hopefully the last summer pictures + guilty pleasures?

Dress - Nine and Co. // Belt - Vintage // Scarf - Thrifted

So I went through my saved posts from earlier this year and I'm pretty sure these are the absolute last pictures I have from the summer...and the last non DSLR photos! Now that I'm almost done with my digital imaging class, I see that these need a lot of editing and color correcting. But yeah, I'm just not gonna bother  :p PS: beehives are super easy to do + awesome for hot weather!

So anyways, guilty pleasures Um, yeah...so I just watched High School Musical. And I wish I could say this is the first and only time I've watched it. But it's not. It's not that I like the movie at all (so technically it's not even a guilty pleasure), I was just really in the mood to watch something cheesy and stupid (please tell me I'm not the only one who does this). Plus, Netflix, unfortunately, has an abundance of new Disney stuff available.

It was great though 'cause I spent the entire time just rolling my eyes at the random singing and then just yelling at the screen the rest of the time. Why yes, I am crazy. No seriously, when I'm the only one watching a movie, I like to yell at characters when they do stupid things. I've thought about filming myself watching movies Mystery Science Theater 3000 style just so ya'll could see how really crazy I am. I also say quite poignant and amusing things when I'm not yelling at people that don't actually exist.

And speaking of stupid things, can I just rant about the movie for a minute...or twelve? Keep in mind, these are only a few of the things that bothered me as I have basically zero memory retention, a short attention span...and because it's this movie and I just didn't care enough to bother remembering anything else. So first, why would Gabriella care about making sure people did not know how ridiculously smart she was? Girl, you're smart! Don't hide that under a bushel basket.... Also, Why would Troy's and Gabriella's groupies care if they were in a musical? It's really not that lame or even a big deal. Their plan for making Troy and Gabriella quit the musical is ridiculous. People can actually handle more than one activity at once...unless *gasp* they're scheduled at the same time. But more on that later.

Why was there a kids' New Years Party? I can't see any way that could possibly go wrong. Why would Gabriella's mom make her go to the party? The entire movie wouldn't have happened if Gabriella had just stayed back and read like she wanted. So Troy and Gabriella both know this random song and can sing? How convenient! They also are very well groomed for highschoolers. (Where's their acne??)

Why didn't more people audition for the musical? Why was Sharpay so worried about competition? Is she really that insecure? When you think about it (please don't...) Troy's good at basketball, Gabriella's smart, and theater is Sharpay's thing (who names their kid Sharpay? isn't that a dog? Oh wait, that's Shar-Pei...). So, I guess I can see her not wanting them to take over her activity. Oh, and Kelsi, speak up for yourself!!

Why didn't Troy and Gabriella just speak to the crazy theater lady and tell her that the callback times didn't work? Because, obviously, sabotaging both the basketball game and the scholastic decathlon was so much easier. But it's ok because everything worked out and no one suspected a thing. No wonder Troy's and Gabriella's posse didn't want them in the theater.

The wrap-up at the end...I just don't even know what to say. Just suddenly everyone gets along? Then they start having overly long + weird conversations just to tie up loose ends. And then everyone starts singing and dancing again. Oh, and for some reason almost everyone had time to change into relatively nice clothes? (Gabriella's dress here is pretty awesome though).

Most annoying thing about the movie? The karaoke lyrics at the New Year's Party were written out in Hobo. Really. As my type teacher says, "never use a typeface where the 'o' looks like a urinal." Truer words were never spoken...

But the real lesson here is :  Have a problem? Sing about it! And then sing some more. Actually, the lesson is :  Have a problem? Don't talk it out like normal people. (singing's ok though) Come up with some round-about crazy scheme that may or may not work and may or may not be legal. Ok. Rant over. I promise to never bring this up again. (But now I want to watch the sequels so I can rant about those too...)

Well, that was way more than I wanted to write. I'm probably going to regret posting this at some point...but ya know. Some things just need to be ranted about.

And The Good News Is...

Shirt - Faded Glory // Cardigan -  New York and Company (Thrifted) // Skirt - H&M (Thrifted) // Socks - George // Shoes - Hotcakes

So, I actually do have really great news! These are (um, hopefully) the last crappy pictures you will ever have to see on my blog! (come to think of it, I think there might be one or two more sets of pictures from the summer...so I shall post those asap) Anyways.... I just got a real camera. That's right, I finally bought a DSLR and I am sooo excited! I've been on a few adventures over the past week, so I have plenty of pictures to post! 

I ended up with the Pentax K-30 and the best part is it's weather sealed! I was originally just going to go with Canon because, well, just because. No particular reason. Well, I guess it's because a lot of the bloggers I follow use Canon. But yeah, after doing some research, I decided to go with Pentax. And I'm so glad I did 'cause I found out later that almost all of the older lenses are compatible! And they're so much cheaper!

