sweets & treats

i'm not gonna lie, this is one sweet treat. it was a gift from jessie and it is wonderful. um, it was wonderful. it is long gone.
it was filled with things that are gummy and crunchy and sticky and ooey and chocolatey and i am in love with it. thank god V-day isn't for another two weeks, because i intend on stocking up. i hope you do, too.

i want to share something else that was very exciting for me. i met ralph lauren on wednesday morning.
he walked the four of us through his fall/winter '08 collection -- purple and black labels, polo, and RLX -- at MILK studios. i must have taken about 200 shots of the clothing, but ever-so-subtly shot this one of him. one of the things that struck me about him is that when he shakes your hand, he really holds it in his for a long time and makes eye contact and smiles a genuine smile and then he turns and asks you what you think of the collection and you hope something -- anything -- comes out of your mouth other than white noise. maybe that's the secret to his success -- making low totem dwellers feel important. that, and the fact that his clothes are perfection. it was an honor to meet him.



good night.