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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: December 2011
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Monday, December 19, 2011. I've started a bandcamp. Page as a place to keep my band's rough cuts (and maybe eventually some polished studio tracks). One track from our first gig this past Saturday is already posted. Check it out here. More audio and maybe some videos to come. Links to this post. Friday, December 16, 2011. Christopher Hitchens died this week. Editor did a lovely round-up. Of some of his best stuff through the years, including his scathing obituary. If you gave [Jerry] Falwell an enema, he...
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: Conquering Paris, Part I
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Conquering Paris, Part I. Yeah Good luck with that. Paris street map photo via Etsy. All other photos by Brittany Petersen. I was more excited about Paris than any other city on my itinerary. I purposefully sprinted through London so that I could spend a full nine days in France - the food, the language, the Eiffel Tower, it all called to me. I bought a "Paris Step by Step" book in the London train station and read it cover-to-cover on the Eurostar to Paris. (Note: The chunnel.
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: Post-Travel Blues
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012. A photo shoot near the Eiffel Tower, April 2012. Photo by Brittany Petersen. I've been back in Chicago for almost two months now, and there are still days I wake up and smack myself because I'm not in Paris. What was I thinking, leaving? Why didn't I stay forever? But now, seven weeks after returning to the reality of my life, I'm torn. I left pieces of myself in every place I went, but especially in Paris. Still, my dreams have forever been altered by the few weeks I was allowe...
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: Praha in 48 hours
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Thursday, April 26, 2012. Praha in 48 hours. In Prague's Old Town Square. Photos by Brittany Petersen. I spent a total of less than 48 hours in the Czech Republic, and it was AWESOME! I ate a fish that was delivered to my table with the head still attached; drank beer for lunch, dinner, and almost breakfast; attended both classic opera and modern dance (blacklight theater! With my Grandma on the St. Charles Bridge in Prague. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago, IL, United States. There was an err...
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: September 2011
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. The Only Argument You Need for the Oxford Comma. Links to this post. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. How to Ride a Bike. I was recently informed that you've forgotten how to ride a bike. You learned, but then you forgot, and you'd like to remember, to recall what it feels like to ride, the sensation. Here's what I offer:. Please. And make it snappy. Winter's coming.). So, want to go for a ride sometime? Links to this post. Sunday, September 25, 2011. The Scariest Thing Ever.
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: April 2012
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Saturday, April 28, 2012. The day after we arrived in Rome, my grandparents and I traveled abroad for the afternoon, wandering into the 110-acre Vatican City, the world's smallest independent state. Aren't my grandparents adorable? In front of Saint Peter's Basilica, the focal point of global Catholicism. Saint Peter's, setting the standard high for Catholic places of worship. Enjoying the view of Rome from the cupola of Saint Peter's. Links to this post. Thursday, April 26, 2012. Praha in 48 hours.
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: October 2011
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Friday, October 7, 2011. Stephen Fry: "Context, convention and circumstance are all.". I am officially obsessed with this media form - that is, typographic animation set to spoken word. And I love that it's so self-referential, that the language-benders are bending language to demonstrate how great language can be when bent. A lot of my writing time lately has been spent on offline projects. I'll poke my head out on this and the other active blog I've working on right now. Links to this post. Traditional...
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Brittany Petersen: An Innocent Abroad: Last Night in Italy
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Sunday, May 6, 2012. Last Night in Italy. Dear Future Self,. Remember what it felt like to be here. Remember how much you wanted to come, how excited you were, how hard you worked to make it happen. Remember the moment your breath caught in your throat when you saw the mountains, when you heard the birds chattering, when you walked by the lake and found a patch of sunlight to bathe in, the one day it didn't rain. Vatican City and Rome. Remember the delicious meals and the disappointing ones, the days you...
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