Archive for the ‘Urbanity’ Category
Skinny in Seattle
Seattleites, for the most part, are a fit and trim bunch, although you might not guess it from a survey of the foods they like to eat. Every restaurant features some kind of mac and cheese and there is a cupcakery on every corner. How do they do it? Continue Reading
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Shoe Shopping on a Winter Day
We had the first big snow storm of the winter today. I needed new winter boots and, typically, had put off getting a pair until there were several inches of snow on the ground and there was nothing for it but to freeze my toesies in my rubber rain boots while I schlepped myself off to the store. Continue Reading
Live Little, Be Happy
In this great TED talk, writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? Continue Reading
I’m Being Recycled
Luckily, I live in a neighborhood rich with great small and independent places to buy food, clothes, art, home goods and almost everything else, and I much prefer to give my business to them rather than big chain stores. So why should my choice of where to exercise be any different? Continue Reading
Goodbye Looc
My favorite boutique, Looc, closed this week. I’m distraught; where will I shop now? On any given day, my wardrobe consists of at least one – and frequently more than one – thing I found at Looc. Where will I buy Christina Lehr cottons, Thread Social dresses, Ulla Johnson anything? Continue Reading
Save A Park; Save Your Brain
A posting today from The New York Times‘ City Room blog tells the story of how a devastating storm that brought down hundreds of trees in Central Park last year has actually become a blessing in disguise. Parkgoers and park employees alike were horror struck at the initial devastation. But now, with cleanup efforts complete and plans to replant in the works, New York’s park commission and the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit agency that runs the park, are seeing the opportunity they now have to restore an overgrown park to the original vision of its creators, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Continue Reading
My name is Angela Eloise and I am a freelance writer. I recently moved to Seattle because I wanted a better home base to support my creative goals. And my shaman told me to. Cloud of Chaos was born from my desire to dance with the absurdity of life, to create a space where I could write and share all of the gorgeous, fun, snarky deliciousness I find spinning around me every day. What does a spinning cloud of chaos have to do with writing? Everything, as it turns out.
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