http://www.savvysugar.com It makes sense. en http://www.savvysugar.com/1823607 <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/1823607"><img width=160 height=158 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/2/22911/31_2008/carlipbig.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Los Angeles-based performance artist Hillary Carlip believes our shopping lists are like mirrors to our personalities and style. </p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93022254" target="_blank">NPR featured an entertaining profile</a> of Hillary, who has dedicated her life to searching for and decoding shopping lists she finds around town, and then turning them into characters. </p> <p>Hillary began collecting lists when she was 15 and found a list for Twizzlers, peanut brittle, and gum on the back of a dental appointment reminder card in NYC. She started off her interpretations as an on-stage act (she would dress as the different characters and recite what was on the list), but recently decided to turn them into a book - <a href="http://www.alacartthebook.com/" target="_blank">A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers</a>. </p> <p>The book features Hillary's 26 favorite shopping lists and the characters she's created to go along with them (the book cover is a collection of photos of Hillary in costume and makeup). Do you think a stranger could accurately depict you based on your grocery list?</p> http://www.savvysugar.com/1823607#comment shopping I'm Asking money book Hillary Carlip groceries A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:00:27 -0700 SavvySugar http://www.savvysugar.com/1823607