link loveAddie ManisGood Friday, Pesach, cottage cheese, Hillary Kerr, books, reading, Great Barrier Reef, global warming, senses, cooking, baking, food writing, culture, cuisine, cultural appropriation, work, self-care, wellness, Adam Schiff, Congress, health, steps, rabbits, farming, travel, Mexico City, doughnuts, donuts, fried chicken, Astro Doughnuts & Fried ChickenComment

somethings + nothings: april 14th, 2017

good friday reads

link loveAddie ManisGood Friday, Pesach, cottage cheese, Hillary Kerr, books, reading, Great Barrier Reef, global warming, senses, cooking, baking, food writing, culture, cuisine, cultural appropriation, work, self-care, wellness, Adam Schiff, Congress, health, steps, rabbits, farming, travel, Mexico City, doughnuts, donuts, fried chicken, Astro Doughnuts & Fried ChickenComment
somethings + nothings: april 14th, 2017
link loveAddie Manissunshine, walking, exercise, health, mindfulness, podcasts, A Time and a Plate, food, food writing, Lindy West, books, Fix Feast Flair, Cardamom Buns, Spanish Chickpea Stew, Cabbage Potato Gratin, Ella and Louis, jazz, music, The New Darlings, Feminism, friendship, personality, science, risk assessment, Angels' Flight, Los Angeles, Death Valley, road trip, travel, Rebecca Traister, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu, Porto's, Burbank1 Comment

somethings + nothings: March 8, 2017

wednesday distractions

link loveAddie Manissunshine, walking, exercise, health, mindfulness, podcasts, A Time and a Plate, food, food writing, Lindy West, books, Fix Feast Flair, Cardamom Buns, Spanish Chickpea Stew, Cabbage Potato Gratin, Ella and Louis, jazz, music, The New Darlings, Feminism, friendship, personality, science, risk assessment, Angels' Flight, Los Angeles, Death Valley, road trip, travel, Rebecca Traister, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu, Porto's, Burbank1 Comment
somethings + nothings: March 8, 2017
link loveAddie Manisrainy season, Los Angeles, France, travel, Loire Valley, Tours, refugees, words, language, linguistics, social science, anthropology, boredom, creativity, books, reading, politics, activism, trains, myth, routines, work, productivity, coffeeComment

somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017

things to read while it rains

link loveAddie Manisrainy season, Los Angeles, France, travel, Loire Valley, Tours, refugees, words, language, linguistics, social science, anthropology, boredom, creativity, books, reading, politics, activism, trains, myth, routines, work, productivity, coffeeComment
somethings + nothings: february 23, 2017
lifestyle, Los AngelesAddie ManisLos Angeles, Elysian Valley, Frogtown, moving, homeownership, home, house hunting, neighborhood guide, East LA, Wax Paper Co, The Left Bank, elylsian, Salazar, La Colombe, Spoke Bicylce Cafe, Portlandia, Frogtown Brewery, Art Walk, ClockshopComment

welcome to frogtown

on getting our bearings in a new neighborhood

lifestyle, Los AngelesAddie ManisLos Angeles, Elysian Valley, Frogtown, moving, homeownership, home, house hunting, neighborhood guide, East LA, Wax Paper Co, The Left Bank, elylsian, Salazar, La Colombe, Spoke Bicylce Cafe, Portlandia, Frogtown Brewery, Art Walk, ClockshopComment
welcome to frogtown
link loveAddie ManisJanuary, aspirations, resolutions, Los Angeles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Millenials, babyboomers, London, focus, distraction, multitasking, monotasking, lunch, freelance, Kale & Caramel, pumpkin pie, pie, gingersnaps, Mexico City, travel, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, Feinstein, Boxer, Senators, Harris, sherry, Whitney Adams, flours, bakingComment

somethings + nothings: january 5, 2017

Inspirational links for your aspirational New Year goals.

