wearing a tie wouldn't change who i am, having no piercings wouldn't make me nice...

i just was to say, i saw sherlock holmes yesterday, and it was brilliant. :) if you haven't seen it yet, i suggest you get yourself to a theater asap...

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wow... it's nearly the end of 2009, i can't believe how time's flown, but at the same time, how so much has happened. i started this blog, started attending a new school, and finally really started developing my style, along with so many other wonderful, amazing things that make me who i am now. :) when i look back on some of my resolutions for this year, i'm so happy and can go check-check-check on most of them. some others, well... 2010's a new start, isn't it? i love new years, and the whole feeling of starting fresh. and all the new possibilities of course. <3 here are some of my resolutions for this year:

~get a polariod camera. take pictures.

~take more pictures period. my goal is to try to take a few everyday. (i've been thinking about participating in the 365 challenge...)

~look more into vegetarianism--i've thought about it a lot recently, and i think i'm ready to take the plunge...

~keep a moleskin with me at all times--for when inspiration strikes. (and to keep more organized!)

~learn french.

~wear fabulous underwear-everyone knows how important a good foundation is. ;)

~make life an adventure. <3

hopefully i'll be able to make some plans for the 31st... and no matter what, i'll be wearing something crazy. (and preferably sequin-y!) sigh... sometime i'd really love to be in new york and be able to see the ball drop in person. and of course have someone next to me to kiss at midnight. ;)

what are your resolutions/goals/dreams for 2010?

"all i see are spots!"

 

 

 eat your heart out, cruella de vil.

merry christmas! <3

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i hope none of you are actually reading this today. you should be off celebrating, not sitting at your computer. but, y'know, if you just couldn't help checking, well, i can't blame you... anyway, i wasn't planning on posting today, but guess where i'm typing this from? my new macbook!! :) i'm so super-excited about it... hope your christmas is as wonderful as mine.

and to those of you who don't celebrate christmas, happy hanuka/kwanzaa/atheist day!

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i love the traditional green christmas tree, but i have to say, i'm also rather fond of the silvery-white variety...

cupcakes make people happy

 today, i saw a bit of a kids' christmas movie, all the characters were going, "oh no! christmas is ruined!" except for one. when the rest asked her why she wasn't freaking out, she said, "oh, i celebrate hanuka, so i already got all my presents. but yeah, oh no, poor santa." best. response. ever. :) and christmas is coming, so of course that means christmas wishlists! right now i have my eye on:

 ~an adorable calendar
 ~urban decay eyeliner (i would never spend so much on eyeliner myself... but hey, it's the holidays! ;))

 ~plain moleskins-perfect for doodling!

 ~something sequined <3

 ~inspiration books, like one of tim walker's books

 ~a new camera to replace my super-out-of-date one. i love it, but sometimes it just frustrates me so much! i think this may be my x-mas gift to myself. does anyone have any suggestions for good cameras?

hope you all've been good this year, with no one getting any coal. ;) what do you want to find under your tree the 25th?

the closet is not a fun place to be

still no camera, but today was the release of......... rodarte for target! of course, i went directly to the site, and found a few amazing pieces... like this nude lace cardigan, (p.s. it also comes in black), which would be perfect for spring. :)

i am also pretty fond of this skirt, which i've already seen on a few fashion bloggers... ahem tavi and kori.

finally, i really like this mesh-y top, i think it'd look great under a dress or something for that fake-lace-collar look.

on the other hand, they also had some really generic stuff, like a plain grey t-shirt (whaat?) and all these bikinis. sorry, target, but it's december, and and have absolutely no inclination whatsoever to buy swimwear. well, that's my mini-review. so, what did you think of the collection? will you be buying anything from it as an early christmas present to yourself? ;)

i'm not paralyzed but i seem to be struck by you

 my camera's been acting up (so no outfit posts), but please accept this video instead:

the song is one of my favorites and i love the simplicity of the all the colors... real posts coming soon!

i want to get away, i want to fly away...

 

 

my friend is making 1,000 cranes for her ex-bf,  i think it's one of the stupidest things she's ever done...

i need to learn how to make paper cranes... and i've noticed that whenever i see a post titled "fly away," i always think of the song with the same title by lenny kravitz...

falling in love in a coffee shop

this week i am in love with...

my new red coat, the color cobalt, sending someone a singing telegram and watching their face when they get it, warm, buttery pretzels, book-flavored dreams, the album dreaming out loud by onerepublic, which has been on constant repeat on my ipod for the last couple days, dark lipstick, snow <3, chocolate biscotti, planning christmas presents for everyone on my list, dressing up like a ninja, strings of pink christmas lights, last-minute surprise birthday parties, and technicolor nailpolish.

what's been making you happy? share! :)

all fall down

i saw this at a store, and i just couldn't resist. i didn't expect much, considering it's... well... black lipstick, but i really love it. i think you just have to be careful not to wear too much black/leather/studs with it, and you'll be fine... by the way, this is wet n' wild. (as in, very cheap. good if  you just want to try it, without much investment.) i'm not sure if it'll ever make it outside my house (i'm not sure i'm quite ready for that), but i wanted to share with you guys. ;)
p.s. it's snowing!! yay, now it finally feels like december... <3

my inspiration: doe deere debuting styletto, ???, and hannah elizabeth (from gloria's jeans)

as the music dies, something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen and all those sad goodbyes...

