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not falling for fall.
the theme of this past weekend was the lingering feeling of what life was like in chicago. windy, cold weather, for one. boyfriend, for another. kind of horrible for those who are easily brought down by unfavorable weather (yes, me)...but kind of nice to have someone there to make hibernating not so bad.
i do like pumpkins and spices and hearty meals and warm blankets. so i'm trying to embrace...but it will be a bit different this time, and im not sure how i'll take it when the temperatures really drop and the city starts to look industrial and grey...and i have no one to run home to at night...
i have a very dedicated playlist that will accomodate the coming months. mostly favorites from the past 3-4 years, plus a few throwbacks. you can click on the playlist below to download it...the password is: blueberry.
i do like pumpkins and spices and hearty meals and warm blankets. so i'm trying to embrace...but it will be a bit different this time, and im not sure how i'll take it when the temperatures really drop and the city starts to look industrial and grey...and i have no one to run home to at night...
i have a very dedicated playlist that will accomodate the coming months. mostly favorites from the past 3-4 years, plus a few throwbacks. you can click on the playlist below to download it...the password is: blueberry.
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Ultimate Fall Luxury
$1,500.00 - Intermix
Stunning and eye catching stitching, made of a rayon blend.
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This beautiful and long cardigan is a mohair blend.
170.00 GBP - Browns Fashion
This modern and sleek top is made of rayon.
payday.
got paid today! so i went and bought a few things...
men's pocky...forever one of my fav snacks. it's the dark chocolate version of regular pocky. not sure what kind of brand they're going for by making it gender-specific...but it's delicious and i ate the whole box in one sitting...and now the box can even be poked out and folded to hang from your purse like a peeking penguin....
some bold leopard print for me for the coming chillier nights...leopard has been one of my favorite prints for possibly a decade now. i think that means it's here to stay, and not just another one of my short-lived obsessions.
a belated birthday gift for my boyfriend. i know him so well; i know he's at least one week behind on his rss feeds...so by the time he reads this, the amazing satchel below will already be in his possession...hehe.
men's pocky...forever one of my fav snacks. it's the dark chocolate version of regular pocky. not sure what kind of brand they're going for by making it gender-specific...but it's delicious and i ate the whole box in one sitting...and now the box can even be poked out and folded to hang from your purse like a peeking penguin....
some bold leopard print for me for the coming chillier nights...leopard has been one of my favorite prints for possibly a decade now. i think that means it's here to stay, and not just another one of my short-lived obsessions.
a belated birthday gift for my boyfriend. i know him so well; i know he's at least one week behind on his rss feeds...so by the time he reads this, the amazing satchel below will already be in his possession...hehe.
i treat my guy quite well...maybe i'll even tuck some men's pocky inside...
no complaints.
it wasn't terribly long ago that i felt like things might never look up again. not that things were miserable...just kind of in a humdrum. but lately i've experienced feelings of the opposite. and that kind of positivity hasn't exactly come my way in a long time. it all feels a bit foreign. it will take getting used to. but i'm going to go with it.
manhattan is a bitch. but it surprises me here and there. and surprises are the best.
manhattan is a bitch. but it surprises me here and there. and surprises are the best.
Ananda Lewis
Ananda Lewis was born on March 21, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is beautiful model, an American television personality, and social activist.
weekend thrift.
in chicago, digging through big box thrift stores was one of my regular weekend activities. in nyc, not so much. that's okay. my thrifting habits involved hoarding every little thing that caught my eye, regardless of possible ill-fit or hideousness. it's way too easy to do when everything is below $2. so before i left chicago, i had about three garbage bags full of thrifted clothing items just taking up space. while it seems like we have nothing but space in the midwest, i feel like space is a very rare commodity in nyc. so...no more big box thrift shopping...
except in times when i revisit my former city...as i did this weekend at the logan square village discount.
except in times when i revisit my former city...as i did this weekend at the logan square village discount.
skinny red belt: 40¢
crochet tunic: $1.95
brown wedges: 90¢
back to chicago.
went crawling back to chicago this weekend. i was greeted by 50-degree weather and a wind chill i haven't felt since last winter...which made me quite thankful that i don't live there anymore. but by the end of my brief stay, the temperatures had strangely soared back up to a favorable low-80's, and all i had were lasting memories of wide open spaces, good friends and easy living. a few weekend scenes:
brunch at bakin' & eggs in lakeview. asparagus frittata, cheese grits, toast with homemade raspberry jam and my most favorite blueberry muffins (not pictured because i already ate them).
we celebrated vinny's birthday this weekend with a huge grill-out party followed by an indoor dance party. this party reminded me of parties in tennessee, where you kinda feel like you own the place.
party favors that i contributed to the party - ed hardy temporary tattoos, purchased from walgreen's. it seems temporary tattoos are all the rage these days. these things went fast.
oh - and chicago beat nyc to something - a sprinkles cupcake shop...mmm. sugar coma.
august retrospective:
months in this city race by like hours. i can hardly separate night from day in this strange, new york city interval of time. moments speed past, and at the end of the day, you aren't really sure if this morning was actually yesterday night, or even if yesterday was actually last week....luckily, i have a few pictures to help recollect this last summer month:
gelato pops (popbar):
lucky delivery.
picking up a missed package from the ups customer center was one of my first unpleasurable experiences as a manhattanite. the place pretty much sits on the westernmost edge of houston street, where the city quickly becomes dark and slightly industrial, and the line at the package pickup counter is always out the door and full of angry, frustrated people...
