Live Fast, Die Young

This performance is like a dagger twisted into my heart. I mean that in the best possible way.

Janice is Queen.

Fave-Rave Word of the Day #003

Tincture- n. a substance that colors, dyes, or stains. a characteristic quality; a slight admixture. a solution of medicinal substance in alcoholic solvent.






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Happiness Is...

* My new Chinese Laundry over the knee suede boots! I want them in every color imaginable.
* Goya guacamole & cheddar cheese wraps....my standard 'go-to' lunch

* Rimmel nailpolish in Hypnotize

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

dkny sequin top, forever 21 hair feather doo-dad, h&m skinnies, chinese laundry boots.

My room could stand to be cleaned, but I can't be bothered at the moment.

The Wonderland Otherwise Known As Polyvore...

I know I am MASSIVELY late on this, but I simply cannot get enough of Polyvore. I've only been registered for say, five minutes, but I can see in the not-so-distant future that this will be the bane of all my sleepless nights to come...


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"There are never enough hours in the day of a queen, and her nights have too many."

I spent a good chunk of my evening yesterday watching the 1963 movie, Cleopatra featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Her entrance into Rome blew my mind with endless inspiration! The costumes, the colors!! I am swooning.

To think, this was all filmed with absolutely no special effects! Hollywood just ain't what it used to be. . .

Fave-Rave Word of the Day #002

Bodacious- adj. Outright, unmistakable. Remarkable, noteworthy. Voluputous, sexy!




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Finally!

I'm diggin' my weekly horoscope this week from astrostyle.

Aquarius
Your ruling planet Uranus goes direct this week after a five month retrograde through your income sector. If your finances or job security have been erratic this year, expect to feel a profound sense of peace now. You may not actually know where you're heading, but you'll finally have a clear idea of what to aim for. It's likely to be a pursuit with a lot more spirituality or world-changing energy to it. Chalk this up to Pluto, which moves into your magical, mystical twelfth house on Thursday. This phase last for sixteen years, reshaping the way you view life in a major way. It's time to bring a deeper dimension to all that you do. You may work more behind-the-scenes than you have for a while; or, you may become known worldwide for one of your inspirational creative talents. If you're not touching people with your work, it simply won't feel worth it. Thursday also features a new moon in Sagittarius, your house of teamwork. A fresh round of friends and collaborators are set to enter your world. There will be lots of laughter mixed in with the inspiration, so expect to have a good time joining forces with these folks.

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meow!

Eniko for Vogue Paris Dec/Jan Calender. Ph. Terry Richardson
(scanned by the lovely Diorette @ tfs)

Fave-Rave Word of the Day #001

Let me first preface this by stating that peppering my language with fancy words is one of the little things that gives me a thrill and gives my heart a little skip.(Other things that do this- anticipation of Paris fashion week, updates on BPAL, finding a great piece at a thrift store, paying someone a compliment, driving alone at night blasting rock n roll tunes from the '60s & '70s).

Personally, I think all of us could benefit by incorporating some exciting words into our lives. Therefore, I will be posting (hopefully daily) a word that I get a little joy out of saying aloud, along with a definition and some visuals. I will personally slap myself the next time someone asks me how I am doing and I just reply "good". Life is too short for a drab vocabulary.

Today's word is: Resplendent- adj. shining brilliantly; characterized by glowing splendor.

Photo from Sarah Kraly's Flickr

Is Romance Dead?

There is a passage in my current favorite book, Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull, that had me pondering that sentiment.

She talks of a man known as "Stash". "One night Stash climbed up the wisteria on the front of the house to the balcony of Cheyne Walk. He got into the house and came up to my bedroom making a grand entrance in his cape. Well, that deserves a fuck, I thought. It was terribly dangerous."

The thought of that strikes the romantic in me, and makes me swoon as well. Now, I don't have any wisteria climbing up the walls to my bedroom for young suitors to climb, but still! Where are these terribly romantic gestures nowadays? Everyone just goes to the bar to feed some lines to whatever seemingly enthusiastic candidate there is in hopes to bring them home for some awful drunken sex and then an awkward morning.

I want to bring back anonymous love letters- written by hand! Dropping perfumed handkerchiefs in the line of men! Throwing small pebbles at your love interest's window in the darkness of night! Clandestine meetings in parks!

I think it would make life so much more thrilling. We could all use a good dose of thrill, am I right?

(pic from phillyist.com)