link loveAddie ManisJanuary, aspirations, resolutions, Los Angeles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Millenials, babyboomers, London, focus, distraction, multitasking, monotasking, lunch, freelance, Kale & Caramel, pumpkin pie, pie, gingersnaps, Mexico City, travel, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, Feinstein, Boxer, Senators, Harris, sherry, Whitney Adams, flours, bakingComment
somethings + nothings: january 5, 2017
books, entertainment, lifestyleAddie Manisbooks, book, reading, 2016, recommendations, GoodReads, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn, socialism, history, neuroscience, Norman Doidge, The Brain that Changes Itself, Appalachian Elegy, poetry, bell hooks, The Ethics of Ambiguity, Simone de Beauvoir, existentialism, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo, clutter, Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff, newlyweds, Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen, America, Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert, creativity, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, dystopia, My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem, feminism, Bad Behavior, Mary Gaitskill, shortstories, Men Explain Things To Me, Rebecca Solnit, mansplaining, Revenge Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger, The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Paradise Now, Utopia, In A Dark, In A Dark Dark Wood, Ruth Ware, bestsellers, Remembrance of Things Paris, Gourmet Magazine, Blue Nights, Joan Didion, grief, sadness, Woman Code, Alisa Vitti, reproductive health, The Magician's Lie, Greer MacAllister, romance, First Bite, Bee Wilson, food, taste, parenting, parenthood, Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar, do-gooders, The Woman in Cabin 10, mysteries, Multiple Choice, Alejandro Zambra, experimentalism, Voyager, Russell Banks, photography, You'll Grow Out of It, Jessi Klein, comedy, Barbarian Days, William Finnegan, surfing, Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness, philosophy, Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer, The Transmigration of Bodies, Yuri Herrara, The Fire This Time, Jesmyn Ward, racism, politics, Simple Matters, Erin Boyle, responsibility, home, Hagseed, Shakespeare, Hope in the Dark, The Nest, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, family, The Year of the Goat, Margaret Hathaway, The Existentialist Cafe, Hillbilly Elegy, J. D. Vance, citizens, The Girls, Emma Cline, Sweetbitter, Stephanie Danier, How to Set A Fire and Why, Jesse Ball, In Praise of Slow, Carl Honore, burnout, On Writers and Writing, writing, In Other Words, Jhumpa Lahiri, language, The City of Mirrors, Justin Cronin, All the Single Ladies, Rebecca Traister, The First Bad Man, Miranda July, Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhig, efficiency, One Perfect Day, weddings, Rebecca Mead, The Girl in the Red Coat, Kate Hamer, daughters, Notorious RBG, Irin Carmon, #girlboss, The Widow, Fiona Barton, unreliable narrator, The Tenth Muse, Judith Jones, gourmand, foodie, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli, science, physicsComment

Last Year in Books

Looking for a good book to read?  Look no further.

books, entertainment, lifestyleAddie Manisbooks, book, reading, 2016, recommendations, GoodReads, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn, socialism, history, neuroscience, Norman Doidge, The Brain that Changes Itself, Appalachian Elegy, poetry, bell hooks, The Ethics of Ambiguity, Simone de Beauvoir, existentialism, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo, clutter, Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff, newlyweds, Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen, America, Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert, creativity, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, dystopia, My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem, feminism, Bad Behavior, Mary Gaitskill, shortstories, Men Explain Things To Me, Rebecca Solnit, mansplaining, Revenge Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger, The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Paradise Now, Utopia, In A Dark, In A Dark Dark Wood, Ruth Ware, bestsellers, Remembrance of Things Paris, Gourmet Magazine, Blue Nights, Joan Didion, grief, sadness, Woman Code, Alisa Vitti, reproductive health, The Magician's Lie, Greer MacAllister, romance, First Bite, Bee Wilson, food, taste, parenting, parenthood, Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar, do-gooders, The Woman in Cabin 10, mysteries, Multiple Choice, Alejandro Zambra, experimentalism, Voyager, Russell Banks, photography, You'll Grow Out of It, Jessi Klein, comedy, Barbarian Days, William Finnegan, surfing, Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness, philosophy, Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer, The Transmigration of Bodies, Yuri Herrara, The Fire This Time, Jesmyn Ward, racism, politics, Simple Matters, Erin Boyle, responsibility, home, Hagseed, Shakespeare, Hope in the Dark, The Nest, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, family, The Year of the Goat, Margaret Hathaway, The Existentialist Cafe, Hillbilly Elegy, J. D. Vance, citizens, The Girls, Emma Cline, Sweetbitter, Stephanie Danier, How to Set A Fire and Why, Jesse Ball, In Praise of Slow, Carl Honore, burnout, On Writers and Writing, writing, In Other Words, Jhumpa Lahiri, language, The City of Mirrors, Justin Cronin, All the Single Ladies, Rebecca Traister, The First Bad Man, Miranda July, Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhig, efficiency, One Perfect Day, weddings, Rebecca Mead, The Girl in the Red Coat, Kate Hamer, daughters, Notorious RBG, Irin Carmon, #girlboss, The Widow, Fiona Barton, unreliable narrator, The Tenth Muse, Judith Jones, gourmand, foodie, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Carlo Rovelli, science, physicsComment
Last Year in Books
Los Angeles, lifestyle, recommendations, travelAddie Manisyear end, 2016, yoga, Liberation Yoga, Open Sesame, Palermo's, Clifton's Cafeteria, London, New York City, Philadelphia, Gjelina, La Brea Tar Pits, Topanga State Park, David Cross, Ex-Machina, OJ Simpson, Playa Provisions, Valentine's Day, Top Round, Space Horizons, The Hudson, brunch, The Butcher's Daughter, family, Terroni, Neptune's Net, Vernetti, Milk, Umami Burger, Farmer's Market, Mapplethorpe, LACMA, Pasadena, AKA, Batman, Superman, engagement, Amalfi, The Rain Room, Midnight Special, Paris-Roubaix, Osteria la Buca, Stir Market, Midnight Texas, Silverlake, funeral, City Winery, wedding, The Penrose, Malibu, Bloodline, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan, Outcast, Lost in Space, Salt & Straw, bikes, The Lobster, Trejo's Tacos, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Greek Theatre, The Lone Bellow, The National, Cambridge, Greenwich, museums, bookstores, The Den, meditation, Chicago Cubs, baseball, Dodger Stadium, birthday, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Don't Breath, Santa Barbara, cycling, The Wallace, real estate agent, apple picking, donuts, personal trainer, Sugarfish, Odys + Penelope, date night, poké, Big Sur, Big Sur Lodge, Pfeiffer Beach, elephant seals, sea lions, Deetjen's, Henry Miller Memorial Library, Scout, San Luis Obispo, Hearst Castle, Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, Idyllwild, hiking, Christmas Market, Theater, homeownership, house hunting, Amelie, Arrival, New Jersey, Manchester by the Sea, holidays, electionComment

