Farewell 2008

Ciao 2008...DEFINITELY ready for 2009.

Dear Hanukah Chicken (Justin understands....)

If you are looking for something for me besides the no fail, I will love you forever, chocolates or champagne pressie. Please consider a candle from Le Labo....

On a completely unrelated side note - do you know about GOOP - Gwenie's weekly email blast. I tried 2 of her recipes this week - the frittata and pumpkin bread. Love the idea of a pumpkin bread without sugar but here is my advice. INCREASE the spices; bland, bland, bland.

I Heart YOU

BHJC how I love thee....strawberry, apple, coconut was today's excellent selection.

Capital UGH!

I am using Firefox since apparently there is some bug that it allows people to access all your passwords. And its a trial by fire situation, plus none of my bookmarks are on firefox. Its rainy and cold here and unfortunately someone, meaning me, needs to walk the pooch.

Wouldnt it be nice if this came in a size XXXXXL and he could walk himself.....

Rainy Monday

It's a chilly rainy Monday is LA....so let's talk about Sunday. After I finished working the Stacy P (Dogtown and Z-boys) Made in America Global Green Event. This was an amazing doc. I busted over to Gordon's store opening on Melrose. I basically missed the entire event but I wanted to show my support. And Gordon rewarded me with this beautiful rope bracelet, cool right? Reminds me of my childhood on the beaches of the east coast. But Gordon took it one step further (so Gordon) and had each bracelet scented from Le Labo. Which, if you don't know now has an LA outpost on 3rd. And most definitely worth visiting. Here are some bad photos.....

TGIF

All emptied out...got nada for you today. Here's hoping the weather reports for the weekend of cold and rain are incorrect!

TGIF

Sunday, sunday, sunday

Sunday afternoon starting at 3p, catch a flick, grab a drink, enter to win a wetsuit, surfboard and many other goodies. Global Green Benefit!

Its time to vote again!

If you haven't seen Marc's video you are missing out....

Hey! Our video for Devendra Banhart is on MTV2's short list of the Best Indie Video of 2008! We are really proud of this and need all the help we can get to win! Please click on the following link and scroll down to Devendra Banhart "Carmensita" to vote for us:http://www.mtv2.com/#series/26199

HGG

No blogging til Wednesday at the earliest. I worked on the HollywoodGoesGreen.com conference so I will be working, networking, attending the event today and tomorrow.

Marc Nails Madge

Marc as in Jacobs - does this woman ever age??? I will take the bag thank you very much.

Have a great weekend!!!!

GOOD stuff

GOOD Magazine has a slew of events happening this month at their space on Melrose.

Click here for the entire calendar - http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/december/

Visit Pangea

Get your jeans on

New find

I really enjoyed this photo of flowers (lovely black borders) from the George Eastman house - credit is to this blog I stumbled on about 10 minutos ago...http://liebemarlene.blogspot.com/

Mainly great vintage clothing but bits and pieces of other goodies, as demonstrated above.

After spending most of the day cleaning up dog vomit, and then rushing my dog to the vet while trying to get back into major work mode via calls, emails and arrive on time to an important meeting (which I did), I am done with this Monday! Good night..

WeSC

Turkey Cards

This witty card and many more can be found at someecards.com.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I am heading back to my east coast roots, DC. I am curious to see if the energy of the city has a different (and better) sense now that now CHANGE around the corner....

Froma

If you are hungry after all those shoe bargains at Marc Jacobs. Head over to FROMA for something to delish eat or drink. And stay away from the amazing dessert of sliced pear, candied pecans, caramel and formage blanc. Damn you GH for ordering that again!

(This post should probably be after the mj post and not before but oh well...)

MJ - 70%

If you happen to live in LA, I would highly recommend you visit the Marc Jacobs shop on Melrose or in Melrose Heights. However you want to look at it. ALL the shoes and boots are 70% off; lots of styles and sizes.

Brillant!

