tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361371772024-03-13T06:15:19.408-04:00Needed More Foresight to think of Cool Blog Titlejesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-49845003555019634332010-05-31T16:11:00.005-04:002010-05-31T16:23:50.384-04:00my wish is your command...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaQPxhUWI/AAAAAAAAAg4/4Ts_82ebBQI/s1600/pret+a+surf+3.jpg"><img style="float:centre; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaQPxhUWI/AAAAAAAAAg4/4Ts_82ebBQI/s400/pret+a+surf+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477531913203831138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaPv1drAI/AAAAAAAAAgw/jq10D1NUleQ/s1600/pret+a+surf+2.jpg"><img style="float:centre; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaPv1drAI/AAAAAAAAAgw/jq10D1NUleQ/s400/pret+a+surf+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477531904630434818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaOmDyUOI/AAAAAAAAAgo/Q-IvyVzXaTs/s1600/pret+a+surf+1.jpg"><img style="float:centre; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 318px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/TAQaOmDyUOI/AAAAAAAAAgo/Q-IvyVzXaTs/s400/pret+a+surf+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477531884826284258" /></a><br />i've been complaining for a few years now that there is no cool surf gear for chicks. like, none. it's as simple as that. it's generally really girly and cheesy and i hate it. insight is an exception but they still focus more on day wear for chicks than board shorts and rash guards. but leave it to T magazine to uncover Pret-A-Surf, a collab between <span style="font-style:italic;">Vogue</span>'s Jillian Demling and Karen Mulligan (long time Annie Leibovitz studio manager)that cuts through the cheese and injects a hefty dose of glamour to gear for girls. if only i could look as glamorous as my outfit would imply when riding waves...<br /><br />Available at Mollusk (NY), Opening Ceremony (NY), Jeffrey (NY) and Surf Bazaar (Montauk). www.pretasurf.comjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-73350687815728004322010-05-07T11:34:00.012-04:002010-05-07T12:00:23.989-04:00100th Post - Wowee ZoweeIn honour of my 100th post (and first post in a while), I shall discuss something I'm generally 100 per cent sketched out about, that being SHORTS. Models? Cool, yah, wear shorts. They look great. Creepy looking chick on her bike with ana-looking, scary, saggy ass cheeks in denim butt shorts? Maybe reconsider. With my carnie stump legs I'm always hesitant about hopping on the shorts train. However, I've actually found a few pairs of shorts that tickle my fance this season, which will help because i think at the very least I'll have to step up my festival look from last year's AA seersucker bloomers (love them, but *shudder*).<br /><br />Best for first (i may be a sexual pleasure delayer but I'm definitely not an aesthetic one) -- the ultimate leather shorts from Helmut (who freaking rocks). Wear 'em short or long, and swoon all the while:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q0Vic35_I/AAAAAAAAAf4/z996ZHkHoiw/s1600/shorts+1.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 345px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q0Vic35_I/AAAAAAAAAf4/z996ZHkHoiw/s400/shorts+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468553392164431858" /></a><br />But also...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q18Q4ji1I/AAAAAAAAAgA/WlV9_bzJHtk/s1600/shorts+2.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q18Q4ji1I/AAAAAAAAAgA/WlV9_bzJHtk/s400/shorts+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468555156975225682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q2VxbGjVI/AAAAAAAAAgI/a8IAbcLiuLE/s1600/shorts+3.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 305px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q2VxbGjVI/AAAAAAAAAgI/a8IAbcLiuLE/s400/shorts+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468555595206790482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3BW9WmTI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/jhEJ6CZBzAw/s1600/shorts+4.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 345px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3BW9WmTI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/jhEJ6CZBzAw/s400/shorts+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468556344016935218" /></a><br />(These bad boys look loose on the thighs...ALWAYS a good thing...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3VZhTwdI/AAAAAAAAAgY/Jp6-Jd4jz_k/s1600/shorts+5.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3VZhTwdI/AAAAAAAAAgY/Jp6-Jd4jz_k/s400/shorts+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468556688301998546" /></a><br />(Lace bicycle shorts? Have them, INTO THEM. I wear leggings underneath)<br /><br />Oh, and one more thing...