last week i ordered two pairs of shoes on too much of an impulse to remember not to have them shipped to my home address. receiving packages in the city can be a bitch unless you sit at home all day waiting for the ups person...which is quite unpredictable and a waste of time. you can always arrange to have them leave it at the door, but it'd most likely get stolen.
anyway...as a result of my haste, i anticipated making two separate late night trips "out west" this week. however, i was instead pleased to find both boxes stacked up in the hallway of my walk-up last night. somehow they made their way into the building and didn't get swiped!
also, the shoes were $25 and $33. now i'm really feeling kinda lucky...
last week i ordered two pairs of shoes on too much of an impulse to remember not to have them shipped to my home address. receiving packages in the city can be a bitch unless you sit at home all day waiting for the ups person...which is quite unpredictable and a waste of time. you can always arrange to have them leave it at the door, but it'd most likely get stolen.
anyway...as a result of my haste, i anticipated making two separate late night trips "out west" this week. however, i was instead pleased to find both boxes stacked up in the hallway of my walk-up last night. somehow they made their way into the building and didn't get swiped!
also, the shoes were $25 and $33. now i'm really feeling kinda lucky...
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stripes.
i really want anything with bold vertical stripes. vertical stripes either make me think late-80's/early-90's, and they also happen to be very slimming and elongating.
vintage blouse: mine; insight champion chase short: $44, 80s purple; red and white high waist short shorts: $35, the golden state of things; vintage 80's nautical skirt: $32, midnight flight; vintage 80's black and white shirtdress: $28, oiseau vintage.
vintage blouse: mine; insight champion chase short: $44, 80s purple; red and white high waist short shorts: $35, the golden state of things; vintage 80's nautical skirt: $32, midnight flight; vintage 80's black and white shirtdress: $28, oiseau vintage.
which one of these does not belong?
one of these does not belong:
if you guessed the polka-dotted pair in the top left-hand corner...you're right.
they are not highly-coveted miu miu s/s platform mary janes like the other shoes...but they are quite similar - sky high, structural and assertive, wrapped in a shiny, printed satin...and like, $600 cheaper...
yep, best forever 21 knockoff yet. does this mean there's more fake miu miu to come? oh god i hope so!
anyway, not wanting to repeat the cross connector ring mishap of last winter, i bought them immediately. here is a direct link for the rest of you impulsive buyers!
if you guessed the polka-dotted pair in the top left-hand corner...you're right.
they are not highly-coveted miu miu s/s platform mary janes like the other shoes...but they are quite similar - sky high, structural and assertive, wrapped in a shiny, printed satin...and like, $600 cheaper...
yep, best forever 21 knockoff yet. does this mean there's more fake miu miu to come? oh god i hope so!
anyway, not wanting to repeat the cross connector ring mishap of last winter, i bought them immediately. here is a direct link for the rest of you impulsive buyers!
music ive seen since arriving in nyc.
in somewhat chronological order:
frog eyes
juana molina
nobunny
the hood internet
delorean
best coast
sonic youth
julian lynch
versus
and music i'll see before the summer ends:
the war on drugs
magic bullets
belle and sebastian
bold = FREE.
frog eyes
juana molina
nobunny
the hood internet
delorean
best coast
sonic youth
julian lynch
versus
and music i'll see before the summer ends:
the war on drugs
magic bullets
belle and sebastian
bold = FREE.
noodle lunch date.
no, it's not the same as spending the afternoon strolling through pleasant manhattan streets with my best friend, taking the less-crowded paths and exploring all the little streets that make up this city, before settling into a tiny counter at a cozy little ramen shop...
for now, it will have to do.
in my mind, i cannot make sense of this.
why simulate togetherness when spatial separation was a mutual, conscious choice?....and one that is so terribly painful?
for now, it will have to do.
in my mind, i cannot make sense of this.
why simulate togetherness when spatial separation was a mutual, conscious choice?....and one that is so terribly painful?
ramen lunch at ippudo.
i think new york city is almost the ideal place for me to live right now, save for the drawback that not all of my family and friends are here. and neither is my boyfriend...
but things are only getting better. many friends and family do already live here. and many best friends have recently moved here, will be moving here in the near future or are making frequent visits. it makes me feel way spoiled! even still, i'm going to keep on being greedy and nagging everyone i know to make the move.
to tempt, here are some pictures from today's ramen noodle lunch at ippudo (which happens to be one of nyc's most sought-after ramen places and, after today's trip, is decidedly a MOST pleasurable experience by unanimous agreement!).
but things are only getting better. many friends and family do already live here. and many best friends have recently moved here, will be moving here in the near future or are making frequent visits. it makes me feel way spoiled! even still, i'm going to keep on being greedy and nagging everyone i know to make the move.
to tempt, here are some pictures from today's ramen noodle lunch at ippudo (which happens to be one of nyc's most sought-after ramen places and, after today's trip, is decidedly a MOST pleasurable experience by unanimous agreement!).
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ippudo at 9th st and 4th ave.
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octopus in wasabi.
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smoked squid layered with fresh mozzarella cheese, cherry tomato and parsley.
[since moving to nyc, i've become quite the non-vegetarian. now that i'm back on a saltwater coast with a great presence of japanese culture, i find myself wanting to eat things like tuna tartar and sashimi all the time. and now i'm totally into smoked squid...divine!]
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classic ramen.
and yes - they have vegetarian ramen! it's not on the menu, but you can order it!
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