HSBC Bank in Australia made their receipts fun and interactive,also gaining buzz, by printing diagrams on the back of each that instructed how to transform into origami.

Each design touted a relevant service: an origami house design promoted home loans, a pig for savings accounts, a handbag for credit card services, and a mouse for online banking. Not only an innovative concept, but they also speak to the trend of consumers looking to make the most of paper goods that would otherwise end up in the trash.

Cage Free Rescue

When, I travel my dog goes to sleep away camp at Cage Free K-9. He loves it, comes back exhausted and sleeps for a good day or so straight! They also have dog rescue and today this email came in. With these terrible photos! Who could ever pour battery acid on a dog.

We'd like to introduce you to Newton. He is an adorable one and a half year old neutered male Terrier mix. He's a spunky, friendly little fellow who only asks for kindness and love to make the rest of his life truly happy and fulfilled! Someone with very cruel intentions purposefully poured battery acid on Newton's back, causing a severe chemical burn injury to a large portion of his skin. After undergoing extensive medical treatment, Newton's wounds are healing nicely. He is now on the mend, both physically and emotionally.

To find out more - http://cagefreecanines.com/rescue.asp

50 years of the Peace (sign)

Too bad we can't say there has been 50 years, days or even minutes of peace!

If you are in NYC check out the Barneys Windows!!

Earth Pledge is pleased to announce its new project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace sign. Earth Pledge's FutureFashion initiative celebrates environmentally conscious fashion by working with industry leaders to promote renewable, reusable and non-polluting materials and methods. This season's collection is a collaboration with top fashion designers to create one-of-a-kind environmentally friendly fashions incorporating the peace sign. Designers were given free reign to incorporate the iconic symbol into their designs, while utilizing sustainable materials and techniques that reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing and production.The peace inspired, eco-friendly fashions will be unveiled on November 16th in the windows of Barneys New York's flagship store at Madison Avenue and 61st street. Earth Pledge and Barneys will kick off the holidays with a 60's themed shopping event, where the designs will be displayed through January 1st 2009 as part of the retailer's Hippie Holiday windows. Participating designers included Zero Maria Cornejo, Derek Lam, Calvin Klein, Doo.Ri, Behnaz Sarafpour, Diane von Furstenberg, Proenza Schouler, Three As Four, Thakoon, Rogan, Isabel Toledo, Rodarte, Philip Lim, Martin Grant, Band of Outsiders, Giambattista Valli, Alexander Wang, Rag and Bone, Narciso Rodriguez, Marni, Michael Kors, Maison Martin Margiela, Moschino, Stella McCartney, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Duro Olowu, Dosa, and Natalie Chanin.

About time!

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/16/news/companies/goldman_bonuses.ap/index.htm

Its a start...

Returning from Malibu

When I woke up the sky was overcast and grey from smoke and there was ash on my car. So, I took the dog and headed up to into the hills/canyons of Malibu yesterday. Hoping the air quality would be better. It was!

Driving back on the PCH, I came across these two new BWM Diesel SUV's out for testing. The pics sux because I it was on the fly. I want a job where I get to drive test Beamers on the PCH for the weekend. Unfortunately, I never connected with them at a light to ask for application. Bummer....

Saturday

This is a shot of the police helicopter circling the party I attended Saturday. That is, until the police broke it up. With 3 fires in the greater LA area doesn't anybody think this chopper's time could have been better spent elsewhere???

Oro Blanco Grapefruit

I try and make a point of hitting the Venice Farmers Market every Friday. There really is no excuse, its spitting distance and the quality and PRICES can't be beat. YES, even cheaper than Trader Joe's where I shop regularly. And no annoying plastic boxes holding your produce.

I love when I am introduced to a new fruit or vegetable...today that would be the oro blanco grapefruit. This baby is delicious and this coming from someone who doesn't typically like grapefruit. The taste is a complete departure from a typical GF, the Oro Blanco sweet and light.

I think the name translated might even be White Gold...;o)

Highly recommended!

TGIF. Have a good weekend