Outfit: May 19 vol. 2

Tank: Mossimo Long & Lean (they don't have all the colors online but there are a ton in-store.)
Top: Mine
Jeans: Diesel "Liv"
Shoes: Elf "Muse"

 Yeah, two outfits in one day. That's what happens when I take a painting break around lunch time and get sick of wearing heels. But hey. Why not. This shoes are handmade by elves, or something- they were a birthday gift from Travis. I have mixed feelings about the whole tied-top thing... it gives me flashbacks to the Babysitter's Club era. But, I kind of like it.

Outfit: May 19

Shirt: Poof
Jeans: Diesel "Liv"
 Shoes: Madden Girl "Getta" (Warning to anyone thinking about buying these, the heels are very slippy- other reviewers have said as much too :-/ )
 Bag: The Sak Pax Large Leather Crossbody

Reeeeeallly simple, this one. Trying to break in the heels I bought for my upcoming bridesmaidsing this weekend (my first time! Even though I had bridesmaids already.) I'm pretty sure these jeans are supposed to be skinny jeans but they fit like "boyfriend" jeans on me. I'm so glad we decided to reclaim our sloppy jeans and declare them trendy by rolling them up a little. Pfft ;-)

(Psst, trying out this lookbook widget... let me know if it sucks or anything.)

Outfit- May 16

 

 Oh snap, did I just do the second outfit post ever after a long delay and totally wear the exact same sweater? Yes, yes I did. But it's a good sweater. Also, look, a hype button! I barely know what it does but I think if you click it, good things happen somehow. 

Cardigan: Charter School Cardigan in Peacock from Modcloth 

Tank: James Perse - it is a very pale minty green though you can't quite tell. 

Tee: "One Step Up" ie super cheap shitty tee that they sell for $5 around here. You'll notice I have a bunch of those, from like three different brands. 

Jeans: Grane Jeans- this is such a weird brand, I found this pair secondhand and it fits me better than any pants I've ever owned. But I keep trying to get another semi-duplicate pair off ebay (same brand, size, and in one case style) and all the other ones fit like crap. 

Boots: Minnetonka fringe boots. I think this style was discontinued- I found them on sale at DSW, whoopwhoop! 

Hat: Bivouac!

Styling tip: See how I have a wide horizontal band of light color around my hips? Both the horizontal-ness and the light color will make them look wider, especially on top of the black jeans (which have the opposite effect, being vertical and dark.) If you're like me and don't have a ton of curves, it's a neat trick. My hips are one of my more lady-like features so I don't have a problem with playing them up. But if you're not looking to widen your hips (which most people aren't, I think) then darker colors and avoiding horizontal lines there would be better (maybe by having a longer top layer that covers the bottom layer).

Other styling tip: Who am I kidding, 80 degrees is too hot for a hat and cardigan. I cling desperately to fall fashion all year round, I'm afraid. 

Friday Favorite Things Number Whatever

Yeah so I kinda let this go by the wayside for a few weeks. But I caught up yesterday and now I'm back on track!

Animal to have as a pet:

   

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 Physical activity:

   

This the only thing even vaguely resembling exercise that I can bear to consider tolerating.

 (For those who don't remember, Friday Favorites are a weekly thingy that I'm doing with Vivian, Star, Lee, and some other folks who have joined in. I'm alternating between this blog and Dull Roar...but I haven't posted any in weeks. Oops. Anyway, each week there is a different pair of categories. Let me know if you want in and I'll send you the list!)

Outfit- Fish legs

You may all decide to hate me but... I'm going to start doing outfit posts. I've been wanting to do a fashiony blog for ages but I just can't justify starting yet ANOTHER blog, especially when this one is often so neglected. They'll probably be slow at first but I hope to have a good set-up once we move, which will hopefully be soon...ish. Stay tuned if you're into such things :-)

 

 

Leggings: Black Milk Mermaid leggings 

Boots: Hunter ("original tall") 

Tank: Hand-me-up from my sister, no idea. 

Cardigan: Charter School Cardigan in Peacock from Modcloth 

Yesterday (the 29th) was my birthday and the leggings were a gift from Travis, so of course I had to take them out for a stroll... and by "a stroll" I mean "to Baskin-Robbins for free ice cream, then Sephora for free lipbalm, then the book store for a 'free' book" (that last one ended up being more of an $8 discount because I set my sights a little high. I'll have to post about the book I got at some point, it's gorrrgeous.)

Way Awesomer Anniversary List for Awesome People

 

Our second anniversary is coming up soon and while looking up the traditional gift for year 2 (cotton, for the record) we decided the list was stupid. I don't want ivory and gemstones and crystal and china. Borrring. It IS kinda nice having a roadmap so we don't have to think up something from scratch, though, so we decided to make our own list. We kept a few things from the original that we liked, and filled in the blanks.

