the wicker bar

11...reasons why i looooove yoooou

2012-03-04T09:00:00.005-05:00

I've been tagged! This is like a throwback to my early blogging days. I lived for surveys like these. Kate tagged me with some other fantastic ladies, so without further ado...

1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for yourself in the previous post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know that they've been tagged.

1. When Twin Peaks happened to me (I like to talk about it like a disease, clearly), chevron became my favorite pattern. I've even got a pinterest board dedicated to it.

2. Grease 2 is the greatest cinematic masterpiece. I say that in a completely unironic way. Bottom line: it's so bad it's good.

3. I had a horrible babysitting experience, then was a day camp counselor. It gave me a really bad taste for children (I sound like a cannibal) and I'm still not sure if kids are for me.

4. The majority of my freckles come in pairs, most notably the two next to my right eye. It's weird. I call them my "double dots".

5. I haven't seen any of the "big" movies like Star Wars, Back to the Future, or LoTR. It doesn't mean I never will, I just haven't gotten around to it! This goes for some popular TV shows too, like The Simpsons, Seinfeld, etc.

6. I am constantly thinking of how I'll decorate/furnish my future homes. Constantly.

7. I think I'm one of the few freshman film majors who actually know what they're talking about. Many of them are there on a "Michael Bay's special effects in Transformers are awesome!!!!!!" basis.

8. I do not like clowns, the Easter Bunny, Santa, or anything in a mascot outfit. UGH.

9. I haven't read half of the books I own. All those books around my room, leading you to think I'm a superior intellectual? LIES.

10. I taught myself how to play the ukulele, and I still don't even know if I'm doing it right.

11. Not most, but a LOT of my clothes are secondhand. I look for the weird stuff when I go thrifting.

QUESTION TIIIME

1. What was your dream job when you were a kid?
To be honest, I don't think I ever had a "dream job", but I know I wanted to be Britney Spears. Does that count?

2. What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
Transformers 2.

3. What tv/movie character would you love to have as your BFF?
Charlotte from Lost in Translation so I could give her a hug, Clarissa Darling from Clarissa Explains it All to raid her closet, and Riff Randall from Rock n Roll High School because obviously. She's awesome.

4. What tv/movie character would you love to have as your boyfriend?
This is gonna sound weird, but Richard Beymer in The Diary of Anne Frank. Omg he is so cute. Or Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character in anything, especially 500 Days of Summer. I think that's a less creepy and more suitable answer.

5. If your childhood self could see you now, what would they think?
That I was either probably very weird or very cool. Nothing in between, because anything in between didn't exist in my world. ~superficial child alert~

6. What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people scratch their nails across paper. OH MY GOD that is the worst. I'm getting shivers just thinking about it.

7. What is one habit you wish you could break?
Cracking my knuckles. (On a more ~spiritual~ level, I'd have to say following through with what I say I'll do.)

8. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Invisibility. I'm always saying, "I'd love to be a fly on the wall at ___" so I think that would be it.

9. What would you do first if you won the lottery?
Responsible answer: Pay for school. Frivolous answer: buy a million nail polishes and travel the world. With my nail polishes.

10. What is your favorite comfort food?
Cookies, mac and cheese, SWEET POTATO FRIES, Reese cups, anything else that is probably bad for you. See also: soup and grilled cheese from this diner the next town over. Literally feels like home.

11. Favorite song that you're embarrassed to admit is a favorite song?
"Creep" by TLC. I know every word. And actually, I'm not embarrassed at all! I don't believe in guilty pleasures because why guilt trip over something that makes you happy? Weird 90s hip hop makes me happy.

I tag Kailey, Amy Louise, and Brynna. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

1. What is your favorite kind of take-out?
2. Favorite Halloween costume of yours?
3. You're singing in the shower - what song is it?
4. Coffee or tea?
5. Favorite board game?
6. Who would you cast as yourself in a biopic about you?
7. How was your prom?
8. What sound grinds your gears?
9. Real book or e-reader?
10. What was your instant-messenger screenname, if you had one? (I was xobeachbum14...embarrassing...)
11. What would you grab first if you had to evacuate your house?

ann arbor adventures

2012-02-22T10:30:00.000-05:00

I initially took this for Millie (who loves exclaiming, "Sheesh!" at every opportunity) but it took me a second to get the kabob part. So smart, me.

