where the day has taken me

i'm moving

2010-12-20T21:49:00.000-08:00

blogger has given me trouble one too many times...so find me HERE

it's sunday...

2010-12-19T22:30:00.000-08:00

this week we pray to the gods of big hair...

oh the boulevard...

2010-12-17T19:49:00.000-08:00

these days

2010-12-16T18:07:00.000-08:00

"life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

ummm...yes please!!!

2010-12-02T14:33:00.000-08:00

being that i have a birthday around the corner and i'm always down to get down with my native side...here's a gift idea...

i bet tomahawk throwing is all kinds of "fun"! you can purchase here. message me for shipping info...really i'm not joking, i want these!
gracias!

cherry on top

2010-11-30T19:31:00.000-08:00

our 3 day adventure continued saturday evening...shoe shopping, sweet potato fries and art! we ended up on fairfax and i really wanted to make sure we stopped in known gallery because sonny gerasimowicz's empty promises is up and showing.
*please allow a brief moment of gushing...known gallery really is one of the nicest small scale galleries in the country...not just my opinion, it is! casey and crew have done a stupendous job with the space and the artists they've shown are ill...i'm not at all surprised knowing for more years than i can remember what he and those that surround him produce. and mr. gerasimowicz, there are no words for how much i love his work.

no joke, if you don't go and see this in person you're a big dummy!

they say the lights are pretty

2010-11-30T19:20:00.000-08:00

friday night the crew made our way to the wiltern to check out pretty lights. if you ask me it may as well have been 1993, some random warehouse because everything else was quite the same...kids on drugs? check. glow sticks? check. crazy light show? check smoke machine? check. techno/dance/electro/whatever you choose to call it? check.

we had a grand time...danced like silly little kids...oh and found ourselves at an after hours down on union pacific...yeah, flashbacking in full effect.

chez jay

2010-11-30T16:01:00.000-08:00

oh how i love this place! as do my partners in crime for the silly thanksgiving holiday evening. maritime anything is all kinds of awesome, plus being able to chuck your peanut shells/aka dinner on the floor is a plus. they make a perfect stiff drink and i've had the shrimp scampi on a previous occasion...delicious!
when you're on the westside chez jay is always worth the stop.

excessive flash points, beyond all reach...

2010-11-17T10:41:00.000-08:00

stuck in my head the entire flight home from sf and won't go away...

i left my heart in San Francisco

2010-11-16T22:43:00.000-08:00

paid a quick visit to one of my oldest and dearest, in my favorite city to the north. had a delightful time, although it ended far too quickly.
as you can see, we checked on the golden gate...it's still there...in case you were wondering...

guns, ammo and teeth, oh my!

2010-11-16T21:28:00.000-08:00

The Spine & Tooth of Santo Guerro by Al Farrow = Magnificent! I'm in love...would've stuck it in my purse and made a run for it if only it were smaller and didn't weigh more than me...oh and if there wasn't the whole going to jail thing. This is a must see, the pictures from my phone do not do this piece justice.

dance all night, play all day...

2010-10-28T17:40:00.000-07:00

permanent mantra

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last sunday...not so lazy..

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lazy sunday...time to pray...

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and so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually...

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f**k i love you

2010-10-06T14:54:00.001-07:00

saturday night i scooped up my girl B (pictured below) to get our artsy fartsy on. we made our way to HVW8 to check out the opening of raif adelberg's f**k i love you los angeles.

familiar with mr. adelberg's clothing designs (dude channels early vivienne westwood with a twist. if you know me, you know my heart swoons for that lady...needless to say i'm a fan of raif's sensibility.) and having seen some of his artwork on the interwebs, i was pretty excited to see the show.

the night was full of good people, fun times and of course art.

the show runs until november 1, check it out if you're in the area.

