And thus begins my posting about my obsession with words, especially those of the German variety for which there is no equivalent in English. What a beautiful emotion! What a perfect mot!
…because Schadenfreude is so last year…
A periodic table of the elements in my quest for beauty.
"We must ask of reality: how important is it, really? And: how important, really, is the Factual? Of course, we can’t disregard the factual; it has normative power. But it can never give us the kind of illumination, the ecstatic flash, from which Truth emerges."
- Werner Herzog
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Under yesterday’s sweltering sun, this fan was lord and I was just trying to be blessed...
Yesterday was a rough day on the tennis court for us (Rafa fans) but at least I got to drown my disappointment is discovering a new sport (since I might have to retire from Tennis. Jk— that’s never going to happen). Thanks @qatarairways for inviting @junebugshpr and me to the #FiaFormulaE E-motion club (and thanks @junebugshpr for bringing me kimonos from Harajuku). Couldn’t get any good photos of the cool cars during the pit walk, alas, but I enjoyed learning about the E-prix (education made all the sweeter by the copious amounts of champagne, bien sur). What do you guys think? Are electric cars the future of racing?
The homiest of homies @junebugshpr came through from London for the weekend and boy, am I thankful she was here yesterday to take a little of the sting off @rafaelnadal’s loss to @djokernole in yesterday’s @wimbledon semi final (read de facto final).
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If you ever watch my (long and verbose) stories, you know how I fell about tennis and how I feel about Rafa. Yesterday, en route to Brooklyn for the @qatarairways E-Prix, I want through every emotion conceivable, watching the 5th set in the Uber
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Alas, the EPIC match ended in misery for me. I don’t really know how sports people keep going after such gut-shredding loses because even I, on the sidelines, lose my will to live. But all in all, yesterday was display of brilliance on both parts. The ability of these two players to elevate each other’s game is frankly a gift to us tennis fans. I am so proud of Rafa for more than holding his own on his worst surface against Novak on his 2nd best surface, doing so fresh from winning @rolandgarros and without playing a warm-up tournament on grass: superhuman! I’m so proud to be 10 years a Rafa fan, come what may. Grand Slam No. 18 is coming. Patience. Vamos!
Tubs over Beds.
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Current mood except on a borrowed air mattress. My mattress finally arrives today and I’ve never known such excitement over such a mundanity as the sort I feel now. (I’d sleep in this Tuscan tub at @castello_di_vicarello over a bed any day though)
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The home of this wanderer is slowly taking shape
Digging through the phone for old photos and I’m reminded how much I miss roasted plantain and groundnuts from just about anywhere on the streets of Accra (and these old @nicholaskirkwood wedges). 2014: simpler times.
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@aba.yamoah I feel like we need a PTNG special in our lives, tbqh
Here’s looking at you, kid...
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Thanks for the photo @colbyblount
