Author: psaugust

an excess of automobiles

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An excerpt (and coincidentally, also one of my favorite parts). Started off Friday night with an Aurora screening of Sufjan Steven’s feature, The BQE. It was amazing. I love it. And even though the film is inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, there was something so generic about those images of never ending highways and cars and gray buildings. If being stuck in traffic looks and sounds this good, I’d be on I-45 everyday during traffic […]

Ready, set, go

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inspiration

Looking for inspiration and ideas for my next big project. This is the year I’m going to finally paint my bedroom walls, folks. I finally got that amazing duck down comforter I wanted. All I need now is that special lamp and as soon as I clear up space, I’m getting that record player. Gotta love those pillows. Natalie Wood’s home in Sydney, Australia (via the Selby) I’m so jealous of her necklace collection. Next […]

Auld lang syne…

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weekends

…”these streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you…” Happy New Year! Some pictures from the last day of 2009 Fireworks lit up the sky after the countdown. Hello 2010.  We all watched from the tenth floor of Hotel Sorella. We tried defining the year with those “best of” moments but only came up with a few funny ones, like atomic wedgies and one of those “you ate the floor” falling […]

Listomania!

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My Favorite Albums::: not too much “foke” this year 10. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca and Discovery – LP 9. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix I think the party got hot in May with Phoenix’s and Passion Pit’s fun fun fun releases. (Urban Outfitters mix tape aficionados rejoice! and shoppers begin to ask ‘”What is this amazing shit!? and why are my legs doing a jig?”) 8. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career Ok ok, […]

small treasures

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Vintage

New finds. A mini wooden backgammon set and a granite jewelry box with elephant details, made in India. It reminds me of the ivory elephants in A Secret Garden. I love that movie. I got Moishe slippers for Christmas! RAWR! Maggie just hates them. She attacks it when I walk towards her and make monster noises. YAAAAWN! It’s late, but I think I’ll finally finish watching YiYi. G’night!