infinite teuxdeuxs

had anyone else forgotten just how much online shopping could be accomplished after midnight, or is it just me?

… so …

a} I apparently don’t wear clothes anymore, or at least any that I, first, have the thrill of picking out, mostly because of the, second, never having the time. ever. also, said lack of time has left me with many items in need of repair, therefore mildly limiting my options {a truly vicious cycle}

2} my dad will most likely never receive the birthday gift that did not come in time for our lovely trip, because I have to modify it and send it to him, which leads me to…

c} I can’t tell you the last time I modified/ crafted/ accidentally ruined/ created/ made something. I can’t even remember the last time I cut something that wasn’t my thigh, accidentally, whilst shaving {yesterday, since you asked}

4} I plan on adding posts about tasty treats from the kitch, more photos, lots of photos, some photos, and get some outfits back up every so often

z} I WILL find a darkroom and I WILL use it. often. so often that I won’t even have time to spew word vomit about it on the interweb. {item ‘z’ is really more for my benefit than yours. {that’s right bitches. I’m a little selfish} hopefully it will light a fire under my toosh so that it’s not just automatically moving to the next day on my teuxdeux list. which if you don’t have you should get immediately. {see, that wasn’t selfish of me, now was it?}

okay. I’m glad I got that off my chest {which, by the way, I absolutely hate those 8 words in that order. whatever followed them {not in this sitch though, obv} was something you really didn’t want to hear or did not in any way improve your life. oh, wait…

I think I may use too many parenthesis. discuss.

I almost got fired today…

and now I’m watching elvis. scratch that. I’m watching an effing elvis marathon. why,  you ask? no idea. roommate put it on. roommate left. remote is currently on seat previously occupied by roommate and cat is keeping my feet so nice and toasty I can’t bear to disturb her. this leaves me with nothing else to do but provide some much needed attention to this increasingly dusty blog. but. the song I have been waiting for {perhaps for an hour or two} just finally came on… “in the ghetto.” it evokes fun memories of a certain Turkey and a certain apartment.

elvis just kissed every lady in the house. my goodness. I had no idea that ladies went crazy in a “beatles crazy” sort of way for elvis. and I can’t even describe how fabulous everyone’s hair is in the audience.

in other news, the cat and I are besties of late. she’s been sleeping under the covers with me and following me around the house. can’t lie, I kind of love it. also, as of next week, I will be a published photographer. and I like it. a lot.

finished white teeth and really enjoyed it. am now reading “on beauty,” also by zadie smith, and loving it…

… yes. I wore the hat with my bathing suit in florida. and yes, I fully expect to see urban outfitters sporting the same look in their next catalog. as long as you know I started that shit, I’m okay with it.

to keep you up to speed – I went to Naples with my family for a week to celebrate my dad’s 60th. it was fantastically relaxing, and I loved spending time with grams, mc rat, boh, mama and papa rat, and a smattering of uncles, aunts and their progeny. there were manatees, alligators and panthers, {oh my!} and all kinds of other crazy critters lurking about.

…catfish

… shark

… seriously.

…vomit.

song. some great old photos in the beginning of this video. then it gets weird.

what you’ve missed. {not much}

I far from excel at keeping you informed about the utterly fascinating life I lead.

… devouring and loving every minute of it.

… celebrated halloween as lady gaga.

… Andy was a sexy bee.

… Susan’s boss gave her a head.

… the cat got a new hat. which she loved. obv.

that’s all I’ve got for the mo.

tut-tut. it smells like rain. {and toxic mold}

sooo…. I’m obv terrible at keeping up with this thing.  just returned from my first shift back at my old job waiting tables and spent all of yesterday trying to save whatever I could from the 2 inches of H20 that flooded the entire house. {I obv took photos, but feel they are far too depressing to post, so please feel free to use your imagination.} I have a second interview with American Apparel tomorrow, so please also feel free to cross your fingers for me.

the most delicious outfit I’ve worn recently…

top… forever 21/ skirt… h&m/ tights… h&m/ earrings… charlotte russe

.. and today’s outfit

… ha! it’s my work outfit! {post-working, so a little wrinkly} top… tj maxx/ pants… forever 21/ tie… savers

song: I’ll be your man, by the black keys

I’ll leave you with this.

main south.

