I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that I will never be interviewed by Vanity Fair. Which is a shame because I live for their MY STUFF column. (The one where they ask the insanely wealthy to jot down a list of their possessions, which always seem to include Gap T-shirts.) Since I never met a list I didn't like...
WHERE DO YOU LIVE
A 750-sq-foot Big City apartment with gorgeous views and an ugly kitchen.
FAVORITE ART
Calder. Eggleston. Anyone who shoots anything with a Polaroid. Paint-by-numbers from the 1940's if I can find them.
SHEETS
Target. On sale.
STATIONERY
Random bits I accumulated while interning at a local shop. Knowing my love of all things ephemeral, they once sent me to a paper goods trade show at the Javits Center. I posed as a buyer and collected years worth of gorgeous samples. I combine them with bits and pieces to make homemade cards.
FAVORITE GADGET
No gadgets for me, thanks. I tend to blank out when faced with an operating manual. (If pressed, I'll say my iPod, if only for the Savage Love podcast.)
CAR
The subway.
FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
Yum Yum Bankok. Basil noodles with tofu, please.
FAVORITE COCKTAIL
If I'm feeling fancy, a sidecar. For hanging with my peeps, a margarita. For daily knockback, a half a glass of pinot gris.
PETS
2 obnoxious cats.
SHAMPOO
Whole Foods' 365 store brand. No parabens.
PERFUME
Demeter Tomato.
TOOTHPASTE*
Colgate Total.
HAIR PRODUCT
Aveda Brilliant.
JEANS
Gap 1969 organic cotton.
SNEAKERS
In my head, Converse. In reality, Merrill.
WATCH
Still looking for my ideal one. Something big and old and menswear-y.
T-SHIRT
My husband's.
FAVORITE DESIGNERS
Anyone who sells at Anthropologie.
COFFEE MAKER
Bodum.
NAIL POLISH
What's that?
NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE
A sitter.
FAVORITE HOTELS
We stayed in a castle in Ireland on our honeymoon that was pretty friggin' sweet.
FAVORITE PLACES
Edinburgh. Ireland. Any bakery.
FAVORITE COLORS
Orange, pumpkin, squash. In other words, nothing I can actually wear.
FAVORITE MOVIE
FAME (for the early 80's grit), PAN'S LABYRINTH (for the awesomeness), RAISING ARIZONA (because son, you've got a panty on your head)
*This is my favorite category in the magazine. The people always list some obscure French brand with lavender or sea kelp...
3 comments:
Spooky...we have a couple things in common! My fave drink is absolutely a sidecar (I try them everywhere I go and keep a running list of the best ones. The St. Regis hotel bar--not the big bar, the little bitty bar just up from the lobby--has a fantastic one!)
I also *love* Demeter Tomato. It's my summertime scent!
What about your love for homoerotic art?
What's in a sidecar? I may have to try it!
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