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What’s in a name + a quick ode.

What’s in a name + a quick ode.

I revealed on the C+C Facebook recently that I kind of hate the living s*$t out of this blog's name. Ha! Sorry, man. But it could not be further from my style. Not the caftan part, just the whole thing: the kind of lame-duck humor to it, the too-easy pairing, the alliteration... the family-friendly ... View Post

Life en iPhone: August, 2014.

Life en iPhone: August, 2014.

[Summer staples: black manicures + Need/Supply finger cuffs + Dolce Vita shorts + Rag & Bone hat + Joie booties + Isabel Marant things far, far out of my budget.] Neither out of a sense of being overcome by one's good looks nor habit (vanity maybe, though), I went the way of Cher Horowitz and ... View Post

Non-criminal creative abandonment: killing creativity, p. 3

Non-criminal creative abandonment: killing creativity, p. 3

[Free People Tattered Up shred slip + Madigan cardigan + Free People coin necklace.] I'm trying to decide why, at this point in my life, I'm so upset I haven't ended up doing something more creative. The only thing I can reason, outside of general regret, is that something inside me needs to get ... View Post

(Creative) origin of (boring) species: killing creativity, part 2.

(Creative) origin of (boring) species: killing creativity, part 2.

[That slip again! I live in it. And sassy, out-of-character Belle by Sigerson Morrison shoes. Stopping by to visit the Bo for post-work libations. Definitely not cocoon sweater weather here in RVA, but that's what air conditioning bills are for.] Remember No-Face? In an inspiring animé film about a ... View Post

The path of most resistance: killing creativity, part 1.

The path of most resistance: killing creativity, part 1.

[Hard to see, but insanely good Free People eyelash lace slip in black + a fringed navy suede jacket from Anthro.] This is the first in a series I've written on the subject of creativity, broken up somewhat chronologically. Bear with me, and please share your thoughts, as it could help shape the ... View Post

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