Thanks, Kara
First, for putting my obsession in check. I don’t know why I was on those shoes so tough last night (they showed up in my dreams – no bullshit), but thanks for helping me keep everything in perspective. If I happen to find them in a thrift store with walls lined with cubbies full of stuff (like in the dream I had), I’ll get them. Fair? I think so.
Second, for posting about this:
I actually went somewhere on a Sunday afternoon and had a damn good time. Since I didn’t have the wherewithal to bring cash to actually buy stuff – like this DOOOOOOPE vintage green sweater covered in shiny things – I took the time out to take everything in, browse some cool stuff, listen to some cool music and meet some cool people. Sucks that we missed each other there. Bluh.
AHHH! Vacation is over. Can’t wait until Christmas!
Sooo, how was yours? I want to hear it. =)
Seriously
I’m about ready to give up my firstborn child to the person who can find me these in an 39EUR/8US. I know, I know…I’m obsessive/fixated/have issues/blah blah blah. But still. GIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIE!!!
Why does the blog world (and yes, two people make up the blog world when it comes to these shoes) continue to taunt me with their possession of my long-obsessed over Chloe combat boot? If I could actually find them for sale, it would be ok, but NOOOOOOOOOOOO. They’re nowhere to be found on the intertubes. NOWHERE!!!
Why must I cry???
I just sat and watched all of this mess. I feel like the least the world can do is send me a functional link where I can buy these shoes. Or point me to someone that doesn’t want their pair anymore. Or anything. The back of a truck/shoe equivalent of a chop shop/your local dealer will do. Seriously.
Just because…
Muze, I’m working on it! And by “it” I mean finding the right sweater to do that to. It’s hard!
Progress Report: the pants are fashioned, but they look like shitty pants – you KNOW what I mean. This is the very shape I was trying to avoid, so I’m trying to umm…fix…that. Yeah…
Hope you all are enjoying the time off. I’ve been sleeping. A lot. It’s quite shameful, actually. Once something interesting happens, I’ll let you know.
diy time
The weekend has come for me to finally attempt to make a pair of drop crotch pants. I got some kickass fabric that I spent a little too much on…it seems that I think Mood is the only fabric store I can go to (I blame Project Runway and Michael Levine for being downtown…ugh) and DVF just so happens to make the perfect heavyweight jersey in black. If these pants don’t work out, something else needs to be made with this. I refuse to waste my money It’s that good.
Wish me luck.
time well spent
I didn’t make it to work today, so I’ve taken the opportunity to spend the day in my ‘SC sweats (read: no outfit post). I’m doing the best I can to keep warm since the temperature finally decided to drop and bring the rain along with it. I hate rain. Always have. I can’t operate normally and forget about trying to drive in it (there’s a story and it involves the near totaling of the ‘91 convertible Mustang I used to own…so sad).
Today, I made it my mission to look for all of those items that I’ve seen by the by in hopes that I will be able to acquire them for myself. At the top of the list is that Elizabeth and James knuckle ring that Rumi has been wearing. It’s been haunting me for what feels like eons and I just couldn’t find it. Anywhere. Only one site carries it (supposedly) and I only see it in gold – not really my thing as I have worn silver for nearly all of my life with the exception of my mother’s wedding band that she gave me after daddy died.
After much mainstream web searching and a disheartening attempt on ebay in nearly every country, I decided to check Etsy, my ace in the hole in situations like this.
Score.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I got more than I expected. It is the style I have been coveting for over a month and, to my merryment, it’s a vintage piece with some of the best little details (and you all know how much of a sucker I am for details). The inset rhinestones and pearls made this a no-brainer for me. Dudeguy caught a glimpse of it over my shoulder and, without prompting, said, “that’s reallyfuckincool.”
I bought it.
I’m usually not one for much jewelry, but I couldn’t pass this one up. No way, no how. Don’t be surprised if I add it to the “never take off” collection of things I currently wear.
I managed to take a break from my shopping travails to make my rounds in the blogosphere and came across this video at ProperTalks. I CANNOT WAIT for this movie to come out just for the ridiculousness of it all. NSFW, so please keep that in mind.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFu2S4KfDQ]
Hope you all are having a fantastic day. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
Seriously
I’m about ready to give up my firstborn child to the person who can find me these in an 39EUR/8US. I know, I know…I’m obsessive/fixated/have issues/blah blah blah. But still. GIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIE!!!
