I CAN AFFORD MY DREAM BOOTS

But I would be destitute and homeless fairly soon afterward.


30% off. That's all I can say. Is it worth it?

breaking news!

But not really. I kid. Seeing as today was only the 3rd actual sunny day of my summer break I've had a lot of free time and not a lot of laying about in the sun this combined with my lack of any plans I've had to force myself to find indoor activities to keep my daily catnap count down to 1 a day. I've been doing a bit of online shopping...


Actually got something I've been lusting after for ages. The 130 pounds price tag kept my credit card at bay - but 60 pounds? Thanks Topshop sale/that small ounce of willpower I found somewhere.

I also want to do this. I think it's raining (again) tomorrow, indoor project? Yes.


I've also been going a bit nuts with the photos on my tumblr. I even bought a chocolate mold and a whisk while my sister dealt with her wedding registry a few (rainy) days ago. Yes this bit might be a bit too ambitious for me, but I'll give it ago...maybe...only if it's really, really rainy...because I really just want to be doing this


all day and everyday! Or even going to see that film again, and again, and again would satisfy me on a hot, sticky, rainy summer day I see in the near future. Oh summer, why must you be so sporadic? WHY?

Never enough aloe vera...

It was sunny today. Yay! Every year I forget the most fantastic place to cover with sunblock. Last year it was the back of my knees. I got those puppies covered up good today...but forgot the front of my armpits. Yeah, the front of your armpits, use your imagination - I didn't and now I have the weirdest and most uncomfortable sunburn. Great, very glamorous.

FIVE THINGS I MIGHT BUY THIS WEEK

Kurt Geiger, 79 pounds.



Kurt Geiger, 49 pounds.



Silence and Noise maxi, Urban Outfitters ,25 pounds.



Metallica tshirt, 15 pounds.



Topshop, 38 Pounds.

Before I feel guilty, ALL of these things are on sale. Every single one of them. Bringing my total to 206 pounds. About $420 NZD?? Not bad not bad. I whittled it down A LOT to get to this point so maybe I will do it. Or maybe I should save the money for a trip away or a bond for a new house.
To shop or not to shop??

P.s If I had to whittle more, I would first get rid of the Topshop top. Then maybe the maxi skirt, coz I already have two black ones (but not as good as that one!). Is this wise, Sarah??

I want

Three Nom*d tshirts - I wanttttt theeemmmmm ssssoooooo bad. But, let me just discuss, at a rate of $140 NZD per tshirt - its a fair investment of $420, or 210 pounds which is like, more than I earn a week (measly wages at a multi-national corporation, ok, I gotta pay the bills).
If someone could please give me some feedback, or at least help me narrow it down to perhaps one or two?
I can't quite figure out how to make the images turn up here, coz they are like, videos or something, but I will give a brief description and I expect that at least Sarah could do a little lookin and give me some help.

t shirt 1- skeleton with red finger pointing at it, and Nom*d looking all Russian text.
t shirt 2- "stiff upper lip" print with an Ace of Spades in a grey print.
t shirt 3- "jack be nimble" with a skeleton jumping over a red candle.




I would also very much like these trousers, so if someone in NZ could tell me when they are in stores so I can get my hands on them?

The Friend Delete.

Yes, I know its Christmas but seeing as I have a lack of family and festivity I figure its ok to be distracted by facebook and blogging. So here is my distraction:

The Friend Delete.

Ever have a friend on facebook (or, many friends) who are not actually your friend? The person that, even though you might want to stalk their photos, you wouldn't say hi in the street?
I have this person. Well, several, but one in particular is driving me mad with their annoying status updates and their general demeanor. Every time I see their updates I literally stop myself writing a horrible comment about FUCKING OFF AND BEING A REGULAR HUMAN BEING. This person is nice ( I guess) but just totally not the type of person I have anything in common with - they also stand for things that I strongly object to and when it all rolls up I just find them too aggravating to even handle on facebook.


When is it ok to delete someone on facebook? Will they know I have deleted them? Do they stalk me also so they will know I deleted them?

I think its time.. to delete.

MERRY CHRISTMAS CHILDREN!

Never enough shoes

Make fun of Forever 21 as much as you want, but girlfriend knows good, cheap, shoes guys. Get into it, I've never been disappointed and at about US$25 a pair how could you be? Do you see now why I have a shoe problem?

Summer book club

So summer is upon us finally - or at least me. Had my first day of Christmas break today, feels kind of good. There is a lot to do in summer, and that is a whole lot of nothing. But one thing I want to do is start reading again. Proper books (ish). But the problem I have with 'modern literature' is that it kind of annoys me. The writing these days more than often than not it makes me want to scream and cringe at the same time. So when I read it is usually books made for impressionable tweens or books that verge on trash. Another type of book I tend to read is the 'must read classics' the wonderful Lolita for example (read now if you haven't already.) So in the spirit of my grumpy and cynical attitude towards writers today I have picked a book I can't really believe I haven't read yet; 'must read classic' slash trash. Wonderful. Summer reading is set for me - that and back-dated magazines. I love old magazines; yes I'm slow and not with the now but they are still interesting and on that note, to our one reader, expect some not so breaking pop culture news coming your way this summer.

