Louise: Part I

So in honor of finishing 'Act One' of the Barry Paris Louise Brooks biography I'm currently reading (300 pages thus far), I've decided to share a

beautiful quote known to be the favorite of her mother Myra Rude Brooks--avant-garde philosopher, pianist, and literate extraordinaire.
I was going to wait until I had finished the book entirely to begin unlocking its characters and history, but half way seems milestone enough to start the
cumbersome yet gratifying process.

Graphic Art by Bill Brauker

the piano.

My new favorite song.

pocahontas.

So Lyssa totally called it when she picked out that Native American spirit pouch for me in Vegas...


Regard her fashion trend clairvoyance:

my first polyvore: edible accessories.

;]



clockwise from top left: Takashimaya Banana Macaron Ring; Cotton Candy Toothpicks,
Petit Four Lip Balm, Peanut Butter and Jelly Pouch, Yum Yum Mini Earrings--All Fred Flare; Egg Coin Purse...I wish I knew.

this is getting ridiculous.

So this whole working at a wedding magazine thing is giving me waaaaay too many ideas for my nuptials that don't even exist

...yet.

I want them to do my dessert bar...

Sweet & Saucy


them to do my flowers...

Visual Lyrics


and them to do my cake.

Sweet Heather Anne


oh dear..

royally__remarkable.

So this was the immaculately illustrated blueprint for Margot Tenenbaum's bedroom.
Note the bearded mask and the IBM electric typewriter.
Those Andersons are great.

And I really want my bed in a turret.


by Eric Chase Anderson

It wasn't until after I posted those pictures that I realized another common theme...

death.

-Copeland
-Elliott Smith
-my blonde hair
-Harmony

It's been a strange day..

b&w

So, just came across some black and whites I've collected over the years.






Eat, Sleep, Repeat album art.






me...long ago.
photo credit: Rach.


rest in peace, harmony.

bullet.

"I fell in love in the front seat of your car.

The road was shorter than it looked
Like ten years and two more.
And I held the boy closer than was safe.
Take what you want from me,
I'm not afraid to turn around
To see you by my side.
Hey, I felt pretty when they turned out the light.
I didn't know just what was going on.
When all my guts were telling me to run
I stuck around when I should have been
There with you.
Now after all that we lost,

I swear I'll never let go.

You and I both are nothing but thieves...
We take what we want when we need.
I had a chance for a better life,
But all that I've known is to
Run, run, run, from the devil in disguise
Like a bullet, a bullet, a bullet into the night.
We are the last generation of hope,

And I wouldn't mind if
Together we died alone.

I was 21 when I lost control.
I took my hands off the wheel;
Wheel it spun on its own.
And I lost so much of what I loved.
Take what you want from me,
I'm not afraid to turn around
To see you by my side.
And I felt pretty when they turned out the light.
I didn't know just what was going on.
When all my guts were telling me to run
I stuck around when I should have been
There with you.
Now after all that we lost,

I swear I'll never let go.

You and I both are nothing but thieves...
We take what we want when we need.
I had a chance for a better life,
But all that I've known is to
Run, run, run, from the devil in disguise
Like a bullet, a bullet, a bullet into the night.
We are the last generation of hope,
And I wouldn't mind if
Together we died alone.

I said, 'As long as you're here then, together I can die alone.'"

away.

So as much as I hate Skype sometimes...


...I really love it.








him too.

lets get some SHOES.

So apparently I've become a merch freak since I've started this new internship.
Somebody rescue me.

Sperry Top Sider Santa Maria Boat Shoe


BCBG Max Azria Irmah


Stella McCartney Cloud-Print Espadrille Wedges


Bloch Coral Shoes

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totes.

So I had my first real task at my internship for Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine
in Orlando, FL last Friday! It involved searching hundreds of different tote bags to find just the
right style for their fall conference in L.A. The mag always gives some sort of useful goody to its
attendees, and this year I had the privilege of coming up with some of our options.

These were my personal favorites.

[A dangerous task because now I want ALL of them.]


J Crew Reusable Canvas Tote: Bus Stop Print...dedicated to my Chicago days.



Apolis Activism Market Bag..produced by Bangladesh based non-profit Saidpur Enterprise...dedicated to my Paris days.



Vivienne Westwood Seed Tree Bag...just lovely.



Modcloth Tote-ally Feline Tired Bag (get it?? hardy har...I miss my kitty Fig.)



Modcloth Full of Baloney Bag...that sandwich is way too cute to eat.



Modcloth Totally Worth-Whale Bag...again with the cleverness.



Loop Jackie O by Andy Warhol Tote...my favorite.



It just so happens that in my search for this last graphic I came across a few of his other stoic depictions of the former first lady...
tragic, but classy and poised as ever.






And since my mind works only by stream of consciousness, here's a song that her iconic image always brings me back to.
Dedicated to my love, of course.

;]

"Jackie O with the top down open..."

hallelujah

So I'll never be able to get enough of this version...

Toyland.

So Alex and I went to our very first movie alone together a couple weeks ago...



THE BEST movie I have seen in a very long time, no lies.

I felt like a teen again sitting in the couples seats in the very last row with our huge bag of
popcorn, legs resting illegally on the chairs in front of us. I think we laughed harder than anyone
else in the theater. Our top three favorite additions (without spoiling too much content):

1. Buzz's "malfunction."

2. Michael Keaton's rendition of Ken.

3. Mr. Potato Head and the tortilla...my personal favorite.

I mean, these Disney/Pixar people are nuts, and I wish I could spent just five minutes at their
studio, probably just to find Pez dispensers in the bathrooms and a top executive's office T.P.'d.

In any event, I'm serious...this movie is AMAZING.


All this toy talk has brought me back to my own love for vinyl novelties. My first loves were baby
dolls at the wee age of 3 (for some reason I insisted on naming all of them Tina...) and then of
course there was the American Girl obsession, which I still think was a serious financial
investment since the two I own are now discontinued and most likely worth a pretty penny.

But there's one line of designer pretties that boasts some serious fashion forwardness, and I
must admit, if I had the cash I'd be dropping big.

Blythe Dolls.

Each are 100% unique right down to the Crayola colors of their huge, adorable eyes.




































As you can tell, the 'little' in a girl never really goes away.

;]