tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33938940812239753932024-03-14T04:49:14.169-04:00Toast with CharmaladeA tiny raindrop of a blog in the ocean of the vast blogosphere.Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-89901265319875981422011-09-29T23:22:00.002-04:002011-09-29T23:22:42.081-04:00The beautiful day beckons<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
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Like many a-fickle person, I'm loath to but find myself wanting to blame the dismal weather for my dampened (pun intended) spirits. These photos were taken literally within a span of roughly five minutes by dear Pink because that was really all the time we had. And here's where I let out a big sigh. Ah, back in the day when it was actually too hot for me to foolishly wear tights, long sleeves and heavy boots. Back when it wasn't a week-long rainy fest of gray. I feel like I'm living in London during the 1800s. I expect an old crone to come hobbling out and whisk me away on some Dickensian adventure. If only.<br />
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(It's been raining all this week, if that wasn't already clear)<br />
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And today I just came back from a day-long trip in the Windy City, which was more of a Windy-and-Steadily-Raining-all-day-City today. But y'know what? It's all good in this tri-state area neighborhood.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Dress- </b>Target :: <b>Scarf-</b> stolen from my friend Pink :: <b>Boots- </b>Kenneth Cole 925 :: <b>Lipstick- </b>Revlon Matte "In the Red"</span></div>
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Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-19606539926020919342011-09-23T17:46:00.004-04:002011-09-23T17:47:14.538-04:00Season of the Blazer<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
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It's that time of year again, everyone. Time to dust off your trusty blazers, because that slight chill in the air isn't going to warm itself. Oh, and scarves, don't forget the scarves (though die-hard hipsters would probably argue that scarves are a year-long thing).<br />
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The other female in these set of photos that is clearly not to be confused with me is my dear friend Kirsten. She's ridiculous, derpy, cool, crazy and weird. Once, she jammed to "Party in the USA" and I told her that all her street cred was lost. Then she got it back by not caring about street cred. Boss.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Did I mention derpy? I consider it an important, endearing quality to have.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Top- </b>Nasty Gal :: <b> Shorts- </b>Thailand :: <b>Shoes-</b> Dolce Vita for Target :: <b>Blazer-</b> stolen from Mom, stolen from Ralph Lauren</span><br />
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Time to get back to my stressfully and delightfully busy weekend!</div>
Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-79309630393278287072011-09-14T18:31:00.001-04:002011-09-14T22:32:19.549-04:00A title would be redundant.<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess who randomly decided to come back for a spell?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I don't think you want to know that answer.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Shirt- </b>Target (actually stolen from Mom's closet) :: <b>Shorts</b>- benevolent mystery :: Cardigan- H&M :: <b>Shoes</b>- Charlotte Russe :: <b>Lipstick-</b> Revlon in Siren</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Normally I'd be compelled to explain my unannounced absence; but again, I feel like that'd be redundant. Today was just a spark of inspiration, more than I've gotten in awhile.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I assure you through the power of crappy photography and the internet, that I am alive and well. If you'd like to see significantly more alive internet ramblings, my tumblr is the place to be. :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Till next (sporadic) time!</span></div>
<br />Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-63357091556816986692011-08-01T03:51:00.002-04:002011-08-01T03:53:50.508-04:00Bravo! pour le clown<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/lautreclown1.jpg" style="height: 310px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Bienvenue, messieurs et mesdames.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Will not sit down awhile, listen to The Sparrow and join the circus with us?</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>The story behind all this: </b> I was home alone, feeling practically stranded, when a fit of "<i>sure, why the hell not</i>" seized me. It should be evident by now that these flights of fancy come often enough for me to prance around and make a dandy fool out of myself. To make matters better, I take <i>proof </i>of me making a fool of myself and then share it for all the world to see. True dedication right there.<br />
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The idea behind this originally was about some sort of lost clown girl who fell off the caravan and is trying to make her living in the real world when all she knows is how to be a clown. It's a sci-fi romantic comedy.<br />
