Coffee Disaster

Just a tip- next time you are going to work and need a free hand, don't be a genuis like me and decide to put it in your bag, cleverly angled so as not to spill. That shit'll spill and get all over your pretty sketches for a meeting. I'm gonna look real put together at this meeting passing around coffee stained line sheets...what a drag

From My Friend Martin's 'About Me'

This is so true, what he wrote. Be careful and learn what life is trying to teach you, through your day to day interactions and experiences, as quickly as possible. Otherwise you will relive the same misfortunes again and again, and by YOUR OWN DOING! Don't be so foolish.
(*he's so happy he does handstands on Main Street in Sag Harbor*) lol

Martin Kaye-

About Me:

Life has funny ways of teaching us things, and it's sometimes hard to see the lessons straight away. But those lessons will keep coming back, until you learn for real.

The only way to live...is with positive thinking. It's just so easy to do, yet so easily ignored. Some people always seem to think negatively for some reason, and I don't get it. Since I've been thinking positively, my life just totally changed...it got more exciting and interesting and....most importantly, I'm happy :)

*As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have begun reading The Bible (just to finally read it as a story AND for spiritual and Sunday school teaching reasons), and just having read 1/4 of it, God's message is that he WANTS us to be happy. HERE AND NOW.He says that exact line in Genesis. "God claimed for his people to live a life of insurmountable joy and tireless service. This was his decree to man"
Our works of love (which is the main purpose of God's teachings-'Love') are to be done here and now. He claims it is a sin and that it is gluttonous thoughts of the self to wait for heaven to expect joy and withhold it in this life. He teaches that heaven is here. Read it. See it. God is in you now, not just in death in some cloudy after world.
Follow his teachings and you will find joy. Do not follow them and you will always run into problems and unhappiness. And if you believe in this joy in death that is promised, then also know that this is promised as well- the teaching that says the first thing that will happen is that you will be judged for your actions here first. Forgiveness, love, unselfisness........no manipulation in God's world. That is what he teaches. And the rewards are greater for living in love and smaller for living a life of suffering. By "The meek shall inherit the earth" (which I learned in the service today) he did not mean 'meek' to be living miserable and suffering, 'meek' means being humble, putting love first, kindness first. The opposite of being meek, is being angry, unforgiving, jaded, victimized and living unhappily.That is the opposite of meek and is very much self involved. And that is a sin. Being consumed with the self. It also states-"God gave the blood of his son for you, and in turn, your life that is a gift"
Considering some personal difficulties I've had recently- boy, did I need to hear that lesson today.

Man, everyone should read The Bible at least ONCE in their lives.

The Gossip-Standing In The Way Of Control

Beth Ditto (the lead singer) would definatley have been the type of girl that would have been one of my best friends in high school.
So damn cool.
Check out their new album "Music For Men"
I love her quote below when asked to be part of all the fashion shows in Paris this Fall.

“From the punk perspective, doing things like coming to Paris and going to all the fashion shows would be the downfall of your art,” Ms. Ditto said. “Punk can be very dogmatic and judgmental. And I'm a punk. And I am dedicated to my art, not some publicity fashion show.”

You go girl!

Little Sugarplum

Just look at the sweetiepie that was rolling on up to church in her stroller this morning. The hat! I could have just died. She is a 1940's pink little dream come true. This is how I wanna dress my little baby-that is, when I have one ;)
For those of you with children, I would have been more than happy to post where she got the hat, but her mother told me that she bought it at a street fair in Denmark. I find this is always the case in NY- they always seem to have gotten it in another part of the world.

Confusing

Began reading the Bible, finally, for real. Just a couple of quick observations.
1) The pages are paper thin (as you know) and reading the teensy print of Genesis without glasses= no fun.

2) I had gotten this actual Bible directly from the church, and the above 'pamphlet' was what I so joyfully found sandwiched between the 7th and 8th pages of the aforementioned "Genesis."
Talk about using fear as a tactic, huh?.

3) With only comprehension purposes in mind and , no disrespect intented to The Bible, reading it as if it were a Homer Illiad or Odyssey tale, is helping it roll along alot better. There's some pretty fantastical things in there.

