vogue photo shoot

(grabbed from ghosthacked)
fashion state of emergency
on the one hand, i was slightly turned on by the fantasy of it all. Very visceral, and yet very safe since you know it’s staged. As I was watching it though, I was bothered by the extent to which women were portrayed as objects to be dominated. [...]

a summary of the weekend

THE D-Dolls are playing at Bimbo’s Oct 12 & 13. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS (thanx to heather for the notice) I’m picking up 6 tix today for the 13th. 2 are spoken for (me and Dennis). 2 are tentative (Amy, Michael?). I just know someone is going to want the last 2. [...]

Mi manca italia molto

I miss home so much I just want to curl up and cry
Fotoricordo

I search each time
for a memory
and it seems as if no time has passed and
a shudder tightens my stomach
I remain incredulous
and I know that the emotions will never die…
E allora eccomi qui adesso resto per un po� da solo
meglio cos�
io per il mondo [...]

a little bit of everything, all rolled into one

Shopping
It is very strange how generic all the non-clothing stores are. 
There is a Tabaccaia, which sells stamps, bus passes, lotto tickets,
envelopes, phone cards, gum, etc etc. about every 200 yards.  They
are all, for the most part, exactly the same.  Some sell jewelry
and other nick knacks, but beyond that there is no difference. 
The stores don’t even [...]