april 2001 4.24.01 so this is my last night in san francisco... i am glad i got to say goodbye to most of you, and those of you who i didn't say goodbye to... maybe we will meet again one day. i feel that my fortune was important today: "Your dearest wish will come true." i hope that it has something to do with may 5th. 4.22.01 2 farewells in one weekend, just a few more days on this coast. i haven't been here long enough, but i have some other places i need to be. i have to follow my heart. it doesn't always give me the right answer, but it sure does drag me all over creation. i have a new celebrity boyfriend, take a look! 4.19.01 i forgot to mention that i had a lovely iced tea the other day with my dear friend jack saturn, who has since relocated himself to portland, oregon...home of the delightful Steph(!) -- an old friend from philly who i finally caught up with... so anyway, best of luck to jack in all of his travels and adventures. visit his website today! even later, even more wine. so i sort of alluded to the fact that i don't actually own a computer. for all these months, i have been doing this site from computers at friends' houses and at work. but guess what! i no longer have a job! ugh. but i still manage to maintain this site. yay me. i am in a room with someone who just said "sweepstakeses." i wish that she would drink some more, but instead she is going to release some endorphins at the local gymnasium. for those of you that know her, her shirts never usually meet the top of her pants and she has an affinity for the game of pool. so anyway, the point of all this rambling is that one day soon, one would hope, i will have a computer of my very own. a computer which will host my rants and raves and drunken tirades. i know you have all been waiting for my true self to come out here...some of you already know how to identify me, others are left with guesswork. guesswork. 4.19.01 later on... IBM and graffitti? i have seen this myself.....see for yourself wine is good. red wine. white wine. warm wine. cold wine. everybody drink more wine. anyone got any good new york city connections? send them my way. 4.19.01 i sold my computer to move to california and since i have been here, i have had in my possession two different state of the art laptops. i am back where i started with no computer, relying on the kindness and DSL of others. what a roller coaster of emotions i have been feeling lately. one day i wake up and i am happy to leave this place and the remainder of my stay just can't go fast enough, while another day i wake up and nearly begin to cry at leaving the new friends and this beautiful city. my short stay here has been tumltuous, but interesting. i have loved and hated and wondered and dreamed. i know it is probably too soon to leave, but i realize that this is who i am now. i have just begun another countdown until i will turn my world upside down once again. and again. i adore Yo La Tengo, but sometimes i really hate it when they go off on those crazy musical droney things. 4.13.01 my fortune today was right on: "Friends long absent are coming back to you." see you soon. 4.12.01 much later on. i have been working on a some restructuring, i really have. i even have a whole new concept for the site. but, i will be sidetracked for a few more weeks as there have been some unexpected changes in my life as of today (speaking of restructuring...) do you want my answer? my answer for today? i agonize over what my head says, i try to listen to my gut, but inevitably i listen to my heart. the big changes in my life will come from listening to my heart -- my heart which i feel like i have been living wihout for several months. 4.12.01 i finally accomplished something i had been meaning to do for so long -- i put the pictures from jon & brittney's summer wedding back up in the photo section. i took down a lot of photos a while ago since i restructured the way i lay them out and the way i organize them. i kept pushing that one to the back burner, but it was actually a pleasure to finish, it brought back some nice memories. click here to see them >> and to see pictures of the lovely bride, brittney, click here >> (these pics have already been up in the color - people section >> 4.11.01 whoopee! a new feature in fluff today. i often wonder about the kinds of people that come to my site, how did they get here, etc. well, a marvelously fun thing to do is to check out the search criteria that people enter which brings up stellargirl.com. i can guarantee that many of these people do not actually come to the site since i don't think i really have what they want! click here to check out the latest product made available to designer's everywhere! also, happy trails to our captain, our captain, mr. steve kuhn himself. 4.10.01 Dear Stellargirl, I was totally inspired by what you wrote about colour and decided to contribute some feelings. Rome also changed the way I looked at the world. It seemed that the city was one huge swirling rainbow--- orange building and yellow sun and green palm trees. I came away from Rome in love with orange. Back in Philadelphia I tried to maintain the palette- but with the style police knocking on the door, subconsciously and reluctantly toned it down more than I should or wanted to. Here in London, colours are even more subdued. Businesspeople barely touch a mediocre blue before recoilling in horror. The grey of the sky and matching tone of the buildings creates a strange sense of dreariness. Having brought nothing but a backpack here, my clothing choices were "basics", and yes, pretty much all black. Stellargirl, I feel grey inside when its grey outside and act dark and dreary when I clothe myself in black. So a few days ago I did a brave (for a Londoner) thing: I bought a pair of bright red sneakers! They are awfully cute and have changed the way I look around! Now I am seeing colour everywhere-- whether its a purple scarf peeking out from the mass of peple on the tube, or a bright red double decker going of a bridge standing out against the sky-- these flashes of colour are almost more beautiful in their rarity! I have orange pants too now, and a lovely purple top. Please remain true to your love of brilliance and light and colours everywhere! All my love, christine b. 4.9.01 Bush's new budget sucks, cutting serious funding to the environmental protection agency...click here to read >> "And, he said, he would spend more for a program that buys child safety locks for handguns." With the NRA filling Bush's pocket$, he will certainly make sure that guns are still plenty available, lock or no lock. one random thought: i realize i have mentioned my closet before, but this morning i looked at it and i realized that it had a rainbow of colors inside! many of my friends know that my clothing palette used to consist of merely black and gray, but i have entered the world of color in so many ways. you heard it here: life should be more colorful. 