simpsonized

behold the simpsons version of me. i'm not one for short pants but otherwise i think its a pretty flattering likeness. the hair is spot on (but only on a really, really good hair day).

and apparently i'm not the only one on my block who's excited about the simpsons movie. this little floral arrangement graces the front of an otherwise drab apartment building just a few doors down.


i wonder what happened to marge and maggie?

i learned to drive so i could read los angeles in the original

reyner banham loves los angeles



if you're interested in more, esoteric bus tours is starting a reyner-banham-themed-tour in the fall - check it out.

attention muggles: do not deliver or open before july 21!

it's here!

a question answered by the late, great wendy wasserstein

i've been trying for years to determine the correct spelling of the slang word for casual. i'm currently reading the elements of style, and according to wendy wasserstein, its caj.

caj. i like it.

and coming from her, it has authority.

its so lame that someone leaked the new harry potter online

do they hate magic or what?

its been a while

a week, actually. i think this may be the longest i've gone without posting since i started this blog, unless you count trips abroad.

i've been taking a bit of a pause, if you will. circumstances have required my body to take a break, and i've decided to give my neurotic, over-active mind a break too. there are a billion things i could be freaking out about at the moment, but for now, just for right now and the next couple of weeks, i'm not going to. i am going to play wii and watch television marathons. i am going to read trashy novels and all of my edward tufte books. i am going to construct wooden insects. i am going to beat zelda. i am going to make pancetta-burrata-tomato sandwiches, and not drink or smoke. i am going to sit in the sun and talk to my mother.

doing these things, not freaking out - its harder than it seems. my life is a giant question mark, which is both scary and exciting. and - just for now - i'm going to be ok with that.

here i go

wish me luck.

blue steel

these orthopedic flats are made for walking

i wasn't feeling well when i left kelly and jake's, so i decided to go back to dumbo for a nap. as i walked the three long block to 6th avenue, my feet and my ipod conspired to take control of my body, and walked right passed the subway entrance, to 7th avenue, 8th avenue...i was almost at 9th avenue when my mind finally regained control and turned me back towards the F train.

so long chicago

we spent the weekend in chicago getting drunk with his relatives, listening to jazz at all night clubs, checking out the theater scene, and haunting cavernous used book stores. i always manage to catch that town during beautiful weather, and it absolutely captivates me. but i hear that's not always the case...

this morning finds me in new york on a beautiful july day.
i am a lucky girl indeed.

fleur de sel caramels

i just ate the last one.

try them for yourself.

Walking Wilshire

from downtown to santa monica.

via thrillist

i haven't had a cigarette in over a week

it still sucks.

first bowl show of the summer last night

cut chemist and dj shadow


afterwards we went dancing.

later that night we stole a gang of balloons and led a parade down hollywood boulevard towards roscoe's chicken and waffles, but it was closed.

we let the balloons go.

(starring: marcel, elisa, david; cinematographer: me)

i love the soft coolness of the air just after the sun sets on a warm summer day.

on spontaneity

i accepted a last minute invitation to lunch with my dentist (remember her?), her two dental hygienists, her receptionist and 4 other patients yesterday. the lunch was actually a blind date set-up between two of the patients (she's known for this), and the rest of us were along to ease the process. except the guy being set up didn't show. awkward. i was still numb from the novacaine and drooling all over myself.

good times.

fuck it

i'm baking cookies!

who's with me?!!?

still not m*&f%*&&n done

blech.

you'd think i'd be done by now

wouldn't you?

the stars (mis)align

two different people have pointed out to me that mercury goes into retrograde tomorrow, the day of graduation. when i asked what that meant they both just made a face and shook their head. so i did some research: apparently mercury in retrograde signals a time of cosmic change in which inevitable or fated events will occur. it also effects communication, leading to poor decisions, misunderstandings, confusion, and is best spent in introspection rather than action.

now i know why they shook their heads.