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."

bringing the outside in

i would love to frame some of my photographs

and

wouldn't it be cool to bring some of the outside in?

some people would choose grassy landscapes or mountains

i think i'd want pix of my neighborhood:









yes? no?

look what was on 30 rock last night

a bar cart, in jack donaghy's office.

i'll take mine with a splash of lime

at the end of the day, the civilized thing to do is have a drink. back in the day, they had bars inside their homes. but what if you want to sit on the couch and drag your drink over? it had better be on wheels.

i have been looking at bar carts. i can't afford a fancy bar cart, so i may end up using a TV tray table, but a girl can dream, can't she?

here we go…



vintage. french. 1930s. from deco dame.


vintage. lucite. mid-century. very palm beach. via 1st dibs.


new. steamer-trunk inspired. elaborate. heavy, rich. from crate & barrel.


new. whimsical. summery. perfect by my nonexistent pool. from the conran shop.


italian, 1950s, "lacquered goat skin." wait, what? via fat chance modern.


vintage. 1930s thomas edison ediphone, converted for use as a beer cabinet. via fyndes.


bold. shiny. aluminum. new. expensive! from velocity.


lol. 1950s "jackass." via ruby lane.


gorgeous. chic. retro, yet new. SOLD OUT. from restoration hardware.


industrial. tough. business-like. made from an unused, repurposed 1950s medical chart cart. seen on etsy.


i don't know if i like this one or not. thinking. not that i can afford it, even on sale. restoration hardware.


elegant. refined. compact. 1920s-inspired. from simply tray tables.


beautiful, clean, airy. from restoration hardware.

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