Gladiators HUH!

Today was very much a great shopping today. I technically only went to 2 stores, which are actually the same story - Urban Thread on University and Urban Thread on 13th. Three great finds: baggy cargo shorts, a white beachy mini, and these..


tan Dolce Vita lace up sandals. There aren't totally impractical cause they are flats. However my feet are sweating pretty profusely with all the leather. I'm wearing them for the rest of the night to hopefully help break them in. Although I'm a little bit afraid to wear them for the entirety of the night. With my luck the worst that will happen is I will ruin my cute new shoes.

A spider web is tangled up in me

Had a mommy/daughter day last weekend at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. It was absolutely beautiful. These are just a few of the one million billion catrillion photos I took during our visit. I wish I possessed an inkling of photographical talent so I could better display the beautiful landscapes. Oh well. And I wish I could say that I enjoyed my weekend with my mom, but it ended terribly, making me wish that I don't have to see her or speak to her for awhile. There's only so much "you have a stupid major, you'll never get a job with that GPA, you should have tried harder to stay in architecture" talk a girl can handle over brunch with her mom and best friend. She definitely unleashed some of my low self-esteem and overall unstable mental health I'd been trying to subdue for the past few years. Thanks, Mom! :(

Oh so true...

Stuff White People Like
#124 Hating People Who Wear Ed Hardy


Often it can be easier to find common ground with a white person by talking to them about something you both hate. Discussing things you both like might lead to an argument over who likes it more or who liked it first. Clearly, the safest route is mutual hatred. When choosing to talk about something that white people hate, it’s best to choose something that will allow white people to make clever comments or at the very least feel better about themselves. Currently, the easiest way to do that is to ask a white person for their thoughts on people who wear Ed Hardy.

Ed Hardy is a clothing company that makes a wide range of expensive t-shirts, hoodies, and jeans. These clothes are notable for their use of elements from classic tattoo design such as skulls, hearts, and dragons. On the surface, the use of the words “classic” “tattoo” and “t-shirt” would seem like a logical fit for white people, but it is not. White people hate these clothes unilaterally and it is advised that you merely accept that at face value. If you were to ask a white person to explain why a regular size dragon logo is ok but one that goes around the neck is not, you would be trapped in a long and fruitless conversation.

To put this in proper perspective, Ed Hardy is so hated by white people that it cannot be worn ironically. This is no small feat. As it stands, the only other entries in this category are Nazi Uniforms, Ku Klux Klan Robes, and self-tanner.

Since you cannot in good conscience have an Ed Hardy themed party, the best way to make use of this white hatred is to give your stories a little more appeal to white people.

For example, if you take the reasonable but not compelling story: “I got cut off in traffic this morning and when I honked the guy gave me the finger,” and replace it with: “I got cut off in traffic this morning by this guy in an Ed Hardy shirt. I honked and then he gave me the finger!” The story will become sixty percent more interesting to white people because it allows them to make a witty response like: “I guess that douche bag had to get to a UFC party or a nightclub event he was promoting.”

Follow this up with a laugh, a high five, and a compliment about the acceptable shirt the white person is wearing and you will find yourself with a new friend.

Check out the rest of the list at Stuff White People Like

Wanderlust

Things are starting to become monotonous, and it's getting to me. I'm tired of the same schedule, the same people, the same everything. I think I'm starting my quarter life crisis. I've never traveled anywhere by myself. I think it could be an interesting experiment. Somewhere far enough away that I feel like I've accomplished something, and close enough that it doesn't take too long en route. I've never taken my car out of state. Maybe somewhere in Georgia - Savannah, perhaps? I could go when it starts to get warmer. All I would need to bring is a good book, something to sketch with, and a camera. I'll be meeting the family in St. Augustine the last weekend in March. I could drive up that night, stay somewhere quaint, and have the whole day to explore. Even though I'm probably never going to take that trip, it's nice to dream.

Wicked shoulder pads

Just when I thought I had stumbled upon the most amazing inspirational collaboration of my life http://tinyurl.com/butwdh, I found this

It's the Towers and Pinnacles collection by Emilie Steelie inspired by the architecture of Stockholm. I mostly just love the first dress which looks like some sort of dollhouse attached to a turquoise halter. New sewing project, perhaps? Maybe after I finish my first attempt at a scarf...

Oscar Oscar Oscar

I've never been one to really have an interest in the Academy Awards. But for some reason I turned on the E! red carpet pre-show, and I've been watching this whole extravaganza for the past 4 hours. A lot of actresses really turned it out tonight, very simple and elegant. While I enjoy the next few presentations left, I'll share some of my favorite red carpet looks.


