Saturday, July 31, 2010

Go green- reuse your hairstyle!

I've never been much of a shake at hairstyling. If you had ever met me during high school, you'd know why.
Tomboying doesn't jive with hot rollers and hairspray all that often.
But I guess I'm trying to make up for that now. One thing I love about doing my hair for an evening out is being able to capitalize of it the next day. Usually, if I curl my hair friday night and don't mess with it too much, I get nice waves all saturday. Now, that's assuming I don't party too hard, dance too much or get any drinks flung in my hair. (It's happened)


So, say I start with this....



A perfectly respectable 30's curl set. A night at the bar and the morning later, now it's  perfectly respectful non-definate era waves :)



Little more brushing....


And now some shameless outfit photos...




Thursday, July 29, 2010

The GOP I can support

Nothing much to say except that this song has been kicking round my head for weeks now. 
Live it, love it, look out!

Monday, July 26, 2010

A Long Weekend of Vintage Clothes

Outfits from the past three days

Saturday- Secretary Chic



Sunday- What Great Depression?



Monday-Really, who needs friends when you have an amazing dress?

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sit on it!

In the midst of drinking coffee and trying to get my day back on track, (I know it's 6pm but the first half of the day involved lots of mimosas) I've been poking around the Internet looking at housewares.
I've got big plans for my new apartment, big expensive plans.
This will be the first new place for me that I'll be able to decorate how I want.

Today's preoccupation: sofas.

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Teal Velvet Sofa from Horchow. Adore



Found this on craigslist- in my town- not in my price range.
so far....



Ethan Allen Whitaker Sofa- how amazing would this look in coral velvet?


Why not just go full antique?

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Superficiality

Button up blouse from Target, Tweed skirt from Fab Gabs and heels from Sofft

Super lazy hairstyle

Friday, July 23, 2010

Reading, Eating and other Fun Friday Activities

Today has been a wonderfully lazy day.
I didn't have to be at work until 10am (a time unheard of for me) and consisted of making registration packets and creating docs. This is going to sound all kinds of sad but I really like doing paperwork. I think it's so much fun. Lame, I know.
Came home, had a little at home coffee shop time on the patio, finished half the crossword.
Fell asleep on the couch listening to Iron and Wine (this happens a lot to me) and woke up wanting to share some of the things that have come into my life recently.



One thing I love about working at the station is all the unsolicited books that come in.
I never turn down free books!


A poster from The Silent Comedy's last show. Signed by the boys and held aside for me by their dad, JZ.


The cloche hat I picked up for $11 at Flashbacks.


My poor-woman's dinner. Pasta with leftover sausage and tomato bisque soup for sauce.
And coffee. You know, cause it's 10:30 at night.


This is the start of a three day weekend for me and as lovely as the day has been, I do hate sitting home at night. Firstly, the thought of wasting the few nights I'm able to go out irks me. Also, it's all too easy to let myself get all gloomy and girly over certain situations concerning certain boys. But that's a post for another night (if at all)
I've decided tonight will be early so that I can wake up before 8am, go out and enjoy the morning. 
At least, that what I'm gonna try to do....

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

It would seem that I'm not very good with people




I'm not sure why but lately, I'm just striking out left and right with folks.

Yesterday, traffic was especially bad on the way home from work so I stopped in Golden Hill to wait it out. The coffee shop was unusually vacant of any friends (which was fine by me. I had some serious crosswarding to do)
However, PN stopped by for a bit and we had a chat. A really very awkward and confusing chat. He just seemed so uncomfortable and like he couldn't wait to leave. He didn't sit down, rather hovered a few chairs away and avoided eye contact. We're not very familiar with each other but we've always been friendly and had enough to talk about in the past.
Maybe it was just an off day for him.
But sometimes I feel like people have nothing to say to me. Am I really that disengaging?

And then today, I found out that I hurt a friend with a situation I'd thought was over. Only the thing is, I've never really thought of them as a friend, just someone I'm familiar with through others.  I don't know how to feel about all this. I didn't mean any ill will towards them, honestly they didn't factor into my thinking at all.
I'm never happy when someone is hurt or offended by my actions. But I'm really having a hard time feeling bad for it.

Ka.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

We're Baaaaa-aaaack!

Ah, why must the workaday life drag on and vacations fly by so quickly?
sigh.
Back from our Vegas Adventure, all worn out and bruised up (!) and slightly suntanned.
I had a great time with the girls and think this might be a once a year thing. Only not in summertime! Ever again!

