Ellacoquine

LATEST ARTICLES ( 499 )

• Day 166: Ask Questions.

  

  One of my favorite movies to curl up with a hot cup of tea and a blanket is I Heart Huckabees, a movie that I saw on a whim at the Arclight back in L.A many... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 164: Be A Slut for Halloween.

  

  Illustration found at Pink Lipstick Last night, I went to my friend Zoé's place in Belleville for wine, cheese and gossip; the ultimate girl's night in. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 163: See France.

  

  For my birthday, Sébastien had given me a postcard with three destinations in France to choose to go on a weekend away with him. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 162: Get Spooked!

  

  For walking up at 11:45am on Sunday, I did and saw quite a bit today. Dedicating the day to do things I never do during the week and to get into the festive... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 161: Double Date!

  

  I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret about me. I am a psychedelic/progressive/garage rock/vintage music nerd. In layman's terms, I love most music... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 160: Shock A Parisian.

  Because I have been working part-time, I have a few days off during the week that allows me to go to the gym during the day and beat the after work crowd. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 159: Be Immature.

  

  Illustration by Kelly Smith This post is not for clean-minded, mature folk. So if you are this, I advise you to check back tomorrow. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 158: Embrace Change.

  

  Photo par moi. On my usual commute to work this morning, I passed the botanical body shop Aesop where I normally take a pump of the vanilla lotion from the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 157: Make An Autumn Playlist.

  

  Smell is the strongest form of sense memory but following that is sound and every fall I make a playlist, a soundtrack for the season, if you will. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 155: Pardon Your French!

  

  In an effort to soften the blow of not going to cousin Vinny's wedding, Séb and I went to a birthday party of a friend of his friend Thomas who lives in one of... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 154: Look Back But Don't Stare.

  

  Today is the big day. My cousin Vinny is marrying Carmella, his girlfriend of 10 years today. Words cannot describe how sad I am that I cannot be there. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 153: Get Free Stuff.

  Today was a much better day! Phew! I knew it would be, a repeat performance of yesterday would have killed me. Really, I would have been writing this from the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Have the Worst. Day. Ever.

  

  Yesterday was awful, just awful. I woke up and in typical fashion, put the kettle on to make my powdered Nescafe, opened a packet of Belle France pain au... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 151: Love. American Style.

  

  Illustration by Frantic StamperAfter having spent yet another great weekend together, Sébastien turned to me and told me he wanted to tell me something. I knew... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 DIARIES, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 150: Faites Une Boulette!

  In preparation of taking college courses for credit in the spring, I recently had to reach out to several bosses and former professors for recommendations to... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 148: Be Completely Lazy.

  

  Views from La Chambre de Bonne.If only the top floor in Paris means what it means in The States: penthouse, luxury, elevator. Here it means small room, poor... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 147: Entertain Monsieur Flâneur.

  

  Illustration by Garance Doré Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me? I think that's the expression that I'm looking for. When will it end? Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 146: Walking on a Dream.

  This is song is rocking my world these days making me nostalgic for memories I have yet to have. I feel like I'm in someone else's dream. A song hasn't tickled... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 145: Mourn.

  

  Walking to the métro this morning with Sébastien, we noticed it was the first chilly and gloomy day where I had overestimated the weight and warmth of my... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 144: Fall for Fall.

  

  Ascending from the metro at my usual 7:30pm time, something was noticeably different. It was dark out. Autumn is truly here. There's a crisp in the air, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION