Valentine's Night Here I Come...

I wanted to make this Valentine's Day special, so instead of just the usual lingerie I decided to get dress for the occasion. I'm still getting the lingerie too, don't worry.

The top looks better with my boobs in it, but I felt stupid taking a photo of myself just for this. How much more perfect for a date could this dress be? I have a pair of black velvet wedges that would look lovely with this.

Just 344 Days Until The Mayan Apocalypse

Well it's the end of yet another year. It's funny, because I remember being at Pretty Lights in the Congress Theater last New Years and thinking, "wow, it's really 2011 already?" but for the past couple months now all I've been thinking is, "wow, it's really not 2012 yet?". This year feels like it was a long time coming.

I guess a brief recap is in order. I'll start with my top 3 favorite Christmas presents.

The first one is this abso fucking lutely beautiful Gretsch bass my Dad fixed up for me. It's even better than getting a brand new one because it's so custom! It's short scale (perfect for my tiny hands), super lightweight, but not too fragile either.


I've been leaving it at Matt's apartment because I don't really have any amps.















Don't you just love how the solid black body transitions to a greenish-gray wood finish, and then gets complimented by a pearly white pick guard?






My second favorite present was this antique ashtray Matt got for me. I'd been eyeing it at this antique store for months and one day it was gone, little did I know, he had snatched it up for me :)







The inside looks like a leaf or something, I love that color green.


But then if you flip it over it looks like a boat or something. I'm not sure what significance of the etching on the bottom is, but it makes it seem special, doesn't it?












My third one I've picked because of function, not fashion. They're pretty fucking hideous, but these boots can be worn in -25 degree weather. I can't wait to wear these to class now. Bring it on, Chicago winter. Yeah I didn't even bother taking a picture of these with my nice camera because they're really nothing to look at.














For New Years, I was going to go with Matt to Grant Park and go to the firework show/party that's held there every year. But plans fell through for one reason (or another...) and we just ended up going to a friend's party. One kid showed up with literally a small mountain of Cocaine and I don't think I went to bed until 7am. Then I woke up at 9. Fun right?

I'm excited to start a fresh new year and to go back to school. How generic of a conclusion right? Peace out

That Time I Pulled an Emma Watson

A couple days ago, I got to be a hair model for the Vidal Sassoon in Chicago. The photo above is a doodle of the haircut I was given; the classic Five Point cut created by Vidal in the 60s. It's a geometric cut that revolutionized the way hairdressers looked at shaping hair. I would take a picture of my own hair, but I don't feel like taking a photo in this shitty apartment within an arms-length of my head would really do this haircut proper justice.

The greatest part about the whole thing? I got Mark Hayes to cut my hair. Mark Hayes, the international creative director at Vidal Sassoon (in London bitches!) cut my hair not only for free, but paid me to let him do it! He was so charming and really a brilliant hairdresser.

I'm so glad I finally got my hair cut short too. I've been wanting to for the longest time, but I wasn't sure exactly what style I wanted and I wasn't sure where to go to get it done. But this was the push I needed. I've got to say, I absolutely love it. Vidal's "wash and wear" philosophy definitely applies here. I haven't had to take a blow dryer to my hair once since I've had this hair cut, it really styles itself. You might think that this kind of cut isn't very wearable outside of a runway, but I've figured out a few ways to style it that make it much more every day.

Here's how I'm wearing it tonight:
It's kind of fun slicking it back like that, it makes me feel like a boy. Is that weird?

Cabin Fever

So I've FINALLY found a new pot connect and let me tell you, this past week has been spectacular. Try quitting for a while and see how stoned you get, I'm serious. It's ridiculous. And wonderful considering there's becoming less and less to do as the days get shorter and the nights grow colder.

In other news...

I've been watching this anime show called High School of the Dead (based off the manga/comic book series of the same name), and I must say it's the most entertaining thing I've discovered in a while.

It's very melodramatic, and the girls are drawn like absurd sex machines, and it's sometimes poorly translated, and there's a rapey teacher character that everyone seems to be unfazed by (pretty much the same as any other adult anime show) but once you get past all the cheesiness and gratuitous crotch shots you've got yourself a pretty badass show.

