“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
So excited to start reading Wuthering Heights…
Between the deaths in Libya, Egypt, and now New Zealand, the number of people that died in February is so tragic… This picture of two young children—brother and sister—who lost their mother in the earthquake in Christchurch devastatingly saddened me. I just wish there was more that I can do about this.
(Photo by Rob Griffith from the New York Times)
Carine Roitfeld in 2008: “My best quality is to be stylist. I never think about this career, this big job,” she says. “I never wanted to be what I am today, and I will not die in the position.”
I guess it isn’t too surprising that Carine Roitfeld decided to retire from a job most girls in publishing and fashion strive to be in, but still, I am both saddened and amazed by her strength and influence:
“I’m not a business girl,” Roitfeld says. “I will never be a business girl, but I will say, for Anna Wintour, that I respect successful people, I like things that are success. But this is really American.”
Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford
Difficult to get cooler than this
“If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around.”
Christmas season with Love Actually and a planning of a royal wedding? Utterly romantic.
I love Steve Murdoch’s voice… it’s alluring, calm, and distinct. I want to hear his voice everyday.
What is it about 80s movies and its effect on me and my sentiments?
“You know Jules, there is the brink of insanity and then there is the abyss, which obviously you have fallen into!”
-From St. Elmo’s Fire
Top foods to cut cancer risk
Recommended Foods in Dr. Farquhar’s “Best Diet Ever”
Soy - 8-10 grams tofu, soy nuts, soy milk or edamame a day to help prevent breast and prostate cancer.
Berries - one cup per day for antioxidants to help ward off cell damage that can lead to cancer and other diseases.
Broccoli - 1/2 cup of cooked broccoli or other cruciferous veggies a day to aid in prevention of colorectal cancer.
Onions - 1/4 cup of onions, garlic, leeks or shallots for several anti-cancer agents.
Tomatoes - 1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw tomatoes three times a week to help prevent prostate cancer. Adding three daily servings of “rainbow vegetables” (red, orange, yellow, white, green or purple) provides even more disease-preventing micronutrients.”
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/08/09/DDP81EMK07.DTL#ixzz0wMwjlRpi
If only I had an unlimited supply of fresh bluberries already washed and packaged, ready to be put in my Greek yogurt with honey!
