06 May
Happy Mother’s DayMother’s day is this Sunday. In celebration, here is link to a video of us Lurking on a dancing Mom. wanda
05 May
From The Desk Of: Jessie Kate
20 Apr
Pour One On The CurbI read somewhere* that when Glitter Rock died, a proper funeral was held. A coffin was carried down the street by a parade of mourners throwing glitter in the air. Key players in the Glitter Rock scene collectively and flamboyantly celebrated it’s bittersweet finale. I’d like to believe that this could happen again, but I’ll understand [...]
18 Apr
Things We Do | Jeremy’s Dirty 30
12 Apr
Things We Do | CICLAVIA 4-11
22 Mar
BABES | Your PlaceSo you’ve somehow figured out how to get that babe you’ve been lurking on to come over to your place. You’ve managed to refrain from ‘liking’ everything they’ve posted on Facebook and kept an eye on that person leaving 50+ comments. You are so in, you have no idea, you don’t even have to ‘hide’ [...]
07 Mar
15 Things every woman deserves in life.1. A friend you can be completely honest with, who will take your side whenever possible and also let you know when you are wrong. 2. Fresh Flowers once a week. Self-picked flowers count, a little potted plant is even better. 3. One person you can call at any-time, day or night. 4. A mani-pedi at least once [...]
07 Mar
LESS OF THAT | Internet & IRL | Ladies PLEASEChanging your Facebook to accommodate his interests- Woman up to liking what you’re really into, everyone knows you don’t really like Norwegian black metal. Posting pictures of yourself daily- It totally happens, you can’t help that you’re super hot, just know this and chill out. Posting too many pictures of your pets- Don’t let everyone know how [...]
03 Mar
More Of That Please | Dating Level-UpsBe nice to her pet. Make an effort to dress up/look nice and tell her that she looks nice if she makes an effort to dress up. Send an occasional romantic text. Write her handwritten letters. Read to her from your favorite book. Take her out for ice-cream. Make her breakfast. Make a fort out of blankets together. Order take out and eat [...]
01 Mar
ERYC | Sadie Hawkins Dance i.e. I feel a little poke coming through on youOur favorite dodgeball league, The Eagle Rock Yacht Club, is hosting it’s very first Sadie Hawkins Dance. I promise I won’t put on all that White Linen perfume (old lady + farts + Riteaid) I put on in 7th grade. I can’t however promise that I won’t try to grab your ass while slow dancing. [...]
12 Jan
LESS OF THAT PLEASE | Dating Disasters in 2010Below is a list of things I have titled “LESS OF THAT PLEASE,” it’s an honest list because LA dudes aren’t. LESS OF THAT PLEASE: 1. Having a secret girlfriend 2. Being on a date with you while you flirt with your lesbian ex girlfriend 3. Exclusively reading fantasy fiction 4. Hitting on/hooking up with my female friends [...]
13 Oct
Magritte and Photography Does anyone know this photographer?
04 Oct
Coco
21 Sep
Late Blooming Leonard Cohen (Happy Birthday)I first heard of Leonard Cohen while I was working at Penguin’s yogurt store. At the time I had a shaved head and was busy listening to women open up about how they survived cancer. I would confess to them that I had survived a broken heart which is the same thing as cancer. There [...]
21 Sep
Turbans!I’m currently obsessed with turbans. My look for winter will be a headwrap (hiding my bangs I’m trying to grow out) with Brigitte Bardot eyes. Here’s a little tutorial on making your own headwrap from a scarf. 1. Curl up a scarf and place it at the back of your head. 2. Twist the two sides in the [...]
21 Sep
Jeremy Scott Sunglasses Jeremy Scott has always had cute sunglasses but they’ve been recently brought to attention by Lady Gaga. She wears Jeremy’s Mickey Mouse glasses in two of her videos. As a result bootleg versions are available in Santee Alley… 5 dollars instead of Jeremy’s 675… Now, I just need Gaga to wear these Kitten shades so [...]
