hey, i'm about to save you some money!

as i am purging/cleaning/downsizing my belongings in to my mega-tiny room i came across the good 'ol "to be altered" bag.  you know the one that hides in the corner of your closet and as you make outings to thrift stores some random dress or skirt makes it's way into that bag, and presto one year later is still there, un-hemmed.  well, good news!  hemlines have come down this season, and next season too!  so save your money for hanukkah, christmas, or for your bahama bruise cruise, cuz you don't have to alter those suckers for like at least another year!!  xoxo karebear

fall in more ways than one

fall fell. fall leaves fall down fall apart fall in bed fall in love fall down fell both. london bridges we all fall down.  everyone be nice to each other.  here is the mix i've been listening to since fall fell.
beach fossils crocodiles night control damien jurado & richard swift boyracer milk music women the ponys cloud nothings kings of leon no age grouper crystal castles okay

it's a sign

going to buy a router tomorrow
send me your name, i'll make you one of these.

greetings, from st. john

luckily i am one of those people that "gets" to travel for my job.

i appreciate that i do not have to work in an office with cubicles and florescent lights, but let me tell you, traveling is not always fun, and, it is always work regardless of the fantasies everyone else has about my glamorous lifestyle as a stylist.

honestly i must admit, i was kinda stoked i was being forced to go to st. john for a job. i had never been to a caribbean island, (other than a quick jaunt when i was 12 over to the bahamas, we had just enough time to get a few cornrows braided in our hair...) and i was hoping to make the most of it. hmmm, mother nature had another plan.

we caught the tail end of hurricane thomas near cuba, and it really effed up the alluring blue skies and crystal clear water the virgin islands are known for... instead it was thunder and lightening, rain for 5 days straight, murky water, oh and a little flood in the low lying pavillion of the hotel where my room was. thankfully almost all of my belongings were about the water level and i fared much better than my neighbor hair & make-up artist who lost her entire kit of tons of little eyeshadows and blushes, and her beloved computer.

lesson to all, do not leave shit on the floor. (especially when there are flash flood warnings in the middle of a tropical storm.)

here is the studio as i was packing up... i checked 7 bags/boxes, each weighing roughly 49.8 lbs.

brian waded through murky water at 3 am to help me carry my belongings to second floor safety.
did i mention we had a 5 am call time that day?  considering the circumstances, and the potential of a washed out road, the call time was moved back to 6:30.

say cheese!  ps those are my bikini bottoms, not chones.
i had a quick wardrobe change when i realized the water was right up to my butt on the path to get to the other rooms...

end of the day, end of the story, we managed to get the shot for our client.
thank goodness and good riddance!

happy day of the dead

slug a bed slug a bug

word of the day
slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\, noun:
one who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

slug a sunday half asleep

who has the keys to the eagle?

sarah, nick and i decided to make a mini mini short film together.  we rounded up 5 hot babes, a super star station wagon, a 5D, a few interns and we were all set.  oh yeah, and a very handsome four legged friend named 26, he was instantly a hit with the cast and crew!

i think our little film is gonna turn out great... after 12 hours of shooting we should at least have a minute or so!  the basic concept was last minute end of summer get out of town trip, we could not have asked for a more beautiful day.

ended the day out at the brooklyn bowl where beach fossils played an awesome free show!
i love them so... so much grace, ken, chris and i started our own little mosh pit off the side:)

and this, above, was just really really impressive.
that's all, that was sunday.

your 2009 extension is now due

"As a Virgo, you tend to be excellent about record keeping, so as a result, you are usually quite good at managing your financials. You have no trouble collecting and organizing receipts, watching cash flow, locating bargains, and generally getting the most from your dollar. These qualities will set you apart now and help you through a month that will bring a meditation about your earned income and how you can get greater value from the money you earn."

And now I can legitimately write off my bed.  It's a desk extension, duh.

a moment in hoboken

ran out for a quick sec to hoboken nj
friend closing his show
it was nice to get out of the city, oh so far away...
the sky turned a really pretty color,
i didn't think it translated on the view finder, but you get the idea. 
fruit loop sky.

the webs we weave

getting out and having fun in some random and spooky places...
grass widow and the babies in the basement, just after shonen knife at the knitting factory, and a going away party for this awesome dude. 
i can sure pack it in.  and it was only tuesday.  tuff.

end of summer mix

true.  when i was driving home from jfk on september 13th, (after 6 weeks on and off in california) i was a bit shocked and saddened to see people in jackets... my first indicator that summer had ended.  maybe we would get a hot day or two, here or there... but fall was upon us.

i started this mix in july... added to it along the way.  happy and spazzy, mello and meditative, there is a little bit in there for everyone.

thanks for the good times, work, work, work, plane hopping and amazing birthday, summer of 2010.  hope you had a nice summer too.
and hope you enjoy this mix.
xoxo
karebear
**if you want a copy because you are unable to download just lmk:)

to do, to blog

home for a few weeks, at least 4 in a row, hooray!
i have a big banging to do list... at the top, posting from my "to blog" file
and finishing my 2009 taxes.  as you can see...
i am not working on my taxes, yet.

there's always tomorrow.
for now here are some pics from a little jaunt to fire island
i got to soak up some sun sand and cervezas for a day or two
thanks jen!  it was sooo fun!

gracefully always comes through on a late night dinner... and the sapporo. perfect.

what the hell have you been doin?

zip zinging ping ponging to and fro west coast east coast
nor cal so cal and back again, sorta.
wedged a 4 day shoot for stewart tabori & chang...
a delicious new craft book by kelly wilkinson. 
it's pretty exciting, and we were pretty excited to shoot at an awesome cottage in stinson for 3 super duper days... we all crushed out on this sleepy little town nestled between the beach on the foothills.
sunrise, coffee, coffee cake, shoot shoot shoot, lunch,
shoot shoot shoot, dinner, wine, hot tub, bed. 
plus lots of laughs in between, start again the next day...

thanks thayer, maren, racine and of course queen crafter kk:)