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Homme Videos: Patrick Wolf!
Dear Patrick Wolf, I’ve been following you since 2004, when I worked at the PR company that used to represent you. I just found out that you came out with a new single, “The City.” This it the music video for that new song: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hBJIbSScBM] I love the new song, mainly because of your flexible voice but also because of the awesome 80z saxafone and the catchy beats. I was slightly disappointed, however, in your styling. I miss the Raggedy Andy orange hair from your “Magic Position” video, accompanied by all that delightful glitter pirate clothing. Check it out here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFI9s6INJPQ]…
Drawingtimez: Long Lustrous Lashes! (Don’t You Want Some?)
Flea Marketing With Emily: Pasadena Rose Bowl!
Dear Reader, This past Sunday was the mother of all flea markets, Rose Bowl. It started out a little rocky because I went out the night before until 2 AM and then woke up at 5:45 to rush over to Pasadena only to find out it was rainy and gross. Sidenote: I love how devastating it is when it rains in LA. First of all, no one ever expects it to happen so we have no idea what to do. “What is this strange wet substance falling from the heavens?” we all asked each other, bewildered that something so inconvenient…
Drawingtimez: Delicious Refreshing Water From The Water Fountain
Fake Joan Didion Quote of the Week: Baby
“Your baby is totally boring.” – Joan Didion * Joan Didion never said this. But she thought it.
Drawingtimez: Mobil I Want To Make
Homme Videos: LA Timelapse
Dear Andrew Walker, I forgot how obsessed I was with your LA/Yosemite/Rural California timelapse video. Mainly because it shows A) My hometown [Yosemite National Park] and B) The city I in which I live and love [Los Angeles]. The video is truly gorgeous. Love, Orlando [vimeo http://vimeo.com/12578735]
Drawingtimez: Wave (On Cardboard)
Drawingtimez: I Think This Was an Idea for a Photograph at Some Point in My Life
Drawingtimez: I Hope You Never Die
Drawingtimez: I Don’t Like My Nose?
Bolando!
Dear Diary, Being that I grew up in a national park and went to high school in a horsetown, I’ve seen a whole lot of bolo ties in my life. I know most people think they’re kind of gross, but I’ve always loved them. I got my first bolo tie at the Yosemite Village Store (a gift shop for tourists) when I was 7 and I’ve been into them ever since. I’ve been finding cute bolos at flea markets and thrift stores while shopping with Emily, so it’s come to my attention that I need to start wearing them again….
Drawingtimez: I’m Not Coming to Dinner
Fake Joan Didion Quote of the Week: Former Child Star Tells All!
Scene: 2007. Opening night of the theatre adaptation of Didion’s book The Year of Magical Thinking, front row. Mayim Bialik (former star of the blockbuster TV hit “Blossom”) to Soleil Moon Frye (former star of the beloved “Punky Brewster” series): “More like GROAN Didion!” *Mayim Bialik never actually said this (to my knowledge).
Drawingtimez: Neighborhood
Fleamarketingtimez With Emily: Pasadena City College
Dear Reader, Part of my job as Emily’s assistant on Secrets From A Stylist is to help her shop. And here’s a (non) secret: she loves vintage! Where do we find all this glamourous, story-filled vintage furniture and accessories? That’s right, the flea market. Every Sunday, we go to whatever flea market is happening. If you’re not sure which is coming up, I find this guide to be quite helpful. Anyway, because Emily hates the idea of anyone snagging a great piece before she can, she shows up at 6 AM. I usually show up after her but I can…
NYSee: My Trip in 1 Drawing, 25 Photos, and 1 Genius Music Video
Dear New York, I came to visit you recently and look what happened: I took the redeye and awoke bleary-eyed, hopped on the AirTrain (my favorite thing about flying into New York because I love public transit). The first thing I saw when I emerged from the subway was the glorious sun, glinting through the budding trees of Central Park. Very romantic. After a delightful breakfast with my friend Misako and her husband Doug, I was already itching to get out of the city to one of my favorite places on earth, the Dia:Beacon. So we jumped in the car…
Drawingtimez: Let’s Go Tanning!
Drawingtimez: My New Car
Whut? Ty Pennington Designs Fabriques?
Dear Ty Pennington, A month or two ago Emily and I saw you at the Rose Bowl Flea Market and we both, like, totally freaked out. We chased you around for a while before we realized we had no actual plan to talk to you. Then, the other day, we were at Michael Levine Fabrics downtown and we saw that [GASP!] you have a fabric line. Now, I have no idea what it means for Ty Pennington to have a fabric line. Do you actually design it? Or do you walk around the design studio with a megaphone screaming in…
Hungrytimez: What To Eat When You’re Downtown and You Don’t Know Anything!
Dear Diary, I have to go to downtown LA a lot for work a lot, usually to go to Michael Levine to buy bargain (yet high quality!) fabric for our makeovers on SFAS. One thing I’ve learned is that you should never go to a crazy ass giant fabric store when you are starving, because it’s IMPOSSIBLE to choose nice colors when your stomach is eating itself. Michael Levine is downtown, and I don’t really know downtown very well. The weird thing about that part of Los Angeles is that one block feels like fancy uptown Manhattan and the next…
Hommegirl: Anjelica Houston!
Dear Diary, Today, whilst shopping in Santa Monica, Emily and I discussed our first celebrity sightings. Emily couldn’t remember her first celeb sighting, but I totally remember mine. The first celebrity I ever saw in person was Anjelica Houston, and seeing her was the beginning of a one-sided love affair that is still going strong. My Aunt Julie and her partner, Jules, lived in Three Rivers, California across the street from Anjelica Houston’s country home. We used to visit there from time to time to enjoy the countryside, horses (which I rode a few times and was totally terrified), the…
All Hail Hail.
Dear California, It’s been rainy, windy, stormy, and haily for more than a week. Thus, I took some pictures of the hail balls that fell from the sky while I was up in Windsor, California visiting my brother and sister-in-law. I love succulents (and hail balls). Love, Orlando