Listening:
I've had some great listening moments lately on long bus trips and crowded subway rides.
Reading:
I love reading a physical paper. This week it's been The Village Voice.
Favorite articles:
Maximalism or Minimalism? The Modern Ice Cream Lover’s Dilemma by Nora Whelan
Ample Hills’ It Came From Gowanus with munchies topping (left) and Van Leeuwen’s strawberry with sprinkles (image by LISA SHIN via villagevoice)
White Gold Butchers co-owner April Bloomfield: “That meaty smell always felt so wholesome.” (image by Noah Fecks via villagevoice)
Craving:
Everything.
Hailing from a place where there are three places to eat breakfast, one good Thai restaurant and new, worthwhile restaurants popping up only every so often, being in New York City is my culinary dream!
I've had so many solo feasts and delightful treats. Favorites include: a vegetarian combo platter from Meskerem Ethiopian Cuisine; a cup of vegan ice cream from Van Leeuwen; a $12 pile of interesting, delicious salads from LifeThyme Market (beets and dill and salmon and zucchini noodles and yams, etc.); chicken pesto meatballs from Penelope...
It was unseasonably warm and my feet felt like they were bleeding and the ice cream tasted just like heaven.
Wearing:
Consistent the last several days: Grandma's ring, novelty socks, a colored wrist band, Apple watch, something black, blisters.
Watching:
"Twin Peaks." ! ! !
I've only watched the first hour (don't call them episodes--it's an 18-hour work), but I think we're all in for a treat. Riveting! Exciting! It's finally here.
Kyle MacLachlan in the revived “Twin Peaks.” (image by Suzanne Tenner/Showtime via nytimes)
Wanting:
Today I met the founder and creative director of one of my favorite shoe brands (Loeffler Randall), Jessie Randall. Her and one of my editor's were wearing the Lulu mule in silver and let's say I've got shoe envy.
But really, I'll take one of anything. (via loefflerrandall)
I also met Jenna Lyons (! ! ! she was the sweetest and took my business card ! ! !) I want to wear billowing culottes and white sneakers and kimono jackets like her. Or anything like her.
I was going to snap a quick picture but instead went and talked to her. This is older, but still a great example. (image via pinterest but looks very sartorialist)
Lots of wants when you exist in the city of dreams.