Snowboarding in Park City, Utah

Even though the blustery conditions at Park City Mountain only allowed for one day of boarding, we did get to enjoy a few of the town's other charms.

Dinner at Chimayo on Main Street is a must! I've never had Mexican/mountain fusion and it was out of this world. (Hello, Sugarcane Elk marinated in coffee glaze.) Java Cow, also on Main has the frothiest Mocha's for your caffeine fix. I sipped mine while browsing the art galleries. Check out the Phoenix Gallery for mixed media artists, including my new fave, Denise Duong. And don't miss the Images of Nature Gallery featuring unbelievable images from Thomas Mangelsen.

Despite the disappointing weather, I loved being in Park City for the weekend. There's just something about sipping red wine in a hot tub under a dark sky and flurry of snowflakes that let's the body breathe!

xo jahnel

View from Pay Day Lift

At the top of Pay Day as it begins to snow


The lights framing Chimayo's entrance


In front of Chimayo

The Art of Being Tim Burton

Those of you lucky enough to be in NYC over the next couple of months must make a stop at MOMA to view the 'Tim Burton Exhibition'. "It brings together over seven hundred examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, photographs, moving image works, concept art, storyboards, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera."
I go gaga for any and everything Tim Burton so, while I probably won't make it to the big apple before the exhibition ends on April 26, I can peruse MOMA's interactive website, complete with Danny Elfman-esque theme music.

xo jahnel

Love for Lou and Lee

Tuesday just got cuter! Imagine my delight at coming across these beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations from Lou and Lee this morning. With the Coachella Valley Music Festival fast approaching these headbands will be perfect for dressing up my do while roughing it in the desert. Check out the twin sisters Etsy shop. Headbands and clips start at $14. Just browsing through will brighten up your day. I promise!

xo jahnel

Ifs, Ands, or Butts

Here are few adorable photos celebrating our behinds. Why? Because we really should appreciate every little curve of our bodies. Men do. Bottoms up, ladies!

xo jahnel

photo:Cheyenne Ellis


photo: Cheyenne Ellis

photo: Paul Costello

The Itch

Do you ever get the itch to just drop everything and go? I'm not talking about a weekend in the mountains or even two weeks at a resort in Hawaii drinking mai tais. I mean really go. Put your shit in storage, break your lease, sell your car and disappear. For some it would also include quitting your job but, I have the benefit of not worrying about such things. Well, I get that feeling a few times a week. Lately, it's been a few times a day.
Don't get me wrong. I love my life in Hermosa Beach. I'm incredibly spoiled. I have an ocean view from my living room, I ride my bike everywhere, have two amazing chocolate labs, work a few days a week when I want to, and live in a spot that people vacation to every summer. I live a very charmed life. The problem that plagues this charming life is a restlessness in my soul to be on the move. And in truth I'd prefer to be on the move on my own. All alone. Deficiency of character? No. I'm an escapist.
There is no amount of money or level of success that can compare to the feeling of tramping by ones self. All possessions in a single backpack, no computer, no cell phone, no credit card. It is incredibly freeing and it's a feeling that I am long overdue for. J. Maarten Troost says it best in his book, 'Getting Stoned with Savages'. "The escapist doesn't want to get ahead. [She] simply wants to get away."
So, while I may be taking the logical route this weekend by spending a few days snowboarding with friends, I know for certain it will in no way satiate the urge to hit the open road with my backpack and a one-way ticket to..........

xo jahnel

Snow Bunnies

With the nasty storm system moving through LA, it's enough to drive any girl to her jammies, couch, and Netflix queue. This girl, however, will be taking advantage of the storm's wintery white aftermath in Mammoth this weekend. Ahhh, being on my board on the mountain with friends always feels so good!
I dug these pics up to hold me over until the weekend.

xo jahnel

photo credits: cheyenne ellis

Puppies and Sunshine. Playing hooky in a '73 Scout

Well, what was I to do? I woke up, the sun was shining, and I had two very rambunctious Labradors who were chomping at the bit to get outside. The only solution was to load up the Scout and take to cruising the cliffs in Palos Verdes. (Wind in your hair and tunes included!)

