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Precious Presents

oko — 2007-04-03T18:08:03-06:00

I could never afford any of these on my own (except maybe for the 4711). This is what you get if you have a nice boyfriend.

My Precioussssssessssssss

oko — 2007-04-03T17:23:13-06:00

And here's a list of my perfumes now that I'm completely addicted. It's amazing what you can find at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Loehmann's, and the outlet malls, if you're willing to look. These are all the smallest sizes possible, like 30 mL, or 1 fl. oz.

A list! a list! my kingdom for a list!

oko — 2007-03-31T16:54:09-06:00

Just so that I have it somewhere on record, I wanted to make a list of all the perfumes that I had in my bathroom cabinet before I went perfume crazy. Of course, I would never, ever store my fragrances in the bathroom again (the humidity and temperature extremes are terrible for perfumes)!

Baby Steps on the Primrose (Scented) Path

oko — 2007-01-21T20:49:11-06:00

As I mentioned in a previous post, my newest obsession is perfume. But how did I become a fragrance addict?

Brannon Braga Must Die!

oko — 2007-01-16T19:49:39-06:00

Just watch the last episode of the cancelled science-fiction television series Threshold after wasting hours and hours of your life on the previous nine episodes. That's all I'm saying. See how he ties up the storylines. If you don't feel like killing executive producer/writer Braga, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.

The Sweet Smell of Obsession: The Past

oko — 2006-12-28T16:20:37-06:00

It's officially official. I have a new obsession: perfume.

Every few years I get obsessed with something new. I was obsessed with dogs, I was obsessed with cats, I was obsessed with exercising and gardening (but not at the same time). Most recently, I was (and am) an obsessed birdwatcher.

Why do I shop here?

oko — 2005-09-22T01:47:05-06:00

I ask myself this question every time I enter this horrible, soul-destroying warehouse store. It's so damn big and it's always a fluorescent-lit mess. None of the employees know where anything is or how anything works, and they rarely care that they can't help you.

Voice of God Part Deux

oko — 2005-09-21T23:24:59-06:00

Somehow I knew that the talented - if occasionally scary - actor Brian Cox wouldn't work out as the voice of the Jesus-substitute talking lion Aslan in the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia film. The leonine Liam Neeson will now do the honors. See how lionlike Liam can look in this creepy image made by a fan on narniaweb.com.

Noisy Blackbird delivers

oko — 2005-02-14T17:07:03-06:00

I went to Blackbird, that institution of chic, urban Chicago fine dining, and except for the hipper-than-thou waitstaff, I was suitably impressed by the food (if not by the fact that I could hear every single, dull converation around me thanks to the close-set tables and the amazing acoustics of the room).

Grandma does Spiderman

oko — 2005-02-11T14:35:51-06:00

I saw Mark Newport's "New Works," an odd, if comfy-looking, exhibit of handmade superhero suits at Chicago's Cultural Center a few days ago.

Three films I liked in 2004

oko — 2005-02-01T14:18:27-06:00

2004 wasn't a particularly strong year for movies, but three of my favorites were Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator, and Shaun of the Dead. (I also liked Sideways, but I plan on addressing the film and how Paul Giamatti was robbed of his best-actor nomination in another post.)

Great Gray Owling

oko — 2005-01-31T10:37:12-06:00

I went up to Duluth, Minnesota over the weekend to see the invasion of Great Gray Owls.

Out, out brief candle: Lumiere's gone

oko — 2004-12-30T05:23:54-06:00

With the tsunami death toll now estimated at 100,000+, I worry that Jerry Orbach's passing won't get the attention it deserves. No way, dude. Everybody's eulogizing the best Frenchified singing candle of all time from Beauty and the Beast. And wasn't he in some show called Law & Order or something, too? Shed a tear with Gothamist. (Thanks to gawker.com.)

White cats do White Stripes

oko — 2004-12-29T14:39:34-06:00

I love cats and I love the White Stripes, so what's better than watching cats rock out to the White Stripes? Nothing. Exactly. (Thanks to Joel Veitch and rathergood.com, creators of the immortal Viking kitties, which you can see doing Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song here.)

Doctor Zhivago vs. the Steward of Gondor

oko — 2004-12-29T03:12:56-06:00

It appears that when old-time movie star and gambling addict Omar Sharif of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia fame isn't busy writing his bridge column, he enjoys smashing in the faces of the people around him, notably, actor John Noble, who played Denethor in The Lord of the Rings. Read about their alcohol-fueled brawl at Australia's National Nine News. (The story is six weeks old, but it's so bizarre, it deserves wider play.)