various accumulated scanned things.

It's been a few happy, lazy days around these parts. Snow in Texas happened, and it was shocking. I bought 30 Rock Season 3 to fawn over Alec Baldwin (someone please explain this infatuation to me NOW). I demolished the on-sale selection of Rodarte for Target at my local Target, which was The Best Part. Also, I scanned some things I've collected over time. So have those.

Diane Von Furstenberg is one of my favorite designers. Maybe it's my inner middle aged woman or something, but her wrap dresses dance in my dreams.



Everything about this Lanvin ad. Just everything.


Kate & Laura in animal ears. If you don't love this, you have no heart.


I can't even remember where I got this, but it's basically my favorite ever for practically no reason.


ELLEgirl was the first magazine I subscribed to. They did awesome stuff like this.


Lastly, the new Lara LV ad because LARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Ahem.


And that is my various scanned things I found recently post.

13 Days.

There are a total of 13 (not counting today) days until February 23. Why is this a significant day, you ask? THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE DVD IS BEING RELEASED WITH 90 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE. It's enough to turn my world on its ear. I've been waiting for that day for far too long. Also Nurse Jackie Season 1 is being released that day, yay. But THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE. Who else is jizzing in their J Brand blue jeans freaking out!?

death by sweater.

I took some of your advice and stopped caring about the funny looks I get at school. Also, convinced Mom to stop trying to suppress my style. She finally relented and said I can wear anything within the limits of the dress code. Victory. Today I wore a GIANT black sweater with silver detailing that I stole from my grandma, white leggings from Walmart (oh yeah, so cool), and some silver flats that are by now super scuffed. Also, I have a bow tie (funny story how that happened actually... An old guy on a cruise ship gave it to me. I won't go in to details, but it's hilarious.) and I was playing around with it. I slipped it over my head and VOILA headband.

...I feel like I should keep reminding you that I'm NOT fat, I just always look huge. I'm a size three, which isn't tiny but it isn't exactly ginormous.

I'm at my friend's house, and this is with her stepmother's camera, so the photos aren't of the usual quality AND they have date stamps. But it's whatever.

a conglomeration of things that happened recently.

Yesterday I went to an art exhibition for young artists via our school art program. Students in their final year of high school submit a portfolio of six works of art from their high school careers for judging and a scholarship to Kilgore College (which isn't a very nice school, but winning the contest looks good on a resumé). The day overall was rather drab, but I met a brilliant young photographer, Nicholas Hébert (pronounced a-bear). When we were released for lunch, the two of us wandered over to a local Presbyterian church where he snapped a few photos of me that I would like to share with you now.

I love the view in my glasses. Have a close-up.

It was cold, so my face is especially red.

Also, I had a bit of a style crisis yesterday. Because everyone at my school dresses so generically, I feel like my style is quite progressive, at least for my surroundings. But then at the art contest, there were several people dressed in clothes I would probably wear. It made me realize that if I really want to stand out later on, I need to step it up in the clothes department and stop caring so much what people at my school might think. Either way, here are some shots of what I wore yesterday under my coat. First, a photo Nicholas edited that my friend Tori took.

I wish I had this photo in color so you could see his outfit. Fabulous!

I'm refusing to show this as a straight forward shot because I look fat.

Shot from the back.

I recieved Grace Coddington's Catwalk Cats book in the mail two days ago, and I'm obsessed. Have a few scans.

This is amazing for so many reasons that many of you will never understand. But I kind of died.

I... just have a thing about Grace's hair, and Grace + Cats.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. I can't even deal with this. Like. REALLY.

I took more, but I really have to go take care of some things. Like.. not eating an entire pizza no matter how much I want to. xx

this is me, being ridiculous.

I decided today to try and look like Anna Wintour, since now I have the haircut and such. I'm not a tenth as ADORABLE/AMAZING/GORGEOUS as our Lady Anna, Queen of Vogue and I probably got the outfit all wrong (who cares, it was early) but I did a) curl my hair under a la Anna and b) wear a necklace that I am fairly certain Anna would like. So judge me. At least this'll be good for laughs. (Also WHUT I'm making an outfit post THE DAY I WORE AN OUTFIT?! Insanity.)

