A crappy day in every way

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Miss Lulu & The Teaspoon Shortage

This time of year I shouldn't be buying new things, but this was an exception to the rule. Not only are they adorable booties, but they were once owned by one of my favorite young photographers, Lucia Holm. I've been following her work on Flickr for a long time now. The other day I saw she was selling a lot of her vintage clothing on her Etsy page and stumbled upon these lovelies. Despite her wearing a size 7 shoe, she was selling these size 6 shoes for only $15! Things were selling really fast so I didn't really have a lot of time to dwell on it and I just quickly bought them and I'm so glad that I did! Without seeming stalkerish, I found it to be kind of cool to have something that was once hers, but moreover, they're so cute and comfortable! I love them! They're just the sort of shoe I needed for walking around in Philly. They're fashionable and flat. I just love them. And they came with a cute little thank you card and her business card. So pleased with my impulse buy! How often does that happen??

Check out Lucia's work @
www.luciaholmphotography.com
miss lulu's flickr

Yuck?

What do you think this is? I couldn't tell you myself. I sat next to it, but I certainly did not touch it.

That girl is a monster

What can I say about Lady Gaga that hasn't already been said?
I could say that I love her, but that's definitely been said.

I could say that her shows are not only visually stimulating, but the girl can fucking sing. And when I say she can fucking sing, I mean, she can hold a steady note when a man is picking her up by her crotch. That has to be some kind of testament to her vocal stability/ability.

She's kind of like a pop monster. Like a mad scientist took all the best parts of the top stars of the day and combined them and thus created Lady Gaga. Sings like Christina, dances like Britney, plays the keys like Alicia Keys, and so on and so forth. I'm sure you could mix it any way that you want or maybe you're just shaking your head at me and thinking I've gone gaga. Yeah, I totally have. She's phenomenal.

I can't stop listening to Fame Monster! Still!

So yeah, I'm a proud little monster. Despite the slight confusion on whether she likes monsters or not, I think it's ok as long as we stay "little" and let's face it, I'm going to be little always!

And many thanks to fellow monsterteer, Jamie, who is phenomenal for not only hooking me up with those tickets, but also for hooking me up with a glo-stick! I should be so lucky!

This day in New York has beat me

What a prettiful sky! It definitely beat out the photo I had of Nathan with the mini tacos after he had all of those Zimas. I mean, that was a pretty classic and hilarious photo considering HOW smashed Nathan was, but look at that sky! I guess I'll just hold onto this photo of Nathan as blackmail... muahahahahahah

I shake my fist at thee!

I had a pretty crappy Saturday thanks to my least favorite class right now - Fundamentals of Design. It's draining my sanity and my wallet and I cannot wait to be done with it! Luckily, I have a really adorable dog that is at least able to restore one of those problems. If only he could make me a few bucks somehow...

pepper in some fun!

If you follow me on twitter, you may have seen the hands I drew for my drawing class. Well, here's some peppers I drew too. Aren't my weekends thrilling?! Who would want to miss this?!

Thanks, Giving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I can't say that mine was perfect, but it was pretty great nonetheless. My very good buddy, John, came and joined my family for our terribly authentic Thanksgiving meal. Gizmo in his Pilgrim attire (as you can see!) and I in my Indian headdress (why didn't we take any pictures?), we broke bread and discussed what we were all thankful for. I would share, but that's incredibly personal and I would never break the sacred vows of Thanksgiving dinner chat on my world wide blog. Especially considering how many people frequent this page. It could be disaster. It could disrupt the space time continuum.....yup.

In other news, my mom cooked such a delicious dinner that caused everyone to eat way too much and to have no room for dessert. Thus no one even tried a cupcake :( Total bummer! Oh well. More for me!

Well, more accurately, more for my Dad. holy cow.

Deliciosity

Delicious pumpkin pie cupcakes made from scratch!