The fantastic thing about animated horror is that you have no limits to set your effects to due to budgeting and technology. And I love how the illustrator will set up such grotesque zombie interactions against the serene and absolutely beautiful backdrop of the city they live in.

If you're in the mood for something a little shitty and weird, I say go for this show. Definitely worth a few laughs if nothing more. Not to mention, if you have Netflix, it's on instant-watch bitches!!!

Okay okay okay there's one more thing. Now I definitely could write a separate review about this, it's definitely deserving of one, but since I'm lazy and there on a slightly-related topic I figured I'd just put both of these recommendations in one post:

Dead Space: Downfall is a movie (also anime) based off the video game series(although technically it's considered the prequel to the first video game). It doesn't have all the stupid sexual innuendos than High School of the Dead, has way more action and suspense, and is just about 99 times better than the show above, but like I said, I was too lazy to make a separate recommendation.

Oh, one more thing. I was asked to model for another hair show and the model call is in like an hour, so I'm going to check it out and provided I'm not getting micro bangs, I think I'm gonna go for it. It's extra cash for the holidays, right?

Yikes...

Has it really been two whole months since my last post? This is outrageous. I've been so fucking busy trying to find a different job, plus working at my current job, plus that whole school thing too.

I've got plenty of updates in the next few days, but right now I can leave you with this:




And I am furious to say I missed this show because I was vomming all night. WOOOO food poisoning.

Book Review!!!!

I finished this little gem by Emma Donoghue a couple days ago and I've got to say I loved it. A friend of mine gave it to me after she finished it, and just having read the intro on the back I knew I wouldn't be able to put it down. Not to many books suck me in right off the bat but this was great.
It's told from the perspective of five year old Jack, a boy who has lived his entire life confined in a 11 by 11-foot cell with his mother. To him, room is the entire world, it is all he has ever known. But to his mother, it is the chamber that she has been held captive for the past seven years, her own personal hell. Every night his mother shuts him away in Wardrobe where he is to remain while the ominous figure known as "Old Nick" comes to visit her.
Since it's told from the perspective of an incredibly naive 5-year-old, the book starts off as somewhat of a mystery that begins to unfold as Jack learns more and more about the reality of his situation.
I kind of found it a bit annoying following the story at first just because it was narrated the way a 5-year-old would actually talk, although you'll come to find that Jack is exceptionally intelligent for his age. However, I got used to the way he talked and quickly stopped noticing it entirely.
This book is similar to the real-life Fritzl case in Amstetten, Austria. Over all, I highly reccomend reading it if you are looking for a bit of new fiction to make your morning commute pass by much more quickly, or just something to keep you up at night until you finish every last page. I haven't read any other of Emma Donoghue's books but I'm certainly looking into them after finishing this.

the bed is empty and i feel crazy

Get More: MTV Supervideo, Music, Best Coast

I've been listening to Best Coast a lot lately. The songs on this album all kind of sound the same, but it's just a nice summery surf/pop band. They go great with this time of year, and I'm sure they'll make me yearn for this when I'm ass-deep in snow in a few months.

It's been a while since I've posted something remotely interesting. Mainly because summer gets so fucking repetitive. What did I do today? I worked. Then what did I do? Smoked. Ate. Watched TV. Maybe some yoga? Maybe I went out and drank with my friends. Maybe I did something outside. I probably cooked something for myself. Or went out to eat. But in all likelihood, I did all of those things. Just like the day before, and the day before that.

I've come to realize I don't really like the extreme seasons very much at all, I prefer the seasons of transition. Not just because of the mild weather but because no matter what, life always feels new and different in those seasons. I don't understand how everyone in those hot states can put up with this monotonous weather all year long. I would probably grow deeply, deeply depressed and lonely and sick of everything in my life.

So I don't think I've made it clear enough, but I'm excited for fall. I wanna go back to school, and be busy with fun stuff to do on weekends and great shows and starting my junior year and buying new clothes and learning to play this accordion I've acquired. Maybe try to style my hair like that chick above.

Hoped you enjoyed the video. Talk to you soon. Hopefully.