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I can't believe that I took these photos one listless day in <i>May</i>. Today it's August. I'd like to assure you that I've done many other things besides dress up as a wannabe clown between then and now. I swear on my cheap-ass red Halloween wig.<br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9943.jpg" style="height: 420px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Dress- </b>Calvin Klein (secondhand) :: <b>Gloves-</b> Forever21 :: <b>Bowler- </b>Target :: <b>Pearls- </b>gift + Thailand :: <b>Socks that I can't flippin' find now- </b>TJMaxx :: <b>Shoes- </b>Kelsi Dagger :: <b>Lipstick-</b> Revlon's Black Cherry :: <b>Delusion- </b>my imagination + boredom</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-9612229805220150212011-07-28T04:27:00.000-04:002011-07-28T04:27:23.111-04:00The places I've been<div style="text-align: center;">Since last I've posted, I've been to...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">three towns, four cities, scads of gas stations, one shooting range and too many bars to count.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But lately I've mostly been holed up in the house. Maybe it's time I came back to this place, right here on the interwebs. It's been awhile.</div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">[insert symbolic photograph of your journey and feelings here, you dirty hipster]</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-82932549750723036512011-06-04T05:05:00.000-04:002011-06-04T05:05:53.925-04:00But I'm standing still<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where have I been? And while we're (not) asking, where's Hotaru?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been off adventuring.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I've been lounging around like a dilapidated brain all this week. It's quite terrible. One might say that I'm ... trapped in my daily habits.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Yeah no one thought that was funny, either. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope the rest of the photos will come soon in due time!</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-48821667581705139392011-05-27T02:39:00.002-04:002011-05-27T02:49:12.010-04:00Kings and Queens have to wait<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_0045.jpg" style="height: 420px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;">Dear Whomever It May Concern, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;">Charlene hasn't been able to blog because her body has been barraged with various illnesses. It started off with body aches and a sore throat. I was like, OK, I can deal with this. I'm a doctor. Then she came in with a runny nose that wouldn't stop running. I tried using that "is your nose running?" joke on her, but I don't think she appreciated it. She tried to stab me with a thermometer; it didn't go well. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;">Now she just won't stop coughing. It's really gross. I was all, "hey I get that you're in the doctor's office, but you don't have to cough all over the place. Show some respect, damn." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;">Then she tried to stab me again, this time with a tongue depressor. Let's just say that I'm writing with my other hand now. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;">Anyway, Charlene is recuperating nicely with the heavy dosage of drawing and 90s bubblegum pop I've prescribed her. So she'll be fine. And I've since taken away all sharp objects from her. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 15px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Totally from her real doctor,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"> </span><br />
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<i>But wait! There's more!</i></span><br />
<a name='more'></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/GRIMSAYME.jpg" style="height: 390px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">On the left is a drawing of me my friend <b><a href="http://liamoforange.tumblr.com/">Grimsay</a></b> did. To the right is my response, a portrait of Grimsay!</span> </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/INDIGO.jpg" style="height: 720px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">My friend <b><a href="http://indigoday.tumblr.com/">Indigo</a></b> as an odd Scott Pilgrim/Barbie hybrid doll. Sure, why not?</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/BBBRRRRAAAAAM.jpg" style="height: 720px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I think you'd get this if you've seen <i>Inception</i>. Which is just about everyone. I hope. I dream. WHAT ARE DREAMS</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(This was based off of a vaguely sick-addled conversation between a friend and me. I hope you can guess which one is me. You can almost always assume I'm the shouty one.)</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-89619288813496041382011-05-21T02:41:00.001-04:002011-05-21T02:42:57.523-04:00Rapture and Awe<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9947.jpg" style="height: 760px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, everybody! (and this is where you go, <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqImkDgDwHU">"Hi, Dr. Nick!"</a></b>) I'm here, it's 2ish AM and <b><a href="http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/outreach/tracts/may21/">the rapture hasn't arrived yet</a></b>. I wasn't exactly sure whether it was a day-based thing or a time-based thing that would occur <i>on</i> the particular day... But either way, you need to <b><a href="http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110519002021AAtAMOn">cancel your dinner reservations</a></b>. Because this is serious business.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I don't have any particular profundity to spout or more jabs to poke. All I have are these quick photos that I managed to get while partaking in the lovingly warm outside world today before the <b><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llekzibUvk1qjamtho1_500.jpg">weather goes badonk</a> </b>because of you-know-what.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now it's 2:30ish AM. Nothing yet on my end of the world. Lemme know if something comes up on <i>your</i> end of the world. Whether your clocks start going backwards, or your dog starts acting weird, or your doorstep suddenly becomes inhabited by a certain Son of God who has a baseball mitt in hand... Either way, y'know.