The Last Bit of My Favorite Fall Couture

Every once a while I become very critical of myself. During this time period, I'd think that everything about me is a little off. Like right now, let's start the "coulda, shoulda" list.

I could be a little nicer/a little less bitchy
I should talk a little less, in general

I could clean my apartment a bit more often
I should read less blog, and more books

I could try to actually watch my weight and what I eat
I should keep my commitment to the gym

I could spend less time socializing
I should spend more time on work

I know I'm insane, well just let me be ;)

Ok, now the last bit of fall couture:

Givenchy Couture

Valentino Couture

Window Shopping, the Favorite Passtime of the Poor

Signs that I'm getting increasingly broke and cheap these days:

• My electricity bill was $8.00 last month
• I'm handling piles and piles of paperwork myself because lawyer fee is too expensive
• I'm going on the famous lemonade diet just so I can stop eating, food is expensive, people!
• My good friends are buying me nice presents ( they can't stand me starving, or drinking wine out of a coffee mug apparently ;))
• Did I mention the weird guy who give me 2 penny on the subway platform the other day?

You get the point.

It's been a while since I online shopped, but this doesn't stop sites from sending me promotional emails. Normally, they are evil like the cupcake store with the delicious display, or the tasti D lite that keeps on giving me dollar off coupons. But today, I found some really amazing stuff. Simply put, they are so beautiful I can't 1) afford them, 2) get mad because I can't afford them.

Anzevino & Florence Wedding Dress

A Lauren Moshi Painting

I absolutely adore this "petit chapeau" hat by the amazing Tarina TaratinoGreat job Revolve! I might actually shop there again once my personal recession is over....

Living on the edge, literally

One dinning table and 4 chairs later, my studio apartment looks a little bit more complete. The only problem is the two chairs meant for the sitting area. They somehow manage to look really odd, like that new kid at school who refuse to fit in!

Here's something that's even more odd: Two Brazilian artists in Rio are living on the side of a wall. And by that I mean they sleep, eat, and work, all on the side of a building. The two has been doing this since the end of May as part of an art exhibition.

Now, I've always laughed at people who are big on exploring the "intention and meaning" rather than the presentation of art. But in the case of performance art, I'm even too lazy to make an argument for that. Let's not get into the whole debate again, it's getting old. The matter is simple: you call it art, I call it crap ;)

Couture Continues

I finally went shopping for the rest of my furniture: dining table, chairs, and other little things. At last, a house party soon?

It's been a busy week. As weird as it sounds, I love my work already. Sadly, judging by the length of my to-do list, the comings weeks if not months, are not going to be as fun as this one.

Well, in the mean time, I'll enjoy the rest of my weekend, look at some pretty amazing fall collections, and possibly pick up on Infinite Jest?

Christian Lacroix Fall 2009

Dior Fall 2009

Couture Season

Most fashion houses already have their fall couture line out. My absolute favorites this year are Chanel, Christian Lacroix, and Valentino. There are so many amazing pieces from each collection I will have to make another post to cover everything! Base on what I like this year, I think my personal style is gradually becoming a mix of clean cut silhouette meets super feminine details. Now, only if I can afford any of these ;)

Chanel Coutour Fall 2009

Armani Prive Fall 2009

The art of wording

More of Nicoletta Ceccoli's work

I'm really having trouble with the English language these days. First, I spent hours and hours trying to come up with a name for my company, I actually googled "good names for company". As it turns out, there are real companies that do it for you. One company proudly lists the following names as their genius creations and brain children:

1. Jigsaw (seriously, who pays for this??)
2. Doodad
3. Willy Nilly ( apparently this company's business is also naming, now what does that tell me?)

Since not many people actually reads this blog, I confidently assume that the above comments won't offend anyone?

Secondly, my dear friend informed me today that what I refer to as "funny or weird or creepy things" that happen to me in public are actually guys' way of flirting. Of course since I generally have no clue about it, my frozen stares or bitchy remarks always manage to drive them away....Now, you can't blame me, that's a language barrier too lol


Last but not least, I'm trying to draft a job description for the camera man and production crew positions that I'll be hiring soon. This is what I have so far:

Requirements:
5+ years in related field
Can eat nothing but fish for 3 months minimum
Able to live on open water with constant storms and other dangerous situations for 3 months minimum
Male only (sorry, Chinese fishermen are still superstitious about having women on their ships)

I know, base on this description, people would probably rather be foot fetish models than applying for these positions... (it's quite alright if you don't get the comparison here ;)

I'm tired and falling asleep

After work, meeting, dinner, gym, and hours of phone calls, I finally squeezed in my two hours of daily job hunting time. Now it's 3 am, my coffee will start to make in 4 hrs, I'm most likely getting 4.5 hrs of sleep because I have interviews to prepare for early in the morning...

Tomorrow, I'll have red eyes and huge bags under....but for now, just my artistic side that's going to the shit hole....

By Nicoletta Ceccoli

Happy 4th July

For the first time since I moved here, I can hear the birds in the middle of the day, and could sleep till 12 without getting woken up by the non stopping traffic outside of my window. The Upper East Side is an empty town ;)

My heart felt a little better too. For the first time in a long time, I woke up in the middle of the day but did not feel bad for oversleeping. I made 4 espresso, savored it in my butterfly chair while browsing the web. I didn't check my email, I actually didn't feel the need to.

I opened my calendar for a second, quickly looked over the long running to-do list, and then closed it. I should be cleaning, or organizing, or making that phone call, or getting on with that task....not today. Maybe I'll actually have a weekend, I said to myself.

Update

By the way, I'm so far behind on my Infinite Jest reading, I'm almost starting to panic. Then I went to Infinite summer site, and realized that I'm not the only one....Good, but still not good...Arrrr, with net working meeting, interview, dinners, and 4th july coming up, I ask the same question that has been asked many times on the site, how the hell are you people finding the time to read???

By the way, today's Woody Allen quote is one of my favorite: 80 percent of success is showing up.

When you are in a high pressure situation, think about this, you'd feel better instantly!

Peanut butter is better than creme brulee?

Sometimes, the first bite of something can taste really ordinary, but after a second, third or a fourth spoonful, it gradually becomes tastier and tastier up to the point of irresistible. This, is the story of Peanut butter tasti D lite. (warning for a potential addiction? lol)

Today is a good day. The new arrangement of furnitures feels much more homie than before. That cup of freshly brewed coffee was intense and bursting with aroma. My 5 inches heels finally feel as comfortable as a pair of havaiana flip flop. And the list goes on....

Sometimes, a simple acknowledgment or a little confirmation has the magic power to make everything seems better, and today, is that kind of day ;)

I saw some photos of this collection from someone else's blog a few days ago. If you didn't have the best day, these pictures might still make you happy as a clown....;)

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