The Royal Me

Goodsh*t: Cabin Porn

2012-01-20T09:27:00.006-05:00

I got it in my head to have a cabin one day, in the meantime, Cabin Porn.

PS The first house is Isabel Marant's!

Goodsh*t: Instacrimbo!

2011-12-30T10:12:00.004-05:00

Christmas, it was good!

**This last picture of the house is not related to me or my kin, but I am pretending it is.

Goodsh*t: Den 2-Dimensionella Flugan

2011-12-06T11:06:00.009-05:00

The top-button on bow-tie! It's Swedish, it's Genius!
Plus you know the majority of us are too retarded to know how to tie a real one.
Order here. DO IT. NOW.

Goodsh*t: Opinel Knives

2011-11-09T14:25:00.012-05:00

Opinel knives are the shit for many reasons (other than them being better than us and French). They fold up so you can take them discretely on the subway and not worry about it being over 4 inches and getting arrested in NYC for carrying a weapon! Once unfolded they have a child safety lock to insure a nice slice of whatever without you slicing your whatever! They are also good for cheese parties, they make you look like you could go barbaric on some humboldt fog on a Carr's watercracker!! HOLLA MOFOS!

Opinel knives also have the BEST logo ever, BEHOLD:

THE CROWN SHOCKER!
(Thanks Nicole!)

The Royal Me © 2011
And my interpretation for some sweet ass bathroom wallpaper.

Goodsh*t: Storm King

2011-09-19T10:22:00.008-04:00

Yea yea yea, so I have been slacking, I still haven't updated Berlin or Croatia but so what, its old news now but you can check them all out here. I had the pleasure of taking a little day trip to Storm King earlier this month which is an open air museum or a "sculpture landscape" founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden. Located about an hour north of Manhattan in New Windsor, NY on 500 acres, it houses the works of Alexander Calder, Richard Serra, Lichtenstein, Claus Oldenburg, just to name a few!

In my opinion, its one of the most incredible modern art situations you can put yourself in!
(These photos don't even do it justice, just go, thank me later and its open until mid-November!)

Goodsh*t: Happy Birthday Fucker!

2011-08-02T09:03:00.004-04:00

It's my birthday! Happy Birthday Fucker, to me!!
HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Thanks Meagan!

Thanks, Ada, Pucas and Lily Bean!

I swear I will update on Berlin, Croatia and the Bluegrass festival! But I am lazy!
Happy Birthday Fucker to me!

Goodsht: Going to Croatia On A Muthafckin' Boat

2011-06-15T10:51:00.003-04:00

I'm sailing the Adriatic! See ya real soon!

Goodsh*t: So What If it's In Copenhagen...

2011-06-01T12:01:00.007-04:00

It's for charity, you heartless wank! Every year for the past 4 years, a very talented chef I know has put on the Foodball Tournament not only to raise money for the hungry, but to also unite the restaurant community in Denmark and football lovers everywhere (soccer for us Americans)! Go here and donate in support of Action Against Hunger, you could win dinner for two at the BEST restaurant in the world (dudes, you can't even get a reservation to most of the these places!) and various other top restaurants in Denmark. You know you want to book a flight to Copenhagen, so just donate a ton of money to increase your chances! (You could even write it off on your taxes, just sayin').

Goodsh*t: Pork-on-Pork

2011-05-26T16:50:00.004-04:00

An Open Letter to a Certain Brooklyn Grocery,

Because you decided to cook the ground beef in the meat section with your florescent lights (or worse I fear) ground pork was the only answer.

Love,
BEHOLD! The Pork Circle of Trust!
(Avocado, jalapeno, white cheddar, tomato, watercress tossed in vinegarette, onion, bacon homemade mayo, mustard all on a brioche bun and I HELPED!)

Goodsh*t: Call Your Mom!

2011-05-06T10:41:00.008-04:00

Don't forget the woman who brought you into the world (and dammit can take you right back out if you don't watch your mouth!)! Call your mom, it's Mom's Day!

PS I also wanna give some love to those moms and grandmas and great grandmas who are watching over us too!

PPS That's my moms!

Goodsh*t: "This is One of the Best Pictures I have Ever Seen"

2011-05-05T10:42:00.002-04:00

This is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. One day I will upload my Berlin pictures. Until then, this is one of the best pictures I have ever seen.

Goodsh*t: Bier & Wienerschnitzel

2011-04-05T09:54:00.005-04:00

All photos courtesy of Alexa Vachon

Off to Deutschland to visit an old friend!

Goodsh*t: I Don't Drink Gin, But YOU Should!

2011-03-24T14:04:00.000-04:00

I like seeing solid ideas. I like seeing solid ideas coming from smart, unpretentious people who care about their craft and hone it. Hello people, meet Brooklyn Gin, Brooklyn Gin meet the people, they look thirsty. I ran into Joe Santos (creator of that sweet stuff up there) whilst enjoying some libations at one of my favorite locals. While I don't drink gin (blame Samantha Bakke's debutante ball circa 1997) I was happy to list a few places for him to whore it out in Brooklyn! I am happy to announce things are going swimmingly and his labor of love has just been placed in several of Keith McNally's restaurants! HELL YEA! So if you're in Brooklyn or Manhattan keep your eyes peeled for this beautiful bottle of distinctively good times!

PS While I am not a gin drinker, I have heard NOTHING but good things, some might say comparable to Hendricks, just sayin'!

Goodsh*t: I Thought My Skillz Were Gone...

2011-03-10T17:18:00.007-05:00

But they are not. I can still design. And now this is on WIRED.COM for a little SXSW action! Thanks Natalie, Richie and Pixable for the shout-out and opportunity to re-hone my skillz!

Goodsh*t: Nerd Boyfriend!

2011-03-01T14:04:00.002-05:00

Holy crap this RULES!

Fuck Yea!

2011-02-25T16:02:00.000-05:00

Goodsh*t: Pedro Friedeberg

2011-02-24T11:10:00.010-05:00

One of my best friend's boyfriend's dad's art. DAMN. Hello Pedro! I will take the "120 Dogs" (do you see the wire haired fox terrier in there??) and thank you. Pedro is a Mexican painter partly influenced by the Dadaist movement. The ruins and art of Mexico's ancient civilizations are rampant. I used to geek out on the Aztecs and Olmecs, so of course I freaked when I saw these.

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Happy Valentines!

2011-02-14T13:05:00.003-05:00

HAPPY V-DAY!!!

Goodsh*t: Prepper Proper

2011-02-10T14:58:00.010-05:00

Gathering my thoughts and images for Fall 2012/13, to avoid all dress wearing I tend to lean towards menswear anyway, so this works out for me and my profession. The prep/workwear has long been around and will continue on, but I love the mix of bow ties, Oliver Peeples and lettermen jackets. And plaid and leather and vintage barber tools. And most likely empty whiskey bottles and Gauloises. Honestly, I just needed an excuse to post photos of Yuri Pleskun. He's trainspotting waiting to happen. Drug addled Adonis! Plus he's GREAT in front of the camera.

