The Small Black Cat Likes Fig Newtons

Considering his recent litter box problems, this is probably not a bad thing.

A Peace Treaty, Gossip Girl S4 10/4, Konduz Earrings

Jessica Szohr on monday night's episode of Gossip Girl wearing A Peace Treaty's Kunduz earrings from the Sunari collection.

Major.

The collection is available now for Fall delivery dates!

-xx JS

Black Halo: LA Market 2010

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Feautured look: #1433332
Hazel Pocket Dress in Rothko Print
100% Stretch Silk Charmeuse

Black Halo for Joey Showroom LA Market, 2010.
October 15th-19th
860 LA St., ste. 215
LA, California 90014

Call today for appointments!

-xx JS

The Inspiration Gala LA

The Inspiration Gala LA is a new event series launched June of this year. It's purpose is to celebrate all aspects of men's style.

The Gala itself is produced by Josh Woods, who is world-renowned for fabricating lavish events that are congruent in social consciousness as they are sensational. Event chairs include actress Sharon Stone, Fashion Designer Kenneth Cole, and legendary public relations CAA executive Kevin 'Get-Paris-Hilton-OUT-of-Here!' Huvane. On the Host Committee is none other than our amazing Papa Bear, Joey Giuntoli.

CLICK the flyer below for the viewable version.

An entertaining performance will be shown by American burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese. Dsquared² and Jean Paul Gaultier will be presenting their latest lines.

The show is hosted by Kylie Minogue (insert *gasp* here). It's going to be absolute extravaganza. Click here for more details, and ticket sale information. Sales go toward amFar to build AIDS awareness and fight against the pandemic.

xx JS

WFT Caper on 9th Street

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Laura & I do some unsanctioned planting in the bombed-out vacant lot on 9th between Mission & market in SF. Seedballs concocted by JLW.

Black Hooded Night Heron, I Think

Black Hooded Night Heron, I Think, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Where's my iPod, and why is the dryer making that clunking sound?

I'd had my silver iPod nano in an untoward pocket due to travel. When I got home & did laundry from the trip, I guess my iPod got thrown in with the clothes. Out of the dryer, it was dead. Clean as a whistle, but no brainstem function. Blank screen, no activity from the control pad. USB'd to the computer, nothin. What a drag, right? Oh well, won't kill me to take three unmediated steps now and then, I guess.

Mary kindly lent me her 'Pod, which hooks up to her laptop. I was able to current-up on some of my podcasts during the week.

A few nights after I'd laundered my expensive electronic device into afunctionality, I dreamed that I tried turning it on, and the screen flickered haltingly to life. When I woke up, I plugged the 'pod into the computer, and the Apple logo swam up on the screen. Faintly, but there it was. Nothing else was working, but there was a definite sign of life, there. I brought it to work to see if I could access it thru iTunes, but no dice.

Brought it back home. Now when I hooked it up, it launched the weird Linux music manager thing on my laptop, but it didn't see the 'pod or any of its files. The next morning, poking around at the buttons, it started playing Tom Waits, but only thru the tiny built-in speaker. The headphones weren't getting signal. The screen was just showing the Apple logo. Controls weren't there. I couldn't get it to change the tune or the volume, it wouldn't pause or stop, nothing. Just kept muttering tinnily about waitresses, dwarves and car trouble.

When I got home from work, it had run down. The screen now showed the "Please Connect to Power" graphic. I plugged it back in, and this morning, the screen showed the "Connected to Computer" graphic. I disconnected it, plugged in the earbuds, and turned it on. 

Good as new, people! I'm listening to it right now. Yup, Ira, this sure is one heckuva American Life. At least I think I'm listening to a fully revived Lazarus Machine. This could be another dream, though. We sleep with the radio on, so it could be that I'm asleep and hearing that and incorporating it into a hopeful narrative. Wouldn't that be just like me? Yeah, I could totally see me doing that.