20,000 leagues later

so, we have arrived in paris. it has been raining most of the time we have been here, but that seemed to be my impression of paris before i got here. a little grey and full of ghosts. we play a show tomorrow and i am anxious to play even though it has been nice to have a few days off in paris. we have been staying with my favorite frenchman jerome. he has been the best host feeding us like every two hours and taking us around to see the sites. we came to paris from nantes which is the home of jules verne and simone de beauvoir. we played at the espace de simone de beauvoir. it was pretty intense and there were pictures of her all around where we played. the crowd was full and attentive and the staff there was so nice. i am admittedly horrible about remember the fact that i have a camera in my bag at all times right now, but i swear i will get better.

WE MADE IT!

for a whole month i am fortunate to be traveling thru europe with my pal matteah. we are gonna be playing in a bunch of different places starting tonight in milan. then we go to france, germany, czech republic, portugal & back to italy. it's gonna be crazy, but super fun. check out matteah's website for the dates. i am gonna try to post stuff on a more regular basis as to where we are at!

when i grow up

angelina first introduced me to fever ray & karin just reminded me that i never checked out what she was up to in the visual scope of her music. which upon listening to fever ray you notice right away that it sets a visual tone as well as a musical one. it's heavy on the witchy naturalistic references which is something i lean towards all the times. when i checked out the fever ray website i was pleasantly surprised at all of videos. mystical, dark and not really having anything to do with the song at hand, but nonetheless very special. she said she wrote this record while on a break from the band she shared with her brother, the knife, and before/after her second pregnancy. there's a stream of consciousness about the songs & the music that would lead one to believe that it was made when someone needed to escape reality & responsibility. which it seems was what she needed to make a really wonderful record.

si beau il blesse

vanessa bruno's clothing line is one of those things that will always be quintessentially french to me. the easy, carefree, effortless and sexy details of the line are what makes the french mademoiselles seem so appealing. so it only makes sense to take one of france's royalty ( in my eyes ) lou doillon and make a beautiful movie of her featuring the clothing and a cave.

THE SWEETEST OF DEERS

my lovely karin

time ticks by

this year i am turning the lovely 30 years of age. it seems like i am all ready older than that. i think it might be time for an eye exam, as i fear i may be squinting more than usual. if it happens that i need some glasses. these will be them. glasses by PRISM

in the words of the enviable liz lemon

isabel marant studded booties

I WANT TO GO TO THERE

straight out of legend

found on vena cava's blog via english russia

i have always had a fascination with crystals and their formation. thanks to my friend amy it has now been reignited. there's something so inherently magical about an organic compound that can grow it's way through trees and walls. this is what the underground sewer system looks like in russia. stalagmites of magic growing everywhere! it also remind me of where that movie legend should have taken place. quite possibly the only tom cruise film i have ever enjoyed.

seasons change

i know it's wishful thinking that fall is here all ready, but is got way cooler here in brooklyn today and it's supposed to stay this way for a few days. i am looking forward to a restful sleep. the dog is sitting on my lap where she belongs. and i would like to be clothed in these outfits from chloe by hannah macgibbon. there something so weird about them, but i love the felty wool overcoats. dressing like a lady is what fall is all about. i am so sick of just trying to stay cool. i am ready to get dressed again!

totally gratuitous

my dog the vampire. when we got ms. josephine she was all ready 8 years old. she's now 13. one of the most charming things about her has to be her ever increasing underbite. it's getting wild! this is her sleeping upside down. i know, i will post more things soon, but come on. take a look at that underbite!