Goodsh*t: Hairspiration!

2011-02-08T12:38:00.009-05:00

I am getting my ears lowered, FINALLY. I have not had a proper haircut in about 2 years. OOPS! HIPPIE! I like the Jil Sander.

OH NOES!

2011-02-07T12:31:00.005-05:00

Ever have that feeling that your body is stagnant but functioning, but your insides are adrenalin-junked out? It's like my veins are cracked out on espresso while my brain takes a a damn walk on the beach! GAH!

Goodsh*t: Dork Rock

2011-02-04T13:30:00.007-05:00

Ahhh, the Old 97s. The beer stained saviors of my beer drowned youth. Thank you Rhett Miller for moving to NYC so we can enjoy your floppy hair on the regular. Tonight!

Goodsh*t: Collaborations

2011-02-02T10:24:00.006-05:00

I was asked to do a little research on outside brands and what's a popular trend for more business within their businesses, alas! The collaboration! I love collaborations, high-end + fast fashion and re-issues of old classics. These are just a few of some great power couples in the men's market right now. Levis/Pendleton, and more with Opening Ceremony 1985 re-issues for Puma, Thom Browne/Moncler and the debut of a new and improved Russell activewear on the European tip. Menswear is even more noticeable these days and I am loving all the boundaries being pushed, especially with color.

I would just DIE for an opportunity to work as a duo, my company is over 100 years old! Come on!

Goodsh*t: Sentimentalities

2011-02-01T09:25:00.008-05:00

Obviously I have been having epiphanies as of late (hence all the sentimental goo I have blasted all over the place) but I read this the other day and it got me all I dunno, thoughtful? I know I can be an unbearable-know-it-all-over-confident-sack-of-sh*t sometimes and I say and do the dumbest things all the time too and that's due to some slight insecurities. ALRIGHT! I admit it, I don't know everything! But I truly hope people remember the good and I hope I am a good friend.

Late to the Party!

2011-01-31T15:34:00.008-05:00

I was perfectly FINE with my rotary phone. Perfectly fine.

I swear, every time I have visited the West coast I come back with ideas.

Goodsh*t: LL Bean Meets High Fashion and Porn

2011-01-28T14:47:00.007-05:00

I get so much shit for the above navy puffer vest, as I should. (But I keep wearing the f*cker).
It only made sense to pair it with acid washed capri work-out pants and high-heeled Tevas.
Playgirl was just in the right place at the right time.

Goodsh*t: ME!

2011-01-27T14:40:00.004-05:00

I am re-focusing my focus.
California, seems to have that effect on me.

Be Right Back!

2011-01-20T09:33:00.006-05:00

Goodsh*t: Old Friends are the Best Friends!

2011-01-12T15:28:00.005-05:00

Going out to the bay to see some old friends!

Goodsh*t: 2011 is My Bitch

2011-01-01T11:49:00.005-05:00

Here's to a BETTER year.

Goodsh*t: Snowed In. I mean really SNOWED in.

2010-12-27T21:51:00.003-05:00

And that only calls for one thing: Hayley Mills marathon! I started with the classics, then ventured on to more artsy/serious films such as Gypsy Girl and Take a Girl Like You. She sort of expanded her stereotypes to virgin-whore and mental in these two films!

PS
Don't even think I didn't watch the made-for-tv movie Parent Trap 2 with Tom Skerritt.

Merry Christmas from the Brooklyn Family!!

2010-12-25T16:35:00.000-05:00

Goodsh*t: What You See Is What You Get!

2010-12-18T11:25:00.005-05:00

Photo Courtesy of Alexa Vachon, Words of Wisdom Courtesy of Me!

My dear friend and I had a little email exchange on the highs and lows of 2010. It was a hard year but I learned a lot and feel all the better a person because of it! I am excited to see what 2011 will bring!

Goodsh*t: Words are Futile Devices

2010-12-15T23:26:00.000-05:00

I don't necessarily enjoy posting video, but this is just a really nice song.

Goodsh*t: We Took Money Solely Out of the ATM for the Purpose of this Picture.

2010-12-06T09:20:00.004-05:00

Goodsh*t: The Swedish are Weird and Better Than Me!

2010-12-05T22:51:00.002-05:00

Goodsh*t: Packed earmuff-to-earmuff, jostled in wonderment before a golden, tinkling display of mechanized, electronic joy!

2010-12-01T10:20:00.007-05:00

Christmas. I am trying really hard to rally the joy for my most favorite time of the year. I think eating Thanksgiving in a restaurant set the tone (who knew how bad I would miss the leftovers! Dining companions obviously excluded I love ya'll!!) and the fact that my apartment is still in shambles so i can't deck the damn halls!

fffound!

Bullsh*t: I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!

2010-11-28T14:27:00.005-05:00

Um could you stop stealing my

Sunday edition?

Goodsh*t: I can feel the Christmas noose beginning to tighten

2010-11-27T11:03:00.008-05:00

I always get misty-eyed when Ralphie gets his Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! I generally don't buy gifts for family anymore unless you're a minor, money best saved for visits! However I still like to peruse, what do you want for Christmas? Here's my list:

1. A GOOD Year

2. Berlin

3. Peace & Quiet

4. Don't Need It, Just Want It.
Photo courtesy of muxu

5. No Worries for All!
(I realize this is a tall order, a girl can wish!)

Goodsh*t: Thankful

2010-11-26T14:28:00.002-05:00

Life gives me lemons sometimes so I allow myself to react (not such a good idea to bottle yourself up) then I regroup and count my blessings. Even if it feels dire at the moment, I always revert back to this little exercise and remind myself that life is generally pretty good. Plus, the sound of my own voice complaining is DEAFENING. Give thanks people!

1. The cheeseball I had as my main course for thanksgiving dinner.
2. Holiday visitors!
3. My health.
4. A disaster zone at the moment (think remnants of Mt. Vesuvius), pretty thankful my ceiling didn't hit anyone on the head.
5. Relationships, I got some great people around me who give a shit and even put up with my shit.
6. Change. Without it, life would be BORING.
7. Looking at buying a car to drive to the cabin in the Catskills I don't even own. YET.
8. The ability to slow my brain down. (I have an active exaggerated mind sometimes)
9. Butter and cream cheese.
10. What you see is what you get.

Goodsh*t: What's the Difference Between Chicken and Turkey?

2010-11-23T10:32:00.004-05:00

Chickens celebrate Thanksgiving!

I hope you all eat your faces off!

Goodsh*t: Snowfuckingwhite!

2010-11-21T18:28:00.000-05:00

Bullsh*t: The Sky IS Falling...

2010-11-14T13:21:00.006-05:00

and I got the pictures to prove it! Life was just lifey this past week and to end it all I walk in my front door at precisely 10PM and WHOOSH! The ceiling in the 2nd bedroom collapsed. It was like out of a movie or some shit, thank goodness no one's head was on the receiving end! And for metaphor's fucking sake, I seriously hope the dust is settling.