My parents and brother came up (or down, I should say) to whisk me away to Ann Arbor, MI for the weekend. The theme of this trip was "no itinerary" so whatever we wanted to do, we DID, dang it! Go to a rare bookstore where there's piles of stuff literally at your next step? Then let's freakin' go! Eat at some hippy-dippy cafe where a lady in front of me ordered a wheatgrass shot? Allons-y!

The next day we found ourselves in the 'burbs with Swedish furniture.

I know they want to make it look like the "owner" of the particular rooms reads a lot, but Lawd almighty, how many copies of Seabisuit can one have? Especially ALL in Swedish?!

William Squilliam playing kitchen.

And here's what I wore because obviously that's all some people care about. ;)

a valentine explosion.

2012-02-14T17:10:00.000-05:00

My favorite valentine of ~~2012~~ EVER from Kate.

movie homes i covet: the princess diaries (2001)

2012-02-10T12:30:00.000-05:00

When I first saw The Princess Diaries in theaters during 3rd grade, I knew I needed Mia's room/house/life/cat/everything else. Her house was located in the hills of San Francisco and it's a converted fire house. I know, right? There's a converted fire house in my city, and I'm pretty sure it's cool on the inside, but NOT AS COOL AS THIS. It's also probably made so awesome by the fact that Mia's mom is an artist, so everything is paint-covered and there's canvasses everywhere, etc. I believe this is also where my love of spiral staircases first began. I like 'em plastered with stickers and twinkle lights. Also, who doesn't want their own hideaway in the attic?!

Not pictured: the fire pole leading down into the kitchen. Seething with jealousy, except I can barely even walk up stairs without getting vertigo, so maybe that wouldn't be the greatest idea. But still, aestheticism!!

images via fanpop

marry me! arrested development valentines

2012-02-09T16:31:00.002-05:00

via butthorn

I knew I had to share these the second I came across them. I love all of them but I think Michael is my favorite. <3_<3

PS: I've got a blog button now featuring a Shangri-La. It's over somewhere on the sidebar if you are ever so inclined. :)

love is real, real is love

2012-02-07T10:00:00.002-05:00

heart shaped sunglasses - deborah lippman "do ya think i'm sexy?" - humongous plush heart - loving heart ring - open toe platforms - heart wallet - floral polka dot scarf

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays...which is ironic because I've never had a sweet thang for the occasion. I actually usually spend Valentine's watching The Shining and coloring in my Hello Kitty activity book because that accidentally became a tradition a few years ago. Don't judge.

I keep coming across cute love-y things on the internet so I'll be posting them till the 14th, but for now here's a collage of cute junk.

2012 in Film: January

2012-02-04T16:10:00.002-05:00

I'm stealing this idea from Kate, who stole it from Millie, who stole it from Miss Scarlet in the billiards room with the lead pipe, etc. I thought it'd be cool to keep track of what I've been watching lately by using this format that my buddies use. I also wasn't really keeping track until, like, yesterday, so I'm probably missing a few.

Total: 5, all new to me

Favorite: Submarine. It was quirky and had odd characters, which just so happens to be my thing. It had the standard "teenage boy hopelessly in love with teenage girl" plot line, but it was so much more charming and non-stereotypical than that. Kind of Wes Anderson-y with its eccentricity and mise en scene. 5 stars! I loved it.

Made me feel icky but it's a film major's paradise: Requiem for a Dream. The editing in this movie is INSANE in that there's a ton of it. I can see why this is a cinematic masterpiece, but it just wasn't for me I guess. Don't do drugs, guys. It ain't cute.