<br />OBSESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3qq3la5I/AAAAAAAAAgg/jbiWy7miH7o/s1600/shorts+6.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S-Q3qq3la5I/AAAAAAAAAgg/jbiWy7miH7o/s400/shorts+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468557053736086418" /></a><br />Images: American Apparel, La Garconne and Net-A-Porterjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-41575865866025866022010-01-20T14:25:00.013-05:002010-01-20T14:41:48.550-05:00GGs (and i don't mean gossip girls)my faves, especially zoe saldana's. won't even go into my picks for worst -- too many to even mention (christina aguilera...shudder), SLIM pickins this year! note: maggie's fits exquisitely but would have been better in a different colour. ginnifer looks ADORABLE but this isn't a look i'd go for myself, don't think it would work on a lot of people!<br /><br />chloe sevigny is an honourable mention:<br />not because it's the best she's ever worn...not even close...but because she pulled it off (despite an escort ripping it en route to her winning speech). she lives in a very special place in my heart<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZ5SuiwZI/AAAAAAAAAfo/hDSZFI-l004/s1600-h/zoe+saldana.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZ5SuiwZI/AAAAAAAAAfo/hDSZFI-l004/s400/zoe+saldana.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906716632891794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZ1yhydZI/AAAAAAAAAfg/xP6vb9RAy5A/s1600-h/emily+blunt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZ1yhydZI/AAAAAAAAAfg/xP6vb9RAy5A/s400/emily+blunt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906656449852818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZxsojWnI/AAAAAAAAAfY/0q7Nd9KLtzw/s1600-h/penelope+cruz.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZxsojWnI/AAAAAAAAAfY/0q7Nd9KLtzw/s400/penelope+cruz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906586148133490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZtkT-QTI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/oQ5DbKS13lQ/s1600-h/drew+barrymore.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZtkT-QTI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/oQ5DbKS13lQ/s400/drew+barrymore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906515194855730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZp_4L_lI/AAAAAAAAAfI/SMwcKSaiNdU/s1600-h/sandra+bullock.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZp_4L_lI/AAAAAAAAAfI/SMwcKSaiNdU/s400/sandra+bullock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906453875031634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZTung07I/AAAAAAAAAfA/76mBKM30VKs/s1600-h/maggie+gyllenhaal.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZTung07I/AAAAAAAAAfA/76mBKM30VKs/s400/maggie+gyllenhaal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428906071284569010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZOFMyG8I/AAAAAAAAAe4/lu96rQz09tg/s1600-h/ginnifer+goodwin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZOFMyG8I/AAAAAAAAAe4/lu96rQz09tg/s400/ginnifer+goodwin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428905974267255746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZI6gIaNI/AAAAAAAAAew/KWBUKS3NIEo/s1600-h/anna+paquin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1dZI6gIaNI/AAAAAAAAAew/KWBUKS3NIEo/s400/anna+paquin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428905885496273106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1db-p55UuI/AAAAAAAAAfw/Va7mhRTjrJw/s1600-h/chloe+sevigny.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S1db-p55UuI/AAAAAAAAAfw/Va7mhRTjrJw/s400/chloe+sevigny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428909007777125090" /></a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-2872112291603327792010-01-07T09:55:00.002-05:002010-01-07T09:59:06.192-05:00holy jeezwa wa wee wa. this album is BY FAR one of my favourites of the year, if not the aughts. i saw the decemberists twice this year and the hazards of love shows were epic, with full-blown costumes, group drumming, etc. <br /><br />my heart is aflutter <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O0jFoNddj0s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O0jFoNddj0s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-59086628676164730712010-01-07T09:52:00.002-05:002010-01-18T11:47:45.084-05:00creamer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S0X1ePBsQ3I/AAAAAAAAAeo/O4gm13K_sXM/s1600-h/youth+in+revolt.htm"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/S0X1ePBsQ3I/AAAAAAAAAeo/O4gm13K_sXM/s400/youth+in+revolt.