gorgeous jewelry, re-thought

i often have people compliment me on my black spiral earrings, only to realize that they've known me for this long without ever noticing my ears are stretched to a 6G. people who used to think the practice "gross" re-think after they check out my awesome jewelry. even my parents, who were a little distraught when i began the stretching process, have come around and love the earrings i wear. while i'm not a fan of hugely stretched ears, i think "regular" earrings are often boring or tacky and find the selection of jewelry for stretched ears incredibly more interesting and beautiful.
BodyArtForms is my #1 site for buying body jewelry. i think my next purchase will include these gorgeous opalite plugs:

Kay Kay Fever

my good friend Megan called me to let me know that the band she plays violin in would be playing on Seattle's biggest rock station (107.7 The End) this evening. naturally i tuned in and was amazed. she kind of shrugs it off like it's no biggie but DUDE, they're playing the Carson Daly show next month (wait, Carson Daly has a show? haha, just kidding Megan). meet Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground.Kay Kay sounds like The Beatles, Oasis, Sufjan, Beirut (my friend Troy disagrees on this one, but you know what? HE CAN START HIS OWN MUSIC BLOG!*), and Bob Marley (? yes, there's some reggae-esque qualities in there) to me. the video above is from their "Live at the Pretty Parlor" DVD (PP is only one of the coolest boutiques in Seattle, duh).

Kay Kay is gonna be crazyhuge. i haven't felt this excited for a Seattle band since The Divorce (playing their last show soon) and before that, Death Cab For Cutie. check out Kay Kay's myspace and download another sprawling, epic song from them right here:

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Bowie the Desert Pea - MP3

*well troy just can't take another person's opinion, haha. check out his brand new music blog, foreign audiophiles, where you can read all of his fascist opinions on indie rock :]

LCD, PB&J, Illinois [MP3s]

here's a few musical treats for you to make up for my lack of updates.
LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum - MP3
possibly the best song i've heard so far all year. if you don't want to start a dance party immediately upon hearing it, you have no soul.

Peter, Bjorn & John - The Chills - MP3
the first two lines are some of the best lyrics i've heard all year. "your tongue is sharp/but i miss the taste of it." steathily acerbic. they played here in Seattle last night, and i was even in possession of two tickets, but alas i don't meet the 21+ age requirement. damn. (my dad took the tickets in my place.)

Illinois - Screen Door - MP3
here's a band (from pennsylvania) i know nothing about (which makes me a musical retard, according to music blogs everywhere), but this song is upbeat and hilarious. i love the opening line: "HEY-lo, all you lovely ladies!"

Petit Mal: fashion comicbook

is it blogger plagiarism to write about something you heard from another blogger? if so, i apologize profusely to Susie of Style Bubble, but Petit Mal is too good to NOT write about. i ordered my own copy and was laughing the whole way through. what kind of fashion/nerd hybrid created this comic book about "The Pride of Pradastan vs the Galactic Gallianos in... Turban Warfare!"? not to mention "Viktor + Rolf's Venomous Vamps Meet Louis Vuitton's Virtuous Virgins in... Blood Lust!"? too hilarious to pass up.


visit the Petit Mal myspace to check out their insanity and order your own copy.

more American Apparel worship

over a year and a half ago, i was musing about American Apparel with a friend and said, "do you think they'll ever develop a jean?" my friend scoffed at me saying that the jean market was already oversaturated and creating a jean style would pose far too many options and problems for a company based on knitwear.

well, IN YOUR FACE. loyal fans of American Apparel such as i (call me brainwashed if you will) have been keeping tabs of their first woven pant: The Slim Slack. yes, they've finally released it on their website! visiting most physical store locations in the past few months could score you a variety of colors but meager selection in terms of sizes.



they've still got a ways to go--only Almost Black, Navy and White are available online so far. i will definitely snap up a pair when they've got Bright Purple or Evergreen--oh, and once they figure out what to do about people who don't need a 34" inseam (a petite 28/29" here)!



two things coming soon i'm excited about: the Poplin Necktie and Stretch Corduroy Short Shorts. i can only hope both these items come in as many colors as their tee shirts (and to my woven naysayer friend: CORDUROY!).