adventures of dating in LA, correction: TRYING to date

 JESSiCAKE  : Haha. Okayyyy
* melissa: Just sent this to __________: Did u go on some awful match.com date + are now too traumatized to meet little old me?
 JESSiCAKE  : Awwwwww!!!!!
 JESSiCAKE  : Hahahahaha
* melissa: :D
 JESSiCAKE  : That oughtta push him into planning to meet u IN PERSON again sooner!
* melissa: One would think- he goes "you tell me. How do we make this happen"
* melissa: He just asked me if I'm a spooner, hahahha
 JESSiCAKE  : Oh god!! Now he's like throwing the ball back in your court again!
 JESSiCAKE  : He needs to step his game up!
* melissa: Can you tell him that
 JESSiCAKE  : And then jumping to the spooning! Hahaha
 JESSiCAKE  : He hasn't even asked u on a date! And he wants to know if u wanna be spooned!
 JESSiCAKE  : I'm confused about him! Haha
* melissa: HahahahhahahahahhHahahHAHAHA
* melissa: He just called me little spooner
 JESSiCAKE  : Aaaaahahahaha
* melissa: I wanna watch sex and the city
* melissa: My sis took all my dvds with her :(
* melissa: Correction: he called me little spoon
 JESSiCAKE  : I'm watching them on demand!!!! It just happen to be when she's meeting Burgerrr!!! Hahaha
* melissa: Even better
* melissa: I don't have on demandddddd >:O
 JESSiCAKE  : Is that even supposed to be found "cute"
 JESSiCAKE  : It might have been if he actually spooned u!
 JESSiCAKE  : So weird....
* melissa: Hahah I knowww I think I should be the worried one here jeeeez
 JESSiCAKE  : Hahaha
* melissa: Ok so last thing, I said "I am a cuddler." He said "perfect" I said "ill believe it when I see it"
 JESSiCAKE  : Ohhhhh perfect!
* melissa: I just lurked his fb a little he looks like a flirter. I gotta watch this one-- I always love like its never hurt, fall for the spontaneous unpredictable pricks
* melissa: Nooo more, I vow to be the one to come out laughing. My new philosophy
 JESSiCAKE  : Yessss! I'm with you!
 JESSiCAKE  : Soooo with u on that new philosophy
* melissa: Good. We'll show these boys who's bossy. Um ok sorry I keep blowin you up with texts, he just said "you're the one who's so busy with guys nights"
* melissa: So I said, "no no. U just tell me when/what/where"
 JESSiCAKE  : Guys nights????
 JESSiCAKE  : What's that mean!!??
 JESSiCAKE  : Good! He needs a lil pushy one I guess
* melissa: Well I told him I was hanging with the guys this weekend, but that's only cause he's too pussy to ask me out !!!
* melissa: Ok ew
* melissa: He said "Spooning usually takes place at home ;)"
* melissa: What does he think this is, we're not at that point yet
* melissa: What do I sayyy to that
 JESSiCAKE  : Wow!
 JESSiCAKE  : First he doesn't make any moves , now he's skipping it all!
 JESSiCAKE  : I don't even know!!!!!
 JESSiCAKE  : What are u going to say back to that?
* melissa: Hahahah exactlyyy
* melissa: I don't know what to even say to that !
* melissa: Dear james milner, can we make sure we can stand being in a room physically together, before we commit to spoons ?
* melissa: That's a little harsh ?
 JESSiCAKE  : Hahahahahahahahaha
* melissa: Help what doo I sayyy
* melissa: Hahah firs he doesn't make any moves, then he decides to skip them all
* melissa: That was too good a line to pass up I said: "I like how you slyly skipped all the first moves of asking me out and went straight to spooning, very cute"
 JESSiCAKE  : Perrrrrrrfect!
 JESSiCAKE  : Haha
 JESSiCAKE  : There nothing else to really say!
 JESSiCAKE  : He really did!
 JESSiCAKE  : he can't ask to see u or meet up, but he can blutly ask if u spoon!
 JESSiCAKE  : Come on! Haha
* melissa: Jeeezus
* melissa: I wanna ask him if he signed up for match.com for some cheap hookups
 JESSiCAKE  : Nooooooo
 JESSiCAKE  : Haha
* melissa: That's rude tho I don't wanna be offensive
 JESSiCAKE  : U can't do that!
* melissa: He goes: "not so sly huh"
 JESSiCAKE  : Like maybe in person a lil sarcastic, but nooooo
* melissa: Yeah he has to know THE humor
* melissa: By THE humor I mean me u tal humor
 JESSiCAKE  : Well YA!
 JESSiCAKE  : But he just mighttttt not know IT too well just yet
* melissa: Hmm. He's a tough case
 JESSiCAKE  : Must be broken in!
* melissa: Yep