Drink Lots Of Water

I've had a nervous tummy the past few days with just life and fashion show craziness. And the best thing ever, as usual, is lots of water. I have had my glass, above, full at all times (which I usually do) and it always makes everything better. Water is the best. Stop drinking chemical and sugar laden juices and sodas. I sware you will see HUGE health benefits in your body and skin by just switching to water. Just watch and see. And check out the below excerpt I just read on water.

Understanding the Health Benefit of Water may be crucial in resolving a lot of your Health and Wellbeing issues…
Why?
Because: This ordinary liquid: amorphous, colorless and odorless... makes up over two-thirds of our own body mass... and is the essential element of life
"Water is the material cause of everything” said Thales of Millet - 6th century B.C. - Its genesis is related to that of the universe and our genesis to that of the water...
... However, thanks to our civilized, super industrialized and commercialized society, it seems like we are tempted to forget our relation to Mother Nature, disregarding things that are so evident for our life, like the Health Benefit of Water...
Have you ever wondered why we often rely on drugs and surgical intervention to heal illnesses instead of preventing and treating them in a natural way?
Are we missing or ignoring something when we call natural cure for disease "alternative" medicine?

Kayne West's Ego Ain't Nothin' But A Pity To Me

Annie Lennox A Thin Line Between Love And Hate

Amazing cover
Amazing song
Chrissie Hynde lyrics + Annie Lennox voice = perfection

I always feel confident when I tell you to download whole albums, and this one is another confident reccomendation.

You Know Summer's Really Over When........

....you have your last outdoor Yoga class. BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Agree

SOTD-Lips Like Sugar- Echo and The Bunnymen

I tried a new lipstick today by Benefit called "Sugar Cane" and I had to blot most of it away as I looked like I just had a Charms blow pop AND a cherry popsicle all at once!
But, it did give me a good SOTD!

http://vodpod.com/watch/663603-echo-and-the-bunnymen-lips-like-sugar

My Blog-Part Deux

After almost two weeks of not blogging and thinking about it, I came to a conclusion. And it was easy.
I began being consistent with blogging when I realized how cathartic it was for me. I have always done it without thinking that anyone -save a couple of friends and family members- was reading it. It has always been just an expression of myself for me. That my thoughts have garnered so many readers and made them think, has been just a happy offshoot.
But, I've come back to that truth you always hear about of the true artist. (I'm not saying my blog is 'art', just using the reference to make a point.) The truth that reminds one how the work gets messed up when you start thinking too much about your audience. This is true, I believe, in any type of art, right? You lose the organic flow and the honesty and the 'you' in the work.
So, I am continuing my blog the same way. I also feel that my blog will evolve as I, myself, evolve as a human being.

So, HELLO! Summer's over. Man. :( But I have a couple of cool new winter coats and have decided that I am going to dress really cute in my gear and just enjoy the fall and winter and not whine.
Anyway, it's Sept 15 and it's sunny and 80 degrees today. That's awesome, and it helps.

**Oh and the above is supposed to be me, from a friend's daughter who was making cartoon versions of all of us online last night. As she did each of us, she would stare at us intently like Picasso from across the room. (She's 7) So cute.
She finished and exclaimed, "Here Trenny, look, it's YOU!"
Hmm....it's kinda close, I guess. haha.

My Blog

I started this blog just under a year ago upon recommendation of a former friend, Robert Taylor. (He has a blog, which is good, www.taylorincipient.com) Though he was much younger, and from a different generation, he and I connected on an intellectual and artistic level. He had grown up throughout his junior high and high school years with the Internet and social networking as part of his everyday life and has been blogging since about 2002. One day, after a long phone conversation with him about everything from film and politics, to the New York Times, music and silly jokes, he said that I should start I blog.
My obvious response was,
"what the hell would I talk about?" ( I wasn't then, nor am I now, looking for social networking or attention in this kind forum) But, I thought I might entertain people and maybe make them laugh and think about some things that I think about. Simple, you know?
He responded by telling me that I should talk about the things that I talked to him about, but most importantly, that I should tell it in my own voice. He pointed out that he liked most the way that I told a story. He simply told me to talk about 'what I know' and my 'everyday musings'.
So, that's what I've done. Yet, looking over my blog tonite (which I never do- I never re-read what I write) I find that my focus has been all over the place. I have gotten alot of readers the past 6 months and I want to honor the time that they (you) spend reading my entries, so I am taking a break from blogging to re-think what I'm putting out there. I mean, I find it terribly important that I put out at least something that has substance and worth to the reader and not just boring, self centered, narcissist bullshit, you know?
Maybe I'll come back with the same stuff, and it was good the way it was, or I may have a whole new approach. But, nonetheless, I am taking a break.
I am also leaving town for awhile, so it's good for that too.
Anyway, thank you so so much for all of you that subscribe and read. I love your emails and I won't be away long.
Just taking a break and wanted to let you know!
xoxox

Fashion Week 1

Made it through first week of fashion week with smiles intact. Thankfully. And I'm out.

