Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Crushes


I have so many crushes it's kind of ridiculous. Blog crushes, girl crushes, left over crushes, lip gloss crushes..... My current ones in no particular order are Alexa Chung, Don Draper, Nick Nolte, Josie Maran Lip Stain, Burberry Prorsum shearling pilot jacket (clothes can be crushes too), the blogs Amy vs Wild and Brunette Bombshell and a few other blogs that I'm not quite ready to name.

I haven't had a real person crush in a while which is rather tragic- it's tricky when your office is all girls and you live at home. Hopefully school will change that because dressing up just for girls is kind of tragic. This must be how lesbians feel.

Monday, August 30, 2010

My brother

Stinks up his car with illegal substances. Stinks up my car with Axe and smelly frat boys. Mistakes my grandmother's gold necklace for Mardi Gras beads and gives me a heart attack. Is a giant that makes me feel less like a giant. Is going to Spain tomorrow for a whole semester. Where he'll most likely eat this:


Drink this:
And pass out here:

I'm very jealous he has this whole experience in front of him, studying in Spain was one of my favorite things ever. I might even miss him a little. Good thing we'll be on the same continent.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Alex and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I usually thoroughly enjoy Sundays but today has been thoroughly rotten. I completely cleaned my room to find my grandmother's necklace I borrowed last weekend but I can't find it anywhere. I even cleaned out my CAR. (Have yall been in my car? That shit's nasty.)

My cousin is in the hospital from a back surgery that took way too many days and he's not doing that great. Boo.

Last night a cockroach climbed IN my t-shirt drawer and I was too scared to search for it. I'm hoping it was the same one I discovered in my bathroom last night but WTF cockroaches where do you think we are, Thailand? NOT COOL. I feel like one's crawling on me right now aah. So basically I am just ranting. My semi-sincere apologies. Can't believe I am going to be chilling in this cockroach palace for an entire month while all my friends slowly but surely depart ATL. It is tres sad. I'm so emo I'm listening to little Jenny Humphreys' very angsty band Pretty Reckless. This is serious. OK I'm going to go read a book designed for pre-teens. Peace.





Friday, August 27, 2010

Fail

So I realize it's one week into this whole blog thing and I already skipped posting three days in a row. FAIL. In my defense I was sick and looked kind of like this:


Basically not my finest moment. I pretty much binge ate random food lying around the house (edamame, chocolate-covered strawberries, cheese straws) and read the Pretty Little Liars book series. So good! I almost know who the murderer is, except I moronically didn't buy the fourth book. I thought I might need a break after the first three to read a real book. Who was I fooling? Not you, my loyal four followers, I know. Luckily it was time well spent because at some point I plan to write a teen book series featuring Southern debutantes who for some reason are able to access unlimited amounts of cocaine, Vicodin, and Louboutins. You heard it here first.

Now that I am back at work chugging emergen-C water and popping 'natural' pills like the lovely lady above, I am looking forward to the weekend and hopefully turning my pallid skin to a darker shade of ivory. Have a good one guys.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I can't even tell you how much I love Maira Kalman






But I'll try because she is so freaking fabulous. She's probably most famous for her New Yorker covers and her illustrated children's books, but she's also had a great "Pursuit of Happiness" blog on nytimes.com. My personal favorite is her series on Monticello and Thomas Jefferson, but I think they're all amazing. She also has illustrated books for adults, and I'm thinking of getting one and tearing out the pages to frame for my dorm. She has a new book coming out in October based on her blog, "And the Pursuit of Happiness." Aah I die. Go look at her stuff now. Plus she's from Tel Aviv, gotta love a good Jew.

http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/time-wastes-too-fast/

Monday, August 23, 2010

Back to School Shopping

Back to School


I have been stressing out lately about my back to school wardrobe. Like, it's keeping me up at night. Yeah, I realize this isn't a Third World-type problem, but apparently the typical student at LSE dresses up a little more than I'm used to. So my back to school Lululemon wardrobe has gone out the window. I am currently planning all future items around my excellent Mulberry Alexa knockoff via the Istanbul Bazaar. My goal is a preppy/boho/ trendy but not too trendy and not trying too hard (clearly) style that works in foggy fall weather. Success?

James Perse shirt, Madewell blazer, J Brand cargos, Madewell scarf, Toms, Mulberry bag

Back to School by bubblensqueak featuring

Friday, August 20, 2010

Beautiful little fool





I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool... You see, I think everything's terrible anyhow... And I know. I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Ch. 1

Tomorrow night I’m going to a Gatsby-themed charity event. I say ‘charity event’ loosely, because I’m not some debutante whose job is to be on various charity boards and get my picture in society magazines. I wish. However, this event technically benefits one of the only charities I actually know and feel personally invested in, so I’m going. But what to wear? I love dressing up, but in college this veered towards makeshift togas and slapdash slutty outfits. This party looks the eensiest bit more classy, especially since I’ll know a few legit adults there. I decided to do a bit of research since the book is less interested in Daisy’s wardrobe than I would like.

Right now I’m thinking fishnets, my fringe-y skirt, and A LOT of pearls and chains courtesy of my Grandmother’s jewelry box. If I could find a sequined feather headband and long cig holder that would be ideal.


1 Book cover, 2 how tight are these guns? Flapper era, 3 one of my faves Lauren Conrad on mtv.com, 4 Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in the movie (1974)


Thursday, August 19, 2010



Via Hubble Telescope, UVA Astronomy News

“We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.”

~Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Dorm Room Decor

After gazing at these pictures:



Images: 1. hatze eisma via this is glamorous, 2. boudoir by hilary robertson via concrete and honey and this is glamorous, 3.the Palihouse Holloway via Gala Darling

I am rather desperate to live in a legitimately decorated house as opposed to the small gray block I'm a little nervous about moving into next month. I haven't lived in a proper dorm room in 5 years and I'm not sure how I'm going to cope with such a tiny space. One thing is for sure- it cannot look like my freshman dorm with a sagging Audrey Hepburn poster and Easy Mac scattered over the floor. I'm looking for bedding that is more shabby chic than just plain shabby, and travel pictures to cover the wall. This Polaroid wall is pretty sweet, and I would love a lucite desk. If all else fails I do still have my multi-colored duvet cover from freshman year.