With my closet purged and organized, I’m reaping the benefits and letting go of my boots+leggings+oversize top+leather jacket uniform. Rediscovering my wardrobe is quite refreshing! I’ve found a respectable arsenal of skirts which I’ve been diligently putting into rotation. Lately, I’m especially feelin’ maxi-skirts. I’m 5’4, and have often read that short people should avoid wearing long skirts as they shrink the silhouette, add bulk, bluh bluh bluhh. This might matter if you really care about “appearing” taller, but if …
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On Saturday, roughly six months after we moved in, A and I had a little rocket-warming party to celebrate what’s finally beginning to feel like home. We don’t have people over too often, so I decided to feed our friends in addition the customary alcoholic offerings. Being nowhere near the expert level necessary to hold a full on dinner party for thirty people, hors d’œuvres seemed the most reasonable plan of action. Let me preface the rest by saying that, …
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Lat year, I declared war on Too Much Stuff, consisting of a vow to buy no clothing for the duration of 2010, leaving my apartment of ten years, and shedding tons of accumulated crap in the process. As far as the Spartan Resolution goes, it was… Fine, actually. I bought two pairs of shoes [which was allowed], and that’s all. I only felt the cruel pangs of desire maybe twice the entire year, and enjoyed wearing the things I already …
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December, with its new year’s eve and the preceding lunar eclipse was immensely, eerily transformative, so much so it surprised even me. I spent much of the month away from work, sorting things out, cleaning, and filling pages of my Moleskine, laying out plans and cataloging everything the past year effectuated. New Year’s eve itself was an awakening experience. Now, after nearly a month of reflection and plotting, I’m armed and ready to take 2011 in top form. Rarrf! This …
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With only a few days left until 2011, this will be the final Biorequiem post for 2010, but I’ll still be around on FB and Twitter. Now, photos from a fantastically delicious Russian dinner at my mom’s with A and Micron. Mom knows how to BRING IT, as always. ? Micron, modeling her new snow princess harness with mom. Deviled eggs with caviar. Mmmf! Rack of lamb, ready to be baked. Micron the Destroyer Appetizers: salad, bread, various cold cuts, …
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…Because I don’t celebrate Christmas. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that this is because Christmas is a tradition I wasn’t raised with, growing up in Russia. New Year’s Eve was the Huge National Holiday, and so it remains to me. Ded Moroz flying through the stars I put a lot of stock in New Year’s Eve, actually. Renewal, dawggs, I’m all about renewal, especially after a year as life-changing as 2010 has been. For me, the …
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The sun has come out in LA after a solid week of glorious rain, much to my chagrin. Fortunately, it’s still cold enough to crave winter food, so I’m going to share a simple recipe for a quinoa-stuffed squash. It’s takes about 30 minutes to prepare and is easy to modify to make vegetarian. You will need: 1 butternut squash 1 cup quinoa a protein of your choice dried cranberries walnuts or cashews butter cinnamon cumin coriander honey You’ll notice …
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WAVE air station control tower crew, 1954 I’m not in the habit of publishing letters from my readers, but in the case of this morning’s correspondence, I felt compelled, and I promise it’s not to let you know that people like my blog. Reason being the grand-scale transformation of the author – I was moved to tears when I read this email and think it absolutely belongs here as an end-of-the-year spur to stop making excuses and Get It Done. …
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As we’re moving into mid-December, it’s time to take stock. 2010 has been a mad whirlwind, and that’s an understatement, but I like doing this every year, to help myself plot what’s next. So! A short list of events, which doesn’t include the lovely people I met, good friends who have become even better, stages of insight, long night-time walks, sparkling parties, delicious new desserts, fucked-up dreams and carnal discoveries, though it probably should, because that’s the stuff that actually …
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I’m staring down the gaping maw of a monstrous to-do list and my brain is completely overrun with travel plans, the Wikileaks situation, and dancing squirrels, so no words today. However, the incomparable Allan Amato sent over a bunch of images from our early autumn shoot, so, voila! Everything from my standard supervillainous self to tan-lines and pit bulls. In Mother of London In Blacklickorish Latex More Blacklickorish With Nana, the beautiful hot-chocolate blue-eyed beastie. Latex by Brigitte More,
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Colder days are here in SoCal, which means 60s and 70s F, which also means it’s safe to dust off hats, sweaters and my beloved arsenal of arm-warmers. This might sound hilarious to those of you living in four-season climates, but believe me, after ten years in LA you’d be spending your “winter” days wrapped up Eskimo-style, too. Or close to it. No jacket here, because this was a warmer day! And so: COMPONENTS Knit hat – mine is from …
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Interrogation Station is here to answer questions from YOU. To give it a go, just submit a question through my Formspring page. You can ask anything you like, it doesn’t have to be about style or art. All I request is that you check out my FAQ and previously asked questions beforehand. I can’t guarantee that I’ll get to every single question, but I will certainly try. You can see previous installments of I.S. here. What perfume/bodyspray/lotion scents are your …
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Technically this isn’t an “Inkdrop”, but we have more important things to focus on. As just announced over at Coilhouse, I have a piece in Travis Louie’s epic collaborative art show, The Ghost of Delilah and Other Stories. Here is a super-secret previous of mine and Travis’ collaboration, titled “Cosmic Dreams”. Travis is on a plane right now and can’t punish me for showing it to you. Yet. Other collaborations include work by Craola, Chet Zar, Lola, Fred Harper, my …
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The crimson-locked siren below is my friend, Stephanie Inagaki. Stephanie is an artist and head designer of coveted jewelry label, Miyu Decay. Stephanie has very, very, very long hair. A few weeks ago she called me up and asked if I could dye it red. All of it. I laughed, hung up, caught my breath and called back, saying that I’ll dye some of it, but that’s the best I can offer. So we got to work and took a …
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After a few weeks of technical tweaking and bug-ironing, all three styles of my Dissociation T-shirts are now available over at Wiloh, just in time for the holidays. It’s safe to say that I’m pretty excited. When I opened the box of my sample T-shirts, a little wave of relief washed over me – they turned out to be AWESOME. I have to hand it to the shirt elves at Wiolh – they picked a truly incredible material and superior …
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