February 2012
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Busy Bee
Between Hard Rock, the Heinz promo, and life in general, I’ve been running around like crazy. I was so exhausted one night, that when I got called into work, I literally got off the phone and just cried. It ended up being a good night at work but I just wanted my bed. I’ve been able to regroup a little and have a lot planned for the next week or so. Between dinner plans, work dates...
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Children, Wake Up..
If this ever posts, it’ll be a miracle. My internet…. well, my neighbor’s internet (shh)… has been in and out all day. These are the last pictures from the Nashville trip. Ya know, from back in November. Haha. Ughh. I just got them from Keiko. But I have all my China pictures to go through and put up, so I figured it’s better than nothing. There are so...
January 2012
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It hurts to let you go...
I’ve been putting off this post because I couldn’t get through it at first. I got home from China on the 18th and my dad called me to let me know that they had to put Otis down. I was a mess and just needed some time to deal with it on my own. Anyone that knew Otis or even just heard my family talk about him knows how much love we all had in our hearts for him. The world...
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Let's cross the sea and get some culture...
Jessica and Keiko have been in town the past few days. Keiko is here for the People’s Choice Awards and Jessica just came to hang out a few days before our China trip. I still can’t believe we’re going. It will be about 20 degrees, give or take, in Beijing, but I’ve packed every last one of my sweaters. I think everyone else is more worried than we are. Almost...
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Home is wherever I'm with you...
I was really worried about going home this year for Christmas. I mean, I was extremely excited to see my parents and Otis, but not sure how I would handle the new living situation. My parents sold the house I had lived in since I was 12 and bought a condo in a neighboring town. I’m pretty sensitive and sentimental, so I was just waiting to see how I handled the change.
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December 2011
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Fantastic flavor fancies...
I’m definitely posting more Nashville pictures as I sit in my parent’s condo in Florida. For as much as I love LA, I enjoy my little trips away even more.
Christmas is upon us and I’m so happy that I did my holiday shopping early. I only have a couple more gifts to get/make but the bulk of it is done and I’m stress free. Love this feeling. I get to see a...
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Hold this thread as I walk away...
I’ve been in such a mood today. I have no idea why. I think it’s my level of productiveness… which is at about a zero. But my laundry is in the dryer and the Christmas lights are up so that’s a start. Only took me the whole day to get here. Oh well. I did get news today that I’ll be working a special Hanson event this weekend at work and to celebrate, I...
Buy Indie!
These are the two prints that I bought at Unique LA two weekends ago. I’m in absolute love with them. I want an entire wall in my bedroom to have art from different friends/ independent artists. My friend, Betsy, gave me my first piece for this collection. It’s a blonde girl with a swirled green background. The cheersing ice cream cones from Kyle was the second addition.
The...
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I just came to say hello...
Sorry I’ve been MIA recently. I’ve been trying to pick up as many shifts as possible to cover my Christmas shopping, trip home for the holidays, and my China trip in January. So much going on! My mom told me that she hoped I don’t have my seasonal meltdown this year. Haha. I just really like holidays to be perfect with loved ones, decorations, and food… LOTS of...
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November 2011
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Forget me not, my love...
I love holidays and want them to be perfect and stress free. Unfortunately, things don’t always turn out how I’d like them to. Thanksgiving was one thing after another and I eventually just gave up and went to bed. Best decision. Just start over the next day.
I will say one thing though… I am beyond blessed and thankful for the people in my life. I have amazing...
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Mushaboom, Mushaboom
These pictures were taken in Claudia and Mark’s beautiful home while we were in Nashville. I fell in love with this particular room and took a few mental notes and actual pictures for my own home redecorating project (which seems never ending). Presley, the beautiful pup in the pictures, was the best welcomer ever. She gave lots of face kisses… the best were when I was...
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You had hope for me now...
I leave for Nashville in the morning. Keiko and I will be meeting up and eating/shopping our way through the city. I’m stressing out about packing which is pretty normal for me. I have no idea what to bring. I just steamed a skirt and burnt the shit out of my fingers and arm in the process. Typical…
Oh and as you can see from this post, I seriously wasn’t kidding...
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Regrets Collect Like Old Friends...
I’m an absolute creature of habit. And if I like something, I will enjoy it into the ground. I had Umami Burger several times this past week (truffle cheese fries, Mexican coke, and a Hatch burger please and thank you). I have listened to this Florence and the Machine song on repeat every day and the new Beirut album has been played every night. And don’t get me started...
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Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!
