up all night

These pics are old. I just wanted to share these with you guys out of randomness. I'm very proud of the handiwork I did on the Lego heart pin. Love you, Dee and Ricky, but $50 + shipping and handling is a bit too much for some red bricks glued to a pin.

From a recent downtown trip, my friend took these pics. Transformers was still filming down there. Is it just me or am I the only person who doesn't care? I mean, most of it is CGI, and the crew is really mean to people who just want to watch a helicopter fly back and forth. So pointless. Besides, if anything, I'd just want to see Shia LaBeouf's adorable ass.

Back in school and I've having fun already. Maybe this semester will be better than the last...

Oh! And I saw Vampire Weekend last night, with openers Dum Dum Girls and Beach House. Was. Freaking. Awesome. Pics to follow. I feel like I'm still sweaty from dancing all night!

ring ring

My apologies for the emo-like facial expressions. I've been told a lot that I always look unhappy, which is weird, because I'm the most happy-go-lucky person ever. No, seriously. I'm a total goofball.

New hair for school. I feared that I'd look like Nicki Minaj. Not that I hate her or anything, I just don't like looking like I copy people.



After so many long years of pining over music and collecting CDs--I believe my very first one was Janet Jackson's All For You--I am down to only four, two of which I just bought. This is a shame! I miss my CDs! I miss proudly being able to show off my eclectic taste. Therefore, I must hit up CDNOW and buy cheap CDs so I can stack them on my shelf and present them like, "Yes. These are my favorite artists."



I just bought Hot Chip and Me'Shell Ndegeocello. Does anyone else agree that CDs are about to become vintage collector items, going the way of vinyl?

slang tang

I think I'm quite obsessed with my new American Apparel petticoat/tutu.

Visited a friend for her birthday back in the town where I go to school. Is it just me or does going back to school feel like such a draaaaaaaaaaaaaag? I haven't even bought my books yet. Fail.

Lollaplooza. Was. Amazing. I'm so glad I went. I finally got my Hot Chip nut busted, and it felt amazing. Also saw Wavves, Los Amigos Invisibles (per my friend's request), Raphael Saadiq, Devo, and Lady-freaking-Gaga.



This is the Dee and Ricky DIY imitation that I finally got done! After I ordered the correct LEGO pieces, I put it all together. My friend hipped me to the idea of building one instead of buying the $50 version. Va$htie Kola also made a black cross version that I'm sure I could do. Will get on that soon. I just need to figure out how to get a pin on the back without it looking tacky.

Did anyone else go to Lolla???

shit i want

(Clockwise from right: Jeffrey Campbell, Forever 21 hearts cardigan, Nixon watch, American Apparel beret + glasses, H&M dress, American Apparel disco pants, Steve Madden brogues, Dee & Ricky heart brooch, Coach backpack)

meiple

Today, I wanted to look cute. So I came up with the idea of turning a really sexy dress into a casual, fun, and even sporty ensemble. My Forever 21 dress was covered up (and with good reason, since there's a mesh opening right above the breasts!) with my red tee, old denim vest from my mom, and my recently purchased grey Chucks. The heart pin was a thrift find. I'm actually working on building my own Lego heart brooch, a la Dee and Ricky. My friend saved me from buying the $50 piece when she said I could build my own.



And that's the ideal way I'd wear it. Over a plaid shirt, denim jacket, leather jacket, or in a hat!

Oh, and it's pronounced ME-I-PLAY. I love me some Robin Thicke. I've been under his spell lately. He's gorgeous, but he has different levels of gorgeousness. This is the evolution of Robin Thicke.

SEXY (A Beautiful World era)



SEXIER (Same. . . but he probably didn't want to cut his hair all the way. The result is his emo shag)



SEXIEST (From The Evolution of Robin Thicke to present)



He's sexy in all stages, actually. My current crush. Mr. Sexy.

What celebrity are you guys feeling a lot?

dota

Shots I took after work on Thursday. Let me tell you, short shorts are the quickest way to get a guy's attention. Even if most of those guys are unattractive, smell bad because they work outside, and have at least one kid and/or a crazy baby momma. Geez, why couldn't sexy guys work at my job? The only people who hit on me are either fat, ugly, thuggish, and completely out of my league. Just once, I'd like for a really cute, really classy guy named Nick or Ryan to approach me.