the lag time is ridiculous

2010-10-05T20:26:00.000-07:00

music that is hard, fast and loud seems to have taken over my life lately and i couldn't be happier. about a week and a half ago i went to check out, killing california, bison bc and helmet .

killing california

(the love of music starts at home...watching as his dad ummm, rocks out.)

heshfest recap

2010-09-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

went to a little heshfest last weekend. main reason being, i wanted to see the cult. the day was highly entertaining & we danced like gitty little kiddies.

my partner in crime for the day

too perfect

the main attraction

thank you to all the lovely ushers that ignored us as we made our way forward. oh and to the kind people that lent us their tickets so we could go to the restroom while in sections we didn't belong.

weekly prayer time...

2010-09-26T18:19:00.000-07:00

some dude skateboarding

2010-09-21T17:30:00.000-07:00

my god

2010-09-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

being that it's sunday, bloody sunday, time to praise what i bow down to...music

here are a few that have been playing today...

pier side in o-side

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what he said

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swift intruder

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theme song

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for now...maybe always...

momentarily fitting

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and because i love a good cover, especially a silly one

Good Morning??

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Is it a good sign to start your day in a line??

seeking...

2010-06-26T20:38:00.001-07:00

southwest travel in 3

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punk rock warlord

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my first and eternal crush...

bridge and tunnel...really just bridge

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Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to...

2010-04-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

walked upon the edge of no escape...

2010-04-13T00:30:00.000-07:00

i've been on a kick or maybe it's just this week's obsession but allow me to gush for a moment...joy division is one of those bands that i can listen to over and over again. i can listen to them when i'm happy or sad and each song takes me to a different place as they have been a part of my life for longer than i can remember now.

whenever life is feeling a little off, she's lost control begins to feel like my theme song. shadowplay, memories of wearing black, dancing and helter skelter. and don't get me started about love will tear us apart...really there just isn't a bad song on the unknown pleasures album. then you have digital, dead souls...the closer album which is heartbreakingly wonderful...yeah, to say i love this band and their music would be an understatement.

built on pure punk rock mentality, their songs are all so sophisticatedly beautiful yet simplistic at the same time...down right perfection. they are now and will always remain in my top 5 bands of all time.

on a final note, if you haven't seen the joy division documentary that came out a few years ago, go find it and watch it! seriously, if you even sort of like music or just an interesting story it's worth the watch.

polite

2010-04-12T23:26:00.001-07:00

and by all means...

strike!!!

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i reminisce

2010-04-04T22:17:00.000-07:00

certain songs bring back exact moments in time, at least for me. these remind me of a couple carefree winters in tahoe, a lifetime ago...

this one seemed to be played in my car on the regular...

this one was played at every damn party, car and anywhere there was music...

fishy

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a little punk show

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stormy

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anticipation

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not colorado

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not just wanted, possibly needed

2010-02-27T09:26:00.001-08:00

an underwater mp3 player would make swimming laps go by so much faster.

life lately...

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Dear Sonic Youth...

2010-01-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

I love you.

That is all.

End of a Year and a Decade

2009-12-31T16:18:00.000-08:00

Last post of the year...It's been an odd one but overall I'm pretty happy and when it comes down to it, that's all that matters. I've returned to two things I love doing in life, surfing and snowboarding. It's given me an even greater appreciation for my home state, California. I mean where else can you have 70 degree Winters and go from this...

to this...

in a matter of hours?

Thank you to those that have supported and cared for me through this year. My love for you is never ending. Here's to a brighter year for us all!

wanted

2009-12-30T08:56:00.000-08:00

Since the first time I saw Winona Ryder aka Veronica in Heathers whip out her monocle to rant in her diary, I have been obsessed with the idea of having one.

This obsession has become even greater as I learn the trade of a goldsmith. Rather than a loupe a lovely monocle hanging from my neck makes much more sense to me. I may have to purchase.

(Holly Vogue)

(nearsights)

ring, ring, hey!