4.6.01 friday friday...what to do? the day is kind of dragging on, my project at work is coming to a close, finally! it's a-rainin' in san francisco today. it makes me wanna crawl under my covers and watch DVDs -- and i might just have to go do that. last night i had an extremely jovial bus driver on MUNI. the back door must have gotten stuck, because the bus stopped in the middle of the street (they are electric). he asked several times if anyone was standing in the stairwell. no one was there. eventually, the bus power came back and the driver started going on and on about how the bus must be haunted. anyway, he got the whole bus laughing and talking and it made me think about how that guy could really start a comedy career on the bus. i mean, people usually like to be entertained and it definitely makes the bus ride go faster especially when people are packed in like sardines and being thrown about by those shitty brakes. the buses in Rome were so much worse, yet they do bear some similarities to the san fran MUNI system. on an italian bus, or l'autobus, it is just as crowded, even more so since there are far fewer seats. that is really just a green light to pack 'em in. what a disgrace. if you ever travel to Rome, and especially if you are female, watch your back! i mean that! the guys there think it's okay to rub up against you and get their rocks off. it's pretty nasty. luckily, i tried to be aware of my surroundings at all times, and i was spared the vile action. on a more positive note, buses in rome are pretty empty late at night, so you can get a seat and well, you better hold on tight! they drive like maniacs late at night and you will literally be thrown from one end of the bus to the other. one more good thing, the buses are this fabulous orange color. what is the public transportation like in your city? do you use it? no car for me...no $$, no need. have a fabulous weekend. go see something cool. i will try and do the same. 4.5.01 so the mission is on to find a fun bar this weekend, and it might even be in THE mission. i will bring by "yuppies-be-gone" spray with me! it was so good to be in new york city for the weekend, it was just right all around. i have yet to feel that vibe in the bay area. things can change, i suppose. i will stay open minded for a bit longer! i have decided that april is going to be my month to see some art. i have been putting it off for a while and i know that there is a really cool show at the SFMOMA right now -- art in technological times. there is also some interesting stuff at the Palace of the Legion of Honor -- toulouse-lautrec and john cage. fun! has anyone noticed that there are like no good movies out right now? maybe it is just me.... 4.4.01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! so last night i listened to susannah's band LORELEI and it was soooo awesome, go sue! this girl is a rocker, an artist, and an intellect. i can't keep up with her! 4.3.01 and a good morning to you friends. today's word of the day (courtesy of dictionary.com) is visceral: vis-cer-al (vsr-l) adj. 1. Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera. 2. Perceived in or as if in the viscera; profound: "The scientific approach to life is not really appropriate to states of visceral anguish" (Anthony Burgess). 3. Instinctive: visceral needs. See Synonyms at instinctive. incase you wanted to know what viscera meant: vis-cer-a (vsr-) pl.n. 1. The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities. 2. The intestines. talk about listening to your gut! aaron is a good artist. 4.2.01 it sure has been a while since i have written...or so it seems since i have been making such a habit out of it. so much is going on, it is so absolutely crazy! i spent the weekend in NYC with my sister and friends and i had the BEST time ever. i am seriously questioning why i don't already live there. i have to pace myself though, i need to try to stay in once place for at least a year! of course, fate will decide before i do. because this weekend was so much fun, i am happy to share with you some of the new images. there are 2 groups, one that is mostly my sister and her thing, and the other which is mostly me and my thing. we may be sisters, but we are from such different worlds! click here to check out the new images >> daylight savings stole an hour from us this weekend. i am making up for it by staying up way too late working on this site...i must be crazy. well, i am because i have to be honest with you, stellargirl is so busy right now. and so is the lovely christine b., read her latest LONDON DIARY entry! a very special lady in sydney whom you have not met yet has also submitted content for her new section -- fear and loathing...it is positively awesome! i have to make some space for her so i need another day to get my act together! hooray for all my commonwealth divas! it's too late and i am running low on words of wisdom. but i am high on promises! lots of new stuff coming your way...hammering out some new designs, and thinking about some other stuff. i just want to make you happy, precious readers! note to self: do not drink caffiene after 3 pm. also, i have some new pictures from my pacific ocean excursions. need to get those bad boys scanned. you will see them momentarily! april 2004 march 2004 february 2004 january 2004 december 2003 november 2003 october 2003 september 2003 summer 2003 may 2003 april 2003 march 2003 february 2003 january 2003 december 2002 november 2002 october 2002 september 2002 august 2002 summer 2002 april 2002 feb / march 2002 january 2002 december 2001 november 2001 sept / oct 2001 july / aug 2001 june 2001 may 2001 april 2001 march 2001 february 2001 january 2001 december 2000 november 2000 october 2000 september 2000 summer 2000 copyright © 2000-2005 - www.stellargirl.com