my new friend.

ladies and gentlemen please give a warm welcome to my new friend lugosi. his wrinkles and big aqua eyes are kinda awesome =)

skank world.

a. ive missed los angeles terribly. visiting her again feels like second skin and im so homesick to live there. upland will tide me over in the mean time.

b. skank world is quite possibly my favorite store ever. their taste in product (furniture) and collection of bratz dolls is impeccable. the staff is so intriguing and its making me want to explore different realms of myself just by talking to them + they make me feel smart for once in my life. i visited their warehouse consisting of more buried treasure than the goonies can speak for. more vintage eames, bertoia and schultz than i have ever seen + peters magic golden bicycle!

c. nemos birthday week is nuts and i never want to go to cinespace again.





when life hands you lemons...

graveyard @ the bootleg.

last night a few friends gathered to watch one of my current favorites play at the bootleg in la. it was an awesome little venue with so much positive space. i was thoroughly impressed by the opening bands also, which is always a bonus. graveyard totally won me over for the night, why are they so amazing? onto the photos:







good people. good times. this is what i need in life right now.

MAC.

when you truly love your job it feels so much more rewarding than i would have ever imagined. being a makeup artist has always been something i wanted to give my all to and now is my time to shine. not only do i get to work for an awesome company that pays well while inspiring their employees to reach new levels of creativity, but i also have amazing co workers that are so talented. i took my camera to work to document a few of my mentors:


this is my jenny from the block.


and this is ari - she may be the most beautiful girl ive ever seen.

and incase you care - go buy 'most popular' from the new colour craft launch. its the color i have on in these photos and its super amazing and only released in random limited quantities.

consolidation.

all of my online sites have now been consolidated to force me into a web design dungeon. this is a very important mark for me as i REALLY need to get myself in gear and build a site directed to my passion and current profession in life: makeup artistry. its an idea ive been tossing around for a bit but the finalized idea is a collective of creative individuals for hire. stay tuned for more details.

i had update in orange county which meant i had to stop by and stay with brittany. i tried to finagle an ash hang sesh also. unfortunately that didnt happen, bummer. the next morning, which was yesterday, we woke up and got ready to head to the city of angels. traffic ended up delaying us by 2 hours and eventually we all managed to meet up at the grove.


joseph and alicia came to hang around and shop for a bit with us. we went to a mid century furniture store called skank world - which happens to be my new favorite place. the owners are so unique its almost intimidating, new friends were made none the less.


we then said our goodbyes and headed home for the evening.

deer tick at spaceland.

if you havent listened to deer tick yet - you totally should. with their inspiration stemming from the likes of tom petty i doubt you could call their show a "bad time." they had such awesome energy (and drinking habits that put anyone i know to shame). not to mention an impromptu instrument chinese fire drill they pulled off with amazing grace - their skills are pretty insane. they played at spaceland last night which only brought back great memories from when we lived in silverlake. karissa and i made the trip out to the good ol city of angels thus making our 4th an awesome one.





also, FYI to those of you that havent made it to a show at spaceland they have the cheapest (LARGEST) mugs of stella in town + the best bathroom door artwork. cha chingggg!

box eight/shake the dust.

on thursday i went to dave and neils show at box eight. it was an awesome night and the group was sooo posi. i think we all left with sore jaws from laughing so hard. i managed to say numerous things that ended up sounding so stoops the next morning. my personal fave, " neil, phil... how awesome would it be if you had a SECOND sister named kali?!"






ohhh otis.

the trip was polished off with an early morning trip to swingers. i forgot about their "hardcore soy shake" but was uber haps to chug one down in about 2 minutes flat. since then ive been making my own versions at home - you should try it out!

"swingers hardcore soy shake"
-4 ice cubes
-1/2 cup soy milk
-a spoonful of peanut butter
-half of a banana
-a good squirt of chocolate syrup

blend away and enjoy a SERIOUSLY yummy treat that is way lower in calories than your average shake.

xo