COLLECTIONS...

GOTTA GIVE IT UP FOR THE NEW O.P.I COLLECTION....

STUNNING COLORS, FEMININE AND CHIC...COULD WE EXPECT ANYTHING LESS FROM A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY THE FRENCH? BAD REPS OR NOT NOONE CAN TAKE AWAY THE IMPECCABLE BEAUTY THAT BREEDS IN FRANCE.... 

SPEAKING OF BEAUTY CHECK OUT A GREAT SITE THAT FILLS UP THOSE INTERESTED IN THE COLLECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WALKING DOWN THE RUNWAY SO FAR THIS YEAR WWW.FASHIONWIREPRESS.COM  

PERSONAL FAVORITES : CHRISTIAN LACROIX'S FALL COUTURE COLLECTION  ALONG WITH VIVIAN WESTWOOD'S "ANGLOMANIA COLLECTION" STOLE MY HEART.. IVE ADMIRED V.W  HAVE SINCE HER PROGRESSIVE CAREER AFTER OWNING THE BOUTIQUE "SEX" WITH MALCOM McLAREN BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE SEX PISTOLS ...

A FEW GREAT WORDS ON LACROIX'S FALL COUTURE COLLECTION: "AN INVITATION TO LACROIX'S COUTURE SHOW IS A TICKET TO WITNESS A UNIQUE EXCURSION INTO MIND BENDING COLOR, MULTIPLE HISTORICAL MERGERS, AND ELABORATE DETAIL PILED ON ELABORATE DETAIL." ... DELICIOUS EXECUTION OF WORDS...

XOX R

8.8.8

Today reprsents many important things...

First is my brother Darius's B-day- I love and

miss you! Happy Birthday!!!

Next is Ricardo's B-day, who is turning people out on the dance floor right at his private party in NYC- Happy B-day!!!

Then comes my numerology # (birth force#) which happens to be the number 8... it has always been my favorite # even b4 I knew it was my birth force number... It is the # that represents INFINITY and VICTORY ( i can work with that!)... The top portion of the eight represents my Spiritual side, the bottom my Materialistic... I work best in life when striking a balance between both... these days Im proud to say I do a good job of living in the middle of my 8...

Good fortune comes in 3's and today the universe dealt us a beautiful 8.8.8- its even visually stimulating to me- todays date has always played a roll in my signature when expressing deep love for someone... infinite love... 

Numbers have vibrations and vibrations are energy... I was born on the day of ENERGETIC TRANSMISSION... my energy today was very much to myself, in fact I worked with my IPOD in my ears all day and because of it my setting was different... I felt like I was in my own atelier, painting on canvases, creating beautiful work... it was a different touch and very satisfying...

For many years now it has been a symbolic goal of mine to own an 8nf8n8ty pool one day... to sit in that pool and over look some beautiful setting with the feeling of total accomplishment...I'm not sure where that will be or when, but ultimately I feel its good to have goals that push you to strive... it might seem materialistic but I'm a firm believer that you have to have a little luxury in life after all the work it takes to live... I plan on doing exactly that and already have a great taste for it...

So on this day of 8nf8n8te love and good fortune, I remind of myself of the infinite love I have for my family, boyfriend, and friends... Its also a reminder of my goals in life both spiritual and materialistic, I've powered up the focus in my journey to reach my accomplishments... X marks the spot... ;) 

Happy 888 day

XOX R

J'ADORE LA PLUIE...

it could not have been more perfect today...

a rainy, thundering, lighting storm romances the sky here in Connecticut on my day off... 

still in my PJ's after a nice late, late breakfast...ok i'll call it lunch... 

researching the net for things that make me smarter :), stopping to think, practiced my yoga, and all to the sounds of Cafe Del Mar...

Days like today are so important to me, the sun does not always have to shine outside so long as I can keep it shining in my heart... I appreciate weather like today because it surfaces reflection, and encourages inspiration inside of me...

I miss my boyfriend who is sleeping under the Balinese moon right now...exactly 12 hours away... but still always right next to me... he is the best reward i could ever have at the finish line of this tour... 

i have been getting an itch lately... a creative itch... the kind where i need to sit in a book store for hours and lose myself in it as i LOVE to do... its an amazing feeling because it confirms my devotion to fashion and the culture of the arts that go with it... i must shoot fashion soon... 

Grey skies bring forth so many great memories in my life, so many precious moods I have swayed in and out of... most might associate grey with sadness but being a devoted Morrissey lover for 19 years, I am used to people misunderstanding what depressing truly is...

Have you ever noticed how the green in trees and grass burst so vividly with a grey sky as the backdrop?  I have...  

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to call a day off for your self and your loved one to enjoy together by doing nothing but the simple things in life, like laying in bed and watching movies while it rains outside?  I have... 

Can you go back and recall moments of inspiration and creativity on days of grey skies and rain?  Some of my best ever stemmed from those days... 

