smell ya later 2k10

Am I the only one who felt that 2k10 left more to be desired, I think for me I nothing REALLY happened...or maybe it did, I mean I.....

was in two major motion pictures by Ron Howard & Steven Sodeberg. I mean they are small but I always dreamed to be in movies and it seems like my start is just beginning...

had a lead role in a chicago play...

went to see some bands I love live...

went to mexico...

got my own place...

Okay, okay, so maybe 2k10 was better than I thought, I guess when you take time to look back and count your blessings, you seem less cynical, less ungrateful. and theres nothing that annoys me more than bratty people. Sure we all have our bad days, & even if your problems may seem small compared to others, they are still important. but i know that some of us have had some wonderful experiences this year, even if it was just falling in love with the 11th doctor....(haha)

SPEAKING OF WHICH (no not the doctor, tho who watched that tear jerkin episode for christmas?? and yes Jenny, is did look like JJ directed it LAWLS) I did get some nice stuff from my family & friends this year I didnt really ask for much but, I am always happy that people go out of there way for me...

I got that velvet dress Ive been crying for LOL (its pictured backwards I just realized!!!) A free ppl-esque floral dress and sweater, sequin skirt, two new shorts, and velvet leggings. PLUS I GOT some make up, bath body works haul, those russian nesting doll measuring cups (woot!),lots of candy because my mom wants to make me FAT, a reflector because my mom worrys, water botter & thermol, & THAT HELLO GEEKS PLANNER!!!

I didnt even say i wanted this stuff and some how my family found out (hope they dont read my blog, lol, jk i mean what will the find out really?)

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING EVERYONE, I've been really excited for this upcoming concert tho yeasayer for new years eve!!! ACK! Ive planned out my outfit mostly, cant wait!!!

the brookyln boys of yeasayer

SO anyway, I'm going to disappear again, but not without leaving you a HOT HOT MIX of 2010 best hits that I LOVED HAHAR, featuring two songs by yeasayer so you can be at the concert with me, enjoy the celebration lovers!

all i want for christmas...

is to never hear that song again. HAHA, back when I was like 19-20? I used to work for Clinique and during christmas the only song they would play was Mariah Carey's "all I want for christmas" and I officially despise that version of that song. Nothing against Ms. Carey or christmas songs...just when you hear a song 100xs a day since halloween.....

anyway, my home is prepped for the holidays! this is my first christmas at my own place. I am rather excited :D thanks for all those who sent cards and gifts ^^ I'm pretty excited about this weekend. Today its another hipster holiday bash with yanky swap (haha!) tomorrow, family time, and saturday we are trekking off to my bros house to visit my nephew vader (whose a boston terrier lol)

of course every girl has their wish list ^_^

(but whatever i get this year, I know I'm blessed :D)

nastygal navajo dress, bass boots, boat shoes,stripes from yesstyle,opening ceremony navajo tote, velvet american apparel dress, dolman sweater from yesstyle,juice box camera, and of course the oh so cute james franco XD

ANYWAY

merry christmas, happy kwanzaa, hope yer hanukkah was good, and everyone else happy holidays! see you next week! (i'll be floating around of course ;) )

xox

hipster holiday party

i couldnt decide what I wanted to talk about today, lost boys, christmas, how much i hate snow, horses....well I decided just to start with my weekend. We threw a surprise party for one of my great friends, (thrown by his oh so cute gf) she combined, not one, not two, but THREE sets of friends, I was reminded by that jim gaffighan joke that goes..

"You ever mix two different groups of friends? That can be stressful. You always feel like you have to prep 'em, You're like....'these ppl over here, uh...they don't think I drink. And don't be thrown by my british accent.'"

However, contrary to popular belief, it went really well and we were all able to bond watching ninja warrior whilst waiting for the guest of honor to arrive and comparing it to Nickelodeon game shows like double dare or legends of the hidden temple...

highlight of the night besides really touching my friends heart (now that were all old and never really get together as much, or have the time to) someone putting an entire case of PBR in the trash...where it belongs

wiw: (party: AA tribal dress, movie: freeppl crop sweater, AA: thigh highs, UO: button down skirt)

hipster cat obviously did NOT want his picture taken...humph, he's kinda pissed that one of my friends gave him a hair cut like a poodle (he was making everyone sneeze, and no worries, she's a professorial)

the next day my friends and I watched The Lost Boys on VHS, if you saw my rant on tumblr I explained how the VHS player ate the tape and we had remember our old tricks of preventing that from happening again. I won't get too much into the lost boys other than that IT'S AWESOME, and super hilarious. You should definitely check it out...it is just so corny but so entertaining. Thats why my friend and I were inspired to take some wayfayer pics just for the occasion.