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424011226016138098" /></a><br /><br /><br />amongst <br />my favourite <br />books <br />of all time<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />UPDATE: saw the movie, with was conspicuously devoid of pimples, Dwayne, anal liberties, Fuzzy, etc. Also, Trent was very poorly casted...should have been more of a chace crawford type. but c'est la vie -- 9 out of 10 times (maybe 9.5 out of 10) the movie does not REMOTELY live up to the book. all in all it was funny (albeit weird) to see michael cera play a badass Frenchman, and he was pretty good as Nick Twisp, but expectations must be managed if you are a fan of the teen tome and intend to see the film.jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-65548975350060988402009-11-05T15:51:00.002-05:002009-11-05T15:57:15.739-05:00portnoy's complaintlove this passage:<br /><br />"It is as though all the Jewish men ducking beneath the cold dribble of shower off in the corner of the steam room, then lumbering back for more of the thick dense suffocating vapors, it is as though they have ridden the time-machine back to an age when they existed as some herd of Jewish animals, whose only utterance is <span style="font-style:italic;">oy, oy</span>...for this is the sound they make as they drag themselves from the shower into the heavy gush of fumes. They appear, at long last, my father and his fellow sufferers, to have returned to the habitat in which they can be natural."<br /><br />so THAT's what goes down at the shvitz<br /><br />this book is fantasticjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-82348285190722214172009-11-05T11:20:00.004-05:002009-11-05T11:25:52.273-05:00woweeeedo the math...<br /><br />terence koh + daphne guinness + monkey hair (sad as it is) + a plethora of blinged finger rings = sublime<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SvL8JyZhG5I/AAAAAAAAAeY/t-H5aw6K2xs/s1600-h/daphne+guiness+terence+koh.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SvL8JyZhG5I/AAAAAAAAAeY/t-H5aw6K2xs/s400/daphne+guiness+terence+koh.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400656148248468370" /></a><br />photo: olivier zahm on purple-diary.comjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-38906013084678161302009-09-29T13:43:00.002-04:002009-09-29T13:49:22.859-04:00anyone have an extra $10,000?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SsJIhdBODWI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/odLowrVIRIA/s1600-h/Ed+Ruscha+on+the+road.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SsJIhdBODWI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/odLowrVIRIA/s400/Ed+Ruscha+on+the+road.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386947843851160930" /></a><br />if so, can you throw it my way in the form of Ed Ruscha's special edition <em>On The Road</em>? Kerouac's prolific novel gets an illustrated twist with Ruscha's photographs -- understandably, what with Ruscha's personal affinity for the novel. the book itself is exquisite and the blending of art and literature is so very natural.jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-71561785997731338622009-09-10T10:06:00.001-04:002009-09-10T10:08:14.075-04:00lovely<object id="flashObj" width="404" height="436" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/8558003001?isVid=1&publisherID=1568114478" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=33805471001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.style.com%2Fvideo%2Fguest-directors%2Fguest-directors%2F1896809785%2Fembirds-of-a-fetherem%2F33805471001&playerID=8558003001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/8558003001?isVid=1&publisherID=1568114478" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=33805471001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.style.com%2Fvideo%2Fguest-directors%2Fguest-directors%2F1896809785%2Fembirds-of-a-fetherem%2F33805471001&playerID=8558003001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="404" height="436" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Erin Fetherston's Birds of a Fether, or The Pied Piper reinterpreted, from Style.com</span>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-28219946856489711742009-08-27T16:24:00.005-04:002009-08-27T16:30:50.690-04:00brills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsDzRDAAI/AAAAAAAAAdw/DURcRcjzlKY/s1600-h/chloe+sevigny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsDzRDAAI/AAAAAAAAAdw/DURcRcjzlKY/s400/chloe+sevigny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374742755358736386" /></a><br />chloe you're so cool<br />this reminds me of many a couple's outfit in korea<br />where entire stores were dedicated<br />to the cause<br />only way way way way cheesier<br />my boyfriends never wanted to wear couple's outfits <br />(actually one did)<br />maybe now they'll think it's cool<br />probably