Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I'm back! (picture heavy)

Hey guys, sorry for being away for so long. I got back from Aus late Sunday night and have been so jetlagged for the past couple of days. Hopefully that'll sort itself out. I know I said that I would post pictures while I was there but I was so busy actually doing stuff I didn't stop to think about pictures.

So instead I'm posting pictures that my friend took from when I was visiting him in Brisbane last year for a month. You guys already know what I look like and have a gist of what I wear so the pictures are be of Brisbane itself and Pittsworth (the country.)

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The above are from around the river. Every year around August they have a river festival called RiverFire. The fireworks are amazing and it's always really crowded. I haven't been before but I get sent videos of it. Anyway, as you can see, the river is smack dab in the middle of the city. I think that's one of the great things of Brisbane, the city sort of forms itself around the land as opposed to shaping the land for it's purposes. So people ride the ferry regularly into downtown and the roads are extremely curvy and hilly (think San Francisco kind of and the zigzag street.)

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These pictures were taken at Pittsworth. Pittsworth is more inland than Brisbane, a few hours away. It's pure country, just lots and lots of farm land and dirt roads. These pictures were ones he took out on his parents' farm. The very first picture was taken at night (it was actually pitch black and cold outside) but he put it on a setting so that it would capture as much light as possible. I should also mention that he doesn't Photoshop any of his pictures. They come off his camera looking the way they do. He just has a great eye for light and exploits the features of his camera.

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These are from when we went to the beach and when we went mountain climbing. To get to the beach we had to travel for hours (car + boat) and walk up steep paths to get to the sandy part of it. Swimming in that water so amazing. It was just so clear and so beautiful (as you can see.) We also encountered some random wallabies. They were so cute that I wanted to stop and coo at them but everyone else veered off the path and dragged me away, talking about how dangerous they are. I just can't see it. They look like really big cute bunnies to me. The last picture is, of course, the mountain climbing, which nearly killed me. I'm not good at walking uphill but at least it was a beautiful walk. The mountains were covered in really lush rainforest that just swallows you up.

So those are the pictures. I hope you liked them! Any compliments I'll pass on to him!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Library

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Candy Striped Dress ?
UO sandals (finally, I know)
Target hat
thrifted cardi and pocketwatch


Today the boif and I went to the library to get a whole stack of books. We have Murakami, Fitzgerald, Updike, Vonnegut, Dostoyevsky, and a few more.

So I quit working at the Limited which means I have more free time (yay!) so more outfit posts. Also I'm going to Australia next week so I'll be out of comission for a few days and then do one long post. Or I may be able to post everyday. Who knows. At any rate, the camera will be better (a few thousand dollars kind of better) so I'm sure you guys will be pleased.

Friday, July 4, 2008

My Purse

I know a lot of people have been asking for pictures of the bag I carry. It's a vintage Coach bag that I got off of eBay for like 12 bucks + shipping. I added the ribbons because otherwise it seemed a little too plain. It comes in black too but I find black to be too much of a "safe" color for handbags. This camel color (you can really see it in the third picture) really pops against darker clothing. I like it a lot more than most newer Coach stuff. This bag is classy without trying too hard.



It reads: COACH. This is a Coach bag. It was handcrafted in the United States of completely natural glove-tanned leather cowhide. The variations in the grain are characteristic of natural full-grain leather.

Sorry for not being around recently. I've been working soooo much. It's ridiculous. I haven't had a day off yet. I get a day off Saturday, so that's good. No, not this Saturday, next Saturday. This Saturday I have to work a double shift. I am sooo tired.

Anyway, enough whining. I will update more soon and will be commenting on your blogs again soon. School is coming around the corner and I've fixed my work schedule so it means more outfit posts which is good. At the moment all I wear is black and lots of accessories. It's kinda lame. I'm not sure how I can make it more exciting. I can only wear black and white and whatever accessories I like plus flats. Any suggestions?

I hope your 4ths are going well (if you celebrate it!)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Lush work clothes

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threadless tee
UO skinnies
steve madden flats
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thrifted bangles, pocketwatch, scarf
gifted earrings


I wore this on Thursday to work my second day at Lush. It was very laid back, I learned lots of product information, etc. The people I work with are pretty much the business. So I'm pleased about that. I'm thinking about hennaing my hair. The boif says he sees purple in my hair but I don't. I'm thinking about making my hair jet black. I don't know. I think I'm just going hair crazy. My hair is already a really pretty rich color. Now I just need it to grow. I'm about 2 and a half inches away from my first goal which I'll reach no later than October. Patience is key.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Things I Love Thursday

I'm sorry, this one's gonna be really quick cause I hafta run to work!

*Lush! I'm loving my new job there. Everyone there is so cool and so laid back (which is very different from the other job.) I can wear what I want (as long as it's black and white.) I'll show you guys what I'm wearing today as an example. And you can't beat my discount (I get half off everything.)
*Fireflies- Now that it's actually summer in Georgia there've been lots of fireflies running around. The last time I saw any was when I was really young, so I'm very excited.
*My recent purchases- My sandals and black lame skirt which, as you all know, I've been lusting over for aaaaages. Pictures soon, I promise!
*The boif- He read my blog and he dutifully took me out. Not once but twice. Curry and shisha, yum.
*Make Fetch Happen- I love her take on fashion in all it's glory and horror. This article is extremely interesting to me. It's about race in fashion, about the decline of supermodels, and how clothes are portrayed on the runway. It's a great read!
*Carmen Solomon- Beautiful beautiful girl. She has the same sort of alienish beauty that a lot of top models have today. It's the kind of thing where you love her or you hate her, and I adore her!




What things do you love?

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

LBD

Hey, I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I'm seriously in need of a lbd considering that my only one recently went kaput on me. I've been looking online but nothing has really jumped out at me yet and the same for clothing stores. Pretty much anything goes. I want a dress that's pretty versatile but if it's not, I can live with that too. So if in your wanderings you see a black dress that you like or think I might like, please link me. I know you can come up with wonderful things!

And so this isn't all text, here's a picture of me about a year ago, wearing the lbd mentioned. I liked the dress quite a bit. I could wear it to work, I could wear it out with friends. It was pretty versatile. (please ignore the mess, I was packing for college)

Monday, June 23, 2008

Shopping

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UO white top + skinnies
Target tank
eBay locket
Coconut Grove Art Festival green earrings
Claire's dangly heart earrings
Joe jeans


So I did try out the hair products and all that. After washing my hair I pincurled it and when I took these pictures it was still wet.

I had decided to wear my hat (to cover the pincurls) and my blue jeans with the tank under the white shirt but at the last minute decided to scrap everything and wear skinnies and comb out the curls. I did the curls wrong so they didn't turn out right. Hence the pony tail. I try again next time I have a hairpoo.

I went out to grab the sandals that I'd been hankering over. The fringed ones. I like them a lot and they are the perfect summer sandal (for me.)

More proper "clothes I wear" posts coming soon.