2016

The year that everything happened.

Los Angeles, lifestyle, recommendations, travelAddie Manisyear end, 2016, yoga, Liberation Yoga, Open Sesame, Palermo's, Clifton's Cafeteria, London, New York City, Philadelphia, Gjelina, La Brea Tar Pits, Topanga State Park, David Cross, Ex-Machina, OJ Simpson, Playa Provisions, Valentine's Day, Top Round, Space Horizons, The Hudson, brunch, The Butcher's Daughter, family, Terroni, Neptune's Net, Vernetti, Milk, Umami Burger, Farmer's Market, Mapplethorpe, LACMA, Pasadena, AKA, Batman, Superman, engagement, Amalfi, The Rain Room, Midnight Special, Paris-Roubaix, Osteria la Buca, Stir Market, Midnight Texas, Silverlake, funeral, City Winery, wedding, The Penrose, Malibu, Bloodline, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan, Outcast, Lost in Space, Salt & Straw, bikes, The Lobster, Trejo's Tacos, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Greek Theatre, The Lone Bellow, The National, Cambridge, Greenwich, museums, bookstores, The Den, meditation, Chicago Cubs, baseball, Dodger Stadium, birthday, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Don't Breath, Santa Barbara, cycling, The Wallace, real estate agent, apple picking, donuts, personal trainer, Sugarfish, Odys + Penelope, date night, poké, Big Sur, Big Sur Lodge, Pfeiffer Beach, elephant seals, sea lions, Deetjen's, Henry Miller Memorial Library, Scout, San Luis Obispo, Hearst Castle, Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, Idyllwild, hiking, Christmas Market, Theater, homeownership, house hunting, Amelie, Arrival, New Jersey, Manchester by the Sea, holidays, electionComment
2016
link loveAddie Manislink love, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, mindfulness, poké, Joan Didion, donate, charity, travel, TSA, passports, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, girl crush, restaurants, giving, apps, Germany, glühwein, christkindlmarkt, Christmas, holidaysComment

somethings + nothings: December 27, 2016

some reads to occupy these betwixt and between December days

link loveAddie Manislink love, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, mindfulness, poké, Joan Didion, donate, charity, travel, TSA, passports, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, girl crush, restaurants, giving, apps, Germany, glühwein, christkindlmarkt, Christmas, holidaysComment
somethings + nothings: December 27, 2016
link loveAddie Manistravel, holiday, Thanksgiving, feminism, minimalism, politics, women, weekend, civil disobedience, cake, reading, hiking, relationships, ideas, turmeric, foodComment

somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016

some sweet things and some serious things before the holiday

link loveAddie Manistravel, holiday, Thanksgiving, feminism, minimalism, politics, women, weekend, civil disobedience, cake, reading, hiking, relationships, ideas, turmeric, foodComment
somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016
link loveAddie Manisfatherhood, parenthood, boredom, free time, creativity, introspection, Los Angeles, Food52, restaurants, sqirl, health care, health insurance, small business, feminism, education, empathy, good deedsComment

somethings + nothings: November 8, 2016

Cubs!  Plus some feel good reads and #foodgoals lists to take your mind off whatever else may be transpiring today.