not<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsEsnKs0I/AAAAAAAAAd4/HjM5leKiijo/s1600-h/chloe+sevigny+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsEsnKs0I/AAAAAAAAAd4/HjM5leKiijo/s400/chloe+sevigny+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374742770752336706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsFUcxmHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/zEYIRQsQzJo/s1600-h/chloe+sevigny+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsFUcxmHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/zEYIRQsQzJo/s400/chloe+sevigny+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374742781446166642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsF5woLEI/AAAAAAAAAeI/yuXrkg4tOmE/s1600-h/chloe+sevigny+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SpbsF5woLEI/AAAAAAAAAeI/yuXrkg4tOmE/s400/chloe+sevigny+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374742791461547074" /></a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-42877467467336225412009-08-24T16:52:00.001-04:002009-08-24T16:52:59.450-04:00wait!they don't love u like i love ujesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-2530938560819717192009-08-20T15:10:00.001-04:002009-08-20T15:12:14.095-04:00serious guy style: yigal azrouel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2gA1uT8vI/AAAAAAAAAdo/SlwYwFplkf8/s1600-h/guy+style+yigal+azrouel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2gA1uT8vI/AAAAAAAAAdo/SlwYwFplkf8/s400/guy+style+yigal+azrouel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372125866804638450" /></a><br />i would be really happy if my non-existent boyfriend dressed like thisjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-71815893450642928412009-08-20T14:58:00.002-04:002009-08-20T15:03:42.553-04:00apologieshaven't been crediting images. a pox on my house, i know. gargantuan apologies and i promise to right this wrong...or i'll sing you a song. or you can sue me. no, no. don't. that's the opposite of the point i was trying to make (the office, anyone?) <br /><br />guess it doesn't really matter when you have no readers, right?jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-7309832752295803042009-08-20T14:49:00.004-04:002009-08-20T15:35:50.955-04:00Guy Style: Zac PosenYes, Posen's style can be a little sketchy, a bit femmy, sometimes too Hugh Hefner-esque, flamboyant to a fault and I'm sorry to have to say it but a tuxedo man-cape doesn't really fly in my books. But lately there have been a few occasions where the American designer, who does wonders where women are concerned, has really caught my eye. <br /><br />The opulence of the green, jacquard jacket juxtaposed with simple jeans and a tee, plus the roughness of the black boots, is really appealing. I quite like it!! And the military jacket works (though, in the past, a velvet version he wore didn't quite hit the nail on the head), again because of the contrast with the jeans and boots, the red shirt popping beneath and the petite bow tie. More androgynous than femme. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2cUan1gII/AAAAAAAAAdg/mxucU_Ih3gQ/s1600-h/guy+style+zac+posen+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2cUan1gII/AAAAAAAAAdg/mxucU_Ih3gQ/s400/guy+style+zac+posen+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372121805080592514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2cULSz1BI/AAAAAAAAAdY/yGZsjaTgKO8/s1600-h/guy+style+zac+posen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/So2cULSz1BI/AAAAAAAAAdY/yGZsjaTgKO8/s400/guy+style+zac+posen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372121800965870610" /></a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-31317613211824434242009-08-18T16:32:00.004-04:002009-08-18T16:40:19.219-04:00coveting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SosRG0bayAI/AAAAAAAAAdI/bg_3p6OTstA/s1600-h/ejsaks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SosRG0bayAI/AAAAAAAAAdI/bg_3p6OTstA/s400/ejsaks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371405789419980802" /></a><br /><br />these boots. i think i have a sickness. but isn't it hard to find boots that are so nicely worked in!? it's actually really hard to find a good pair that fits right at thrift stores. trust me, my number one choice would be old painters boots or a very small man's work boots. but, alas, hard to find<br /><br /><br />in other news, JPG x Dr. Martens<br />sexual<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SosRHYrPeoI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/WLE7cRqczgg/s1600-h/docs+jpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SosRHYrPeoI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/WLE7cRqczgg/s400/docs+jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371405799150025346" /></a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-39938548139034829132009-08-18T11:51:00.002-04:002009-08-18T11:53:54.275-04:00just picked up this bad boy<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SorObdm-fQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/xN0o962a0ks/s1600-h/koons+towel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SorObdm-fQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/xN0o962a0ks/s400/koons+towel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332476792634626" /></a><br />limited edition Jeff Koons beach towel<br />an artistic place to lay my bum ... and dry it<br />so sweetjesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-82312673247349902202009-08-14T16:37:00.003-04:002009-08-14T16:46:08.310-04:00did u know<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoXMhaRS5xI/AAAAAAAAAcw/SALJzFBt87g/s1600-h/cats.