Goodsh*t: My Mother and I Agree...

2010-11-11T11:12:00.007-05:00

I can't take credit for this, I ripped it off from ingenius designer Kyle Poff.

Ahhh, but the message is so nice, I couldn't help myself.

PS His portfolio is AMAZING. This isn't even the half of it!

Holy Sh*t!: Miniature Pepperonis!

2010-11-10T09:02:00.005-05:00

What a wonderful thing to come home to in the mailbox!
Imagine the pizza bagel possibilities!
Thank you Le Jeff!

*For the record, the pepperonis I received are certainly NOT turkey or low in fat!
(just couldn't find a better picture!)

Goodsh*t: Thom Browne for the Ladies with the Champagnes

2010-11-04T13:09:00.015-04:00

Photos courtesy of Jak & Jil

Thom Browne is one of my favorite designers EVER. With his Moncler Gamme Bleu collaboration sealing the deal. Pardon me while I camp out at Barney's until SS 2011.

How can I not love a man who rolls in formal shorts? Thank you Thom Browne, thank you.

Bullsh*t: The OVER-Stimulus Package

2010-11-02T18:32:00.022-04:00

Now I know why I took a hiatus from all this glory: NOTHING NEW TO REPORT. The internets know what you're going to do before you even do it. Stalker. Everything has already been posted, plugged, plucked, purported! This is why I shut off Facebook, decreased my activity on certain sites and have been trying to read more books and enjoy some physical fitness and some letter writing and some phone calling.

I NEED SOME NEW SHIT.
(Give me a minute)

In the meantime, enjoy some old shit:

Cheeseball!

Before Erasure! Old.

Scissors. Old.

Kimchi. Old.

I was gunna post the oldest profession in the world, but my mom reads this.
Instead, Jerry Blank. Old.

Actually, according to the webz, ARCHITECTURE is the world's oldest profession.

Flatiron. Old.

Beer. Old.

The first Women's size 7. Real old.

Lanvin. Le old.

Goodsh*t: I Am Always In the Kitchen at Parties

2010-10-20T07:31:00.004-04:00

It's closer to the booze.

Goodsh*t: Girly (i.e Obscure Watch-It-Nows On Netflix I Am Pretty Sure NO ONE Watches)

2010-10-11T20:26:00.015-04:00

Follow Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly while they spelunk the wilds of random parks in London picking up homeless drunken blokes only to lure them back to their decrepit mansion for a deathly game of cat and mouse. If this movie is wrong, I don't wanna be right. These people are batshit, but I can truly appreciate Girly's school girl wardrobe of short dresses from Liberty of London. If I actually wore skirts and dresses I might base my whole look on this film alone. What's not to love? Huge silk flowers, headless dolls and dead bodies!

*While on netflix it's listed as a slasher film, this is not a gory movie. It's just freakin' weird!

HOLY SH*T!: I'm baaacckk!!

2010-10-10T16:43:00.007-04:00

Seems I was on hiatus! Seems I was missed! It's back to school people!

After a bit of a bumpy summer, self reflection and some unwanted character building blah blah blah's I am back! I hope to truly not flake out this time and be able to provide constant entertainment during the workday and of course free pizza every friday!

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
by Kaelea Ann Sim

1. Fire Island is my prom queen!
2. Communication is everything, it's true and it's hard.
3. Insects are waterproof and do not die when they get wet. (I have been under the assumption since grade school bugs disintegrate when water is applied.)
4. Eggs in Purgatory (Shakshuka) are good for my allergies.
5. I like to run, I like it so much I ran 162 miles.
6. Libations aren't as fun as they used to be i.e. I am too old for this shit.
7. Apparently I really like overrated/underrated book series. (H-pot, Twilights, VC Andrews, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
8. I had to destroy the last books of Twilight and VC Andrews they were so bad.
9. More accepting of GASP! CHANGE!
10. I am apart of a couple, but I am also an individual and so is my mate.
11. I like having people over for dinner.
12. There are a lot of blogs out there that only feature the following: pensive staged photography, cupcakes and weddings that look like children's birthday parties. WTF. And of course TMI, some things should remain sacred people!!
13. I like to turn on Paula Deen, Giada, Man vs Food or Mario Batali and cook all day in my kitchen on Sundays.
14. I don't care as much about fashion as I care about the process and how we got to the finished idea.
15. If you are unsure, always ask questions!!!
16. Count your blessings!
17. Oh who am I kidding? I learned way more than all that! BAH!

Here is a RARE child sighting on TRM. Meet KK and CC. Ahem, I mean Princess of the Peacocks and the Wicked Witch of the Midwest. It's almost Halloween, time to make sure your costume looks kickass.

Goodsh*t: Pimp My Ride

2010-05-31T10:26:00.009-04:00

Pimp My Ride

by Jennifer L. Knox.

Probability, like time, is its own dimension.
The ’86 Chevy Suburban laced by rust,
pocked with bird poop, antenna wiggling
in its Bondo-clogged hole is only one way
the story begins. In another, we never
bought the blue behemoth—we bought
a ’63 Oldsmobile from a lady named Dolores.
In another, Dolores drove into a tree before we
were ever even born; in another, we owned a house
with a garage that kept the rain off, the rust out,
and the paint nice; in another, it was all mine,
we’d never met; in another, yours and someone else’s.
Likewise after the ride is pimped—metallic flames
in red and pink unzipping across its sparkly black
body, blitz of chrome, titanium woofers, enough
silver satin inside to line nine caskets—this
is only one story: another’s bright white
and blinds like an elephant made of sunspots;
another’s plantain-green and full of gold;
another’s purple with a sink in the back,
where we’re arguing; in the back of another, high
and high-fiving; in another, going at it
like two teens made of monster truck tires.

As they say, if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere, but I say let's up the ante! If you can make it in The New Yorker magazine you can make it anywhere! To my dear friend Jennifer L. Knox, you're the shit and this was so very much deserved! Congratulations!!!!!!! (And enjoy some wonderful covers from years past while you're at it! Can you spot the Saul Steinberg??)

Hell Yea!: WE DID IT!

2010-05-23T08:50:00.003-04:00

I am the color of a hotdog! This is what happens when you run all over Brooklyn for a couple of hours! I made it to the finish folks, now I need a walker to get down the street! (Here's the finishing results, uh, the winner in the men's division was booking 5 minute miles!!!!!!!)

Holy Sh*t!: Queue the Rocky Theme

2010-05-21T16:49:00.004-04:00

7AM (HOLY SHIT!), May 22, 2010 the Brooklyn Half Marathon will be attempted! Pray to the Universe me and my awesome group of running gals all make it to the finish with no injuries and more importantly no runners trot!

