Melena Lipman
What do you miss the most about Shanghi
KTV karaoke! and all of the beautiful Temples.
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First aim screen name
@melenalip... my dad made it for me.
Favorite 3 places to eat right now
Mission Chinese pop up, Les Enfants de Boheme and Essex Market.
Favorite dish from one of the above
SHISO FRIED RICE!! (Mission Chinese)
One movie you wish you were in
Minions
Something you miss from high school
Uhhhh... there's not much. But I do miss going to 'Heaven' which is now called 'Elevated Acre' a secret garden on Water Street in the Financial District. I smoked my first cigarette at Heaven.
What do you do to unwind
Do my nails, walk around, visit my friends at Procell, hot yoga and Renew Day Spa II.
What did you eat for breakfast
Bagel Bunny
Favorite nails in the past yr
Lately I'm obsessed with doing camo nails on myself:
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BUT my favorite nails of ALL TIME are:
NYC Balenciaga bag reference hand painted by none other than... Naomi
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What does it take to be a Melena Muse?
You just gotta be awesome, like #NedVena.
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KTV karaoke! and all of the beautiful Temples.
First aim screen name
@melenalip... my dad made it for me.
Favorite 3 places to eat right now
Mission Chinese pop up, Les Enfants de Boheme and Essex Market.
Favorite dish from one of the above
SHISO FRIED RICE!! (Mission Chinese)
One movie you wish you were in
Minions
Something you miss from high school
Uhhhh... there's not much. But I do miss going to 'Heaven' which is now called 'Elevated Acre' a secret garden on Water Street in the Financial District. I smoked my first cigarette at Heaven.
What do you do to unwind
Do my nails, walk around, visit my friends at Procell, hot yoga and Renew Day Spa II.
What did you eat for breakfast
Bagel Bunny
Favorite nails in the past yr
Lately I'm obsessed with doing camo nails on myself:
BUT my favorite nails of ALL TIME are:
NYC Balenciaga bag reference hand painted by none other than... Naomi
What does it take to be a Melena Muse?
You just gotta be awesome, like #NedVena.
Danny Bowien
What did you eat for breakfast
I know it’s the most important meal of the day, but I usually skip breakfast. I had some really wonderful Taiwanese Mountain Tea. For lunch I’m about to eat some steamed cabbage, olive oil fried eggs, kimchi & rice.
What was your first aim screen name
DBow1982
One movie you wish you were in
Interstellar
Favorite 3 places to eat right now
Milos
Scarr’s Pizza
Sushi Yasuda
What are you working on right now
I’ve been trying to watch all 3 Seasons of Gomorrah along with the movie. It’s so good, but I have to watch out when Sara’s not home bc she refuses to watch!
What do you do to unwind
I love to exercise: Soulcycle, Corepower. I also really love cooking for friends and playing guitar.
Your favorite food to get delivered
I love getting Korean food delivered, and right now I’m really into:
SGD / SO Gong Dong
Spicy Beef Soondubu- heat level spicy, add egg. Its sooooo good,
Something you miss from high school
Lunch break- I grew up in Oklahoma and I remember we got to leave campus for our 45 min break. We would all try to see how far we could go and complete a meal and get back to school in time- I believe the farthest I made it was to the Hometown Buffet, but I always loved China Wok. So many speeding tickets…
Favorite song to play on your guitar
Very Cool Answer: Emily by From First to Last (Skrilex’s old screamo band)
Less Cool Answer: I’m really into John Mayer, probably Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.
When are you making beans for me next
They’re gently simmering as I write this.
I know it’s the most important meal of the day, but I usually skip breakfast. I had some really wonderful Taiwanese Mountain Tea. For lunch I’m about to eat some steamed cabbage, olive oil fried eggs, kimchi & rice.
What was your first aim screen name
DBow1982
One movie you wish you were in
Interstellar
Favorite 3 places to eat right now
Milos
Scarr’s Pizza
Sushi Yasuda
What are you working on right now
I’ve been trying to watch all 3 Seasons of Gomorrah along with the movie. It’s so good, but I have to watch out when Sara’s not home bc she refuses to watch!
What do you do to unwind
I love to exercise: Soulcycle, Corepower. I also really love cooking for friends and playing guitar.
