travel
link loveAddie ManisCall Your Girlfriend, blood drive, blood donation, Bleed for Amina, books, feminism, A Wrinkle in Time, Sisters in the Storm, Jessica Valenti, Eater, Cecile Richards, food, politics, culture, Parkland, teenagers, BuzzFeed, organizing, flatulence, Sophie B. Hawkins, travel, luggage, Oscars, Get Out, Dunkirk, Marc Maron, WTFComment

Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018

a national #Bleed4Amina CYG blood drive, a Marc Maron WTF garage tour, flight-landing flatulence, a ode to "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover," and more

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Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018
holidays, link loveAddie ManisValentine's Day, Valentine's gifts, February, holiday, gifts, gift ideas, charity, donate, give, East Los Angeles Women's Center, L.A. Kitchen, Random Acts of Flowers, Meals on Wheels, FIrst Book, Zana Africa, Covenant House, baking, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, cake, chocolate cake, sugar cookies, brownies, cookies and cream, Le Creuset, Away, luggage, cookware, Everlane, cashmere, Parachute, bedding, sheets, Nordstrom, jewelry, Santa Barbara, travel, Mexico, Valle de Guadelupe, Finger Lakes, Hawaii, HipCamp, San DiegoComment

So You Forgot Valentine's Day...

give, bake, invest or travel - ideas to head off any February 14 disappointment

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So You Forgot Valentine's Day...
link loveAddie Manishistory, librarians, sexting, feminism, gender relations, #metoo, barre class, hobbies, side hustle, Gilmore Girls, hoops, earrings, cultural appropriation, sustainable fashion, Zara, H&M, fast fashion, Los Angeles, travel, Highland Park, Jessica Valenti, Ann Friedman, prescriptions, medication, attention, focus, productivity, Super Bowl, Eagles, food rivalry, cheesesteaks, Nutella riots, France, Golde, Golden milk, turmeric, super blue blood moon, crystals, winter, spring, daylight, astronomyComment

Somethings & Nothings: February 2, 2018

Iggles pre-Bowl food rivalries, hitting the halfway point of winter, Nutella riots, and beyond!

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Somethings & Nothings: February 2, 2018
link loveAddie ManisGossip Girl, Netflix, Barry Jenkins, Notting Hill, tweeting, Smitten Kitchen, Deb Perelman, Grubstreet, Roxane Gay, writing, advice, goals, aluminum foil, household, Rebecca Solnit, travel, airlines, flight, medicinal mushrooms, wellness, ashwaghanda, creativity, deadlines, toxic femininity, feminism, humor, The New Yorker, ethical wardrobe, clothing, fashion, minimalism, capsule wardrobeComment

Somethings & Nothings: January 11, 2018

Roxane Gay on living your creative dreams, the 10th anniversary of Gossip Girl, Barry Jenkins breaks the internet with the funniest thing you'll read all day, and more

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Somethings & Nothings: January 11, 2018
travelAddie ManisFrance, honeymoon, Lake Annecy, Talloires, Annecy, hiking, French Alps, Alps, fall, autumn, travel, La Villa des Roses, Base Camp, chestnuts, Roc de Chére, Haute Savoy, love storyComment

Lake Annecy: Part 1

one of two honeymoon stops in Talloires on Lake Annecy

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Lake Annecy: Part 1
link loveAddie Manistravel, summer, happiness, Erin Boyle, Paris, pastries, gardening, figs, libraries, books, Los Angeles, cycling, food, work, economy, business, minimalism, ostentation, vinegar, ItalyComment

Something + Nothings: July 27, 2017

afternoon links for summer travelers and readers

link loveAddie Manistravel, summer, happiness, Erin Boyle, Paris, pastries, gardening, figs, libraries, books, Los Angeles, cycling, food, work, economy, business, minimalism, ostentation, vinegar, ItalyComment
Something + Nothings: July 27, 2017
link loveAddie ManisGood Friday, Pesach, cottage cheese, Hillary Kerr, books, reading, Great Barrier Reef, global warming, senses, cooking, baking, food writing, culture, cuisine, cultural appropriation, work, self-care, wellness, Adam Schiff, Congress, health, steps, rabbits, farming, travel, Mexico City, doughnuts, donuts, fried chicken, Astro Doughnuts & Fried ChickenComment

