zakka zakka

Like many young women who have their own apartments, i want to ZAKKA THE MESS out of it. Zakka really fits my style of loving strange/vintage/modern/japanese things. Its like if Ikea exploded into a japanese thrift store that focuses on western style. (like Grimore) I've been downloading Zakka books all day and been slowly zakka-fying my house. Take a look:

Most of the stuff I find is either from Ikea, vintage/antique shops, gifts and just keeping my eyes peeled for cute stuff. But almost nothing I own to decorate is over like 5-10 dollars (unless its a storage unit), I like to search and find it cheap versus spending all my money on a look i might get tired of. I REALLY want to get like a wooden children's play house/ cooking stove thing. I saw one on Jenny's retro zakka post I think I saw some at Aldi, yes, ALDI, for like 30 bucks.

That WAS around christmas so maybe they will have them again around easter...here's hoping. I think it will make a super sweet book case. Because I LURV BOOKS, and I'm definitely going to stock up on comic books in march when c2e2 gets here (NERD ALERT) But honestly, I used to love faux food as a kid! I think it will not only be a super awesome decoration choice, but a nice reminder of my youth.

I think I'm going to go soak in bath, have a zakka inspired brunch, run to the comic book store, & enjoy the rest of my sundae, so i leave you with some takka takka, because it rhymes with zakka zakka...

i hope you enjoyed exploring my home :D...

I tried but....

I tried to do one of those "30 days" things in the japanese magazine when you have like 12-15 pieces of clothing and you have to challenge yourself on how you will wear those pieces. I had it all set, picked out my pieces was ready to go...

I was inspired by Chikakos 30 day in the Feb issue of Vivi....

but I only made it a week! haha! It DID made me apperciate my wardrobe more, and prevented me from shopping BUT it also made me feel like I was wasting the clothes I owned. SO it was fun for like a minuet but then I stopped..HAHA, but I will show you what I got through so far...

on the first day (middle bottom cord) I went to go see tanlines in concert @ the metro..THEY RAWKED there was like 30+/- people there in the entire concert hall so it was like a total dance-a-thon! Going was a promotional ticket for seeing yeasayer. They are awesome, adorable, and TOTALLY WORTH IT...

interested in getting into them? might I suggest...real life..? They are like dscvry meets yeasayer..a little weird, a little techno pop.

(three days in a row, whattaya know!)

sir save-a-lot

(haha you didn't think i was coming back today DID YOU?....ye of little faith [dont blame ya] ..)

like many of you I'm in the same paddy wagon with trying to $AVE MONEY, and theres many reasons why...

REASON ONE:

kinda DONE with fall/winter fashion, i got all my perks (velvet/oatmeals/bodycon), i DO WANT some Pendleton inspired navajo/aztec prints...

he's a cutie FO SHO...pendleton for OC

BUT i dont NEED a new wardrobe (saving for spring) like jenny im TIRED of having pity clothes. Stuff i held on too because "well remember when i was in my rockabilly/gyaru/vintage/hipster/ironic phase?" or "my ___ bought me that.." or "i saved for that and NEVER wore it" I need to clean it OUT, i want to have pieces I LOVE concise my wardrobe no more FLUFF!! I don't really have anything worth selling, but hey...maaaaybe....well see (like i need ANOTHER project)

but long story short, no more "retail therapy" or buying cause "twas on sale!" i really stopped the sale shopping last year but the retail therapy is an evil bitch....

REASON TWO:

as i stated yesterday I'll be going to NYC for an internship/job/forever...starting in June...so I'll need money to live, rent, food, fun...NY ain't cheap. never said it was...plus pretty sure the shopping there will definitely be sublime...

REASON THREE:

so one christmas gift i forgot to mention was a little something something from my mom...i'll give you a picture clue....

well i hope you guessed it and if not IM GOING TO LONDON PARIS FOR HOLIDAY IN THE SUMMER, some of you may have remember me mentioning this b4, but i thought plans feel through, but they did not! all expense paid, JUST need monies for SHOPPING FOOD ETC, which really means $AVE $AVE $AVE my @$$ off because if i don't i'll regret it :D IM SO EXCITED!!! any tips :D (ive only been to mexico )

--------ANYWAY----------

i realized MORE than shopping, whats really been eating my salary is food....I go out for food almost everyday for lunch or dinner or sometimes both! luckily i have been VERY diligent about packing a lunch and cooking my meals ...aka...less time online. But its been well worth it+ converting to the vegetarian side its been fast to whip up a meal! Im certain ive lost weight, and Its fun to experiment with different meals. I'm saving like 50-100 bucks a week! I'm limiting myself to only spend when necessary (groceries/toiletress/etc)...i did buy two books recently...heh....

and like once a week my friends and I will go to the movies but we usually divide the cost/have movie passes/etc etc that that usually runs me $8 a month...got to have some leniancy in saving or your sure to break...however, we HAVE been getting together making a pizza and watching misfits on the computer...thats like SUPER CHEAP...and fun!

