sir save-a-lot

(haha you didn't think i was coming back today DID YOU?....ye of little faith [dont blame ya] ..)

like many of you I'm in the same paddy wagon with trying to $AVE MONEY, and theres many reasons why...

REASON ONE:

kinda DONE with fall/winter fashion, i got all my perks (velvet/oatmeals/bodycon), i DO WANT some Pendleton inspired navajo/aztec prints...

he's a cutie FO SHO...pendleton for OC

BUT i dont NEED a new wardrobe (saving for spring) like jenny im TIRED of having pity clothes. Stuff i held on too because "well remember when i was in my rockabilly/gyaru/vintage/hipster/ironic phase?" or "my ___ bought me that.." or "i saved for that and NEVER wore it" I need to clean it OUT, i want to have pieces I LOVE concise my wardrobe no more FLUFF!! I don't really have anything worth selling, but hey...maaaaybe....well see (like i need ANOTHER project)

but long story short, no more "retail therapy" or buying cause "twas on sale!" i really stopped the sale shopping last year but the retail therapy is an evil bitch....

REASON TWO:

as i stated yesterday I'll be going to NYC for an internship/job/forever...starting in June...so I'll need money to live, rent, food, fun...NY ain't cheap. never said it was...plus pretty sure the shopping there will definitely be sublime...

REASON THREE:

so one christmas gift i forgot to mention was a little something something from my mom...i'll give you a picture clue....

well i hope you guessed it and if not IM GOING TO LONDON PARIS FOR HOLIDAY IN THE SUMMER, some of you may have remember me mentioning this b4, but i thought plans feel through, but they did not! all expense paid, JUST need monies for SHOPPING FOOD ETC, which really means $AVE $AVE $AVE my @$$ off because if i don't i'll regret it :D IM SO EXCITED!!! any tips :D (ive only been to mexico )

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i realized MORE than shopping, whats really been eating my salary is food....I go out for food almost everyday for lunch or dinner or sometimes both! luckily i have been VERY diligent about packing a lunch and cooking my meals ...aka...less time online. But its been well worth it+ converting to the vegetarian side its been fast to whip up a meal! Im certain ive lost weight, and Its fun to experiment with different meals. I'm saving like 50-100 bucks a week! I'm limiting myself to only spend when necessary (groceries/toiletress/etc)...i did buy two books recently...heh....

and like once a week my friends and I will go to the movies but we usually divide the cost/have movie passes/etc etc that that usually runs me $8 a month...got to have some leniancy in saving or your sure to break...however, we HAVE been getting together making a pizza and watching misfits on the computer...thats like SUPER CHEAP...and fun!

Going for walks also helps with shopping urges, especially to realize you're not missing ANYTHING... I also instead of impluse buy, if i see something i like i wait a few days b4 purchasing..i'll either forget or if I NEED IT by the time i get back it might be on sale....PLUS PLUS i begged my brother (whose an industrial designer) to give me a thermos he made! now i bring tea with me everyday which helps with the starbucks urges! (another 20 bucks a week SAVED)

plus anybody notice that u shop less when its just TOO COLD to leave the house...:D

REASON FOUR:

its always good to save especially when crap happens! or you want to do something FUN, its like aren't you GLAD we did something fun! versus "im broke spent all my cash on a sweater i wore ONCE"

BUT I WONT PRETEND TO BE PERFECT, i did buy some things (i also got lots of giftcards so technically my dad bought some things for me too HAHA!) Just some books to go along with resolutions and this super cool british magazine that focuses on black fashionistas! and a super cool little comic, by a little ole girlie named veronica, support her! GIT IT, REED IT!

I'm super stoked to start that Haruki Murakami book, but I'm currently re-reading works by Ana Castillo! By the By, anybody else love indie bookstores? they are so much sweeter than borders (no offense borders...:/) I want to disappear all mori girl style inside them! hee hee!

