sunday superlative

most lamps per square foot: ev hq. just bought another one. table lamp. huge. it could take on two regular table lamps without breaking a sweat.

where is my beret

going to an artist's house soon. leaving in less than half an hour and I do not have an appropriate outfit. for instance, how do I wear a fashion scarf if I also need a real scarf to guard against the elements (which, I note, are currently described as "freezing drizzle")? I do not have any vintage t's - should I just go solid black? or should I wear a real shirt? in that case, how far would an artist unbutton it? and footwear - sneakers? what am I even going for: the working-in-the-studio-with-mild-paint-spattering artist or more of the gallery-opening artist? NOT SURE.

nyc reservation imbroglio

hi if you are friends with thomas keller or david chang or even daniel boulud please contact me asap. DANIEL SHOVED ME INTO SOME PRETHEATER 5:45 B&T SEATING. I NEED SOME STRINGS PULLED HERE.

some beeping deal

according to the hospital, our pagers are worth some $500. unclear if this is mentioned by way of warning against losing them, or if this is supposed to be some high-value perk. either way, YOU CAN BUY AN IPHONE FOR LESS THAN $500. and you can probably watch the jersey shore on that. all a pager does is beep.

alanis would have understood

I went to shoppers drug mart this afternoon. bought some swedish berries and some toothpaste. pointed out to the cashier that it was rather ironic, really, to be buying swedish berries and toothpaste. she smiled and asked if I had an optimum card.

james cameron

your movie just made one billion dollars and your hair looks like that?

on pronouns

I was just reading a blog written entirely in the royal we. I am a bit surprised that I have not acquired that affectation over here at EV. I will perhaps have to consider it for future use. we could seriously get used to it, we think.

gastronomics

I do not see what is so great about this recession if I cannot even get a table at per se.

most beautiful thing I have read today

"a trio of tiny arugula leaves, all precisely the same size and each perfectly equidistant from the others"

also speaking of reading: mila, next time you are reading at my desk, kindly leave the tizio in a more aesthetically pleasing position.

aaan unrelated blog post

mila's taxi service of choice would appear to be "aaa taxi".

p.s. that is perhaps the worst cab service in halifax. the aaabsolute worst.

aaa blog post

does anyone actually open the yellow pages and turn to the plumber section and think "I will just use aaa111 plumber ltd. because they are listed first and why would I even bother turning the page to the rest of the plumbers?"

cut

one of the blogs I follow just had a post on champagne which informed me that only wine made in champagne could be called champagne. seriously? I have never heard that before. every article ever written on bubbly has never mentioned that ever, so I was obviously glad to read that fact for the first time in my entire life.

I should hope it goes without saying that I promptly removed that blog from my reading list. shame. it was otherwise one of my favouite blogs. one must have standards, though.