It's about freakin time I watched this because I claim to be David Lynch's number one fangirl: Eraserhead. I can't quite put my finger on what it was about this (I don't know if anyone can, really), but I am in love. It's so scary and weird and uncomfortable, but a good uncomfortable, and it's a must-see if you like Lynch anywhere near as much as I do.

My dumb friends made me watch zombie movies on MLK day: Boy Eats Girl. Utter ridiculousness, and I loved every minute of it. I would most likely not choose to watch this by myself but watching this with my friends was probably what made this so enjoyable. I'm not a zombie movie expert by any means, but I thought this was pretty good! Also, Samantha Mumba. I loved her in 2nd grade.

Watched it for class: A Trip to the Moon. Pretty self-explanatory. I liked it a whole lot!

Watched because it's set in my hometown and this also qualifies for favorite: Buffalo '66. Basically, this film was totally awesome. I'm not saying much because I want to do it's own post in the future.

So there's what I watched in January, and stay tuned for February! What have you watched so far this year?

zig zag

2012-01-31T13:15:00.001-05:00

What happens when you're inspired by a neat pin, have some time to kill before class, and your roommate has a small arsenal of nail art paint? A steady hand doesn't hurt either.

Sephora by OPI in "Leaf Him at the Altar" and Kiss in "Pearl Blue"

it's pinterest friday!

2012-01-13T18:56:00.000-05:00

Didn't you know?

One of my favorite timesucks is Pinterest. If I'm not doing anything (like homework...) then you'll find me here. Here are some of my favorites from this week!

Love the random assortment of oddities on the wall.

this DIY earring holder.

Ever since Twin Peaks happened to me (I talk about it like it's a disease) chevron is my pattern of choice.

This is one of the best florals I've seen for nails!

This piece of art. Currently my phone background! (Does anybody know who it's by? My guess is Lichtenstein)

Are you on pinterest? What do you like to pin?

put a bird on it!

2011-12-28T11:00:00.001-05:00

Portlandia was on the list of stuff to watch during break and with a six episode season and 22 minute episodes, I could have easily knocked this off in a day. However I wanted to make this thing stretch as long as possible because it's hilarious! Two people making fun of the kooks in Portland is my kind of humor, especially since I AM one of the kooks. Not in Portland, but still.

I even got my parents into it with this sketch...

"You ordered the braised meatballs." "She's good, she's very good."

Season two comes back on January 6th but in the meantime, season one is available on Netflix! I mean with Fred Armisen of SNL fame and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney fame (I know, right? Totally had no idea.) this show is bound to be pretty awesome.

happy belated christmas!

2011-12-27T11:00:00.000-05:00

attention world, I've got a new girlcrush

2011-12-22T11:00:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite tumblrs imperial bedrooms has been on a Lana Del Rey kick for a while, so I thought I'd check her out.

People have been comparing her to Nancy Sinatra, which is where my intrigue first began. They are both really similar in their style of singing. I've been listening to the Video Games EP nonstop (the remixes aren't really for me but the first two songs are the bomb.com) and the music video for "Born to Die" is pretty awesome. My use of berry lipstick in the past two days since discovering this video is out of control.

Her album comes out January 30th and I am SO EXCITED. I also don't think she wears floral headbands all the time, but she can totally work it so there's no complaints from me.

movies: Barbarella

2011-12-21T11:00:00.000-05:00

After keeping Barbarella for much, MUCH longer than having intended (like almost 4 months) I finally got around to watching it the other night. I was expecting 60s weirdness - I put it in my queue for that reason - and I definitely received it. I tweeted that I wanted to write about it here, but didn't know how to do so in a mature manner. I've since come to the conclusion: there is absolutely no way you can write about this film seriously. And now look where we are.

Overall, this film is seriously sex-fueled. After this one guy fixes her burnt out ship, he asks for her to sleep with him in return. After she explains that Earthlings do it with pills to make sure that their psychocardiograms are in perfect harmony, he's like, "No." and then they do it the old fashioned way which leaves Barbarella all rosy cheeked and blissful and et cetera. She then takes to Pygar (more on him later) and David Hemmings in a really bizarre cameo and...yeah. Just very ~sexy~ I suppose. Those tildaes around that word make me think of 7th grade. Oy.

