a girl from oz

“There is something superficial and volatile about the...”
— Madeleine Vionnet

Aug 29th

A breathtaking display of Vionnet’s genius: the bias...

Aug 29th

A Madeleine Vionnet from 1914.

Aug 29th

Made for me by Kara Escay, when I was expecting my first...

Aug 29th

“Those evil-natured robots, they’re programmed to...”
— The Flaming Lips -...

Aug 29th

Why men are from Mars and girls are...

Arsenal Hooligan: Sorry. I'm just about as left-brained as you can get.
Moi: And I'm just about as right-brained as you can get. Great.
Arsenal Hooligan: I'm sure I have some right-brained stuff in there somewhere.
Moi: Yeah, the most basic amount just to make you a person, but
you don't use it.
Arsenal Hooligan: Oh! Like unused RAM in my computer!
Moi: I meant more like accessories in your closet you don't use anymore.
Arsenal Hooligan: ...
Moi: ?
Arsenal Hooligan: *blink. blink blink*
Moi: What are you? Human, or droid?

Aug 29th

My 9-year old, as captured by the 5-year old.

Aug 28th

My 9-year old’s Tyrannosaurus Rex skullpture.

Aug 28th

Aug 28th

This is the man right here, my 9-year old’s hero,...

Aug 28th

thank you heyyoshimi for posting this darling, dreamy...

Aug 27th

The Princess and the Pea(nis)

A girl surrounded by as much testosterone as I am always comes out on top (no pun intended) as the...

Aug 27th

Mom once gave me a cardigan and matching skirt that were...

Aug 27th

The Arsenal Hooligan understands.

Aug 26th

Moi: You're crazy.
Arsenal Hooligan: I am crazy. I thought I told you that when we first hung out?
Moi: Yeah, so? I'M crazy too.
Arsenal Hooligan: Well... I can deal with YOUR kind of crazy. Can you deal with mine?
Moi: Um... How much chocolate have you got?

Aug 26th

Today’s vintage Vogue cover comes from July 1950. I...

Aug 26th

Ladies, be nice to your man

Aug 22nd

My 9-year old (hugging me): Oh Mom, your tummy is so soft.
Moi: Aww. How sweet!
My 9-year old: ... Like blubber.
Moi: GREAT.
Arsenal Hooligan: I have to teach him to quit while he's ahead...
Moi: He's NINE. He has an excuse.

Aug 22nd

“I ran my mouth off a bit too much and what did I say? Well...”
— “Float On” -...

Aug 22nd

Arsenal Hooligan: They eat snakes, you know. And buffalo.
My 5-year old: Animals AREN'T YUMMY!
Arsenal Hooligan: Yummy.
My 5-year old: No! That's DISS-CUSTING!
Arsenal Hooligan: Mmm YUMMY.
My 5-year old: Inclooging wolfss? Inclooging OWLS? And, and... dinosaurs???
Arsenal Hooligan: Yes. What's that you're eating, then? (points to chicken on his plate).
My 5-year old: That's FOOD!
Arsenal Hooligan: Animals.
Moi: Oh, bloody leave him alone.

Aug 22nd

In my ear. Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest...

Aug 22nd

Moi (to the 9-year old who wants a snake for his birthday): Ok, I checked out corn snakes online.
My 9-year old: Yay!
Moi: We have some good news and some bad news. Good news - they're pretty easy to care for. Bad news - they're great escape artists.
My 9-year old: ...Yikes. Ok, well, if I was a snake and I escaped, where would I hide?
Arsenal Hooligan: In your bed wrapped around your head.

Aug 22nd

The saddest love stories have the most sumptuous colors,...

Aug 21st

Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in “In The Mood For...

Aug 21st

Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in “The Great...

Aug 21st

Kim Novak in a scene from “Vertigo.”

Aug 21st

To Singapore, with Birthday Love

It’s Mediababe’s something-est birthday today and she partied without me (due mainly to...

Aug 20th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mediababe. Hot today and forever.

Aug 20th

“You think they know us now? Wait til the stars come out.”
— Interpol - “The...

Aug 20th

cute coffee :) (via tatielle)

Aug 19th

gotta jet! lomo: We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone

Aug 19th

Today’s vintage Vogue cover comes from June 1972. I...

Aug 19th

Try These On

Aug 19th

Arsenal Hooligan (to moi after freaking out about the way my pictures were reprinted): Chill! Don't worry about it. Get them printed again.
moi: Grr! (stomps off)
My 9-year old: I hate it when big people fight.
Arsenal Hooligan: We weren't fighting, Mom was just being a girl about something. Girls are like that.
My 9-year old: They ARE?
Arsenal Hooligan: Yup. Let me tell you something. Once a month, for about a week, girls go nuts. It's just something that happens.
My 9-year old: Is it a DISEASE?

