• red lipstick has the power to completely change your mood
• wearing a beanie always trumps doing your hair
• even after 6 bags sent to Goodwill, I STILL have too much shit
• Aaron McCargo Jr is the worst thing to happen to Food Network (I still can’t believe they picked him over Lisa Garza)
• in the absence of Lost, the revamped miniseries version of The Prisoner on AMC is more than an adequate substitute
• randomly challenging yourself to wear all black every day for the next week really gives you something to look forward to (YAY for forcing play with texture and proportions!!!)

Wearing
thrifted jacket & nubbly shirt
F21 jeans (slightly altered…hence that seam rippage on the left leg…)
LD Tuttle/Urban Outfitters boots

I’m financially compromised, so I have to.

Before I go on, I will say that I was most conflicted when I decided to do this project.  The original is the brainchild of Zana Bayne (one of my favorite bloggers) and if I were in a position to do so, I WOULD have copped one directly from her.  However, when a trip to Hoodwill is looked upon as a luxury instead of an adventure, I have to make do with that I have on hand.  Luckily, I have a lot on hand. So, with a bit of further ado, here is my version of Zana’s winged shoulder piece.  If you likey the wingy thingy or harnesses in general, they are available for purchase in her etsy store.  Buy one and LET HER BE GREAT; she does fantastic work.  In fact, she recently had her first trunk show in San Francisco.  I’ve never been so proud of someone I know only through the internets.

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Ok, I think I’ve reset my crafter karma.

*deep sigh of relief*

Now…BEHOLD my Bladerunner meets vampire steez!!!  I was a tad excited, so there are quite a few pictures.  Sue me.

Ok, don’t sue me.  All I have to offer are the cats…actually, you can TOTALLY have a cat.  No, really.  Take one.  Please.

Since I usually don’t have a great deal of time to get ready, properly fard, and photograph an outfit before I leave for work, I decided it was a good time to play with makeup.  Thank goodness I have a couple of great teachers (HAAAAAAAAY Dani & Felicia!) schooling me on the art.  You guys know I don’t usually do the eye shadow…maybe I should start?

I don’t think I ever introduced you all to my new favorite necklace…

Available at Paraphernalia.  There is truly something for everyone in that place and Vanda is just a gem.  I <3 her.  And got a <3 from her…as it were…