I wish I had kitten heels or something, but alas.

Also, I'm doing this art competition through the school and I have to collage something "personal." To me, nothing gets more personal than my purse. So I removed some embarrassing things and spilled my purse out on my bed to shoot the guide photo. I took a photo of the outside of my bag today on the seventies carpet. So I'll add that in, too.

I got this purse in July at Target for like $22 and it's lasted ever since. I switch out between this and my smaller Coach saddle bag because sometimes I just need to carry the contents of my room around with me, and that won't fit in the Coach. You might recognize the scarf I thrifted Saturday, and I embellished it with an old brooch of my grandmother's.

The contents of my bag. This actually kind of sums up my life right now? From l-r, you have my new 80 GB iPod Classic (aka external organ #1), wallet, Anna-esque sunglasses (almost typed sunnies. I talk to too many Aussies), my current cell phone (a Razr since my old one broke), random fake pearls that I wore to prom and wear ALL THE TIME now practically, an Anna Wintour biography, the January issue of Vogue, "Seamless" from Netflix, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb perfume, a sharpie, a USB drive (not even mine, lolz. Mine was too big to fit in the photo so I borrowed my grandma's), and Chanel lipgloss that is practically empty.

And to end this post, two epic photos of Grace Coddington, aka my mother on Facebook.

She has got to be like, the greatest old lady ever. Strike that, GREATEST CRAZY OLD CAT LADY EVER. I want her to be my surrogate grandmother (if that term even makes sense) and pick out my clothes for school and make me pick up her cats from the vet. /non-creepy. Totally. Non. Creepy. Also if Grace was the grandma, I'd probably meet Anna no problem. Which would be an A+ thing for me.

Let's arrange for me to look like this. Somebody, get on it. I love this photo of young!Grace because it's so dramatic. The composition is gorgeous, that single curl of hair, and the way she's staring deep into your SOUL. Stunning.

On that note. xx

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successful garage sale-in'.

Last weekend, I went garage sale shopping. I didn't expect much out of the people around these parts, but there were a few pleasant surprises. I have a few pieces that I'm undecided about, but will probably wear anyway. I welcome (okay, beg) your opinion on my purchases. Enjoy and such.

Alright we'll start with what I wore, which again, makes me look huge. It was just a baggy dress.

Also I look rather gross, but let's ignore that. I'd been out all day, mmkay? Cut me slack.

The first stop wasn't planned and was actually really small, but I found a gray cardigan and some lime-ish moccasin things. I'm completely torn on whether to wear the moccasin-things or not, because they're so damn comfortable. We'll see.

At stop numero dos, a little (and when I say 'little,' I do mean LITTLE, like Size 2-3 shoes little) old lady had passed and left her clothing collection for the taking. Everything was super cheap and some of the shoes were AMAZING but sadly too small. Since I have a foot larger than, y'know, the average third grader. I snagged a green Mossimo purse from God only knows when, a FABULOUS wool coat (for 50 cents. Whut. I love my life sometimes.), and some suede shorts (yes I know).

I love the feminine pleats on the back of the jacket so much. <3

The bag is nothing special, but it was a quarter so whatever.

I didn't take a picture in the suede shorts because a) they're either brilliant or TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY WRONG and b) they don't exactly.. fit. YET.

The third and final attempt at shopping for the day was an estate sale. Unfortunately for me, the owner was like, a size 10, and I am not. But a few things there must have been someone else's and I picked them up. A purple jacket with sheer sleeves, a black-and-white spotted silk scarf (which is now tied to my purse), and a red belt.

Said red belt, me looking huge.

Scarf, currently tied on my purse.

I also bought some things last week, but I'm fallin' asleep at the keyboard so I'll post those another day. xx