& yes...that is a new free people sweater...i know I just should give free people my direct deposit routing number and call it a night...ha!

zoo lights

Dave + I went to Zoo lights at Lincoln Park Zoo, in my hood over the weekend. I was going to have that party & if you follow my tweets you'd know I was freakin out over it. But instead, we decided to cancel all our plans and just be big kids for the holiday. I think this was truly the best idea. We snapped tons of pics, photoboothed (yay), walk around, then after we got too cold went to my favorite vegetarian restaurant in the city.

What I love about zoo lights is its free, so you don't feel obligated to stay! Just look around then run away! My french club used to volunteer there when I was in High School, so it did bring up old memories...(of knowing french, lol, grandmere, desoleeeee)

At the cafe I got some veggie chili (yum) and then some tofu tostadas.... sooo good. They do tofu right here, its not like "thanks for the erasers :/" (I think I'll do a hip city review of chicago soon like Veronica, tell u more of cool places in the city like this.)

(what i wore, fyi, blouse-zara, shorts-UO, sweater-vintage,

thigh highs-american apparel, boots- steve madden)

It was overall a lovely night and I'm glad that I just decided to just have a quiet intimate night than just running around overwhelmed at a party and people messing up my house, ha!

Anyway, Ive been snapping away so much recently, I'm going to keep with the photo diary style for a while and see how it reflects on my blog? Do you like this style? Or prefer more yappity yap?

Stay warm loves...

flash..lights

Hello lovers, I decided to be very fashion blogger about this post and just give you the photos of what you missed whilst Ive been gone. ...take a look look...

what you missed:..

awesome graffiti (looks like spot)
my photo i had dave take in front of my first feature film the dilemma (they didnt put me in the poster LOL)

tofu & noodles @ pennys

pennys one of my favorite joints in the chi

i made thanks giving this year i was proud i made 4 pies

lemon pie from my mommie yum

green tea froyo (bout damn time!)

helping my mom at the merchandise mart with fashion shows etc

me walking the catwalk reliving my hayday (which was when I was four heh XD)

real models at the show

wearing one of my mom designs

miso + tofu forever!

this restaurant in chicago inspired by oscar wilde

my hot new UO shirt and crazy crazy hairs @ wilde...

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expect more post like this because I am staked on photos and insist on you looking at them all! Working with my mom this past weekend was amazing, I got to meet some designers from project runway along with people from all over the world. It inspired me to talk some fashion courses while I'm forced to be in school forever, so expect some of that later...! As you may already know I just love the fasion world more than anything....

travel through time...

I've been at home all day today, my final day of rest, I was feeling a little flu-ish and I needed to catch up on all the school work I missed as well... ahhhh shoot DX...

... Soooooooo i decided to go through some old pictures and see how Ive changed through time, I thought it would be an interesting journey and decided to share it with you haha! (im too lazy to make sure these are perfect perfect in sizing....meh)

the turn of the century, as well as my 13th birthday and my 90s stylin house, jigga what!(2000)

me in art high school making mosaics...im the cool kid with the fro in bleu (2005)

freshman year 30lbs heavier (OMG i kno!) preppy private school me before i transferred (2006)

such a hipster with my friendies in the burbs, haha, christmas 2007

I chopped off all my hair (not by choice but by a hair studen DX lesson learned nothing in life is "free")

being cool in the dorms in spring of 2k7

blue hair me + extensions, haha, on my way to redbull flutag for my big 21 in 2k8

SUPER HIPSTER STRIKES AGAIN, in sculpture class (giant shushi) in 2k9...... cutt my hair again too

You might remember this numba, why its already summer of 2k10

Me today living it up in the city and shopping as always, new glasses, men's glasses and yes they are real this time, no more posin....no longer a hipster >_>;;;

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Going through stacks of photos (i spared you the scary ones haha) i realized that i havent really changed that much. That I never REALLY went gyaru (haha *FAIL*) and that I have been rockin wayfayers long before everyone else (and that IM SUCH A HIPSTER GAH!!) It was fun to see all those memories, all those people I met and see that I never did grow into my nose...

anyway I dont have too much time to give you a long post about fashion and such, I just thought this one would be fun! hee hee, btw I miss you all and I know you all miss my crazy comments on your blogs grammatically incorrect and all ;)

nite nite...