alexandra lovell

secret garden

2010-04-08T19:51:00.001-07:00

soundtracks of my life: goodbye yellow brick road

2010-04-08T19:47:00.000-07:00

this is how my april and summer sounds...

easter bunny hunny

2010-04-04T11:19:00.001-07:00

enjoy a peep or two... they're like crack.

wednesday

2010-03-31T21:53:00.001-07:00

finally back and at em after being sick for the last couple days. successful day at goodwill and the grocery store before the down poor of rain. oh summer, hurry up.

yeah, so what

2010-03-29T22:16:00.000-07:00

nice just isn't enough anymore...

fruit loop

2010-03-28T21:54:00.000-07:00

sick in bed hoping to get better real fast. in the meantime here are some pictures i took at the market up the street the other day before the rain hit.

spring cleanin'

2010-03-27T11:40:00.000-07:00

so i like taking picture of flowers... how cares, it's spring!

only in castro...

2010-03-25T12:04:00.000-07:00

fun surprises around every corner.

slippery when stormy

2010-03-24T11:57:00.000-07:00

rain from the other day and the eventual calm after the storm, hopefully it will subside for the weekend? hope so!

love in vain

2010-03-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

my make-up box which is an old chocolate box that was gifted to my grandmother. i smear my make-up all over the thank you card taped inside.

lounger

2010-03-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

faces in the night

2010-03-14T11:52:00.000-07:00

sadly, our generation our has associated rod stewart with a plethora of blonde wives half his age and mediocre holiday albums. but in reality rod stewart was one badass man with steez to boot. my obsession with faces (ronnie wood, ronnie lane, ian mclagan, kenny jones and naturally, rod) solidified after i saw/heard this video of robert johnsons cover of love in vain (and if i do might add, it completely surpasses the rolling stones version.) and on an aesthetic note, if you are looking for some perfect 70's rock inspiration turn to rod stewart for a flamboyant take on it all, minus the completely dopey hair cut he conceded with for much to long.

p.s. i'm back! so stay tuned..

too busy for my own good, but i promise i will...

2010-03-12T12:26:00.001-08:00

BRB

8 days a week

2010-02-28T15:34:00.001-08:00

my never ending school work. help.

still winter

2010-02-23T23:58:00.000-08:00

pictures from the weekend in which diana utilized a bottle of sailor jerry. lounging has been the name of the game lately, with the rain, shit loads of school work and the olympics on every night i have no better reason than to stay home, even though i'm busy busy busy.

the man

2010-02-19T09:55:00.000-08:00

this year's olympics have got me hooked, i''ve stayed in three nights in a row to watch them. but a good fifty years ago there was Jean Claude Killy dominating the 1968 olympic alpine skiing in grenoble. he was the first olympic superstar, and rightly so just look at him.

love is good...

2010-02-16T11:27:00.000-08:00

lets not corrupt it with a holiday!

cuttin a hair

2010-02-14T13:09:00.000-08:00

outtakes

2010-02-10T16:26:00.000-08:00

just two outtakes from my camera of some promo shots for american apocalypse. there are plenty more...

just tuesday?

2010-02-09T14:54:00.000-08:00

today needs to be over and done with, too bad i have school 'til 10 pm. meanwhile i further my obsession with vaudeville and circus culture (i use to be obsessed with natalie merchant's kind and generous video when i was younger.)

sunday morning jam

2010-02-07T13:11:00.000-08:00

gorgeous sunday morning in san francisco, the sun is actually out, the birds are chirping, i'm not hungover. and on my morning walk today i ducked into the bookstore across the street and picked up a nancy wilson album for a buck (among others.)

'stache it somewhere

2010-02-06T03:19:00.000-08:00

vunderful birthday musstache party held at project one. there was a plethora mustaches milk, glitter, cigarette, sequins, a politically incorrect hitler 'stache...

roses are white violets are blue...

