Creeper of the Year

Every night at my hotel, there's this balding white guy with glasses who sits in the lounge. He's the only one there (the hotels here are in a slump) and he sits in the same booth. He just watches the Thai female singers. They're sisters and they are HORRIBLE. I just heard the worst rendition of 'Sweet Child Of Mine'. They always have these hooker-ish outfits on, too. My sister was spot on when she said, "He's one of those white guys who watches asian chick porn."

Mosquitos

They serve no purpose. Their contributions toward human population control and as food for other animals is really not that significant in the grand scheme of things. Their predators feed off of plenty of other sources. They are irritating and are probably the most hated creatures alive. The females are the ones that suck blood, and they don't even need it to survive. Mosquito larvae prey on their fellow mosquito larvae. How more despicable and unlikeable could they get? Can we exterminate them, please? They are one species that needs to be wiped out. 

This is coming from a vegetarian animal rights advocate. They are that bad. 

Malaria Med Dreams Cont.

I forgot about the first one I had..

It took place in a grand mansion. Think Rochester's home in Jane Eyre or the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. There's this young girl who's forced into doing something she doesn't want to by a evil stepmother from Cinderella- esque figure. The part of the dream that particularly stands out takes place in the night. The girl is running down a vast hall. The stepmother is pursuing her. There are many rooms along this hall and these rooms have distinctly different ambiences. Then the stepmother opens the door to an important room. This room is very shadowed, but is lit with a subtle warm light on the far end. The decor of the room is pink, including a boudoir and a large ottoman. This room is incredibly eerie, and I got the notion that something evil happened in there. A murder, probably? Something that dramatically altered the life of the young girl? Anyway, then the stepmother faints. 

Malaria Med Dreams

Night 1: I'm among a group searching for a missing friend in a forest. We come upon a group of Twilight-like supernatural beings, standing in a circle. Obviously very movie-like, a member of my group goes forward calling the missing person's name and asks the group if they've seen anyone. They attack, we run. After a while I see Alex Winkler jump a fence while his female pursuer is stuck inside. He says, "You jumped off a 30 foot cliff to get me, but you can't get over this fence?!" Then I continue running towards a lighted building. Inside, it's a chem lab but there's blaring metal music. Brandon Padveen is in there going nuts and the room's a disastrous mess. I join in in the smashing of test tubes, etc.

Night 2: A mash-up of Home Improvement, Full House, and other '90's sitcoms. Before the parents come home this generic sitcom 17-year old girl is pregnant, I think. Her boyfriend's there, too. They argue about what to tell her parents. When the dad comes home, she tells him her plans for marrying the boyfriend. Later, one of the kids from Home Improvement is in his room talking to his little sister, who's Michelle from Full House. 

Night 3: I have a fatal illness that first manifests itself as a scar on the forearm. Apparently when I was diagnosed, I consented to assisted suicide, because the pain of this disease becomes unbearable. At the current time, I have forgotten about this. The scar on my forearm is very faint and I have no pain at all. I am reminded by my father that I am to die on a certain, upcoming day. I start freaking out. I talk to Melissa about it. I explain my situation, minus the assisted suicide part. She replies, "Yeah, it gets really bad." or something. Then when I break down crying, freaking out about dying, she disappears. My dad reminds me about the day, "tomorrow". I plead in tears, "Can I wait until after graduation?". The next day comes, it's dusk. I'm rummaging through my room (which isn't my room in real life, nor is it my familiar home) for things I need to sort out before I die. Nobody is aware that I'm going to die. It's kept lowkey. I then walk out of the house, and keep walking. That's how it ended. It was a fucking psychologically abusive dream. The next day I coincidentally read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, in which the title character is aware of when he will die, also. The theme of the day was 'Mortality'. 

Night 4: In an advisory group (not sure if it was SC people), we compete in a Gauntlet of challenges that take place in a hotel. Then the hotel becomes a version of my cousin's house. One challenge included throwing toys to kittens and puppies in one room. 