Shame

Cover of Daily News in NY today.
And to the heading I say:
As you should be Ted Kennedy. Shame on you. Of course you were tormented, because you were a lying snake. Poor girl, and the poor girl's family.

SOTD-Cold Blooded - Rick James

If any of you do alot of walking (especially on the go in a city), this song will keep your walking groove going pretty fast.. not too mention sexy. lol This came on my headset yesterday, unexpectedly, as I was walking to the train and I found myself really doing a rockin' Rick James groove down the street.
Rick James just oozed sex and drugs and 80's excess, that it was easy for him to become a parody unto himself. (Rick James bitch, which is some funny shit), and he also sadly became a dead cliche.
But man, he's got some of my favorite stone cold grooves. I always liked this over Superfreak.

Food Drives/Donations

Yesterday I was at the train station and these two really sweet men were handing out the above flyers. Through the month of September, they are doing a Wednesday food/school supply drive at many of the listed Long Island train stations. 10 bucks, 20 bucks, even as little as 5 bucks for something simple like 10 cans of soup could really help many hungry, struggling people.
I was shocked to see how many people passed them by, but then proceeded to go into Starbucks and spend 4.50 on a Latte.
Please consider helping someone else in those little pockets of moments that you can. Life can be hard for many people, and there is ALWAYS someone worse off than you. Unfortunately. We are in this life together, don't forget.
Wherever you are, take the chance, when it arises, to donate and/or help someone.
I've listed a link below for an interesting NYT's article from a few years back just to show you what even the smallest donation can do:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE0DF173FF935A15752C0A9619C8B63

Reenactment : The Shining

ArtieTSMITW

This guy Brandon has been doing these 're-enactments' on youtube for about 3 years. The first one I saw was GoodFellas and I have been a sucker for his videos ever since. At first you wonder what the hell is this guy doing but sitting around his house and making these (seems a little kooky), BUT he is damn funny and some of the scenes are pretty good.. This is just a current one from The Shining, but there are at least a hundred more on his youtube channel. I strongly reccommend, if you ever have a little window of free time and want to be humoured, go watch some of Brandon's videos. His user name is posted above.
Let me know your favorites. I would steer you towards the GoodFella ones. They are pretty great.
My Dad likes the below Full Metal Jacket

Reenactment Full Metal Jacket

This one is interesting too

Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid

From Aol News Today. More money wasted on self centered idiots, rather than helping someone else. Unbelievable. Don't be fooled by the 'too young' concept either. I would bet anyone a million of those dollars that if I had had it at 16, I may not have been the biggest humanitarian, but I certainly wouldn't have blown it on ridiculous boobs and cocaine (maybe a few thousand on some groovy clothes. But I like vintage, so wouldn't take much).
Where the hell are these kids parents and teaching them morals? What the hell has a 16 year old learned when she is sniffing boatloads of cocaine at 15???? WTF?????? No school, future? Oh, and not too mention having lots of sex in the midst of the party haze, resulting in two children by the age of 22. But, hey, children don't need college funds or clothes or food, momma just needs more cocaine and a man and some more Prada boots.
What a stupid, sad girl.


When Callie Rogers was just 16 years old, she won $3 million in a British lottery drawing. Now, six years later, the 22-year-old mother of two says she has blown almost all the money. Most of the cash disappeared on spending sprees, but she estimates she dropped 400,000 on cocaine.
"I honestly wish I'd never won the lottery money -- and knowing what I know now I should have just given it all back to them,” she told in an interview published in Sunday's News of the World.
Rogers said she spent the money a home for herself. She bought expensive cars and gifts and lent money to relatives. She spent more than $730,000 on designer clothes, partying and having her breasts augmented, according to the Daily Mail.
And she estimates she spent $400,000 on cocaine -- most of which went to a boyfriend.