2010-02-05T11:21:00.000-08:00

i've decided to stay in tonight so should you!

oh hey

2010-02-03T16:20:00.000-08:00

four days later

2010-02-02T13:06:00.000-08:00

and we're still eating cake.

bloody

2010-02-01T12:35:00.000-08:00

plugging the genius that is brooke candy.

fancy schmancy

2010-01-31T11:52:00.000-08:00

Thursday night was an event at harputs market featuring artist baron von fancy. lots of hip san francisco crowd (and some out of towners), fun cocktails and clothes, but of course. here are the photos myles snapped with brooke's gorgeous camera. the weekend is over, thanks the lord, now i'm looking forward to hours of reading ahead of me. hope you all had a satisfying weekend!

things are happening

2010-01-30T12:24:00.000-08:00

the last few days have been non-stop, tons of new exciting things are happening thanks to the brooke candy and the sam banks. i'll divulge later, but for now i have to nurse a major hangover from diana's 21st birthday last night.

shoe porn

2010-01-27T16:52:00.000-08:00

i was thinking, for some genius reason, these could be my rain boots (because i can't handle traditional goulashes) but seeing as they are starch white, i have been proved dreadfully wrong. plus it's so difficult for me to figure out a outfit that will accommodate white shoes, unless i discover some sort of vintage chanel suit in my closet... oh the dilemmas of my life. (oh and yes, these were purchased online for like $30, but are sadly discontinued...)

savage grace, amen

2010-01-25T21:43:00.000-08:00

diana and i watched the weirdest fucking movie ever: savage grace. if you are looking to be utterly disturbed this is the film for you. or if you are looking for a eccentrically dressed julianne moore, which is solemnly focused on because she a complete psycho bitch, this is also for you.

sunday kinda..

2010-01-24T20:16:00.000-08:00

staying up too late on the weekends pay off come sunday... and tomorrow the new semester begins...

before the storm

2010-01-23T14:32:00.000-08:00

diana, myles and i shooting the shit before heading out last night.

pompadour

2010-01-22T02:19:00.000-08:00

so i was messing around with my hair today because it was a total disaster and i came up with a faux pompadour. turned out pretty rad, ifidosaysomyself.

sky is cryin'

2010-01-20T22:39:00.000-08:00

quick walk around the block to walgreens and coffee with diana. dreary weather.

the brothers whom?

2010-01-20T11:33:00.000-08:00

if you haven't seen the brothers bloom, i really suggest you do, i think it was underrated, most definitely. i fell in love with rachel weisz's new found knack for a comedic role and the soundtrack by nathan johnsons (which i promptly downloaded after.) and the costume and scenic design had a sort of vintage appeal that was very aesthetically pleasing. i particularly like weisz's (eccentric rich kid) and rinko kikucki (chain smoking con chick) outfit's.

photos courtesy of google image search

oh sugar sugar

2010-01-19T12:40:00.000-08:00

sugar cookies courtesy of my roommate.

a little rain must fall

2010-01-18T20:27:00.001-08:00

reflections on the water.

hats off to the strom

2010-01-18T01:17:00.000-08:00

apparently there is a storm rolling in, and there is some ugly rain already. so hats are in order. this is my grandmothers from the early 1940s.

eating is important

2010-01-17T17:39:00.001-08:00

my apartment is so close to spotless! and whattya know, i have a packed fridge too... it's a good feeling. today has been the perfect day, thai leftovers and movies.

here is the sound track of my life, for the week of January 17,

try getting a good nights sleep...

2010-01-16T23:30:00.000-08:00

i have almost effectively, de-hoarded my apartment... sleep in peace? well if i actually woke up in the morning looking like that ^, maybe i would, but unfortunately it's a sad sight come 9 am.

hoarders: the lovell edition

2010-01-15T08:32:00.000-08:00

i am never in my life, putting an ikea bed together again. ever. no way jose. worst three and a half hours of my life. it makes me question the intentions of ikea. meanwhile, putting a new bed in my apartment, required the moving of shit from one side of the room to the other. looking at this catastrophe of clothes and shoes makes me feel like that 72 year old woman on hoarders with 45 dead cat in the garage (true story, have you seen that one?!). i've got a big job ahead of me. and soon enough, i will have something interesting to post, other than inanimate objects, even though i quite like these power lines.

the bridge across the bay

2010-01-14T23:25:00.000-08:00

(difficult to take nighttime bridge pictures, but i like the imperfection of them) san francisco, i'm back!

meanwhile, please, if you can, donate to haiti (at places like the red cross or doctors without borders.) their loss is devastating; easily 50,000 dead and counting. my thoughts go out to all those suffering from this tragedy.

under bathroom sinks

2010-01-13T16:53:00.000-08:00

i was rummaging through my grandmothers bathroom this morning looking for advil and i came across the some oddities: designer perfume/soaps, hermes, gucci and ysl. i mean this shit has got to be at least thirty years old. so, i stole a gucci for the road (with permission of my 93 year old grandmother)...

wiggin' out

2010-01-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

so, i am in fact a natural blonde, but i would never dare go back to it, red is apart of me now, and thanks to my mom's 'play boy bunny' wig from last halloween, it was generously reinforced to keep to red. sure is fun though, i felt like sienna miller in that one movie with james franco, where she dies... okay nevermind.

