i want chicken i want liver

what a wonderful age 18 months is.

"hey olivia! pretend to eat cat food and act like you love it...now 'meow'."

my niece. the only person in the world that does what i say.

On this day 3 years ago, I was wondering the streets of Beijing.
I'd like to be there now.

The Great Wall.

I lugged a Polaroid camera all the way up a mountain.

Dedication.

(unfortunately these Polaroids look like crap. sigh. Can anyone tell me why they developed with a purple hue?)

Chongwenmen Subway Station.


(I have no neck in this photo.)

My boyfriend was hired to play trombone for a dance festival.
A tap dance festival.

Whenever my boyfriend gets paid to fly across the globe to play trombone with tap dancing people for the Chinese government he brings me.

He always brings me.

Rehearsal. (Chicago in Beijing)

Most of the time was spent at the theater...Unfortunately.

Try producing an American performance in Beijing with one translator.

Let's just say that I greeted the band every night with a room full of beer + food.

Lots of beer = less angry musicians.

Despite headaches, it was an amazing show with the worlds best tap dancers including

Jason Samuels Smith and Dormesha Sumbry Edwards.

If you ever get a chance to see these two, please do.

They will blow your mind.

(i hope these photos show up. Flickr has stolen my photos until i pay them $25. Pretty bullshit if you ask me.)

Pussy whipped.

whenever i start giggling at work i'm usually looking at cats on the internet.

my friend, swood, always knows without me telling her.

There are two jewelry designers that I'm currently obsessing over.

Both are based in Chicago + both can be found at Post 27.

The first is Megan Lorenz of Cities in Dust.

The photos are from Portrait in Metal. Check out the post to find out about her inspiration, the boutique she manages and some of her work.

The second artist is Laura Lombardi.

I love, love, love her work and apparently a bunch of other people do too.

She was recently featured in Nylon Magazine.

Check her out this weekend (er...today. woops, late post.) at the Renegade Holiday Fair.

It was perfect.

Tortured-artist drama. Check.

Love or hate the film, here is a small collection of Black Swan inspired threads on the cheap.

All from Forever 21.

Damn Natalie, you a crazy chick!

I LOVE YOU NATALIE!

Performance Area

On Friday December 4, 2010 at 9:27pm, I fell in love.

Find me here tonight...

Check out Mark's Lexicon series here.

Holy crap! I guess I haven't visited Rockstar Diaries in a really long time!!
Naomi is pregnant?!?!
Where in the world have I been and why is my life not as absolutely adorable as theirs?
No, seriously, why?
Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?

p.s. she looks stunning as usual.

Dear God (if there is a God):

Please reward my black heart with this beautiful bag.

I promise to soften my cold heart just a bit.

Hugs, LC

P.S. Send it in Dove Grey, please and thank you.

my friend (a total bitch) sent me the link to this site knowing that i would have heartache for days to come. actually it's more of a burning sensation right now.

i want your everything as long as it's free

“As I prepare to run for mayor, I’m going to spend the next few weeks visiting our neighborhoods — at grocery stores, L stops, bowling alleys, and hot dog stands.” —Rahm Emanuel

with the midterm elections gone + the scary aftermath already beginning,

we here in Chicago now need to look towards the mayorial race.

Chicago street artist, CRO, is always around to brighten a day.

Pick up this print, here.

super cool halloween inspired wedding bouquets via style me pretty

Pop-up + Street Culture = Love

Speaking of Pop-Ups, I am dying to get me arse to this gallery over lunch.

Somehow something always gets in the way.

Remember Pop-up videos? This is nothing like that.

insanely jealous that the Kate Spade London Pop-up shop is not my living quarters.

Bright Eyes

finally a new way to display my ever growing sunglass collection

{via interior porn}

Some things last a long time.

I'm in need of a great red lipstick.

While searching, Beach House's Some Things Last a Long Time shuffled on my iPod.

Fitting, as Revlon's Fire and Ice lipstick is one of the most iconic and longest lasting shades in history having been around since the 1950's. It's one of Madison Avenue's legendary ad campaigns.

Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall.The colors are bright, bright as ever.Red is strong.Blue is true.Some things last a long time.Some things last a long time.

i need this snow white t-shirt.

{via eblackbook}

batten down the hatches

{swood in NYC, 2010}

We here in chicago are suppose to be bracing for the "storm of the century" {i just said that in a low and powerful voice.} eh...whatever.

This morning I laughed when I read this guy tweet, "It's important to remember today that cyclones bring you to Oz, while wardrobes bring you to Narnia. Plan accordingly."

Honestly, I'm just not really in the mood to go to Oz today so I decided to jump through the wardrobe and revisit Topshop's Autumn/Winter 2010 runway show from London's Fashion Week this past February.

mmm, me likey.

The Sound of the Sinners

sometimes it don't matter how honest or straight forward or

what your best intentions were or even how right your are....

haters are going to hate.

the bigots, the ex-racists, the fats, the losers,

those that need constant reassurance, and those that have to be right,

they gon' hate because that is all they know.

and that is when you throw your hands in the air and say

HATERS GON' HATE

and walk away.

{title: The Clash}

We won't fight unless we're provoked.

I'm seriously in love right now.

So basically what you are saying is:

{Zéczy via Juvomero}

Annette-
I've done what I could to try and get you to understand you should be bowing before me. Unfortunately I've decided to find a young naive girl for our PR role that will actually kiss my ass.

Thanks for your commitment, but I need someone who will service me. Often.

If you still want to come stroke my 'ego', please do. Best of luck otherwise. Thanks.

she told me i could never be an actress because of my teeth

{Guaximina via Ju Vomero}

The way I (you) see it.

{title via Mad Men Season 4 Episode 13...the way I remember it and I know it's wrong.}

There is no fresh start!!! Lives carry on.

{via Era pra ser engraçado?}

Costumes are grand.

{title: MadMen Season 4 Episode 13, Henry Francis to Betty Draper Francis}

Brilliant.

Chicago Wright's auction house is using street art pieces (Cro and Don't Fret) as backdrops for their auction catalogue.

{via Maxwell Colette}

She's a sunflower, she's my sunflower.

this.is.awesome.
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei's installation of 100 million porcelain painted sunflower seeds.
{via Guardian}

{title song via Mack David's 1948 'Sunflower' who sued 'Hello, Dolly' - via TIME 1964}

Das a lotta booty...

{Kim K for W Magazine}

Gawker just posted these nude shots of her -Photos originating from Egotastic.
I don't buy it. Why?
Why is her face flesh tone and her body silver?
It all just looks a slight bit off to me.

Guess I'll have to buy the mag to find out!

More is More

I spent my Friday night at The Post Family for the opening of Nancy Rosen's More is More and I'm rather tempted to make an appointment for a private showing and pick myself up a piece.

Anyhow, the people at Tremble Tremble spied me during their interview of Nancy Rosen. Can you spy me? Probably not because most of you don't know what I look like.

Oh wait....only my friends read this blog. Waaa Waaaaa

(Click here for the interview as there seems to be an issue with their embedded code.)