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Oh yeah, and look, I got a new haircut yay hi everybody hi.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9949.jpg" style="height: 770px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">WWJD? Probably say, "chillax everyone, chillax." </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">My mom will probably kill me for saying that. Or not, since she isn't completely convinced that Jesus is going to make a comeback so soon. She also isn't insane.</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-10809425094997796352011-05-16T00:14:00.001-04:002011-05-16T00:15:46.381-04:00The smell of last year<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9748.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9747.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Blouse-</b> secondhand :: <b>Belt-</b> Thailand :: <b>Skirt-</b> so long ago, since ... 9th grade!<i> geez</i> :: <b>Sandals- </b>TJMaxx :: <b>Lipstick-</b> Revlon Lustrous Lipstick "Plumalicious" :: Horse- THE LAND OF EQUESTRIA</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9745.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Can you ever believe that this statue is made out of metal, <b><a href="http://www.mmoca.org/mmocacollects/artist_page.php?id=5">not wood</a></b>? </span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though I wore this shirt primarily for the practical reason to cover myself without collapsing into a pool of tired sweat, nostalgia managed to permeate my skin as soon as I put it on. I couldn't help but recall that around the same time last year, I wore this shirt (and sandals) on <b><a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-night-in-bangkok.html">my first day out</a></b> in a thrillingly new country. Just looking at the pictures I took back then make me smile. They remind me of the smell of <b><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fsbdev3_042717.jpg">frangipanis</a></b>, the tropical flower that grew almost everywhere in fragrant clusters. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here, there are no frangipanis. But there are ... whatever these flowers are. I'm no botanist, so if anyone can kindly point out what flowers they are (I know they're not lavender, unless my nose is broken and I couldn't easily tell), I'd appreciate the extra bit of knowledge. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These might not hold the same sweet scent, but they still had the sweetness to attract many bees. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">is it weird that I find myself occasionally missing a place that isn't home? Have you ever found yourself in the same or similar position?</span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most importantly, will the bees leave me alone?</span><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9765_1.jpg" style="height: 250px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">This is the awkward position I'm left in when my mind goes OMGOMGOMGGUYZBEEEEES. Here's an accurate portrayal of the bees, true to size.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9769.jpg" style="height: 760px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I try to smile through my tears of near death. In hindsight, wearing a lot of florals.... probably didn't help.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9773.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9777.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-33946996627180851632011-05-14T02:31:00.001-04:002011-05-14T02:36:37.106-04:00Alleyways and pay phone calls<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9545.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9546.jpg" style="height: 370px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>V-neck-</b> Pitaya :: <b>Tee- </b>H&M :: <b>Shorts-</b> from Pink! :: <b>Shoes-</b> Dolce Vita for Target :: <b>Looking this baller-</b> Your mum</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9544.jpg" style="height: 800px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As mentioned in the last post, <b><a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2011/05/its-always-summertime-here-in-my-mind.html">a certain alleyway</a></b> was home to the photo shoot <i>du jour</i> during our adventure in Indy. And unfortunately that's pretty much all the coherent words I can conjure up to describe this post and my head has run out of ideas faster than RPatz climbs trees (the only reason I refer to that walking pop culture tidbit on this blog is because I just saw <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067583/">Water for Elephants</a></i> which wasn't the worst movie but OK this sentence is already a paragraph I'll stop right). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like this whenever I'm given the occasional duty to create a short headline for a story running in the paper. I'm slightly flustered and don't say the right/write thing. Instead of writing a proper/boring headline like "Columnist urges students to study abroad," I'm always tempted to write "STUDYING ABROAD IS FUCKING AWESOME." Because that'll totally grab your attention, right? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My copy editor friends are sticklers about that and don't find it as humorous as I do. You know who you are, in the comment section. I see you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I spy with my little eye (besides darling shorts that Pink gave to me as per her usual "clothing purge" whilst packing)...</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9554.jpg" style="height: 390px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">... little Hotaru!</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9549.jpg" style="height: 430px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And duh, I had to figuratively turn the camera on its head and feature my friend who was very nice enough to oblige me. Because I'm cuh-cuh-razy like that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ain't she nice and lovely and stuff?