-sunny
Friday, July 17, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
love fest
Here is to one of the best 4th of July's yet, and our NY family. Everything people tell you isn't possible to have in this city, like front lawns, backyards and closets - not necessarily true. With a little luck and patience, you'll find a front lawn to sleep on with all your friends in the summer, a killer backyard for bbqs, and a walk in closet in your apartment to fit all your shit. It's been over a year now, and boy does it feel cozy.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
passions in the sand
Terrorist romance novel zine by yours truly Arien Valizadeh - if his other stuff doesn't excite you, this sure should, unless of course you hate fun and life and love and art.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
dude 4
Meet Jeff Henrikson. Jeff doesn't really care about anything other than work, hanging, and Minnesota. He keeps quiet about his talents as a photographer. Everyone always asks, "hey jeff, lets see your photos," and he's all, "eh" and shrugs. I think it's because he's coming out with something big one day and he just doesn't wanna blow his load. He's our little jeffy baby because he looks forever 19.-sunny
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
babe report
Stumbled across this new Mika Miko video via the No Age Blog; it is such a simple concept but so aesthetically appealing with its bold vertical lines and colors. As one fan comment on Youtube put it, "This is a perfect match of sound and vision. The video looks exactly how Mika Miko sounds!" Glad to see young creative women doing well in this world.
Enjoy,
Sadaf
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
armenian ashug sayat nova
Daniel Arnold posted the entirety of The Color of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajanov. It's a fantastic little gem of a film, take a looky.-sunny
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wider Implications
The way information is traveling right now is mind blowing. To keep up with the state of things in Iran, refer here.
I knew all this social networking could be good for something. Also never doubted youtube for a minute -
For those who don't know, Iran is currently in a state of riot and protest because of the election results. Get to it.
For those who don't know, Iran is currently in a state of riot and protest because of the election results. Get to it.
-sunny
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
better than disneyworld
Great human Nick Dewitt once told me about this magical place in the great state of Wisconsin. It's called House on the Rock. Three sections hold "the worlds greatest" everything's from organs, to circus's and carousel's, to re-created streets and mill houses, etc, and an original house with 14 rooms full of marvels... into Alex Jordan's imagination is where I'd like to go. -sunny
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
three thumbs up
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
girl 5
Meet Julie Brooke Williams. So 8 years ago I took my first real trip to NY with my then boyfriend and we stayed with one of his friends who had just started dating Julie at the time. I had no idea how close we would become in the next 8 years to come. Fast forward to the present and we are practically in love and ready for marriage (in the friendship sense). She is also a killer stylist owning this city which is constant inspiration and everything that comes out of her mouth in terms of girl advice is solid gold. I'm looking forward to getting free at Lazy Meadow this summer, we are making plans. -sunny
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
extra sheets
It's the season for visitors. Hopefully New York hasn't turned me a jaded grump when the wave of tan, happy Californians we love and miss so much come running into our laps in search of a wild long weekend in the caves and pits of Manhattan nightlife and Brooklyn parties.









Good thing we jumped ship to a bigger apartment to fit more suitcases.









Good thing we jumped ship to a bigger apartment to fit more suitcases.-sunny
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Coincidence Part XIV
a visual language is everyone's language;


Friendly exchanges from out-of-towner movers & shakers is always a nice thing to encounter. If you can't read this, you can always take a look at the photos, they work it out.
-sunny


Friendly exchanges from out-of-towner movers & shakers is always a nice thing to encounter. If you can't read this, you can always take a look at the photos, they work it out.-sunny
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Parallel Worlds
There were two parts to the North Carolina trip. One was finally experiencing the state that many of our friends from California are from & constantly reference, and two was the 72 hour celebration leading up to the big bang of the most perfect wedding I've ever had the honor of attending. The LA gang was present in strong form, and southern hospitality and hosting from both the Hullihan and Joliff family was tip-top. Southerners are a lot like Persians except they are white and proper, but just as chatty and ready for some real shit. 








Highlights include:
- Mansion cocktail party at tobacco Rob's estate
- Quarry jump off
- Breaking into the banquet room to play a well-mannered, drunk round of charades , bros vs brahs
- Reynolda Park turtle denial and frisbee throwing
- Graylan castle exploring (note: there was an "ice cream room" on every floor)
- Wafflehouse, Bojangles, and Cookout
- Dallas's firework show
- and the Wedding itself, Duh.
Big congrats Jimmy & Eleanor.
- ms. sunny shokrae
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
dude 3
Meet Jason Langdon. He does a great Boston accent but his girlfriend Emily refuses to be in the same room as him when he does. We've known eachother for a couple years now, taking it all the way from LA to NY. You know it's time to take Jason home when his glasses are on the tip of his nose and his eyebrows are questioning you without knowing they're questioning you. This is an outtake from a project in the works, he still manages to look so cool without even trying. He also put on his robe for me, quite the gentleman if you ask me.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
china chalet
The magic in NY lies in its little surprises. Who knew a party in Wall Street could be so raw?
- ms. sunny shokrae
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Metropolitan Ave
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Best Cookie award goes to...
These amazing, all-natural, vegan cookies have been my pastry of choice since the young age of 14, when I started being more "active." They're moist, naturally sweetened, and have the cutest brown paper bag packaging along with hand-drawn, island inspired doodles. Not to mention, it's a local California company. My personal favorite are the molasses cookies, but I haven't seen those out on the shelves recently. I recommend indulging in these delicious treats. Un-regrettable.
- Sadaf
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
dude 2
Meet James Jollif, we call him Jimmy but he likes formalities because he's from North Carolina so you might wanna stick to James. He's shown here eating a slice of guava cheese pie from Cafe Tropical in Los Angeles, my favorite dessert. When we first met he would refer to me as the governor of LA, it was so flattering. He also always tells me I need to work on my manners and I try to argue we come from different cultures where different things are considered polite.
I miss Jimmy a lot because he looked after me like a big brother and I was always in good hands, even when we would fight like siblings (I would always be right). He is getting married to Eleanor Hullihan next month - I'm tickled with joy for the big day. For this, I must find a worthy dress and the wedding present of the century. Big ups to the both of them.
-sunny
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
the future
There was that one evening when mac photobooth picture taking blew our minds, and as of recent times, videochatting has surpassed that level of madness with extreme superiority. For friends far and near, it's nice to be able to see you even when you're not technically "here."
-sunny
-sunny
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