Monthly Archives: April 2013

Harper’s Bazaar : The Best of Couture

Harper’s Bazaar : The Best of Couture. cou·ture  /ko͞oˈto͝or/ [Noun] 1. The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client’s specific requirements and measurements. 2. Such clothes.

Great Film Openings – “All About Eve”

“The Sarah Siddons Award for Distinguished Achievement is perhaps unknown to you. It has been spared the sensational and commercial publicity that attends such questionable ‘honors’ as the Pulitzer Prize – and those awards presented annually by that film society. This is the dining hall of the Sarah Siddons Society. The occasion is its annual […]

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll He’s been waiting around for the weekendFiguring which club to sneak inFancy drinks and fifty-dollar cover chargeLately it’s been a big hassleHeineken and New CastleTo make sure he’s fitting in and living largeDisregard the lies that he will telland what he’s probably like ’causeIt’s not hard his charm is gonnaGet him through […]

April 06

Go Blue!

Michigan and Louisville will meet Monday in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game in Atlanta. As a proud Wolverine and former resident of Ann Arbor, I cannot wait for U of M to win the championship.

The Top 10 Must Have Gifts for Trekkies

The inner geek got gleeful on the topic of this post. A geek is a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest. I am most proudly and definitely one of “those” people. So read this blog post: “The Top 10 Must Have Gifts for Trekkies” and save it for next Christmas.

April 03

What Hemingway Can Teach You About Web Writing

What Hemingway Can Teach You About Web Writing. Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite writers of all time (with Charles Dickens being at the top of that short list). It has been said that Hemingway knew how to get the most from the least, prune language, multiply intensities, and tell nothing but the truth […]

Home Improvement and Self Improvement

Two projects are underway on Bluxome in my loft. One is home improvement. I am slowly renovating my space to turn it into the home I want. The second is a personal improvement projects of sorts: Home improvement is the easier of the tasks. I can go to Room & Board and purchase my goods […]