Rimbaud
Pronounced like Sylvester Stallone's famous character (sorta), this French poet had a life that was heaps meatier than any boxer's, as I'm discovering via a biography of his life by Graham Robb. It's poetry and I'm lovin' it. (For more excellent poetry including audio, like Ginsberg reading Howl, I also love www.poets.org)
Rosé
Rimbaud wrote a famous poem called The Drunken Boat. Ironically, I've been a drunken *goat* a fair few times recently (it rhymes, see) thanks to my current favourite tipple, chilled pink wine (aka rosé). It's like a white wine made with red grapes - so I'm told - and it's deeply unfashionable. I care not.
Bodega
Yes, friends, I'll shut up about this joint on Commonwealth St in Surry Hills eventually, but only when it stops being so damn good. Where else are the wait staff so cute ... or cool ... or cute AND cool? And where else do you get a soundtrack of classic Cure whilst inhaling your South American-styled tapas (bell peppers stuffed with blue swimmer crab, tomato and labna salad, spiced calamari, the best olives in town). If you can't find me on a Friday afternoon, check at the bar. I'll be drinkin' rosé.
Running
Post-Bodega booze and food fest, young(ish) ladies must attend to their daily constitutional. It's a yin/yang thing you see. Lucky for me I've somehow decided recently that I enjoy running. Or make that jogging. It's efficient, it gets you out in the perfect Sydney winter sunshine... and by the time you read this I'll probably be well and truly over it.
F--k and Run by Liz Phair
Liz Phair's classic indie rock album Exile In Guyville just got reissued, and I can't stop playing the "hit", F--k And Run. Hadn't listened to it for about ten years until recently. Thankfully, it's still good. Which is more than can be said for Liz Phair.
I remember first coming across Tracey Grimson's name when I mooched off the music magazines in the local library in the '90s. You probably have seen her byline on pages aplenty too. She was also general manager and presenter extraordinaire at FBI radio. A self-described "grudging yoga enthusiast", she runs a semi-updated food blog Soup Me So and is keen to hear from anyone up for an Addams Family pinball challenge (she's looking to relive her "misspent youth").