Well, what happens in Vegas may stay there but the photos don't soooooo.......



Go East Young Women!


Prepping for a night on Freemont


CJ really liked being a ninja





Good Time Girls


In a tram on the Strip


We gambled for maybe half an hour the whole trip


Hand fans are most helpful in 110 degree heat





Vegas is not for the weak

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Happy Vacation Packing Post

A day late but no worse for it. Today was miles better then yesterday and I'm officially packed up for Vegas. Not quite ready to go yet as I still have to go pull out money and shower.
I did put off getting ready to spend about four hours hanging out with TB today. He's back in town (again) and after five months of not seeing him, three times in a month is like Christmas! I think of him as a very good friend and really miss him now that he's up in La.
And now I sit here, seven hours from starting my trip and put off getting ready just a bit more to post about getting ready. Ironic?





 

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

This was supposed to be a happy "Vacation-packing" post-

but today has been such an awful day I don't want to think about packing. Or going to Vegas.
I can't find my parasol or hand fan. Anywhere. And I can remember exactly where they were in the old house but here all my things are in boxes and crates still. All of my old life is in disarray out in the shed because I had to get out of that apartment ahead of The Ex. In the matter of a week, I lost my boyfriend and my home and now I can't find a damn thing.

Except a whole bunch of junk that reminds me of him, that is.
I hate going through those boxes because my old life with him is all still in there.

This coupled with my nightmare day at work just makes me want to go to sleep.

Friday, July 9, 2010

At the risk of sounding lame-

I need more friends!

It's Friday night and I'm sitting on the couch with my cat. KJ is up in Vista, CJ has plans with her other friends.
No idea where ML is...
I just hate the thought of wasting the few nights I have during the week to go out and stay out.

boo...

Monday, July 5, 2010

Umer-ica- fuck yeah!

Okay all joking aside, celebrating our independence day is always a fun surprise for me. Maybe it's because the holiday falls in the summer (my least favorite season) or because of all the relentless patriotism after 9-11 but the 4th of July usually seems like a chore until it's actually here.

Then I remember it's sparklers and friends and beer and cupcakes that turn your tongue blue.
And as if that's not enough.... fireworks!
Happy 4th of July!



 

















Saturday, July 3, 2010

Over the past few weeks-

I've noticed a funny little shift in my outfit and styling choices. It seems that ever since I got my new haircut, I've been favoring the 20's and 30's era so much more. Something about having shorter hair just demands lower waistlines and darker makeup. The problem with that is my vintage wardrobe consists almost entirely of 50's dresses. I do have a few modern pieces  and a couple 40's styles that I can tweak to look passable for depression era. But I would love to have some more accurate dresses (reproduction as anything actual from that time would be too delicate to wear daily)
The 20's/30's had an easy-wearing quality to their clothes that the much more polished 40's and 50's lack. I've always been drawn to 20's fashion- comfort over custom in fashion.







Unfortunately, I hardly fit the body type to pull off that era.  But that doesn't keep me from loving the look, especially the lingerie! It might be the fact that I really don't care for the confining shapewear that I wear with my later vintage but there's something about silk robes and tap pants and the opaque stockings that makes me so happy. Some nights, I like to lounge around in a slip and stockings and channel Sally Bowles. Tonight is one of those nights ; )

Thursday, July 1, 2010

At a loss for a title...

As promised, a bit on some decorating projects and other artsy things I've been up to lately.

Firstly- the results of ML and my trip to the art fusion studio. Which was ages ago, but I'm lazy and like to procrastinate. We made a pendant and a tile- I was feeling green that day and it's abound in my pieces.





ML and I have a thing for peacocks. Kinda peacock vibe right?


My bedroom photo project is slow going but I'm making some progress. Months ago, I bought a bunch of reprints of vintage postcards from the 20's. I decided they would be a great little art collage for when I move out. I've been trolling etsy.com and thrift stores, looking for frames and have found all but one. Once i have them all, I plan to sand them down, paint them copper and rose and complete my 30's boudoir vision.





Onto my righteous victory at the auction!
With a little liquor courage and some last minute bidding, I won my Mike Maxwell. Yay! More then I ought to spend but it's for a good cause and all. I also got a cute little framed feather deal. Which has a reserved spot on my vanity.


 El Tigre