</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9563.jpg" style="height: 430px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And... this is what greeted us when we returned to our friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">How lovely to see their backs smiling warmly at us.</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-53290490839885234402011-05-11T04:59:00.001-04:002011-05-11T05:11:52.604-04:00It's always summertime here in my mind<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past Monday, my friends and I celebrated a birthday (and the beginning of summer vacation in general) by gallivanting around Indy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh wait, did I say... summer vacation? Hell to the <i>bleepin' yes</i> I did. The weather seems to have gotten word of it, too. Literally as I type this, my legs are stuck together like Velcro, thanks to the humidity that seems to have blossomed overnight. But I'm digressing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I've so briefly started earlier, Monday was set aside for a whole day's worth of adventuretime with good friends. We laughed, we walked around in circles, we vintage shopped, we shopped in general, we ate copious amounts of food... and I fell in love. Yes, I can't stop thinking about the (to steal a term coined by my friend) <i>deliciously quaint</i> subdivision of the city we hung out in. The setting was perfect, really. There it was in all its artsy-fartsy-downtown-college-student-area glory, and I had no chance. Little eateries/caf<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">é</span>s and shaded neighborhoods? Ugh, I'm so there.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Meet Hotaru Lola somethingoranotherIhavetofigureoutherfullandfinalname. Pink gave her to me and this little buddy traveled with me wherever I went. Think of her like <b><a href="http://rookin.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/gnome.jpg">the gnome</a></b> from <i>Am<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">é</span>lie </i>and/or <b><a href="http://whatisthetrend.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/travelocity.jpg">Travelocity commercials</a></b>, only much smaller and cuter. You'll be seeing <i>much </i>of her in this post.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I ended up buying one of these au natural soaps at the local health food store because its scent reminded me of <b><a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/search/label/thailand">Thailand</a></b>. Nostalgia, thy name is me.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9447.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9504.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9455.jpg" style="height: 770px; width: 600px;" /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">There was a kitty in the first vintage store we went to; friendly kitty was friendly. Friendly kitty tried to knock little Hotaru over. Bad friendly kitty.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9477_1.jpg" style="height: 530px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9492_1.jpg" style="height: 270px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We had a lot of ... <i>good </i>finds.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9510.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">"Hey, is that a creeper van that's completely carpeted in Pink Floyd's <i>Dark Side of the Moon</i>?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Why yes. Yes it is.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9509.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9519.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 600px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">**SPOILER ALERT** This alleyway wall will prove to be significant in the next post.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9585.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9594.jpg" style="height: 380px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Good thing Hotaru likes graphic novels as much as I do.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9605.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9621_1.jpg" style="height: 350px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9628.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9635.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I think you may remember Hotaru's <b><a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2010/06/just-kidding-around.html">companion</a></b> from last summer?</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9647.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Fun fact: goats look demonic when you take pictures of them with flash.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9672.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-46517663290441414492011-05-04T19:51:00.000-04:002011-05-04T19:51:40.973-04:00Everybody loves a winner<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9052.jpg" style="height: 680px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9035.jpg" style="height: 730px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9034.jpg" style="height: 390px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So nobody loved me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(please tell me you got that, and if you did, you're wonderful and Wookie high five!)</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-10236159564372316902011-05-02T17:05:00.001-04:002011-05-02T17:10:37.313-04:00Directing Traffic<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9312.jpg" style="height: 820px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9313.jpg" style="height: 810px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_9310.