Comments on: The Remains of the Day http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/07/07/the-remains-of-the-day/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:17:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eva http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/07/07/the-remains-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Eva Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:11:46 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=881#comment-1815 My daughter at that age loved poppy new wave songs. I have two solid rituals that are essential to my sanity, as constant travel is physically stressing and needs to be combatted in any way possible. When I arrive in a new city, I adjust to the time zone by lazing in the hotel room. In the mornings, I spend two hours with a financial news program on and lazily eat and stretch and do yoga, etc. Starting the day earlier seems to render it less stressful than rolling out of bed at the last minute(if only I'd realized that in my youth). At night, I put in earplugs, grab a glass of something like wine or a martini, and read something entertaining, never anything heavy. Cookbooks and home decorating stuff often. If I do read social or what-have-you commentary it has to be delightful, like Howard Jacobson or A.A. Gill. My daughter at that age loved poppy new wave songs.

I have two solid rituals that are essential to my sanity, as constant travel is physically stressing and needs to be combatted in any way possible.

When I arrive in a new city, I adjust to the time zone by lazing in the hotel room.

In the mornings, I spend two hours with a financial news program on and lazily eat and stretch and do yoga, etc. Starting the day earlier seems to render it less stressful than rolling out of bed at the last minute(if only I’d realized that in my youth).

At night, I put in earplugs, grab a glass of something like wine or a martini, and read something entertaining, never anything heavy. Cookbooks and home decorating stuff often. If I do read social or what-have-you commentary it has to be delightful, like Howard Jacobson or A.A. Gill.

]]> By: Homer's Odd Isn't He http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/07/07/the-remains-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Homer's Odd Isn't He Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:54:23 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=881#comment-1807 The soundtrack to Brideshead has always been one of my favorites. I remember listening to it in my younger NYC years where we all gathered to watch it the first time. I've fared better than Sebastian since then, but had an inkling he was too close to my own skin. Though he lived much better than this poor Irishman. At least he was an equal bad Catholic. On the last night of the first showing we all dressed in Black Tie , the Ladies equally resplendent, with Champagne and appropriate accouterments. The soundtrack to Brideshead has always been one of my favorites. I remember listening to it in my younger NYC years where we all gathered to watch it the first time. I’ve fared better than Sebastian since then, but had an inkling he was too close to my own skin. Though he lived much better than this poor Irishman. At least he was an equal bad Catholic. On the last night of the first showing we all dressed in Black Tie , the Ladies equally resplendent, with Champagne and appropriate accouterments.

]]> By: An Aesthete's Lament http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/07/07/the-remains-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 An Aesthete's Lament Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:23:59 +0000 http://easyandelegantlife.com/?p=881#comment-1803 My rituals have all but vanished. I will start them anew and let you know how I succeed. My rituals have all but vanished. I will start them anew and let you know how I succeed.

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