I've made a lot of cupcakes and I've even made a lot of them from scratch in my time, but I think these are the best cupcakes I ever made. Don't get me wrong, I've liked the ones I've made in the past, but I pure loved these. Maybe it was the icing that sealed the deal. This was the first time I ever made my own icing as well as the cupcake itself and it was yum-yum yummers! I'm really happy with how they came out! Thanksgiving here we come!

Date with your camera

Here's something fun to do if you're in the city, bored, with a camera.

Stop and take a photo of something on the street. Preferably something in the sky. Then watch as all the people walking by look up at whatever it is that you're taking a photo of. But ignore the comments you receive from incoherent men walking by. Some people just won't understand your artistic eye!

Gizhobo bo bo

There's a lot of reasons I prefer being me opposed to being Gizmo, there are times that I'm hard pressed to remember what those reasons are. Especially when I've spent another weekend doing projects and papers galore. Look at the life of leisure! He's got it dead easy! Little fucking bastard...

You didn't save me

I hate doing marker compositions. I spend hours coloring with smelly markers which are probably eroding my brain with every minute that passes. This is the one I'm happiest with. We'll see what happens on Tuesday, though.

Visit California!

Went to California real quick. It was delicious.
I would highly recommend it.

Arty farty tarty

See, told you I was an art student.
Just in case anyone thought I was doing anything cool.

The doggie bounce

With nothing to update about besides school, I'll fill my pages with pictures of the cutest dog in the land! Let's face it, he's all that I tweet about too. Hm. Kind of sad..Oh well! Here's to a life of being that crazy dog lady!

Ding dong

Some people see a door handle.
Some people see a little face.
What do you see?

I don't hear a sound

Just another day in paradise.
I'm having a bad year.
Stay Alive 2009 fo sho.

In somewhat related news, this blog is clearly dying out. Without having any time to do art that's not related to my school work and having been laid off from my cake decorating job, I'm sort of lacking a point. I don't know if I'll even bother much longer. I barely even take pictures anymore. It's getting pretty pointless. We'll see, I guess.

so uh-mazing

Things That Amazed Me Today

1. How much time I can spend on one single HW assignment
2. How many episodes of Mary Queen of Shops I can watch in a single day
3. How hard it is to get Gizmo to do anything without my voice
4. How hard it is to communicate with anyone without my voice
5. How many french fries Chili's gave me
6. How horrible Chili's french fries are
7. How much I hate writing analysis papers on rhetorical devices
8. How annoyed I can be by one person
9. How cute my pupper's face is

This has never happened in the history of jinx

When I first lost my voice, I thought it was kind of fun to have a different sounding voice. But then the following day I had even less voice and then it kept going down like that. Not only that, with each day I've just felt sicker and sicker. On Thursday I thought I was healthy, but clearly it was some kind of trick played on me by my T-cells. I'm not amused, guys. Not amused at all.

The Romantic

I was the lucky recipient of a personal invitation to the Philadelphia pre-screening of the sensational new animated film, "The Romantic". It was pretty exclusive, but I had an "in" with one of the crew members. Not just any crew member. Yeah, believe it or not, I had an "in" with THE composer of the entire soundtrack, Nathan Terry. Despite the fact that the cold I developed on Monday (which I thought was gone by Thursday) decided to come back on Friday like some kind of campground killer and slaughter my voice, Jamie and I went up to Philly to take part in this once in a lifetime opportunity. Somehow we braved the rain and wind and arrived at the Circle of Hope theatre with time to spare. The movie was really awesome. The animation was twisted and the storyline was even more so. But I definitely enjoyed what I saw. I might not have comprehended it all accurately, but it entertained me and held my interest throughout. Moreover, the music was phenomenal. I don't think I'm bias in saying that either. Somehow Nathan continues to impress me more and more. I didn't think it was possible! He's an amazing musician/composer/person and I definitely feel honored to know him and to even have had the chance to work and collaborate with him. So, what I'm really trying to say is...




I fucking hate the fucking jerk.