Marvel at my psychic powers!
More Drawlloween in a minute, but first, I need to share this thing. This is the very first Manic Pixie Otter post, originally published in January of 2013, which proves … Continue reading
This is Drawlloween! This is Drawlloween!
Remember when I said I was planning to belatedly do Inktober? Wrong one. Inktober is for serious arty folk and Drawlloween is for jackasses who love Halloween and I THINK … Continue reading
I break for opera. (Braking for opera would just be weird.)
More cartoons are coming, but I saw Tosca last night, and I have THOUGHTS. First of all, it was beautiful and glorious and if you’re in the Houston area, you … Continue reading
Back to Paris for a smiling lady.
I am SO grateful that my mother did not find it necessary to enter the scrum directly in front of the Mona Lisa. If you haven’t been to the Louvre, … Continue reading
Technically this isn’t Paris.
If you’re ever in Paris and you only get to make one day trip, the obvious one is Versailles, but I think Giverney is even better. It’s Monet’s house and … Continue reading
What, Paris again?
We technically only went to the museum portion of the Pompidou, since it’s also a concert venue and probably a few other things. Also, it looks like a giant ship. … Continue reading
More Paris! Specifically, the Marais, for chocolate and dolls.
My cousin B sent us to Jacques Genin Chocolaterie, and I was questioning her choices a bit, because EXPENSIVE. But then they brought our lemon-basil tart, and our tasting selection … Continue reading
Neurotic Owl goes to Paris!
The Musee d’Orsay is filled with beautiful and magical art, but also, it’s a former train station, which means you can go stand in a giant clock window and look … Continue reading
The Mooch, page one.
Or, how I adopted a kitten like a moron immediately after expensive car repairs and before an unpaid week in Paris, so please go buy something, ideally from my etsy … Continue reading
Road Trip: the endening.
People are always astonished, not only at how throughly the crazy hits, but how quickly and thoroughly it gets fixed. Half a pack of peanut butter crackers (or in this … Continue reading