Anyways, the 'I'm pissed the hell awwf-ness' aside, I got the boots from Forever 21. Saw them through the window, and my jaw dropped. They're the perfect folky boots I've been searching for. Top is from Urban Outfitters, which I scored for just $5. Go sales!

Oh, and the title is from this Basshunter song called 'DotA.' It's Euro-trash dance music, but I must admit, this song is catchy. And dare I say it, that Swedish meatball Basshunter is pretty hot...

a thing for me

Boredom spurred me to go downtown. Me and my friend hit the beach, Navy Pier's ferris wheel, and we visited the opening of Burton, the skateboarding/snowboarding megastore that just opened right next to American Apparel.

Before we headed there to see the bevy of hot, cigarette-toting skateboarders hanging around the store, we went to the Water Tower. Per my friend's request, we checked out Billabong, and they totally wowed me with their collection of Nixon watches. I've been coveting one since I first laid eyes on them on Karmaloop's website.

By the way, message to the Truebies, who else thought this week's episode was total redemption from the last three somewhat lackluster ones? I was duly appreciative that the show had finally picked up, but a bit disappointed that we didn't get to see any of this. . . for real:



NO SOOKIE/ERIC FROTTAGE YET.

style icon: alexa chung

Today, I saw a cute outfit of Alexa Chung in Seventeen magazine. It was a red dress with black flats, and it seemed so effortlessly chic and comfortable at the same time.

For months, I thought her style was overrated because she barely wears colors and her looks seemed so boring, but after boredom compelled me to look up her style, I realized that Ms. Chung has a knack for polished outfits and limited quirk, just enough to keep her outfits from being too boring. She can throw on a pair of weird sunglasses and a leather jacket to make her girly polka-dotted mini dress anything from ordinary, and I love that.

Oh, and props to her for snagging Alex Turner, the cutie lead singer of Arctic Monkeys.















Who inspires you guys to get dressed?

fireworks

You know what feels fucking awesome? Besides, wearing the shoes that took you damn near a month to procure, there is no better feeling in the world than hearing a song that matches the moment you're currently in. Today, I went to see the fireworks in my neighborhood, and right before they started, a brilliant idea popped into my head: play Animal Collective's "Fireworks." As if the band wasn't mind-blowingly amazing as they already are, when I slipped my earbuds into my ears and played the song, it made me feel like I was living the moment even more. Each bright color that exploded into the night sky made me smile because it was like my personal little corny movie moment. ;)



Hope you all had a great fourth!!!

tenderoni

I got a job finally. Normally, I feel like dressing even remotely cute constitutes the Wocka Flocka clones at my workplace ogling you and asking you for numbers they don't even deserve. (Some of them have kids.) Then I realized that they'll ogle you regardless. Seriously. Guys will hit on you even if you have dog shit smeared on your face. Not really sure that anyone would ever have dog shit smeared on their faces, but still.

****************************BREAKING FOOTWEAR NEWS***************************

They have come.

I ordered them weeks ago, and I feared the worst.

Maybe they just forgot about little old me. . .

Maybe they're withholding my order because they know I'm black and they're racist.

Or they ran out and didn't tell me?

But a lady told me that they were finally going to be shipped because they had run out and then re-shipped. Awesome business, right?

WRONG.

I get them bitches, and they don't even fit.

They were too roomy.

I thought, damn it. Just my fucking luck.

So I sent them back.

And I was very hurt.

Because I loved those shoes. I thought they loved me back.

But then......GASP!

They sent me another pair. . .

and by George, they fit!!!

I love them!!







Other things on my list?



Now let's just hope I can get some of that out of the way! Oh, and I forgot to put sequined leggings on the list. Argh. Whatever, I just know I need them. Badly. Like a Tripp NYC sweater or jeans. Or like a Fall Out Boy and a Panic! At the Disco t-shirt and poster. I'm rambling now.

By the way, did anybody hear Kele Okereke's new song? He's the lead singer of Bloc Party, and he just went solo. I love "Tenderoni!"