I went to Cafe Petisco for a late breakfast/early lunch on my way back from running an errand in Midtown and Spike Jonze was there picking up a takeout order. He has a skinny mustache. I had the most amazing Middle Eastern-inspired sandwich and salad -- seriously, I could have licked the plate -- while Astrud Gilberto's "Shadow of Your Smile" played. Cafe Petisco is extraordinary in that it makes the corner of East Broadway and Jefferson Street seem underrated. Highly recommended.
Also, I might take a pottery class. It reminds me of my favorite dis ever, when a writer for The Observer in London said that an unretouched Kate Moss for Vogue "has a sort of Mia Farrow or pottery-teacher hairdo and looks dead-eyed and desiccated." I think it could be fun. My brother the banker could teach a master class in pottery and so he has inspired me (I wish he would write a column for Lux Lotus sometimes; the first edition would be "Romantic Advice From the Former Captain of the Varsity Football Team," answering, in his fantastically deadpan way, my question of what I should say in response to a text message that I found lacking: "The more you want to reply, the less you should."). I am trying to find new ways of tapping into my imagination lately, because my job requires me to be innovative and constantly come up with creative ideas and honestly, if all I did was listen to what "experts" have to say about the "industry" or whatever, I'd never do anything interesting again. I realized this while I was watching Miami City Ballet perform on Saturday. It was just what I needed: lissome, electric, tropical cool.
Speaking of interesting, the new edition of The Smart Set is live.
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