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Monday, July 14, 2008

Pancake Meow

I know I'm too old for this but Missbehave reminded me about this Pancake Meow jewelry. I had drooled over these years ago and I am still not ready to let go of scented pancake rings in favor of minimalist diamonds or whatever. I refuse!

Pankcake Ring

Flancito Rings (dedicated to Ami)

PB&J Charms

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Treehouse Fourth of July

We went upstate to for Fourth of July to stay at Linda's Treehouse. You can see a whole slide show of the treehouse building process here (as seen in Domino, fancy).

Oh Papa

Oh Popular!

a makeshift burning man without the grossness of the black rock desert.

I braided Starlee's hair

And also Michael's. This photo is by Grant.

Squished Robin's Egg

I made these girls pose together because I thought they looked the same

These girls did not know each other. I was obsessed with how the one on the left was a mini version of the one of the right, who's name was something like Nelseka. This photo does not do justice to how pretty these girls are.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

YES!

PAM Metro Robo Dress Please! Only 21 days until my birthday.

-via Moldy Doily

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

OK I'm obsessed

Look at her.

That headband!
Abigail Breslin. Photo by Mark Seigler from Vanity Fair.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Joseph Szabo

While I am on the subject of awesome teenagers from the 1970s I happened upon the website for photographer Joseph Szabo. (The url is photosofteenagers.com he must have been a serious internet pioneer to score that one)

This image must be his most famous at least among grunge fans who know it as the cover of the Dinosaur Jr. Green Mind album.
His other photos are also very amazing.

He seems to have several books of his photos Almost Grown, Teenager, Jones Beach and Rolling Stones Fans but they seem to be out of print. I am going to keep an out for them on ebay.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Over the Edge

I watched Over the Edge this weekend and am now prime for teenage rebellion. Apparently it was Kurt Cobain's favorite movie and was an inspiration for the Smells Like Teen Spirit video, though that must have been just another in the series of many disappointments for ol' Kurt since that video has nowhere near the amount of awesome anarchy and destruction as the movie.

The movie was made in 1979 based on "Mouse Packs: Kids On A Crime Spree" a story from the San Francisco Examiner by Charlie Haas about trouble making teens in 1970s Foster City, California. There doesn't seem to be a copy of it anywhere online and it seems people have been trying really hard to find it. I found this Foster City message board looking for anyone who remembers the original incidents.
The film never had a theatrical release because it was deemed to violent and incendiary but played on HBO in the 80s. The basic premise is that this planned community in the middle of nowhere forgot to put in a bowling alley or skating rink and now the teens have nothing to do. Guess what they turn to? Drugs! Sex! Violence! Vandalism!

Over the Edge was Matt Dillon's film debut. I guess tough guys were really pretty and wore mid-drift bearing cut-off sweatshirts back then.

The teachers call an emergency PTA meeting is held to discuss what to do about the crazy kids but the children all band together and lock the adults in the cafetorium. (I think the use of the word cafetorium was one of my favorite parts of the whole movie.)They then proceed to blow up all their cars and destroy the school.

It's probably the most amazing depiction of teenage anarchy of all time. It's not all mindless destruction and guilt pleasures though. I have a feeling someone was reading some heavy theory due to quotes like this: "Seems to me like you all were in such a hopped-up hurry to get out of the city that you turned your kids into exactly what you were trying to get away from."

All these images are from the amazing Tribute Site which includes tons of gems including photos of a scale diorama of the entire set that some genius made.

Oh also, this kid is mute for some reason. (Maybe because 'any kid who tells on another kid is a dead kid")

Monday, June 23, 2008

I am totally a muse

Okay so maybe Marc Jacobs hasn't named a bag after me yet, but my google alert led me to several designers who are obviously inspired by my effortless grace and glamor.