mannequin kiss on State Street

mannequin kiss
Originally uploaded by ellafine

Madison, WI

Tasha Tudor

Tasha Tudor passed away 2 days ago. She was the illustrator and author of several celebrated children's books. The first impression she made on me was her delicate illustrations for The Secret Garden, which I treasured in childhood.

This is a really neat site that her family created as a memorial. It seems like she was a really interesting and lively woman. I would have liked to have met her. In fact I think I'd like to be like her when I am 92.

This will be me, in my kitchen:

Salon of Shame, again

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Originally uploaded by Espressobuzz.

Espressobuzz takes the most awesome live/candid photos!

P.S.-"Love is just two neuroses finding they're a perfect match," I declare at the world-weary age of 18.

Noby

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Originally uploaded by ellafine

When I was down in Oakland I found a bag of old dolls and stuffed animals in my mom's storage unit. Sadly, they were too dirty and had to be thrown away. Before I did though, I had to take pictures. There was something very creepy about this-it was like they came out of a body bag. Her name was Noby, and I got her when I was probably 3 or 4.

Leap Day

Leap day reminds me now of the one in 1992 when my dad and I took a day trip to San Francisco. We went to a museum and Grace Cathedral and other touristy things. This morning I was trying to remember why this day had other significance and then I remembered, that was also the day that I shot my first roll of film on my first SLR. It was my dad's and he was bequeathing it to me. We went to the Palace of the Legion of Honor museum where they have the Rodin sculptures and that is where I took my very first SLR picture. Here it is:



The Kiss by Auguste Rodin


We also stopped by Grace Cathedral:



Here's a picture my dad took of me:



Check out my Culture Club hat!
The other thing I remember from that day is that on the way home on Live 105 we heard them play the new Tears For Fears single which was about to be released. This was a big deal because it was the first new song they had released in THREE YEARS. (Which was a long time for me to wait.)

chewed the bone down too low
got fed on tea and sympathy
blew the sail like the wind
i wish you were my enemy
i was humble for you
what a fool i've been to have
laid so low for so long
so low

into that void of silence
where we cry without sound
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

and where your mother's violence
sent your soul underground
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

drew the blade way too slow
was shackled by your honesty
made a mess i guess i should have known
that life was lust and liberty
not a chance mutation
or the last temptation
laid so low for so long
so low

into that void of silence
where we cry without sound
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

and where your mother's violence
sent your soul underground
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

into that void of silence
where we cry without sound
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

and where your mother's violence
sent your soul underground
where tears roll down
where tears roll down

-Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down), Tears For Fears

amber bird of varnish

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Originally uploaded by ellafine

Some good friends of mine are in a band called varnish. They played their first show at a house party this weekend, and I had the honor of taking pictures. They rocked. I am not just saying that because they are my friends.