21 Sep
Happy Birthday Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen | Stranger Song (click the link ^) Leonard, I met you in Santa Cruz where my friends played your songs around the campfire on acoustic guitars. I always felt so close to your songs even before I heard you play them. Today I’ll listen to you on repeat and think about where you are in the [...]
21 Sep
Completely Gratuitous
13 Sep
Gainsbourg Ever since I first saw this preview last week, I’ve watched it over and over. This had better be the best film I’ve seen in a long while. It definitely has all of the makings. Greco, Bardot, Birkin? … and the woman they have playing Bardot… I’m in love. gainsbourg I also found this preview [...]
13 Sep
Leon: The Professional and my heart still hurts.Believe it or not I had never seen The Professional until this weekend. I’ll count this as a personality flaw. Basically what you need to know is that I fell hard in love with Leon and that I need to be someone’s Mathilda like I need air. Leon made me understand that killers are actually [...]
13 Aug
BIG | You’re Only Young Once But For Josh It Might Just Last A Lifetime. BIG is my movie of the moment right now because Netflix just made it available to watch instantly. Tom Hanks is amazing in this movie. Jon Lovitz is amazing. Tom Hank’s character gets to experience adulthood from the mind of a child… And I want to live in his loft apartment with the trampoline! And the scene where they [...]
12 Aug
Art and Fashion | Lillian BassmanI’m just enjoying looking at Lillian Bassman’s work at the moment. Her work for Harper’s Bazaar has been imitated over and over but never duplicated. In a recent interview Lillian was asked her opinion on photoshop and she said… “the palette has changed, the end result is the same.” which I found amazing. I’m still in the [...]
12 Aug
Music | Sons of August Sons of August. Matt Sessions, Guitarist and Lead Singer, is a talented musician born and raised in LA. His band, Sons of August, plays tonite at the Silverlake Lounge. They go on at eleven so we can pass a flask of whiskey round’ back. Check their Demo out HERE.
31 Jul
STYLE | 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her2 or 3 Things I Know About Her was the first film in my Goddard marathon. It was so heavy and packed that I really think it’s a movie I need to watch a few more times. Since I only know how to say “my little chicken wing” in French, I watched it in subtitles. [...]
29 Jul
Jessie’s Apartment! The painting has been going well thanks to the help of my amazing friends and most of all my lovely family. Special mention goes to Greg (also our web developer) for all of this time and commitment to helping a friend out! The colors are all great but my only advice is to never use [...]
21 Jul
Painting! and Killz In case you weren’t aware.. I’m moving into the same building as Kate. 2 stories up, and we will be an unstoppable force! First we have to primer my apartment because its going to have a fabulous paint job inspired by coco chanel meets an old steam train station. The best primer in the universe is [...]
13 Jul
Moving!Jessie is in the process of moving into a studio in my building. We’ve been slow with posts but in honor of her credit being approved I will post this picture.
30 Jun
STYLE | My Girl I’ve always wanted to have a Vada Margaret Sultenfuss summer. Minus the part where her mom is dead and her best friend dies of a bee sting, it’s the perfect summer. Not only is Vada intelligent and adventurous, she writes poems about ice cream and jumps in lakes with her shoes on. I’m still waiting [...]
30 Jun
Minx Does it AgainMinx came out with these nail decals for the world cup! Just hope that your team makes it all the way so you won’t be wearing a tshirt you can’t turn inside out.
26 Jun
Top Five Feel Good Sometimes you just feel down and sometimes music just makes everything better. Here’s my top 5 feel good of the moment. 1. “Summerboy” by Lady Gaga 2. “Spring Break” by The Fucking Champs 3. “Tik Tok” by Kesha 4. “Rock Lobster” by the B 52s 5. “Yeah Yeah” by Matt and Kim and I’ve also been frequenting “Pints of Guinness make you [...]
25 Jun
Jessie’s Top 5 LA bars Honestly, I don’t really love bars. I would much rather sit atop a train trestle with a 32-ounce and a cute boy, but sometimes you have to branch out. 1. El Prado I love the vibe of this bar. The music is always good and the beer is always yums. My only complaint about this place- [...]
