My Recent Purchases

I went into town today with the intention of just buying textbooks for my classes (which seem to pretty awesome for the most part), but my resolve was quickly worn down and I purchased a few cool items along the way:

Spotted this kick-ass Woody Guthrie poster in a book store. I mean it was only 10 bucks, how could I not?

Hello old friends.

Postcards from yet another bookstore. I also bought a Billie Holiday one but left in my friend's bag. Oh darn.

The new Bon Iver album. Do I own a record player? Negative. Did that stop me from buying this, probably my most exciting purchase ever? Nope.

Nation of Heat

The video is a little wack, I must admit (it was the winner of a fan competition), but the song is LEGIT.

Something to Make You Smile

These doodles by Andre Jordan literally made me laugh out loud:

You can find these and a lot more over at his website, abeautifulrevolution.

Let the Merrymaking Begin

Tonight my friends and I shall celebrate our triumphant return to school and to each other. Dear me how did I get so lucky?

(Images via Square America)

Trippy

Polaroids

(Images via Polanoid)

D is for Delusional

I was browsing style.com today, the online home of Vogue Magazine, when I came across a section called "depression chic" containing series of looks from the spring 2009 runways. What exactly is depression chic, you ask? Well, those zany fashion slaves at Vogue didn't exactly say, but they described the portfolio with the following: "Silk fringe or faded sackcloth- these looks will get you through the economic downturn and beyond". Observe, if you will, their following suggestions:

Diane von Furstenburg dress: $1,600. Very practical. I mean just look at the color, it goes with everything! I have plenty of accessories that would compliment a pea soup green dress... oh wait no I don't.

Dress by Louis Vuitton: $6,002 -cuz, ya know, those two extra dollars are really important in the long run. Designers are people too! They have mouths to feed! (Speaking of mouths to feed, that model needs to EAT SOMETHING)

$935 gold necklace by Aurélie Bidermann. Wow those guys over at style.com are spot on with their depression chic fashion picks. I mean, there isn't even a comma in the price tag of this and it still looks great! How do they do it?

And finally, a stunning look by Burberry Prorsum. Jacket: $1,595. Necklace: $695. Dress (hold on to your hats): $3,595

Now don't get me wrong: I love Vogue Magazine and I enjoy poring over the breathlessly beautiful creations that sashay down the runways. I don't come away with the feeling that I must wear clothes that cost more than automobiles, but rather inspiration when I scour through the sales racks at the local mall. However, when Vogue tries to sympathize with "the little people" during a time of great economic uncertainty, the results, as you can see, are hilarious.

Freckle Specs

It's freckles!! On glassess!! Get it? Well, no, me neither but I still think they are darn cute. Kinda nerdy-chic no? The creepy thing is the freckles on the specs match the color of the freckles that cover 80% of my body (hey, it doesn't all see the sun! I am a lady after all) So I think if I wore these it would be a bit too much, but for those of you out there who rue the day you were born with spotless skin, these may be the specs for you!

(specs via kielmead)

I Need to See This

An Indie film? With Zooey Deschanel!? AND Joseph Gordon-Levitt!!?? Wait, you're saying there's dancing, cheesy cartoony effects AND a semi-creepy voiceover!!!?? 

Someone get me to a theater.

My Bank Statement Makes Me Weep

Well it seems like I have caught the shopping bug. All I want to do is floor it to my nearest shopping mall (without paying any attention to pesky traffic law- psh who stops at red lights?) and buy ridiculous amounts of ridiculously beautiful clothes.

Back to reality. Even though new clothes would be so cute for back to school, not having enough money to buy my criminally expensive textbooks would pose a problem. So instead I shall search the web and pine over the things I want (actually going to a store would just be too painful). Hey, a girl can always dream right?

This beauty is from Uban Outfitters. (dont mind the fugly tights)

ModCloth

Rumplo.com

I also want a large assortment of cardigans, even though I have plenty already.

On the Road

"the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "ahhh!""

This is one of my favorite quotes ever. You can find it in "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac, a book I'm reading right now. Sometimes I find myself (usually when I'm at school) looking out my window and wishing for the horizon. I guess its a good thing I don't have a car at school. Hopefully there will come a time in my life, maybe after I graduate, when I can just take to the road and meet these mad people Mr. Kerouac writes about. That would be grand.

I'm Baaaaack!

Besides getting up at some ungodly hour every morning, DC was fun. I toured lots of museums and federal buildings, but the most surprising thing I learned was that our nation's capital ain't a whole lot warmer than Boston, and by God I learned that the hard way. 

This is a picture I took of my sister in front of the capitol building. For some reason we felt the need to leap in the air in front of national monuments. Basically we three are a public nuisance.

Leeeeaaving On a Jet Plane...

OBAMAAA here I come!

Sorry, whenever I write the name of our president elect it has to be in caps. It just does. Anywho kids I'm leaving with my sisters to spend a couple of days with my aunt in DC (aka ze land of OBAMA). We're gonna see the sights and generally have a grand old time. Personally I cannot wait to go to the Natural History Museum. I know, I know, I'm a dork. Plus did you know that all the museums down there are free? Holllaaaa.

So I'll see you in a few days, dear readers (all three of you)

:)

Holy CrackerJack

Some pretty cool images by Magdalena Bors:

For Emma, Forever Ago

Come on skinny love just last the year, pour a little salt we were never here.

Doing a Whole Lot of Nothing

Right now I'm trying to regain my point of reference.