Goodsh*t: V.C. Andrews

2010-05-19T09:00:00.010-04:00

Oh hello (looks down at floor guiltily), I have been seriously slacking, no excuses, but really I have been running so much I haven't had a lot of brilliant ideas as of late, until now! The summer is almost here and I am lucky enough to work for a company who has always bestowed upon us the coveted "Summer Hours"! Generally, this involves longer work days Monday-Thursday and a half day on Friday to get ahead of the crazy NYC traffic in case you are traveling. But this year we get the WHOLE Friday off! HOORAY! So in honor of my new found freedom, I figured I better have some good summer reads on hand. Of course I went back to my older sister's stash when she was in junior high, the infamous Dollanganger series! The design nerd in me totally had a say in picking these and while I did not quite understand the content at the time my sister had them (uh, seriously, BARF!) I always LOVED the covers!

Awesome covers, trashy stories!

HELLO SUMMER!

Goodsh*t: WHOOSH!

2010-03-11T21:51:00.004-05:00

Since my better half is having a rather militant intense semester (uh, I am looking at YOU, Head of the Department of Arch!) I decided instead of being sad that I only get to see The Foo maybe once a week that I would dust off my shoes and start giving exercise in general a go. ENDORPHINS PEOPLE! ENDORPHINS! I started training with a friend who is doing a triathalon in July, just for fun. Coincidentally another friend then offered me a little running spot in her group to conquer the Brooklyn Half-Marathon in May! I am very excited and I am in week 4 of training, and I am actually starting to keep the pace! So of course I need gear to track myself so I went out today and bought the nike+ sportband! It tracks your distance, time, calories etc, and the face is actually a USB so you can hook up to Nike online and track all your runs! So far I am down to 9 minutes per mile! Wish me luck!

Me on May 22, 2010

Goodsh*t: Musical Earmuffs

2010-01-30T17:57:00.004-05:00

It's 16 degrees out and my headphones suck. Killing two birds with one stone.

Goodsh*t: Coralie Bickford-Smith

2009-12-30T09:38:00.009-05:00

OH. MY. GAWD. Jane Austen? Check. Oscar Wilde? Check. Louisa May Alcott? Check. All swaddled in colorful linen bounded pattern? Check. Christmas present to myself? Check. Why I didn't see this much earlier? Slap on the wrist. Penguin has done it again.

PS
Here's a sweet little interview with the designer Coralie Bickford-Smith. Oh she's good, really really good. Also the first set is on amazon, but for whatever reason Madame Bovary and Crime and Punishment are not available yet. Not sure if the 2nd set has been released.

PPS
I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and what-not! See you in 2010!

Holy Sh*t: Shameless Attempt in Re-Gaining Readership with Nudity...

2009-11-30T09:42:00.004-05:00

What? I know I can regain you all with my feminine wiles and I am desperate as I have been so busy I haven't blogged in a very long time, so I thought I would tempt you all with a flash of my goods. (These are just my internet boobs. My real ones are much bigger.)

Goodsh*t: Nu Shooz

2009-10-14T19:21:00.001-04:00

Goodsh*t: Getting to Do What We Do Best...

2009-10-06T10:18:00.009-04:00

My dear friend Alexa who made the move to Berlin from NYC, shot a story about German coal-burning plants that has put a lot of small towns in Germany in peril and in protest. This is her first assignment shot for the Wall Street Journal. WELL DONE.

PS
Read her blog here it rules: Alexa's photo blog.

Good Sh*t: Opinions, Everyone's Got'em!

2009-09-27T10:00:00.011-04:00

I like the internet and I love expressing my opinions, but I don't take things too seriously because a lot of banter and jokes and what-not can be severely misinterpreted by a mere click of the mouse! I prefer "IRL" (in real life) as they say. My twitter, my yelp, my blog are just little tidbits of things that cross my mind and I don't post anything for anyone but myself unless otherwise noted. I say more power to you (and thank you of course!) if you actually enjoy reading what I post and you understand my sense of humor! But why waste energy on posting something nasty because you don't like my yelp reviews, my blog etc? To "FUCK YOU" who wasted at least 10 minutes of their precious time reading some of my yelp reviews, then posting some kind of nasty here at 12:13am from NYC area, if you're going to insult me, AT LEAST get your grammar AND terminology correct! I don't fancy myself much as a garden tool, but hey, opinions, everyone's got'em!

Kisses!

PS
I think I will move the blog soon to a better interface so I can have larger viewing formats, if you are having a hard time reading the pics, just click on them for a better view!

Holy Sh*t! Everything Has Fangs!

2009-09-10T12:53:00.008-04:00

Vampire - Edvard Munch

Saturn Devouring One of His Sons - Francisco de Goya

Cannibals Preparing Their Victims - Francisco de Goya

Even me. I been drinkin' the kool-aid, I will admit it, but I am not about to about waste anyone's time on that, I think we all know how it ends. (Shhh, I am not done with book 4 yet!). Anyway, Halloween certainly is around the corner and nothing turns my crank like some good old (REALLY OLD) macabre paintings and the like. Enjoy! (Especially Goya, considered the last of the Old Masters, he gives me nightmares!)

PS Both Munch and Goya were both avid printmakers, kinda like someone else I know!

PPS I am off to the Brimfield Antique Show tomorrow to dig for vintage fabrics, dresses etc for work! Personally, I hope I find a kitchen table for myself!

Goodsh*t: Marblization!

2009-08-05T13:02:00.010-04:00

I am obsessed with marbling after visiting my local Key Foods in Williamsburg. My check-out girlie had all her nails done in, yep, you guessed it! Did you ever make your own marblized paper? It's the bomb and did you know there are even patents on certain designs? Freaks! I foresee some tremendous inspriation from this technique.

HOT SH*T!: Another DAMN Birthday!

2009-07-30T18:55:00.009-04:00

My workmates knocked it outta the park again this year for some office celebrations! A Gluten-Free Babycakes party with nail polishing to boot (I got every color in the rainbow! But shhh don't tell! The blues are my favorites!)! And since I am furthering into my 30's it's only appropriate to receive Prozac!

PS
All this kicky-assiness and my birthday isn't until Sunday. AWESOME.

Goodsh*t:Pyrrha

2009-07-23T10:41:00.007-04:00

It's RARE that I find jewelry I really like. RARE. And with my birthday on the horizon, I have been on the hunt for something to put around my neck with my initials. Oh pyrrha. Oh pyrrha. Seriously, I love the rawness that each piece takes on and I love that each design has it's own meaning.

I really like the gold, (can I borrow $700) but I think I might opt for the last one, I am a Leo after all...

Goodsh*t: All the Kool Kids Are Doing It...

2009-07-17T09:12:00.008-04:00

You want want to dance? Check out ArtCrime (a la Theory Events) this Saturday, my girl Mel will be droppin her Spanish and dancin' on your face! DJs 100dbs and DJ Scallwag will be manning the decks along with DJ Balagan hitting up your earbuds with some Brazilian beats! Eye candy will be provided by NYC's finest and also a kickass team of Madrid street artists Trabajos en la Calle. I really want to go but I got a baby shower to host. I really want my pants on a wall someday too.