pop my corn

2010-01-11T16:56:00.000-08:00

being the complete invalid that i am in my current state of jello, i have been subjected to my bed, listening to the band and eating popcorn.

john wayne

2010-01-10T22:48:00.000-08:00

back from a weekend of chaotic skiing with my family. over the course of two days i have developed a legitimate john wayne swagger thanks to my audacious father taking me on an impromptu diamond slope that i was most definitely not ready for. two days of hard physical work and my body is jello.

dōmo arigatō

2010-01-08T14:50:00.000-08:00

killer silk robe i stole from my mother; it's about knee length, i wore a black mini skirt under it the belted it at the waist and buttoned the top, paired with black pumps. i'm really trying to find a happy medium in my style between a crazy high school art teacher, a 1959 housewife and auntie mame. anyway, off to the mountains for a weekend of skiing with the family, but back sunday!. happy weekend, all.

keep me warm

2010-01-07T07:26:00.000-08:00

i just discovered how cozy thermals are. not like you need thermals in southern california in january.

diner and a hooka

2010-01-06T19:07:00.000-08:00

meryn and alex

meryn and i, fake smiles.

myles' tattoo, "family" in urdu.

chaos

because san diego is super exciting... a couple friends went out for fries and hooka, and i actually drove for the first time in like, god knows, six months. driving feels so good even though it scares the shit out of me.

hello room

2010-01-05T08:49:00.000-08:00

where i reside for only a week and a half longer, my old room. glamorous.

signs

2010-01-04T14:28:00.000-08:00

dangerous things. ironically there is no danger on my little old island where i am residing except the foreseeing danger of me going insane.

a tid bit of the new year

2010-01-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

diana and i. best friend/roommate/soul sister being composed before the eventual downfall.

two lone pictures from new years eve, even though there is many more by my good friend, myles jospeh hasnain. who hosted all of us at his amazing house for a very sauced time. i wore a very long black "gown", with an obnoxiously low neck and my favorite sequin jacket with mink fur lining. wish i had better pictures of it. (photos, by myles)

another walk around the block

2010-01-02T22:43:00.000-08:00

i need the city. i am suffering. my friends are all scattered for the holidays. the highlight of my day is taking walks with my mother and the dog. see you soon enough san francisco. i promise their will be more interesting times ahead, meanwhile the sunset on the beach is nice!

simplicity

2010-01-01T13:46:00.000-08:00

vintage book of childrens poetry from 1971 called 'faces and places'. i love the simplicity of childrens poems, they're always open for relevant interpretation. i have so many resolutions that i'd like to fulfill, but mainly to keep on truckin'. best wishes for all of those who are trying to stay true to their resolutions.

auld lange syne

2009-12-31T14:40:00.000-08:00

finally, 2010. i hope everyone is gettin' all dolled up for a fun and safe night! and remember, put your troubles away until tomorrow, and if you're lucky someone will break into your house tonight and steal 'em.

bow wow wow

2009-12-31T09:00:00.000-08:00

cardigan from my little sister, chanel.

her name was lola

2009-12-30T22:22:00.000-08:00

she was a show girl.

a christmas present from my mother, the bottle is so much fun, gives the gaultier bottle a run for it's money.

a crest on the hill

2009-12-29T21:59:00.000-08:00

dinner with canadian's in hillcrest.

oranges in full bloom at the next door neighbors house.

good old will schwartz and i

2009-12-28T11:00:00.000-08:00

the flirtations

2009-12-27T13:09:00.000-08:00

a walk around the block, post christmas

2009-12-26T14:53:00.000-08:00

some lucky household had a drunken family christmas. way to go.

one of my favorite houses, it's so dreamy, right out of a fairy tale.

and i made friends with the house's kitty cat.

an ode to new years

2009-12-26T11:59:00.001-08:00

no good times like the olden days, happy golden days

2009-12-25T21:00:00.000-08:00

another christmas down. father did well and got me a brand spankin' new nikon d60! so, whoopdeedoo, here i am. thanks family for being so dear, i love you all.

sister gaby being adorable.

poor jasper got dressed up for christmas thanks to mom.

ollie pup doing quite the cute.

shucks, merry christmas kids

2009-12-24T16:26:00.000-08:00

2009-12-23T23:02:00.000-08:00

i just got these from a shoot from almost a year ago; a mini photo shoot with my friend cooper moll in my apartment!