i am insanely grateful for fall break. and black friday sales. ;) if you weren't out at 4 am, let me tell you, it was absolute craziness... (p.s. watching people fight over a toaster totally made my week. ;)) but anyway, let me introduce you to the new love of my life:

 the reason i took so long to post is i had some internet issues, and i couldn't take pictures. i wanted to take these by these woods near my house, but it's been raining all week. so you get crappy indoor pics. sorry. :(

remember when i gushed about it here? well, i found it at old navy, from $69.50 to $29.99. yesssss. :) i never want to take it off, and am telling everyone around me how how much i love it. oh well. there are worse things i could be doing...aaaaand the outfit underneath:

not terribly interesting, i know. v-neck, thifted; skirt, marshall's; tights, ???; necklace, made by me

also, i've been thinking, and i'd like to make a tumblr where i can dump all my favorite pictures (instead of randomly posting them here). when i started this blog, i always thought, "oh, i blog for myself. not for any readers, and not just to get comments," but i feel a little more obligation to post quality stuff now that i know people are following me? my tumblr would definitely be more like a random inspiration thing, and not as much rambling... as of now i'm just trying to decide on a good name.

finally, i've been thinking about getting bangs again? either that or coloring my hair a bit reddish/orangish... any thoughts?

hope ally my lovely readers had a yummy (late) thanksgiving... xoxo

gobble gobble gobble

> i hope all my american readers had a lovely thanksgiving. ;) this is
> just a short post, as i'm actually on my phone, trying to do the
> whole "email-to-blog" thing. (i hope it worked...) anyway, my friend
> and i have scouring the circulars, apperantly there's this place
> nearby that gives extra discounts if you come at midnight in your
> pajamas... can you guess what we'll be doing tonight? haha, wish us
> luck. ;) i've never gone at 12 on black friday, so i'm rather
> excited. ta-ta for now, hopefully i'll be able to show you what i
> got soon!
>

to kiss a fish <3

i love the light in these pictures. and i just found out that i will be spending spring break in a place with turquoise water, which makes me unbelieveably happy... :)

save luella!

i'm so depressed about what's happening to luella. :/ i love miss bartley, i can't believe her backers are pulling... and this is going to make me seem very uninformed, but can anyone explain to me if they're closing forever or just this ss '09 season?? i've heard rumors she's getting new backers soon... either way, i wish it wasn't happening.

on a lighter note, i finally installed something that counts the number of visitors to my blog, and i have about an average of 30 readers a day. i think that's crazy. (i know 30 won't seem like a lot to some bloggers, but when i think of 30 people reading this, it scares me a little bit...) so if i have any lurkers shy readers that look but don't comment, feel free to write away! i don't bite, promise. <3

...and outfit posts to come, promise!

le jeudi

i decided to do my own t.i.l.t. this week, so here we go...

this week, i love are wearing stacks of bracelets on each arm, learning french, guys who do sweet things for you (apology brownies anyone?), rose print everything, mylifeisaverage.com, getting my passport renewed (!), wearing running spandex around the house since they're even warmer and comfier than leggings (if that's possible), the song "somebody told me" by the killers, to write love on her arms day, having cool criss-cross shoelaces (thanks to my friend with crazy skillz), lady gaga's amazing music videos, finally discovering who tim walker is (but he deserves his own post), going to the local playground for a photoshoot with my bestie and getting strange looks from the parents of toddlers, paper plate awards, super-delicious pizza, and having curly hair again.

altogether, it's been a good week. :) what's been making you all happy?

why kids are so damn cute

 “love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” - noelle, age 7

“love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” - karl, age 5

“i know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” - lauren, age 4

“when my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. so my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. that’s love.” - rebecca, age 8

when you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” - karen, age 7

“you really shouldn’t say ‘i love you’ unless you mean it. but if you mean it, you should say it a lot. people forget.” - jessica, age 8 

maybe peter pan had the right idea...

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i love to run.

that is all.

roaring 20's

happy halloween!! i know i'm way late, i've been a bit sick so no posting for me... :( i still dressed up anyway. priorities, you know! i was a flapper...

dress: h&m, pearls: dress-up box, shoes: thirfted, unfortunately, i seem to have lost my boa... :( 

oh. my. god. ok, so i finally get around to putting my costume back on, only to find i've lost my boa. and my camera. so my iphone pics aren't that great, and you can barely see my costume. bleh. i'm sorry, guys. once i find everything, i promise i'll take better pictures...

i never understood why people stopped dressing up after they stopped going trick-or-treating... i would never give up the excuse to dress up as someone else.

but since i was sick, i stayed on the couch watching scary movies and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. i have come to the conclusion that i think the corpse bride is one of the most beautiful movies i've ever seen... tim burton is a genius.

i love emily... and her name is just fabulous. ;)

 so, what did you all dress up as? anything exciting happen while i stayed in?

1 day...

is everyone excited yet? i can't wait... what are you all planning on being? my next post will be about my costume, so check back soon!

 

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