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Shirt-</b> Mossino :: <b>Scarf- </b>Urban Outfitters :: <b>Shorts- </b>Thailand :: <b>Belt-</b> secondhand :: <b>Tights-</b> <a href="http://welovecolors.com/">We Love Colors</a> :: <b>Wedges-</b> Bandolino via TJMaxx :: <b>Coat-</b> Gap :: Color blindness not included</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hear that? That was... not the sound of the death of Osama bin Laden, unlike what amazingly happened <b><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/man-accidentally-live-tweets-osamas-death">with this man</a></b> who inadvertently tweeted the historic incident. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, that sound was actually supposed to be the sound of color slapping you in the face. It's almost laughable how drastically different this outfit is <b><a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2011/04/clean-slate.html">in comparison</a></b> to the one featured before it. Well, not <i>that </i>laughable, but at least it'll coerce a little chortle, no? You know, even though this is a relatively <i>well-lit-happy-sunshine-look-at-me-guyz</i> post like any other, I'd feel out of place <i>not</i> talking about it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find it odd that while social media has revolutionized how we receive our breaking news, there are different compartments as to how they're distributed. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where were you when you first heard that Osama bin Laden was dead?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for Blogger... it's relatively silent. Perhaps it's because most of the type of blogs I'm subscribed to are fashion/design-related, but it still seems like such a momentous occasion (regardless of your opinion, this isn't exactly a blip on the political, social, etc. radar) to ignore. In the end, I can't say that I have any credentials or insight whatsoever to fully delve into this as complexly as it requires. I can say that it's surreal for me to think back that ten years ago, I was a sixth grader who adamantly hated this man named Osama bin Laden because all fingers pointed at him. While he's in every way someone who was responsible for tragic deaths of innocents, I think<b><a href="http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/02/osama_and_chants_of_usa"> this article</a></b> effectively sums up how I feel. Even for something as seemingly simple as this, I can't see it in complete black and white.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But do you know what is black and white? My friends' faces.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then there's my friend <b><a href="http://theloveofeloquence.blogspot.com/">Dawn</a></b>, who I'm pretty sure is OK with having her face featured on my blog.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While we're on the topic of friends (who kick it in the front seat, kick it--OW, stop <i>kicking</i> me): it was my friend <b><a href="http://spacecricket.tumblr.com/">Michelle</a></b>'s birthday yesterday! Send happy belated wishes her way!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Notice how knees (especially mine) are never really attractive? Like, I can never see couples give each other nicknames like "Sexy Knees." Unless <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0">that's what you're into.</a></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0065_1.jpg" style="height: 720px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0070.jpg" style="height: 380px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ain't she presh?</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-24804335625825893482011-04-23T01:45:00.000-04:002011-04-23T01:45:36.901-04:00The bare bones of it all<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8628.jpg" style="height: 770px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8606-1.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Let's play the game: who can spot the squirrel? Or as I like to call them, "spurls."</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8617.jpg" style="height: 370px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8620.jpg" style="height: 390px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Moody close-ups are moody.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8633.jpg" style="height: 820px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Shirt-</b> Goodwill? or something :: <b>Cardigan- </b>TJMaxx :: <b>Skirt- </b>secondhand :: <b>Tights-</b> <a href="http://welovecolors.com/">We Love Colors</a> :: <b>Socks-</b> <a href="http://socktheory.com/">Sock Theory</a> :: <b>Shoes- </b>Old Navy</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Quick note: </i>I just realized that in a weird way, this outfit is "totes ironic" (what makes that phrase even more annoying is if you imagine me saying it with air quotes) because while this post is called "bare bones," the clashing color scheme is anything BUT. This outfit has more print mixing than paper factory explosion, it's insanity. Call it an eyesore or mad, it's just Charmalade! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>BUT YEAH</i>. It feels weird to jump back into the blogging pool after nearly two weeks of silence. It's even weirder that a) I don't mention that I was gone at all and/or b) considering that it's coming from me, the ever-so-loud one. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously. One of these days, I should do a video post so you can all see how hyperactively loud I can be, mostly without being entirely conscious of it. You'll either be charmed or repelled; or both. But first, I need to figure out how to ... do that. I need to stop interrupting myself and deviating away into quasi-insightful tangents. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Actual bare bones of it all:</i> the semester is ending and it's much like taking a bath. Everything seems to be quite sluggish until you pull the stopper and the whole thing spirals down into a finale that's too rushed for you to process it all. Just a week ago I thought I had a little bit of time; but one blink and it's dead week and I know if I blink again, everyone will be gone to their respective homes, internships, etc. That thought always unsettles me in a way. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really have a solid idea of what I'm doing this summer. That's probably why I feel this excitement and overwhelming unease. I can easily set up my future plans in Tumblr by setting up a queue, and I wish I could do the same in real life. <i>Damn </i>the social media for being the scapegoat of my impossible expectations.<br />
