all things dandy Sensorial expert living in Santa Monica, CA. Yogi, Scorpio, oenophile, epicure, hedonist, lover, friend.Tumblr (3.0; @faxmachines)http://www.alexexists.com/“She smiled. “If I have one success in my relationship history it’s with the people who listen to my music,” she said. “I think that they’ll be there with me forever, and I’ll be there with them forever. And I’m totally satisfied with that.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/arts/music/fiona-apples-new-album-the-idler-wheel.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1" target="_blank"></a>Fiona Apple in an interview with the NYT</em>http://www.alexexists.com/post/24117504891http://www.alexexists.com/post/24117504891Thu, 31 May 2012 02:39:52 -0400fionafiona applelovemusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u4l6Fne71qa5jtio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If y’all are interested, you can follow me on that lovely little app people are all discovering (finally) called instagram…</p> <p>@faxmachines</p> <p>I haven’t had working wifi while abroad but rest assured when I get home the feed will be flowing with succulent visuals for maximum stimulation. </p> <p>xoxo!!!!</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/24059284905http://www.alexexists.com/post/24059284905Wed, 30 May 2012 08:12:41 -0400instagramfloraltight<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47dfebx5m1qa5jtio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sorry I’ve been MIA, dear followers. Pictures and posts to come when I return home from Asia. The wifi on my phone (GD YOU APPLE! RUINING MY LIFE) is blocked out for some crazy reason so keeping up with my social networking has been impossible. </p> <p>Here’s a photo of me beat-boxing during scuba training.</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/23277444201http://www.alexexists.com/post/23277444201Fri, 18 May 2012 01:18:50 -0400SSIDiveScubaKoh Tao“There are only two energies at the core of the human experience: love and fear. Love grants freedom, fear takes it away. Love invites full expression, fear punishes it. Love invites you, always, to break the bonds of ignorance.”http://www.alexexists.com/post/21084211246http://www.alexexists.com/post/21084211246Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:55:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2h4soCJOQ1qdqlnso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/21084127969http://www.alexexists.com/post/21084127969Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:53:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o8vro9PR1qa5jtio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20143367216http://www.alexexists.com/post/20143367216Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:19:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o46wN5tV1qhzgapo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142980733http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142980733Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:12:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o5ul6GAJ1qzg71ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>you are my heroin(e)</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142848086http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142848086Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:10:50 -0400fiona<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ukmkiocT1qb88j4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142735446http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142735446Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:09:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o5wkCdhs1qzg71ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142715957http://www.alexexists.com/post/20142715957Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:08:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k9rskaUV1qa5jtio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/20022860938http://www.alexexists.com/post/20022860938Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:47:52 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1fho8No6w1qa5jtio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ovo</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/19882296548http://www.alexexists.com/post/19882296548Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:50:31 -0400cirqueovosanta monica<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m18t8cfE741qa5jtio1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/19682450448http://www.alexexists.com/post/19682450448Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:17:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m175zpPxdp1qa5jtio1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/19634958156http://www.alexexists.com/post/19634958156Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:57:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0y1gsz0st1qa5jtio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/19358056576http://www.alexexists.com/post/19358056576Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:41:16 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FQMO6vjmkyI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/18984331677http://www.alexexists.com/post/18984331677Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:13:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0c0g2dWri1qa5jtio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In 1933, renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald ended a letter to his 11-year-old daughter, Scottie, with a list of things to worry about, not worry about, and simply think about. It read as follows.</p> <p>(Source: F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters; Image: F. Scott Fitzgerald with his daughter, Scottie, in 1924.)</p> <p>Things to worry about:</p> <p>Worry about courage<br/> Worry about cleanliness<br/> Worry about efficiency<br/> Worry about horsemanship</p> <p>Things not to worry about: </p> <p>Don’t worry about popular opinion<br/> Don’t worry about dolls<br/> Don’t worry about the past<br/> Don’t worry about the future<br/> Don’t worry about growing up<br/> Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you<br/> Don’t worry about triumph<br/> Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault<br/> Don’t worry about mosquitoes<br/> Don’t worry about flies<br/> Don’t worry about insects in general<br/> Don’t worry about parents<br/> Don’t worry about boys<br/> Don’t worry about disappointments<br/> Don’t worry about pleasures<br/> Don’t worry about satisfactions</p> <p>Things to think about: </p> <p>What am I really aiming at? <br/> How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to:</p> <p>(a) Scholarship<br/> (b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them? <br/> (c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it? </p> <p>With dearest love,</p> <p>Daddy</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/18689678716http://www.alexexists.com/post/18689678716Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:12:01 -0500worrywidsom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0482wf5vJ1qa5jtio1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/18444338732http://www.alexexists.com/post/18444338732Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:16:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztdx7rE5h1qkej80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.alexexists.com/post/18098079786http://www.alexexists.com/post/18098079786Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:08:59 -0500power to the people<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aQL-CtlUupE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Love this man’s philosophy and cooking style.</p> <p>Some of my favorite experiences have happened at the SLS Hotel which features the Bazaar by Jose Andres, another molecular gastronomist.</p>http://www.alexexists.com/post/18077713775http://www.alexexists.com/post/18077713775Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:54:54 -0500