Moving makes me realize I own too much shit.
I deal with getting rid of things by documenting them one last time.
How to you cope with throwing your material objects into a trash pile?

heres a list of things that I love about this year, so far:

Having breakfast with friends AND total strangers (thanks to super creepy lurking mirrors at the 101 cafe)

Old school New York delis

Hotels with balconies

When people make funny faces

Snow mountians!

Lots of drinks with breakfast

Laughing loudly in public

Jumping!

Making fun flyers and posting them around on Valentines day

Hiding my technology inside of books

Having the best imaginary friends

Shoes that make my feet look dainty

Spending time with Bee

Fresh fruit in the middle of winter

Spending rainy days at record stores

Charlie the pup!

Making podcasts!

Homemade Cheez-its

gracious telephone operators

knee high socks

the color turquoise

Instagram (my name on it is ohChloe)

The tv show Episodes.

having old sitcom theme songs stuck in my head

wearing big hoodies and warm socks on a rainy day

driving cars that are made for super heros

sushi nights

What are YOU enjoying about life, right now?

To close out 2010, I complied a ton of photographs that I had, to remember all if the events and hair choices that I went through in 365 days



I also put together some of my favorite photographs I took, from every month

Jan 2010


Feb 2010


Mar 2010


Apr 2010


May 2010


Jun 2010


Jul 2010


Aug 2010


Sept 2010


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Nov 2010


Dec 2010



I'm really enjoying 2011, thus far. Instead of dwelling upon things that I'm no good at (like knitting, tattooing, operating rocket ships, ect.) I've compiled a list of things that I've been flourishing at over that past couple of weeks.

what have you been excelling or failing at in 2011, so far?
Did you make a list of goals or resolutions, at all?
I did. I made a list of things I would like to do within the next 12 months. Its extensive, and at points its ridiculous, but I'm really knocking some things off of it faster than I intended to. Heres a couple of things off of that list, that you can steal for yourself, if you'd like:

• send out more postcards


• draw more often


• get a photo of mine put into a gallery show


• do a cartwheel in a different country


• try recipes with ingredients Ive never used


• learn two new trades


• find an excuse to wear fake eyelashes, weekly


• order something on a menu with ingredients that I cant pronounce


• learn to write with my left hand


• learn a magic trick thats more impressive than "I've got your nose"


• teach my dog a new trick


Next month, I'm going to cross another thing off this list. I'm going to Bangkok to do a cartwheel then I'm going to go down to Vietnam to have a beach party! Have you ever been to either of these places? Assuming that I don't get kidnapped, is there anything else I should do while I'm there?

Thats me! And Me! And my Jim Mahfood shirt!


(There's no way to segue into the rest of this entry from that. Sorry)

I had quite a day with a friend of mine, right before christmas. Although this was her second christmas in New York, she hadn't done many touristy things.

So I showed her Rockefeller Center


introduced her to Santa


and, in exchange, she introduced me to a 24 hour, three story, Forever 21.


Somewhere along the way, I think I fell in love with a Disney character.

Looking back, I enjoyed the build up to christmas.

I made ginger breadmen


I watched people watching windows


Ceilings looked more interesting


the Salvation Army upped their game, a little


there were Santas falling from the sky


and santas giving me the sexy eye

I wasn't expecting anything for Christmas. I had really low expectations. I feel like all I deserve is coal. Well, kairo. Kairo are those little disposable Japanese heat packs that are primarily made of coal.

They last for hours and have the most adorable packaging ever. Thanks to my Floridian years, wearing two of them under my layers of clothing is necessary for daily survival in this weather.

I ended up buying a ton of them as a gift to myself. Then I started receiving the most amazing things in the mail! I had a really amazing Christmas. Heres some new additions to my life, as of December 25th:

All things that are going to get great use. (except for the candy bar, which already has)


I also got some new lingerie!


And a Leica, to use! Have you ever shot with a Leica camera? Its my first time using a film one, and I'm pretty excited. The last Leica camera I shot with was a AG Leica S2. It costs around $25,000.00. Holding it in my clumsy hands was nerve wracking.


My friend got me this feathered earring. I didn't think I was gonna like it. When I see people wearing them, all I can usually think of is this:


but we're getting along pretty nicely. I think it goes well with my favorite barrette, that I've assembled out of glue and beaver bones.
Perhaps, I am really a lost boy...er...girl.

The day after Christmas, we got the worst snow storm I've ever been through. I was in denial of this fact, when I went to Shake Shack in the middle of it, and ordered ice cream.

It usually takes me 5 minutes to walk home from the subway, but getting off the subway and walking into a blizzard was a completely different story. The wind was chucking hail and snow at me with such force, that I came home with open cuts on my face. The only way I could walk to not get hurt, was backwards. I walked down the middle of the street, backwards, for 30 minutes until I got to my front door. Then stayed inside until I went stir crazy. As seen in this video:



Although it was a horrible storm, I'm in LOVE with the aftermath of it all. Everything I walk by, is so surreal.


The storm has also left Desdemonia stranded here for the next couple of days! How selfishly exciting for me to have a friend stuck in town!

There is nothing intimidating about a girl with a poodle.


