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jen

if fashion is my trade, when i..m naked am i unemployed?

About Me

mad editrix

My Interests

idiosynchrosies, fashion, music, chemistry, poetry, watching others, histrionics, words, fencing, tarantulas, sleeping in hammocks, design, the endless pursuit of knowledge, boxing, art, scrabble, venn diagrams, making lists, being prepared, semiotics, plants and flowers, symbology, microbiology, polynesian and pacific islander art and culture, backgammon, literature, pinochle, old photographs, surfing, linguistics, dance, family, the unseen, sewing, owls, irony, knitting, cooking, ancient south american culture, surprises, interpreting dreams, tango, jellyfish, sleeping under mosquito nets, the desert, drawing, satire, etching, running at night, colours, eyes, not wearing shoes, interconnectivity, silver 1970 citroën sm, experimenting, flamenco, changing, textiles, longevity, old books, illustration, turtles, kimono, sand, flames, the sound of rain, listening to cicadas, silk screening, superstition, patterns, physics, instincts, life as images, being and longing, pistachios, finding rhythms, photography, floating on my back, green, indulgences, maps, other people's childhood memories, big sunglasses, raqs sharqi, architecture, scents, bats, details, trivia, solving problems, listening for things, secret smiles, lips, conversing without talking, scars, hiding in small spaces, mika ninagawa, thinking 3 steps ahead, being upside down, ruben and isabel toledo, bronze casting, intuition, absurdity, cafe con leche, enjoying jewelry (but being afraid to own it), writing letters, premonitions, bookbinding, mom's '68 red mustang convertible, fixing things, wit, bodies, trying to keep my mouth shut to no avail, face-offs, slide guitar, the platinum line on the edge of the sky

I'd like to meet:

people who sometimes doubt themselves, drag queens, moon watchers, networkers, those with unusual collections, poetic minds, hussein chalayan, night owls, marc jacobs , people with baritone voices, ruben and isabel toldedo, musicians, matthew barney, voracious readers, lazaro hernandez, insomniacs, stylists, artists, coincidentalists, john galliano, writers, neatfreaks, designers, connectors, people who wear glasses, tree-and-fence-climbers, those who see slightly out of focus, beatrix aruna pasztor, karl lagerfeld , dreamers, ass-kickers, william chang, quiet walkers, andre leon talley, strategists, dancers, headbutters, deconstructionists, rick owens, epicurians, human anachronisms, people who own more books than i do...

Music:

yes

Movies:

yes

Television:

no..

Books:

yes

Heroes:

are redundant

My Blog

read it.. love it!

david is a lucky boy... www.dallasnews.com/shoppingbuzz...
Posted by jen on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:03:00 PST

versace.. for charles

for my dearest darling charles... "i have candy cigarettes.. here`s the candy, and cigarettes" "ai eenseest"...
Posted by jen on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

I heart DAVID NINH

I heart DAVID NINH  here's why.www.dallasnews.com/style...
Posted by jen on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:59:00 PST

chooz

omg..trannies, drag queens, latinosity, head weaving agressiveness, and trash talking, and spicy ladies.. it`s like being at home! WATCH HERE! gracias margaret cho!...
Posted by jen on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:42:00 PST

jazz and the matrix

is it just me or does "undercurrent" by kenny drew sound like one of the themes from the matrix? obviously (and most importantly) kenny drew came first, but i don't think this is sheer ...
Posted by jen on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:35:00 PST

CHANGA! Leaves Legacy

TOKYO,JAPAN.-Longtime companion and computing juggernaut CHANGA! passed away in the early afternoon hours of Tuesday at the repair offices of Tokyo IT. Tokyo IT technicians attempted to treat the rapi...
Posted by jen on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:22:00 PST

jazz and the burton/elfman machine

for the next installment of "jazz conincidences?" i present: dexter gordon`s "i`m a fool to want you" vs. danny elfman`s "sally`s song" from the nightmare before christmas...   ...
Posted by jen on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:16:00 PST

they say it runs in the family..

but i don't know where my cut of it went! check out my cousin janina`s video for the single off her latest album here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfo3FRyBTBY and learn about her and her stint on o...
Posted by jen on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:20:00 PST

seeing red

i've embarked on the red lipstick project:wear red lipstick more than 90% of the time (i can only think of 2 days in the last 2 weeks i haven't).  the mission: record people's reactions. i've se...
Posted by jen on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:48:00 PST

The Loss of a Legend

Black Necklace, with its companion  Black Bracelet, at one of its almost daily public appearances, as seen in Nov. 2006.   TOKYO,JAPAN.-A moment of silence heard round the world&...
Posted by jen on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:34:00 PST