24 Jun
Jean-Luc Godard MarathonI’ve never seen a Godard film but you have and you don’t understand how I haven’t, I get it. So for as long as it takes I’m going to try to power through them all. It has been decided that I will do a style guide to match each film as well in the order [...]
24 Jun
The Rock Star’s Bar Breakdown I asked my friend Andrew from the band Gypsyhawk to give me a bar breakdown. Here’s what he had to say. Wild Places to Wet the Whistle 1. The Verdugo – Daily rotations of all sorts of obscure micro brews. Massive outdoor area for smoking and drinking. Good DJs. Smokin Hot chick behind the bar. And [...]
23 Jun
Venus Williams I saw this photo of Venus Williams’ latest amazing tennis outfit and I thought I should bring it to anyone’s attention that hasn’t noticed. Venus has started wearing designer tennis outfits that range from lacy to flapper-esque and has been getting a lot of media attention from it. A South African fashion photographer, Koto Bolofo just [...]
23 Jun
Jellies!Jellies are back and better than ever! Vivienne Westwood teamed up with a company called “Melissa Plastic Dreams” to create this amazing line of jellies. They are vivienne westwood so they’re pricey but they’re plastic so not too pricey! These are about 100- 200 a pair.. HERE Also check out other lines Melissa has worked with [...]
22 Jun
STYLE | Dazed and ConfusedThe Ladies and Gentlemen from “Dazed and Confused” are my number one style influence for this summer. Lots of denim and white, knee highs, leather wedges and clogs. Some fun Dazed and Confused- influenced styles taken from LookBook
20 Jun
Neon Nails for Summer! Last week Kate posted about orange lipcolor for summer so naturally when I saw a neon orange nail polish at the salon I chose it for my hands. Neon nail polish is fun for summer and it’s an easy way to add a pop of color to any outift.
18 Jun
Oh SookieIf you’re a fan of True Blood then you should check this video out. Especially if you’re also a fan of Snoop Dogg. “Oh Sookie”
15 Jun
Eagle Rock Yacht ClubI joined Eagle Rock Yacht Club I think almost a year ago and felt it was important to post something about the start of a new season of dodgeball. Eastside league this season runs on Wednesdays from 8-9 in Glassell Park, swing by and watch. In the beginning dodgeball was the reason for ending a [...]
14 Jun
Tony From The Block’s Bar ReviewsI am from Tujunga, the white-trash Bermuda Triangle of LA. As my list of the worst and best bars in LA will illustrate, I am no longer Tony from the block Worst Bars in LA The Where Else- Sunland I walked into this bar with my friends Payam and JC. They are Persian and Pilipino; the crowd was [...]
12 Jun
Boobs for Queens I love Rupaul’s Drag Race and although the winner, Tyra Sanchez was not my favorite queen, I have to give her/him props for these amazing faux breasts. They’re the new breast plate for drag queens. Giving the effect of huge breast implants. Amazeballs.
11 Jun
Kate’s Top 5 LA Bars + Top Worst1. Footsies: I love Footsies, park in the lot for the hair salon after hours, saloon style dive bar. http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/94911/los_angeles_ca/footsies.html 2. The Cha Cha Lounge: Cha Cha has always been a favorite, it used to be a transvestite bar now it’s not. http://www.chachalounge.com/ 3. El Prado: Really classy wine bar! http://elpradobar.com/ 4. Hank’s: Really dirty dive bar that Tom Wait’s would sing about. http://www.yelp.com/biz/hanks-bar-los-angeles-2 5. The Griffin: Cute, [...]
11 Jun
Bacon Wrapped Keds?I saw these on a site that had very little explanation, except that they are custom. I’m going to do some more research and find out where to get my hands on these guys.
11 Jun
Quick Workout with a water bottle?This workout features a 24 ounce water bottle instead of a weight. I like this idea because I feel like sometimes people use not having the right equipment/gear/outfit as an excuse not to exercise. And some use exercise as an excuse to spend money on gadgets and clothing they don’t need. (click to zoom)
11 Jun
More Plastic Junk you needI just read an article in the LA Times about Plastic prototyping machines, Jay Leno owns one, which he uses to manufacture rare car-parts at his shop in LA. We had a machine like this at my college, but I never got my hands on one. According to the article, soon people will have their [...]
