Category Archives: Life in Tokyo: Crazy, Cute, and totally Confusing
the casting: scene one
most days our castings (model speak for auditions) would run late into the night…this vid will take you into the first few seconds of one of those castings, where we encounter a manager and model from another agency. the other … Continue reading
hair show
no, this photo was not taken at an elaborate Halloween party (though i swear they used cobwebbing on the girl’s hair, far left). actually, this was a hair show (and my first sort-of- real runway experience–but more on that later). the … Continue reading
japanese graffiti
i have no idea what the graffiti in this vid says, but it looks cool, anyway–and is a lot better than the stuff sprayed on the abandoned gas station in my home town.
i’ve never even gone snorkling
for the record (since the number one question people ask me when they find out about my modeling is whether i get to keep the clothes) i’ve only ever once been given a freebie (okay, besides g-strings because thankfully they … Continue reading
do you have that in polka dot?
move over tinkerbell, the must-have pet accessory isn’t a chihuahua anymore. but seriously, i saw these monkey’s for sale at a back alley market in Tokyo and it totally broke my heart. i don’t know why because we keep kittens … Continue reading
the hottest in tokyo street fashion (and i don’t mean harajuku)
remember when these croc garden shoes were so popular? well, this season the newest trend in practical foot attire comes straight from the street cleaners of Tokyo! okay, so you might not have actually seen any of these stocked in you local Aldo, … Continue reading
where’s the maple syrup?
yummmmm pancakes…with little chunks of green things in them. i’m sure they taste perfectly fine, but i gotta admit that there are some japanese foods that i just wasn’t daring enough to try (though at least i didn’t sustain myself entirely on french … Continue reading
cute shoes
these wooden shoes are sooo cute! why didn’t i buy any for myself? oh yeah, because my size 10 feet were freakishly big by Japanese standards. p.s. the lady in pink is totally cute too (and i don’t mean that in … Continue reading
why sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed in night clubs
seriously–birkenstocks and cut off jeans? i look like i’m dressed to hang out in front of the 7-Eleven parking lot, NOT a roppongi nightclub (and yes, i am totally sober in this pic, i just look like that). maybe i … Continue reading
what the heck?
okay so Japanese people are really into this whole cute/kawaii thing. pencil cases, tee-shirts, and even those bobbly cats on the dashboard of cars–I can get that stuff. but these are just too much. i’d like to know if anyone … Continue reading
