Sometimes, I forget that I'm a girl, and then...

(ice cream cone brooches, 1986)

"Jewelry is not only about carats and diamonds," said [jewelry historian and curator of the Bulgari vintage collection Amanda] Triossi, "it's also about design - a work of art in its own right, which is why it should be featured in a museum."

The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990.

Show opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 17, 2014. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, S.F.

Brilliant

Game of Thrones Characters Re-Imagined in 80s/90s Style

My so-called life.

This one is PERFECT.

I am 11, and just got MTV on the DL in my tiny town because a family member is dating someone who works for Viacom. I am mesmerized.



Whitney Houston, 1963-2012

Too young, so sad.

I love it when a plan comes together.



















Ohitashi at Geta in Oak-o-land-o




















(the first of several) Bulleit bourbons at Club Mallard in Albany

Soundtrack:



What ever happened to the saxophone solo? And why oh why must Monday come 'round?

Inspired by a friend on Facebook, I challenge you, dear reader, to a 80s video cheese-off!

My entry:



The hair, the soft-focus, the wet boys in speedos, and good god, the ninjas -- I don't think there's an equal.

Show me.