To the rescue

My coworker just made my day. No one else in my area drinks coffee, and it turns out, the cafe at my job is closed right now. I was desperate for coffee and she let me have 2 cups! I feel much more sane now. I can't deal with snarky, lazy students without coffee. Hopefully the madness ends soon because I would like my life back. I don't like barely being able to get out of bed in the morning and dreading work bc I know it will be non stop talking all day.

Post-It Office Love

(Via A Cup of Jo)

Cukes

My friend Nick gave me some cucumbers he grew in his yard, so I made a wrap today for lunch with them, fresh mozzarella, cut up wasabi almonds, and Italian dressing. Yum.

To eat today:
Coffee
Water
Kroger Strawberry Crunch Flake Cereal +Skim Milk
Pack of PB and Cheese Crackers
Cuke wrap

Snowflake Curtain

It is odd to be posting about making snowflakes when today was above 100 degrees and the hottest day of the year, but I just found a cool idea in the photo above. Last Christmas, my friends and I made paper snowflakes at my party, and then we put them up on my living room window, and they stayed all through the holiday season. They filtered light nicely and covered enough of the window that I didn't really have to close the blinds. Well this year, I'm definitely going to try making a snowflake curtain like Bugs and Fishes did here. Look at that, it's amazing.

I just realized I took like, no photos of my beautiful handmade snowflake window. Here's it in the early stages with my cat, looking angered by the whole thing

Party idea?

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From Daily Pep Talk From A Best Friend

This gives me an idea for my next party--perhaps TV show themed. I haven't ever done anything like that.

Sucker for Sequins

I know, I know, I've put myself on shoe-buying embargo for awhile now, but these look SO SPARKLY, and you know I can't say no to sequins. They are at Charlotte Russe, so I'm skeptical bc man, they make some cheap a$$ uncomfortable shoes. I may have to sneak by on my way home from work and see them up close.

Holga

I got a HOLGA! Eeee. It was a very nice welcome-home present after a crappy week. Here's a photo of it with my donated film, courtesy of a friend of my friend. Jessica Simpson's creepy eyes on my new Glamour are also there to watch you. Took my first photos on Friday, and I'll get the roll back tomorrow. Holgas are known for being unpredictable in their finishing, with light leaks, vignette framing, saturated colours, and multiple exposures, which makes them very fun, but I don't know how mine will act yet.

Taking pictures of a film camera with a digital camera to put on the Internet--META.

In other, news, I am currently hanging on a wall in a local art show. Wait, how, you ask? Well, actually, this cubist-influenced portrait of me is in the art show. By a guy I used to date, and I had no idea I was in the show, bc the drawing is from 4 years ago, and we lost touch. But I always liked his art, and damn if being in a show isn't pretty cool.

Girl, Cross-Dimensional View

It looks a wee bit creepy (prob the teeth) but I thought it was cool that he sees things in different angles and perspectives.

wasting time on the Internets

I should be cleaning my house for having people over tomorrow but instead I'm drooling over fashion online. I like these 2 photos from Le Blog de Betty. Her face and hair are beautiful, and she puts some weird clothing combos together. I share her love of sparkles and jewelry, but often I just don't get her style choices--but she always looks chic. Being beautiful helps, for sure.

Rings

We found even more rings in my grandma's house. She was the queen of jewelry, and is the reason for my love of all nice things. I LOVE all these. I gave a few to my mom but kept most of the shinest ones.

I heart rhinestones, esp in turquoise and purple. Look how cute that owl one is!

This big silver one with the blue stone--Joe swears it is a horcrux.

Photos from home

Being back "home" at my beach is nice, for a few days anyway. Then it's just lonely without someone else to share it with. I tried to make up for it by taking pictures. These are from a new home store:

These grafitti lamps I actually saw months ago on the web.

This is a cork lamp. It looks cool and weird in this shot

I love beach decor, so I liked this coral box

Glass sailboat votive holders. Much prettier than my camera captured them

This is a margarita and chips from my favorite Mexican place. I go every time I'm home.

They give you a little plastic animal with each drink. The server went to hs with me and I told her about my dad, so she brought my second drink out with one of every animal they had in it. I laughed and was very appreciative, since I collect them for my plastic menagerie. I thought it was a sweet, simple gesture.

I went out one night for happy hour to get out of my house and went to a local bar with a friendly bartender I met last time I was home and a chill atmosphere. He was great-- very Irish, named Chester, and we talked about my dad, family, our town, etc. Then 2 ladies sat next to me at the bar, around my mother's age, and we started up conversation. We ended up talking the whole night, and really bonded. They were both very sweet and even ended up paying my tab, which they totally didn't have to do, and was very nice. Then my old driver's ed teacher and his wife sat down at the other side of me, and we all chatted for awhile. (It really is a small town). I had managed to get a parking ticket (was 5 minutes late putting more $ in the stupid meter), and they took it from me and insisted on paying. I was truly overwhelmed with all the support from mere strangers, and it definitely made my night.

The ladies and I then went next door to a new place to get some food. We had garlic and parmesean fries and a BLT flatbread pizza. They tasted like heaven, probably because I was drunk.

We met Stephanie the bartender there, a friendly and pretty gal who'd recently moved to the East Coast from SoCal. This is a photo of her with Cindy, one of the women.

I had a grand time, and it was exactly what I needed. Thank you ladies, for that night.