Holy Sh*t!: Guest Post!

2009-07-16T11:30:00.006-04:00

My dear friend Deb over at Your Destiny is Stone Golden trusted me to guest post for her while she is away! ENJOY!

Feathered Hair and Sequin Glove

2009-06-26T11:49:00.003-04:00

Rest In Peace

Goodsh*t: Prints & Paul

2009-06-24T09:55:00.014-04:00

Paul. Watch out Steve.

Ikat

African Wax Print

Bandhani

Before there was Steve, there was Paul. And before there were either of them people were doing some important shit, designing beautiful fabrics. (I got full-on exposure about age 10. My dad always had Paul Simon's Graceland blasting on countless trips to our cabin in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It has been forever in my top 10 albums of all time. Serious stuff.) And given the background and recent trip to South Africa and recent job change into the world of print and pattern design, needless to say it's becoming my theme music. Anyway...

Current trends in the P&P world are very very ethnic, so much so, I am thinking about taking weaving lessons and booking my next trip to Central Asia. (One director has got me carving potatoes to make stamps for a floral print for girls! NICE!) I just want to share a few of the prints I am recreating:

Ikat - is a style of weaving that uses a resist dying process similar to tie-dying on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design. This is probably one of my favorites to re-create, they hail from South America, South-East Asia. I might just need to get that loom. But seriously, no budget for that, so I have been painting with watercolors and dragging those paintings into photoshop and slapping a filter on!

Bandhani - Bandhani is a dye/tying process. Grains are tied to the cloth and then the cloth is dyed, usually in black, green red and yellow. The part where the grain is tied remains white. Bandhani originated from Gujarat, India and various colors and patterns represent imparts of new life. We have a serious budget and I can't actually tie all the fabric myself, so I have been using white-out pens to achieve a similar feel, now if only my darn printers can get it right!

Wax Print - Similar to batik, wax printing is resist dying with a wax pattern covering the fabric. Always multicolored with intricate designs, some versions also include African proverbs. I have not made any designs with wax, but I do a lot of things using Elmer's glue. It's a faster approach and you get similar result. But I dunno, I think i am going to try my own wax designs, I wonder if that will infringe on the fire codes here? I keep picturing lighting candlesticks and dripping the wax all over.

And so that was your lesson of the day.

PS
I HIGHLY advise you click on the links. My descriptions are a little shotty! Busy day today!

Goodsh*t: Burnet Durn-it Cancha Learn-it?

2009-06-12T09:21:00.009-04:00

Attawaytogo!

I think this photo was from 1990. Look how AWESOME my hair is.
From L to R: Holly Ray, Me, Lauren Taylor (Burch)

If you were good you got merits. If you were really good you got lots of merits. If you were a spazz with your merits like me, you blew them all at the merit store. Yes, it was like real money. And you could rent little woodland creatures too. This merit is actually from the 60's or 70's I believe. Some how this made it to NYC with me. The more recent ones are plastic and clearly I have no more of those.

The Quail Cabin '89
From L t0 R: Lanie Mckinnon, Carter McMahon, Kelly Pugh, Kristin Queen, Caroline Whiteside, Jeanne Connor, Lauren Taylor (Burch), Me, Gibbs Colgin (Miller), Mary Connor

I went to school to pass the time so I could go to Camp Longhorn every summer for 10 years. So much fun and secrets you'd think I joined a cult.

OH! And some famous CLH alumni: Blake Mycoskie the founder of TOM's!

PS
My hair got SOOO blond from the sun my first year, my parents didn't even recognize me when they came to pick me up!

PPS
The cult actually continues in old age, they have alumni camp, which I find extremely tempting, but too lazy to actually book the flight all the way to Texas!

Goodsh*t: Bicycle Regime

2009-06-01T13:32:00.012-04:00

I have been riding up to 20+ miles every week, even early in the mornings for about half an hour! SAY WAHT! I can't even believe it myself. So what I am sure you're all really wondering is, what gets me going (aside from my badass steed) especially at 6 am on a weekday? The ULTIMATE HARD ROCK BIKE SESH playlist:

1. Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
4. Round & Round - Ratt
5. Seperate Ways - Journey (What? you thought STEVE wouldn't be apart of my workout?!)
6. Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
7. Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant (What? yea, so what, it doesn't go, but it keeps me from yelling at pedestrians. Calms me right down. Seriously, ya'll need to wake up, I nearly clip your head everyday. Think of me as a car, ok? I will run you over.)
8. Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
9. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leopard
10. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (If you hear these lyrics at about 6:57 am around McCarren Park being shouted, it's me.)

(Or really, you could just buy The Wrestler soundtrack.)

Get Outta My Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS
I should really list the mister's, as we are on opposite ends of the music spectrum. Did someone say The Poni-tails? We often ride together, the playlists keep us sane, as he rides like a cabbie and I ride like an angry grammy. It helps us focus and channel our true cyclist personas.

Goodsh*t: "It's Tradition!"

2009-05-31T15:52:00.003-04:00

Ada Limon and I have a tradition, 3rd year in the running: Urban Booze Cruise starting at noon on the weekend of Memorial Day here in beautiful sunny Williamsburg. Summer is here, can you feel it?!

PS MAJOR NEWS!!!
Miss Ada has a poem "Crush" published into tomorrow's New Yorker! Congrats my dear! Massive!

PPS Ada's Poem!

Goodsh*t: Bow Intensive

2009-05-26T17:00:00.006-04:00

I like bows. I like stippling. It's little out of hand. I notice a lot of people write some really clever sh*t on their blogs or post-it notes or whatever. I don't got nothing clever today, just bows.

Goodsh*t: First Crush

2009-05-20T23:20:00.008-04:00

Steve. Perry.

PS
Got that shirt in my hometown, at the American Council for the Blind. Hands down, best 2nd hand shop ever. I think basically because all the shit I want is so out of style in the minds of my old community that they wouldn't even think twice about my Journey 1986 Tour baseball heather grey shirt with royal blue quarter sleeves for a $1.82.

PPS
Don't stop believing.

PPPS
Oh fine, it was the Oh Sherrie song, you know that part where he's singing and then he's all woo'ing Sherrie on the steps?

A Change In The Weather...

2009-05-20T08:45:00.011-04:00

You know what's good? When you realize dreams that you didn't know you had (but you did, you just filed them away in the back of your mind. Maybe because you just thought now wasn't the time or perhaps you couldn't figure out how to execute them.) COME TRUE. I am happy to report that from here on out, instead of being a "Graphic Designer" (YUCK, I have always thought those 2 words, just did not FIT with me, EVER) as my current profession, I will now be specializing ONLY in print and pattern design. I will be tackling the world of fabric and intricate detailed ideas with pens and paper and watercolor and india ink and OH MY!