The weirdest thing is I really hadn't touched a camera before I started blogging. And now, in just about 8 months, I've gone from cell phone camera to point-and-shoot, to a totally awesome DSLR! I know that it's the photographer and not (necessarily) the camera that makes the photo great, but having a great camera really helps!

Just to show you how amazing the k-30 is, check out this video:

And...we'll see if this actually posts, because there's a tornado watch here and the internet's a little spotty.

Erza Scarlet

Shirt - Merona  // Skirt - Gap (Thrifted) // Boots - Yoki // Bow - Pat Catan's Ribbon // Sword - Flea Market

I realize it's a wee bit late for a Halloween post, but I still had to show y'all my costume! I'm a huge fan of the anime Fairy Tail and I've always wanted to cosplay as the character Erza Scarlet. Aside from being a redhead, she's actually pretty awesome and usually wears a variety of armor. Since I don't actually own any armor (yet) I went with her street clothes. Believe it or not, I actually straightened my hair for this, but as soon as I put the hair dye in my hair just got all weird and sort-of-curly :p oh well! It was either straight and ginger or weirdly curly and red...it was for a Halloween party, so I'm glad I went with the red hair dye :p Anyways, if you haven't watched Fairy Tail...do it. It's great. And the subs are way better than the dubs, just so ya know.

Well, hope you had a great Halloween...two weeks ago, haha. I don't know about you, but I'm actually really excited about the holidays. I bought a bunch of candles and my house smells like pine needles now :) So, even though it's really early, I'm thinking I might put my Christmas tree up this weekend! Maybe it's because of the snow we had today, or maybe I'm just looking forward to Christmas break! Can't wait for the end of the semester!

Mauve on Over

Shirt - Mossimo (Thrifted) // Skirt - GAP (Thrifted) // Tights - Mossimo // Shoes - Rocket Dog // Jacket - Delia*s

Yeah, I know. Nothing I'm wearing is mauve. The reference? My lipstick! I have not worn lipstick in years (balm stain, yes...lipstick, no) but one day I decided I wanted this color of lipstick. So I bought it. And well, I've worn it every day since! It's L'Oreal Saucy Mauve. And I kind of really love the color! It smells kind of weird though. Like it doesn't smell bad, it just smells like lipstick. And to me, that's never been a pleasant smell. I guess I've gotten used to it, but I don't know... we'll see!

Anyways, I'm really hoping I don't get sick again so I can focus more on blogging! (random subject change, i know) I've basically given up on not trying to get sick. No amount of hand sanitizer has kept me well this semester. Seriously, it's like the germs can infect me from 10 feet away! Yeah...it's been a fun semester. (sarcasm) If one of my classmates is sick I have it the next day! And, well, there's always at least one sick person (besides me) in the classroom...and that's why I've basically given up. Except for the hand sanitizer. I will never give that up. I do not apologize for my love of clean hands. (It also works in a pinch if a certain feline decides to sneeze on my face in the middle of the night...)

Yeah, I don't even know what I originally wanted to write about, but I wanna get back to watching more Psych (Whaaaaaat?) and sleeping. So I'm gonna leave you with that lovely description of my various ailments throughout the semester. (Which, in reality, wasn't even that thorough. I could get several more blog posts out of this...) Anyways, what do y'all do to deal with colds and other nasty fall/winter ailments?

The Girl Who Waited...

The Hungry Earth Outfit 1: Shirt - St. John's Bay // Shorts - Walmart // Tights - JCPenney // Boots - Unknown // Jacket - Delia's

The Vampires of Venice Outfit 2: Shirt - Mossimo // Belt - Nine & Co. // Skirt - Gander Mountain // Tights - Mossimo // Boots - Hotcakes // Jacket - Delia's // Scarf - Walmart

The Rebel Flesh Outfit 3: Shirt - a.n.a // Jeans - Old Navy // Boots - l.e.i. // Jacket - Forever21 

The girl who waited...an entire week to post. Well, I guess not an entire week, but it's been awhile. After I posted Paul's Halloween costume on my blog I was really looking forward to posting mine! Now, technically I only wore the first outfit this year, but I wanted pictures of the other two that I wore last year...and now I have all of my Amy Pond outfits together! I only went to one Halloween party this year :( because I was so sick the weekend before Halloween. Oh, and this is what I wore to school on Halloween, and I have one more picture to post of my other costume.

So, I don't know about you, but I just love Doctor Who! And Amy's outfit's are so fun! Seriously, she's why I own a bomber jacket. Yeah, Amy is probably my favorite companion. I could go on for awhile about how much I love Doctor Who...but I just realized I have one more assignment to do before tomorrow morning! Oops!

Help! My Blog's Been Commandeered!

So I went thrifting with my friend, Paul, a few weeks ago and we took pictures of his Halloween costume for a blog post! I gave him complete freedom with the following post...

