LATELY

Good things, as of late:
•My No.6 clogs from La Garçonne. They are much darker than I expected, but I love them, even though I am terrified to stretch them out or scuff them or...basically wear them haha.
•Cicciolina the Cat and Herbs, sweet zines by Jung Eun Park. Much thanks to Katie for these!
•Sunlight on the new/old afghan. I found this on etsy and it is so obnoxiously floral and I LOVE it.
•The cover of the new German Measles record. I want that painting to hang above my sofa. I believe it was painted by a chimp?? (The music ain't half bad neither!)

Other things, lacking photographic evidence:
Fresh muscat grapes (over priced but deadly addictive)
Making my first maki sushi roll ever and not totally fucking it up!
Looking forward to this movie and this one too.
Crushing on this one-piece by Minnow Bathers.
Spring sunshine, even though it's weak and makes everything look a bit off color--"A" fort effort sun!

What else is good lately?

HEART IN YOUR HEARTBREAK

On the one hand, I'm posting this video in honor of the Pains embarking today on a five week US tour to celebrate their brand-spankin'-newest, sophomore album which just came out on Tuesday. On the other hand, I'm posting it because I fucking love it! The first time Alex showed me the rough cut I immediately made him play it for me at least five more times in a row. Everything about it just makes me so happy! And every time I watch it, something else makes me laugh--Alex's pot leaf necklace, Kip's ponytail toss, Christoph's emo stance, Peggy's glasses and, ok, Kurt's face pretty much always. The posi-vibes are practically melting my brain!

P.S. If you happen to spot some awkward looking blondish girl up front at the Philly or D.C. shows who you think might be me...well, it might just actually be me. Maybe. Possibly. Come say hi if you like, I'll try not to embarrass us both but I make no promises.

GOOD COUNTRY THINGS

Another amazing editorial from an old British Vogue found via Youthquakers, this time from September 1973 and shot by Barry Lategan. Like "Into the Algarve Sun" I love these photos as much for their setting as I do for the outfits--not to mention the title! "Good Country Things"...methinks I could use a few of those things myself right about now.

SHADES OF GREY

It was a brilliantly sunny (albeit brilliantly cold) Sunday afternoon here--so what better time to spend staring at photos of the frigid, steely-skied North, right?? I'm still playing catch up from my visit home in January, and this roll ended up running the gamut from snowy fir tops at dusk to sunny New York sidewalks. I'll get to all the in-between stuff next.

(All photos taken by me on a Canon AE-1 Program using 400 speed Fuji film)

AI FOR AI

The April/May edition of BUST just landed in my mailbox, and hot damn if it isn't a doozy. For one thing, I had the immense pleasure of interviewing the Ai sisters for a feature on their line Ai for Ai. Elizabeth and Carol were incredibly sweet, even after I made them sit in their sunny LA studio and listen to all my bitching about the snow in NYC (this was back in February) via Skype. Thanks ladies! I also have another little piece a few pages later all about affordable online shopping, including a shout out to Spotted Moth.

The best part of opening this issue, however, was stumbling across none other than Ashley of Fancy Fine all up in the main editorial, looking, dare I say it, both fancy and fine in a shoot that also features Hannah's gorgeous underthings. Phew, where to even start! A big congrats to both of them--and props to BUST for keeping me in such good company :n )