What a happy friggin holiday

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What a happy friggin holiday

5 Comments 28 December 2009

Hope everyone had a great holiday! I had fun spending time with the fam and giving and receiving gifts, including this lovely new Nikon D3000 that I have no idea how to operate (but thanks for the surprise, Dad!), a new TV and a TV cabinet from IKEA (thanks Mom!), which FriendBoy and I put together in record time. I’m telling you, trying to make 378 pieces of compressed wood and a smattering of screws into something resembling furniture is the true test of a relationship.
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Setting up the new stuff made me want to clean out the old, and in the process of clearing out (some of) the darn near ceiling-high stacks of magazines I’ve accumulated over the years, I came across my prize publication: The September 1993 issue of American Vogue. Can you believe I still have this? A testament to my pack-rat tendencies.

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There are some…”interesting” early 9o’s throwbacks in the issue, including Drew Barrymore’s Guess ad, an article about the revival of punk (I guess some things never change), and page after page of “New Romantic” looks–think Linda, Kate, and Christy sporting layers of velvet and paisley and Seinfeld-esque puffy shirts! It’s just too good not to share, so once I get my scanner situation figured out, I’ll post some images.

How was your holiday? Did you do anything exciting?

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Holidays, Personal Style

Dear Santa

No Comments 10 December 2009

Dear-Santa-wish-list-2009I figured I’d better let everyone know what I want, just in case y’all have extra money lying around. Because, you know, so many people do these days.

1. Alexis Bittar arrow earrings I love the tough-glam vibe these give off.

2. Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk and Art Direction & Editorial Design by Abrams Studio Motivate and create, baby!

3. Subscription to Lynda.com There’s so much out there to learn, and I’ve found the video tutorials here to be really helpful for learning everything from CSS to Illustrator.

4. SK-II Facial Treatment Mask Perfect, moist, glowing skin in 20 minutes? Yes, please!

5. Moroccan Hair Oil Yes, it’s made with argan oil, which is pressed from argan nuts retrieved from the poop of Moroccan goats. Obviously I’ll do ridiculous things for nice hair. ‘Cause I’m vain.

6. Reinhard Plank Alpino hat For the days I run out of Moroccan Oil.

7. IKEA Mysa Ljung comforter I can’t pronounce it either, but it’s so soft and snuggly. I’d wrap it around me like a cape and turn down the heat in hopes of saving on my electric bill.

8. XPress Redi-Set-Go Grill I could make Fancy Gourmet Meals in just 15 minutes! It has dual heating elements to cut cooking time in half! And I saw it on TV, so you know it must be good.

9. Aphrodite Pro Font Family Might as well embrace my inner font, excuse me, typeface nerd and move from the free stuff into paid. I love all the swashes and flourishes in this family.

10. Chloe Thigh-high boots In my dreams, obviously, but the green suede version has been haunting my footwear fantasies for the better part of a year.

11. Voluspa Burmese Rosewood candle Warm and soft, but not too sweet. Perfect for cold winter nights.

12. Subscription to Russh magazine One of my favorites (though, apparently, there are no black people in Australia), but it’s a bit costly to pick up at the newsstand every month.

13. Rachel Rachel Roy draped sleeveless top The print fits in with my color scheme, and I love the tunic length and assymetrical hem.

So, that’s my wish list for Santa. What’s on yours?

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Holidays

Life ain't so bad at all…

14 Comments 02 November 2009

This year I jumped on the bandwagon and dressed up as Michael Jackson…Off the Wall-era Michael, complete with bow-tie and ‘fro.  At one point, I was walking outside and guy on the other side of the street pointed straight at me and yelled “Off the Wall Michael Jackson!”

Between all the candy and cupcakes and cookies I consumed in a very short period of time and the thrill of doing the Thriller dance (people kept asking! And, um, I did practice…), I had a great Halloween!

Of course, I always have a great time on Halloween–really, an entire day that revolves around dressing up and getting free candy? Throw in some shoe shopping and I’m gold! Here I am last year as Prince (around 2:40):

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(I swear I didn’t know they were taping–if I had, I might have, um, conducted myself a bit differently. I just discovered this video on Saturday.)

Sadly enough, all of the above only serves as proof that what little sense I possess is seriously in peril.

How was your Halloween weekend?

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Holidays

Rock With Me

1 Comment 29 October 2009

Three guesses as to what my Halloween costume is! I’ll post pics Monday.

Now, if you will excuse me, I need to pick out my ‘fro and eat some of the Skittles I bought for the office’s “Harvest Celebration.”

What are you gonna be for Hallowe’en?

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