shoes

I DO have one closet just for shoes

dog of the seven veils

hernando actually thinks we can't see him behind the curtain

road work ahead, indeed

i'm seriously wondering if a woman in her seventh trimester should be teetering around on those high heels

before

awaiting new den furniture. although hernando likes the whole empty room playground feel

Tuesday dinner

Danee hasn't been here in a while. what's for supper tonight? apple and pistachios with mixed greens and Dijon mustard vinaigrette. scallops over a leek and champagne buerre blanc. finally, fresh mango and strawberries with fresh made vanilla bean whipped cream.

pictures of your dick

i ADORE rachel bloom:

dancing with the um, ahem, quote stars unquote

the new cast has been announced for the upcoming 734th season of "Dancing with the um, ahem, quote stars unquote".  i divide them into three categories: "I know that ho!";  "Didn't that ho used to be famous 20 years ago?"; and "Who 'dat ho?"  their numbers ain't so bad this time around.  i actually knew 5 of the 12 contestants.  here's how they break down:

I Know that Ho:
Gavin DeGraw
Donald Driver (but only because i'm PART-OWNER of the green bay packers)
Martina Navratilova (lesbian!)
Sherri Shepard
Gladys Knight

Didn't that Ho used to be famous?:
Melissa "half-pint" Gilbert
Jaleel "Urkel" White (I'm TEAM URKEL, by the way)
Jack "General Hospital" Wagner

Who 'dat ho?:
Roshon Fegan
Katherine Jenkins
William Levy
Maria Menounos

the iSchool

I have a meeting at the iSchool on campus. fun name and a fun building. it looks like something out of new orleans or something. especially when the trees are in bloom.

Paul smith detail

my fav British designer Paul Smith dressed the dashing Gary oldman for the Oscars. Paul's a master of creative detail. check out Gary's jacket cuff

coming home

sgt. brandon morgan has been serving this country in afghanistan.  he just returned home from a tour of duty to his partner in hawaii.  a brave soldier returning home to his family.  of course, would-be presidential nazi rick santorum says this is the kind of thing that is destroying our country.  sgt. morgan is braver and more of an american than rick santorum will ever be.

beauty-fied

Hernando's beautician came to call on him today. he's looking C-U-T-E !

Oscar WORST dressed

meryl streep (our most amazing actress) wore a trump casino hotel shower curtain (hire a stylist!)

melissa mccarthy (god knows i love her too) wrong color, wrong shape, wrong wrong! (there are stylists who can make big girls look AMAZING - hire one!)

melissa leo (last year's crazy supporting actress winner) in a sequinned bathrobe with lapels.  um, no.

emma stone (she's our new lucille ball) - her designer started at the macy's gift wrap counter.  i don't think she wanted her gown to be funny

and finally, if kelly osborne doesn't make fun of her self on that tacky joan rivers style police show she hosts, there is no justice.  she was the fashion JOKE of the night.

Oscar BEST dressed

sandy bullock looked GORGEOUS in  Marchesa

natalie portman is beautiful in a post-pregnancy 1954 Dior polka-dot number

jessica chastain - splasy and sexy in classic alexander mcqueen

penelope cruz in classic armani and a lovely 40's hairdo

mila jovovich is stunning in a stunning dress by elie saab

and a bonus "guy" - jonah hill in this black and indigo non-conventional tux (i'll say it again, he's been taking handsome pills!)

Oscar party 2

more fabulousness

Oscar party 1

I didn't take nearly enough photos but we had a BLAST with the fabulously cool people who came to our Oscar party last night

Oscar party wine shopping

it's all red and white to me. though I do love my Two Hands Shiraz

oscars tonight

it's hollywood's biggest night!  have you jumped into an oscar pool yet?  maybe i'll be surprised (that would be fun) but they seem fairly easy to predict this year.

jeremy lin shirtless

i'm only posting this because it will cause my blog to get 5 MILLION hits in the next 24 hours.  yes, SOMEbody snapped this photo of knicks superstar jeremy lin in bed.  shirtless.  (it wasn't me).

chocolate

browsing through this month's Food Network magazine - the CHOCOLATE issue. saw these fun-looking chocolate ice cubes (made with milk, sugar, and chocolate chips) and a recipe for peanut butter cream-filled devil's food cupcakes. and I'm thinking, these two things combined would be a perfect meal.

gone

we went to see the mamma mia girl play a psycho-crazy girl who may or may not have been kidnapped and is now taking the law into her own hands to track her possibly imaginary kidnapper who may now have kidnapped her sister.  or not.  it was actually very suspenseful.

home with hernie

I think hernando is glad I'm home

thank GOD for the asian american journalists association

the AAJA sent a letter to the media asking them not to write about JEREMY LIN's:

eye shape
driving
food he eats (including fortune cookies and take-out)
potential interest in martial arts

they also warned against calling him:  "chink", "yellow mamba", "grasshopper" or "yellow peril".

and not to use the phrase "me love you Lin time".

thank God the asian american journalists association is there to provide us with all the racial stereotypes we hadn't even thought about yet.

this means war

light escapist rom-com-spy movie.  i've been calling it "spy versus spy" (a la mad magazine) 'cuz i could never remember the name of the thing.  you could do worse on a rainy friday night than watching these three attractive folk for a coupla hours.  and chelsea handler is a HOOT.

back in the USA

here are a coupla mid-flight photos. water and air and clouds and snow and ice

flying solo

we are readying for takeoff (guess I should switch off my mobile) and it seems I am the ONLY person in first class. it's kinda creepy but fun. I guess I'll get my first choice meal.