Why does the blog world (and yes, two people make up the blog world when it comes to these shoes) continue to taunt me with their possession of my long-obsessed over Chloe combat boot? If I could actually find them for sale, it would be ok, but NOOOOOOOOOOOO. They’re nowhere to be found on the intertubes. NOWHERE!!!
Why must I cry???
I just sat and watched all of this mess. I feel like the least the world can do is send me a functional link where I can buy these shoes. Or point me to someone that doesn’t want their pair anymore. Or anything. The back of a truck/shoe equivalent of a chop shop/your local dealer will do. Seriously.
Just because…
Muze, I’m working on it! And by “it” I mean finding the right sweater to do that to. It’s hard!
Progress Report: the pants are fashioned, but they look like shitty pants – you KNOW what I mean. This is the very shape I was trying to avoid, so I’m trying to umm…fix…that. Yeah…
Hope you all are enjoying the time off. I’ve been sleeping. A lot. It’s quite shameful, actually. Once something interesting happens, I’ll let you know.
diy time
The weekend has come for me to finally attempt to make a pair of drop crotch pants. I got some kickass fabric that I spent a little too much on…it seems that I think Mood is the only fabric store I can go to (I blame Project Runway and Michael Levine for being downtown…ugh) and DVF just so happens to make the perfect heavyweight jersey in black. If these pants don’t work out, something else needs to be made with this. I refuse to waste my money It’s that good.
Wish me luck.
time well spent
I didn’t make it to work today, so I’ve taken the opportunity to spend the day in my ‘SC sweats (read: no outfit post). I’m doing the best I can to keep warm since the temperature finally decided to drop and bring the rain along with it. I hate rain. Always have. I can’t operate normally and forget about trying to drive in it (there’s a story and it involves the near totaling of the ‘91 convertible Mustang I used to own…so sad).
Today, I made it my mission to look for all of those items that I’ve seen by the by in hopes that I will be able to acquire them for myself. At the top of the list is that Elizabeth and James knuckle ring that Rumi has been wearing. It’s been haunting me for what feels like eons and I just couldn’t find it. Anywhere. Only one site carries it (supposedly) and I only see it in gold – not really my thing as I have worn silver for nearly all of my life with the exception of my mother’s wedding band that she gave me after daddy died.
After much mainstream web searching and a disheartening attempt on ebay in nearly every country, I decided to check Etsy, my ace in the hole in situations like this.
Score.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I got more than I expected. It is the style I have been coveting for over a month and, to my merryment, it’s a vintage piece with some of the best little details (and you all know how much of a sucker I am for details). The inset rhinestones and pearls made this a no-brainer for me. Dudeguy caught a glimpse of it over my shoulder and, without prompting, said, “that’s reallyfuckincool.”
I bought it.
I’m usually not one for much jewelry, but I couldn’t pass this one up. No way, no how. Don’t be surprised if I add it to the “never take off” collection of things I currently wear.
I managed to take a break from my shopping travails to make my rounds in the blogosphere and came across this video at ProperTalks. I CANNOT WAIT for this movie to come out just for the ridiculousness of it all. NSFW, so please keep that in mind.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFu2S4KfDQ]
Hope you all are having a fantastic day. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
Just because…
Muze, I’m working on it! And by “it” I mean finding the right sweater to do that to. It’s hard!
Progress Report: the pants are fashioned, but they look like shitty pants – you KNOW what I mean. This is the very shape I was trying to avoid, so I’m trying to umm…fix…that. Yeah…
Hope you all are enjoying the time off. I’ve been sleeping. A lot. It’s quite shameful, actually. Once something interesting happens, I’ll let you know.
diy time
The weekend has come for me to finally attempt to make a pair of drop crotch pants. I got some kickass fabric that I spent a little too much on…it seems that I think Mood is the only fabric store I can go to (I blame Project Runway and Michael Levine for being downtown…ugh) and DVF just so happens to make the perfect heavyweight jersey in black. If these pants don’t work out, something else needs to be made with this. I refuse to waste my money It’s that good.
Wish me luck.
time well spent
I didn’t make it to work today, so I’ve taken the opportunity to spend the day in my ‘SC sweats (read: no outfit post). I’m doing the best I can to keep warm since the temperature finally decided to drop and bring the rain along with it. I hate rain. Always have. I can’t operate normally and forget about trying to drive in it (there’s a story and it involves the near totaling of the ‘91 convertible Mustang I used to own…so sad).
