10 Things We’re Doing Besides Putting Clothes on Animals

Jun 16

erica’s things

Getting a little misty-eyed over the story my pal Julie wrote about her feminist dad. (Which brings me to: Happy belated Father’s Day!)
Demonstrating my commitment to coconut oil as a beauty product by buying handy, travel-ready packets of the stuff. Does this make me insane or savvy, I wonder?
Wanting to consume everything that’s ever been written by or about poet Patricia Lockwood after reading this New York Times Magazine profile.
Setting up Google Alerts for my honeymoon destinations (YAY!). The weekly digests do two things: 1) Surface travel guides I’d probably otherwise miss. 2) Make me even more excited to go.
Deciding that I’d really get into the World Cup spirit if someone just made me a batch of gooey brigadeiros—one of the best sweets ever IMHO, brought to us by Brazil (and, in this case, PBS).

Finding the perfect partner for summer road trips in the Waze app, which gives you driving directions based on real-time traffic updates so you’re always on the quickest route possible.
Retiring my Moleskine Cahier in favor of a Life Vermilion B6 with grid paper—just a little bit sturdier and a little bit cuter.
Searching for the best bircher muesli recipe after falling hard for Park Hyatt Tokyo’s version (random, I know, but you gotta try it if you’re ever there). Jamie Oliver delivers the secrets—use good quality yogurt to really get it right.
Hosting a delicious dinner party without cooking a thing, thanks to the charming and talented Kitchensurfing chef Ozlem Oguzcan. Way cheaper and cozier than if we’d gone to a restaurant.
Applauding the interactive update to NYMag’s outstanding feature, The Approval Matrix—the digital version now has rollover links, making it even more entertaining.