1.0Soft Sensibilitieshttps://kimberlypearl.co/blogKimberlyhttps://kimberlypearl.co/blog/author/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yJ3ZESIW0B"><a href="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/five-things-11-12-21/">Five Things (11.12.21)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/five-things-11-12-21/embed/#?secret=yJ3ZESIW0B" width="600" height="338" title="“Five Things (11.12.21)” — Soft Sensibilities" data-secret="yJ3ZESIW0B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> A short list.  1. Hot coffee. Instant, for gratification that hits the spot the moment caffeine is needed. More sweet than bitter, with the dullness of impatience. Sipped slowly, enjoyed quickly; it pairs well with early morning readings and midday meetings. 2. To be so close yet so far from the glamour—the LACMA Art + Film Gala (presented by Gucci) and the Gucci Love Parade—has me questioning if I’m even in the same plane as this other, shinier world. It’s as though I’m living in a parallel universe (which in most ways, I suppose I am): I can look from behind a glass screen, but can’t touch. 3. Reading voraciously again. This time, it’s not an endeavor driven by ambition or boredom, but a need run by nostalgia. The holidays are just around the corner (which explains the urge, I suppose), and I can’t suppress the longing for uncomplicated days. (Unsurprisingly, my favorites were ones where mornings were spent at the library poring over what seemed like neverending shelves, then settling back home with a knee-high stack of books to read by high noon.) 4. I haven’t felt beautiful in a while—whatever that means—and it perhaps has to do with some combination…http://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/helmut-newton-elsa-peretti-bunny-print.jpg