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Despite my worrywart self cowering <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_hughes">in a corner muttering</a> about how the Freemasons are running the country, I'm well fed and well clothed so I'm basically fine. See below picture for evidence. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">"Well OK, 'well-clothed' <i>is </i>an objective term. But this is a daily style blog..."</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just don't want to regret this summer when I only have a few days planned. Any advice?</span></div></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-29570685580789018692011-04-19T04:11:00.000-04:002011-04-19T04:11:27.827-04:00Don't hang up your coat just yet<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't fallen off this side of the earth.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can say that Life got in the way, but it's slightly true. I mean, don't tell anyone this, but between you and me, I think Life needs to drop a few pounds. I keep on running into Life, and it's all awkward because it's like, "<i>Hey</i> Life, do you mind? Scootch a bit that way? Yeah, thanks." And it's like that <i>every time</i>. Honestly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I just sound like someone who's a big jerk to magazines.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Till the next post! I hope to resume blogging soon. :)</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-55509902130410739482011-04-12T02:37:00.002-04:002011-04-12T02:39:35.340-04:00Indulge that sweet tooth, dear<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8768_2.jpg" style="height: 810px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Imagine a sunny and unbelievably warm Saturday afternoon. Imagine the one thing that'll make it better.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right. HOMEMADE CUPCAKES. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://notyouraverageordinary.com/">Brandi</a>, I officially made the cupcakes and I officially apologize for how delayed this baking experience has been. In the end, it was totally worth it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Please tell me that I'm not the only one who thought of Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus when I saw this....</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jay kay, they actually did. I got this recipe for dark chocolate cupcakes </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(with Nutella frosting)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> awhile ago from Brandi from <a href="http://notyouraverageordinary.com/">Not Your Average Ordinary</a>, who is <a href="http://www.pizzellesbakery.com/">quite the foodie</a>. This was very sweet of her; but you should know some context.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time I baked anything legitimate, it was for a high school French class where we had to bring in some food representing a region of France. I ambitiously and foolishly endeavored to bake <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_10005202">l</a></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=899&q=le+gateau+breton&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=">e gâteau breton</a></i> instead of making a salad like everyone else did. I <i>swear</i> on <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=gerard+depardieu+nose&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=">Gerard Depardieu's nose</a> I followed those instructions as closely as I could. But I must have messed up somewhere, because that cake ended up being drier than the Sahara desert on an arid day. At least I didn't get points off due to effort.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">No sorry, doggy. You can't haz any rich chocolate cupcakes or lolcat grammarz.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8733.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">We aren't experts at frosting, as can be seen. We ended up having so much of it left over that the boys used that as an excuse to make more baked goods so to (quite literally) spread the Nutella-cream love.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8729.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">omnomnomnomnomNOM. The cupcakes were so ridiculously decadent and rich and chocolatey that I thought I was going to blissfully die of sweetness overdose eating one or two or five.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8730.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The mooch who didn't help (and instead did homework) thoroughly enjoyed our hard work.</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was probably the combination of the lovely weather, lovely baking and lovely Pushing Daisies that influenced my outfit for the day. I both loved it and thought, "oh God, I look like the stereotypical 50s housewife." I mean-- skirted dress, red lipstick, heels and baked goods? I think the first graphic of this post sums up how I felt about this. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Dress-</b> Beacon's Closet @ Williamsburg aka Hipsterville :: <b>Shoes-</b> Jessica Simpson :: <b>Lipstick- </b>Revlon Matte #007 "In the Red"</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8777_1.jpg" style="height: 540px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Can you spy with your little eye which one is the demented housewife?