more press...well...duct tape stuff that vanessa jean happens to be included in...visit fastfoodkids - duct tapes fashion and you might not be able to read it.

this is a very exciting site, and the whole project looks so neat. this is the kind of thing i like!

i love being able to eat like a champion (but not eating the breakfast of champions). yesterday i put away teriyaki chicken leftovers, spaghetti squash and tofu scramble leftovers, the remaining chocolate chip creme sandwich cookies, and about 1 pound of delicious, homemade french toast this morning. yum! i love having a hearty appetite.

this little bunny is tired...super tired...so tired it feels good!
sometimes feeling tired, exhausted tired, is the best thing ever.
and on that note, enter the (working) weekend!

for some reason i get a kick oiut of vj stuff and duct tape stuff popping up in blogs.

sometimes i wish my job would pay a bit more...just kidding. i always think it's funny when press pops up and i don't know about it. read here about unusual hobbies become real paying jobs.

some things are really bizarre...
like yesterday, when i spent the whole day trying to send a mass e-mail, but ran into problem after problem with my webmail interface, got frustrated, and after hours of slow-paced work, put it aside. and to wake up this morning to an entirely new webmail interface? what are the chances?

oh oh oh! this is so exciting. this new e-mail stuff has fantastic fantastic spam prevention. my dreams have been answered!

ahh, the culture of my youth.

new things! new things! new things!
haley, hilary & lanna
check them out at vanessajean.com
all images copyright vanessa jean 2005

* big news *

the website has finally been updated.
new products, new fun.
come play...
www.vanessajean.com

by even just mentioning i hate hotmail on this blog, 4 kind individuals went out of their way to point me in the direction of better e-mail, and a better life.
thanks friends. i've made a change, and i feel good about it.

things
* i'm using my new printer for the first time, and it is so delightful!
* hotmail is disastrously slow and problematic right now, and has been for the last 2 weeks. i think i might be making a switch soon.
* i'm surprised how many sunny and bright days there have been here in my 10 most recent days in portland
* chocolate covered strawberried are delicious

* happy valentine's day *

ahhhhhhhhhhh

the sewing machine in my life hates me. arg. arg. frustrated. arg. ouch. booo hissssss yuck! make it work, pleeeeeeeease.

i've adopted a new schedule (for my new move), and it feels so great!
it's not even noon yet and i have so much done. i can just feel the creativity. how exciting! and (as a life-long night owl), i'm enjoying being tired by the time most people go to bed. this is so exciting. and yesterday i went on a long, long, long bike ride (with my new bag, which i'll post soon) on a mission to find some new things in this town.
wow, it's such a high energy day! wahoooooo.

it's that time again...
(it's been so long since i have done this)
search terms that somehow bring up this blog:
headrests removed for filming
turkey jean
bodyworlds & sydney
murano mastiffs animals
murano mastiffs ATTACK DOGS
surprise by design & striped walls
jessica, historical, baby names
what is the production process in fortune teller

-there ya go folks, food fer thought.

new bag! new bag!
it's been a long time since there has been a new bag, but here she is!
welcome the new lanna to the vanessa jean * duct tape family.

12 x 10 x 3" with brown nylon handle and cute flower with button detail.
pink with brown and avocado details.

(all images and text copyright vanessa jean 2002-2005)

new press!!

finally, vanessa jean is getting around town...

the black and white clutch (shown below) is featured as one of the "16 things we are sweet on" in the feb/march issue of Sweet 16 Magazine.
yipppeeee



(cross your fingers folks, things are getting exciting again!)

la la la.
life is so good.
there is something about being completely on my own and settled (finally) that is making life feel lovely.
today i:
locked my keys in the car
bought delicious tea
added 3 dream-inducing pillows to my bed
browsed some shops
and bought a printer-thingy

...and now i go for a run.

life is so terrrrrrific.

hi.
i have a new home. i live in portland. i'm sort of awed to be in one place, and get to move in. ahhh, settlin' down. soon i will be 87 and have just as many cats. life is good, and i feel scattered. if you're in the northwest, come visit me.

farewell so cal.
the birds chirp differently here, and the owl hoots remind me of the awful swimming lessons i took as a child. but where else can you wake up to sun sun sun and 60 degree weather year round?

in 12 minutes i will be getting back into my car (more driving!) and start heading up the coast. i'm glad i know so many people in these parts of the world and that i get to stop and visit with them on the tour. that's neat.

last night b and i went to a very cool store in alhambra, nucleus and enjoyed ourselves with childlike excitement. state of the union, blah blah blah. now i'm waiting for one more disk of 'i am charlotte simmons' to burn so i can have a driving companion for the day.

time to hit the road.

forecast for san francisco tomorrow:
high 66 degrees
mostly sunny
0% of precipitation

that sounds like a good day to me.