First, let's immaturely discuss how the opening credits consist of Barbarella entering her shag carpeted spaceship and totally undressing. This began my whole "objectification of women!!!!" thing. (for some of my tamer friends: this is the extent of the nudity. To others: sorry to disappoint you. Pervs.)

Then, let's talk about how she accidentally lands on planet Terrifying Alien Children and they put her in a trap where she will inevitably be killed by rabid, biting dolls.

I defy you not be horrified/cry with laughter.

Now let's confer about the angel, Pygar. He's the last of his kind or something, blind, and his will to fly has been lost. However, after he you know with Barbarella, he regains his will to fly! Yay Pygar! Also he's beautiful and his wings are hilarious. I've seen better in church Christmas pageants.

Durand Durand (the bad guy!) traps her in this glass box and lets loose a load of exotic birds to try to end Barbarella similar to the manner of the biting dolls - in a COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS manner. I had a similar experience to this at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory, not to the extent of me almost dying, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT, OKAY. I hate butterflies.

A nice little guest appearance by David Hemmings went with joy. Until it got weird. The bird clip is also at the beginning of this, if you care to witness the terror of the ~~butterflies~~ birds. Also, that is all I'm saying about this particular scene because I was in a fit of crying laughter the whole time. Can you even imagine filming that?

There's so much more I could say on this film, but for the sake of keeping readership on this corner of the internet I will stop myself. There's also plenty of feminist woes in it to write a book but that's another topic for another day. :)

movies: Sedmikrásky/Daisies

2011-12-15T00:18:00.001-05:00

GASP what is this?! Blogging during finals week?! Yes! Yes it is! After my last "if I don't pass this then Jesus take the wheel" exam today (Astronomy) and before my two jokes of exams (Script Analysis and History) I'm bored and BLOGGING. YES.

Also it came to my attention that one of my favorite Czech new wave films Sedmikrásky is totally and completely available as well as FREE - because I'm so cheap I only like free things - on the tubes of you! How nice of them.

Side note: I have the command>S twitch left over from writing all of my final essays so I keep doing that and saving this entire web page. Oops. (Just did it again.)

Anyway, Sedmikrásky (or Daisies, if you want to be completely 'Murican) is a visual delight and it's so pretty. My roommate and I are both film majors. As I'm writing this she's in the editing lab throwing something together for kicks, and when I asked her what she was making, she said "A pretty." Daisies is definitely a pretty. Everything in this film is so aesthetically pleasing. Also there's the whole undertone of Soviet oppression and all that jazz, as well as it being banned in Czechland, and director Věra Chytilová being forbidden from working in her native land until 1975, and etc.

Now that you've read all the controversial stuff, this film should be gold, right? Answer: yes.

I mean really. Even if you hate it, it was an experience and it only cost you and hour and twelve minutes of your life. It could be worse.

PS: Finals week=lots of time off=more blogging! :D Also, what do you think of the new blog-over? Quite nice and purply.

i'll have what she's wearing: bridget fonda in singles (1992)

2011-09-14T10:00:00.002-04:00

I have a serious addiction to 90s clothes. They were pretty unflattering and in weird patterns and prints but I cannot get enough of it.

This also isn't technically Bridget Fonda, but this part in the movie gets me every time.

"Come to Debbie Country."

say cheese

2011-09-12T10:00:00.000-04:00

I picked this camera up from Goodwill for $2, and it's seriously the most fun thing ever. Something tells me that my friend and I put the film in incorrectly and my first roll is going to be awful, but it's still so exciting to hear the shutter every time you take a picture! It's a Minolta Hi-Matic AF and it's in amazing condition and it is my new baby. I've been carting this plus my Canon DSLR around with me in order to document my college days. Expect a post soon with a lot of unrelated, typical college pictures.