* melissa: Melissa lauren taylor loves like its never hurt
Jennifer Nicole: Jennifer nicole brich has a yearning in her heart & soul...one that she can feel in her bones...to travel the world, far and wide.
* melissa: Melissa lauren taylor wants to know what its like to time travel
Jennifer Nicole: jennifer nicole brich, like melissa taylor believes she was born in the wrong decade
Jennifer Nicole: I would like to time travel too.
Jennifer Nicole: Women were once glamorous and regal. Not to say some aren't now. But women were ladies. They dressed like them & acted like them. They were dipped in jewels and beautiful clothing.
Jennifer Nicole: They attended dances and powdered their noses in powder rooms and had these terrific voices.
Jennifer Nicole: Old hollywood glamour you know.
* melissa: Ahhhh sounds beautific
* melissa: Sounds like u and me jenny
* melissa: I think I have a pretty decent vocal box- I used to take voice lessons ya know
Jennifer Nicole: I feel like there was this abundace of glamour and romance and passion! Sounds soo exciting.
* melissa: Hahah
Jennifer Nicole: Haha
* melissa: The romance. The passion it all sounds too good
Jennifer Nicole: Well I mean when u watch an old movie there voices just sound different.
Jennifer Nicole: Speaking voices.
* melissa: I had a guy just skip all the first moves of asking me out, and asked me to spoon
* melissa: Yeah they're deep and full
Jennifer Nicole: What?!!! Hahaha
* melissa: They are filled with confidence and knowing
Jennifer Nicole: Exactly!
Jennifer Nicole: Precisely!
* melissa: I'm not kidding about the aforementioned male invitation
Jennifer Nicole: Explain?
* melissa: Its a joke. Since when is it okay to ask a girl to spoon before you've even seen her face to face, or even shaken my hand???
Jennifer Nicole: Who does that?!
* melissa: That guy I met on match.com
Jennifer Nicole: So he was joking or not?
* melissa: We've been talking forever
* melissa: Not a joke, I mean its all witty banter
* melissa: But still
* melissa: He for some reason can't grow the balls to ask me out
* melissa: But he can ask me if I'm a spooner
Jennifer Nicole: Well he's on a dating website! What does he think he's doing there?!
* melissa: There's so much being left out of the discourse
Jennifer Nicole: How awful!
Jennifer Nicole: Well don't u go asking him out. Check mate. His move.
* melissa: Oh I'm not.
* melissa: I told him: "I like how you slyly skipped all the first moves of asking me out and went straight to spooning, very cute"
* melissa: how does one expect a female to woon when all u can say wittily is that I'm a "little spoon"
Jennifer Nicole: And if you had accepted his invitation would he get ur address and head on over? Haha
* melissa: Riddle me that
* melissa: Seriouslyyy !!!????
Jennifer Nicole: Soo how do u feel about spooning?
* melissa: This is great material, I gotta blog about it
* melissa: I asked, "well it depends, am I the one being spooned or spooning"
Jennifer Nicole: Its a significant question for me to ask a female I consider courting. I need to know ur big on spooning.
* melissa: And then he called me LITTLE SPOON
Jennifer Nicole: Hmmm u should ask how he feels about sporking:D
Jennifer Nicole: Maybe he's a big fan of silverware
* melissa: Hahahha
Jennifer Nicole: Melissa lauren taylor aka LITTLE SPOON

Around The Corner.

"the greatest men are the most alone"

NEW YORK CITY—2001.
© Bruce Gilden / Magnum Photos


PARIS—Plaza Athéné, 2005.
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos


GERALDTON, Western Australia—Highway 1, 2006.
© Trent Parke / Magnum Photos

Late Night Card Writing

= new inspiration, band of horses, back hurt.

