wham, bam! am tam.

after many, many hours of research (i.e. 36 million joan of arcadia episodes plus several repeat viewings of sisterhood one and two later), a nervous hour of interviewing/french toast at shopsins, days and days of wordspilling/editing, and numerous nights of deadline-oriented stress dreams (oh, hai laptop turned spawn of the devil), my second ever cover story is on stands now!!! my mom and grandma both loved it, so here's to hoping that's not an isolated/strictly familial sentiment.

the big teepee theory.

this lil' movie? awesome(steve's art) + awesome(karla's cray-zo stopmo animation/directorial skills)= next levz to the max! in honor of its recent showing at sundance (!!!), here's a special viewing of this amazing collab between two of my most talented friends.

update: well, "this lil' movie" (which is kind of like the above image coming to life, set to the soundtrack of your favorite old-school nintendo game if it came back from the future. what? exactly.) is apparently not up on vimeo anymore, but you can peep it on steve's site in the "video" section. trust me, it's worth it.

martha, martha, martha!!!

wow oh wow. on thursday, i was in the presence of a legend:
thanks to a friend of a friend, i got tix to martha stewart's afternoon taping and i'm not ashamed to admit that i was giddy as all get-out. i don't know when my utter adoration for martha started (stefan tells me repeatedly that i'm not her demographic), but i can tell you it only intensified when i found out she was a criminally minded bitch with a self-righteous attitude. martha is fo' real! she even made jail seem homey. i was accompanied by my lovely friend jenna, and as if being in the studio wasn't thrill enough, we got seated front and center. vip, bitches!!!!
the set was so damn perfect, just like you'd expect. what i wouldn't give to bake in her studio kitchen. 15 minutes, it'd be an epic mess.
and here she is, the lady herself. seriously, i was close enough to kick her in the shins (not that i would!!! i have no doubt that martha could take me dooooown).
at the end of the taping (which will air feb. 10...if you're watching, peep me in the audience next to the pastry chef!! i was probably as nervous as he was!!) she took questions from the crowd and i actually came away with an enlightening tip: you know those terrible salt stains defiling your favorite winter boots? white vinegar!! on a soft piece of cotton. takes it right out. martha, you're a genius. can we hang?

dreamy.

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lily + jae.

with the weather being what it's been (can't-get-out-of-bed cold), i wish even more that i could be here:wearing this:
or this:
doing this:
or this:
mmmm, a girl can dream.
all shots from lily+jae's s/s 09. lerve.

happy day.

obama's first signature as president. YESSSSSSS.

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eggcellent.

i finally made it to the whitney to check out the eggleston exhibit (thanks "pay what you can night"!!). so rad.
these are a few of my faves.
seriously? seriously.