Chi-Town: 2 days in 20 pictures

What was Lovely for December 27, 2010:

I'm waiting for a train, a train that will take me (fairly) far away to Chicago for a couple of days. 

One year and a day.

What's Lovely for December 29, 2010:  

Remembering that a year and a day ago, Toast was made. And what better way to have spent that day than in a particularly windy city? 

Thank you, everyone. :)

And to all a good night.

What's Lovely for December 24, 2010: 

Christmas Eve! I think that's all I need to say. Happy holidays, everyone! I need to go work off the turkey stuffing calories by an invigorating schedule of sitting here and watching movies and TV shows... 

It isn't much, but it's home. And delicious.

She must've sensed I just ate fatty goodness...

A Robber Who Pays for Everything

Guess who my sartorial inspiration was?

What is this, an honest to Gandhi outfit post??? I have to say, getting back in the saddle felt good, even though the saddle was remarkably dusty. And yes, I'm still talking about a figurative saddle. Aaaaand that's honestly all the pseudo-witty things I have to say for today. I believe any and all possible one-liners went out the window once I drank that salted caramel hot chocolate from Starbucks today. I hypothesize all that sugar went straight to my head and sucked out all funny things to say-- but that could just be the sugar talking. 

Sweater- 2890 (warehouse sale)  ::  Scarf- garage sale  ::  Skirt- secondhand  ::  Tights- We Love Colors  ::  Beret- Mom'd  ::  Boots- TJMaxx

Your Questions (finally) ANSWERED.

OMG. I'm back. It's like I'm Nathan Young and I was buried alive but turns out in a major plot twist that I'm back from the dead because I'm immortal and...
I may have been watching a lot of Misfits lately. This (warning: slightly NSFW) has been my winter break so far. I didn't say I was proud. But it has been a wonderfully and terrifyingly lazy hiatus, and I'm overdue on a lot of things. Remember the FAQ back in October? I hope with profuse amounts of apologies and kowtowing, I can come back to my blog and finallyfinallyfinally answer these questions once and for all in this post. 


*hug* I missed you. Please forgive me, I have digital chocolate chip cookies.

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Paige asked:

What inspired you to start your blog?

Essentially, I bullied myself into doing this thingamajig after a good amount of stalking following and reading many daily fashion blogs. The beautiful thing about blogging is that fairly anyone's capable of it-- it was just a matter of mixed delusion and confidence when I went "hey, I think I can do that!" And thus it began.

What has changed about your blog/your style since you started?

I can say all this stuff about learning the subtleties of what to do or what not to do in blogging and how I dared to mix prints more, but I'd like to show a visual.

Before you open up your eyes

It's officially dead week. This officially means that there's less than a week left till finals week. Which officially means that winter break is just a week after that. 


It also officially seals my doom. 


But. As long as I'm cuddling in this impossibly puffy and comfy jacket (which I was lucky enough to natch at half price!) and impossibly puffy scarf, I can pretend I can get as much sleep as I desire. Which is hilarious to assume when I'm hopping between two big projects and all-nighters...

Top- thrift store in Bronx  ::  Jacket- Silence+Noise  ::  Scarf- TJMaxx

It probably doesn't help that I recently got a tumblr, does it? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnaw. I try to refrain myself, seriously I do... oh look! What is that, a SONG?

It's very soothing and haunting to listen to this song on repeat when you're half awake. Furreal. 

Winter's officially here

This fur stole that my mom found is the only thing standing between freezing-my-neck-and-ass-off and tolerably-being-comfortably-warm. It's a very tricky and thin line, especially during the long winter. 


What keeps you warm during the cold months? If you say it doesn't even snow where you are, I just might throttle you.


Just kidding. I really won't, truly. I mean, I like snow, until it turns into this cold, amorphous, gray, gross, slush. Concrete slushie, mmmmmm. 

I think my face here succinctly sums up "why the frickfrack am I standing out here taking photos to pass the time?"

Also, a question for y'all. I took my outfit photos in several different locations, some outside (for the sake of natural lighting) and some inside (for the sake of convenience). Putting them side by side, which do you think turned out better? Which one do I look most pained in? I give myself points for keeping the same awkward bent leg pose in each picture. 

Turtleneck- American Apparel  ::  Skirt- secondhand  ::  Tights- We Love Colors  ::  Cardigan- H&M  ::  Boots- TJMaxx  ::  Fur stole- Mom'd