Damn.

So, yeah, I've been unbelievably MIA lately...sorry guys. I've had two deaths in my immediate family in two months, a bout of the flu so nasty that I subsequently lost 15 pounds in a month, and more medical problems, bills, and unreal mistreatment by doctors that I'm frankly surprised that my head hasn't exploded all over one of them by now. I'm trying to put it all back together, or barring that, just saying to hell with it and starting over. But damn it, I'm still here.

Really? Again?

So I basically JUST got home from California when I was viciously attacked by a particularly nasty viral flu which utterly laid waste to the temple which is my rather crumbling body. Stress and grief from returning from Suzy's (my brother's partner girlfriend lover) funeral after her completely unexpected and sudden death. The virus ravaged me for over a month, taking 15 pounds of my frame, leaving me so weak that to walk to the bathroom of my house left me panting and almost passing out. I'm trying to recover from it...my grandmother just died. So back to California I go. I'll be posting some really incredible shit in the next week to hopefully fund my trip. Also: I need to own Alaia pieces and seriously I don't even remember the last Chanel I managed to score...

A Few Of My Favorite...

I know, I know. Bad holiday reference. To salve your wounded sensibilities, here are a few of my all time favorite eBay searches.
"studded-->clothing, shoes, accessories-->vintage" All kinds of fun stuff comes up.

here

I LOVE NOIROHIO!

Just When You Thought Things HAD To Look Up-

It was just a few short weeks ago I had one of the worst "vacations" of my life back home in California, and right after I got back I received word that my brother's amazing, beautiful, brilliant, talented, sweet, funny girlfriend Suzanne Day had SUDDENLY passed away. I basically got home, sent out some eBay packages, kissed my fiance and my dogs, and got right back on a plane. So I'm sorry I haven't been updating guys, then my laptop took El Crappo as well and I've just not been the best conversationalist as of late. Here's a photo of Suzy. Her loss is being felt like an earthquake in the lives of all who were lucky enough to have known her. I've never met anyone who I had so much in common with, with fashion being one of our greatest mutual passions. I'm deeply sad that we didn't get more time.

Chaos

MIA is the theme lately, huh? I'll wax poetic about one of the worst "vacations" of my life later. At the moment I just wanted to say hi, miss you guys.

Home!

So I'm home in California, Northern this time, which is where my brother and father are. Just spending lots of time trying to help out. I'm going shopping in a little bit, with my brother. Hitting up Harput's Union and some of my favorite haunts. Hopefully I'll find some gems. Oh and my AMAZING girl friend Robyn (of New York roadtrip fame!) loaned me her fricking D60 Nikon so I'm taking some really incredible shots. Now if I can just show my Dad how to take ones of me...

Hiatus Hates Us!

So, my attempt at a vacation ended here, with me in bed sitting upright trying to type with one hand since the other is confined to the cotton equivalent of a convent. Yup, it's in a sling. Actually, the trip back to New York was effing amazing, had such a killer time just zipping around with my friend Robyn; who's from Queens. We've been meaning to take this vacation for over a year. Either it was bad timing, I had some sort of mass emergency (see dog having 4,000.00 dollar joint surgery), or we just couldn't get out of our obligations without ripples of never ending repercussions. Much fun was had stoking out on awesome boutiques and hole in the wall stores stuffed with vintage and a bunch of other weird shit. Gimme a city with a surplus store in a 6 story walk up and I'm perfectly at home.
However...
my health waits for no one and gives no warning, of course. So I'm in a sling because my GOOD arm, the left one, dislocated in my sleep. So the right arm has had two surgeries already and now they want to do surgery on the left (if and when it doesn't respond to PT and continues to be unstable, which it will, duh) AND a revision surgery on the right.
The good news though, is that now I'm on bed rest and such (no it's not just for the shoulder) I can write and update to my heart's content, and list new records and clothes in the shop! I'm in the process of thinking over doing just a straight up friends and family kind of boutique online...you know, membership, etc. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Here are some shots from the New York trip. I'll post some more later today or tomorrow along with some really cool x-ray copies the orthopedic surgeon gave me. Oh, and anyone have any extra ice packs? Maybe some spare time to play cards with? Hahahahaha...

Livin' It Up In Kill City-Live It, Love It, Never Leave It.

I wouldn't be the woman I am today without the Stooges. There's no one that can touch Iggy Pop, still. Stylistically as well, he's a HUGE influence on me, as are the rest of the Stooges. Matter of fact, I'll have to do a photo post so you guys can see the utter fashion madness that was/is the Stooges. Love it, everyday.