I'm in Iowa with my Mom and brother, enjoying speaking English without apology, drinking beer and eating all the pancakes I can. I hope you're all similarly relaxed and happy this holiday. There's a rumor it will snow tonight, and that would delight me. My best gift is not really a gift per se, but I found out when I got home that Sally Beth has ( Read more... )

I know I have to get some photos up, but I've been on the road - the three weeks I was in NYC for fashion week and related events, then London, now Milan, and I know I'm lucky - I remember listening to editors and clients complain about travel and fashion week etc. and thinking they were jerks and nwo I'm the jerk ( Read more... )

I'm about 25% unpacked, which isn't saying much since only about 25% of my stuff is even here, but aside from having the sensation that I am falling a little all the time, all is well in Rome. My apartment has a great view of the middle of town and is surrounded by small shops and a great set of cheese, meat, produce and bread markets, and one of ( Read more... )

Now I'm getting nervous.
the movers just took all the stuff that's not going to Italy -- three cartons of stuff that's being stored at Mom's.

Here's how it's going down: I am going to Italy, but instead of fully committing and moving and selling my place, I've gotten a tenant for 6 months, and if I am happy there in six months, I'll then sell my loft and get all Italian. If I don't like it, I'll go to LA. I've considered all the things that would have to happen for me to feel like NYC ( Read more... )

6 weeks ago:

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In the future, if a blizzard is coming, I might want to stay out of North Dakota. I get to leave in a little while, but I was supposed to be back Sunday. Oh well, it was fun jumping into the snowdrift off my brother's roof. We climbed out his upstairs bedroom window and pitched ourselves off the ledge. I only did it twice but he and his room mates ( Read more... )

If I were the kind of person who wore these kind of shirts, and I assure you, I am not, this would save me at least 20 minutes a day, every day, more on weekends and trips to the dog park.

I have said this before: I do not hate models because they are thin or pretty. I don't hate them because they're rich and often not so bright. I dislike models because they are shallow, mean, superficial and condescending, I hate them because they are contagiously crazy and I hate them because I can't really rationalize how I can both dislike and ( Read more... )

I never get tired of being in Italy. Even though I worked close to non stop while I was there, it's just a good place to be. Of course, my "travel" snaps came out poorly since it was overcast all week and I was a little off my game, I'm hoping the pictures I was hired to take come out a little better...

It was some consolation for having no time ( Read more... )