That sister of mine is mine, all mine.

I have honestly been missing blogging. I've missed posting and reading your posts and comments, etc.

I feel so disconnected! (Is that a good thing?)

Well, either way, I'm back.

This past week with Al has been so great. So so great.

After this recap, it'll be back to normal posting.

(These photos aren't edited or anything, sorry. Time is money and I'm preeeetty broke these days.)

{together at our favorite hometown pizza shop}

{Harvard Square is where we have our best adventures.}

Also, I really am obsessed with the color gray, and my beehive is the same size as my head!

{She got me a hand dyed silk scarf and a colorful tapestry from India}

Highlights included:

• Laughing, laughing laughing! We laugh at everything together.
• Border Cafe, Totoro store, $20 purse from the UO basement (straight from heaven)
• Watching two of our favorites from when we were little: Passport to Paris & The Sandlot!
• Swapping clothes. I love hand-me-downs from my little sister!
• Planning her 20th birthday party, and a road trip to Jersey for an annual gala. So 'cited.
• Watching this. Over and over and over again. I just want to cry it's so cute!

PS LOOK OVER HERE! IT'S ME AND MY CATS :)
I got referred to the cute boys with cats website over here.. and found this tumblr.
Could not  resist submitting one of my millions of pictures of myself with my babies.
You should check out this site too. I can't stop browsing. Adorable!

Take that, Monday

Phew, happy Tuesday.

There's this group here in Worcester who gets together at Green Hill Park (think huge, green hill) and watches the sunrise every Monday. They usually bring warm drinks and breakfast to share.
They call the group "Fuck Mondays."

I like that idea.

Well anyway, I felt blue without E and was in a funk after watching Grey Gardens alone. Work was lame. Also I eat horribly when Eric isn't around.
(eating horribly = leftover soup and cheezits with 2L of water and an apple)
So I got back at Monday, because naturally I blame all of the above on a day of the week. I feel like posting some more pictures. Don't get bored with me, pleeease!

To get back at the worst day of the week, my friends and I went to Nick's for some class (and karaoke).

1. Tina and Lyd singing "It Takes Two"
2. Pat and some ambiance
3. pretending to be weirded out (only pretending!)
4. back at the Boulevard, check the framed picture.
5. we took off our jackets and stayed a while.

Lastly, my baby sister is HOOOOOME from Germany!
I'm leaving tomorrow after work to spend the rest of the week in Boston, glued to her side hopefully.

Tell your gra'ma and your mama too

Flares are coming back! Eric doesn't believe me.

I thrifted these Gap flares on 1/2 off Wednesday at Salvation Army:

I think they're wicked cute, even if they kinda make me look like I have no bum.

(The wooden heels on my feet are Nine West. Got em at the last swap.)

I apologize for the incohesiveness..icity.. er.. but here are a few other photos of happiness from my week:

I woke up to a bouquet of roses from E on Monday morning.

They made me blush and then cry. (I may or may not be on my "lady days"..)

E snuggling Nugget.

We call her Schnugget, because she likes to schnuggle.



Fun print on a button-down I also thrifted on Wednesday.

I can't wait to wear it with a thick brown leather belt!

This week has been another sort of hectic one. Lots of working and spring cleaning and nights out. (How come people think going out on a Thursday night is a good idea, anyway?) I think part of this weekend is going to be used to recover from the week. In addition, next week Eric is going to Minneapolis for 3 nights and I am already starting to miss that little stinker.So I'll also be pouting around the house following him like his shadow & soforth to show my protest.* And, the night he flies in, I'm heading home to Boston to spend Wednesday-Friday with my sister who by the way comes home from Germany on Monday!!! Very excited to snuggle up in her twin size bed and talk and laugh til we fall asleep.

I even miss her really loud snore. I do.

*Here is something I like to do: give him a hug then not let him go for a really long time until he ends up having to drag me around with him everywhere, then he usually gets annoyed and breaks free. Then I laugh and he scowls even though I know truthfully he's quite amused.