Today, I made it my mission to look for all of those items that I’ve seen by the by in hopes that I will be able to acquire them for myself. At the top of the list is that Elizabeth and James knuckle ring that Rumi has been wearing. It’s been haunting me for what feels like eons and I just couldn’t find it. Anywhere. Only one site carries it (supposedly) and I only see it in gold – not really my thing as I have worn silver for nearly all of my life with the exception of my mother’s wedding band that she gave me after daddy died.
After much mainstream web searching and a disheartening attempt on ebay in nearly every country, I decided to check Etsy, my ace in the hole in situations like this.
Score.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I got more than I expected. It is the style I have been coveting for over a month and, to my merryment, it’s a vintage piece with some of the best little details (and you all know how much of a sucker I am for details). The inset rhinestones and pearls made this a no-brainer for me. Dudeguy caught a glimpse of it over my shoulder and, without prompting, said, “that’s reallyfuckincool.”
I bought it.
I’m usually not one for much jewelry, but I couldn’t pass this one up. No way, no how. Don’t be surprised if I add it to the “never take off” collection of things I currently wear.
I managed to take a break from my shopping travails to make my rounds in the blogosphere and came across this video at ProperTalks. I CANNOT WAIT for this movie to come out just for the ridiculousness of it all. NSFW, so please keep that in mind.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFu2S4KfDQ]
Hope you all are having a fantastic day. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
diy time
The weekend has come for me to finally attempt to make a pair of drop crotch pants. I got some kickass fabric that I spent a little too much on…it seems that I think Mood is the only fabric store I can go to (I blame Project Runway and Michael Levine for being downtown…ugh) and DVF just so happens to make the perfect heavyweight jersey in black. If these pants don’t work out, something else needs to be made with this. I refuse to waste my money It’s that good.
Wish me luck.
time well spent
I didn’t make it to work today, so I’ve taken the opportunity to spend the day in my ‘SC sweats (read: no outfit post). I’m doing the best I can to keep warm since the temperature finally decided to drop and bring the rain along with it. I hate rain. Always have. I can’t operate normally and forget about trying to drive in it (there’s a story and it involves the near totaling of the ‘91 convertible Mustang I used to own…so sad).
Today, I made it my mission to look for all of those items that I’ve seen by the by in hopes that I will be able to acquire them for myself. At the top of the list is that Elizabeth and James knuckle ring that Rumi has been wearing. It’s been haunting me for what feels like eons and I just couldn’t find it. Anywhere. Only one site carries it (supposedly) and I only see it in gold – not really my thing as I have worn silver for nearly all of my life with the exception of my mother’s wedding band that she gave me after daddy died.
After much mainstream web searching and a disheartening attempt on ebay in nearly every country, I decided to check Etsy, my ace in the hole in situations like this.
Score.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I got more than I expected. It is the style I have been coveting for over a month and, to my merryment, it’s a vintage piece with some of the best little details (and you all know how much of a sucker I am for details). The inset rhinestones and pearls made this a no-brainer for me. Dudeguy caught a glimpse of it over my shoulder and, without prompting, said, “that’s reallyfuckincool.”
I bought it.
I’m usually not one for much jewelry, but I couldn’t pass this one up. No way, no how. Don’t be surprised if I add it to the “never take off” collection of things I currently wear.
I managed to take a break from my shopping travails to make my rounds in the blogosphere and came across this video at ProperTalks. I CANNOT WAIT for this movie to come out just for the ridiculousness of it all. NSFW, so please keep that in mind.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFu2S4KfDQ]
Hope you all are having a fantastic day. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
time well spent
I didn’t make it to work today, so I’ve taken the opportunity to spend the day in my ‘SC sweats (read: no outfit post). I’m doing the best I can to keep warm since the temperature finally decided to drop and bring the rain along with it. I hate rain. Always have. I can’t operate normally and forget about trying to drive in it (there’s a story and it involves the near totaling of the ‘91 convertible Mustang I used to own…so sad).
Today, I made it my mission to look for all of those items that I’ve seen by the by in hopes that I will be able to acquire them for myself. At the top of the list is that Elizabeth and James knuckle ring that Rumi has been wearing. It’s been haunting me for what feels like eons and I just couldn’t find it. Anywhere. Only one site carries it (supposedly) and I only see it in gold – not really my thing as I have worn silver for nearly all of my life with the exception of my mother’s wedding band that she gave me after daddy died.
After much mainstream web searching and a disheartening attempt on ebay in nearly every country, I decided to check Etsy, my ace in the hole in situations like this.
Score.
