vertigo -

i stepped out on the roof,
just to feel a bit more alone, to breathe,
i had such a taste of things to come.

street fashion : new york from behind -

from top to bottom:

1.   no.  dear god, no.  dear sweet katy perry NO.
2.   nice.  love the keds.
3.   love the new use of plaid.  love the hair.
4.   aaaaand, jennifer aniston's dog.  on a walk.  guy had to tell me.  i just thought it was cute when it sat on my foot at the corner.

semaphores and the city -

 

 

a quick trip to the city. remembering the lights and the sun -

 

  

 

a few quick days in nyc.

coming in is always like coming home,
i feel like i am small again, that my mother is near, that my grandparents are setting up the tree at gracie terrace, that i can run through the sprinklers at carl schultz park.

that i am small again.

this few days was full of things. 
finishing things.  starting things.
and things like sun on my face, heavy and hot,
crossing canal street,
again:

and flowers from friends,
who always seem to remember:

looking back on this time,
rememberance,
of others, and myself,
will be important.

motto tuesday - la vie est . . .

and yes,
you have to cobble it together
to get the desired result.

that's just how life
is.

motto tuesday - a plan in place

not too much to ask,
is it?

motto tuesday - in progress, again

agreed.

LANDIS SMITHERS, D.G.A.

just found out, i made the guild. 
i am one of the newest members of the director's guild of america!
moi, little 'ol me, the landis!

not surprisingly,
i love this directing thing.

it speaks to every part of my personality.

the "looking down on people" part of my personality:



the "can you see things my way?" side of my personality:



the "let me ask you nicely" side of me:


the "i only care about appearances" side of my personality:


the "let's try it in slow motion like they do in the credits of law and order" side:


and, of course, the "i'm an artiste" side:



another addition to the life list!

attention hound : the pit bull kiss

i don't know if y'all have noticed,
but ms. avec
LOVES to have her face right up next to ours:

it's a constant. 
she will sit JUST LIKE THAT for ages,
just wanting to feel her face near yours.

i also suspect it's because she loves to make people laugh,
and has found that THIS is a good way to do it:

puppy besos.
da best!

a motto for 9/11 -

seems about right.

let's all try it today, ok?

sara fisher and signs from the universe -

first,
sara fisher comes back from her trip to iceland,
where she rode horses across landscapes that look like something
you made up
in your childhood:

THEN,
you stumble across the horse series that steven klein shot:

and you think:
the universe is sending me a sign.

what is it?

i know.  i need a HORSE!

no, wait.

help, what does the sign mean??

i have a new assistant -

she's checking all my email from now on.

she seems to like it.  and she's a wicked fast typist.

iphone detritus -

it's amazing what you find when you're clearing out the photos on your iphone.

love letters from tim:

goofy eyed grr with green bone:

a black prada dress from two seasons ago, for inspiration, for evelyn:

the home around the corner you'd like to live in:

the "only in the gay neighborhood" grafitti:

the rooftop pool of the london, west hollywood:

the eighteen thousand dollar sofa you lust for,
but put in the category of "things to work hard for/someday/maybe if you win "america's got talent":

the poster in M.A.C. in hayes valley
that you keep resisting tearing down to take home as you walk out:

shoe shopping with tim:

and then you realize,
these are the semaphores of your existence.