First Person Singular by Wendy Braitman

Lapping Up the Last Weeks of Summer

Have you noticed how the light is changing? Fall is in the air.

Image: Canon Drive by Kimberly Brooks. Check out her new exhibition, opening next month in L.A.

Does a Glass Ceiling Still Exist?

Photograph by Jill Greenberg

Pretty In Pink?

Some habits die hard. Since moving to L.A. from San Francisco (and NY before that), I’ve bought a few bright accent pieces. But I have to be in a vibrant mood to wear them. Mostly, I stick to the basics: black, grey and black. For a meeting in the Bay Area this summer, I briefly considered packing a pair of white pants. Sanity pulled me back from the brink. What’s your color story?

T-shirt here

Stay Safe

Image: Journey To the City of No Horizon by Tang Yau Hoong

Getting Comfortable With Chaos

Maybe, sometime, in my life time.

Image from the London design firm, Build

Try One of These Today

Image: Action Pencils

Skipping As Fast As I Can

Yesterday, I made my first mortgage payment. 359 to go.

Image: Superstudio 1971

Happy Birthday, Dorothy Parker

Unfortunate Coincidence

By the time you swear you’re his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying–
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.

Good Thought For the Middle of the Night Shudder

Image: Admir Jahic

Exercise Your Franchise

On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, finally giving women the right to vote. Here’s the note to Harry Burns of Tennessee that helped seal the victory: “Dear Son: Hurrah, and vote for suffrage! Don’t keep them in doubt. I noticed some of the speeches against. They were bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet. Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put the ‘rat’ in ratification. Your Mother.”