I don’t know about you, but I could totally go for backing up a few years. I was obv going through my friend Annie’s blog at 4 a.m. when I found her post of a photoshoot we did together over a year ago as a part of the whole “trash the dress” idea…

I miss college. and the haze. and working at a job where all my friends worked, that fit my sleep schedule so perfectly and where I was encouraged to look like I got dressed in the dark while taking hallucinogenics. I miss the darkroom. and the dance parties. and especially the people.

the house is beginning to fill up with the down pouring rain, and I can actually hear H20 dripping, drop. by. drop. into the ceiling of my bedroom. wondering when it will create a large enough pool to seep through and ruin everything in my closet.

song.

things are pickling

… there seems to be no better feeling these days than wearing shorts, tights and slippers masquerading as boots. I’ll take what I can get {it’s really the little things with me}…

top… forever 21/ shorts… forever 21/ tights… tj maxx/ uggs.

… susan pickled things last night. I took photos. shocking, I know.

absinthe rohypnol dreams

first of all… this is amazing. apparently texans don’t celebrate columbus day. Grams informed me that Rhode Island most definitely does, considering they are the only state that still celebrates VJ Day.

outfits from last week/ the weekend…

dress… american apparel/ slip… urban outfitters/ scarf… american apparel/ cuff… street vendor in soho/ etnies.

asymmetrical zip-up… forever 21 {from when I ended the break last week}/ shorts… forever 21/ tights… h&m/ knee-highs… american apparel/ uggs.

{I was on the phone with Mike and Katie} tee… forever 21/ jacket… ross/ skinnies… topshop/ necklace… gift from lara/ uggs.

… so I’ve been pretty bad about posting, but I have documented evidence as to why…

… the house has flooded several times. in the last week. no idea how I haven’t electrocuted myself yet. susan very nicely took me out to the east side showroom to thank me for taking care of the flood {which unfortunately ruined everything on the floor in her closet} where we enjoyed a delicious cheese plate, crepes, champagne and cocktails. I tried the corpse revival, a drink who’s ingredients were listed as gin, maraschino and “secrets.” I believe said secrets were why my dreams were so crazy that night {just to clarify, I don’t actually think they roofied me. was going for a bit of sensationalism, merely to keep you on the edge of your leopard print bean bag chair.} {…what?}

…also uncle whistle and aunt karen visited, which was lovely. it was really great to see them and hang with some fam for awhile. we ate at this really yummy thai place called thai passion, saw some great live music at b.d. riley’s on 6th, and poked around on south congress in some delicious antique shops.

… won tickets through the Chonicle yesterday to see a special screening of Where the Wild Things Are. was very glad I didn’t pay to see it.

I did something bad. but it felt so, so good.

… get your mind out of the gutter. I went to forever 21.

top… men’s shirt from h&m, cut-up by moi/ tank… forever 21/ belt… thrifted/ jeans… forever 21/ kicks… etnies

maybe the cat will break something you love today…

last night’s outfit was the debut of the dress I made out of a men’s collared shirt {Andy’s former roommate’s collared shirt to be exact}…

…susan found the idea for this on instructables.com. the back looks kind of ugly, but it was really difficult to do without a dress from.

went to nerd nite at buffalo billiards on 6th street, then the belmont and pure {because it had been long enough since Suze and I were there to have it be fun again}. obv took some photos and then embarrassed everyone on the dance floor…

… all this rain is making me lusty for super bright, fun jackets…

… there are no words. only abbrevs. o.m.g. topshop rose collar jacket, spotted on omiru.

… this is the only thing that has ever made me want to be a brunette. delias devin military peacoat, spotted on omiru.

song… “what’s a girl got to do?,” basement jaxx & paloma faith

sneaky sneaky

…an absolutely delightful photoshoot ensued after leaving the lavaca street bar last night. joey had some fab ideas, we were both a little silly and I, for some reason, thought putting the camera on manual focus was a really good call.

… thinking I was much stronger than I actually am. {a little blurry I know, but I love the angle}

… amazing.

… definitely ate it immediately after this was taken.

… just try and look at that without peeing a little bit.

… serious case of the giggles.