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoXMhaRS5xI/AAAAAAAAAcw/SALJzFBt87g/s400/cats.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369923005068797714" /></a><br />mark twain named his cats long, odd names like Beelzebub Blatherskite, Appollinaris, and Zoroaster so his kids would be better accustomed to pronouncing multi-syllabic words (unlike huck finn and tom sawyer)<br /><br />i heart him<br /><br />p.s. my current literary obsession is really tom robbins<br /><br />p.p.s. this is my other current obsession:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PZ2BMhqfwLo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PZ2BMhqfwLo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-24224097753354418572009-08-14T15:43:00.007-04:002009-08-14T16:00:31.113-04:00i die die die die die a million times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_CkzkwgI/AAAAAAAAAco/h1a8qCuysOs/s1600-h/alex+shoes+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_CkzkwgI/AAAAAAAAAco/h1a8qCuysOs/s400/alex+shoes+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369908181669822978" /></a><br /><br />it's just too much<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_CUI53SI/AAAAAAAAAcg/o4fT-HGVoTU/s1600-h/alex+shoes+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 81px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_CUI53SI/AAAAAAAAAcg/o4fT-HGVoTU/s400/alex+shoes+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369908177195883810" /></a><br /><br />sensual overload<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_B6e2fOI/AAAAAAAAAcY/eWDIreE5gWE/s1600-h/alex+shoes+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_B6e2fOI/AAAAAAAAAcY/eWDIreE5gWE/s400/alex+shoes+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369908170308615394" /></a><br /><br />beauty full<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_Bq6Ll_I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/V7Bjm6NOxvc/s1600-h/alex+shoes+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_Bq6Ll_I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/V7Bjm6NOxvc/s400/alex+shoes+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369908166128277490" /></a><br /><br />single tear<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW-0A9MMBI/AAAAAAAAAcA/P_xKjf0iooA/s1600-h/alex+shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW-0A9MMBI/AAAAAAAAAcA/P_xKjf0iooA/s400/alex+shoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369907931528310802" /></a><br /><br />head spinning<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_BWUrhPI/AAAAAAAAAcI/qPU4EgS7sGM/s1600-h/alex+shoes+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 296px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SoW_BWUrhPI/AAAAAAAAAcI/qPU4EgS7sGM/s400/alex+shoes+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369908160602277106" /></a><br /><br /><br />........these shoes make me horny<br /><br />(the first pair are the hottest thing i've ever seen)jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-41514400570986413242009-07-30T14:19:00.004-04:002009-07-30T14:26:02.851-04:00Top notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHlHhJAl0I/AAAAAAAAAbo/h9PktfonIeY/s1600-h/side+bun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHlHhJAl0I/AAAAAAAAAbo/h9PktfonIeY/s400/side+bun.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364320548492973890" /></a><br /><br />My new obsession may not be all that new at all but it's taken my world by storm. A few months ago I fell in love with the high side bun, or top knot, if you will. It's funky, fresh, offbeat and, sadly, not easy to pull off. It's also not easy to execute -- I can't get mine to stay put! But I tried it out at my office party and, despite numerous perplexed looks from passers-by, I felt pretty great. I intend to make a second attempt outside the safety net of office life...and with a little help from about 400 bobby pins. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHlYyjqvkI/AAAAAAAAAbw/_LmdMLQ_54g/s1600-h/side+buns.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHlYyjqvkI/AAAAAAAAAbw/_LmdMLQ_54g/s400/side+buns.