Through the years: I always knew Isaac Mizrahi was a bear..

Let's track the life of talented designer Isaac Mizrahi, since Mr. Color won't share with us his lovely youthful pictures. I think Mizrahi's photographic life-line can be metaphorically tracked through fictional horror characters:

First, the young Isaac, with his first bear crush, mr. wolverine (see also: Eddie Munster):
Isaac as we know him today:

Elder Mizrahi, going for the bald look, with even more of an eclectic fashion sense (see also, Uncle Fester):

nice.

-k

I felt the rain down in Africa

I may not have blessed it, like Toto, but I certainly felt it! I've finally been here in Cape Town, South Africa for about 7 hours now, sleeping off the jet lag and watching South African television. On right now is the SA version of Total Request Live, which includes the cartoon Ed, Ed, and Eddy?? I didn't know that was still around. Needless to say, the programming has progressed from South African Sesame Street, Takalani Sesame (in which Elmo - Neno - remains a constant character, I blame that on Tickle-Me-Elmo) to Soap Operas to TRL.

Takalani Sesame is actually vitally important, because it's where HIV/AIDs awareness was first promoted among the Sesame Street world, starting in 2000. This of course was recieved poorly by the ever-ridiculous American Family Association because they took it that Takalani Sesame was promoting gays. Lord forbid, i mean... they have a problem with programming that helps educate the masses about a disease that is afflicting nearly 80% of the SA population and affecting everyone?

I'm staying at a B&B called Little Scotia, a pleasant little place with a lion-sized german shepherd (i will try and get a photo of him later, he's a sight to behold!). This place is located in the suburb Rondebosch, near the University at Cape Town.

Thinking of eating at the Hussar Grill, down the street, for dinner. They have top rated steak. We shall see.

Here are some shots of inside the B&B:

skeleton keys! yes!

there's a cute african tapestry hanging on the wall. That's it for now!

-k

In London

And oh-so-chipper. Made minor changes to the layout of the blog to make it look more "African." Alas, what do you think of my stereotypical American-views-of-Africa changes? I tried to match the flag a bit, because clearly when traveling somewhere you must match the flag in order to assimilate yourself into the culture; which is clearly why in America, those who wear red white and blue are welcomed with open arms - in the South, and by motorcycle groups. Whatever. Maybe there's an African motorcycle gang anxiously awaiting my patriotic arrival.

On that rant, you may tell I got little to no sleep, so I'm going to watch "Fanboy" because itunes says i should. Netflix doesn't work overseas (balls). T-minus 7 hours to kill.

-k

On the Way to Africa

So embarks my first post on my journey to south africa. I will be there for about a month, doing art therapy with special ed school children. I'm currently waiting in the stormy weather at JFK International. Hopefully my plane should leave at like 10:30PM, leaving me in London by 10am, then off to cape town at 7:30pm, getting in the next day (31st) by about 8am.

Watching Itty Bitty Titty Committee. It's not that great, but it's entertaining and cute.

later gators

k

Cat Show

A few weekends ago, I went to a cat show in Somerset, NJ..works of the CFA (Cat Fancier's Association) and Garden State Cat Club. Cat shows are always a treat. My favourite part, aside from all the crazy cat people, has to be the decorated cages that the owners put their cats on display in. You'll see what I mean in photos below. I took two rolls of film and a bunch of digital...the developing of the film is sub-par, but I guess I couldn't expect much better from Walgreens. With the exception of PhotoZone in parsippany and Chester Camera, there are pretty much no camera stores in the Morris County area anymore.

clones
1 disinterested cat
cat being fed babyfood
winner
2 disinterested cat
a man and his cage
interested cats, disinterested owner
harry potter
more babyfood
primp time
fit for a king
3 disinterested cat
excessively primped
if you look closely, you can see this little gremlin of a cat
pretty kitty
Hawaiian kitty
like owner, like cat
hello
baldy
mutually interested
hello, sir
wooden cage
cat in the bag?
pep talk
uhh...
Under da seaaaa
aww
hello pretty kitty
fluffy
fluffy
flying fluffy


-k

Poll of the Day

D.A.R.E. Lion - really buff or really gay? I personally think he's a pair of jean cut-offs shy of the Village People.

Stomach and Kidney

I am in the process of continuing my "body" process, I have made a stomach and am working on kidneys. The stomach still needs to be fixed up on the edges, it was my first time using encaustic (lots of gross fun!). The inside of the stomach is a detailed nasty fiery pit, complete with garbage disposal parts. The kidneys are complete with various filters, including parts of water filters (Thanks, BRITA). I'm excited to do the rest of the torso - i have parts for lungs and panels for other parts...can't wait for the spleeeen.

el estomago
kidney bean

although i appreciate the natural irony of cutting a beaver out of a tree, this shouldn't happen.

Maltian

so cute!

Jay Brannan at Maxwell's

I always enjoy seeing my favorite singer-songwriter, Jay Brannan. This time I saw him at Maxwell's in Hoboken, Jay's second time being in NJ, first time headlining. He played a bunch of covers that he just put out on his new cover's CD ("In Living Cover"). Check it out on itunes! Also, check out his videos on youtube (search: jaybrannan).