Lovin' Miami

Jesse took me to Miami for my birthday. We took our time strolling along Collins Avenue, peaking in the hotel lobbies and making note of our favorite pools. My favorite lobby was the Sagamore for their contemporary art collection. The Delano was fun too with an elegant spin on a topsy-turvy Alice in Wonderland type theme. My favorite pool was The Standard, mostly for the sign that read: adult playground. But my fondest memory is of lounging on the outdoor patio furniture at The Shore Club, watching everyone get crazy at the pool party while I sip my frozen mojito and smoke a forbidden cigarette. Yeah baby!

La Foto in Santa Monica

Here's my print on the wall at La Foto in Santa Monica on Pico and Lincoln.  Good times!

On view May 3rd-May 31st

I submitted 5 prints to Santa Monica College's 28th Annual Student Photography Show, and this image was selected for display.  One of my color slide's was also accepted for the photo 1 slide show.  The opening reception is tomorrow.  I will report back with all the details!  Can't wait! 

From William Wordsworth

Love this poem by William Wordsworth, discovered it watching the wonderful film named after its title, written by William Inge, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty.

Splendor in the Grass

What though the radiance 

which was once so bright

Be now forever taken from my sight,

Though nothing now can take back the hour

Of splendor in the grass, 

Of glory in the flower,

We will grieve not, rather find

Strength in what remains behind;

In the primal sympathy

Which having been must ever be;

In the soothing thoughts that spring

Out of human suffering;

In the faith that looks through death, 

In years that bring the philosophic mind.

-- William Wordsworth

resolution

Stussy emerged from the bathroom today. When I saw her cute mug I melted completely and told her I didn't care about the day time minutes, she can use my phone whenever she wants. And she growled, "That's right bitch!" So glad to have her back, we're inseparable.

For the record, all of my bathroom products were in place, although my bubble bath looked a little low...

cool criminal cat

I planted a nanny cam in the living room the other day, and sure enough I caught Stussy ringing up my daytime minutes while I was out. Notice how cool and collected she is. When I told her she would have to stay inside for the next week, I only got a a soft purr of indifference for a reply. No sign of guilt. Not even an offer to reimburse me. She's been hiding out in the bathroom since the day of the bust. Probably up to no good in there, using up all my product. I've got some very fancy spa treatments she'd love to get her paws on.