+ all images besides coordinates WERE STOLEN from my tumblr, which were obviously stolen from somewhere else...:)

London Calling

As I get older I find myself becoming bored, more and more easily. I think a lot of it comes from during the summer i move back in with my parents when my apartment lease goes up...and sometimes it gets to me...

keep in mind it is *I* who lives in merry ole chicago, my family lives in a small town on the out skirts of the city. so there isn't much to do out here. Yes we have a wal-mart *snore* and a like a dairy queen *bigger snore* but it is far from the artistic thrusts of wicker park *chicago'sversion of williamsburg, need a better example, chicago's hipster version of shibuya, need a better example, chicago's version of Camden*

I miss it everyday, but I cannot necessarily afford to drive up there at my everywhim, I suppose I neglected to say that..uh, I can't drive -_-...I grew up so close to the city that I never needed too, but public transit is getting rather expensive that the cost to drive is almost cheaper than taking the metra into the city, PLUS i dont live within walkin distance of metras, so therefore I am stuck in the burbs, and versus wallowing up in tears every day (because I do love the burbs, if you live in the midwest we do have some pretty nice greenery to keep you entertained, i love forest, my parents house is actually in the forest, rather cute indeed) I just wish I could have the best of both worlds, I suppose I should learn to drive, buy a car, then I could have both...:/

BUT I DIGRESS, and return to my statement before...sometimes when you get older you have to make things more interesting, so yesterdee Panda and I decided to make it British Night, oh yeah, thats right...!!!!

I don't think i ever made this clear either, but my love for London is probably up there for my love for Tokyo, I'm such an expatriate, even Panda is not American, he came here when he was five, don't get me wrong i love the US, but uh...again, I get bored easily...therefore...

I commend the night, i got all dressed up street style like, taking fashion inspirations from some of the brit gals on lookbook.nu..

this my inspiration...

and this is me...

I don't think you can see my floral skirt too well, BUT i definitely think I should wear heels more often :) I do hate how the camera captures my hair like a big mass...

We went to this new restaurant they opened in town that is supposed to be a creole fest (being creole I'll be the JUDGE OF THAT) but we just got fish and chips, it was rather good actually! It wasn't just fried fish fat and sticks of hot grease, it was very fluffy and light, I didn't feel like I commited a cardnal sin...

then we jumped over to the video store and rented a grindehouse of hott fuzz and shawn of the dead. If you follow my tumblog (i hate that word) you will notice that I LOVE simon pegg!! tee hee! he's the cooliest! anyways, we actually never got to watching them, so we will continue the grindehouse tonight!

and I'm sure you are wondering why we never got to to, we'll, we were too busy watching these losers...(haha jk)

now I won't bore you with all of my doctor who fanboy-ness, but OMG i almost peed-ed my pants watching episode "4-5" OMG intense!!!

i really like the new doctor, i know i know, tennant has a faithful cult following, but even he wants smith to do well...and I really like smith's quirkiness, he's so odd it's absolutely adorable!

The Doctor: Legs. I’ve still got legs, good. Arms. Hands. Ooh, fingers, lots of fingers. Ears, yes. Eyes, two. Nose, I’ve had worse. Chin, blimey! Hair… I’m a girl!

No! No… I’m not a girl. And still not ginger! And something else, something important, I’m, I’m… I’m…Ha! Crashing! Ha-ha! Whoo-hoo-hoo! Geronimoooooo!

Hah, I really find it humorous how he makes stabs at his own personal features. I realize he's young but he seems to be taking it very humbly; I'm happy he's not some Edward looking pretty boy, I know he's bubbling s heart throb fanbase (jeez...) I'm glad he's not like "oh I'm so hot, ladies grovel at me feet" please no more stuck up British imports please...And honestly a lot of what you see on Doctor who is him being his strange self, i found this picture of him at coachella and was like "OMG I LOVE YOU FOR THIS"

a floral backpack...A FLORAL BACKPACK....five stars, he even said he wanted the doctor to start wearing a hat because he loves hats, he even came up with most of his costume, ah i like actors that are creative and have brains than just puppets...

anyway, turned out Panda and I had a great time! Today we need to go costume shopping and I'll show you why later! So if you feel like your getting bored with the mundanity that is life, mix it up have a theme night! Speak all proper, grab a pint at the pub and watch a few blokes on the telly, its really fun! reminded me of my days as a theatre major..haha, i hated studying dialects...

anyway I have ranted on long enough, thank you all for your silly support on my last posting!!