I’m not sure that I quite understand sadness …or rather, what to do with so much of it. I know that for so long I dealt with it angrily. And as hard as I try to handle it maturely now, when sadness completely overwhelms me I will still sometimes resort to a tiny temper tantrum …
Summer 2010 : Installment no. 5
Little girls die for The Little Mermaid like grown women die for shoes. This particular Ariel dollbelongs to my Goddaughter, Avery …who has been The Little Mermaidfor Halloween and has had a The Little Mermaid themed birthday partyto boot. Just yesterday drollgirl and I were talking about her 3 year old niece adoring The Little …
Fair Game Filming & French Bulldogs
The husband and I filmed a little comedic montage in our home yesterday for the FoxSports.com show Fair Game which will go live next Wednesday and I’m already nervous about it because I hate watching myself on film. Even editing my hair videos makes me cringe. But saying that, I can’t wait to see how …
New Sunglasses ~ New House
Kind of in love with my new Tom Ford sunglasses which weren’t actually my first choice. But the OGs were not so great so I returned them and unable to find these anywhere else, I purchased them through amazon {Tom Ford Sunglasses – Anouk Tf 57 B5} for less than half of what the originals …
Vintage Levi’s Jeans
The 90’s were all about vintage Levi’s …vintage MEN’S button fly Levi’s, and finding the right pair was paramount. There was this amazingly disgusting tiny little thrift shop on Ventura Blvd. in Studio City called Claudia’s Boutique that had the BEST selection of ripped up vintage Levi’s for $15 each. Claudia, who seemed ancient even …
The Grass is Always GreenerWorking from Home
When you work full time {or even part-time but every day}, you tend to think a lot about not only how great it would be to work from home but how much you could get done as well. And it’s true. In the beginning. But as time passes and you have so much time at …
Dreaming
photo …via If it’s true what they say about acknowledging you are crazy …makes you anything but …then I AM CRAZY. However, knowing that is not much of a help when I feel absolutely out of my mind. Do you ever just want to move away …to an island maybe or even small town {since …
High School Hilarity ~ Prom 1994
K @ Blog Goggles {love saying that name} tagged me with a high school prom photo …and as I recall I don’t remember liking the professional shots with my date {who was understandably mad because I wouldn’t give them to him} …but I do have this one handy which I must admit, I don’t mind. …
David La Chapelle: Beyond Reality
As I’ve mentioned time and time before I am not only enamored by photographers but have an insane amount of respect for them as well. My first camera was made by Fisher Price. I must have been about 8 when I got it for my birthday …or was it Christmas? I can’t remember but I …
Rediscovered Music : Tori Amos
Tori Amos’ “Little Earthquakes” played a pivotal role in helping me manage my teenage angst throughout the 90’s. … and today it is JUST as good.
Q & A: My Tiny Tattoos
Q from Tiffany @ I Am Style-ish I’m curious about your tattoos. Can you tell us how many you have and any interesting stories that go along with them? A: I got my first tattoo when I was 17 …it was the last stretch of my senior year in high school {1994} and I remember …
How Did you Meet Your Husband?
Q: from Elizabeth Marie @ It’s Unbeweavable! and Andrea @ My Chihuahua Bites and Bon Don @ “Who Throws a Cupcake? Honestly.” and from Holly @ Zucchero, Zucchero and from Jessi @ Better late than never! How did you meet your hubby?? … & What happen with the first marriage or engagement? …& what made …
Memories of a Catholic School Girl
I don’t check my facebook as often as I should but when I logged on today, I found that and old friend {Joel} posted the following photos which had me dying for at least an hour. I couldn’t not share {note* I was about 13 in all of these}. 1990 ~ 8th grade ~ {Rebecca …
In The Christmas Spirit… Decorating the Tree
So I caved to the drunkards and on Monday evening the husband and I got a tree. A big ol’ 8 foot tree. And actually, it’s really nice for a change because for the last four years we’ve gotten rather small flocked trees to fit our rather small living space. …and this is how much …
Making Lemonade …or at least squeezing the lemons
After a dinner at Gyu Kaku last night with husband and friend Timmy which included them drinking 2.75 bottles of Sake and 2 beers each, an unavoidable trip to the Christmas tree lot accompanied by two drunkards trying to sell me on the idea of rearranging our living room furniture to fit an 8ft tree, …