There were more, but they're either not as interesting/I can't remember them.

 

Kerala

Creature From the Black Lagoon

was shot at Sierra Canyon?

http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/movies/creaturefromtheblacklagoon.shtml

Perfect LA Sundays: Part Troix

Sunday, December 14th: Chinatown

I usually do Chinatown on Sundays, but this one stands out as being the best, owing to the fact that it was the first time doing it solo. I was a bit nervous about the drive, because it gets tricky, but I had no problems at all. I got there in 30 minutes. I parked in a new, more convenient lot for visiting the Central Plaza.

First stop: Welcome Hunters aka my favorite store in all of LA. Jason and I discussed counterfeit Balenciaga, Bernhard Willhelm, etc shoes found on Japanese websites, downloading music, and perfume. I spent a long time deliberating over Six Scents. I've been anticipating these like crazy ever since I heard of their release. Here's my verdict:

No. 1 Alexandre Herchcovitch, Urban Tropicalia: supersweet, fruity candy. Pass.
No. 2 Bernhard Willhelm, Wicken 3000: WINNER. "a perfume close to the elements of water and air, but with a futuristic approach." Could it be any more me? Ingredients: Sea Breeze Accord, Bergamot, Water Jasmine, Sheer Musk. It's light and unusual. Plus, when I smell it it makes me feel good. That's when you know you have a winner. My wrist is glued to my nose. I have bottle 0012 out of 2,000!













No. 3 Cosmic Wonder, The Spirit of Woods: The name says it all. It's a very strong but beautiful fragrance. The strength kept me from it, but I'm sure it tones down after a while on. Possibility.
No. 4 Gareth Pugh, Diagonal: I was most anticipating this one. I love Gareth Pugh. His designs are edgy and androgynous, so I was expecting a scent to match. The strength of the black pepper note turned me off, but a few hours later, it's grown on me.
No. 5 Jeremy Scott, Illicit Sex: Kind of like Gareth Pugh's, but not as good.
No. 6 Preen, Teen Spirit: Too feminine and floral for my tastes.

Next stop: Choose Chinatown. The new kid in the Plaza brought to us by Welcome Hunters and Lion's Den. Starting in February, it will host one designer at a time, kind of like a pop-up store. The first of these will last two seasons. I was told what the first label will be, and I went nuts, but I promised to keep it on the DL. Sorry. I love the exterior/interior. Robin was there and we shared South Indian experiences and discussed drop-crotch pants.

It was later in the afternoon and there weren't many around. I observed the old men playing their board games and the children playing with their bright red bouncy balls. I went to the jewelery stall and bought something for my Secret Santa.

Next Stop: Flock Shop. I was informed about the Holiday Bazaar at the Compound.

Next Stop: Holiday Bazaar at the Compound. I skidaddled over there, parked illegally, and was drawn to it like the light at the end of the tunnel, no joke. I seriously stepped in and was in heaven. The best of LA-based. I wish I had gotten there earlier, hadn't parked illegally, had more money, and had better overwhelm-control. Highlights:

I met Emily from Project Runway 5 and fell in love with her clothes from her label, Smoke and Mirrors. I bought this skirt in my favorite style and a fabulous fabric.


























Grey Ant had a stall, enough said. I found the leggings I fell in love with in January at their pop-up at New High (M)art, but didn't want to shell out for. They were here for $30. In my size. How does this happen?!

















Kujo likes. A match made in heaven w/ my KTZ splatter top.



I got my sister the most adorable birthday present. Only when I got home did I realize that she probably won't have room for this in her suitcase!













I discovered a cool LA brand: Young and Jelinek/Evil Genius

http://www.youngandjelinek.com/

I really liked their mineral wash minidresses, but they didn't have the style I wanted in my size. It's aiight, I joined their mailing list.

Success!