Cranky Is The New Perky

Mothership tagged me for this.  I don’t know any other bloggers to tag (new girl here) but Reader, feel free to do it.

1.What are your current obsessions?

A pair of Doc Martens with sequins I have been craving for 6 months now.  And a gray bustle mac from Miss Selfridges (they do international delivery).  The boots will replace my beloved purple ones (gone many years ago).  Miss S. reminds me of the weekend in the B&B in Cardiff after the dig in Wales when we first discovered the beauty and magic of that store and my whole year in London.  The real bat skull necklace from Loved to Death.  Nemo in Slumberland in hardcover.  Every volume of Louise Gluck’s poetry.  They are all on my birthday list. 

2. Which item from your wardrobe do you wear most often?

My grey trouser jeans from Joes (subverting the dress code here as they are cut like trousers so can’t be jeans) and any one of my t-shirts by Velvet.  Velvet is having a sale and I have been browsing their site like porn.  Adding the Lucca dress in Kiln to the list.
3. Last dream you had?

I dreamed that the sister of an old friend of mine had a massive apartment in Kalorama and all her possessions were being auctioned off.  But a lot of them were my things.  That’s my Klimt poster of The Kiss!  That’s my bat carved dressing table!  My old friend and her friends were giggling and laughing at my despair and wouldn’t help.  Waking up,  realized that most of these things were sold/given away over the years.  I still dream of my grandmother’s house and everything in it, down to the wallpaper and the smell of the closets.
4. Last thing you bought?

For the ten year old’s birthday: dog that jumps in the air and does flips, remote control flying saucer, pirate finger puppets (I kept 2), galatic space blaster, a tiny trebuchet, Bakugan (we are singlehandedly supporting the Japanese toy industry), scented pencils, Dogwood ts.

5. What are you listening to?

Rites of Spring (the DC band, not Stravinsky).  Remembering the shows, the being mashed against the stage, the dragging boot of the stage diver hitting my head, the intensity, the camaderie, the sweat.
6. If you were a god/goddess who would you be?

Athena.  Smart, independent, very vengeful, liked to be alone.
7. Favourite holiday spots?

Our place in Maine on Harpswell Neck.   I could watch the colors of the water and the sky change all day for the rest of my life.  And the smell – of salt, pinetrees, seaweed, drying mussels in the pools.
8. Reading right now?

Microbiology, Anna Karenina, The Making of a Marchioness.
9. Four words to describe yourself.

Stubborn, driven, easily bored, loyal.
10. Guilty pleasure?

Bad tv (Bravo, the Style Channel).  Forensic crime shows.  Going into boutiques and trying on clothes.  Chocolate in small quantities.  Playing with my miniatures.
11. Who or what makes you laugh until you’re weak?

I work hard at my job and rarely take my breaks.  What keeps me going is the email chains between my friends M, P, and me.  Recent topics: whether Kate Mosses curtains match her drapes, why it’s all Amanda’s fault, our top 4 criteria, the joys of cattiness.  In fact, I am going to use bits of them as my rotating blog taglines.  Their comebacks and comments are so good I find myself snorting with laughter and hiding my head under my desk.
12. Favourite spring thing to do?

Not cleaning, although I do it.  It is the only time I like taking the kids to the beach, before the crowds and the heat.
13. When you die, what would you like people to say about you at your funeral?

She looks just like a Bauhaus video.
14. Best thing you ate or drank lately?

After Valentines day, a gorgeous steak with blue cheese.  Tender and perfect.
15. When did you last go for a night out?

In February we went to see our friend Patrick Tracey read from his book “Stalking Irish Madness”.  I was in a bar, in DC, with friends and my beloved husband, I had a cider, I heard good writing.  I was euphoric.
16. Favourite ever film?

Just one?  I used to know Betty Blue by heart.  I love Cinema Paradisio.  And Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  And Rear Window.
17. Care to share some wisdom?

If someone says they love you, but then try to change everything about who you are, they don’t love you at all.
18. Song you can’t get out of your head?

“Love Song” by the Damned.
19. Thing you are looking forward to?

DC, the Damned, seeing people I haven’t seen in 14 years.  Not just looking forward to it, living for it. 
20. If money were no object, which designer would you wear?

Right now, Rag and Bone.  I love those razor slim jackets and trousers.
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