Friday Music – Dracula’s Wedding – Outkast featuring Kelis

Friday music is making me want to get up and dance. Or go straight home and watch True Blood. I can’t decide which.

I am surprised that certain fangbanging shows/movies haven’t picked up this track yet. . . . → Read More: Friday Music – Dracula’s Wedding – Outkast featuring Kelis

What to do this Weekend – Bastille Day Edition

Happy Bastille Day everyone!

Even though we think the French hate all us Americans, I do like the French. Especially their crepes, cheese and champagne.

Bastille Day celebrates the storming of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789. Which was, by all accounts, a symbolic show of the common people rising up against the absolutist monarchy.

Truth be . . . → Read More: What to do this Weekend – Bastille Day Edition

Vintage Swimwear

Summer isn’t over! For all the ladies who have yet to find the perfect bikini/swimsuit… I’m offering some inspiration for you girls who are not afraid to wear something new and love to stand out in the crowd!

I personally love the one-piece bathing suits that are inspired from the retro ’50s.  Polka dots, Pinup girl style, . . . → Read More: Vintage Swimwear

Epic Epic-ness : Holy Harry Potter

Harry Potter is fast-approaching, sending most warm-blooded humans (Muggles?) into a tizzy. I’ve been getting texts, emails, Facebook messages, tweets all planning on seeing the movie opening night, or a week after, or 2 weeks after, post-watching all the other movies in the series again (of course). Something big is about to be over, . . . → Read More: Epic Epic-ness : Holy Harry Potter

Joan Didion’s On Self-Respect (excerpt)

Recently, I received an email from an ex-housemate who has moved on to greener pastures (read: complete her dissertation).
In the body of the email was Joan Didion’s essay On Self-Respect. Below is an excerpt.

“To have that sense of one’s intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love . . . → Read More: Joan Didion’s On Self-Respect (excerpt)

Friday Music – Naked and Famous – Young Blood

Love the sweet breeziness of this song.  Enjoy . . . → Read More: Friday Music – Naked and Famous – Young Blood

Forget Casey Anthony, What To Do This Weekend

Okay, okay, I know everyone is talking about this whole Casey Anthony thing. From Kim Kardashian tweeting her outrage (and other people tweeting back about how this reminds them of the OJ Simpson trial), to major news outlets, everyone is freaking out about this trial and subsequent verdict. The old ladies at my job just can’t . . . → Read More: Forget Casey Anthony, What To Do This Weekend

Bibhu Mohapatra Resort 2012

Happy Summer 2011 everyone!

For the NYC fashionista and loyal follower to Bibhu Mohapatra, here is his fabulous 2012 Resort womenswear.  The collection has plenty of separates consisting of dresses, menswear inspired blazers and trousers, also complete with accessories of fedoras and gloves. For the old fashioned lady who’s thinking of an extended European holiday to Monte . . . → Read More: Bibhu Mohapatra Resort 2012

Politics & Money

Today, a look at the news has brought on pre-election hysterics. What the eff are we supposed to do? With budgets being slashed for public forums such as libraries, schools and senior citizen centers, the solution does not lie with the divisive bickering of Michele Bachmann or Mitt Romney. I don’t care that . . . → Read More: Politics & Money

Friday Music – She’s Not There – True Blood Inspired Throwback

Oh True Blood is back. And it sucked me right back into it’s improbable and salacious little world. The song at the ending credits is . . . → Read More: Friday Music – She’s Not There – True Blood Inspired Throwback