I love, love, love this sweet sentiment from Ornamelle.
Delicious cinnamon-vanilla black tea from Trader Joe's with milk in one of my favorite blue teacups. The sandwich is peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam (don't sandwiches just taste better cut into triangles?). Oh yes, today was a very good lunch day.
New wooly over-the-knee socks from Lisa B. These make me happy beyond all reason.
Slightly less wooly, but still very cozy thigh-high socks from American Apparel.
One of my very favorite places in the house, which I had alllllll to myself today.
New perfume, yay! Miss Dior Cherie. I've wanted this for months, and it was a Christmas present from my parents. It smells soooo good-- feminine and sweet, but not cloying. On my skin, the notes that linger are the strawberry sorbet, caramel popcorn, and a softly mossy scent. I love, love, love it. And the bottle is so pretty!
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Old Dinkie Dino virtual pet! I used to get these all the time, but this little guy was having some issues. The Dinkie Dinos are notoriously glitchy to start with, but they're so cute that I can't resist restarting them every few years. After a battle with a stripped screw over the battery compartment and some nerve-wracking button-removal and circuit-cleaning, he's up and running.
I finally got a new phone. I've had my razr for two and a half years, and while it has served admirably, it was getting a little weird in its old age. For instance, it would insist that it was charging while not actually plugged into anything, and I started receiving text messages and phone calls exactly twelve hours after they were originally supposed to go through. Also, people would sometimes see it and go, "Ohhhh, a Razr! I used to have one of those!" Time for something new.
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I decided on the Blackberry Curve for a bunch of reasons. It wasn't outrageously expensive, but it does all the things I wanted, like helping me get directions when I inevitably get lost in Lower Manhattan (Does anyone actually know their way around down there? It's like a labyrinth.). It's also way more convenient than lugging my Macbook around or running up to my dorm room to check my email if I'm expecting something.
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Lastly, I'm restarting the book "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. It's basically a course in nurturing your creativity. I first started it when I was in an English class called Creative Imagination. My professor was fantastic (you can find her blog here ) but I just didn't have time to keep up with this book the way I wanted to. But I'll post about that as I go along. If anyone would like to do this along with me, or has questions about the book, feel free to leave me a comment and I'll answer anything. It'd be lovely to have someone to talk about this with.
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My dad listens to a lot of Elvis while cooking. I think this is my favorite song that's on regular rotation in our kitchen.
I think I've pinned down my style as 'cozy-nature-child-minimalist.' The minimalist part may seem strange given my propensity toward making things, prolifically and constantly, but for me the joy is in the creation. I'd much rather make things than actually have things.
That said, I just scored a reeeeally cute new pair of shoes. My aunt just gave me a lot of shoes, but these were my favorites by far. I took out the cord laces and replaced them with silk ribbon.
One of our assignments for my knitwear design class this past semester was to design a lingerie collection. I absolutely loved this project! I chose Little Red Riding Hood as my inspiration, and made three little mini-groups-- one inspired by Little Red, one inspired by the huntsman, and one inspired by the wolf. My collection is a holiday one. I didn't get a chance to scan in my fabric page or color page before I came home for break, but when I go back to school, I'll add those in, too.
I admit it: I am a complete Harry Potter geek. But my all-time favorite thing in Harry Potter is.......Lavender Brown's wardrobe! Jessie Cave, who plays Lavender in the movies, is totally adorable and I want every single one of her costumes.
I don't think the last photo is actually Harry Potter-related, which means that Jessie Cave actually dresses like this in real life. Which makes her even more adorable.
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My very cool brother, Zach, has just started a blog! He writes about music, vintage music magazines, books, and culture. Check it out at http://fromchaosablog.wordpress.com. Here's a song he had me listen to a few days ago because he thought I'd like it (and because the title is my name in Russian). I like it a lot.
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Also, I got my hair cut today! I've had long hair for years and years, ever since I got it cut in sixth grade and realized what a very round face I have. But I was ready for a change, and I'm totally thrilled with how it came out! Yay!
I love, love, love this sweet sentiment from Ornamelle.
Delicious cinnamon-vanilla black tea from Trader Joe's with milk in one of my favorite blue teacups. The sandwich is peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam (don't sandwiches just taste better cut into triangles?). Oh yes, today was a very good lunch day.
New wooly over-the-knee socks from Lisa B. These make me happy beyond all reason.
Slightly less wooly, but still very cozy thigh-high socks from American Apparel.
One of my very favorite places in the house, which I had alllllll to myself today.