These photos are from Michael’s epic backyard party. I thought Alexis’ Beetlejuice hair was a wig… she apparently just teased and sprayed the shit out of it. Two shampoos and three conditioners later, it was finally back to normal. I found my little sister (aka Betty Page) at the bar and started talking to her. She looked at me like who is this crazy girl trying to talk...
October 2011
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Happy Halloween!
I’m Emily from Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride this Halloween (photos to come soon). My own sister didn’t recognize me at a party last night. I guess that means I did a good job on my makeup! I had to sneak this photo at the LACMA Tim Burton exhibit because they were being annoying about photos. If you live in LA and haven’t gone, today is your last chance! I have to redo my...
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I told you to be balanced...
The gang got together to see Bon Iver play at the Gibson not too long ago. Alexis and I were infatuated and enjoyed every note in Justin Vernon’s extensive range. Drew was less than impressed, but he usually is. He said the show sounded too perfect. Some people are just never happy…
We played around for a bit after the show and Michael almost got dropped when they tried to...
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Party Time: Melie Bianco
Shortly after coming back from New York, I was invited to the Melie Bianco store for a party. I got to chat with a bunch of the talent behind the line and browse through all of the bags. There’s another handbag line that always threw great parties in New York and I wondered why no one else’s compared. Melie Bianco turned that around right quick.
First off, the bags have...
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Backstage at Rachel Roy
One of my favorite experiences at Fashion Week this year was getting to cover backstage beauty at the Rachel Roy presentation. Bobbi Brown was actually there applying makeup to the models and giving final approval. I was in awe and loved watching her work. I’ve been toying with the idea of starting the steps to be a freelance makeup artist and watching them all work was...
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Lighten Up - It's Just Fashion!
This will be my one big overview of last month’s shows, presentations, and events for New York Fashion Week. I’ll try to condense it as much as possible, since its all in one post. I was running around a lot so I didn’t always remember to take pictures but hopefully this will give a bit of a look into my NYFW. I’ll post my backstage beauty coverage of the Rachel Roy show...
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Sick Sickly
I have been using my neti- pot with zinc drops and salt… spraying silver under my tongue… definitely had a Coldbuster from Jamba Juice with extra immunity and a shot of wheat grass… and I’m still sick! I’ve added some soup, Ibuprofen, and cold tablets to the mix as well. And water. SO MUCH WATER. I give up. I’m just going to keep the tissues stuffed up there...
Never fear, Brooklyn is here!
Since Keiko is in Florida playing with her newborn nephew, I’ve had to resort to stealing the pictures I want from her blog. I may or may not post others from this day. That whole by Friday thing didn’t pan out too well. Would it really be me if it had?
I’m falling asleep as I type this, which is awesome since I need to get ready for work. I had a New Found Glory show on...
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“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for...”
– Steve Jobs (2005 Stanford Commencent Speech)
Rest In Peace.
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Hey hey my playmate...
These were taken by the stunning Keiko, outside of Milk Studios for the IFB Conference during Fashion Week… it’s October already, huh? Alright, everything from my NY trip will be posted by Friday or not at all. Then it’s time to move on. I feel like if it’s written on here, I’ll HAVE to go through with it, right? Right!
I’ve been trying to eat...
September 2011
10 posts
Let's be honest
I know I sort of already posted this outfit a few days ago but I finally got the pictures from Kim, so I figured a few more couldn’t hurt. We had just left the Porter Grey presentation (hello cute clothes!) and got semi mobbed by photographers outside of Lincoln Center. One videographer asked if he could interview us and when it was my turn, I got the wonderful question of,...
The way to my heart...
I tend to spread myself pretty thin when it comes to making plans. This particular day, during Fashion Week, began with Keiko and I waking up early for a breakfast with the Lulus’ ladies. We then rushed over to the Ugg Australia showroom to check out the new line and have a post Fashion’s Night Out brunch on the beautiful terrace. We were pretty full from breakfast, but I have...
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She makes the city feel like home...
I’m back in New York! It’s only for Fashion Week, and the weather is awful, but there’s still something nice about being back. And no, it’s not the zoo of animals in the apartment (side note: My arm has already fallen victim to Vester and Kitty Boos fighting).
Keiko and I ventured into the city today and got our nails done at Blush with Kat from Urban Decay. My nails...
August 2011
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No More Loko
Warped Tour has this wonderful habit of hitting SoCal several times and I always try to make as many of the dates as possible. We made the poor decision of downing 4 Lokos before going in which I paid for dearly by the end of the night. But the actual day was fun and I got to see some great bands and visit with all my tour loves.
September is going to be full of even more shows,...