I am feeling more and more neutral.

Is it backwards to ask: IS this what you'd call not writing each other off?

All is well.. sleepyhead time.

Sound Healing

Ah. Just got back into LA from DC. Ursula's 23rd birthday was spent with lots of laughs, love, chop't, pushing, sleeping, drinking, and learning. It's been a very long time since I have posted anything here... I seem to always fall into these dry spells. Lack of creativity, lack of inspiration, lack of heart? I wouldn't rule those reasons out. It has been a WHIRLWIND of a summer. We lost our King of Pop Michael Jackson, our poster child of the 70's Miss Farrah Fawcett (on the same day- June 25th!), and as of August 28, 2009 we lost the beloved "Michael Jordan of living" Adam Michael Goldstein pfa DJAM.

This summer has seen surely seen it's darker days- notably my car accident July 16. That one really threw me out there, further than I think I consciously am able to comprehend. However it was very well cured in the following days of July and most of August. Amidst the changes being faced due to the loss of my first bought car, my parents decided they were going to sell our home and move across the country. Still, I was pretty well captivated by the delights of summer adventures. I was happy. Not sure what happened exactly- I guess it's not really too important. I've realized so much, and it feels good to be humbled back into myself. I think I've lost some ground through all these changes and what I thought was something special. I have so many life lessons to learn- and there's never a dull moment. My heart and body have made it thus far, what other option do I have than to continue being me?.. I have a lot of heart, meaning, and depth- I am good to the people I love, I work hard, and my actions are strong. Life is too short, you've either gotta go big or go home.

So approaching new beginnings, my parents have sold our home- and are moving to Missouri so that my mom can fulfill her desire to complete her education. My stepdad, sister, Kevin, Godiva and Boo (who is the newest addition to our family!) will all be departing LA sometime in October/November. As for me, I have fully moved over to the West Side, with my best friend, which is literally a dream come true. I suppose to sum up my documentation of the summer, it has more or less forced me to see with new eyes. It's been interesting, and maybe a little rough for a second... but all in all I believe I've been in the right place in order to grow and move forward on my life's path. I'll part on the note of positivity by saying I am excited for yet another chapter. I think I'm moving into a time of calm, equanimity, and peace. I will take it.

Today

Today is the greatest
Day I ve ever kown
Cant live for tomorrow
Tomorrows much too long
I burn my eyes out
Before I get out

I wanted more
Than life could ever grant
Bored by the chore
Of saving face

Today is the greatest
Day I have ever known
Cant wait for tomorrow
I might not have that long
Ill tear my heart out
Before I get out

Pink ribbon scars
That never forget
Ive tried so hard
To cleanse these regrets
My angel wings
Were bruised and restrained
My belly stings

Today is
Today is
Today is
The greatest day
That I have ever known

I want to turn you on
I want to turn you round
I want to turn you on
I want to turn you

Today is the greatest
Today is the greatest day
Today is the greatest day
That I have ever known

The universe is saying something to me, and I can't see quite clearly through the frustrated confusion--but more than that I can't feel anything past the butterflies. I can't utter a bad note through a smile, I can't even gear towards the negative when I feel like my heart is lightened. Hopeful, imaginative, graced. I cannot marginalize my feelings with rationality, or sum it up, it's undeniably been swirling on for longer than you or I could possibly comprehend. I think that when you allow yourself the dignity of trusting your insides that's when the little things all seem to make sense. I'm so empowered and happiness doesn't do justice to this consciousness.. I plan on continuing to listen, absolutely.

GUESS WHO GOT ADDED TO COACHELLA'S LINEUP...

WITH 13 DAYS TO GO, One of Dim Mak's newest artists FELIX CARTAL just got added to the COACHELLA 2009 Lineup !

Felix's addition marks the fourth Dim Mak artist appearing on the 2009 lineup, and wraps up the weekend with a strong Dim Mak presence..

Friday - Steve Aoki

Saturday - MSTRKRFT & THE BLOODY BEETROOTS

SUNDAY - FELIX CARTAL

Not to mention the fact that Felix's appearance will blow minds, surely making Sunday a day NOT TO MISS!

http://www.myspace.com/felixcartal

http://felixcartal.com/






Yes? YES.

See you all in the desert..........................