Super duper things

people have sent me or told me about recently:

Mo Rocca and Tim Gunn critique polygamist style

Dude makes music by chopping up Alice in Wonderland

Justice and Chromeo on a kaossilator
I want one!

Robyn gets worked by Blip Boutique into a bunch of mini-vids
Plus my favorite, Robyn performs live in a country music club in Texas
Not to mention, Robyn and the Teddybears do The View--Bizarro!
Interpol's "Rest My Chemistry" also gets Blipped

Talks on TED--tons including,
intelligent crows
Ze Frank
J. J. Abrams (I'll never be mad at him again.)

Thanks J, N, M, etc.

I wasn't starting to give up on you, but I was starting to give up on the bowl.

That's what Mel said to me today when she cut my hair. We finally went for the bowl. Well, she called it a bowl boy because it's part bowl part page boy. I modeled the new hair and Dirk's new sunglasses and a banana laffy taffy for him.

If Mel ever stops doing hair, I will just have to have my nurf nurf natural color and stop cutting it altogether. Maybe go for the butt-length braid look. Never go away, Mel. I was never completely satisfied with a stylist until her. All credit to Kath for my finding her. If you need a Mel, get yourself to the Parley's Lunatic Fringe.

mp3: Out Hud - Hair Dude, You're Stepping On My Mystique

Yo, Sal

Ayayay! I love Nordy's and the Rack. Today I scored some killer Ferragamo flats for super cheap. I'm a sucker for a good wingtip.

Besties of the Week

Lots of little things made this week lovely.

Best thing Niall made me buy:

Tom's Cinnamint toothpaste: yum and no tongueburn


Best treat:

Flattened banana from Trader Joe's + German chocolate in the same bite


Best compliment-getter:

my MAC Mattene lipstick in Orange Dare a la Chloe


Best listening:

Of Montreal covering M.I.A.
mp3: Of Montreal - Jimmy (M.I.A. cover)

Swimmer One: part Swell Season, part Cut Copy
mp3: Swimmer One - Largs Hum


Best visitors from London:

Investigating Steve & Barry's

Niccole and I had to ease our curiosity and visit the new Steve & Barry's in Murray last night. I'll start with the good news. I got a pair of narrow straight jeans from Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line in a great dark wash with a darling shock of purple zipper for $16 even and they fit like $80. The bad news, the place is kinda depressing. Bitten is overall decent but unimpressive and the rest of the store is full of dowdy officey clothes for women, polos for men, and sad sad slogan tees that say things like "I'm a virgin but this is an old shirt." The good news, much of Utah will love all those things. The bad news, you have to endure an awkward interview with Amanda Bynes about her line Dear on the hanging flat screens while you shop (and I like Amanda Bynes). The good news, it's all under 20 bones.

new 'do: kings of leon

I wonder what people think of Caleb Followill's newest haircut, The Michael Pitt. Personally I prefer the In the Year I Was Born. Or even The Mipslid (middle-part-slick-down) or the I Found Mom's Scissors While She Was in the Bathroom.

I resisted the dirty South lure of Caleb's hair for years, being creeped by it, but finally gave in and had to love it. But now he's just so ordinary looking. Is plain the new weird?

new 'do

I've always LOVED Kiki Dee in the video for Don't Go Breakin' My Heart with Elton John. Those teeth, those peach overalls, and especially that shiny overgrown bowl cut.



mp3: Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

For a while now my stylist Mel and I have been joking about giving me a bowl cut, but I could never pull off a Karen O.So the other day Mel gave me what she named the methadone bowl. What you get when you can't have the real thing.(We tried to get a good side shot, but I was real sleepy and looked drugged, so Dirk just made me close my eyes.)