Trappings, Jr.

Je me suis inspiré du blog de mon ami et ancien camarade de classe Chris Burkhalter, dont l'idée d'un "virtual coffee table" (display of the cultural things currently enthralling you) j'ai volée sans honte.

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"You're scared to win, scared to lose/I heard that war is over if you really choose/The one in and around you/You hate the heat, you've got the blues/Changing like the weather, oh that's so like you/The Santa Ana moves you...." -- "California" (aaaand, I'm obsessed) In my favorite review, NPR guy Ken Tucker nicely/accurately describes, "Del Rey...contrasts her tone of voice with the words she chooses; she creates drama by speaking bluntly through a hypnotic croon. She uses the f-word a lot." Then he aptly invokes for context that great chronicler of L.A. life, hopes, dreams and quirks, Eve Babitz, with a quote from her superlative 1974 book, "Slow Days, Fast Company". The little cherry atop this delectable, cool-but-melting-fast sundae of Old/New Hollywood glamor, love, loss, and desperation? The cover-image costar is the grandson of none other than Jack Nicholson. (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FWTwNltwq/?igshid=12j1jdd8qyinr

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All the cat people will feel it. (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTewdrFr10/?igshid=1flfzu4jtdqgj

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Last Thursday, 10 minutes from my house.... (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2nZYWlkSs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iv3xi04lu6y4

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Shasta makes herself entirely at home around the office. Line a desk drawer with a hand towel and voila -- super-comfy vantage point from which to observe/accompany The Human through his night shift! (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2mojUFbdm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17y4kwx5p4cbm

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Happy St. Patrick's day to all! This is a postcard my mom sent me from a trip to Ireland in '15, which reminds me daily, from its permanent place on my fridge, what great treasures Ireland has contributed to world literature. (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHrS5zltBj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hb3lskctizqt

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Sunny almost-spring day = mini road trip for more reminders of why I moved to @discoverlewiscounty (at Riffe Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCncWbFELA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h4sns4m3whr3

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I've straggled far too long (I know at least @orininc will heartily agree): First Clarice Lispector, courtesy @timberlandlibrary ! (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucToYHlydk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=alpy1zgh2ceb

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Onward with the smaller and easier decorating in the music room/office.... #pattsmith #pattismithhorses #nomoreoversizedposters (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsdtTNKF-zX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8krhpemgx2fv

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Poster for my kitchen wall, in the same aesthetically/thematically apt vein as my PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO theater-room decoration. I love these gargantuan "grandes affiches" (standard size, actually, for cinephilic France), with their thoughtful and beautiful designs, but their size makes them fairly prohibitive to frame and very unwieldy to hang (it's not really visible to the naked eye, but I'LL always know it's "only" 99.7% level, according to the bubble), so it's with some relief that I say this is almost certain to be my final project of this particular type! (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEgO3QFmDv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qg3wg014okez

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Christmas came early for a certain little kitty. How Santa overlooked this one's unapologetic naughtiness, I'll never know. (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brq0JtXFXl8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c161lgi5pddd

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Now playing (loudly) at my house. Now that I'm no longer an overly conscientious apartment dweller, I can unplug the headphones and play music out loud, and LOUD, again! (And I know what you're thinking of this Dec 20 selection, but hey, "festive" and "seasonal" are all in the eyes of the beholder!! ;-) ) #nowplaying #"Christmas"music #cold #mechanical #melodic (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrqOO7tFAhM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5sp8oxw5255h

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I was just lying on the bed, reading, when I noticed Doc had framed and posed himself for a glamour shot. Who was I not to snap it? https://www.instagram.com/p/BrTV_tQAMhd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d0ol5s6zrxjv

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Sunset as seen from my back yard tonight (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrEP-2rFQTD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3hzwuvpn2trr

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Kitchen wall space decorating.... (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-7apTlexo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18xdpltst178m

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Winners of the synchronized sleeping competition: Shasta and Doc. (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq92FhrlBvj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15omb6orc06lf

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View from down the road this morning, 12/3 (Mount St. Helens in the distance on a bed of morning mist). (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq70LMSlOvX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q94vahnr85pb

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My copy of INGMAR BERGMAN'S CINEMA finally arrived (50% off from @barnesandnoble , is how I'm rationalizing it), and I propped it to take an admiring look before tearing into it. Immediately, Doc, who's never directed a film in his little feline life, decided that he was at LEAST as worthy of the spotlight as the entire Blu-ray filmography of the Scandinavian master! (at Winlock, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq0WCH8leks/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m56mg9g70qq2