a SF weekend, for no reason. which, of course, is the best reason.

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tim seems to know that every once in awhile

it's important to drag me away from routine,

that even a few days out of my comfort zone

revives,

inspires,

makes things click again.

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so,

in may,

a jaunt to san francisco.

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by now, if you haven't figured out that virgin america is the ONLY airline

worth flying

(in other words, you don't feel like you're crammed on a bus with a chicken coop)

you're missin'.

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and their new sfo terminal?

have you ever seen an airline terminal that looks like this?

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it makes dressing up for a flight worthwhile again.

really.

it does.

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plus,

any excuse for white luggage.

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the city was alight that weekend.

crisp, bright, flawless.

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we did the retail rounds.

leather corset by jean paul gaultier from his last collection for the house

in the window of hermes?

schematic for a PEGASUS?

check:

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vintage jewelry on sutter street,

and the jewel of a menswear store, 

THE ARCHIVE?

check:

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can i tell you how much i love the archive?

i would wear every single damn thing they pick out that's how much.

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brunch at absinthe

for french 75s and the best burger in town?

oui.

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pick up green roses

and meet evie and her new beau, john?

of course.

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best part?

telling "big O"

that she gets to come home soon:

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THE FRIDAY CHOSEN FEW (edit, mix, shake, release.)

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with tim back in los angeles full time,

we decided it was time to revive a chicago tradition,

the friday chosen few.

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simply,

take the people in your life,

from every aspect,

that you truly adore.

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make sure there are new finds with long-standing family members.

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add flowers.

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mix in desserts and strong cocktails.

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step back, stirring occasionally to ensure the proper

cross-pollination.

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watch new things happen.

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(tim, rick farber, hairstylist, and jo strettell, hot chick and my make-up and image guru)

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(abby wake, model, dancer and chris puckett, actor and my personal male muse)

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(me, and crazy inspiring dj aaron elvis)

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(stylist and bff, bic owen and tim, soooo serious!)

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(jonathan clay harris, casting agent/photographer/make-up whiz and chris salvatore, model/actor)

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(serena radaelli, hair genius, and marco souza, make-up artiste & latin firebrand)

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(kyla fox, model, kyle sweeney, and tom whitman, amazing promoter and "mr. west hollywood")

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(luke nero, event guru and "mr. black" himself, and krissy lindquist, producer)

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(landis, devastatingly arch, and assaf blecher, dick clark productions maestro)

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one of the fun reasons to know what everyone does

is that as small as this town is,

some of the best talent rarely gets to socialize or get to know each other.

in addition,

we've only held two of these nights,

and someone has gotten a job at each of them

from someone they met that night.

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not that that puts ANY pressure on future events.

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of course, jo could just keep showing up in bunny ears,

and we'd all be happy.

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