Category: fashion (sorta)
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What I Do When XFE is Away
My caretaker-for-life XFE is out of town for work. He actually travels for work quite a bit. I used to get really annoyed about that. For some reason, I thought he was out, galavanting and having a grand ole time. But, I’ve travelled. I’ve been in an airport and dealt with long security lines. I’ve…
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Some People are So Untrusting
Last week, in the spirit of true and honest love, I dedicated my 200th blog post to my life partner-in-crime, XFE. This was how he responded to that lovely gesture: From: Super important XFE Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 9:53 AM To: Less important Poe Subject: RE: The Poe log I appreciate the dedication this morning. However I believe…
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Book Clubbing (and Who Do You Think You Are, Anthropologie?)
Can we be uber-lame (besides just using the term “uber”) and start a blog book club? You might think that such an idea was inspired by the Great Poe (not me, the other great Poe, that Edgar dude) or by the fact that I am, technically, a writer (as in: somebody actually pays me a…
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Doing It Like a Dude Down Under
Hello kitty cats! I am back from my travels. But don’t worry, I have a backlog of posts to write about the trip, including some hotel crashing posts ranging from the uber-luxurious (St. Regis Bangkok) to the way-back-in-time machine that is the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas. But first, did I ever tell you about the time…
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NYFW Fall 2012: Eulogy to Coat Sleeves
New York Fashion Week is now officially over and I am bereft. I wasn’t there, mind you, but many of the bloggers I read regularly were there. I don’t know what my days will be like without slide shows that I can shake my head at and chuckle, “Oh that crazy Christian Siriano with his signature…
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Packing for an 18-Day Vacation: Doomsday Preppers
Have y’all seen this new NatGeo show, Doomsday Preppers? It’s about these crazy people who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it by stockpiling food and other products, sharpening their survival skills and basically, polishing their guns. That’s basically how my travel-buddy-for-life XFE and I prepare for a trip. We…
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Wanted: New President for Island Paradise
Seems like the Maldives is looking for a new ruler and I’d like to go ahead and throw my hat into the ring. Now, let me get out a map and figure out exactly where the Maldives are. Ah yes, it’s apparently somewhere in the Indian Ocean, which makes sense since the now-former president Nasheed…
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I Actually Like Mine Better
Oh hey, did y’all see Emma Stone at the SAG Awards on Sunday? Cute, right? I know. I love Alexander McQueen. Oh hey, what’s that adorable clutch she’s holding? Well, well, well. What do we have here? Is that a clutch with an ornate built-in knuckle duster ring? Hmmm, it reminds me something I saw…
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Don’t Cry for Me, Istanbul: Shopping Part II
Before we all start crying into our luxurious Turkish carpets because I missed out on the Mother of All Shopping Meccas, please know that while I did not purchase tons of trinkets at the Grand Bazaar, I did come back with an overstuffed suitcase. In addition to buying possibly-illegal-for-export sahlep and ceviz receli, and, the…
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At Least We Didn’t Bring Home a $24,000 Rug: Shopping in Istanbul
I’m not even going to pretend that I am ambivalent about shopping. I’m the furthest thing from it. I shop quite a bit. Some might even say I shop more than my fair share. Other’s might suggest that I shop enough to keep a (very) small economy going. Perhaps something along the lines of self-proclaimed…