Troismois

Gaga in The Haus.

2009-11-10T18:55:00.001-08:00

Crotch grabbing and Alexander McQueen?

YESPLZ.

Courtney Love, I love the Love.

2009-10-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

I think I'm going to start dressing like Courtney Love, circa 1994...

I remember going over to my friend Crystal's house, and listening to "Live Through This" on repeat. Seventh grade, yo! Sooo good. I'm trying to find hot pink combat boots. Hook me up!

The version I like most of Courtney Love now is with her daughter, Francis Bean.

Michelle Williams, Part II.

2009-09-25T15:15:00.000-07:00

She's cut her hair again, thank goodness! Girlfriend looks absolutely delectable on the October 2009 cover of Vogue.

2009-09-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

This was the night that Ben and I met. Next week we move into our new home together.

Cat People

2009-09-24T10:11:00.000-07:00

Laura at Pecha Kucha.

2009-09-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

Laura Goldstone presented at Pecha Kucha night yesterday. That woman owns me. She's the Janet Jackson of Fresno--all about control. SICK.

2009-09-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

I had whole cities on my toes.

2009-09-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

What We Wore 9.21.09

2009-09-22T08:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my day off, so I hightailed it to Fresno to hang with Kim Burly, Cary, and Mollie.

Kim wore:

Shirt: Rue 21 $5
Skirt: Norton Mc Naughton Thrift store find. Cut. $2
Brooch: Twilighter Bird from her own stash of shit she makes
Bandage: Nexcare 1.99
Shoes: TOMS $48

I wore:

Boots- Goodwill on Sunset, $7.99
Dress: Kim's closet, free!

Earlier that day Kim and I had a salon party. We put streaks of blue, pink, and turquoise in hers. I have some pink in mine now, but you can't really see it in the picture.

We also read her 5th grade diary and ate a Cosmo sandwich. Pecha Kucha night was at the Starline, and we met up with Laura, Cho, and Rhyne. It was really, really good to see my old friends again. I missed these people.

Nerf Herder poster.

2009-09-18T07:39:00.000-07:00

Posters are one of my favorite things to make. It was really nice to work on this one-everything flowed quickly.

Mustard.

2009-09-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

Don't be crabby.

2009-09-14T22:49:00.000-07:00

But I am crabby.

Teen Dream.

2009-09-14T22:43:00.000-07:00

Tired.

What I Wore 9.11.09

2009-09-11T08:08:00.001-07:00

Vest- Reference (Goodwill on La Brea), $3
Dress- Forever 21 (via Jenn's hand-me-downs), free
Shoes- Tsubo (Ross in Visalia), $10.99
Belt- Grandmother's, from a different dress she had

I'm starting to feel like empire waists are played. The vest and belt are decent camo, and make me feel more like a lady.

Kim Burly has me excited about What I Wore again! Maybe we can be committed to this. TOGETHER!

These shoes were on clearance at Ross. Because they had some scuffs on them, the manager gave me an extra discount.

The nail polish is florescent! It practically glows. The picture does not do it justice. It's OPI's Strawberry Margarita. I might just like the name.

I miss you already.

2009-09-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

Engagement Party and Recovery.

2009-08-30T23:02:00.000-07:00

Engagement Party Part 1, last night:

Followed by Recovery, today:

Las Vegas.

2009-08-30T22:31:00.000-07:00

Ben's band played in Las Vegas last weekend with The Muffs, a band I've loved and never had a chance to see.

With our buddy Miranda!

With my lovergirl, Kim!

We made this trip five days after we got engaged. We didn't get married, but on the way home we did see some dinosaurs.

Extra ears.

2009-08-30T21:42:00.001-07:00

Mary Kate and Ashley at Opening Ceremony in Tokyo with an extra set of EARS! Lava. Such ladies!

The Thermals

2009-08-27T06:57:00.000-07:00

The Thermals are one of my favorite bands ever, so I was stoked to work on this for my friend Jefferson. Be sure to tune in! I'm pretty sure J. is gonna ask the band if I should apply for food stamps! AWKWARD!

What I Wore 8.20.09

2009-08-20T15:31:00.000-07:00

Man, I really need to get more on the ball with the What I Wore idea! To be honest, I think about putting together rad outfits more than I actually do it. So sad, so slackery.

Can I count a haircut as part of my outfit? I usually only feel well put together when my hair is supershort.

Dress- Kimchi and Blue (Goodwill on Sunset, $4.75! It was supposed to be $7, but the lady who rang me up thought it was a shirt)
Scarf- my mom's
Sunglasses- these are so old I don't even remember where they came from. Maybe Delia's in high school?!
Boots- No brand name (Goodwill on Sunset, $7.99. These were half price today!)