Currently listening to: "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio

This is happening

1. hotel vernon a.k.a. kelley square yacht club. and these guys are just havin fun.
2. i owe pat an expensive shot of whiskey for those tickets.
3. boulevard diner in the middle of the night. worcester is famous because it's got so many diners! wahoo.
4. lyd and i actually didn't have pancakes. we split the french toast. (everybody knows it's the best thing at the boulevard.) paul got something meaty i think.
5. the moon on a cloudy night (not the night i should have been photographing the moon) from my back door.
6. tokyo tramps with jon short at beatnik's. yeah.. they play the blues.
7. i had to post two pictures of the tokyo tramps because they're just so awesome. plus i love the drummer's shirt.
8. roo vs sweater.

..also, this is the best day ever because one of my very best friends just sent me tons of new music as well as a local zine from her home in Seattle. such a huge fantastic score, which explains why i'm up at 1am on a Tuesday. Roo is snoring up a storm next to me, and i should have been in bed hours ago, but i finally just can't stop listening to the newest LCD Soundsystem.

(oh & scroll down in case you missed my very first outfit post! heh.)

Nineties I hated you, now I love you kind of.

I'm kind of excited to share my first outfit post with you! 

Truthfully, I don't know how often this is going to happen, 

but I'm hoping at least once a week.

I forget which days I wore each of these things. 

It was such an insaaanely crazy week.

Later on this week I'll share some photos. 

Jacket: F21

Sweater: Old Navy outlet

Hoodie: Express, thrifted

Jeans: Charlotte Russe

Boots: Old Navy, swapped

Necklace: my mother's

I desperately need a new pair of jeans.. Why are jeans so hard to shop for??? 

That tribal printed hoodie was a sweet find from Salvation Army. My friend makes fun of it, but ya know? I hated the 90s trend at first. Hated it. Something about it has really caught on, I must say. And I wish I had gotten a better shot of both the necklace and the boots. I get so many compliments on the necklace and I wish I could say where my mom got it but I just don't know, and she doesn't remember. The boots were one of the best swap finds ever. Sadly after wearing them to work pretty much every day, I think they're pretty spent.  

(How could I not post this one with my bird on my head? It's his favorite perch. 

And no I have never gotten pooped on while he's been up there! :) )

Sweater: Gap, thrifted

V neck: F21

Belt: Old Navy outlet

Skirt: Lord & Taylor via Alexis Grace Consignement

Flats: Old Navy

(Bird: Muchachon, cockatiel)..hehe

I can't tell how I like the red shoes, but in general I think sandals would work best with this skirt. Such an amazing find at Alexis Grace. I just love it. It's a little big for me, but I like how the length turns out as a result. I love the gray on gray on gray. I know for sure that I was inspired by an image on The Sartorialist but I can't really remember which one, other than that it was in the autumn. I chose no jewelry on purpose, which some may say is crazy given my collection (which is way overboard!). I just think it didn't need any. It was just right as it was, and any jewelry at all would have made it too busy. 

What do you think?

I also need to add that I'm not a total hippie even though I have a large tapestry hanging on the living room wall. I just love India and happen to have dreads, okaaaay?

(I just had to say that because I'm so often stereotyped.)

Do you have any characteristics that make you the victim of stereotyping as well? 

How does it make you feel? How do you respond to it?

I'd love to know!

When I saw this cover of Elle I fell totally in love. 

Kiera Knightley looks so well put together and it seems the perfect mix of professional and fun. 

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Last week, this lovely lady made the inspiration board below

which sent my thoughts right back to that March '10 cover look I loved so much. 

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I love it! I'm so inspired. 

In scanning my closet, I found that I have basically every item.. 

except of course the glitzy skirt. 

I'm now on the hunt!

Another plus to me is that would be great for spring and fall!

Cupid and Psyche

Earlier in the week, I began reading "Till We Have Faces" by C. S. Lewis. 

It's a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche. I've always loved seeing how artists portray various characters (like those in Greek mythology, as well as Bible stories, etc). I fell in love with these two below paintings of Cupid and Psyche.

They're both by William Bouguereau. 

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I really like that she was painted with butterfly wings.

Psyche is the Greek word for "butterfly".

Aren't they enchanting?