It's nice when you know something works for you, just you. You know?

Goodsh*t: Advice For Sale!

2009-05-18T22:57:00.005-04:00

The more expensive things are, the better! Everyone knows that!

Holy Sh*t!: Card Carrying Members Only!

2009-05-15T12:36:00.006-04:00

I had a request for some business cards. Like I could say no to Deb. And what a better classier way to let loved ones know you are infected?

Goodsh*t: 4!

2009-05-14T07:47:00.002-04:00

Who, WHO (and while I realize this song got waaaaaaay overplayed) doesn't love a little Feist, a little Sesame Street? It's Thursday!

And some totally irrelevant information about myself:

The last person I saw: Everyone there ever could be using NYC's MTA during morning rush hour.
The last person I talked to: The check out lady where I got my yellow split pea soup.
The last thing I bought for someone else: A vintage handkerchief. A belated birthday gift for Le Jeff.
The last song I heard: Kraftwerk's Tour de France
The last movie I saw: 3 o'clock High
The last tv program I watched: Green Wing
The last book I read: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir by Nick Flynn (still need to finish that)
The last time I laughed: This morning. While working with a colleague on some art. We thought we might ACTUALLY wear the garment the art was going on.
The last time I cried: On the plane to Austin. I was so ill I felt bad and cried because I thought the boyfriend wouldn't get to have fun in Texas!!
The last dream I had: I don't even remember. I slept like a rock.
The last thing I ate: Whole wheat toast with avocado, tomato, onion and salt and pepper.
The last thought I had before writing this post: This post prior was too short with just Feist and some muppets.

Holy Sh*t!: It's Kitten Time!

2009-05-13T16:09:00.006-04:00

Goodsh*t: Signs, TX

2009-05-12T16:24:00.012-04:00

If there's anything Austin should be known for (sans music, food, etc.) I think their signage should be waaaay up on that list. Every SINGLE establishment has type-candy, these are just a few, and can generally be found in the infamous SOCO area.

PS
Can anyone suggest a good camera? I am just noticing how CRAPTASTIC these photos look in comparison. I guess I could photoshop, but that might require more than I am willing to give. I will however shell out $500 for a new camera. Thoughts?

Goodsh*t: I Scream

2009-05-11T13:40:00.007-04:00

A few folks here and there have asked to see what I do at work, so I thought I would share a few things from here on out. I can't share a lot of things I do because the clothing I do designs for has to hit the floors before I can release my ideas! You know, that binding contractual type of stuff. Anyway, while perusing one of my favorite blogs for me, for you I ran across MrPS (Megan Price) and fell into some sugar coated lust with her self screened totes. Like I need anymore bags, but I digress, it had ice cream all over it and well how can I not welcome summer with a little ice cream? I. Scream.

PS
I did those 2 treats for some girlie girl tees.
The first one was done in pen and tracing paper (heavenly textures!) and the second was some full on watercolor!

PPS
Unfortunately ice cream kills my tummy (lactose), but luckily I am a coconut JUNKIE and have been enjoying Purely Decadent's Mint Chocolate Chip. HOLY COCONUTS! It's GOOD!

Goodsh*t: Austin, Texas

2009-04-30T19:17:00.006-04:00

Before I was a New Yorker, I was a Texan!
And I fully intend to get mah "twang" back!

Yawl check back with me now, ya hear? I will have extended my vocabulary in the meantime thought I would list a little Texan Terminology while I'mmatit:

Fixin' - (fix-in). About, when used with to, pronounced "tuh", as in "I'm fixin' tuh go to the game." Or, the whole of the side dishes included with a meal when made plural "fixins", as in "We're havin' turkey and all the fixins."

Big'o - (big-oh). Big ol', big ole, or big old, as in, "That sure's a big'o truck."

Whole 'nuther - (hole-nuther). A whole other, an indicator of something altogether different, as in "That's a whole 'nuther can o' worms."

Kerr's lyte - (Coor's-Light) Beer. "How's 'bout nother round of Kerr's Lyte?"

Yawl - (You-All) the pronoun of the second person plural "Good to see yawl!"

And of course, a little Waylon and Willie and the boys:

And rest assured, we gonna Honky Tonk when I get back! YEEEEE-HAAAAAW!

Goodsh*t: La Planète Sauvage

2009-04-20T23:26:00.002-04:00

Fantastic Planet is.
As they say, "Put it in the Queue".
It's best viewed (heard) in it's original French language.

Goodsh*t: Miso & Ghostpatrol

2009-04-14T07:24:00.003-04:00

I have been following Ghostpatrol's work for some time now, now insert Miso. Australian street artitsts: Quiet Adventure. Dark Dreams. Lost/Regained Childhood. Sly Foxes. Happy Tuesday!

PS
Find the whole of the documentary here.

Goodsh*t: Technicolor Dream Spring

2009-04-08T10:25:00.013-04:00

These started out as drawings for a shirt or something. These are old. (The green one was inspired by some sheets I had as a kid. I hated them at the time, but now I wish I still had them!) I liked them so well I threw them into illustrator and pumped them full of color. Happy Spring! Can we have some hot weather now?

Holy Sh*t!: The Counterpart

2009-04-06T10:30:00.008-04:00

I have a boyfriend. He's rad. My friends even think so. WOW! But I do get a lot of questions as to how I met such fine fella in probably one of the most difficult cities to have a solid relatioship. Well I will tell you: I got him off the internet.

After a year hiatus off of dating and what-not, I took matters into my own hands and joined a few of those dating sites. From the advice of a good friend "It beats meeting dudes in bars", I just said f*ck it. I actually had a really good experience even though I wasn't necessarily comfortable with the idea, a romantic at heart. So I thought I would share my online profile and how I scored! ENJOY!

PS Once he lets me, I will share some of his artwork here and maybe hopefully his architecture and design.

"Occupation:
DesignerPainterLoser

Quirks:
The word or phrase that best describes my personality:
funnypsychosweetbitch does that work?

The best or worst lie I've ever told:
I am from the South, therefore, if you don't like someone you be nice as shit to their face and talk about them when they're gone...

Fill in the blank: _____ is sexy; _____ is sexier.
NO. NOOOOOOO!

My most humbling moment:
Signing up for this shit.

The last thing that made me laugh out loud:
Signing up for this shit.

Ideals:
If I could be anywhere right now:
By the ocean.

If I was given a million dollars:
I would buy a piece of art and invest the rest.

Philosophies:
Five items I can't live without:
camera, tracing paper, paint, bike, friends

25 years from now, I see myself:
retired.

The role religion plays in my life:
none. none at all.

My personal motto or creed:
I beg your pardon! I never promised you a rose garden!

Style:
My personal style:
jeans.

The celebrity I resemble the most:
Gary Busey.

Body art:
Currently designing it, I won't tell you where I am putting it!!!

Favorite item of clothing:
jeans.