Shirt - Nautica // Blazer - Perma Prest (Thrifted) // Hat - Party City // Pants - Croft & Barrow // Shoes - Nunn Bush // Pipe not shown

Hello everybody! My name is Paul, and I’m the one in all of these pictures that you see above. Rebekah decided to give me full reign on writing the dialogue to this post (bad idea on her part)!  But let’s face it; if it was Rebekah writing this post, she would probably be talking something along the lines of “I’m feeling this creative today, blah blah blah school, blah blah something about art/my camera.”  I think that sounds about right… what do you guys think? Anyway, the reason why I’m on this blog is because I went thrifting/shopping with Rebekah for a ship captain’s costume for a murder mystery party. Now for the 2 guys that are out there reading this post, take note that if you plan on going shopping for clothes, it’s a good idea to take a female friend along with you! First, it’s always good to go with someone else to make sure that you look good in what you buy, and second, if you’re trying to impress girls with your clothes, it’s probably good to have one make sure you look good! 

Anyway, the murder mystery party was great! If you've never been to one before, the idea behind the party is to become different characters for the night, have somebody “die”, and then the group needs to find out who the killer is! I would greatly encourage people to do it, because it’s a lot of fun (unlike Rebekah, who has no life or soul)!  I think the big thing that made it a lot of fun was the fact that it was very relaxed compared to a normal party. This would keep the extroverts happy because they can be around people and the introverts happy because it’s not overwhelming to them.

Alright, I know that I’d love to stay and spice up this blog more, but it’s not mine, nor is it my cup of tea (maybe it would be if it was chai; chai’s pretty solid), so I shall hand the reigns over to the evil, soulless vessel of a woman that is Rebekah. Maybe I’ll be on here some other time; that is if she hasn't killed me over the things that I've written! It was lovely to… er, um… meet(?) you all, and I hope that you all have a wonderful day!

Same post...but with my commentary

Hello everybody! My name is Paul, and I’m the one in all of these pictures that you see above. Rebekah decided to give me full reign on writing the dialogue to this post (bad idea on her part)! Yeah, that was probably a bad idea! But let’s face it; if it was Rebekah writing this post, she would probably be talking something along the lines of “I’m feeling this creative today, blah blah blah school, blah blah something about art/my camera.” No kidding. My blog's been awfully boring as of late. But hey..."I wasn't feeling creative"  I think that sounds about right… what do you guys think? Anyway, the reason why I’m on this blog is because I went thrifting/shopping with Rebekah for a ship captain’s costume for a murder mystery party. Now for the 2 guys that are out there reading this post, take note that if you plan on going shopping for clothes, it’s a good idea to take a female friend along with you! First, it’s always good to go with someone else to make sure that you look good in what you buy, and second, if you’re trying to impress girls with your clothes, it’s probably good to have one make sure you look good! Third, most girls love shopping!

Anyway, the murder mystery party was great! If you've never been to one before, the idea behind the party is to become different characters for the night, have somebody “die”, and then the group needs to find out who the killer is! I would greatly encourage people to do it, because it’s a lot of fun (unlike Rebekah, who has no life or soul)! It's true. I think the big thing that made it a lot of fun was the fact that it was very relaxed compared to a normal party. This would keep the extroverts happy because they can be around people and the introverts happy because it’s not overwhelming to them.

Alright, I know that I’d love to stay and spice up this blog more, but it’s not mine, nor is it my cup of tea (maybe it would be if it was chai; chai’s pretty solid), for the record...I love chai so I shall hand the reigns over to the evil, soulless vessel of a woman that is Rebekah. Again, for the record, I am not only not at all offended by this, but I love hearing this. My friends call me "Soulless One." Maybe it's the ginger hair...maybe it's not... Maybe I’ll be on here some other time; that is if she hasn't killed me over the things that I've written! When I kill you, it won't be for this writing...I've got plenty of other reasons. It was lovely to… er, um… meet(?) you all, and I hope that you all have a wonderful day!

Well! Hope y'all had a wonderful Halloween! And I hope you enjoyed this guest post of sorts :)

Starry Eyed

Dress - Modcloth // Jean Jacket - Unknown // Necklace - Forever21 // Shoes - Hotcakes

Man I love galaxy/celestial print anything. I wish I could wear this dress more, but it really does not work with tights. I mean really. It was a wee bit chilly when I wore this dress so I had some nylons underneath at first...but wow, the walk from my car to the art building was so fun! The skirt of this dress was basically glued to my legs. So I ran to the bathroom and ripped off those nylons as fast as I could :p Aaaanyways, yeah. I'm gonna be sad that I can't wear this dress anymore for awhile :( Unless I can figure out a way to get rid of major static cling. Any suggestions? I've tried lotion, walmart's static cling stuff...nothing really seems to work :/