Have you ever heard the saying "life is not always black and white but in fact the grey in between"?... Well I visit that grey everyday for that grey is the emotional, non logical side to life... with full respect to logic of course (hello I am a gemini, cerebral as can be) but i find that the grey is the balance to 1+1 forever equalling 2... sometimes we need to look deeper than logic to dive into a state of conscious awareness, a place I have been blessed to find at a very young age...a place that keeps me centered and on a continuing road to eternal balance... TRUE SUCCESS in LIFE...

Its a powerful thing to be alone, to stop all voices around you and listen to the silence that whispers like wind... Today brings me back to my life in Paris...I listened to the whispering wind so much there all while having Le Tour Eiffel and city lights shine for me... So many quite walks to myself with the arts of the city as my scenery... Europe is a different way of EXISTING... I think they have the essential elements to living a fulfilling life wired.  Family, friends, good food, good drink, culture, education, career, holidays to enjoy with the people they love... I could not put that equation any better myself.  Fortunately I have discovered this special equation and calculate it into my life in America...

A good friend of mine said to me in NYC, yes LA has been good to you but even when living in NYC, you were always a bit of a California Girl... I had to fine tune that thought of his and explain to him... "I am not California, NYC or anything one place on that note... I am a cocktail of the world, places I have lived and visited, and even places I have yet to discover yet but soon will"...  How can a girl born in California, who spent years living in Hawaii and New York city, went to school in Paris, comes from a persian mother, has a Norwegian boyfriend, is  musically obsessed with foreign tracks and words she cannot understand but only feel to, and will soon own a home in Spain, be from any one place? He was in full agreement, after all he is one of my dearest friends and is a native Hungarian...

I am truly a citizen of the world with some select favorite places that I feel close to in spirit. Europe does master a strong equation to living good, however, being American we are born with the embedded idea and the actual ability that with the desire, the right determination and proper efforts we can turn a grain of sand into a beach.  I admit to being a fan of that concept and strive to make my beach every day of my life... with that said I never fail to stop and appreciate grey skies and rain... the small things in life that make life beautiful...

Im going to go Enjoy the Silence...

xox r

THERE IS A LIGHT AND IT NEVER GOES OUT...

AUGUST 5TH. 

IN MY BUS HALF ASLEEP AFTER A LATE NIGHT DINNER (2AM STYLE) WITH TOMMY, JANINE AND DIANE ENJOYING A SMOKED SALMON, GOAT CHEESE, FINE HERB OMELETTE, PROPER (SKINNY) FRITES PAIRED WITH DIJON MUSTARD, AND A LOVELY GLASS OF SYRAH TO TOAST OUR FRIENDSHIPS TOO...

IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I LIVED IN NEW YORK, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PINCH IN MY HEART UPON LEAVNG, AND A SMILE IN MY HEART UPON RETURNING... NO I WAS NOT BORN IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT I WAS BORN TO LIVE HERE AND THATS WHY I EVENTUALLY DID... 

I FELT IT IN MY HEART FROM THE FIRST DAY I SET FOOT ON THE DIRTY SIDEWALKS THAT I BELONGED HERE AND ONE MONTH LATER FROM THAT THOUGHT I MADE HER MY HOME... NOW YEARS LATER, WITH THE CITY STREETS IN BEDDED IN MY MIND LIKE A TATOO IN THE BRAIN, FRIENDS WHO ARE TRULY LIKE FAMILY, AND THE CHARISMA OF THE CITY INFUSED IN MY OWN CHARACTER... ITS SAFE TO SAY THAT NEW YORK CITY AND I ARE IN LOVE AND ALWAYS WILL BE... NO MATTER HOW FAR I WANDER FROM HER, I WILL ALWAYS COME BACK TO HER WITH A SMILE IN MY HEART... I BID HER FAREWELL FOR A BIT AND CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY...

NEXT STOP IS ALBANY AND A DAY OFF IN CONNECTICUT TOMORROW... LOOKING FORWARD TO A DAY OF REST, YOGA, CAFE DEL MAR, WRITING, READING, AND BEING GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING...

ALWAYS...

XOX R

.5

YES...HALF WAY THROUGH THIS TOUR AND TOMORROW DEPARTING MY MISTRESS...NEW YORK CITY...

I AM SAD TO GO BUT YET GRATEFUL THAT IF ANYWHERE ON THIS TOUR WE WOULD PARK OURSELVES FOR A WHOLE WEEK, IT WOULD BE NYC AND NOT SOME PLACE LIKE OHIO... CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW DEVASTATING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN??? GLAD I DONT HAVE TOO ;)

DEPARTING NYC SURFACES SO MANY EMOTIONS... IT REMINDS ME OF SO MANY AMAZING EXPERIENCES I HAVE LIVED, OF HOW MANY CHALLENGES I HAVE CONQUERED, OF MY BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS I HAVE GAINED, OF THE MUSIC THAT WILL NEVER STOP PLAYING IN MY HEART...

I WONDER HOW AUGUST WILL ROLL... WILL IT ZOOM RIGHT PAST ME?  OR WILL IT INCH ITS WAY TO THE FINISH LINE?  THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO KNOW AND THAT IS TO LIVE THROUGH IT... 

