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CONFESSION: Fall arrived in head-to-toe drag queen regalia in San Francisco in the wee hours of the morning yesterday, loud and brassy and thunderous and with all the sky’s gaudy sequins refracting through myriad bedroom windows. It was fan-fucking-tastic. Really splendid. Of course, M & I slept through most of it, or shall I say we experienced it from the comfort of our bed, but storms like that are really rare here, so I loved it. M said that it sounded a lot like an earthquake, and she kept waiting for the shaking to start! The rain that came was far less impressive, in fact, that part was more like walking around the Mission drenched in a vat of the appropriate CB I Hate Perfume scent. Lovely. Hope y’all had lovely weekends.

When: Tues., Nov. 18th, 2008.

What: Little soft jersey cotton dress by Monteau (um, the only legitimate place I could find them was on some rand-o Lucky editor), black knee socks with Charles David ‘Butane’ boots. Pendant from Claire’s. Feather headband from Target. Oversize white leather clutch with black / silver croc stripes, vintage.

Scent: Film Noir by Ava Luxe. I wore this last week, right after I had previously been wearing Serge Lutens Chene. It wasn’t fair, really, to either olfactory beauty. Film Noir is described as “a gorgeous leather fragrance with sueded notes that is sure to kindle your darkest desires,” with black leather, Morrocan rose, bergamot and tonka bean notes. Meryl Streep might wear Film Noir. It’s soft yet stern, warm and mysterious, it just kind of glides effortlessly over the skin, luring you around the next dark corner. But gaily. It’s not very long-lasting, but it certainly doesn’t wear off anywhere nearly as quick as CB I Hate Perfume’s Black March, for instance.

Confession: My internet friends enabled me to go shopping today. My wife enabled me to go shopping today. (“Can you pick up cutting boards at TJ Maxx? You know, the one that carries DIOR.” “Sure, babe! Just the cuttings boards [and Dior]?” “Oh, you know, hot stuff…since you’re there and all.”) Maybe the conversation didn’t go like that at all, but whatever. The most beautiful thing happened to me today in the form of a XL boys cardigan from Buffalo by David Bitton. You will see! It cost me SEVEN DOLLARS and it is truly amazing. I know it’s mean to say that and not post it, but it’s crucial that I sit my family down for homemade tacos, beans and rice. Like, now.