Your favorite food to get delivered
I love getting Korean food delivered, and right now I’m really into:
SGD / SO Gong Dong
Spicy Beef Soondubu- heat level spicy, add egg. Its sooooo good,
Something you miss from high school
Lunch break- I grew up in Oklahoma and I remember we got to leave campus for our 45 min break. We would all try to see how far we could go and complete a meal and get back to school in time- I believe the farthest I made it was to the Hometown Buffet, but I always loved China Wok. So many speeding tickets…
Favorite song to play on your guitar
Very Cool Answer: Emily by From First to Last (Skrilex’s old screamo band)
Less Cool Answer: I’m really into John Mayer, probably Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.
When are you making beans for me next
They’re gently simmering as I write this.
Jeannie and Chase Sui
Chase
What did you eat for breakfast
A ripe summer’s peach.
What was your first AIM screen name
Chasesui. A baller move at the time.
Favorite animal and WHY
A Proboscis monkey. They're the weirdest looking things on the planet. Google them, you will not regret it.
One movie you wish you were in
Blade Runner. The original. Or A Woman Under the Influence.
Your newest hobby
Roller Blading.
Something you miss from middle school
Pants-ing and table topping people.
What do you wish you did more of
Kick-boxing--nothing releases pent up anger quite like it.
Favorite 3 things to eat right now
Peaches, sushi, popsicles.
Bedtime routine
Hot tea, a book, fashioning my pillows around me like a small fortress.
What do you do the first hour after waking up
Coffee asap immediately. If I can, I get some writing done and try not to look at my phone for as long as possible.
Two books you’d recommend to a friend
Cassavetes on Cassavetes, The Happiness Equation.
Do you have any self care rituals
Amino acid and retinal at night / Amino acids and Vitamin-C serum in the morning
What are you working on right now
I’m working on a writing project and I’m about to shoot a romantic thriller in Rhode Island that I’m really excited about.
What do you do to unwind
I like going for runs along the westside highway.
What were you like in high school
I was a shy freak.
Movies you could never get sick of
The Great Beauty, Die Hard, Magnolia, Husbands.
Jeannie
What did you eat for breakfast ... Leftover dan dan noodles
What was your first AIM screen name ... girladagoodlife
One movie you wish you were in.... Nashville
Your newest hobby...Researching folk art, photographing the gargoyles around manhattan with my iphone
Something you miss from middle school...Decorating my locker with gel gems and stickers & field trips
Favorite 3 things to eat right now.... Boiled beets with yogurt, crackers and dill, peaches from union sq market, mango and sago from MangoMango
Bedtime routine... Skincare then read or watch a movie
What do you do the first hour after waking up...It's been chaotic recently but I always manage to make coffee and put on SPF
Two books you’d recommend to a friend... Modern Love by Constance DeJong, The Bell by Iris Murdoch
What are you working on right now... Writing a movie
What do you do to unwind... Baths I <3 baths, gua sha, walks around the east village, surf eBay
What did you eat for breakfast
A ripe summer’s peach.
What was your first AIM screen name
Chasesui. A baller move at the time.
Favorite animal and WHY
A Proboscis monkey. They're the weirdest looking things on the planet. Google them, you will not regret it.
One movie you wish you were in
Blade Runner. The original. Or A Woman Under the Influence.
Your newest hobby
Roller Blading.
Something you miss from middle school
Pants-ing and table topping people.
What do you wish you did more of
Kick-boxing--nothing releases pent up anger quite like it.
Favorite 3 things to eat right now
Peaches, sushi, popsicles.
Bedtime routine
Hot tea, a book, fashioning my pillows around me like a small fortress.
What do you do the first hour after waking up
Coffee asap immediately. If I can, I get some writing done and try not to look at my phone for as long as possible.
Two books you’d recommend to a friend
Cassavetes on Cassavetes, The Happiness Equation.
Do you have any self care rituals
Amino acid and retinal at night / Amino acids and Vitamin-C serum in the morning
What are you working on right now
I’m working on a writing project and I’m about to shoot a romantic thriller in Rhode Island that I’m really excited about.
What do you do to unwind
I like going for runs along the westside highway.
What were you like in high school
I was a shy freak.