Space:
In my bedroom one will find...
paint, cameras, macbook, books, me, no dust.

In my refrigerator one will find...
water.

Pets:
I really want a dog, hmmmm, looking around right now, I am a busy girl, so I am still considering the idea.

Work & Living Environment:
The pace of my life is best described as:
laid back.

What I like - or dislike - about what I do for a living:
I draw unicorns for a living and I just got promoted, so I am pretty happy about that at the moment.

The type of family I come from:
A divided one.

The amount of fame and fortune I've achieved in my life is...
I am quite famous in certain circles...

Interests:
My favorite way to spend a weekend
Ridin' my bike.

If I could take a class on any subject, it would be...
awesome if I could just sit still for that long!

The sports I play, and the sports I watch
I am too competitive, I am not allowed to compete, people get hurt.

My most unusual or impressive skill
I can draw the mirror image of things just by looking at them. I have number dyslexia!

Entertainment:
The last great book I read:
Women, Charles Bukowski Sweet Land Stories, E. L. Doctorow The Portable Dorothy Parker

In my stereo right now, you'll find...
She & Him, Cheeseburger, Yelle and Yacht Rock (reference: Toto, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, Hall and Oats. Oooo and i got outfits to match this genre!) And currently, I cannot get enough of Bread.

5 albums I can't live without:
Claude Debussy, Sigur Ros, Paul Simon, The Cure, Old 97s

The best movie I saw this year:
The Donner Party

Movies which spend the most time in my DVD player:
Anything by Simon Pegg i.e. Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Spaced.

Shows I Tivo (or would)?
NO.

Favorite on-screen sex scene:
you mean besides all the porn I have jamming up my harddrive?

Dating:
Activities I'd enjoy on a date:
Wine.

A date should be planned:
to include wine.

On a first date, I expect:
Wine.

Why You Should Get to Know Me:
I have a bike, I like to ride it and I am an artist/designer so I love making art, seeing art, making fun of art, vandalizing...

The. End.

Also:
I love cooking.
I love painting (currently working on my portfolio, as I would like to pursue an MFA in painting.).
I have a certificate to confirm my 3 years of lady lessons (I have manners and know which forks to use).
I love wine.
I love music.
I love to travel (headed to South Africa in the fall!).
I am from Texas.
I am better than you.

More About What I Am Looking For:
I'm gonna be straight ya'll, if you don't ride bikes, you don't have a job and you can't open the door for me when we hang out, NEXT! No seriously. I work really hard and I play really hard and I would like to meet a dood who can keep the pace and who is clever, funny and confident and has a nice group of friends too. Friends are really important, I got lots of them and they are a big part of my life, so you should definitely be social and outgoing! Also, it would be nice too, if your psychotic ex has already been put away somewhere, I have had enough of the death threats already. And no, I don't want to be in a threesome because "it will be fun" and no, I don't want to snort rails off your ass "you sure?" and no, I don't think collecting clown figurines puts you in touch with your "feminine side". Shit's creepy.

I am also big fan of fashion, so if you are wearing (look down) no and I mean, yea, I know you can change them, but NO PLEATED PANTS. Coaching shorts, yes! I put effort into mah looks, and so should you! When I look mah best, I feel mah best!

PS Using a shoelace from an old pair of chucks and tying it around your head is not sharp-looking nor does it make you outrageous and bohemian in appearance. It's just a dirty string around your head.

Just sayin'

And don't hotlist me bitches! It makes me think you're hesitant! The winking creeps my shit out too!

But, at the end of the day, I just want someone to ride bikes with."

Goodsh*t: Topshop

2009-04-01T13:17:00.004-04:00

Tomorrow. Finally. 11 AM.
3 floors of utter chaos.
478 Broadway
New York, NY 10013

Goodsh*t: Spring Accoutrements!

2009-03-20T16:48:00.005-04:00

So I picked up a few things, was given a few things... for spring.

1. Persol Shades, perhaps it's time to ditch the Ray-Bans?
2. Hermès Scarf by Anne Gavarni 1959 entitled "Champignons". Mine is actually in earthy greens. This was a gift and I should really scan it so the detail is not missed! This has been dubbed my "Old Lady Scarf". The nice thing about Hermès is they include all the details with each scarf so if you have one and lost the card and want to peep the artist try the Hermès Scarf Catalogue!
3. Rebecca Minkoff's Morning After Bag Mini. I buy a hand bag about 1-2 a year. I like things that will last a very long time so I don't mind fitting the bill. (And don't distress about the "mini" this bag is actually about 13"X 7" with lots of pockets and has a very nice print and patterny lining.) (PS. I never EVER pay full price. Let's just say I have gotten quite good at eBay!)
4. Furla Zip Wallet. My friend travels quite a bit and was recently in Italy. She's brought me back a wallet before, so it only made sense to get another! Patent leather magenta zippy wallet! Much like those Comme de Garcon lovelies!

Is it clear I pay more attention to the accoutrements than the actual outfit. Oh yea, you'll find me in jeans and my "Old Lady Scarf".

Goodsh*t: Typos

2009-03-12T09:42:00.006-04:00

I make fonts with my own 2 hands every single day. (Instead of being lazy and posting other people's work I should partake in showboating my own... perhaps soon.) Anyway, I was very happy to find the Periodic Table of Typfaces as I was quite the chemist in high school (who would have guessed horrible at math, genius at chemisty!) and chose only to date chemists/scientists for a good year in college. Hey, we all have our things.

Moving on.

The next is a little ditty from Lure Design, "A Simple Pledge" if you will to NEVER EVER use the most shitastic fonts of all time: Hobo, Papyrus and my most HATED Comic Sans. We aren't permitted to use these at work for fear of getting fired. It's fonts like these that inspire me to design my own. Are you guilty? You know who you are.

Good/Bullsh*t: Twitter

2009-02-26T17:59:00.002-05:00

JOIN ME.

In wasting time!

Happy V-Day Early!

2009-02-11T17:15:00.004-05:00

Have a wonderful Valentine's!
I am off to visit some midgets in the midwest!!

PS Every girl LURVES getting flowers! Thanks babe!

Goodsh*t: All The Wrong People Have Self Esteem

2009-02-08T23:21:00.007-05:00

If I remember anything at all at college, it was learning about Laurie Rosenwald. Her clever wit and graphic brain babies helped me ditch my initial exposure to graphic design (print, advertising) to do my own thing (print & pattern, print & pattern, using the computer as just a tool, not my as my canvas...). She's a GENIUS commercial artist, I am not. It's nice to have your hero help you to discover your strong points as well as your weak.

PS
It's ALWAYS been my aspiration to combine sassafras with good design and get paid for it. Laurie does it well. No wonder she's my shero.

PPS
Oh duh, the above is her newest publication.

Goodsh*t: Old Greg!

2009-01-29T19:42:00.000-05:00

Have a good weekend muthalickers!

Goodsh*t: Words of Encouragment.

