And I'm Gonna Be High As A Kite By Then

Sorry I haven't been posting normally lately. It's not that I'm busy exactly, but just growing up and a little jaded/uninspired this winter. Looks like I'm going to stay an extra year at USC to get my MA in Environmental Studies, which is exciting. I've just been applying for a lot of research grants/study abroad trips lately that in my free time all I want to do is listen to music and knit and watch TV like an old woman.

This is going to be a bit of a stream-of-conciousness post:

1. Just got around to watching the Season 3 finale of Californication. (See? Lots of TV!)

I love David Duchovny. I love this show. The finale made me tear up a bit.

2. Related to the above - I've been listening to this a lot:

3. I got the Linda Farrow x Alexander Wang sunglass knock-offs posted on Luxirare, available here.

The real ones, obvs.

The knock-offs.

Not a perfect match, but pretty close. I think I may paint the tips silver, because that's kind of my favorite part. Makes them look more futuristic, less Keanu Reeves. I also wish the lenses weren't purple, but maybe I can figure out how to change that.

4. Apparently, these sunglasses are available from Hot Topic in a few colors. I found this when shopping for - shocker - nail polish! I had always written off Hot Topic as a lame/cheap store for wannabe goth middle schoolers, but I think now that they are targeting scenesters or whatever, their merchandise is really different... Check it out - Chanel ear knock offs (aka "Lady Gaga-inspired headband"):

Kalifornia

Caught this '93 "thriller" on HBO yesterday. I had never heard of it before. It's got Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt back when they were dating I think. Also, David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes (who now plays Maryann on True Blood) played a "yuppie" couple, but they were kind of edgy, wore black and leather mostly. I could relate to their strange interest in serial killers. Also, I figured it would be a winner with Juliette Lewis in it, right?

Turns out, in Kalifornia David Duchovny plays a writer who likes to fuck, so clearly playing a writer who likes to fuck in Californication is a huge stretch for him. 

This movie was so rad though. Not because it was good or because Brad Pitt kills a lot of stuff while rocking an awesome beard (which was great), but the 1993-ness of it all means their wardrobe is very... 2009? So I collaged:

Here's one for Carrie's wardrobe, played by Michelle Forbes... Very black, gray, city slick. [Click the image if it gets cut off on your computer, I don't know how to get the images to automatically resize to the blog's width]

Here's one for down-home Adele, played by Juliette Lewis. High waisted florals, denim, tube tops/bandeaus

Sexy men-folk...