Movies you could never get sick of
The Great Beauty, Die Hard, Magnolia, Husbands.
Jeannie
What did you eat for breakfast ... Leftover dan dan noodles
What was your first AIM screen name ... girladagoodlife
One movie you wish you were in.... Nashville
Your newest hobby...Researching folk art, photographing the gargoyles around manhattan with my iphone
Something you miss from middle school...Decorating my locker with gel gems and stickers & field trips
Favorite 3 things to eat right now.... Boiled beets with yogurt, crackers and dill, peaches from union sq market, mango and sago from MangoMango
Bedtime routine... Skincare then read or watch a movie
What do you do the first hour after waking up...It's been chaotic recently but I always manage to make coffee and put on SPF
Two books you’d recommend to a friend... Modern Love by Constance DeJong, The Bell by Iris Murdoch
What are you working on right now... Writing a movie
What do you do to unwind... Baths I <3 baths, gua sha, walks around the east village, surf eBay
Daria Ritch
What did you eat for breakfast
Does my matcha latte from Starbucks count as breakfast?
Something you miss
my adolescence. Probably part of the reason I LOVE Sandy Liang so much - full of nostalgia.
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Last purchase
Steve Madden Slinky slides.
Favorite camera
Pentax 645nii
Bedtime routine
I like to watch TV and unwind before bed.
When is Daria at her happiest
When it’s a good day on set. I love when I get to work with people I love and create something that inspires me.
What do you do the first hour after waking up
I wish this wasn’t true… but, I usually lay in bed on my phone.
What are your dinner plans
Having dinner with my mom ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔ
Two books you’d recommend to a friend
My all time favorite book is “Lolita”. I also recently read “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle. I’d recommend it if someone is looking for more of a spiritual / self-help book.
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What does a normal day in 2021 look like
I’ve taken a lot more personal time this past year than I have in, maybe, 6 years. During Covid, I realized I had been nonstop working since the day I graduated college and really lost site of who I was or what I enjoyed doing outside of work. I made it a goal in 2021 to make the time to nurture relationships and make time to re-find myself.
What are you working on right now
I am working on doing more test shoots. Sometimes when I am feeling in a creative rut I like to push myself to ask people who inspire me to do quick little informal shoots. I’ve created some of my favorite images this way.
What were you like in high school
o my god… well for starters, I went to a small, super liberal, artsy high school; so, I was probably weird (haha). My PE was yoga… we had a class once a week where we’d talk about our feelings… our senior trip we did a sweat lodge at a foundation in Ojai… Honestly, some of the best people I’ve met in my life came from that school.
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Movies you could never get sick of
Almost Famous
Does my matcha latte from Starbucks count as breakfast?
Something you miss
my adolescence. Probably part of the reason I LOVE Sandy Liang so much - full of nostalgia.
Last purchase
Steve Madden Slinky slides.
Favorite camera
Pentax 645nii
Bedtime routine
I like to watch TV and unwind before bed.
When is Daria at her happiest
When it’s a good day on set. I love when I get to work with people I love and create something that inspires me.
What do you do the first hour after waking up
I wish this wasn’t true… but, I usually lay in bed on my phone.
What are your dinner plans
Having dinner with my mom ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔ
Two books you’d recommend to a friend
My all time favorite book is “Lolita”. I also recently read “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle. I’d recommend it if someone is looking for more of a spiritual / self-help book.
What does a normal day in 2021 look like
I’ve taken a lot more personal time this past year than I have in, maybe, 6 years. During Covid, I realized I had been nonstop working since the day I graduated college and really lost site of who I was or what I enjoyed doing outside of work. I made it a goal in 2021 to make the time to nurture relationships and make time to re-find myself.
What are you working on right now
I am working on doing more test shoots. Sometimes when I am feeling in a creative rut I like to push myself to ask people who inspire me to do quick little informal shoots. I’ve created some of my favorite images this way.
What were you like in high school
o my god… well for starters, I went to a small, super liberal, artsy high school; so, I was probably weird (haha). My PE was yoga… we had a class once a week where we’d talk about our feelings… our senior trip we did a sweat lodge at a foundation in Ojai… Honestly, some of the best people I’ve met in my life came from that school.
Movies you could never get sick of
Almost Famous