Going for walks also helps with shopping urges, especially to realize you're not missing ANYTHING... I also instead of impluse buy, if i see something i like i wait a few days b4 purchasing..i'll either forget or if I NEED IT by the time i get back it might be on sale....PLUS PLUS i begged my brother (whose an industrial designer) to give me a thermos he made! now i bring tea with me everyday which helps with the starbucks urges! (another 20 bucks a week SAVED)

plus anybody notice that u shop less when its just TOO COLD to leave the house...:D

REASON FOUR:

its always good to save especially when crap happens! or you want to do something FUN, its like aren't you GLAD we did something fun! versus "im broke spent all my cash on a sweater i wore ONCE"

BUT I WONT PRETEND TO BE PERFECT, i did buy some things (i also got lots of giftcards so technically my dad bought some things for me too HAHA!) Just some books to go along with resolutions and this super cool british magazine that focuses on black fashionistas! and a super cool little comic, by a little ole girlie named veronica, support her! GIT IT, REED IT!

I'm super stoked to start that Haruki Murakami book, but I'm currently re-reading works by Ana Castillo! By the By, anybody else love indie bookstores? they are so much sweeter than borders (no offense borders...:/) I want to disappear all mori girl style inside them! hee hee!

+ all images besides coordinates WERE STOLEN from my tumblr, which were obviously stolen from somewhere else...:)

i fleetly flee i fly

as you well know I have almost been gone for an entire MONTH, almost anyway.... I have been trying to spend LESS time on the internet MORE time making art. Too many opportunities have arose in my life too pull my attention in too many directions. HOWEVER, i will still keep up this blog this is why I made it pwetty....

and oh for those who don't follow me on tumblr, I would love to introduce you to the love of my life Cooper Bernstein, he's the mascot in the header, even though he's fictional, he's truly got the best of my love---- learn more about him here. I feel obligated to make a comic about him...will do..later.....

My resolutions fyi:

be more productive

be more punctual (CP TIME IZNT A REAL TIME)

spend less $$$

and read MOAR

+++spend less time on tumblr...thats right

my art

and it has worked. I have been getting more sleep. I allow myself to browse it throughout the day BUT i have a cut off time, and its been great! I also tried to focus my blog, let it be less about kittens & y u no memes, but more of the alter ego to this blog. plus I try to allow me weekends to be FOR ME not for the interwebs, so if you notice me disappearing fri-sun its because I'm pretending to be human....

I have been working more on my ART in the meantime which includes:

making comics...

making gallery art (more prestine than...comics)

making random stuff for hahas because as artist we like to make random stuff

ELEANORZINE (which sucks up a lot of time)

I'm trying to do these things RITE and not rush through them, I apologize if eleanorzine is taking longer than we had hoped but i want it to be ...nice, nothing slapped together, not sooooo many typos..i want it to be great and not rushed for time...so be patient my friends, she will arrive fashionably late, but still...fashionably

Other things that have been taking up my time have been:

taking a milinery class & applying for summer internships ala NYC....

me in nyc many moons ago...

whipping together a decent portfolio takes time especially when they want to keep it. I would love love love to pick up my kit and move to NYC forevers, but I need to be prepared for it....

I'm definitely be focusing my energy on my REAL LIFE recently( i often forget i HAVE one of those :/), having an internet presence is grand, but I want my actual life to be focused and striding....

+I have been spending less recently but i want to save that info on tomorrow's post (if it shows up tomorrow!)

till tomorrow...

too lazy to think of something clever

My head in way in the clouds guys. My throat is killing me and so is my head. Thanks to Zoraida I did gargle so I'm feeling a little better, but my mind keeps wanting to go take a hot bath and sleep till tomorrow, so here's a quick update on my new years celebratory events....

(pics: food from my family's new years party, my yeasayer coordinated, velvet bodycon dress + one of my mom's design school jackets, jeff camb shoes, tights, tights, thigh highs (it was cold), health (openers) yeasayer (+3), first sunrise of 2k11)

I hope everyone's new years were fantastic and lovely, whether or not you went out or spent time with those you love or things you love (like tumblr) I hope it was great. NOW I SLEEP, i can't keep my eyes open any longer....i promise my next update will be less lazy...