shamed

The other day a friend I was chatting with asked me if I had read anything good lately. My mind blanked and so I replied truthfully that at the moment I was re-reading some Norah Roberts and that I had over read Christine Feehan to the point of being unreadable. I cringed even as I sent it. WTF?! Am I trapped in some kind of time warp? These books were ones I was reading in High School when they were still slightly contraband (my mom had given up by then but my dad still disapproved) it seemed ridiculous that I was still reading them. Not that I have anything against these authors, I'll probably continue reading them into old age, but it seemed shameful that my literary taste had not evolved at all in 3 years. I think I really need to go to a library and arbitrarily (trying to remove the use of the word random from my vocabulary, I hate it when my dad is right...)grab books. Not to say that I haven't read ANY good books, the other week I read Middlesex, but apparently it was so unforgettable that I didn't think to mention it to my friend.

Daily Drabble

-Morpheus has been sending me some pretty crazy dreams. I'm pretty sure they're a sign for something. They're freaking me out!

-Accidentally hacked into a friends email when I jokingly entered a REALLY old password that I never ever thought would work. Promptly had a panic attack and frantically exited before my soul was permanently tarnished.

-Found out I have the optimal waist to hip ratio. Neat!

-Favorite quote: "Mother told me to never knock, she said I'd meet more interesting people that way."

-This movie is awesome in that guilty pleasure sort of way, and this song is wonderfully fun to sing along with.

Late night outfit epiphany

I always come up with my best ideas late at night, I have no idea why this happens but unfortunately it means that often times I end up writing papers at 5 in the morning the day before they're due. The "oh duh" moment has to do with layering. I have a beautiful skirt from Mango that I never wear because with every little breeze it flies up like so:



Very annoying. Especially when living on the coast in the PNW where there is never a lack for breezes. My ah hah moment was...... to wear a body con dress under it...Dur! I had read about layering skirts over dresses hundreds of times in pretty much EVERY blog but it never clicked in my head to try it. So I hopped out of bed shedding both cat and down coat to ransack my closet for every short dress I have and of course it works beautifully. Now I can wear my lovely skirt wherever I like and if it flies up (and chances are it will) I won't be flashing my undies to the world, instead they will see the skirt portion of the dress and nothing else. I can't wait to wear it the next time I leave the house!

sales freakout

Whenever I find something on sale online I have a bit of a freak out. I frantically calculate how much money I have vs how much I truly love the item. I hem and haw, asking the opinions of every one of my family members, while maintaining a frantic air. For some reason when I find a sale I feel like if I wait to long the item will disappear. I don't know why I react in such a way but it always happens.

The cause of this little crisis were these babies:



Courtesy of ASOS

I really wanted over the knee boots ever since seeing them on Pandora and The Glamourai.

Daily Drabble

-Been fiddling with layout and colors of blog and of course I choose the most garish pink imaginable. I don't know what attracted me to it, must be freezing Massachusetts air messing with my brain.

-I really need to start proof reading my posts so I don't sound like an idiot but that's a real drag.

-My dad surprised me with a documentary on med school which was thrilling. Seriously. We promptly watched it and I was captivated. I nearly started crying when this one lady's patient died. It makes me extremely impatient to get back to school, and very excited for my future.

-My cat has abandoned me and now I can't sleep with out his soothing snore. I had no idea I even considered his snore soothing until now.

-I am slowly coming to understand why so many people are disdainful of Wikipedia, even though it is so wonderfully easy and fast to use.

moto-trend

I was browsing through the blog Godammit, I'm Mad! and I'd like to share something she wrote about recent trends:

When can we call for a moratorium on leather and spikes? It’s like every sex-shop since the beginning of time has spewed its merchandise all over the fashion industry, leaving moto-this and moto-that everywhere. Enough, for godsake! The backlash is bound to be a return to modesty and preppy cleanliness. I think I’m ready for it.

Cheers to that!

Nothing better on a cold winter day than hot chocolate....... and a camera that works!

