spotted at the shonen knife/teengirl fantasy show over the weekend. you can go to smart shanghai either today or tomorrow and see the rest of the photos from that show. check out that tour tshirt! it’s from 2010 and it kinda blew my mind. uhhhh danzig, GNR, cinderella, slayer, billy idol, bachman-turner overdrive (i guess they dropped the ‘overdrive’?), rick springfield? germans have really really bizarre festivals. here’s the full size image if you want to see the full line-up.

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NEW PANTS!!!!!!!!!!

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YES, it’s been a long time. thanks for all your snotty little comments reminding me time and again to update this silly thing.

as you can see, there has been ALOT of activity over the last month or so. we did a bit of traveling – john and i went to korea and ate kimchi every meal for three days straight (the second photo is a shop in seoul that shares my korean name, heehee). we also went to zhujiajiao for a short overnight trip and a little zone friendly relaxation.

photographer todd selby (of THE SELBY) was in town last week shooting a louis vuitton something or other, so there were drinks and merrymaking at el coctel along with his reps from BA. was also good to see our friends from MISHKANYC in town, even though it was a short visit. finally, last week, i went to the first CSL shanghai match of the season, check out the insane police presence! i don’t think the game itself needed all that security, most likely just a prep for the expo.

i’m crazy busy at work, so this post is especially boring. STILL, here it is. this weekend i’m looking forward to eating, go-karting, karaoke’ing, rabble rousing. eeeeeeeeeh!

ps. HEY IT’S BADTASTIC TIME AGAIN! ‘fuck the pain away’ peaches is coming to town on APRIL 23rd and we’re hosting the official afterparty. peep the details HERE – we have DJCONRANK (killa kela’s DJ) and an appearance by wunderkids Matthew & Francis – they’re doing a live BITBOXLAND performance that will totally blow your mind. also, of course, as many badtastic djs as you can stand, heyyyy.

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peep SMARTSHANGHAI for more!

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two photos from this weekend, courtesy of friend sean. i’m way too tired and ill to post any photos of my own, this past week has been TOOO crazy.

as a run off – wednesday, we had drinks with former boss jason for his belated w+k shanghai send off party, which lasted until very late and involved alot of very tasty whiskeys. the next night i DJ’d our monthly TEENAGEKICKS party at shelter, where we got especially rowdy on account of it being sacco’s birthday. for some reason, the fact that jake newby dropped by seemed to elevate it to dancing around like crazy levels.

on friday, we had a big going away dinner and drinks thing in honour of my dear friend aaron, who is going back home to the states and putting himself back into school to fulfill a life long dream of becoming a doctor and finally, on saturday, i went to my friend kira’s bachelorette party, which lasted until the wee wee morning hours of sunday (i was made to wear a tiara) and then i got home and slept and slept and slept.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh i am in pain. i was suffering from a mild flu last week when i got back (thanks, jetlag!), and i’ve basically recovered, save for a raspy, terrible cough. i’m hoping it doesn’t turn into anything more, and in an effort to stave off more illness, i have decided that this week i will be at home every day after work, i will go to bed early, i will doing nothing at all that involves being awake past 10pm.

ps. and by nothing, i mean playing farmville, which my boyfriend mistakenly introduced me to and which now i am obsessed with. be quiet, and don’t you judge me.

pps. hey, shanghaiist gave me a big up in one of their posts today, thanks guys! xx

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this time of year is always filled with chinese new year celebrations, everyone’s having some kind of party and the weekends are a madhouse of bopping around and indulging in too much. on friday, we dropped by the Nike Year of the Tiger Cortez release party, with a performance by PET CONSPIRACY, a puppet show and more. afterwards, we hit up rodney and natasha’s Central Studios CNY bash and then stumbled over to shelter to see KIDFRESH play bananas. his music was a-maaazing, peep his blog HERE.

on saturday, i went to the jellymon cny dinner, they held it at this amazing private kitchen in XJH, one of the best chinese meals i’ve ever had, and not only was the food fantastic, but the jellymon family are such warm, funny, wonderful people – it’s so great to see a fresh creative agency with young, amazing talent. sitting down to dinner with all of them really made my evening, i’m really looking forward to seeing what great things they come up with in 2010.

also on saturday, john robinson’s house party! i’ve uploaded a flickr set here and that’s about all i’m going to say. if you’re looking for photos from my personal collection of that evening, just email me! rooahhaa.

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had such a great time at BADTASTIC VS BANANAS! we had a bit of a late start but the place was bumpin’ by the time it mattered and thanks so much to everyone who made it out. hurrah badtastic!!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! couple of quick snaps from Yuan Yuan’s christmas party last week, looking forward to more parties and excess. see you in the new year!!

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some really great images from the SHANGHAI ALLEYCAT RACE this weekend courtesy of their FLICKRpool (the bottom two photos taken by my w+k mate leal).

was a really fun weekend and adrian & i managed to get massively trashed whilst fake dj’ing club anthems and hip hop tunes alike. next time, think we’ll have to cut the sound of the mic before allowing adrian anywhere near it… just sayin’. drunk asian boys and microphones don’t mix.

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halloween this year was a very fun weekend, with a big Wieden+Kennedy rooftop party (more photos soon!) on friday and then a trip out to a water town about 40 minutes out of Shanghai on saturday.

one of the best things about living in Shanghai is the abundance of tiny little water towns on the outskirts of the city – they’re cheap, and you can ride boats down canals to the bar of your choice.

too sleepy on a monday to write anything else, so come back tomorrow how about?! xx

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