2009-01-26T15:06:00.012-05:00

Something's Hiding In There...
i.e. your message here

Sebastian Lester

Sebastian Lester

Mark Lazenby

Sebastian Lester

The Royal Me

Times are trying. We all need them.

Goodsh*t: Well, I would quite like to feel how I feel right now. You know?

2009-01-23T00:05:00.004-05:00

Well. I wouldn't be quite normal if I didn't.

Goodsh*t: Hedge Fun!

2009-01-20T09:59:00.010-05:00

Oh please, of course I am going to speak in puns due to our economic state! Anyway, who doesn't like a girl in a hedge? I am ready for spring. And I want to be primary about it. (Plus I have been reading all these colorful dreamy novels of mystery and wonderment which have obviously influenced my hedge obsession: Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll and The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff.)

1. Lulu & The Teaspoon Shortage
2. Cherry Blossom Girl
3. Spaceman Clara!
4. Elinkan
5. Todd Baxter

PS
I totally splurged and got my Penguin Book mugs. I got "Traveller From Tokyo" by John Morris and "Man and Superman" by George Bernard Shaw. In pink and red. Dork.

Goodsh*t: Poladroid

2009-01-08T13:02:00.007-05:00

I love you Poladroid.

1. Click on link.
2. Download.
3. A polaroid camera icon the size of a clementine will appear on your desktop.
4. Drag and drop your favorite digital photo or file.
5. Voila! Almost as good as the real thing!
6. ENJOY!

Goodsh*t: Straight Edge

2009-01-07T11:35:00.002-05:00

It pains me to say, but I am going on detox for the month of January. I figure if I put it on here, I will do it. All that holiday cheer almost kicked my ass. I am exhausted.

Goodsh*t: Penguin Books Mugs

2009-01-05T19:03:00.008-05:00

want want want want want want want want want want want want want want

Do I really need a $15 mug?
yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes! yes!

Holy Sh*t!: Another Year! Another List!

2008-12-30T10:35:00.004-05:00

First off, I conquered all of last years resolutions, ideas, wants, needs etc. (Ok fine, maybe a little lacking in a few areas namely the art bits, but hey! I have an artsy job, that counts too, no?) So here are my top 10 for 2009:

1. Travel: My roots, the rurality of the East Coast, Turkey, Greece, Brazil, Mexico.
2. Art: Letterpress know-how, more printmaking, more painting, more photo'ing, more collaborating.
3. Learn: To sew (uh yea, I have a machine that is currently collecting a LOT of dust), to stop without the use of my brakes on my fixie, to be calm, more open.
4. Drink: Less.
5. Eat: Organic.
6. Buy: Camera.
7. Save: Thousands of dollars.
8. Thoughts: less thinking more doing.
9. Body: Spin class, bike to Nyack.
10. You: I will be nicer to...

And one to grow on:

11. Stick with accomplishing said accomplishments!

PS
Come see South Africa with me!

The Royal Me

Goodsh*t: Cabin Porn

Goodsh*t: Instacrimbo!

Goodsh*t: Den 2-Dimensionella Flugan

Goodsh*t: Opinel Knives

Goodsh*t: Storm King

Goodsh*t: Happy Birthday Fucker!

Goodsh*t: Going to Croatia On A Muthaf*ckin' Boat

Goodsh*t: So What If it's In Copenhagen...

Goodsh*t: Pork-on-Pork

Goodsh*t: Call Your Mom!

Goodsh*t: "This is One of the Best Pictures I have Ever Seen"

Goodsh*t: Bier & Wienerschnitzel

Goodsh*t: I Don't Drink Gin, But YOU Should!

Goodsh*t: I Thought My Skillz Were Gone...

Goodsh*t: Nerd Boyfriend!

Fuck Yea!

Goodsh*t: Pedro Friedeberg

Happy Valentines!

Goodsh*t: Prepper Proper

Goodsh*t: Hairspiration!

OH NOES!

Goodsh*t: Dork Rock

Goodsh*t: Collaborations

Goodsh*t: Sentimentalities

Late to the Party!

Goodsh*t: LL Bean Meets High Fashion and Porn

Goodsh*t: ME!

Be Right Back!

Goodsh*t: Old Friends are the Best Friends!

Goodsh*t: 2011 is My Bitch

Goodsh*t: Snowed In. I mean really SNOWED in.

Merry Christmas from the Brooklyn Family!!

Goodsh*t: What You See Is What You Get!

Goodsh*t: Words are Futile Devices

Goodsh*t: We Took Money Solely Out of the ATM for the Purpose of this Picture.

Goodsh*t: The Swedish are Weird and Better Than Me!

Goodsh*t: Packed earmuff-to-earmuff, jostled in wonderment before a golden, tinkling display of mechanized, electronic joy!

Bullsh*t: I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!

Goodsh*t: I can feel the Christmas noose beginning to tighten

Goodsh*t: Thankful

Goodsh*t: What's the Difference Between Chicken and Turkey?

Goodsh*t: Snowfuckingwhite!

Bullsh*t: The Sky IS Falling...

Goodsh*t: My Mother and I Agree...

Holy Sh*t!: Miniature Pepperonis!

Goodsh*t: Thom Browne for the Ladies with the Champagnes

Bullsh*t: The OVER-Stimulus Package

Goodsh*t: I Am Always In the Kitchen at Parties

Goodsh*t: Girly (i.e Obscure Watch-It-Nows On Netflix I Am Pretty Sure NO ONE Watches)

HOLY SH*T!: I'm baaacckk!!

Goodsh*t: Pimp My Ride

Hell Yea!: WE DID IT!

Holy Sh*t!: Queue the Rocky Theme

Goodsh*t: V.C. Andrews

Goodsh*t: WHOOSH!

Goodsh*t: Musical Earmuffs

Goodsh*t: Coralie Bickford-Smith

Holy Sh*t: Shameless Attempt in Re-Gaining Readership with Nudity...

Goodsh*t: Nu Shooz

Goodsh*t: Getting to Do What We Do Best...

Good Sh*t: Opinions, Everyone's Got'em!

Holy Sh*t! Everything Has Fangs!

Goodsh*t: Marblization!

HOT SH*T!: Another DAMN Birthday!

Goodsh*t:Pyrrha

Goodsh*t: All the Kool Kids Are Doing It...

Holy Sh*t!: Guest Post!

Feathered Hair and Sequin Glove

Goodsh*t: Prints & Paul

Goodsh*t: Burnet Durn-it Cancha Learn-it?

Goodsh*t: Bicycle Regime

Goodsh*t: "It's Tradition!"

Goodsh*t: Bow Intensive

Goodsh*t: First Crush

A Change In The Weather...

Goodsh*t: Advice For Sale!

Holy Sh*t!: Card Carrying Members Only!

Goodsh*t: 4!

Holy Sh*t!: It's Kitten Time!

Goodsht: Going to Croatia On A Muthafckin' Boat