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Roarrrrrrrr

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flashbacking

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Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (1989)
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kickin it old school

2009-11-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

these were the jams at school dances...hell i'd still get down to these if anybody ever played them.

J.J. Fad - Supersonic
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LTrimm - Cars That Go Boom Music Video on JiggyStudio Dance Videos

2009-11-15T08:21:00.000-08:00

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sunday...you pray to your god and I'll pray to mine...

2009-11-08T15:45:00.000-08:00

music makes my world go round...selection varies from moment to moment and at this moment these songs have been on the brain...

2009-11-07T15:24:00.000-08:00

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wanted

2009-11-01T21:18:00.000-08:00

I have a thing for skulls, always have. When I saw photos of Dior's "Coffret de Victore" collection for Fall it was instant love. Victoire de Castellane is pretty much genius.

If anybody has a few thousand spare dollars laying around and would like to purchase any of the following for me, you'd have a friend for life!

2009-11-01T15:47:00.000-08:00

all hallows' eve

2009-10-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

My favorite holidays are upon us, Halloween and Dia De los Muertas. There's just something about this time of year along with the meaning and celebratory feeling of the two holidays I just love. Carving pumpkins, thinking of and maybe not always following through with extravagant costume ideas, giving honor to those that are no longer with me, all things that bring a little extra joy to my life.

So here's what just might be the best Halloween song...also was a big fave back in my Helter Skelter and Perversion days.

rides

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a shorty's birthday is the best kind of birthday

2009-10-14T16:39:00.000-07:00

a good jammy jam

2009-10-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

Gossip's version ...I've kinda been loving this rendition.

wanted

2009-10-03T21:34:00.001-07:00

With Winter around the corner, cozy loveliness such as mukluks become quite appealing. Just not sure I can get past the whole rabbit fur thing. This could be why for years I've never been able to bring myself to purchase them.

2009-09-28T20:33:00.000-07:00

oh to be single in the 80's...

2009-09-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

(thank you to craig metzger for pointing this out via twitter)

these have been keeping me busy

2009-09-24T19:30:00.000-07:00

this sunday's gospel

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i've been on a kick lately

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flashy

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nothing stays the same

2009-09-13T19:16:00.000-07:00

i lived here as a child. the yard is gone as is the sliding glass door and the beautiful natural wood of its original glory...sad.

this was my bus stop. the gate did not exist.

my childhood best friend lived here. there was a porch and a yard full of grass and trees. there also wasn't a huge cross on the front, nor was the house yellow.

my elementary school which is now part of the high school.

once upon a time there stood a blue barn. i "ran away" and stayed there for a few hours.

she's a bit crazy and that's why i love her!

2009-09-12T10:24:00.000-07:00

this weeks musical obsession

2009-09-11T20:16:00.000-07:00

summer vacation is over =

2009-09-08T19:55:00.000-07:00

just because...

2009-09-03T14:24:00.001-07:00

D'Angelo featuring Method Man & Redman - Left & Right
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dreams of sailing away...

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The Cult "Love" Live

2009-08-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

last night i was fortunate enough to see the first show for the cult's love live tour. if you like a good rock show, go! i do have a personal bias being that the first concert i ever went to on my own was the cult's sonic temple tour, but hearing the love album in it's entirety plus a few extras was amazing! they sound as good as if not better than ever. i've been to a lot of shows over the years and this def ranks in the top 5.
alright, enough gushing...

2009-08-20T08:40:00.001-07:00

my mini partner in crime

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when things are so insane you have no words...

2009-08-12T20:45:00.000-07:00

go HERE to read and see more.

image taken from site above

2009-08-10T14:33:00.001-07:00

droppin acid??

2009-08-07T09:15:00.000-07:00

these two bands have been on repeat in my life this week...not sure why...rediscovered the soup/nico albums by blind melon...something clicked when listening to yeasayer...the mind works in funny ways.

drugs kill btw...very talented people at that.