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Monday, January 30, 2012

Part One: The Open Road

As promised, here's the recap on my White Sands, New Mexico mini-vacation, weekend road trip. We struck out for the open road at 3AM on Friday night, technically Saturday morning. We weren't even an hour from home, pounding coffee (me) and red bull (him) at 4AM at a fuel station in Jacumba, when a Border Patrol officer interrogates us for an unnaturally long time, wondering whether we "were going the wrong way on the highway".

After getting through the mountains and to the flat Californian desert on the other side, we were caught in a nasty sand storm. The high speed winds were tossing around my Nissan Cube (hardly aerodynamic) like a dice. The sand rushed over the road from left to right, like a ghostly river, it was so surreal, and really nerve-wracking to drive in. Especially since I hadn't slept in almost 22 hours at that point.

When the sandstorm had passed and we were somewhere in the open desert between the mountains and the Arizona state border, we both noticed a strange, large, bright blue light in the sky directly in front of us. It hovered for hardly more than a second before dropping to earth faster than anything could fall and went out when it hit the ground. I swear I've never seen anything so strange in my life and couldn't have been a falling star. I do declare, I saw my first UFO sighting.

And then the sun came up, and everything got easy.

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At a truck stop, I bought the most amazing pale rose pink, floppy crochet hat for 12 dollars. I love road trips.

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Recognize the sunnies, Kai?

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We got to Alamogordo, right by White Sands, by sunset. The mountains on the other side of the White Sands Missile Range were all lit up by the rosiest pink light at sunset. The whole world was awash in glowing pink. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Sunsets in the desert are like none other on earth.

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A reflection in the back window of my car. Note the Texas pride sticker.

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That's my "New Mexico Thunderbird pose". It's a recurring theme, you'll notice.

Then we booked a room, had greasy chinese buffet for dinner and called it a night.

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Stay tuned for Part Two, because the real adventure began on Sunday, when we visited the mystical land of White Sands.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Twin Furs

By the time you read this, I'll be far, far away, trekking across the desert with this handsome fella, taking photos at White Sands, New Mexico and being naked, desert nomads and staying in seedy motels with outdated southwestern decor. Only because I couldn't locate a teepee.

Y'know. Just living the dream.

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I'm 5'9" and wearing platform heels. Just to give you an idea of the size of this man.

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I made him this necklace for his birthday. It's a basic friendship bracelet weave, in alternating "shades of black" around suede leather cord with an animal jawbone and tiny, raw black diamonds wrapped in sterling wire. I think he liked it.

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Photos by the amazeballs photog Molly

fedora// Bec & Bridge Bianca Adventurer fedora
coat// vintage
belt// vintage Calvin Klein
platform boots// thrifted
dress// handmade, baby.
necklaces// handmade, baby x 2

Friday, January 27, 2012

Hell's Bells

Oh sweet mother of baby jesus. Have you seen One Teaspoon's latest lookbook, entitled Resist, Revolt, Rebel?

No?

Yes?

Maybe?

Well, let's do a quick recap on the hottest shit I've seen all day.

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And just like that, I found my next DIY project.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Grooviest Boot of Them All

It's almost here!

The Zee Zee Boot!

By Stolen Girlfriends Club!

Hits stores February First!

I may dddiiiiieeeee

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Note the perfect skinny shaft, note the chunky, groovy disco-tastic platform heel. Note the pure perfection achieved in a single pair of boots.

Please God let the stars favor my finances in the month of February.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Western Romance

Romance is in the air. Valentine's Day is around the corner. I just want a Cadillac Cowboy, to get the lost in the desert and to wear boots every day of the year.

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Vogue France February 2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Salvation Mountain

Sorry I've been an absentee blogger. The "funk" I found myself in last month, culminated with a trip to Austin, Texas for a holidays and then when I got back to San Diego, I decided to get out and off the computer. In fact, this is the photo diary of my new year's day. Sorry it's so delayed.

Fuck apologies, let's get to the good stuff!

What better way to ring in the last year for humanity than with an impromptu road trip out to the desert, to Salvation Mountain?

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And then we watched the sun set over the Salton Sea. Here's a late happy new year to everyone!