The Slippery Fish

Archives for Litsa Dremousis, 2003-2011. Current site: https://litsadremousis.com. Litsa Dremousis is the author of Altitude Sickness (Future Tense Books). Seattle Metropolitan Magazine named it one of the all-time "20 Books Every Seattleite Must Read". Her essay "After the Fire" was selected as one of the "Most Notable Essays 2011” by Best American Essays, and The Seattle Weekly named her one of "50 Women Who Rock Seattle". She is an essayist with The Washington Post.

Monday, May 21, 2007

Damned near perfect:

Mary J. Blige's vocals on "One" with U2
Fuji apples with Adam's Peanut Butter (creamy)
Traipsing through Washington Square Park when it's 72 degrees and sunny
Grabbing cashew chicken at Ballet 3 p.m. on a weekday when it's practically empty, accompanied by the new issue of Vanity Fair
Each item of clothing in which Ava Gardner was ever photographed
Adrian Lester's performance in Primary Colors
Patricia Bosworth's biography of Diane Arbus
Sinatra's Live in '57
Red Mill onion rings
Hemingway's depiction of friendship, love and rivalry among writers in A Moveable Feast
Reading Betty and Veronica comic books in the backyard as a kid
The birdnest in the tree near my front door
Aveda tangerine oil
Vincent Longo lipstain
That night

1 comment:

Eric Spitznagel said...: There are so many ways you could interpret "that night." I'd ask for specifics, but that would be cheating.

Some things are best left to the imagination.; 7:54 PM