LIVE THROUGH IT AND LOVE IT THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH...

XOX R

SOOOOO HAPPY

LAST NIGHT WAS AAAAAMAZING... I THOUGHT I WOULD KEEP IT EASY AND SAVE MY ENERGY FOR THE BIG MUSIC WEEKEND AHEAD... YEAH RIGHT WHAT WAS I THINKING?? ALL I NEED WAS A LITTLE PUSH FROM MY KAREN, AND A SMACK IN THE FACE FROM JAMES, TELLING MY HOW "TIRED" I WAS AND HE WAS OVER ME- WHICH MEANS IN JAMES LANGUAGE "BITCH, I MISS YOU AND YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!"  I WAS STRAIGHT IN A CAB HEADED DOWNTOWN AFTER THAT CALL AND 5 MIN LATER HUGGING HIM AT THE DOOR OF MY SPOT... 

WE WALKED IN AND OF COURSE, WITH OUT FAILURE, THE SEXIEST, DRUMMIEST, BEATS WERE COMMANDING ME TO THE DANCE FLOOR- AS IF I WOULD BE IN BED AND MISS THAT PARTY!  JANINE AND NADIA SURPRISED ME ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH ALL OF THEIR HOTTNESS AND SMILES- I MADE EVERY MAN ON THAT FLOOR HATE ME, HOLDING THE ATTENTION OF 3 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WHO CAN DANCE THERE ASSES OFF...

WOW, I HAD NO BUSINESS BEING ANYWHERE ELSE BUT THAT FLOOR WITH MY GIRLS NO MATTER WHAT!  

THE NIGHT ENDED ON A HIGH WITH JAMES, KAREN AND I HANGIN TOGETHER, TALKING, AND SHARING MUSIC... I LOVE MY FRIENDS, I LOVE OUR  MUSIC, AND I LOVE MY MISTRESS... NEW YORK CITY...

XOXR

BACK ON THE EAST COAST...

WE ARE GETTING CLOSER BY THE HOUR... A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM MY ARRIVAL BACK TO MY MISTRESS CITY... NUEVA YORK- I CANNNNNNOT WAIT TO GET OVER THERE AND BE WITH MY NYC FAMILY.  I HAVE A DATE WITH MY COLOMBIAN SWEETHEART, KAREN, WHERE WE WILL CELEBRATE HER 30TH BDAY TOGETHER OVER SOME DANNY TENEGLIA BEATS-WATCH OUT!!!  DANCING TO SOME PROPER DANNY BEATS IS LONG OVERDUE FOR THIS GIRL, I PLAN ON MAKING UP FOR IT WITH TOTAL STYLE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SUFFER A BIT THE NEXT DAY...WHEN IN ROME...

WE FINISHED SHOW 19 TODAY IN ROCHESTER, NY AND ALL WENT SMOOTH. CURRENTLY IN ROUTE TO PITTSBURGH WERE I WILL CELEBRATE A RELAXING DAY OFF WITH MYSELF IN THE GYM AND SPA... IM READY FOR SOME CATCH UP ON SLEEP AND THINK PITTSBURGH WILL BE A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT.  ALTHOUGH I HEARD OF AN ANDY WARHOL MUESUM ACROSS THE STREET..THINK I NEED TO GO CHECK THAT OUT AND SEE ABOUT SOME INSPIRATIONS...

DONT HAVE ANY NEW PICS FROM TODAY BUT DO HAVE SOME GOODIES FROM PREVIOUS DAYS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE...

ENJOY!

XOX R

I FELL IN LOVE WITH...

TORONTO!

THIS PLACE HAS SUCH A GREAT ENERGY SO MUCH I DECIDED TO NEGLECT SOME MUCH NEEDED SLEEP AND HIT THE CIT WITH MY CREW!  FIRST OFFF MY HOTEL FELT MORE LIKE MY STUDIO IN NYC...EVEN HAD A WASHER AND DRYER WHICH HOLDS A LOT OF VALUE WHEN LIVING OUT OF HOTELS AND A BUS FOR 3 MONTHS.

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE IN THIS CITY, GREAT FASHION AND OVER ALL REALLY NICE PEOPLE.  ANOTHER HUGE BONUS FOR WAS MY SUSHI DINNER THAT STOLE MY HEART... LISTEN TO THIS ROLL: ALASKAN KING CRAB, SALMON BUTTERFISH, AVOCADO, FLYING FISH ROE, DEEP FRIED IN TEMPURA... I JUST DROOLED AT THE THOUGHT OF IT AGAIN! PERFECT PORTIONS AND TEXTURE, I THINK THAT STOLE MY FIRST PLACE SPOT FOR SUSHI... MMM...

AFTER THAT AMAZING EXPERIENCE WE HIT THE CENTURY ROOM FOR SOME BEATS AND CHAMPAGNE...THERE IS ONLY EVER ONE WAY TO DO THINGS AND THAT IS SIMPLY WITH STYLE... I WILL LET MY PICTURES FINISH MY STORY...

XOX R