xo jahnel

A Night of Burlesque

So, once a month I take to the stage in my unmentionables with a group of ladies called The Lala's. Here are few of my favorite pixies from our show last Saturday night at Upper Manhattan Lounge in Manhattan Beach. Fishnets, and cleavage, and garters, Oh my.......
xx jahnel

Photo credit: Dan Fowler

Photo Credit: Dan Fowler

Photo Credit: Dan Fowler

Photo Credit: Dan Fowler

Photo Credit: Steven Larson

Photo Credit: Steven Larson

Fashion Week: On the streets of Paris

While browsing the dailies from Fashion week in Paris, I came across these photos taken by Photoblogger, Tommy Ton. Not often do we get to see what people are wearing TO the shows. I love these stacks of rings and bracelets. Pile it on because more is more. xo jahnel

At these prices, go ahead. Over accessorize.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

What's got me so excited this morning? This little gem of a teaser trailer from one of my favorite directors. Tim Burton + Disney IMAX + Johnny Depp in 3-D = dark and twisted happiness.
xo jahnel

Rain Boots: My cold weather/music festival staple

Every year around this time, I start to substitute my beloved Havianas for shoes of the closed toe variety. Some days it's a simple ballerina flat and others (mostly) it's my uggs. This year I'm taking the route of Kate Moss and other UK festival goers with a pair of classic Hunter wellies. Totally worth the $115 price tag since I'm buying a shoe that is, I don't know, how about practical for those wet winter days where I'd like to stay dry and warm and still look cute. Don't these pics make you want a pair? xo jahnel

Wellies are the shoe du jour for Glastonbury Festival

On the set of Mr & Mrs Smith: more proof that Angelina can make anything look sexy


Pink wellies......


red wellies......


not wellies, but who doesn't love a mid-day make-out sesh in undies and boots?

Britney Spears 2009: Staples Center, Los Angeles

Why? Because 'Sometimes a girl just needs one.' I'm talkin about a little dose of Britney. My days of pop tart music are so over but as Autumn's mom put it pre-concert, Britney and us "have been together for quite a long time". So, when I found out The Circus tour was coming to town there was no doubt we'd be right there in the middle of it (5th row to be exact) even at $170 (ouch) a pop. Any regrets we had at spending that kind of money for a ticket were laid to rest at the first 'Hit me baby one more time'.
Talk about a spectacle. It was everything we've come to expect from Brit: Killer costumes and sets, A-mazing dancers, midgets, clowns, and para-palegic acrobats doing the trampoline all while lip-syncing to her pre-recorded tracks. Did we care? Nope, we still had a blast and would do it all over again in our new concert paraphernalia. (Yes, we had to!)

I don't care what the papz say, she looks amazing. This woman has popped out 2 kids, people!

Still gets my vote for cutest ass

No, it's not K-Fed but, Miss Brit definitely loves her some white trash thugs

'Everytime' may have been the only song she sung live. It was hard to tell.


My favorite costume. Loving the black tulle bustle and mask!


Concert in the round, great lighting, great sets, great night

Killer picture. Frame included.

Autumn and me in a confetti snowstorm

Outside Lands Music and Art Festival: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

What's better than mixing music AND travel? Nothing! Especially when it involves a group of bad ass friends that love music as much as I do. This was my second year to San Fran for the festival and the line-up certainly did not dissapoint; Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Incubus, Black-eyed Peas, The Dead Weather (oh, how I heart Jack White), Modest Mouse, and the list goes on.
We flew in Friday morning on Virgin America, which by the way fuckin ROCKS. Mood lighting, Absynthe shots, and texting between seats is the most fun I've ever had at 23,000 feet. Limo'd (cheesy, I know but, come on, there were 6 of us) ourselves to the JW Marriott in Union Square and settled into some very posh weekend digs. Not very gypsy of me but, I've never been a girl to discriminate against high thread count sheets and room service. Go ahead, live vicariously.....

Union Square. That's me in the middle with the rad purple shades

What's better than one gypsy? Two! Me with bestie, Autumn

Jammin to the Peas. Who would've guessed Fergie & Co. were the highlight of the weekend?

Fri & Sat were the sunniest days S.F. had seen all year and then the fog rolled in on 'Sun'day, of course

Gypsy in training

2nd time seeing The Dead Weather in less than a week

Jack White (sigh). Rock my world

Twin Peaks Stage at the main entrance. Check out below the awesomeness happening on stage