smile for the camera

cardigan: target
shirt: graniph via Chris
skirt/flowerpin: forever 21
shoes: urban outfitters
ring: charlotte russe
belt: banana republic outlet

Sorry for all the funny faces. It's so bright outside around the time I get off work, the way the sun sets directly facing our apartment! It makes for purdy pictures, that is, if I can avoid making an ugly face. Speaking of face, however, I decided to give my lipstain another whirl and I'm really starting to like it! I'm using Covergirl Outlast lipstain, and it's like a marker. I've heard a lot of complaints about how dry this makes your lips look, but I just apply the stain, let it dry, then go over it with my trusty Burt's Bees lip-balm. Voila!

And how awesome is this shirt? I saw it while going through some of Chris' things when we were getting stuff sorted to move and it stopped me in my tracks. And, being the bestest boyfriend that he is, he let me have it! I got a ketchup stain on it the first time I wore it (oops) but luckily I got it out and now it's one of my fav's.

Also, today is Fishlick's birthday! At least, according to the vet's estimate. Since since was a stray when I adopted her, I'm not really sure when she was born, but June 20th works for me!



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I am my hair

Ah. I feel like myself again. After ombre-ing my hair, I was left with the STONG urge to bust out my Manic Panic collection and finish the job... because that's how I felt: unfinished. I've never bleached or lightened my hair just to do it, or without then using a crazy color to dye over it. Since I work for a bigger corporation, I figured anything even slightly abnormal would be prohibited, so I just never even thought about trying. But after a brief convo with my boss, where I said "I really really wanted to dye it purple, or pink, or teal after I bleached it..." to which he responded, "Why didn't you?" I suddenly began to seriously considered doing it, even though I figured I would eventually have to undo it once someone from another department or something saw me and went all tattletale on me and ruined my fun. But then, BUT THEN... we all went down to the employee cafeteria for lunch, and lo and behold there was another employee in a chef uniform with PINK extensions weaving in and out of her braided dreds. (!!!) I saw her, of course, because I notice things like that, and I took that as my go-ahead sign... which was only confirmed moments later by my boss who said "Did you see her?"

So I did it! That night after work, in fact. It was difficult to pick between the pink, purple and teal I had on hand, but I ended up with the purple for a few reasons: it would blend in the most with my hair, therefore being the least noticeable by tattletale vultures; purple is my favorite color; and the purple fades beautifully, giving me leniency when it comes to maintenance. I love it, but it changes colors in different lighting, (in the sun = beautiful, in my office = it's black/blue/yuck) which makes it almost unnoticeable at times. My boss poked fun at me for not having the balls to go with the pink, which would've been the most noticeable, but I'm happy with how it came out over all.

Since this week at work went by with nothing but compliments (from those who actually noticed), I've already decided to try pink next as the purple fades. Squee~! I'm excited!


I've had enough, this is my prayer:
that I'll die living just as free as my hair
Lady GaGa — Hair

hot hot hot... & flowers

dress: marshalls
cardigan/ring: target
oxfords: urban outfitters
necklace: forever 21

OH MY GOD. IT IS HOT DOWN HERE. It's sad when you sweat just standing outside. Anyway, my good friend, Riley and his 2nd in command, Ash, came to visit me on Sunday! Whenever Riley and I get together, we always end up taking photos. Before he had an iPhone or digital camera of any kind, he used to come over to my house just to take pictures for Myspace, haha. Anyone remember MySpace? Burn... That's almost like bringing up the Macarena. Anyone remember the Macarena? Of course y'all do. You're not proud of it, I know, but none of us are.

We actually came to this area of downtown Biloxi take pictures in front of the graffiti/painted wall... and we ended up in these random abandoned warehouse-like areas behind the actual wall. Talk about getting distracted. I did get to finish off my first pack of film for my Instax Mini though! I love it! It's the cutest camera, I just want to take pictures of everything!

We also made a stop at the casino where I work to show off some of the design I've been producing. And of course, no weekend is complete without snowcones! I seriously love snowcones. My fav flavor of all time has got to be Tiger's Blood, but recently I've branched out and tried cheesecake, strawberry, spearmint (also, a top fav) and orange. Ugh. Now I want one!

What's your favorite snowcone flavor?