My kind of amendment

The best way to honor the right to bear arms. Also love how this man seems to wear a shirt with nipple.

On ageing

Ageing is partly the process of learning to live without doubletakes.

or perhaps this is the time to get going on skin care, makeup, the works.

I read this yesterday and thought - that's me, everyday, all the time. Am not even on trial? Or are we all on some kind of looks trial past the age of, say, 10? Deep thoughts my friends, deep thoughts.

(clip from brief NYP post on Bess Myerson)

Unexpected help from Anne Hathaway

clipped from people.com

Anne Hathaway isn't proud of her 2011 Oscars hosting gig, but she has faith that Neil Patrick Harris will do a wonderful job this year. "He'll be great. He's a natural host," Hathaway told The New York Times. Her advice to the actor? "Do the opposite of what I did, and you'll be fine." 

Hathaway and co-host James Franco received criticism for their performance at the 83rd annual Academy Awards, especially their opening, when they spoofed the year's top movies. When asked what she thinks she did wrong, she replied, "I think it's so obvious that it doesn't even need to be identified." 

The actress, 32, said the additional criticism she received over her Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2013 for Les Misérables taught her "self acceptance. If you're not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it's hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that's really not an ingredient for a happy life," she said.

intrigued by strangers

Best eavesdropping snippet I've heard in a while was a woman in Santa Monica weezing into her cell phone: "Because you're going to federal prison, you fucking idiot"


so curious about the who, where, why, when and what.

Lending your favorite books out to friends

Do you ask for them back? Or just buy a new one?

Sam Adams and Paul Revere's time capsule to be opened

Now am trying to decide what I wish it would contain.

Fairly sure it will be some formal, pompous and boring letter to the future.

Hope I'm wrong.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/01/06/1795-time-capsule-buried-by-sam-adams-paul-revere-to-be-opened/

Invalid question

Valid question.

Me: Tomorrow it will snow, Niki.

Niki: Really?

Me: Really!

Niki: Yeah, but will it be the kind that actually stays snow, not just disappears as it hits the ground. 

Happy New Year

California Christmas Continued

A California Christmas

So we're in Cali, where there's no shortage of beautiful views. 

Anders is off surfing. 

Yes, that's the moon up left.

Our friends have a puppy. He's so cute and cuddly.

Lee making ginger bread

Dina baking in her Christmas finest. 

Then took off for our friends Emil and Malin's house where Santa made an appearance.

No shortage of beautiful views. 

Morris with Mason.

Joel with Mason. 

Niki at Universal studios.

Californians on ice.

No shortage of beautiful views. 

No shortage of beautiful views. 

I know this is getting ridiculous, but there's no shortage of beautiful views. 

Took a field trip with Vanja's school

we went back in time! Loved every minute!

This man was the best. Like Jack Black on a horse. In smoke. 

When walking like an Egyptian is not enough....

When walking like an Egyptian is not enough.......take two Egyptians for a walk. 

So Niki had her birthday.

She is now:

The zodiac

Seriously, how many type of goats are there and why do they each need their own sign?

Office life

View from my office: snow falling over CP.

Got a bit artsy merging indoors with outdoors. 

My work station.

Boob peek (painted by Nattier, the KING of nip slips) - on the house!

did some gift shop browsing, added this to wish list

left the castle

braved the cold dark wet world outside

At the Met

I remember thinking an officer and a gentleman was a movie about two guys - one officer and the other a gentleman. I was set straight. So when I saw this sign today at the met I thought "You're not gonna get me twice! This must be about fierce mothers"

Sadly it was about warriors AND mothers. they were not the same, though as any mother will tell you, they often are.

The hardest thing about being a parent

I'm on my own with three kids for a week, cause Anders is in Sweden.
It's fine.

What's really hard about being a parent is to stop yourself from laughing at the wrong moment.

Like yesterday, when Niki said she was terrified of having another nightmare involving "Turkey turtles. "

So hard not to laugh.
But she was dead serious.

This situation resulted in me biting the inside of my cheek so hard that I was sore for the rest of the evening.

TURKEY TURTLES!!!!!!

Yes.

It makes so much sense to me that

Metropolitan is an anagram för "Total emi porn".

I LOVE the Met.

Also: look how great perfume bottles looked back in the day (are you reading, Byredo?):

Is that you, king Julian?

Oh those handsome greeks with their heads filled with perfumed thoughts.

What I've walked past lately

Walked past this and wondered what had happened to its driver. 

Now social media has let me know. 

Walked past this and rejoiced because a bookstore was opening, not closing!

Walked past this and wondered about the head in the cupboard.

Walked past this tree and finally understood where the Nutella-tree grows. In Brooklyn of course. 

Walked past Mr Fred Romano and thought perhaps I should take him home. 

Walked past Niki and her friend Kai under Niki's new umbrella a a a.

walked past Joel's Sunday pickup game and was grateful for the clear skies and sunshine. 

Apparently, Stockholm had less sun in ALL OF NOVEMBER than we did just this Sunday. 

They got 3 hours. I still miss that city.  

Listening to Anne Frank

Think Selma does a great job here. Oh this book, that life.
So sad, brilliant, haunting. And so alive at the same time.

I know what Anne looked like. have been by her house. But I keep seeing my mom's face at around 11-12 as I hear the words read by Selma.

The blue morning light

These pics are from december in Sweden some years ago. 

The morning light in Sweden is so blue. 

It's not like that here in New York. 

Here, the winter morning light is like autumn morning light.