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364320845225967170" /></a><br />This image from WhoWhatWearDaily.com, my morning style saviour. If you don't subscribe, get on it!jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-7388641221524159042009-07-30T14:12:00.004-04:002009-07-31T10:49:25.779-04:00Quelle SurpriseChloe Sevigny a.k.a my style icon extraordinaire hit the nail on the head yet again. The nude, pleated dress; the long-hanging LBP (little black purse); her gorgeous opening ceremony sandals; and tousled hair with red lips ... flawless.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHjdNoQY-I/AAAAAAAAAbg/huqS_A3XGIs/s1600-h/BlackBerry_Tour_Smartphone_824d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnHjdNoQY-I/AAAAAAAAAbg/huqS_A3XGIs/s400/BlackBerry_Tour_Smartphone_824d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364318722189190114" /></a><br /><br />Here are Chloe and Lissy Trullie wearing the boots in the look book. Check out Lissy's cover of Hot Chip's Ready for the Floor. Love it.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnMEDvRGIHI/AAAAAAAAAb4/6-ofbR-QPoc/s1600-h/chloe+lissie.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SnMEDvRGIHI/AAAAAAAAAb4/6-ofbR-QPoc/s400/chloe+lissie.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364636043402682482" /></a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-13526794073420341162009-07-27T12:16:00.003-04:002009-07-27T12:29:42.614-04:00what the what?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/Sm3VcVFwsiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/npjg4MPSCSw/s1600-h/koons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/Sm3VcVFwsiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/npjg4MPSCSw/s400/koons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363177413942489634" /></a><br /><br />I just watched Milk for the first time yesterday -- what a phenomenal movie. I thought the acting was outstanding, the story is, of course, extremely inspirational and the aura and feel of the film were perfect. <br /><br />A funny thing happened on the way to the credits...actually, while I was watching the credits. Jeff Koons' name was there. What? I'm a big Koons fan and I figured I would have recognized the American icon. I went on google and tried to figure out who he played (Art Agnos, as it turns out) and when his cameo was. He actually had a speaking role and was on screen for a good 5 minutes. What? <br /><br />One site likened it to the phenomenon of seeing things out of context and not being able to place them. Sadly, this happens all too often in my life, what with the fact that my memory is the size of a pea (probably weak to begin with and further stunted by a former affinity for a certain green substance...chicken or egg? Who knows?). Anyways, it all came together and, disappointed as I am for not recognizing the father of Balloon Dog myself, at least I know I wasn't the only one. <br /><br />Anyways, watch the movie...with the added bonus of knowing you won't miss the Koons.jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-69312590880707618732009-07-27T12:11:00.004-04:002009-07-27T12:28:25.383-04:00He's a poet...and he don't know itA masterpiece composed of some of Dubya's finest quotes. They were allegedly compiled by <span style="font-style:italic;">Washington Post</span> writer Richard Thompson. ENJOY! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/Sm3SphFFIXI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Sv5vyc_eGMA/s1600-h/dubya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 328px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/Sm3SphFFIXI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Sv5vyc_eGMA/s400/dubya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363174341964276082" /></a><br /><br />I think we all agree, the past is over.<br />This is still a dangerous world.<br />It's a world of madmen<br />And uncertainty<br />And potential mental losses.<br /><br />Rarely is the question asked<br />Is our children learning?<br />Will the highways of the internet<br />Become more few?<br />How many hands have I shaked?<br /><br />They misunderestimate me.<br />I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.<br />I know that the human being and the fish<br />Can coexist.<br /><br />Families is where our nation finds hope<br />Where our wings take dream.<br />Put food on your family!<br />Knock down the tollbooth!<br />Vulcanize society!<br />Make the pie higher!