Inspiration: Female Bass Players

RUBY ROGERS / LAENA GERONIMO / KRISTEN PFAFF / D'ARCY WRETZKY / TINA WEYMOUTH / PATRICIA MORRISON / KIM DEAL / CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL / JENNY LEE LINDBERG / CAIT O'RIORDAN / MALIA JAMES / ALEX GEHRING / ESPERANZA SPALDING / KIM GORDON

Oktoberfest Dublin

I'm not a beer lover, I can't stand crowds and find the idea of Dublin adopting German traditions a bit confusing. Still, out of curiosity and peer pressure, I've skipped a few Culture Night-related events (much to my regret) and found myself surrounded by pretzels, Haribo stalls, overpriced pints and tacky Bavarian clichés - Dublin Docklands never looked so festive. You know me, I couldn't say no to good old bratwurst and tempting käsekrainer - I'm a sucker for sausages even though these two were quite underwhelming. It reminded me of that time in Manchester when I had a Cumberland sausage that tasted like Fairy. How didn't I see the rip off coming? This very Dubliner Oktoberfest did not impress me: even live music was shit but I've made an effort to stay and entertain myself since my friends seemed to be having a great time. It was fun but I wouldn't return. A bit like a one night stand, really.

Daydreaming by the Canal

Walking by the canal beats any walk in the park. It's a beautiful, green, refreshing, quiet and sometimes swampy experience. I abandon my feelings of anxiety, stress and restlessness when I stroll along the canal path, this habitat where cyclists and pedestrians coexist peacefully, where the squirrels chase the ducks and the foxes hide from the prostitutes. I love how you can walk for minutes or hours, depending on your own pace, and marvel at the whispering trees, the leafy nooks and crannies, the waterlilies, the occasional dog happily jumping into the water against his leash's will, the snoring barges and the quaint coffee shops you'll bump into along the way. You know, if it wasn't for the mold I would love to live in a boathouse.

♥ SUNDAY BEST ♥ #72

Grilled cheese is heavenly by itself. Add lobster and something extraordinary happens.

Age made wonders for bass player/cheesemaker Alex James *heavy breathing* Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

A house in the woods is all I need.

Jasper White brings us rooms with a view from Paris with love.

Bedroom goals.

Here's some strawberry juice stored in a strawberry textured packaging. How cool is that?

Alana Bloom's sense of style in Hannibal's last season is a classy delight. Very film noir-ish with a hint of Tim Burton.

This has to be the coolest solar system poster ever!

This is possibly the prettiest minibar I've ever seen.

A pub map of Dublin is pretty handy, huh? That would be one epic hell of a pub crawl alright.