R.I.P.

I wasn't even a huge Heath Ledger fan, but its so tragic when someone you're used to seeing/reading about just up and dies. I just got word this morning (time difference, I was asleep) and was shocked. He was definitely a great actor and its unfortunate that there will be no more Heath Ledger movies, no more sightings on the streets of New York, no more Brokeback Mountain-esque performances to blow you away. He was only 28 and he was talented and beautiful and he's dead. And the worst part is that he has a 2-year-old daughter who will never get to know her father... at this point they don't know if it was suicide or an accidental overdose or what, but that little girl is going to have to live with that legacy... just sad all around. God Bless.

Mrs. Cruise

This post is totally random but I was just getting my celeb gossip fix on dlisted (my obsession) and came across some pics of TomKat... can I just say that I think that Katie Holmes is absolutely stunning? And she is working the fashion thing too... she must have gotten herself a damn good stylist because she was not that chic pre-Tom. And I LOVE Suri, she's the cutest. I think Katie may be my new favorite celebrity... she seems sweet. But why does everyone hate on the girl?

Home Sweet Home...

My current apartment is the absolute cutest. It’s in the 17th arr. in Paris which is sort of comparable to the UES in New York. I live on the 2nd Ave side as opposed to the Park Ave side of the neighborhood. The thing about Paris is that since its so old, its rare to find a building with an elevator… so you’ll climb 1,000 steep, winding steps to get to your apartment every day—old people, babies, they all do it. I guess that’s why the French are so damn thin. My roomie is great, a 27-year-old French girl named Florence who works at FIT’s sister school in Paris (she’s taking me to a few shows during fashion week by the way—so excited!) coordinating events and things.

Interesting fact: I found out from the couple I met last night that Natalie Portman lives in my neighborhood! She moved here about 2 years ago. One of their friends chatted her up at a random house party, without knowing who she was, and learned that she just loved Paris so she bought a flat here. Cool huh? First I live in Madonna’s old building in the East Village, then I move into Natalie Portman’s neighborhood in Paris…

Anyway, here are a couple pics of my apartment, the view from the kitchen, the courtyard inside the apartment building (I love that aged look that the interior of the building has) and the street that I live on. Oh! And a picture of my house key! It really opens the door to my apartment, how cute is that?