In other news, I changed my earrings! Probably not that exciting to most people, but very thrilling for me since my ears are fully healed up after I got them pierced in July. I've been wearing these pearl studs for about a week already to test if they still needed healing, but it looks like I'm all in the clear. Tomorrow I'll put in another pair, weee! Only I would get excited about changing post earrings. I'm only an adult, it's fine. An adult that forgets to close her closet door when taking pictures.

Outfitted exclusively in Target couture.

collegiate

2011-08-26T20:14:00.000-04:00

Here I am at college! It's been a crazy, hectic past week. Meeting a whole new crop of people was like being thrown into a freezing cold pool - shocking, exciting, and a little scary. My school is in Ohio and I'm originally from New York, so I didn't know anybody at all and it was really difficult for me to be living away from my family with nobody (physically, at least) to help me out. That said, here I am a week later and I've been invited to a movie night in one of my new friend's dorm! :D

I've worn this dress quite a few times this summer, so I thought I'd whip it out again and try something fresh. I left the two top buttons undone and added some of my mom's old pins to keep it open and let todays cool breeze get at my neck! It's been far too hot for me lately.

Some of my books! I know a lot of my pals are interested in these. ;)

toucan sam

2011-08-13T01:14:00.000-04:00

Today was Forced Family Fun Day (also known as FFF) so we piled into the car and headed to the city. We grabbed lunch at The Lunch Box where I had a scrumtralescent grilled cheese and Miss Vickie's chips - yum. We then walked to the zoo where we spent a few hours taking pictures, talking to the animals, and having staring contests with meerkats.

I'm not a bird person. They're pecky, birdy, and kind of gross to me - one also swooped down and stole my fries when I was little so now I'm permanently scarred - so it figures that I took a ton of pictures of them at the zoo. I can't help that they're so colorful and pretty!

american eagle tank

thrifted belt, backpack & skirt (the clothes horse has the same one! crazay.)

target sandals

stein mart necklace

betsey johnson shades c/o marshalls

Stay tuned for some more FFF tomorrow!

arm party

2011-08-09T19:11:00.001-04:00

After packing up most of my jewelry for college (I leave in just over a week! AHH) I realized I never wear the majority of my bracelets. I love all of them but they were always playing hide and seek in my closet. After being inspired by this post and this post however, I decided to throw an arm party of my own! I don't like a ton of stuff on me at once, so it's more of an arm get together than a party.

top & shorts: target
sweater: sam's club...yup
bracelets: mom's and penney's
lipstick: rimmel london in berry queen

Spending the day reading this for school. It's called No Impact Man and its about this guy who lives for an entire year in the middle of NYC without making any impact on the environment. It's not something I would pick up myself, but it's alright!

the best text ever and fake criterions

2011-08-03T10:00:00.000-04:00

There I was, minding my own business while playing Words with Friends on my phone with my friend Emily and watching Clarissa Explains it All, when she texts me this:

MADE. MY. LIFE.
I've also gotten into the habit of creating fake Criterion Collection covers. (Inspired by this tumblr!) I geek out over photoshop anything and the availability of free fonts these days is just too much for me to handle so I put it all to good (?) use. I'm going to start putting them at the bottom of my posts for added PIZAZZ! at the end. This was the first one I made, and I've already made a few - so they do get much better. ;)

PS: Watch Kate's blog this week for a Clarissa overdose! Happy happy joy joy.

yup, that's a bolo tie

2011-07-20T09:00:00.003-04:00

shirt: thrifted

shorts: target

shoes: lifestride (seychelle's has a twin pair)

bolo: mom's jewelry box from 1987

I wore this to see Bridesmaids the other night with my two very best good friends. IT WAS HILARIOUS. Oh my god. So funny. Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph's characters were so much like me and my two friends that we even kept telling each other so; "This is totally us, omg!" Whenever Chris O'Dowd makes an appearance in anything, I'm always quite thrilled to see him and his Irish hotness, so I definitely had no problem with that. ;)

This shirt is a smidge too big on me, but it makes me feel like a pirate. That's all that really matters.

