.
I once heard her sing "La vie en rose" in the church at a mutual friend's wedding, a moment I count as one of my life's finest.

If you're thinking about Berlin

Have you seen this guide?
http://www.slowtravelberlin.com

I especially loved this link.
http://www.slowtravelberlin.com/a-guide-to-berlins-russian-supermarkets/

Things I've seen lately but did not take pictures of

A man in a full length brown leather zipped jumpsuit with fur collar.

People walking around with big black crosses on their forehead. Coming from a heavily secularized country did not recognize this custom for what it was: Ash Wednesday signs of repentance.

Stumbled over this painting at the Met yesterday. Seems the fear of confusing one's wig powder with severe dandruff was a minor concern back in the day.

One of the things I like most about this city (or any city) is going on public transportation to study the looks of people. By now, years into this habit, I know this: virtually every single person you study will wear/reveal something that will surprise you, if you just study them long enough. Worth getting caught staring for.

Current daydreams

When I can't sleep but am too tired to read, I daydream (though at that late hour shouldn't it be called eve dream?).

I currently think about the cloning of Mammoths and which dead celebrities may be cloned if some of their cells can be found. Will we see a Marilyn with a weird but differently traumatized childhood? A Washington who enjoys telling lies? Will there be reality shows where they're all bunched together.

Other daydreams - if cloning oneself, would the cloned person feel like one's sister or one's child or neither?




And then back to that old old, yet always valid question: what makes a person/shapes a personality most - family, society, nature, nurture or all of the above?

Any readers in Rome?

Have a question for you.
Optimistic greetings!
-emi

ps. Bonus link for all of you, wherever you live:
The Glamour of Italian Fashion.

Don't throw out clothing because it's too large

This raincoat is usually far too big for me. But not when I wear the double coats this NY winter has forced me to.

Life, lately

The stare

Most looking forward to this spring: FOOD

Kelis new album will be released on APRIL 22ND. The JOY! CAN NOT WAIT.

La Bellezza

Went to see The Great Beauty late last night on my own at a local movie theatre and really enjoyed watching it but most of all enjoyed listening to Tony Servillo saying practically anything in his beautiful beautiful Italian.

Must not be the target audience for this

Only feeling after seeing it? Will never ever in my life own a Cadillac. I love living here in the US, it's a fantastic, amazing, interesting place unlike any other but this facet of America? Not a fan.

Mary Beard on women speaking (and not speaking) in public

Upsetting and highly interesting reading.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/2014/02/14/mary-beard/the-public-voice-of-women

Ps. Thanks Jennie.

Nr 6.

Trip to Costa Rica was so so so nice

Til I get to Ghent

Will spend my time here.