link loveAddie Manisfatherhood, parenthood, boredom, free time, creativity, introspection, Los Angeles, Food52, restaurants, sqirl, health care, health insurance, small business, feminism, education, empathy, good deedsComment
somethings + nothings: November 8, 2016
link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, Julia Child, house hunting, home ownership, real estate, economy, France, vacations, wine, house wine, feminism, psychology, politics, election, plans, Millenials, minorities, equality, Hollywood, ravioli, pasta, cooking, Michelle Obama, donuts, Brooklyn, Peter Pan Donuts, masculinity, kidsComment

Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016

love letters to Michelle Obama, things to do in France, fear of having sons, and other things to do in the heatwave

link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, Julia Child, house hunting, home ownership, real estate, economy, France, vacations, wine, house wine, feminism, psychology, politics, election, plans, Millenials, minorities, equality, Hollywood, ravioli, pasta, cooking, Michelle Obama, donuts, Brooklyn, Peter Pan Donuts, masculinity, kidsComment
Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016
link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, birthdays, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Joan Didion, common law marriage, Millenials, rape, feminism, Hilary Clinton, car insurance, travel, rental insurance, time, money, priorities, happiness, hunger, neurobiology, science, knives, snacking, fall, autumnComment

somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016

birthdays, autumns, brains, ladies, knives, millenials, laws, Hilary and Joan

link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, birthdays, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Joan Didion, common law marriage, Millenials, rape, feminism, Hilary Clinton, car insurance, travel, rental insurance, time, money, priorities, happiness, hunger, neurobiology, science, knives, snacking, fall, autumnComment
somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016
recommendations, entertainmentAddie Manispodcasts, Bon Appétit, Foodcast, Marissa A. Ross, Food52, Burnt Toast, Molly Yeh, Call Your Girlfriend, Dear Sugar, Tiny Beautiful Things, #GirlBoss, Sophia Amoruso, happiness, Gretchen Rubin, Radio Cherry Bombe, Cherry Bombe, Slate, Double X Gabfest, Culture Gabfest, Mom and Dad Are Fighting, Refinery29, Strong Opinions Loosely Held, Tiny Spark, philanthropyComment

10 Podcasts I Am Currently Digging

Ten podcasts to keep you digitally engaged and aurally distracted.

recommendations, entertainmentAddie Manispodcasts, Bon Appétit, Foodcast, Marissa A. Ross, Food52, Burnt Toast, Molly Yeh, Call Your Girlfriend, Dear Sugar, Tiny Beautiful Things, #GirlBoss, Sophia Amoruso, happiness, Gretchen Rubin, Radio Cherry Bombe, Cherry Bombe, Slate, Double X Gabfest, Culture Gabfest, Mom and Dad Are Fighting, Refinery29, Strong Opinions Loosely Held, Tiny Spark, philanthropyComment
10 Podcasts I Am Currently Digging
link loveAddie ManisAmy Schumer, introversion, introvert, London, Brexit, restaurants, theater, nausea, motion sickness, ice cream, Japan, college, education, career, jobs, work, meaning, purpose, age, ageism, experience, hiring, social media, teenagers, growing up, Smitten Kitchen, Deb Perelman, books, reading, recommendations, Boomerang, hack, productivity, GMail, Bob Ross, hair, NPRComment

somethings + nothings: September 5, 2016

Labor Day distractions.

link loveAddie ManisAmy Schumer, introversion, introvert, London, Brexit, restaurants, theater, nausea, motion sickness, ice cream, Japan, college, education, career, jobs, work, meaning, purpose, age, ageism, experience, hiring, social media, teenagers, growing up, Smitten Kitchen, Deb Perelman, books, reading, recommendations, Boomerang, hack, productivity, GMail, Bob Ross, hair, NPRComment
somethings + nothings: September 5, 2016
link loveAddie Manismarraige, marriage, freelance, working remotely, bravado, speaking, voice, ice, America, history, Indian food, taste, tedium, inspiration, outrage, produce, London, Los AngelesComment

somethings + nothings: August 10, 2016

London + outrage + bravado + Indian food

link loveAddie Manismarraige, marriage, freelance, working remotely, bravado, speaking, voice, ice, America, history, Indian food, taste, tedium, inspiration, outrage, produce, London, Los AngelesComment
somethings + nothings: August 10, 2016