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table 21

In entertainment, food, life on 13 August 2012 tagged table 21, volt restaurant with no comments

this past weekend, i had the distinct pleasure of dining at the exclusive table 21 at volt restaurant in frederick, maryland. it was opened by bryan voltaggio (of top chef fame) in 2008.  the restaurant is situated on the first floor of frederick’s historic houck mansion, an 1890s brownstone. table 21 is an eight-seated counter [...]

lost and found [revisited]

In entertainment, life, LOST on 23 May 2012 tagged LOST, revisited with no comments

[N.B.  two years ago tonight, along with the rest of the world, i said farewell to my beloved LOST.  i'm still waiting for another show to come along and hook me the way it did; i fear i'll be waiting for a long, long time.] from the first time i saw that swirling LOST title [...]

read this book | the history of love

In books, entertainment, life, quotes, words on 7 February 2011 tagged book review, history of love, nicole krauss, read this book with no comments

i’m a sucker for a complex story — one that weaves itself through different times, places, people.  i love seeing how it all comes together, how something simple and true can be teased out of the chaos of seemingly disparate elements. the history of love, by nicole krauss, is such a story.  from the title, [...]

thousand word thursday | video edition

In entertainment, life, thursday, video on 3 February 2011 tagged chinese new year, thursday, year of the rabbit with no comments

year of the rabbit from frater on vimeo. happy chinese new year!

twenty seven | year three

In entertainment, images, movies, nablopomo on 27 December 2010 tagged december, nablopomo, robert pattinson, twenty seven, water for elephants with no comments

another for the 2011 calendar.