<br />Make the pie higher!jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-4064871690623646382009-02-09T21:57:00.002-05:002009-02-09T21:59:32.255-05:00Flawless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SZDtjfNBV8I/AAAAAAAAAbI/NYpejWjHwzc/s1600-h/omfg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/SZDtjfNBV8I/AAAAAAAAAbI/NYpejWjHwzc/s400/omfg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300997955342391234" /></a><br />That's all there is to say about that...jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-18031718349776317922008-12-04T10:56:00.005-05:002008-12-04T11:11:40.577-05:00POLYVOOOOOOOOREYael introduced me to polyvore.com last night and my life is officially complete. Well, a paying job would help. But near completion, sartorially speaking. This site allows you to create "sets" comprised of pieces you love. Sources range from Delia's and ASOS to Balmain and Balenciaga; you search based on the name of the designer or the type of item you want. You then compile items into an outfit. It's like playing Vogue fashion editor and creating layouts, only without Ms. Wintour there to kick your ass if you do a bad job. You can also create interior design sets. <br /><br />Here is my first set: <br />A simple, Acne tunic dress is the perfect canvas for a mix of tough and feminine accessories. Thomas Wylde studded sandals and the most-versatile Proenza PS1 contrast with gilted bangles and a festive, feathered headband. My favorite watch, classic and timeless (not literally, I hope), the Hermes double tour Cape Cod. Think summer, lunch at Frank and a stroll through the AGO.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/wish_canadian_winters_were_warm/set?.mid=embed&id=4999769"><img width="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFlJMV25MaHZDM1JHYklWS0RIRlZGRGcAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Wish Canadian winters were warm enough to wear this" height="400" border="0" /></a><br/><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/wish_canadian_winters_were_warm/set?.mid=embed&id=4999769">Wish Canadian winters were warm enough to wear this</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=503693">jesspollack</a>jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36137177.post-66336999919222155622008-12-03T17:58:00.006-05:002008-12-03T19:23:48.178-05:00Who got game?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/STcTHgjOeKI/AAAAAAAAAbA/DhKxppclWZQ/s1600-h/the+game+2jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_24Bni7zHU/STcTHgjOeKI/AAAAAAAAAbA/DhKxppclWZQ/s400/the+game+2jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275706508205521058" /></a><br />I got game <br />she's got game <br />we got game <br />they got game <br />he got game <br />it might feel good <br />or sound a little somethin <br />but fuck the game if it ain't saying nothin<br /><br />A little Public Enemy there for you. But, seriously, I just finished reading The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. I know it's been out for a while but I saw it on my boyfriend's shelf a few months ago and my interest was immediately piqued; my boyfriend definitely does't seem the type who would read a manual on seducing and picking up women. He told me it was actually an interesting story so I would read a chapter here and there when I was at his place until it got to a point when I had to abduct the book and take it home. <br /><br />As a woman, there were obviously times when I was enraged by the objectification and manipulation of women so rampant amongst the pickup artists (PUAs). However, my rage was joined by a feeling that this could never happen to me, that I am not like those other women. I'm sure this is a common sentiment amongst women reading this type of book (although I can't honestly say how true it is). As a journalist, I was so intrigued by Neil Strauss's years-long dedication to understanding and dominating this underground society and the witty yet poignant way in which he chronicles his experiences. He vividly paints the "peacocked" characters within the community while exploring the internal elements that make each PUA and, accordingly, each PUA's theory, so different. <br /><br />It's shocking how intelligent and even brilliant so many of these master pickup artists are - I can only imagine what they could have achieved in other fields. But a central idea in the book is that, at it's prime, studying with the PUAs not only improved your chances with women but also opened you up socially in all areas of life. When it went well, these otherwise socially awkward, introverted men ended up more confident, more gregarious and more comfortable standing out in a crowd. When it went poorly, they became social robots unable to discuss or think about anything other than the game. In the end, this became so rampant that Strauss had to fuck the game. <br /><br />Strauss alternates between a narrative of his experiences as a student and a master PUA, traveling around the world and living at Project Hollywood (PUA central in LA) and actual posts taken from the dominant medium of communication for PUAs - web forums. Having an interest in psychology and anthropology, this was definitely up my alley as a cultural exploration and a study in human nature. Overall, I give it a thumbs up.jesspollackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507060655576406626noreply@blogger.com0