Sadly, this was the best picture of my new dear little boots. I fell in love with them--they totally remind me of the boots Fairuza Balk drags across the floor in The Craft. I'm convinced they make my feet look smaller too.

Happy Steve Martin's Birthday!

2009-08-16T16:27:00.000-07:00

I received a text from Jefferson on Friday: "Happy Steve Martin's birthday!" I couldn't believe that I had forgotten, and I was at work! What a pickle to be in. Some friends and I used our lunch break to go across the street to the grocery store and get the party started!

Malachi Ward made an awesome card (google search him, he's amazing). We left it in the break room and people signed it.

My favorite was "I wish you were my dad". Hilarious.

Funnest Friday! Thanks for having a birthday, Steve!

One day in Fresno.

2009-08-12T19:44:00.001-07:00

I had a day in Fresno with Ben, and we made the most of it.

We went to Triangle and got burgers and sandwiches. It was so good to see Kim and her family!

Brittany and Lindsay are really into haikus. I gave them the topic of aching ovaries, and they performed their creation.

Ben and Molly! His ovaries were the ones aching.

Hanging out in Kenny's truck. He was bringing home a dentist's chair for Doug to use for tattooing. Awesome!

We visited William Raines at Corridor 2122 on the last day the "Splash" show was up. We had some Simpler Times.

Screaming Females.

2009-08-11T21:31:00.000-07:00

My illustration of Screaming Females just went up at the L.A. Record website. You can check it out (http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/08/11/screaming-females-interview-we-ate-the-shit-out-of-it/) along with an interview put together by Chris Ziegler. The print version is out now, and it's free! Comb the mean streets of Los Angeles and get yourself a copy.

"Splash", this weekend in Fresno.

2009-08-07T22:35:00.000-07:00

Review of the piece I did for the Corridor 2122 show that is currently up, titled "Splash":

"The moment you walked into Corridor 2122 last night at ArtHop you could feel it: there was a buzz in the air, an electricity, a crackle of excitement. The fifth annual edition of the summer show "Splash" was here, and it was clear that curator William Raines had once again whipped together a lively, provocative, sophisticated show that he subtitles "Altered Narratives."

One thing that sets this annual event apart is its brevity. Rather than being on display for a month, as is traditional for most galleries, "Splash" is a brisk affair. In fact, that's one of the connotations of the title -- a splash lasts but for a moment. The show opened for ArtHop and is only on view Saturday and Sunday. (Hours are noon-4 p.m.)

Working in a variety of media, the 16 artists in the show enthusiastically dove into the theme. Among the highlights:

*Aurora Armijo's's "Kruller." This mixed-media piece has a loopy glee. The collage depicts a line drawing of a couple in ecstasy surrounded by a blizzard of floating frosted (and, yes, sexually suggestive) donuts. Also integral to the piece: a collection of pudgy raindrops and, inexplicably, a parking claim-check. The impact is whimsical yet sweetly erotic. Sugar glazed, anyone?"

--Donald Munro, The Fresno Bee
http://fresnobeehive.com/2009/08/dont_miss_splas.html

Lover.

2009-08-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

Romance is not about chocolates or red roses or silly cards; romance is about note-taking. It's about finding those secret wishes and funny bones and pummeling deeper into them, wiggling your fingers and operating and making those things real. It's about offering up the last bite of pie, and then dousing it in the remains of the a la mode before you laugh and tell them the airplane is coming in for a landing.

To wit--

In one of my past lives (read: before B.P.) I received an email from someone I was dating. The message itself was not inportant. What blindsighted me was the usage of the word "lover". As in, it was being used at all. Something about this gave me the ol' stinkeye; this word just sounds so tragic, and while I definitely have an appreciation for Mary Kate Olsen and share a name with one of the more dramatic Brother's Grimm Fairy Tale Princesses, I hardly stew in tragic-ness in my own life.

Except in the case of epic run on sentances.

I remember feeling disappointed, and I couldn't shake it. I tried to ignore the word. The email was perfectly fine if "LOVER" hadn't been glaring at me like a glistening, taut, sebum eruption. That word was the beginning of the end.

I was so grateful for that email. Sometimes all it takes is one thing to tip you off to a potential lifetime of shoulder-jerking annoyances. I was in awe, staring upon this blatantly efficient smoke signal reading "stop wasting time".

Results do not come out of nowhere. This is not random if you are paying attention to patterns. Because patterns are logical and manifest into a predictable result, you are gloriously responsible for your life no matter what "randomness" (eh, predetermined orchestrated mishmash of schtuff) is thrown at you. Details point the direction of endings. Keep your eyes open. Watch that airplane make a landing.