11 Jun
The Most Perfect Home EverI love Modern Architecture and I also love anything vintage, espesh the Edwardian-Style. This home outside of Melbourne Australia was described in this article as “business in front, party in back” which I think is really fitting. The family this home was designed for had three children and needed more square feet without sacrificing their [...]
10 Jun
“The Heartbreaker’s” Top 11 This is Tony he’s 24 and works at Hacienda Post/Sabre Media as a “super sexy secret agent” (sound dude) we talk on AIM daily and he lives in an all girl house. 11. Sweaty Sex 10. My Birthday 9. Dressing like a redneck on the fourth of july 8. Free concerts at the Santa Monica Pier 7. Blow Jobs 6. Trying [...]
10 Jun
Kate’s Top Tens for Summer1. This outfit 2. Hurache Sandals 3. The 200 pack of Otter Pops from Costco 4. Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” music video 5. Swimming on the roof of The Standard 6. Wait Until Spring Bandini by John Fante 7. The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round 8. Honey Lemonade http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/297 9. The Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” Album 10. Real Ray Ban Sunglasses (not the fake [...]
10 Jun
“The Dude’s” Top Ten. This is Andrew. He’s 27 years old and the guitarist for GypsyHawk the biggest new band you haven’t heard of yet. Check them out here. And here Read his blog Here 10. Lakers Winning The Finals. It happens every year, almost, I think. It’s always a party for about 2 weeks on the run up to the end of it. [...]
10 Jun
Ride Bikes!Or at least get some exercise. Studies show that just 30 minutes a day of exercise creates more health benefits than ANY drug you can take. Working out improves everything from your memory to your butt. Not to mention it boosts sexual arousal, helps you sleep better, and reduces your chance of disease. I suggest [...]
09 Jun
Jessie’s Top Tens for Summer1. Cutoff jean shorts… I wear these every summer, but this summer they’re super in. Try taking a pair of old jeans and giving them the chop. Reuse the old pair and save some cash. 2. Prosciutto or Bacon wrapped anything thrown on the BBQ. According to my friend the best is a bacon-wrapped s’more. 3. Head-wraps and head-wear in general. Chic [...]
09 Jun
E.C.I.E.O or Every Cat I’ve Ever OwnedWhen I was a kid my family found a litter of kittens in our backyard. When I say ‘my family found a litter of kittens’ I mean everyone but me. I remember standing alone in our little rental house with high wood ceilings looking out the screen door. It was hot out and I wasn’t [...]
07 Jun
The Trend for Less- MinxThe newest fun trend in nail art, “minx” complete patterns that you wear instead of polish or airbrushing. Sorry Russian Nail, we won’t be getting cheapo Chanels airbrushed on our middle fingers anymore. A complete set of these babies is 15 bux at Sephora (online or in stores) and they’re pretty easy to apply yourself. Katy [...]
07 Jun
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite.If you haven’t heard, LA has a problem with bed bugs. If you’ve ever lived in a studio apartment in Macarthur Park or Koreatown, chances are you’ve had a run in with these little putas. This is a really low budget way to detect if the little dots on your ankles are really from bloodsuckers [...]
07 Jun
Summer Reading The Road by Cormac Mccarthy For the Heavy Summer Read and the fan of Post-Apocalyptic themes. I finished it in two days and most I’ve talked to said they couldn’t put it down. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kinsolver For a fun non-fiction read about a family leaving the desert for more fertile land and raising all of [...]
07 Jun
Contouring like a Drag QueenRupaul’s Drag Race. If you haven’t seen it yet, immediately go HERE and start with the first season. If I’ve learned anything from a Drag Queen about being a hotter, it’s contouring. Pictured here are two of my favorite Queens, Raven and Juju Bee I observed the magical cosmetic creations of the Drag Queens of Drag Race [...]