Corks and Caftans

[Daughters of the Liberation jacket + Moyna sequined vest + AG legging jeans + Sam Edelman boots + Sam & Lavi blouse + Anthro feather necklace + Dannijo bag. Most important is the beer: the beer is Saison DuPont. Write that down.] Took my number one dude down to the river for a pre-birthday dinner [...]

While Rob was still out making wine in Oregon, I invited myself to a little opening shindig at Shockoe Denim to scope the goods—and as an excuse to wear my maribou vest out in public. They’re a new custom denim lab here in Richmond, VA and the space alone was an inspiration. Ran into some [...]

So, big news:

[The porch next door.] You can choose how close—or how separated—you are with your neighbors. That’s the funny thing about living in a place like the Fan: win, lose, or draw, your neighbors define your living experience. [Lenny, in Apt 3 above, with the elephant feet and the horrible taste in women/music/hours of sleep; I [...]

As promised, a post of epic proportions, summing up any activity not directly work-related over the last month or so. Things have been so hectic! (Smile.) But even as I wake up most mornings in a sheer panic wondering how I will possibly get through to the end of the day (I’m very dramatic in [...]

So many reasons to love the Fan. And this was an early frontrunner. Scuffletown Park has a pretty interesting little history—best explained in the comment section of this Fan of the Fan post—and it’s becoming a part of ours now, too. It seems to draw out something different in an afternoon solely intended for sun [...]

[Been wearing this exact combo pretty much nonstop for a month. Kind of gross. Urban Outfitters t-shirt + AG jeans + Kors boots + Banana jacket.] I’m always wary of airing any dirty laundry here. I’ve been called out on it before and it felt like an ugly accusation; it’s my podium, after all. It’s [...]

[Chop Suey Books in Carytown, Richmond, VA.] The more chances you have to be around people—strangers, in particular—the more opportunities you have to be proven right about them. Or wrong, however you view the glass. I tend to assume every person is both fundamentally kind, and trustworthy. Within certain parameters, of course. Just as likely [...]

[Anthropologie silk skirt + JCrew men's belt + Kors boots + JCrew tee + Moth (Anthro) grandpa cardigan + vintage pendant.] Grey, chilly days spent watching old episodes of Thumbs Up! on ViceTV and painting tiny canvases with Spirited Away characters—my friend is studying all weekend and he’s in need of some soot ball work [...]

[Daughters of the Revolution dress + Yoox cropped contour sweater (Anthro) + Kors boots + vintage Squash blossom necklace.] So here I am sitting on the porch. Feeling present. There’s a crew of guys repairing a roof from Irene across the way, tree tops are looking a little singed with fall colors, the downy furs [...]

[Matt & Chris executing brilliance at the Modlin Center at U of R. Last time I was in this room was for a sexual harassment seminar freshman year. This was infinitely more important.] Sometimes I love music so much I want to poke a hole in it, put my mouth up to it and suck [...]

[First brisk walk of season in giant bell bottom corduroys that collected all manner of leaves and twigs.] Everyone told me I’d adjust to it, and I certainly have. I’m always better at having conversations with myself, or via a keyboard (I’m thinking of an ex, TA, who once mused, “I wonder if you ever [...]