</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8766.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Can you tell I have a wild crush on these shoes?</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8784.jpg" style="height: 480px; width: 600px;" /></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-27334033427653919232011-04-08T17:05:00.000-04:002011-04-08T17:05:02.889-04:00Forgotten snowy weekend<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0016-1.jpg" style="height: 300px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0019-2.jpg" style="height: 350px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at your calendar. Now look at this blog post's date. Now back to the calendar. Now back to the blog post. Sadly, something doesn't seem right because </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a) there isn't this much snow and warm cozy feeling in April.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">b) this is a poor adaptation of that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE">one thing you all love</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">c) answers a and b.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These photos were actually taken back in February (makes more sense, right?) when I was having a bored afternoon one weekend and turned to the camera for mild solace and entertainment. I actually like how they turned out (considering that it wasn't planned), and in a way it makes me miss large, comfy winter knits.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So enjoy the backwards into time (and elbows, as seen above) as I go enjoy what will be a helluva weekend... which is going to be both good and terrible. Allow me to be a cliche record and bemoan, "why can't a weekend be much longer?" Amirite, people?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and the answer's C for Charmalade, Chihuahua and <i>chutzpah</i>. What's your favorite c-word? And no, not THAT c-word. Dirty minds, all of you.</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-22951876130304051492011-04-05T00:06:00.001-04:002011-04-05T00:09:56.744-04:00Back to your regularly scheduled programming<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8451-1.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Polo+Sweater+Flats-</b> I think they're all Mom'd, oh geez :: <b>Shorts-</b> Thailand :: <b>Socks-</b> Urban Outfitters</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8453.jpg" style="height: 810px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Noticed anything different about me? Perhaps in the hair follicle area?</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You mean you didn't miss me? I think I need to quote my friend Cee-Lo Green and say... fffff-f-</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Goddammit, I don't trust that bush.</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dammit.</span></i></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-52592999475441187962011-04-03T23:20:00.001-04:002011-04-04T21:43:09.706-04:00Yea or Nay?<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8485.jpg" style="height: 450px; width: 600px;" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I act like this is an everyday occurrence. <i>I wish.</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend I went to a Rocky Horror showing at the last minute (inappropriately simulated acts galore!). Of course, I had to break out the blue eyebrows (again, as you can <i><a href="http://char-redtoast.tumblr.com/post/3888249555/blue-eyebrows-lets-make-it-a-thing-yeah">see here</a></i>). At the suggestion of my friend Sue, I'm randomly sharing this on my blog. I'm not exactly sure if she was being serious, but hey... why not?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I personally had a lot of fun with them. It's easy, unexpected and non-permanent. And I figured that the one place where they'd be accepted is at RHPS, which is also easy (in the sleazy sense), unexpected and (hopefully) non-permanent. The best reaction I got was when I was in the elevator with my friends and one of them turned to me and asked...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kira: (stops and stares) Are your eyebrows... shaded <i>blue</i>?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: (deadpan) ... Oh. Yeah.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">True story.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I ... didn't. For serious and light reasons alike. In any case, I had to kick <a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2011/04/toast.html">that pesky Toast</a> to the curb. And by curb, I mean my belly. And by belly, I'm sure it's in one of the intestines by now. Yum.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of yum (my penchant for terrible non sequiturs always prevails), how now of this new layout change? I thought the blog needed a due makeover. I'm still tweaking here and there, so bear with me. But as of now, yea or nay? Thumbs up or thumbs down? Bear or bull? Constructive criticism is more than welcome</span>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until next time!</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-92193846024573883352011-04-01T02:13:00.001-04:002011-07-28T04:02:27.197-04:00A change of blog.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm Toast.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Charmalade has been so busy lately that she and I have come to an agreement that I'd guest blog for her indefinitely. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, she didn't say "indefinitely," but I already changed a few things around this old dump and she didn't seem to notice. I actually think she's been distracted by Youtube and shiny things for like, three hours now. Plus, I think I can totally do a better job at this than she ever could. What a putz. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, there are going to be some changes around here. Definitely for the better. This blog is going to be something you've never seen before. A fashion blog... about toast. As in me, I'm Toast. I'm the star of this show now, don't anyone say anything else about it. This will be just your everyday personal style blog, only a lot better. </span><br />