You must be a Weasley

2011-07-19T09:00:00.002-04:00

everything: thrifted

Also my lifesaver this summer are the spandex bike shorts I got at Target...I feel much more carefree in short dresses! ;)

It was hotter than Africa today, hence the minimalism. I hid in the AC all day and watched Harry Potter. I think I am Ron Weasley.

A Savers store just opened up near me recently, and I think I may like it better than my usual thrift shops! It's brand new, so everything hasn't been picked over a million times, and it's so organized and neat. And their dressing rooms aren't as scary either! Now when I'm trying on things, I feel like I'm in Target rather than a sketchy, dusty little box with a beat up chair from the 70s and no hooks to hang things on. Yay! I spent $26 and got a book (Girl, Interrupted by Susannah Kaysen), a pair of wacky red pumps, this dress and belt, two other shirts, and a wool beret. I'd say a very successful trip. :) I read in a magazine that denim dresses are apparently the 'it' thing for summer, so when I saw this I threw it in my basket and lo and behold; it was cute and flattering! (Denim trend here and here.)

PS: I should just rename this blog The Barefoot Blog-tessa at the rate I'm going.

I'm a purist when it comes to Helvetica.

2011-07-14T19:53:00.000-04:00

shirt, dress: target

backpack: thrifted

glasses: marshalls aka the bane of my existence

Today we went downtown so my mom could go to her go-granola organic grocery store and get some noms. The neighborhood where this place is TEEMS with hipsters. The best one I saw was sitting outside of a cafe, smoking, bare feet upon a long board, tattooed, long hair, staring longingly into his phone. Better than the zoo.

(I actually have no problem with hipsters, it's just that some of them look completely ridiculous.)

Greatest youtube parody of all time.

Also if you're ever looking for anything with designer whatever, go to Marshalls. Originally $55 Betsey sunglasses for $15. Hallelujah.

The thing hanging from the doorknob is a little teaser for another post - I'm wearing it for my graduation party tomorrow! :D

Do you have any favorite organic treats? I'm a sucker for Newman-O's.

off the hook

2011-06-30T11:00:00.000-04:00

top: thrifted

ankle zip jeans: old navy

flats: target

glasses: forever 21

rings: icing (you've seen it at the mall)

backpack: thrifted

polish: sally hansen in gunmetal

Outdoors! Sunlight! Shoes! Things you almost never see on this blog! Why is this? I'm home alone! I can do what I want! Break out the juice!

I was going for a French coast thing with the stripes and starfish necklace - you can't tell but the shirt is boatneck with two little silver buttons on each shoulder. I felt like Sailor Jean Seberg (even though she's really not French but whatever that's irrelevant just go with it). The nail polish makes me feel like a badass too. Equal parts of feminine shine and "I'll run you over with my motorcycle." Perfect!

And just because I'm home alone...

I took advantage of the trampoline in the dining room.

i'll have what she's wearing: karen gillan

2011-06-27T10:00:00.003-04:00

Karen Gillan plays Amy Pond on Doctor Who, one of my favorite tv shows. All of her costumes on the show are enviable enough, but I love her own personal sense of style! She dresses classically yet quirky, like the sweater with the busses on it. She show off her legs a lot, but I know for sure if I had her legs I would never wear long pants again. ;D

Click the picture for source!

congrats, grad

2011-06-25T22:52:00.003-04:00

As of today, I am good and graduated from high school. The speeches weren't that bad, nobody tripped. Well, one kid did a backflip, much to the assistant principal's horror and to the crowd's cheers and applause. I have to pick up my cap from the main office because it got lost in the hubbub above, but you can be sure my tassel was dangling from the rearview mirror on the way home because I am such a traditionalist.

And here's a picture of my best friend Emily and I because it was just too precious and windy looking not to share.

I've also got a little guest-post/interview over on Scathingly Brilliant today! I had so much fun writing it up :D

So ironic that I label this with "my day"...because graduating high school after 13 long years in the system is so mundane and daily. ;)

some days you just feel like a sullen librarian

2011-06-24T20:38:00.000-04:00

ankle zip jeans and tank: old navy

sweater & necklace you can't see: mom's

bag: thrifted

glasses: faux

shoes: invisible

I have the shortest legs of all time. And a face suited for Mr Grumpy Gills.