Even though she is a vicious monster attacking dog.


Shes just too adorable to be taken seriously.

My roommate accidently left 3 ounces of 70% dark chocolate out for her to eat TWICE in November. That was two trips to the emergency vet in a sketchy part of Brooklyn, at 2 a.m. and faaaar too much money.
Heres what I've learned of what to do when you've poisoned your dog:

• Do not waste your time calling poison control. They don't deal with animals.


• Dont waste your time calling the ASPCA hotline. The try to charge you 65 dollars for advice, which in these cases, is always "Take your pet to the vet"


• If you're dog ate milk chocolate, I wouldnt panic too much because of the low cacao percentage.


• If youre dog ate dark chocolate, Id suggest a quiet panic, as to not excite the canine any more.


• If youre dog eats it within an hour or so, try force feeding it peroxide to induce puking. (1 tsp for smaller dogs, 2 tsp for larger dogs)


• According to this article, my toy poodle would have been able to digest charcoal pills. In retrospect, I should have given her a charcoal pill while continuously force feeding her water for 24 hours.
  

At the end of October, I went down to DC for the Rally to Restore Fear/ Sanity.
It was packed! Fun, but packed.



I'm hoping that this photo of my favorite Canadian, Bettina, help get her a green card.

For a peace rally, it was ironic that someone broke my favorite camera lens.

R.I.P. 50mm

At least theres other fun photo options out there.

What else is new? Too much and nothing, all at once.

I dressed up my fingers for halloween.


And made the perfect pumpkin with the help of my power drill.


I unpacked my suitcase, and settled back into my loft, just in time for the winter.


I saw the broadway musical that one of my favorite movies, The Birdcage, was based off of.


I made this awesome challah french toast (with Nutella instead of syrup) with the help of Ina Gartens recipe


I learned how to butcher a 295lb pig and use 90% of its parts for food.


I've been eating a lot of cereal.


I've been sewing things for my Etsy shop.


I want to make Bettina my official shop model.


I really enjoy sewing these Christmas ornaments. I may have Christmas in July, just for an excuse to keep making them.


I also really enjoy making these otters-ments!


I've been learning about lighting. both in studios

And around my house.



Been spending a lot of time hiding from the cold inside of the Natural History Museum.



I guess I've just been having fun just being ridiculous.

I see that the Napoleon Dynamite video I shot in 2007, recently got reposted.



As much as I dislike the movie, dancing alone like an idiot is something I will always love.



What's everybody doing for Christmas? I'm sending out packages of Pocky, instead of Christmas cards!

"I'd always thought what you did with Christmas was sort of a statement about where you stood in life." -About a Boy

Hello!
Last month, I went to Bee's salon, where she turned me back to my favorite type of derogatory stereotype!
I'm having so much more fun, already.

I made a pretty fun mix to celebrate being a toe.

I've uploaded it for you to download it then load it while loading shit, while getting loaded.
I think you want to click on the "slow download" button, and wait around.
By the way, does anyone know of a better place for me to upload larger files for free, than Rapid Share?



Heres a little fact that you may or may not be aware of:
-Blondes are forever given a bad rep thanks to a nude French model/ mistress from the late 1700′s named Rosalie Duthe’. She was known to pause for long amounts for time before speaking and was made fun of throughout the town. The upper class went as far as to make up songs about her for pretty much being a dumb whore.


Way to ruin it for us, Rosie!


A few weeks back CourtneyRiot came to New York for a visit. I'm still recovering. After nearly being kicked out a bar at 4am on a Sunday, we went directly over to the Today show with signs confessing our love for the cast in slightly inappropriate ways.




To our surprise, the plaza was swarming with preteens waiting to see iCarly. The early morning also featured a father who was less than pleased to hear children screaming with joy while the cameras weren't even on them.

Bettina and I are going to be working at the New York Comic Con this weekend!
My personal goals for the excursion include:

• Getting to the convention center without a hobo inappropriately touching me on the subway (you never know)


• Not spending all my piggy bank money on Dark Horse comics and Dr. Who merch


• Meet Seth Meyers. WHY would I meet a comedy writer who I associate with wearing suits with sneakers and smiling at inappropriate moments, at a comic convention? Because it was in an erotic dream I recently had and since Disney movies taught me that dreams come true, they better hope this happens so that I don't sue.


• To have half as much fun as I did at the San Diego comic con with Rambo and Missy, this year

If you'll be there, come and say hi. If you see Seth Meyers bring him with you. Hogtie him only if necessary, please.



I recently wrote a blog entry about my heritage and the unknown part of New York that still keeps it well celebrated. As the well known horrible writer that I usually am, was flattered by the comments on it. Take a look, if you feel so inclined.

I'm also looking for some freelance work in the New York area, so that I can afford to continue my comfortable lifestyle of buying things I probably don't need...

...like this slightly odd set of glasses.
I would like for it to involve photography, but I'm pretty much awesome at everything. Heres a list of things that I've been paid for in the past:

• data entry
• house cleaning
• cooking
• hosting
• production assistant
• folding laundry
• babysitting
• dog walking
• swallowing goldfish

This list is pretty impressive and I'm ready to add to it.
So a heads up on job openings would be very much appreciated!


