mew mew power.

I'm at Miami Children's Hospital, sitting next to my baby sister. Yesterday, her surgery went very well and she has thus far been recovering at a very rapid pace. I love her so, so much. And though I knew everything would be fine, it is still so amazing to see her here, looking like she does, after what she went through yesterday. We're watching the Hannah Montana movie, getting past the occasional throwing up, and trying not to make her laugh/smile because it hurts too much...but mostly we, Lindsey and I, are just ecstatic with how strong she is and glancing over at her with admiration every few seconds.

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being bitter about not being able to study in Prague this summer seems so far away, because on Thursday my baby sister is having open heart surgery, and if I would have been going to Prague, I would have been leaving today. and that really wouldn't have done. I am nervous, but I know everything will be fine because she is the strongest girl I know. and of course, because we have our own totoro.

she and Lindsey are all the family I have.

mary magdalene

earth i love you

rodarte summer

one goal i've placed on myself this summer is to create some light, gauzy, maybe even floral/lace clothes. skeleton-animal-tusk-bone-white, creeam-puff-pastry-white-and-cream. after reading the biography of Remedios Varo, Unexpected Journeys, by Janet Kaplan, and finding out all about her life before she started spitting out those miniature masterpieces,... as a designer for the ballet, and how she made almost everything she wore, i've decided i've really got to try that out. of course, it'll be a long while before i have even a few pieces of clothing i've made myself that can actually be worn out of the house. in any case, i'm going into this project heavily influenced by rodarte:

spring 2009:

fall 2010:

aaand, i neeed these:

i have a girl crush on karen elson!

pain pangs

and true love waits in haunted attics and true love lives on lollipops and crisps

radiohead