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I love hanging out with my bffs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also love my boyfriend.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He still cares for me, despite all my quirks. I've been burned before.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope to share with all of you my style outfits and misadventures through this blog. I can't wait!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs33/f/2008/312/2/c/Toast_Feed_Icon_by_zyenth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs33/f/2008/312/2/c/Toast_Feed_Icon_by_zyenth.png" /></a></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-55228026994117481772011-03-30T22:24:00.002-04:002011-07-28T04:10:09.028-04:00*>___<*<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8401.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8404.jpg" style="height: 340px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for your ADD-addled-five-second entertainment...</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh wait, what? What happened? What? Cheese? Huh?</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juuuust kidding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a short play comprised solely of emoticons. Enjoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink: ^__^</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me: -____-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink: ^o^</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me: >___<</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink: ^O^</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me: x____x</span></div><br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8370_1.jpg" style="height: 450px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">See Pink camwhore. See me imitate Pink's camwhoring. The circle of camwhoring.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8388.jpg" style="height: 800px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know about you guys, but I'm feeling pretty >___<;;;; and x___x right now. How about you? Leave a comment below with the emoticon of how you're feeling, whether it be all :D or :( or maybe even >:( though I hope it won't come to that!</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-50538832552646465502011-03-28T21:33:00.000-04:002011-03-28T21:33:18.022-04:00The Worst Fairy Tale<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0046.jpg" style="height: 780px; width: 600px;" /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0040-1.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Lookin' at the creeper van, lookin' at the white white creeper van that's a-creepin' with a ladder on it, why does it have a ladder on it, God knows why, just lookin' at the white creeper van with a ladder on it, yeah.</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/DSC_0065.jpg" style="height: 310px; width: 600px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Blouse- </b>it's a mystery, Scooby Doo :: <b>Blazer-</b> thrifted Ralph Lauren :: <b>Vest-</b> thrifted :: <b>Shorts+Shoes-</b> from Thailand :: <b>Tights- </b>Charlotte Russe :: <b>Nails-</b> China Glaze's "For Audrey"</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once upon a time, there was a princess, an ordinary princess. One day, she overslept and ended up skipping her princess classes, which had princess attendance. This royally screwed over her grade, in all literal sense of the word. Then the princess woke up and realized that it was a dream and that she wasn't a princess, but a college student. But she was still royally screwed, in the figurative sense of the word. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then she kissed a frog, only it was one of those frogs that you lick to get high, so the college student ended up hallucinating that she was a princess again. Then she fell asleep. Again. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The end.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THIS FAIRY TALE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just kidding. I hope. Where did that frog go?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a completely unrelated note: today is Gaga's birthday. Paws up for the Mama Monster! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I'm ridiculous but I have a headache so it's OK.</span></div>Charmaladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720519354415903935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393894081223975393.post-21949284740807208572011-03-23T19:26:00.000-04:002011-03-23T19:26:51.633-04:00In Winter's Dying Light<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8307.jpg" style="height: 600px; width: 600px;" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It's been awhile since I've done a photo shoot. The odd thing about this one is that it came by accident. Halfway through editing, I said, "sure, why not?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Not usually the way photo shoots should happen (<i>after</i> the shooting process), but we could call it a happy accident. And no, the blog isn't pregnant. </span></div><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">To see Summer's Dying Light, click <a href="http://charmalade.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-summers-dying-light.html">here</a>.</span></i></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Dress+Vest-</b> Target :: <b>Flats- </b>Thailand</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="alternative text" border="0" src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae46/Charmalade_2/IMG_8291_1.jpg" style="height: 270px; width: 600px;" /><br />
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