Inspiration!

Abba: I want to look like the girls in this video. Over the knee boots, white backgrounds, dancing, being a beautiful Swede.



Gonna put in the want ads! Honey Cone is where it's at. Booty shorts + wigs + synchronized dance = my fantasy for my own band.



Mary Jane Girls...where have you been all my life? I just found out about this band this week, and it's rocking my world. This is a pretty darn sexy video. I love that each of the members has to have a persona: leather girl, Stevie Wonder braids, valley girl, etc.



More later!

Favorite Quotes

A new favorite quote:

"Personality begins when comparison ends." - Karl Lagerfeld

That is the gospel truth, right there.

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

Norton Juster, you man of my dreams: I had known the wonder that was The Phantom Tollbooth, but Claire introduced me to The Dot and the Line this weekend, and it was the sweetest thing I'd ever read. Ever! So cute. This is the video of the story, from 1965.



xo,
Alison

More...Blogging?

Don't jinx it! I'm still here, somehow! Though I am in a Vick's Vapo' Rub induced haze of stickiness, I'm still able to press my paws into the keyboard. So. Yeah. Here I am.

The day has started early, as I woke up with many different nightmares at 6:30 on a Sunday morning and could not go back to sleep. The world is not fair. All of my nightmares had to do with the fact that I had my window open, as my room is a stifling heat box, and I was afraid that someone was going to put a ladder to the side of my house and break into my room. (?) I'd wake up with a weird hallucination that a coat on the floor was someone creeping toward me, and freak out. My brain can make anything look like a rapist at 4 a.m.

Since I woke up so early, I've taken it upon myself to do more research on that werewolf syndrome. You know, "werewolf boys." Also, as long as I was going on that vein, I'm also doing some reading on bearded ladies.

Also, here's a short list of things I have my eye on. Etsy 4 lyfe!



This skirt be WeHeartHeartbreaker (close friend of my other Etsy fave ImYourPresent) is so clean and high waisted and '90s. I just want to put on some keds and dance down to The Max with this thing on.



Ethnic poncho much? This thing is genius! It has a Mayan looking guy on the back. This is like Madonna's pyramid jacket from Desperately Seeking Susan, except for NOW.



This print by jenniferdavis is so evocative. I love all of her work.

Um, what else? I'm listening to "How Bizarre" by OMC on repeat, contemplating showering, and attempting to buy an Ewok doll and some glove molds on Ebay. Too much free time?

Lazy Sattaday

Dear internet diary:

What a long and productive day it has been. And don't you love my virtual reality glasses? (Yeah, I wish those were mine.) After two days of housebound crappiness and flooey illness (aches, phlegm, sniffles, toilet hugging), I'm back on my feet and attempting to live life again.

Today!

First, I got up and prepared questions for an interview - look for it in the April/May issue of BUST! - then did the interview, which went pretty well. I was worried that I would be weirded out or intimidated, but it was actually really casual and nice. I think the article is going to turn out really well.

Then I went and met Claire, and we met Chelsea to get our nails done. I sat in a really aggressive massage chair and eventually got my nails painted what I thought was royal blue, but is something closer to spandex pants at the Olympics. Chelsea had a tiny woman do her nails and it took her about an hour. I don't know why this was, but it was kind of insane. Claire got a pedicure.

From there, we all toddled over to Treehouse and all bought things we couldn't afford. Chelsea got a stylish little 40's hat, Claire a leopard sexy secretary blouse, and me some leather moccasins to complete my "sexy lumberjack" exterior. We chatted with Siri, the owner, and she's pretty rad.

From there, we went and got sushi in Greepoint (sweet potato tempura, yes!) and I couldn't finish mine for the first time - well, ever. I'm a sushi black hole, but this damn flu is keeping me down. Over the course of dinner we recited quotes from both Clueless AND Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, so I was happy.

Now, I'm back to my slightly upright position in bed, awaiting a possible 90's party in Bushwick, if I can gather the strength. My f-pack has got to make an appearance tonight, and my spandex nails are ready for the occasion.

January 19, 2008! That was it. So far.

Lessons Learned, My Children

Lately I've learned a few things about myself and the universe which I thought I'd share. I was kind of inspired by Learning to Love You More's project on giving advice to yourself at a younger age. This is advice for me, for you, for anyone. Musings, away!

one. Do not eat dark chocolate in bed. It will stain the sheets worse than period blood and it will never, ever come out. Then you will have to buy new sheets AGAIN, even though you just did because a lamp exploded and got glass stuck in all of your old bedding. Sheets are expensive. Don't ever buy white ones, even though they seem really "rich" and like you live in a hotel. You will live to regret this decision.

b. Don't dismiss something just because it's popular. Sometimes, these things are popular for a reason - because they're really good. You will learn later in life that Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young are actually pretty awesome, and that you missed out on a crucial driving around soundtrack in high school/college just because you were way too much of a pretentious turd to appreciate these bands in your youth, and instead chose to devote yourself to, like, Portishead or some crap like that.

3. Things that matter one day really don't matter the next. Stuff I cared about or thought was cool two years ago really couldn't be further from my mindset at this point. Don't assume that just because something didn't happen the way you wanted at one point, that it messes everything else up in the future. I'm not a hippy-dippy person by any means, but I do believe that things happen for a reason. If I give the universe any credit, this is it.

iv. Grow out your hair just once in your life. Girl or boy - totally worth it. Nothing like long hair down your back.

five. Go to anything you're invited to. If someone goes to the trouble to invite you, it's most likely something cool, and you probably will have a good time and meet some new people. Never turn down an opportunity.

6. Kiss any and all people you can. A little smooching never hurt anyone. Love is for sharing. Being a prude is overrated. Also, germs are for sharing, too.

seven. Everything is worth the wait. Most of the time.

otto. I really love "Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs right now. I really wish I'd been where I am in my life NOW, but in the early 80's. It's a sad thing to say, as it will never happen, but I really feel for that time.

nononine. I actually do like cats, even though I never thought I did. They're fat and soft and lay like a pillow on your and purr and don't bark. Yeah, they scratch occasionally, but they've got 'tude. I like that.

All My Children

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Patches

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Chunky Munkey Oreo

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three
letters of your last name),
A-FEL

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal),
Green Otter Baby

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Aubrey Dubuque

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first
2 letters of your first),
Felal

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Turquoise Ginger Ale

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers),
Carl Henry

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent,
favorite candy),
Very Sexy Skittles

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names ),
Jayne Arnold

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a
major city that starts with the same letter)
Detweiller Detroit

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Halloween Orchid

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing
right now + "ie" or "y")
Kiwi Flannelie

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Eggs Oak

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave
weather element + "Tour"),
The Bedazzling Raindrops Tour