I made this video the other week. It made me miss my friends back on the west coast.


Shooting guns is also on the (unrelated) list of things I miss.


....end.

When I grow up, I'd like to be a Young MC.

I recently found this photo taken from Enola Gay after having dropped Little Boy over Hiroshima. It may be one of my favorite photographs ever.


courtneyriot's high school photo comes in for a close 2nd place, though.

I've been feeling a slight emotional malaise over the past week.
The worst part of being a positive person who is stuck in a rut, is that its been so long since I've felt this way that I can't remember how to cry. I just kind of sit around and stare at things while forgetting how to blink momentarily...
Evette said that drinking usually leads to girls crying, but after polishing off a bottle of wine, I just found myself drunk on my back in the lawn, chain smoking, and waiting for phallic clouds to form in the sky.


Fortunately, there's even positive things about being sad. For instance, if I wasn't feeling down, my friends may not have gone out of their way to make me smile and remind me of how lucky I am to have them:

• The other day I was taking a walk when my friend called, sang me this song, and promptly hung up because he knew I how much I hate talking on the phone.


• Rambo and I went on a walk where she let me vent and bought me tea.


• Someone drove down two hours down to LA to take me to the observatory and despite how cold it was, wouldn't let us go until I cracked a smile.


• Even my dog has been extra cuddly and even slightly less smelly.

I also find that when I'm bummed, low key music is the only thing that keeps my mind from wandering too much.

To celebrate my mope, I've made you a gift! Its a mix of some of my favorite songs from my most currently circulated albums. You can download it here...hopefully..


Caption that was found on the back of the above shown photo (circa 1923):

Despite the past week, this summer has been going swell and there is so much more to look forward to. I had such a fun time at Comic Con and had an equally amazing time at the Element Skate Camp, the following weekend.

Best photo to sum up my Comic Con adventure:

Best photo to sum up my Skate Camp adventure:

Heres a collection of my favorite photos I took through out July. (with the exception of the two photos I'm actually in)

I took a couple of social networking worthy shots, during a fitting the other day.
On Saturday August 14th, some ladies and I will be prancing down a runway in these outfits, for the Ink n' Undies Lingerie Fashion Show Benefit. I'm excited to see some familiar faces and have mine covered in makeup and fake lashes.

I'd like to end this entry with this little slice of awesome:

I love this entire thing, but the dude jammin' 45 seconds into it really knocks my knickers.

As Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch would say "I'm outie like last year"
-Reagan/ Chloe

What photo will get your attention enough to read this blog?


cute creatures?


topless celebrities?


racial mistakes?


Photos of myself with famous freaks?

Hopefully, that did it....now:

My last blog included a photo of a man with cuts on his stomach. It went along side an excerpt and a link to a website where people share their stories about their midsection. Its called The Tummy Project. A project that I haven't submitted a story to, yet. It is very obvious that a few people simply skimmed through my previous entry, and seemed to think that I had for some reason, posted a photo of my own stomach.


If you've ever somehow seen me naked, or at least seen my tattoos, you would notice that I look about as much like the guy in the photo above, as I do to the photo Madonna when she was still hot and naked, below.


I've never been a cutter nor have I ever weighed under 100 lbs, but the emails and comments that I have received though this mistaken belly identity have been really interesting and heartwarming. I've read a few compelling stories and have been given gracious (but obviously unnecessary) support.

That aside, I made my first video with a Canon 7D, last week. Its staring Evette, her son, Charlie the pup, Penny the pup, Lisa Frank bread, and the song Punk by the Gorillaz:




What do ya think?

You're probably all like "whats this crazy poodle think she's doing on that space mountian with a silver straw?" I'll tell you after I share some things that find very appealing, recently.

Playing with my dog till she starts snorting.

This is one of the many interesting excerpts I found from the fantastic idea that is the Tummy Project:

"My tummy and I have gone through a lot of very hard times together. She
has been subjected to many horrors. For almost a year I fed her nothing
but sunflower seeds and cup after cup of coffee. My past hatred for her
showed itself in the scars that now cover her. There have been times when
I’ve told myself “If you do not weigh under a hundred pounds then you are
fat,” and for that she and I suffered, because we are one. I now love my
scars- warrior tiger stripes that show here I have been and who I am now.
They show that I am strong. There was a time in my life when I was ashamed
of the line of hair running to my nether regions from my belly button, but
now I embrace it. This line is sexy and is a physical manifestation of my
gender bending inner self. I now weigh in at 110 lbs. and wear bikinis on
the beach, proud of the muscle and the curve of my tummy. She is as
special to me as the tattoos I wear on my arms, chest, and back. I love my
tummy."

I found this band on an unsigned band podcast. How? Its so catchy and the video is pretty adorable

Ghostbuster invasions

I've been exploring places with my 24mm lens.
here are some photos from my summer of exploration:

The other week, Rambo and I drove up to the bay area to move her things down to LA. I got to see Quinne and Nixon and meet Dice again. I got a new little tattoo and some great views on our ride home on the 101 hwy.

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Ok, now for the poodle on a mountain story: