All the trees in my yard are blooming and they smell so delicious!
Still being in vacation mode because my Paris trip turned into SXSW extravaganza when I returned home
Violet pastille cocktails with Belleweather at the East Side Show Room
Hanging out with Anja from Clever Nettle and showing her all of my Austin favorite spots and eating Frito Pies!
Dancing at the Sock By Sockwest Sockhop despite many many blisters
Veiled netting on vintage hats
Teaching my Brazilian roomate to say “I’m going to bitch slap you outta here!”
The Punks are officially here: we have a freezer full of dumpstered food and the Coal County kids dropped off a puppy. New puppy! I think her name is Sadie, although it keeps changing every time I see her
The New Chrysanthum (L) and Violet Persuasion at East Side Show Room Belleweather has a new hat with feather frippery
Last year I organized a swan boat outing on Town Lake for when Gala Darling was coming to SXSW. It was a grand time paddling about in afternoon finery, and I wasn’t sure if this year I could top it … but a few months ago I was brainstorming events and I thought a tea party, perfect!
Using my new tattoo by Sunny Buick as a jumping off point for decor, I gathered some sweet tea party supplies in Paris, including … Little bird-shaped sugars that are meant to perch on the edge of cups! At the Bon Marche where I got these sugars, there were so many different kinds to choose from: little lips, puppies, hearts and even the male symbol… I guess for a Prince themed tea party? Which gives me a great idea for a future party… a Royal Purple tea party! Spicy vanilla tea and sugar cubes in the shape of cards: hearts, diamonds, clubs and spade. My collection of mix-match teacups, gathered from estate sales and antique stores over the years. Most of them I got for just $1 each, and when I’m not drinking whiskey or tea out of them, they hold my lipsticks and eye pencils at my boudoir table. I love how none are a complete set but all mismatch in just the right way. Underneath is antique pillow ticking fabric that I’m just crazy over. The tree in my front yard is blooming and I stood on a stool on tip toe and cut little pieces off while the dew fell all over my face. It made the room smell lovely. I placed them in old juice bottles and a sundae cup. On the table I sprinkled little tea roses and lavender essential oils. The roses are from my Valentine’s day bouquet that I hung upside down to dry out. These gum drops were dumpstered by one of my roommates and taste like pomegranate, black cherry, and sunny citrus.
The menu: vegan waffles with apricot jam, ginger snap cookies, lavender & blueberry chocolates, and bellinis. Strawberry scented bubbles from Toy Joy were provided for all to use at their leisure. I also had chinese checkers. My outfit was centered around this sparkly silver feather. I hadn’t worn silver makeup since high school! Angel told us fantastic stories! Gala Darling and Molly Crabapple had an adventure that morning involving put put clubs and a giant bunny!
I didn’t get a photo of the lovely Tina from Violetville Vintage, but she was wearing a lime green print dress with tiny goats on it!
My time in Paris was magical! It was one of my best weeks on earth, thus far.
Obligatory Tour Eiffel photo. During my trip, it was 18F – 35F so I wore three pairs of socks most days.
Drawing by Francois’s cousin.
Me with Jana Sterbak’s Meat Dress at Centre Pompidou. I also saw works by my heros Annette Messager and Sophie Calle.
Riding the carousel near Notre Dame in my Carousel Dress. Each time I found a carousel in the city, I took a photo of it.
Carousel by Monte Martre, you can bet they were playing the Amelie soundtrack here!
Me and Stella met for tea and vintage shopping – she is such a magical girl!
I went on a picnic and I got tattooed by Sunny Buick – please if you’re ever in Paris, pay her a visit! I got tattooed while reading a book on Tom Waits, listening to rockabilly music, and chatting with the cutest French girl named Charlotte.
This is Adrien. He was my exchange student in High School. He lived with me for four months and we went to school together and even prom together! My mom made him pancakes with Nutella on them every morning and he ate nothing for dinner except steak and lemonade. We met at a vegan restaurant in Paris and all he would have was the chocolate pudding. I have not seen him for ten years and it was good to see the he had not changed much
I met Stella at Balajo to see the most amazing burlesque performance ever! Marie Antoinette stripping to harpsichord music? Check. Charlie Chaplin strip tease? Check. Amazing Paris folk beckoning me to move there? Double check.
I love you Paris, but I’m glad to be back in the land of hot showers and cotton dresses.
If you’d like to see the rest of my Paris trip, please view my flickr set.
When I watch movies, I always take pictures of the kissing scenes!!
This is the excessive kissing and lustful embraces installation of our 50 part series on preCode kisses. Sucks to you, Mr. Hays. Lustful grabbing. Excessive shadow kissing. Neck craning lustilly. This is a surge of kissing! Make it stop!
When I watch movies, I always take pictures of the kissing scenes!!
Bonjour tout le monde! Je suis en Paris this week but I shall keep you up to your ears in kissing film stills, nonetheless! Louise Brooks pulling back from an embrace. I think that’s a balloon she’s holding! A kiss captured among decomposing nitrate. I think this photo hints at a lot more than kissing! Meow! James Cagney under the full force of the flower girl. I love it when I can capture them in a full on face smoosh. Baby Take a Bow (1934)
It was so beautiful out this week! I biked past a street corner where a man was selling sno-cones to quite a crowd. Oh, Texas weather!
Stitching off a batch of Tidy Cloths to send out to the Museum of Sex – they will start selling them in their gift shop in April.
Getting tattooed by Nick Baxter – packing my vegan picnic lunch and preparing for rib work – eee!
Listen to Sophie Madeline play the ukulele and you will heart it too!
Reading “Lost Princess of Oz” in the original 1913 edition.
Seeing a live-action Silent Movie acted out by a group of amazing Austin artists. I saw it not once, but twice. Once on a date with a super cute boy and once with my bff on a lady date.
Taking a shower and setting my hair for the morning to the beat of the metal band playing in my living room.
Literally just wearing vintage lingerie to work to protect my fresh tattoo and I kept getting compliments on my “nice dress!”
Whiskey, fiddles and red head girls.
Looking forward to getting tattooed in Paris, also.
SXSW is so soon! I get to see all my favorite internet people in the meat world! Anja, Gala, Chad, Laurel, Molly Crabapple, Angel and so many more! Also… all of the cuteable crust punk boys who migrate from Colorado and always end up staying in my co-op and filling up the commons with their dirty feet and piles of candy – LOVE IT!
So excited about my sxsw waffle & jam party!! Got so many gumdrops and tea cups and glittery things to gather as soon as I get back from ….
When I watch movies, I always take pictures of the kissing scenes!! A kiss as seen through a crack in the door. Eyes open. It almost looks as if she’s kissing a statue. Parisian Love (1922) Same man as above. This one looks heavenly. Clara Bow in Parisian Love (1922) with her droopy eyebrows and tarantula eyelashes. Baby Take a Bow (1934) There are always a lot of sappy kissing going on in Shirley Temple movies. Baby Take a Bow (1934)
We started on my new tattoo piece last Friday. I tried to take photos of it but it’s in such a unique angle that a video did it the most justice. I’m so excited about it! You can see Nick’s work on his wonderful website.
One thing that I was going to say (that got cut off in the video) is that I got the “Lost Princess of Oz” primarily because I saw it in the Henry Darger documentary and I loved his little frog feet.
People sometimes ask me why I want a phonograph, and I tell them the reason I bought one is because of the scene in American Tail when Fievel hears his father’s violin playing from several stories up, but when he climbs the building he realizes that it’s really a phonograph. He sneaks up inside of it and cries.
Mine is a reproduction phonograph, but I hope someday when I have a proper career that I can get a giant one for my sitting parlor that is hand painted and ridiculous.
When I watch movies, I always take pictures of the kissing scenes!!
Unknown, 1930s
I’m pretty sure this is James Cagney
Oh so sweet! Lookit their chicken dinner and her apron.
Face Smoosh!
Unknown, 1930s
The New Chrysanthum (L) and Violet Persuasion at East Side Show Room
Belleweather has a new hat with feather frippery
