I know I've been a bit capricious with my blog layout in the past few weeks, but I think I like this one. I made it with the intent of having a sleeker layout and to showcase the photos I'll be taking or just random pictures I've accumulated. The pictures and posts should speak for the entire blog.
While I'm posting, and you're reading, here are some songs that I've come across, thanks to my Kooks station on Pandora.
"Books From Boxes" Maximo Park
"Always on My Mind" Phantom Planet
I guess the White Sea Remix of Young Blood led me to look up more of The Naked and Famous.
"Punching in a Dream" The Naked and Famous
I also have to mention that unfortunately, no family visit this weekend. My work schedule came out for the week after and I've got next Friday and Saturday off. Which means I'm coming home! :) This is so much more exciting than my family coming down for the day. However, I won't be able to see my sister when I go up. Also, my secret Modcloth package should have arrived at my house by next week.
I'm not one for online purchases. You can never quite be sure with the sizing and even if you are, sometimes things just look better on the "hanger" (or gorgeous model) than they do on you. But in the last 24 hours, I made two online purchases, which is a crazy stretch from what I usually do.
The first purchase I made was from Modcloth. Yay Modcloth! I'm glad I caught this Facebook fans only special. As one of my friends stated, it's like "clothing roulette." I paid $15, told Modcloth my size, and in about two weeks or so, I should get in the mail, my first Modcloth purchase. The catch is that I have no idea what I'm getting. But luckily, I love almost everything on the Modcloth website, so hopefully I'm in the clear. But I'll be sure to post what I get later.
The second purchase was from asianicandy. I was the winner of Breanne's $25 gift voucher from asianicandy.com. This one will go a bit more smoothly, because I purchased jewelry and tights. I'm excited to post pictures when they come though. :)
This does mean that I will have to calm down with the unnecessary purchases for a while. I'm going to say until August, but that's probably being very optimistic.
I did think about why I so impulsively made these purchases. I concluded that it was because when faced with "too good to pass up" specials, I just couldn't say no. However, it also was six months to Christmas yesterday, June 25th. So happy halfway to Christmas..day?
Currently listening to: anything In the Heights. anything with Lin-Manuel Miranda.
like this, for instance, a flashmob of "96,000" at Universal City Walk, in the presence of Lin.
Summer is officially at the halfway point. At least, my summer is. I've been at school for six weeks and I've another six to go. I'm not entirely sure whether time's been moving quickly or not. But I've gotten into a pretty nice schedule of work, reading, exercising, making food, and thrifting.
Random pictures I've taken throughout the summer that didn't make it into other posts:
Part of a local Les Mis cast performed some songs at the Arts & Crafts Fair I went to a few weeks ago.
Outfit containing the first skirt I made:
The Sunken Gardens on a particularly sunny day:
When people ask me what I do on my free time, after a bit of thought, the answer's always "...Well, I read a lot." Which is definitely a change, and a good one.
Artistic picture of "Water for Elephants." I never could get into it, but I may try again in a few weeks.
A couple statues tucked away on campus:
Outside of the regional library:
In other news, my family's finally coming down to visit on Saturday! I'm really excited, I haven't seen them in a while and I miss them. Not to mention there's been some tension regarding days off and finding a good time for my parents to come down. But I won't dwell on that. :)
Title quote from Groucho Max.
Currently listening to: nothing at the moment; I'm at work right now
Skirt #2: complete! I spent about an hour yesterday sewing this skirt from a t-shirt I got for a dollar at Goodwill. I swear, by the end of the summer, we're going to be on a first name basis.
But I have this odd habit when I buy clothes. Once I get home, I always have to try it on again, with various outfits. So that's exactly what I did when I finished making this skirt. However, I wasn't doing so well in the imagination department, so went to lookbook for inspiration.
I even have these Romwe tights. :)
Definitely trying this out, without the heels.
I know these are shorts, but I still like the outfit.
I was slightly worried that the skirt, while I like it, wouldn't mesh with my current style. But my worries have been calmed now.
Currently listening to:
"My Body" Young the Giant
"The Start of Something" Voxtrot
"Young Blood (White Sea Remix)" The Naked and Famous
Happy Father's Day everyone! I unfortunately couldn't spend the day with my dad or family because of work, but I know he enjoyed himself today. And why wouldn't he, he went fishing. :)
But in all seriousness, my father's lived the life of many. He's seen things and been through things that I can only imagine. He's worked harder than he should for longer than he should. He needs very little in his life, a quality that I've admired and inherited. Call me a daddy's girl, but there is honestly very little I wouldn't do to make him happy.
I've always believed this, but if I only had one wish, it would be that my parents no longer had to work. They've lived through hard times, both in coming to this country and while here. So while that isn't quite possible, the only thing I can do is to get through school (successfully, which seems to be harder than I thought) and lessen their worries.
Odds and ends that I found while looking for pictures of my dad.
"Murder in the City" The Avett Brothers
" A tear fell from my father's eyes
I wondered what my dad would say
He said I love you
And I'm proud of you both,
in so many different ways "
Happy Father's Day to everyone reading!
Currently listening to: "Murder in the City" The Avett Brothers
