i've been busy, i swear!

even the sun has an awesome grill at sfai

the view from school, as breathtaking as ever

superbowl spread on the day the saints made history

sometimes he sneaks up on you

new batch of little girl headbands in the works

quick visit with djuna and her parents
(djuna models the mini beret i gave her for her 2nd birthday)

anton, writer/producer and all around sweetie
(currently script supervising for his short "charity")

cheers

well, mom & dad finally got to partake in some trivia at edinburgh castle after years of missing out. thanks to them, we got a free pitcher for knowing the answers to some really obscure questions.

in other news, i had to evacuate our shoebox yesterday so a kindly gentleman could re-caulk our bathtub, and i took refuge at a matinee for the new harry potter. they're all finally old enough to start hooking up with each other! good lord, hogwarts was awash in more raging hormones this installment than any previous.

fiddler

dad playing fiddle for his mother during their visit to san francisco last weekend.

if it's good enough for anthony bourdain...

maple bacon latte at pirate cat cafe. complete with bacon-bits garnish.

m.o.r.e. d.b.a.

we went back to d.b.a. on frenchman last night for more jazz and blurry pictures.


right before i left san francisco, i saw mardi gras: made in china, a documentary about the young chinese women who make mardi gras beads and get paid a penny per dozen. it probably wasn't the best film to get me hyped for the trip, but it did make me appreciate this light fixture at d.b.a. that is made from recycled beads.

voodoo barbeque!

when we're in new orleans, nathan needs his barbeque. this trip, we finally made it down to voodoo bbq on st. charles where we watched the street cars pass as we gorged on award winning ribs.

dusk

the sun sets on another day and another amazing building in the french quarter.

well dressed heterosexual male

nathan was standing on the sidewalk in the quarter by hisself the other day when a horse-drawn carriage tour rolled up and the guide pointed out brad & angelina's house to accompanying tourists. he then turned towards nathan and said "and here's a brad pitt look-alike." nathan didn't seem to appreciate that in the retelling, but i say that being associated with one of the world's most esteemed male specimens is pretty good apples.

and here is the elusive neil whose tortoise wayfarers inspired this post. i really liked his whole outfit, but the glasses were definitely covet-worthy.

and not pictured is will arnett who i spent two and half hours staring at at d.b.a. last night. i didn't take a picture of him because i am from l.a. and we don't do that.

goin' to the quarter

on a streetcar named thirsty, britten lulls to sleep her purse full of beer.

brunch with bunch

on sunday, britten took nathan and i to brunch at cafe degas in mid city. the place is cozy and has a dining room that opens on to the sidewalk, which was quite lovely with the weather being so humid. midway through our meal it started pouring down rain, but cleared up in time for us to leave.

we chatted with several fellow diners while we waited for our tables. i met a woman with san francisco, santa monica, and kansas connections-- small world!

bunchie and i shared the peanut butter pie. it was like a reese's pb cup, only ten times more decadent, we couldn't even finish it. i must find the recipe.

pink

i want to wear it!

by the water

i'm stuck at work today, but looking at pictures from my last visit to the ramp do help a bit in providing some cheer. when the weather is beautiful in the city, this is where i long to be.

you can sip bloody marys by the water and pretend you're in new orleans. i've been doing that a lot lately.

girl trouble

some of my favorite times occur when i'm with these ladies: sara, clariss, and little boots (latter two pictured above.)

on a sober note, elizabeth twisted her little ankle later that night. does anyone have a pair of tiny crutches she can borrow?

miette

it had been a while since i'd visited miette in hayes valley, so i wandered over on my lunch break saturday to see what's new and lo, gummy alphabet! being a totally obsessive compulsive snacker, i loved spelling out as many words as i could with the random letters i was given. "quasi plum" was about the best i could do.

out of the closet and off to the flea

spent most of the weekend tidying the closet and going through tons of sewing stuff. it was exciting to be reminded of the fun projects i've worked on, partial and complete, especially this apple shaped pot warmer in progress for someone who can not be named because they read this blog and i would still like to give it to them some day.


after working saturday and spending most of my free time getting organizized, it was refreshing to get up early and leave the city for the alameda flea market, my first one this summer. my favorite find of the day was this little two year old version of carmen sandiego, apparently in hot pursuit.

loot

the renegade craft fair finally came to san francisco last weekend! i picked out a few choice items.


wild printed tunic t from raeburn ink, $32.


adorable/scary onsie from ferdinand, $16.


limited edition letterpressed print set/4 from satsuma press, $40.

sweet & kind proprietor lynn russell printed these in collaboration with artist yoo-ii, who mined inspiration from both the lily ponds found in a park in her hometown of tainan, taiwan, and the horizontal register of traditional chinese painting.

sunday

on a whim, i decided to invite a few friends over this morning for a pancake breakfast. scott & judd brought over the biggest donuts i have ever had the pleasure of devouring.

afterwards, nathan and i braved opening weekend crowds to see the dark knight. heath ledger is the best joker e v e r, seriously! he does a great trick where he makes a pencil disappear. i am so very sad that there won't be any more performances from him. he was quite a piece of work.

hats off!

when we got back to san francisco from new orleans, i was so excited to stumble upon a show at sfo of vintage stewardess caps.

i had just forgot my cute little otsu planner (yeah, this one) on the plane, so seeing this display helped lift my spirits.





Hats Off! Women's Airline Uniform Caps, a new exhibition at San Francisco International Airport, presents a unique look at the design history of the crowning touch in the fashions of flight--the airline uniform hat for women.

The approximately thirty-five uniform caps included in the exhibition illustrate the cap's role as a practical accessory and an extension of an airline's company image. Caps on display range from haute couture-inspired looks from the 1940s, and modern designs from the 1960s to retro-influenced styles from the 1980s and 1990s. Among the designers represented in the exhibition are Adolfo, Howard Greer, Oleg Cassini, Stan Herman, Eric Javits, Raymond Loewy, Jean Louis, Hanae Mori, Mary McFadden and Frank Olive.

lucky's

one of my favorite things about being in new orleans is getting to experience it like a local. late one night, we were riding back from a friend's house in mid city to our b&b in the garden district when britten called to invite us out for karaoke at lucky's which we a had literally just rode past on st. charles. when i'm in town, i try to see my friends as much as possible so we had to oblige!

i was pretty tired, but had fun playing with my camera and listening to various vocal stylings. britten belted out let's give them something to talk about, then joked about how the hostess, linda, always always sings nothing compares 2 u, which she did eventually croon.


i left my beloved coat in a cab and have been in mourning ever since. thinking it was the lord's intention to provide me with funds for a replacement, we went to harrah's and immediately lost $25. relaxing at lucky's next to the poker machines, i relapsed and gambled $1. i won 75¢ and got out when the gettin' was good!

30 time, tommy style

last week's club book meeting was also a preliminary party-like get together to celebrate ringleader tommy's 30th birthday. he is currently enjoying time off from work and looking very mr. mom. never feed beans to a baby! i'm sure he probably already knows that; he's so well read!


suzanne brought a cake she decorated. she works at an erotic cake shop and she sure can wield an icing tube!