HAPPY SUMMER

HOLLYWOODLAND - PART II

HOLLYWOODLAND - PART I

LAST WEEK I WENT TO LA FOR THE BEST WEEK EVER. THE STREETS SMELL LIKE FOWERS, NOT TRASH. AND NOT EVEN EXHAUST. AND EVERYONE IS IN A GOOD MOOD ALL THE TIME. HERE IS THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF PICS. I CALL THIS ONE: POOL PARTY ON A CLIFF IN MALIBU, AKA "IF I DIED TODAY I WOULD DIE A HAPPY (AND SOMEWHAT STONED) WOMAN."

FANTASTIC FRIDAY

THIS AFTERNOON ADRIAN AND I HAD AN IMPROMPTU PERFECT DAY. THANK YOU SUMMER, THANK YOU BROOKLYN, THANK YOU IRREGULAR WORK SCHEDULE. WE STARTED WITH A LUNCH IN THE PARK ON CLINTON STREET - HUMMUS, BABAGANOUSH, PITA, GRAPE LEAVES, PICKLED CABBAGE SALAD, FALAFEL, AND AVOCADO WHICH I PICKED UP AT DAMASCUS ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. THERE WERE ABOUT TEN BILLION BABIES IN THE PARK. I EAVESDROPPED ON SOME OF THEIR CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH OTHER WERE BORING. SO WE GOT OUTTA THERE AND WALKED UP COLUMBIA STREET BY THE WATER TOWARD MECCA (AKA RED HOOK). THIS PARK OF BROOKLYN IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH. WE EVEN STUMBLED UPON A LITTLE SHOP WITH BEAUTIFUL LINGERIE FROM FRANCE MADE FOR EUROPEAN-SIZED BOOBS (AKA TEENY-TINY). THE WOMAN IN THE SHOP GAVE US EACH A GLASS OF CHILLED RED WINE (SO SO FRANCAIS). I BOUGHT ENOUGH BRAS AND UNDERWEAR THAT SHE COULDN'T SAY THE TOTAL OUT LOUD BUT JUST POINTED TO THE PAPER. NOT GOOD. WE KEPT WALKING AND FOUND A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY GARDEN AND A FLOWER NURSERY. THERE WAS A FAT CAT AT THE NURSERY THAT I MADE ADRIAN TAKE A PICTURE OF ME WITH BECAUSE I LOOKED FAT IN ALL THE OTHER PICTURES. LOW AND BEHOLD I LOOK PRETTY THIN NEXT TO THE FAT CAT. WHAT A DAY, WHAT A PERFECT DAY!!!

HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

YESTERDAY MORNING I WENT TO THE BROOKLYN FLEA, WHICH WAS AT ITS OUTSIDE LOCATION IN FORT GREENE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUMMER. IF THERE IS A PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT MAKES ME HAPPIER (BESIDES RED HOOK), I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. IF I EVER MAKE IT TO HEAVEN, IT WILL BE A BIG OL' OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET IN THE SUMMERTIME. I BOUGHT A PAIR OF JEAN SHORTS FOR $5 AND ALSO A REALLY BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE DRESS FOR $5 TOO. I ALMOST BOUGHT A BLACK LEATHER SKIRT FOR $10, BUT DECIDED I HAVE ENOUGH LEATHER FOR NOW. I KNOW, PULL YOURSELF BACK ON YOUR CHAIR THE WORLD IS STILL SPINNING BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I ALWAYS FORGET HOW AMAZING ALL THE FOOD VENDORS ARE AT THE FLEA - LOBSTER ROLLS, PULLED PORK SANDWICHES, FRESH POPSICLES, TACOS, PUPUSAS, PASTRIES - AND EAT BEFORE I GET THERE. FAIL. AND THIS TIME THEY ACTUALLY HAD A LOX AND BAGEL VENDOR. LUCKILY I HAD ALREADY EATEN LOX THAT DAY. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME AND THE LOX LATELY? IT'S LIKE AN SICKNESS. ANYWAY, I FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL (ME), AND HERE ARE THE PICTURES TO PROVE IT.

APRIL AND COUNTING...

DUDE, IT'S ALMOST SUMMER. AND THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT. I REALLY WISH I COULD TAKE A ROADTRIP. I REALLY DO. EXCEPT THAT I HATE SITTING FOR A LONG TIME, SO MAYBE I DON'T MEAN THAT. AND ALSO WHILE I LOVE CONVERTABLES, THEY GET TO BE A BIT MUCH AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, JULIA STEGNER LOOKS GREAT. THAT JUMPSUIT IS A LITTLE NUTS THOUGH.

PHOTOS: SOLVE SUNDSBO FOR HARPERS BAZARRE US, FEBRUARY 2008

HEAVEN

THERE IS NOTHING I LOVE MORE THAN A SPRING AFTERNOON IN ADRIAN'S GARDEN. EXCEPT MAYBE A SUMMER AFTERNOON. THIS WEEKEND I RODE MY LITTLE RED PEUGEOT BIKE THROUGH CARROLL GARDENS TO ADRIAN'S HOUSE WITH A LOAF OF BREAD, TWO AVOCADOS, A JAR OF HEARTS OF PALM, AND A HEAD OF CABBAGE STRAPPED TO THE BACK. HEAVEN!!!!! THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT IT WAS THAT MY SKIRT KEPT FLYING UP, BUT THEN WHAT THE HELL ELSE IS NEW.

WE MADE A SALAD OF CABBAGE, AVOCADO, RADISHES, HEARTS OF PALM, TUNA, CHICK PEAS, MUSTARD, SALT, PEPPER, AND OLIVE OIL. WE ALSO ATE CIABATTA WITH CHEESES AND MORE AVOCADO. IT WAS DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY! I'VE DISCOVERED THAT CABBAGE IS THE GREATEST FOOD EVER CREATED. PLEASE SEE NUTRITIONAL CHART FOR AN EXPLANATION. THEY CAN'T BE SERIOUS!!

AFTER EATING, ADRIAN MADE A JESUS CROWN OUT OF STICKS AND WIRE, AND I SLEPT IN THE SUN.