somethings + nothings: april 14th, 2017

good friday reads

link loveAddie ManisGood Friday, Pesach, cottage cheese, Hillary Kerr, books, reading, Great Barrier Reef, global warming, senses, cooking, baking, food writing, culture, cuisine, cultural appropriation, work, self-care, wellness, Adam Schiff, Congress, health, steps, rabbits, farming, travel, Mexico City, doughnuts, donuts, fried chicken, Astro Doughnuts & Fried ChickenComment
somethings + nothings: april 14th, 2017
link loveAddie Manissunshine, walking, exercise, health, mindfulness, podcasts, A Time and a Plate, food, food writing, Lindy West, books, Fix Feast Flair, Cardamom Buns, Spanish Chickpea Stew, Cabbage Potato Gratin, Ella and Louis, jazz, music, The New Darlings, Feminism, friendship, personality, science, risk assessment, Angels' Flight, Los Angeles, Death Valley, road trip, travel, Rebecca Traister, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu, Porto's, Burbank1 Comment

somethings + nothings: March 8, 2017

wednesday distractions

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somethings + nothings: March 8, 2017
link loveAddie Manisrainy season, Los Angeles, France, travel, Loire Valley, Tours, refugees, words, language, linguistics, social science, anthropology, boredom, creativity, books, reading, politics, activism, trains, myth, routines, work, productivity, coffeeComment

somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017

things to read while it rains

link loveAddie Manisrainy season, Los Angeles, France, travel, Loire Valley, Tours, refugees, words, language, linguistics, social science, anthropology, boredom, creativity, books, reading, politics, activism, trains, myth, routines, work, productivity, coffeeComment
somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017
link loveAddie ManisJanuary, aspirations, resolutions, Los Angeles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Millenials, babyboomers, London, focus, distraction, multitasking, monotasking, lunch, freelance, Kale & Caramel, pumpkin pie, pie, gingersnaps, Mexico City, travel, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, Feinstein, Boxer, Senators, Harris, sherry, Whitney Adams, flours, bakingComment

somethings + nothings: january 5, 2017

Inspirational links for your aspirational New Year goals.

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somethings + nothings: january 5, 2017
link loveAddie Manislink love, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, mindfulness, poké, Joan Didion, donate, charity, travel, TSA, passports, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, girl crush, restaurants, giving, apps, Germany, glühwein, christkindlmarkt, Christmas, holidaysComment

somethings + nothings: December 27, 2016

some reads to occupy these betwixt and between December days

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somethings + nothings: December 27, 2016
link loveAddie Manistravel, holiday, Thanksgiving, feminism, minimalism, politics, women, weekend, civil disobedience, cake, reading, hiking, relationships, ideas, turmeric, foodComment

somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016

some sweet things and some serious things before the holiday

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somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016
link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, birthdays, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Joan Didion, common law marriage, Millenials, rape, feminism, Hilary Clinton, car insurance, travel, rental insurance, time, money, priorities, happiness, hunger, neurobiology, science, knives, snacking, fall, autumnComment

somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016

birthdays, autumns, brains, ladies, knives, millenials, laws, Hilary and Joan

link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, birthdays, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Joan Didion, common law marriage, Millenials, rape, feminism, Hilary Clinton, car insurance, travel, rental insurance, time, money, priorities, happiness, hunger, neurobiology, science, knives, snacking, fall, autumnComment
somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016
link loveAddie Manistravel, food, taste, politics, feminism, lying, sociology, sincereity, authenticity, productivity, Black Lives Matter, police, Mexico City, wine, Los Angeles, pressure, teams, beautyComment

somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016

David Change + wine slushies + Ghostbusters + sincerity

link loveAddie Manistravel, food, taste, politics, feminism, lying, sociology, sincereity, authenticity, productivity, Black Lives Matter, police, Mexico City, wine, Los Angeles, pressure, teams, beautyComment
somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016
link loveAddie Manistravel, work, South Carolina, stress, anxiety, candles, Pennsylvania, popsicles, health, food, storage, farmer's market, humanities, education, college, sqirl, ricotta, toast, Los Angeles, gratitude, Tami Taylor, happiness, meaning, psychology, attachment theory, spaghetti, clams, pasta, recipeComment

somethings + nothings: July 23, 2016

popsicles + attachment theory + Tami Taylor + spaghetti

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somethings + nothings: July 23, 2016
Kyoto, Japan, city guide, travelAndrew WilliamsJapan, travel, Kyoto, Higashiyama, Philosopher's Walk, rainy season, geisha, Maruyama Park, Kiyomizu Temple, Eikan-do Temple, matcha, Ginkaku-ji Temple, shokupan, Kiyomizu-dera, Nishiki, Imperial Palace Park, machiya, Philadelphia, ShinkansenComment

Kyoto: the Philadelphia of Japan?

1.5 million people can't be wrong

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Kyoto: the Philadelphia of Japan?