I literally did nothing all day long except my writing placement test for college next year. The article was about internet distracting from work being done...so I typed a paragraph and went to go look for computer cases on apple.com. Naturally.

This picture is also a lie. I had this Wednesday morning instead of today, but it makes me happy, so here it is. Mmmm.

Oh, and just a quick, minor sidenote, nothing to concern yourself with:

I GRADUATE TOMORROW. AHH.

antique mallin' it up

2011-06-21T19:17:00.002-04:00

There's an antique mall about 5 minutes away from my house, and today was waaay too hot for me, so my brother and I decided to take a quick drive and soak up their air conditioning. They play music all from the 50s and 60s, so it's always fun to walk around and browse. It's not as much an antique mall as it is a building with aisles upon aisles of old junk that people are asking money for, but there's a ton of gems hidden between the shelves and tucked in the corners. It's usually where I get all of my vinyl records. I picked up this Peter Max poster for my dorm room next year, I think it'll fit in quite well with my turquoise decor! Somebody drew a moustache on the guy, but it looks like it fits in and gives him some character. ;)

You're not supposed to take pictures in there, but I managed to secretly snap a picture of this gorgeous desk with my phone. It was a little dinged up but I loved it; it looked like a Victorian ladies' desk :') It actually reminded me a lot of this picture of Oprah's desk I saw on tumblr.

dress: old navy

bag: thrifted

What I wore! I probably would have thrown on a light sweater, but the humidity levels were through the ROOF today. No breeze at all! Welp, I'm off to Moe's southwest grill for a much craved burrito. :D

Have you ever found anything cool whilst antiquing? :)

i'll have what she's wearing: audrey horne

2011-06-20T12:00:00.041-04:00

Audrey's Dance - Angelo Badalamenti

Since I've become completely, utterly, and totally infatuated with Twin Peaks I thought it would be appropriate for my first real post to be a showcase of outfits from one of my favorite characters - Audrey Horne. She looks so effortlessly cool all the time. I want everything she wears - the saddle shoes (I've been up, down and around every shoe website in the history of the internet looking for a pair), her watch, the awesome tree print cardigan, the pleated plaid skirts, and her incredibly sophisticated black dress at One Eyed Jack's. Let's just say I'm taking a little plaid skirt trip to Goodwill this week with a pal.

Caps from here.

hello again

2011-06-19T09:00:00.002-04:00

Welp, here I am.

The basic fact of the matter is that I love blogging. I started up Cinema Splendor after seeing probably under ten classic movies, but I was "gonna make a noise in the world!" - a quote from Gypsy, one of the ten. I wrote a very robotic but overall good first blog post on The Graduate and I seriously could not WAIT until I was blog famous and people interviewed me on TCM and I was the next Robert Osbourne and blah blah blah. As the years went on my tastes changed, my high school schedule got more hectic, and I moved on to different things. Whenever I would update the blog, it was always because I felt I had to, and I kind of fell out of love with it. After meeting some of my best friends through the world of blogging, and seeing their sites flourish, I missed it. I had recently wanted to turn CS into a catchall blog of whatever I liked, but I couldn't see how I would do it.

So here I am, in the wee hours of the morning of June 18th, 2011, my high school graduation in the coming days, and I'm feeling all sentimental about everything. Obviously this is a brand spankin' new chapter in my life and I want to start off fresh. Sheesh, this is getting deep for a first post, but I swear I'm never this serious! I had coffee at 8pm because apparently that was a good idea at the time and I'm feeling productive. At midnight.

WELL.

Whatever you're going to find here is going to be whatever strikes my fancy, whether it be movies (yes, I'll still be writing about those!) tv shows, books, pizza, fashion, WHATEVER. I also have a tumblr for that, but hey. I guess the internet just can't get enough of me. :)

PS: There's barely anything on this blog because there isn't anything on it but this post! When I start posting more, more will show up. :)