“Graffiti is not vandalism, but a beautiful crime.” -Andre (aka Monsieur A)

my family-thanks for making me who I am today. the perfection of a YSL trouser, the utter decadence of exotic skins, the bartenders at nobu57, because I can, literature, water and the occasional diet coke, weddings - what's more fun than a great party and free booze, let's go to scores, taxi narcolepsy, pervy mustaches, sunglasses because they make me think that no one can see me (especially if I'm hung over), Barcelona, the tres euro ingenuity of Nicholas Ghesquiere and Stefano Pilati, Karl's mad genius, a good scotch buzz, Coco's cooking, Kathy: when our stars are aligned, sexito, bolita, capturing life on a digital camera, my (4th pair of) new ray bans, my tacones, wishing for domestic help, eating out vs. cooking for myself, Barneys, select don't settle, l'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen), Hanes V-necks, my blackberry: the greatest invention ever, i♥short shorts, John Singer Sargent's Madame X, Terry Richardson's photography, trying to guess what's next on my ipod, my netflix queue, lots of gold jewelry, toe-ing the line between stylish and tacky, vests, cashmere scarves, diptyque tuberose candles, my adorable nephew dylan, the quiet splendor of the astor court, karaoke, crossword puzzles (so i'm a dork), orangina, translating spanish sayings into english, y los popis?, the convenience of liquor stores that deliver, the ballet, i'm mad about purple, and on the seventh day god created brunch, the flaming passion of flamenco, the majesty of the temple of dendur, confidence is sexy, abuelas, the languor and luminosity of el greco, the flawed perfection of marilyn minter's art, nostalgia as seen through the eyes of kidrobot, remy, paris is magic, dries van noten's quirky designs, taxis with credit card machines, virgin megastore's $10 cds and dvds (RIP Union Square), my empty fridge and my overflowing closet, if i were rich i would hire only a chauffeur a cleaning lady and a chef, the magic flute, itunes, Sharon Stone in Casino, Julie Christie in Shampoo, Sunday brunch at La Bottega (alone or in bad company), fluorescent yellow, my topsiders, Burt's Bees lip balm, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Henry Cavill, David Barton Astor Place.

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