Not only did I find what I was looking for, I got more than I expected. It is the style I have been coveting for over a month and, to my merryment, it’s a vintage piece with some of the best little details (and you all know how much of a sucker I am for details). The inset rhinestones and pearls made this a no-brainer for me. Dudeguy caught a glimpse of it over my shoulder and, without prompting, said, “that’s reallyfuckincool.”
I bought it.
I’m usually not one for much jewelry, but I couldn’t pass this one up. No way, no how. Don’t be surprised if I add it to the “never take off” collection of things I currently wear.
I managed to take a break from my shopping travails to make my rounds in the blogosphere and came across this video at ProperTalks. I CANNOT WAIT for this movie to come out just for the ridiculousness of it all. NSFW, so please keep that in mind.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFu2S4KfDQ]
Hope you all are having a fantastic day. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
I Must Go…
I know I’m probably the last to find out about this (I usually am), but the gloriousness that is known as Space 15 Twenty needs to be met with my presence. Oh, Urban Outfitters with your creative collaborations.
from space15twenty.com
11,000 square feet of UO next to a slew of vendors sounds like an exciting 2-3 hour adventure to me. Aaaaaaaaaaand it looks as if they’re having an opening reception for one of their exhibits on December 12th. Who wants to go?
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
The Selecter
I found a hat in dudeguy’s closet. After I took out all the…extra…riff raff out of my hair, I decided that I would wear this hat and pull out a tuft of hair to act as a bang a la my hair muse Janelle Monae. Gah, the things she does with that hair. Amazing.
So here’s my outfit today: token menswear shirt over a dress topped off with this hat. I got quite a few “you know who you look just like…” remarks today as a result. The best, IMO, was Pauline Black from the ska band The Selecter. I thought it was dead on…at least from the neck up. LOL.
Thrifted Shirt//F21 Dress & Shoes//Dudeguy’s Hat
You can’t really tell where the hat ends and my “bangs” begins for lack of great contrast between black and brown and the fact that the last time my hair was straight was around two years ago. Here’s a better shot:
Since I’m betting that close to none of you know who Pauline Black is, here is a video from The Selecter for their song “On My Radio.” Gotta love UK ska music.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqZW7xHm_Q]
Smile! We have a short week this week. Any plans? Are you cooking? Will you be saving me a plate? I need answers!
Side note: Geri and Kara, you guys are great/hella cool/Jet Rag champs with fantastic eyes for cool stuff. It was so good meeting you both and rummaging through the many stacks of the dollar sale. Next time?
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
almost forgot
Today’s outfit – I couldn’t get my regular shot in, so here is me at work…doing what I do…everyday. Does anyone know someone who is hiring? Anyone?
Thrifted Sweater & Belt//F21 Jeans//Guess Boots//Teddy Bear Earrings from Joei
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
cafe mak
Remember the Korean coffee shop I told you I was going to last night? Well, I DID go (YAY) and had a pretty good time sitting, talking and shoving hot beverages and sweets into my mouth. It’s really cool place and I’ll be glad to recap.
Before I start, I’ll introduce my friend Joei:
Love this girl. She’s hilarious and managed to find me a pair of teddy bear earrings. Yes, they are as cute as they sound and I’m sorry for the sucky picture quality.
Since we were clearly in K-town, I had to ask her, “Joei, am I going to be the only black person here?”
She says, “it doesn’t matter. I’m the only Chinese girl here.”
I respond, “Well, I’m part Chinese, so will that help?”
*laughter ensues*
These are the conversations I have with my friends. LOL. None of it mattered anyway.
We sat outside on a nice brick patio with iron chairs. It’s a pretty nice place and HUGE on the inside. You’d never be able to tell from the street. I hear the post-club crowd comes here so that explains the size and the fact that it closes at 2am during the week and around 4am on weekends. Nice.
I can’t tell you how the coffee is there because we completely skipped over that and ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a couple of cakes. Oh, the cakes. THE CAKES! They’re an adventure in subtle sweetness and texture and they come out in perfect little domes. Very cute and tasty.
The tea wasn’t half bad, either. Any urbane coffee shop that uses whole leaf is good with me. We asked for around three refills of water.
Overall, I liked the place and plan to go back in the future. If anyone ever makes it down there, please try the green tea tiramisu. It’s ex-quur-zhit. I know, my Ms. Jay impersonation over the computer needs work. Lots of work.
Cafe Mak
612 Shatto Place (near Vermont & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-252-9898
Happy Friday, guys. Go out and do something fun so you can tell me about it later. =)