1. Paper
Honestly we just kept this one because we'd already done it. But it's a good one! Books! Concert or travel tickets! Comics! Weird paper jewelry!

2. Dead Things
Okay I know that sounds weird, but bear with me here. "Dead things" can encompass anything from a dinosaur t-shirt to a bacon-of-the-month club to pressed flowers. Maybe a super cool old fossil! Or a new pair of leather boots! It's not the most vegan friendly of categories but you can certainly pull it off if you're creative... I mean technically vegetables are dead when you eat them, right?

3. Glitter
I almost left this one out because I thought it'd be hard to find something for Travis, but he pointed out that I can totally cheat and just cover something he likes in glitter (like, say, a bottle of bourbon.) There are some legit dude-friendly glitter gifts though, like guitars, upholstered stuff, fancy watches... It'll be an easy year for him, because he could straight up just get me glitter and I'd be thrilled.

4. Light
Twinkle lights! Lamps! Photography! A trip to the Arctic Circle in winter!

5. Leather
Self explanatory.

6. Wool
Yarn, sweaters, whole actual sheep... I hope to hint my way to an authentic Pendleton blanket. (In my head, we are much richer 4 years from now.) Will also accept a sheep, though. And don't forget all the cool things they're doing with felt these days.

7. Sugar
Tasty things of all sorts! Negative points if you choose to interpret it as "give me some sugar" and show up giftless, naked, and affectionate. That's a cop out. Unless you're covered in sweet edibles.

8. Vinyl
Could be records, could be rad diner-style booth benches, could be (if you're into it) cheap faux-leather fetishwear. I'll probably go with records.

9. Living Things
Okay I'll admit I timed this one for about the time we'll be in the puppy market again...but it could totally mean houseplants or a coopful of chickens or a tree for the yard or a batch of sea monkeys...

10. Beverage
Booze. Tea. Coffee. Chocolate. Lots of fun to be had!

15. Meat
.... yeah pretty much just meat. Trav's contribution, obvs.

20. Wood
SO MANY GREAT THINGS ARE MADE WITH WOOD. Furniture, sculpture, books (technically!), trees...

25. Metal
SO MANY GREAT THINGS ARE MADE WITH METAL. Jewelry, of course. Kitchen stuff. Appliances. Electronics. Shiny new cars.

30. Tattoos
I think it's funny to force our 55 year old selves to get tattoos.

50. Drugs
Trav begged 'cause he thinks he's hilarious. I figured, hey. We're 75. Drugs will probably be a very important part of our lives anyway.


Any more ideas? Buck tradition, I say! Get stuff you actually want!

Friday Favorites

Favorites! This is a weekly thing (though I'm alternating between this blog and Dull Roar) that I'm doing with Vivian, Star, Lee, and whoever else wants to participate on their own blogs! Vivian explains it better than I do. I'm very worn out, cut me some slack.

Today's categories, Food & Drink, are a little difficult right now, since I'm just now crawling out of the wretched hell that is food poisoning (Guys. Don't eat salad dressing that was left out of the fridge. Don't do it.) Yes, the middle of my trip to Portland and a bunch of intense photoshoots is when my body decided to break its 14-year no-puking streak. Awesome. This is why I gave myself some extra days, I guess. Gah. Anyway, right now the answers are saltines and Pedialyte. But I'll try and draw on my memories of what actual food was like.

Favorite Food: 

Anything in the cake family... cookies and certain bread puddings count (that one is a little tricky to make perfectly but absolutely divine. Very rich.) OR, possibly even more so, goat cheese. Not alone, of course, but it's good on everything- on bread with honey or jam, in crepes, on pasta, on salads (not that I will ever eat a salad again.) I think my favorite way is breaded, fried, and drizzled with some sort of berry...compote, I guess? Sauce? I don't know these fancy cooking words, that's what I have Travis for.

Favorite Drink: 

I’m fairly devoted to water, as boring as that sounds. I started out drinking it all the time because it’s cheap/free but now I’m just used to it. I do love a good hot cocoa, though. Or a milky, sweet tea on a cold, rainy day when I’m tired. I just discovered the magical world of salted (and usually caramel'd) hot chocolates and lemme tell ya, it's a good world. Here's a recipe- I haven't actually tried it but it sounds about right.


Because this is a boring photo-less post, here's a picture of my business card next to the bridge wall where the picture was shot years ago. Awww.

   

I toyed with putting up the picture of me looking decidedly green on the bathroom floor wrapped in towels, but I'll spare you that one ;-)