9.26.2008

I want what i can't find










For the Fall I have been on a mission for a new pair of shoes that are not sneakers. I have boots from last year that are still good but one cannot wear boots everyday! My criteria are seemingly quite simple, but I find the stores are overwhelmed with all the same shit. This is what I want:

1) Comfort, because I live in New York and walk everywhere
2) Looks are important-so cute-and not hybrid weirdo shoes like Merrill’s and those foam thingy’s.
3) Something not everyone in the world will be wearing
4) I am broke, so they must be cheap!

This is what I keep finding EVRYWHERE:

1) Black patent leather loafers (cute but not when everyone has them already; see criteria 3 above)
2) Ankle boots with a heel (which obviously get knocked out by criteria 1 above)
3) Riding boots ( which I already have and don’t need another pair)
4) Ballet Flats ( always classic but no arch support)




Best I have found yet? Cute or Ugly, I can't decide... and they're not cheap!


I want something new and exciting, a shoe that can be worn with dresses and pants. A Classic- but Vintage always means uncomfortable in my experience. Is it impossible to get interesting shoes without spending a lot of $$$$. So far this is the best I have found, but overall I think the shoe market is really boring this season.

Any suggestions?

9.24.2008

Halloween




Halloween arrives
Every year way too quickly
What the fuck to be?

For the past two years I have been "Slimer"-from Ghost Busters, but actually looked more like a frog. The hoodie/costume is conveniant and comfortable; easy to pull on and off.... But maybe this year requires more pizazz as Halloween is on a Friday. Is a month enough time to get it together?


9.23.2008

Little Joy = Lots of Joy































A sort of super
band from LA, a stroke, a
hippie--LITTLE JOY

OMFG, Devendra and Fab have made the upbeat, kiss on the lips kinda music I REALLY want to listen to!


http://www.myspace.com/littlejoymusic

9.21.2008

Music for Fall


So far for the Fall I'm looking forward to looking backwards.  I've been discovering and rediscovering a lot of old stuff.  Os Mutantes hail from Brazil with a sound that embodies Tropicalia and Psychedlic Rock.  Everything is Possible their Best of Album will surely have me dreaming of Caipirinhas on the beach when the leaves start to fall.

Outkast has always been a love of mine, but after a few years of limited play in my headphones, their music is as fresh as always.  I am especially looking forward to my rediscovery of "Jazzy Belle" off ATLiens.  But I will be putting all of their albums on heavy rotation.  I'm also thinking of rocking some Nike Air Max while listening to said albums and bringing back some long dormant hip-hop into my life.

Jonathan Richman is someone I'm just discovering though he's been making music since the 70's and has been referred to by some as "Godfather of Punk."  Hailing from my own hometown of Boston really grounds me in his lyrics and brings me back to my roots.  Surrender to Jonathan-released in 1996-is what I've been listening to for now, but I look forward to other lyrical magic Richman can offer me.

  Fall for me is filled with a melancholy serenity and when I am feeling super self indulgent I like to listen to some really nice folk music and sit in pajamas all day long. When this perfect fall day arrives I will be listening to Vashti Bunyan.  Both Just Another Diamond Day  and Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind are filled with beautiful melodies to drag your feet to.

Overall it looks like my Autumn is going to be all over the place.  I'm going to be gettin' down on the train in my Nikes and then returning home to put on my finest vintage lace and stare wistfully out the window.  I can't wait!

1. "ATLiens" Outkast
2. "Best of Os Mutantes: Everything is Possible" Os Mutantes
3. "Surrender to Jonathan" Jonathan Richman
4. "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind" Vashti Bunyan




9.19.2008

Fall Albums I am Excited About
















Summer jams were a little tame this year, except for Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" which got old fast. That's why I am excited for fall, not just for the weather to change, but for new music from amazing bands, who are, you know, musical. Here is what I am looking forward to:

1. "Dear Science" TV on the Radio
2. "Acid Tongue" Jenny Lewis
3. "Skeletal Lampin" Of Montreal
4. "Only by the Night" Kings of Leon
5. "Seaside Rock" Peter, Bjorn & John

Nimble Fingers, what do you want to listen to this fall?

First Cold Day

FRIDAYS FALLING LEAVES
FLYING FLAGS OF SURRENDER
FOR SLEEPING IN LATE

9.17.2008

We Share the Same Skin


The skin I come in
Has rabbit fur cobwebs that
Explode all day long

9.16.2008

Learning a New Trade
















LOOMING TINY BEADS
CAUSING MY FINGERS TO BLEED
BUT NO PAIN NO GAIN



9.15.2008

What up world?






THINKING OF YOUR EYE
BLINDED BY MARIGOLD LIGHT
COMING AT YOUR FACE!!!

xoxo,
J+D