Right up there for me

I went and saw this film last night. For those who haven't been smothered to death by this image yet, the film I'm talking about is Sofia Coppola's Somewhere.

I liked it. A lot. What the hell peeps, why are y'all such haters? Is this going to be a case of Marie Antoinette from a few years back when all people did was hate on it and now it's every alt girly girly's fave film. Huh? Is that what's going to happen? Why did everyone not like it? I thought it was better than Marie Antoinette. No Lost In Translation, but nothing will never be. I honestly think this is my second fave Sofia Coppola film. It was good. I liked that it wasn't as 'beautiful' as her other films have been too. It carved out everything I loved about L.A. too. The hills, the wide barren streets, the colonial Spanish influence. GREAT! Everyone said it was awkward. That it was a lot of the times, but I liked that and besides, I'm no film expert here or anything, but also kind of the point a lot of the time, no? Geez guys, have we all gotten too use to Kanye West video clips that we can't handle actually expenerncing some awkward feeling by pretty much being in it? Instead of swift splicing and editing so we interpert the moment in a few seconds. Hmmm...that's lame dudes.

I will stop talking because I hate people who harp on about something they really have no idea about. But yeah, I really liked it. It was awesome! I don't get the hate.

baaack!

Hi all. Here I am, back from all the big sister wedding stuff. I will try and pace my blogs so the two people who actually still read this won't get too overwhelmed...

So first thing I'd like to touch on is my love-hate relationship with faux things. Not faux fur, but knock offs. Not direct imitations like ye ole faithful LV bags but the kind of items you look at and go "Hey are those...?" and reply "Yeah...na..." Like my Fauxpening Ceremony shoes for example. I mean how can you not LOVE the fact that you can actually afford the shoes (very similar) that you've been yearning for??? But at the same time, you kind of hate yourself for actually having gone into Wild Pair or the shame of somehow deceiving the real thing. I think with me at the end of the day my love for material things and lack of money for $1,000 pairs of shoes wins. One day I will be rolling in the cash, or at least have the will power to save up for a few months, and be able to buy the real thing and then I will bask in the glory of craftsmanship and how long quality stuff lasts. One day. But for now...

Hello Opening Ceremony...

Hello River Island via ASOS...

My ASOS parcel arrived and I couldn't be any more happy...and hooked. Who ever came up with free international shipping for a limited time was a psychological mastermind.

My sister is getting married alright, I'm too busy to blog

I have so much to blog about. I even wanted to semi-new-break with pre order Chloe Sev for Opening Ceremony but I didn't even have time to look! NO TIME TO ONLINE SHOP I TELL YOU! Woah that's busy! See ya all in a few dayz

See this?

See these tights? the layered tights cutoff thing? I like it. I want to do it. Would it look weird? Keeping in mind regular girls do not have tiny wee toothpick legs like the example. I might do it. Try it at least.

Thanks for the idea.

ARE YOU WARM BRO?

More talk about cold weather while I bask in the hot. So this is what's happening in Europe right now. Crazy snow. I was in Paris last year just as they all started going crazy with the snow and chaos and had a snow vs. public transport vs. airport nightmare - and this was in January! I remember when I visited family when I was a young nugget from Singapore to London during the Christmas holidays dying for snow that early, and would pretty much hyperventilate at slush. What's going on bros? Snow this early? (Or at all for a matter of fact) You're weirding me out. I have two things to say. a) I hope my ASOS order is ok (I was informed this morning it was delayed due to weather) and b) I HOPE BIF IS OK AND WARM!

I want what I want...

Yes it may be summer but I desperately want a camel coat. Actually to be specific it is the cashmere wool camel coat at work. At first I didn't really bat my eyelids at it but after weeks of stroking it at work I kind of need it. I know I will be sobbing come winter and everyone gets their camel coat at work and I don't because I made my staff order in a huge rush and didn't even think about how awesome (and soft) this coat was. URGH! I don't have an image of it because I'm at home and not work (weekend, hello!) but here are things that make me think about it. Sigh...




p.s. would a camel coloured bikini wash out a white and pasty gal such as myself? I'm half Chinese (South East Asian, to be specific) but the olive skin gene refuses to show it's face.

NEW Thiiiiiiiiinnnnngsssss

I bought this dress a few days ago and I toooooottttaaaalllllyyyy love it except the one thing I forgot to consider was the practicalities of looped fringing when working in retail. One thing gets stuck on one looped fringe section and the whole series gets pulled out of whack.
Hangers, racks, handles, people, mannequins EVERYTHING gets stuck on these babies!!