"Oh, Divine chocolate!
They grind thee kneeling,
Beat thee with hands praying.
And drink thee with eyes to heaven."
-Marco Antonio Orellana
via The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe

My sister S had a food project for school today and she was set on having hot chocolate and chili pepper a la the movie Chocolat. Of course she didn't let my mom know this till last night, so this morning my mom was rushing to the store to get everything. For those of you who have never had hot chocolate from scratch I will tell you that it is rich, very rich, SMACK YOU IN THE FACE SO FULL OF RICHNESS kind of rich. We inevitably always have to much because no one can handle more than a single cup at a time. I had planned on having some lovely pictures but of course I am camera incompetent and could not get the stupid thing to focus. Argh. Why does my sister have to be so athletic and never here when I need her to take pictures?! Meh. Anyway I'll just post some screen caps of the movie instead.



Magical stuff chocolate, it makes old bitter women happy...



And of course it's this guys favorite



On a different note, how awesome are the costumes in this movie! I'm really liking clothing from the late 50s and early 60s at the moment. I just think it's so flattering; the knee length skirts, the belted waists, cardigans, etc. Not exactly the most exciting clothing I suppose, but the key is really in how you put it together.









screencaps via Screencap Heaven

Perdita's Ark

I love the works of Perdita Corleone because they are filled with such whimsy but also contain enough menace to keep them from being from being saccharine sweet. More images can be found on her blog http://perditacorleone.canalblog.com/

Booo >:(

Been browsing through interior design websites and it's pure torture! Everything is so pretty and I really want to spiffy up our house buuuuut the landlord won't let us paint soooooo my parents stopped caring. Silly stingy landlords. Haha I miss texas. Never thought I would reach that point but I do.

The Lightning Thief

Re-reading The Lightning Thief for the thousandth time. I love the playful twist on Greek mythology. Rick Riordan takes many well known myths and puts his own playful twist on them. You might recognize the story but then he switches it up to keep things interesting. I'm so glad I have little sisters who are also big readers so I can always dig into their YA collections.

When I heard they were making of movie of the book I was hesitant, and when I read of who they cast I was outraged! Yet again a movie company completely disregards the physical and character descriptions given by the authors and create their own (biggest travesty that comes to mind is movie Ella Enchanted). I understand that there are many physical similarities between the Percy Jackson series and Harry Potter series but that's the way the author wrote it. It's especially important important in this series where the half-bloods inherit physical traits from their godly parents, and you can often distinguish their parenthood by how they look. Gah. I guess I will just have to wait and see when the movie comes out.

I do have to admit the guy they got to play Percy Jackson is pretty adorable, I feel kinda creepy for saying that, a bit like a cougar even though I'm not THAT much older than him.


Check out the trailer here

Up to nothing..

I haven't been able to think of anything to post, but hopefully that'll change tomorrow. I'm asking my sister to help me take some photos. Yup yup. So at the moment all I'm doing is lazing about. So far me and my sisters have watched (continuously I might add)the following movies and shows:

-King of the Hill
-High School Musical 3
-She's the Man
-Happy Feet
-Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Haha I guess we were feeling like little kids. We love bad movies in our family, mostly to make fun of but also because often time they are the most quotable. For those who haven't seen Sinbad you should go and rent it. I guess it was a huge failure when it came out in 2003 but we love it! Has a great voice cast (Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joeseph Fiennes) and the coolest villain.

"Oh and if he's hugging your leg that means he likes you."

hMMMM i SHOULD PROBABLY DO something TODAY...

Since my sisters returned to school yesterday I felt it was finally time to drag my ass out of bed and start doing those lovely resolution type things... Didn't happen. Absolutely could not sleep the night before so I was up all night cruisin the internet (...pics of Disney's Rapunzel look AWESOME!!!), which lead me to sleep in till 3 when my sister got home. Soooo... the up side is I didn't get bored and miss my sisters!! >_< Bah! Eventually I did get up and I've got these niiiiiiiice clean sheets to enjoy for my efforts.

The only upside I can think of to being a lazy bum and always being online is that I'm constantly being bombarded by inspirational images that have finally got my creative juices flowing! EEEEE! I'm so excited! I have so many idea's and I'm hoping to drag my mama to JoAnn's tomorrow to get materials. Yes yes yes! Among my DIY ideas are: beaded wine glass markers, ribbon bracelets, flower and bead garlands, and window hangings inspired by The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (Bahahah! I'm such a dork!)

A conversation with my mother

Mama: You know when I was your age I had moved out of the house AND was paying my own rent...

Me: Yes but you hated your home and couldn't wait to get away. I like my home, I don't want to leave!