Aug 19th

A Weekend For Heroes (1 of 2)

Holidays abound in Manila and the government (lovers of fun and rest and recreation like the rest of...

Aug 19th

“Alright don’t worry even if things end up a bit too...”
— Modest Mouse - “Float...

Aug 15th

Manila showers us with love.

Aug 15th

moi: (pointing to the street) Aww, a kitty cat!
Arsenal Hooligan: I like kitty cats.
moi: Me too. It looks like a Tom kitty, though.
Arsenal Hooligan: Umm... Looks more like a Bob to me.

Aug 14th

Here’s a cover from 1984 that matches the tracks I...

Aug 13th

Listen

For this minute’s soundtrack: a hand-clappy tune that has me bouncing at my desk. It’s...

Aug 13th

When it's rainy I feel blue and black and...

Aug 13th

Listen

Sounds like a little bit of everything I like. tuneage: Sissy Wish - “DWTS” One of my co-workers...

Aug 13th

A Cup Of Long Black Night

When there is too much blood in my caffeine stream, I can get nothing done. Being 1/3 Seattlite and...

Aug 13th

Photo by mediababe, circa 2003.

Aug 13th

How could I resist looking at this? Images are gorgeous....

Aug 13th

Parts Vaudeville, Gatsby, Flashdance, Rollergirl…...

Aug 12th

moi: I have Abba hair.
Arsenal Hooligan: Poor girl.
moi: Kitchengod breaks into "Dancing Queen" everytime he sees me... "Doo...doo DOOOO...doo-doo doodooo-doodooo..."
Arsenal Hooligan: I have Patrick Stewart hair. So it could be worse.
moi: How's the song for that again?

Aug 12th

Drinks With Doug

So I got my haircut on Sunday, fueled by the need to hack my Mufasa mane into shape, and scored some...

Aug 12th

Futures for old souls, or the old souls...

I love that old futuristic look, all sleek lines, low yellow light, close-fitting suits and peter...

Aug 12th

Aug 12th

Aug 12th

weeeeeee. party fun. no more martinis for you, little...

Aug 11th

sometimes, you just want to float away. tatielle: via...

Aug 11th

Scot: (shows me a link for a movie about a Tunisian breakdancer who falls in with fundies and becomes a suicide bomber). It's partially in french.
Moi: Wow, have you seen this?
Scot: Last night.
Moi: I'd watch it... wait, will I sleep ok?
Scot: You'll be up breakdancing all night.
Moi: Shit. I KNEW it.

Aug 8th

Work is taking it’s very slow toll. I keep myself...

Aug 8th

with boy birthdays coming up, this is a fantastic idea. ...

Aug 8th

Can you keep a secret? So can I!

Aug 8th

No need to feel stuck and bored when the rainy season hits....

Aug 8th

Ok, I have no idea how I was able to import this image and...

Aug 7th

fun work.

Aug 7th

sensible work.

Aug 7th

I’ve always loved Resort. Doesn’t matter what...

Aug 7th

oh boy is this cute. lomo: Apartment Therapy Main -...

Aug 7th

PMS-flavored posts continue

Arsenal Hooligan: "Truck with at least 25,000 pounds of bananas crashes into buffalo in Iowa."
moi: OMG!
Arsenal Hooligan: Tell Nature Boy (our 9-year old) that buffalos aren't endangered. No matter what Nazi-Planet tells him.
moi: OMG! Was the buffalo... okay?
Arsenal Hooligan: It's probably steaks by now. Mmm. Yummy. Buffalo steak...
moi: With banana!
Arsenal Hooligan: No. With A1
moi: ... and banana!

Aug 7th

i can has cheezeburger?

alby in seattle: So get this, I go get some lunch right. Cajun. Chicken burgers.
moi: Yum!
alby in seattle: ...It was a terriyaki chicken cheeseburger. WTF? Cajun?
moi: Casian.

Aug 6th

Always on the go! Rushing to a midnight lunch with some of...

Aug 6th

PMS Much? Mood swings and cravings take...

Still coasting along the same “where am I from” vein that I’ve been in most of my...

Aug 5th

First thing in the morning I haven't...

It’s rainy season in Manila and my Rainy Days in Manila Soundtrack (Interpol’s Our Love...

Aug 5th

Now you see them, now you don’t. Midnight lunch last...

Aug 5th

Recylcable paper (or whatever’s available) is hard to...

Aug 4th

One of my 9-year old’s latest sculptures. He is my...

Aug 4th

every girl loves to play dress up. lomo: We heart it /...

Aug 4th

coffee is my lifeline. tatielle: Souvlaki For The...

Aug 3rd

Comment dit-on en francais "foodgasm"?

Aug 3rd

Who is lomo and why do they have such gorgeous photos? ...

Aug 2nd

I’ve seen nothing but beautiful images from tatielle....

Aug 1st