they say the neon lights are bright on broadway the LES

the space above the television has been just a plain white wall for the past 11 months we've lived in this apartment. the rug is a rectangle, the TV is a rectangle, the couch is a rectangle and all the of the framed pieces above the couch are squares or right angles. i really wanted something with curves to go above the TV. at first i thought i might do something round, but gradually realized i was dying to have my own neon sign -- in a curly, cursive script. there are tons of sign stores in this neighborhood, and it's expensive, but not as expensive as i thought it might be. once our custom sign was done, the boyfriend and his handy drill made it happen.





















it's amazing. and it looks better than it photographs.


all i have to decide now is whether to paint the wires white.

as for the bedroom: no progress.

mcqueen is dead, long live mcqueen

I'm pretty sad about alexander mcqueen's death. i wrote something here and here. i regret not buying all the things he made that i really wanted to buy, including the damn skull scarf. i hate that being a creative visionary so often goes hand-in-hand with being tortured. and i'm sad that whatever future projects he and gaga were cooking up won't come to fruition. today sucked.

janelle monae in teen vogue

teen vogue continues to be way more fun and way more diverse than vogue. i don't care that i am twice the age a teen vogue reader should be.


anyways, janelle monae is adorable.

"i want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares."

oh. how i love saul bass. more here.

progress

we moved in almost a year ago. progress has been slow. but it's happening!

office then:



office now:







living room then:




living room now:



bonus! view of dining table:



the bedroom still looks like crap.

wish list.

i love doing this!


white widow hair clip



wizard of oz ring



do it with grace tee



giant crystal cocktail ring




I love you ring


i hate you ring





gin and titonic ice cube tray



onyx flower ring


ceramic skull with gold tooth



dior silver purple nail polish



fuji instax camera



betsey johnson kazan heels



more later, most likely.

oh yeah…

…i got a dog.

fall.

it really is october -- at least for a few more days.
lately time seems to have sped up; days seem too short and weeks fly by.

it's a good thing; better than the mind-numbing monotony of a day that's too long.

on the other hand: stuff gets pushed back to next week, next month, next year.

overall: happy!
but i want to try and write for myself more, so i am gonna try.

consider this part of the effort.

found!

found on the street:



a retro table that somehow matches the apartment perfectly?!



the boyfriend and i spotted it when we were leaving 500 days of summer on friday night.
he happened (?) to be parked nearby… drove around the block, and we popped it into the station wagon. magic.



vintage-y, and zebra-y, and cute. we're going to have to figure out some kind of chairs now, chrome or whatnot, yes?

white on white

somehow in the heat it suddenly seems like everything ought to be glossy and flossy and white.



storage unit from brocade




goat head from pieces



cherry blossom sculpture from urban

table lamp (that would be cool on the floor) from the swedish store


tufted chairs from pieces


delmonico lamp from cottage and bungalow


oliphant table from burke


...etc.

SKRUVSTA

well. the colors are off. damn iphone. but i heart my skruvstas.

home is where the art is

just purchased an amazing piece by 2 cents, who was kind enough to hand-deliver. it's being framed right now. this is the kind of stuff that makes me happy.

work work work!

i bought a desk. this is huge news, for someone who works at home. in my old, cramped apartment, i worked like this:



i know that doesn't look so bad, but look at this trainwreckery:






horrifying.

so i purchased my dream desk, a vintage, stripped stainless steel desk. and now my work environment looks like this:





this is what is known as an "upgrade."