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“Nicey nicey just doesn’t do it for me” -Alexander McQueen (1969 – 2010)

Lauren — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:03:09 +0000

As you may know, radical and visionary designer Alexander McQueen passed away Thursday.

McQueen with SJP

McQueen was immensely talented and served an important voice in fashion. Obviously, it is devastating to lose such an influential designer in his prime…and if you’re looking for some carefully crafted words about McQueen, please, allow me to Google that for you: LMGTFY. (Thanks, Linds.)

Now let’s look at some pretty pictures of his work:

“Clothes and jewelry should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.” -Alexander McQueen

RIP to the self-proclaimed “pink sheep” of his family.xx, L

Sad News.

Lauren — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:15:57 +0000

J.D. Salinger died today. Even though these days my bookshelf is mainly full of tales of teenage vampires in love or hot chicks in the big city…I, like everyone else, once fell in love with the likes of Frannie and Zooey, Nine Stories, and, of course, Catcher in the Rye.
Admittedly, I was a rule-following goodie two shoes for the most part, but what angst-y 15-year-old doesn’t love them some Holden Caufield?

Maybe I’ll give it another read this weekend, before I start my new Book Club on Tuesday. (We have a very strict “Chick Lit Only” policy.) Maybe you’ll do the same…

However, if you have a personal “Chick Lit Only” rule, may I suggest:

“Prep” by Curtis Sittenfield

When it was released in 2005, I was working at a VERY preppy store on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and all of my coworkers were reading it, so I bought it mainly to keep up with the water cooler jib jab. But at the time, it was touted as the female version of “A Catcher in the Rye.” For the record, I definitely wouldn’t go that far. However, it is a really beautifully written coming-of-age story about an awkward 14-year-old girl who goes away to boarding school. Now, the protagonist, Lee Fiora, is no Holden, but it’s a solid read and might be a good light alternative.

But you know…there’s nothing like the real thing, baby.

xx, L

R.I.P. Reggie

Lindsay — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:39:45 +0000

Friends, Romans (Atlantans), Countrymen, lend me your ears…for today we buried (flushed) our dear friend, Reggie.

Don’t worry, we said the Kaddish first.

reggie (formerly known as slick jr.)

reggie even made personal calls. such a good fish...

Reggie was a very special pet we knew for only a short time. We are incredibly sad to lose him, in fact Felix is inconsolable, but we know he is happily swimming in the big ocean in the sky.

Farewell, Reggie. Farewell. We already miss you, little guy.
– L