Still cursing red tape,

but Chlesey Scheffe's "about" section of her blog is...well, it's sheer wonder, I must say.

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Blog here. Visit, drool, ogle. And yes, she is the twin of the (in?)famous Chloe Scheffe. Coolest twins ever.

Beautiful Angle

While I am busy cursing Turkish bureaucracy (the kind that changes everything with no warning, making it impossible to get to class), I will leave with the beautiful posters of Beautiful Angle.

[Two guys in Tacoma, WA, who do guerilla posters. Technically, it's illegal, but could you really imagine arresting the men who do these? That just seems so...wrong.]

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The homepage.

The wikipedia.

Nostalgia

Things have been...not so good for me lately, for lots of different reasons (that I won't go into here). One thing, though, is that I miss nature. Lots.

I may be from a fair sized city (just over a quarter of a million), but it's in the northwest, so green figures heavily into everything there. And when I say green, I mean nature (and the color, but nature more so).

And that really isn't the case in Istanbul. There's lots of grey. Obscene amounts.

While I'd kind of like to go home for a little (especially seeing as the holiday season(s) is/are coming up, which usually means family and friends), it wouldn't be a heathy enough dose of nature to make my blood green again in just a week.

New Zealand, though, would probably do the trick.

Last May, I went to the north island for three weeks for a class (I know, I know, best class ever).

And I want to go back.

If you'd like to see more pictures, or read about the trip, check out my other blog. Look for "New Zealand" tags.

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Yes, all of these photos are mine. Please be nice and don't claim them as your own.

Misguided Monday, round one:

Over the last few weeks, I've been doing some thinking. Nothing too heavy, but it dawned on me that while it's all well and good to talk about the things you like, it's also good to at least mention the crap.

Not to mention, it's lots of fun to make fun of.

Therefore, I am introducing Misguided Mondays: a collection of the worst (think lurid, vinyl pants and the pinwheel of death [if you're a Mac] or the blue screen of death [for all you poor PC people out there]).

To debut, I present Christian Louboutin's new collection.

I mean, really.

Now please don't get me wrong. I love his classic design.

(Personally, I lean towards the ones that aren't platforms, but I think that may just be jealousy. There are a ton of designs I've seen that I like, but haven't had the chance to try them on. And I'm short. So any chance to be taller is probably good in my book. So I suppose the only reason I'm not partial to them is because I want them.)

But this new collection? It's just far, far, far, far too far from his clean lines and wonderful command of color combinations that make his classics so perfect. (Notice the pink/reds? Yeah. They don't go together.)

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Fall/Winter collection shoes courtesy of www.christianlouboutin.com.

Classic platforms, and classic classics.

Elegance & Whimsy

I am officially declaring myself in love with Rodney Smith's photography.

All of his images are perfectly composed, with just the right amount of elegance and whimsy.

[Also, did you notice the monkey slippers in the first picture?]

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All images courtesy of http://www.rodneysmith.com/

The Museum of Innocence

In the October copy of Türkiye Vogue, there was a shoot entitled "Masumiyet Müzesi," or, in English, "Museum of Innocence."

It's beautiful. But don't just take me at my word.

[model Siri Tollerød; photographer Sophie Delaporte]

Thanks to my current location, I was able to get a copy. They are now hanging on my wall.

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All images courtesy of http://www.zimbio.com/Siri+Tollerod/articles/3YUBlgPly60/Siri+Toller+Museum+Innocence+Vogue+Turkey