Amy Adams made a smart choice to wear this red Carolina Herrera number. However every time the camera was on her I keep lusting after the Fred Leighton necklace. It. Is. Stunning.


This is such an Angelina Jolie look. Very Grecian goddess in Prada.


Everyone keeps hating on Miley Cyrus! She's 16 years old! She looks 16 years old! Yes, her Valentino dress from last year may have been more like the usual red carpet wear, but I think this Zuhair Murad dress is very inspired. It's like some sort of coastal Italian city cotillion dress.


I totally have a school girl crush on John Legend, and I think he and his girlfriend Christine Teigen look adorable. The brown Prada suit was a good choice.


Hello Gorgeous! Kate Winslet in YSL. I hope she wins for Best Actress.


Love Rodarte. Love Natalie Portman, Couldn't ask for more. Can I look this stunning just once please?


Dev Patel in the old BBC show Skins was too good. I really need to see Slumdog already. Frieda Pinto is gonna be on everyone's best dressed list in John Galliano.


This is my favorite dress of the night. I've been really obsessed with black lately. Sequins are always a favorite. And Dior is timeless.

Architects do it with models

The fraternity's been coming up with some designs for the DCP t-shirt fundraiser, and these are amazing. So clever. I was also thinking about this one.

Booze. Beads. Booty. Birthday!

This past weekend was my 22nd birthday, and I celebrated it by attending my fratenity's White Rose Formal in Tampa. Which happened to coincide (purposely) with Gasparilla!!! I hadn't been since high school when I stayed with family friends. I barely remember the all the crazy drunk people, but I do I remember the parade and all the beads. Anyways it was amazing, and I reached new levels of drunkness on Saturday night. So much so that the birthday plans I'd made with my mom and dad were cancelled so that I could just chill with my mom and recover. It was definitely a much deserved night of drinking. I've been sooooo good since...August, September, one of those months. Hahaha for the past few days I was thinking I had been that drunk since Annette's graduation party, but I forgot about the night of hookah filled with vodka. Rough.

If you like it than you should have put a ring on it

My title has nothing to do with my post. I've just had Beyonce stuck in my head all day. "Single Ladies" and that one diva song, it's probably titled "Diva". Who knows?


My go to remedy for restlessness has always been to turn off the lights, get under my covers, and watch Marie Antoinette on my laptop. It quickly became one of my favorite films of all time after I saw it the week it came out in theaters with my mom. We both love Sophia Coppola, and the 80's music quickly drew me in. While I have seen many, many collages, articles, editorials inspired by Marie Antoinette, I threw together this one in the past 10 minutes.

The portrait of the Queen of France herself is also on the cover of a book I have yet to finish, but purchased back in 2007. The deserts are Japanese, and I would much rather stare at them, imagining their delicate, sugary taste than actually consume them. Adam Ant is like a cross between 18th century France and a pirate. Loves it! If I owned those shoes I would try to incorporate them into my daily ensembles even though they match just about nothing I own. And I bought some of that jasmine flowering tea a few weeks back. The taste is nothing to brag about, but it was quite fun to watch bloom. I added the Miss Dior Cherie bottled because the new ad campaign was designed and shoot by Sophia Coppola. Double loves it!

Beauty Loot

This title is completely fitting because I totally hoard my makeup purchases like pirate's treasure, rarely using the majority of it, mostly admiring it from a far. I have such an addiction to beauty products. Luckily my attempts at finding the "perfect" bronzer or shade of turquoise eyeshadow are not wasted. I may have a few too many Vera Bradley makeup bags full of slightly used products, but at least it has taught me what products are worth every penny.

1. Bare Escentuals powder foundation - $25 (medium beige as my foundation, tan as a bronzer)
2. Urban Decay deluxe eyeshadow - $18 (Paired with a primer it stays put through a 36 hour day. I have it in 5 shades)
3. Urban Decay liquid liner - $18 (Also lasts through a very busy day/night like the aforementioned UD deluxe eyeshadow)
4. Urban Decay skyscraper mascara - $17 (You may have noticed I love UD eye makeup)
5. You may be asking yourself where #5 is....truth is I cannot count and refuse to go back and correct my photoshop work.
6. Rosebud Perfume Co. rosebud salve - $6 (no explanation needed....my HG lip balm)
7. Tweezerman stainless steel slant tip tweezers - $20
8. Ojon rub-out dry cleanser to-go - $10 (I've yet to purchase cause it's always sold out at Sephora and Ulta. Why pay the shipping on a $10 can of dry shampoo?)
9. Smashbox o-plump -$24 (Another one I've yet purchase, but have been drooling over for about......a day. I'm a lip gloss fanatic, and this one looks like a keeper)