San Smith

Things I love Thursday

So a bit of news that goes along with my site updates... I think this is going to be my last Things I love Thursday. But! Before you get sad - let me explain :) After thinking it over for a few months, I've decided I'd like to move on from the title of the original "Things I love Thursday", and instead share my own kind of weekly letters to you guys and drawings of what I'm happy about/interested in at the moment. I'm really enjoying tumblr too and I plan on continuing to include my tumblr favorites in these kinds of posts. Still waffling on the title, but I should have it squared away by next week. These posts will also might be coming on a different day since I never really enjoyed being forced to do them on Thursdays... I guess just consider them a 2.0 version of my typical TILTs but new title and new day :D Stay tuned for more info!!

NYX glitter liners and 6%dokidoki "Swirling Pannier" - These are two items I've let myself buy recently... I picked up an Urban Decay purple glitter liner from work a few weeks ago and was kinda disappointed with it. It looked so pretty in the tube, but was actually not cute on my eyes and burned while drying!! :( Since that didn't work out, I decided to try out a cheaper brand called NYX who also had a range of glitter liners, and I am so in love! These don't hurt at all when applied, and apply a lot thicker and prettier! My only complaint is they take a little longer to dry - but for how inexpensive and pretty they are, I don't mind. :) The "Swirling Pannier" skirt hasn't arrived in the mail yet, but I'm anxiously awaiting the day it does! (I ordered it from Electric Alice if you are curious - which is an awesome site filled with super cute clothing and accessories.) It was one of the 6%dokidoki items I really wanted on my LA trip but wasn't able to purchase. The cotton candy perfume... I haven't bought. It is something I put on every time I work at Ulta though! I am hoping to buy it maybe at the end of the month - it is such a fun scent - you can see it here!

 

Glow stick wands, giant hair buns and Emma <3 So lately I've been wearing my hair in giant hair buns a lot, which is something I've tried off and on over the years but hadn't really figured out how to properly do until my LA trip. I had my hair styled that way for the 6% show, and then friends out there explained tips and tricks to make my hair buns fuller and nicer - and ta da! Now I've been able to do it on almost a daily basis :D I wore my hair like this when I went out the other night with Emma at Flux... Speaking of Flux - I'll be posting on that in a day or so, but it was a night time art event that focused on light based installations! They gave out glow sticks at the event, and I put one inside of a glow stick wand I had stashed in my purse - so fun!! And Emma - I'm so happy her and I have reconnected over the past few months. We used to be best friends a few years ago, but due to a mishap with our friendships I ended up having a falling out with her. Recently, Emma and I found each other again and quickly re-bonded like we never stopped being friends - and it makes me so happy!! I've missed her so much and feel incredibly lucky to be friends with her again. Life can be pretty awesome with surprises like that!

Scheming up Halloween costumes and just getting excited about Halloween in general... Oh man - I'm not sure what I'm going to be yet, but a few ideas I've been tossing around: Tickled Pink costume from Rainbow Bright, Princess Bubblegum costume from Adventure time (and I'd get my boyfriend to be Finn!), Katy Perry costume from her California Gurls video (which I think would be hilarious cute, but I am pretty sure a lot of people would want to punch me! SO many people hate Katy Perry that I know! haha eeek), and last but not least - Chibiusa costume from Sailor Moon SuperS. I have too many ideas!! 

Daydreaming about Disney for the Winter Holidays - Too soon?? It sounds like my boyfriend, myself, Emma and her boyfriend are all going to go to Disney World together for the December holidays!! I plan on visiting the Magic Kingdom mostly, and then hopping over to Islands of Adventure for the Harry Potter and Jurassic Park sections!! I'm so excited - I haven't been to Disney in over 10 years, and I've never been to Islands of Adventure!! We wont be there for very long though, so I'm kinda over planning excitedly right now so I can make sure I fit as much stuff in as possible. Eeee!

 

Those are the main things on my brain lately. Life has been very good even though I'm super busy and had a cold for a while. I'm very grateful for all the love I've been experiencing from my friends, family, boyfriend and even my little dog, Pika! I can't stop hugging Pika lately, she is the sweetest!!

 

Links 

 

• Drop Dead Kawaii blog - super cute and really covers a lot of stuff I am into! I totally recommend it!
• I've been lusting after the Pentax Pink DSLR lately, and found this hilarious video on someone attempting to paint a DSLR pink... not going to lie - I kinda considered maybe trying this if I could ever get my hands on a DSLR of my own! heh
• Rilakkuma paper craft blog - I want to try to make this stuff!

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Things I love Thursday

It's been almost 3 weeks since my last Things I love Thursday post... I have been slowly saving links up to share and loves I'm excited about - and now I finally have time to share it all!

- Cute sloth bracelets! I think I saw these on tumblr a while back... How fun are they? 

- My friend Zambicandy drew a super cute picture of me a few weeks ago and put it on her blog! It was right after I entered the 6%dokidoki contest, so its based off of that outfit... I love it so much! She is super talented - and what is even more fun is we recently met at the 6%dokidoki fashion show! I'll share pictures of that tomorrow. :) 

- This my pet monster print my friend JP showed me. I love My Pet Monster - it was one of my most favorite toys growing up! 

- Katy Perry's new cd... Not even going to lie - I bought it. And I like it... a lot! I know a lot of people don't like her but it has been a lot of fun to hula hoop to lately! 

- Nail art <3 <3 While I was in LA I picked up a lot of inexpensive nail stickers + polishes and its made decorating my nails a lot easier and exciting! Right now I have tons of little silver stars and glitter on my pink nails, and the other week I had purple polish with stars and moons. My friend Krysti just blogged about nails too on her last things I love Thursday and hers are pretty cuuute - check it out!

- The Dainty Squid's super pretty rainbow cupcakes 

- Kelly leaving me secret notes on my photobooth application... I found it today when I opened up the program! She must have done it all sneaky like while visiting me :)

- Taking Pika on her very first boat ride at the lake! Chris and I went to the lake recently and took the dog with us, and it was her first time going! She went on a boat ride, road a float on the lake, and napped on the dock. It was so cute to watch how excited she was - she acted as if she knew she was on vacation!

- Sticker Pictures aka Purikura... I've been playing with this app called PriPri Marron on my iPhone that creates these styles of photos, and then I print them out on my mini dell wasabi sticker printer! It is the coolest - I'm so obsessed with it right now! And speaking of Purikura, I love the photos in this post where Meli from Bikes and the City does sticker pictures in Japantown. Cute!

- Moomins! - My friend Anna Denise blogged about a Moomin exhibit recently, and I'm also excited for the upcoming movie. I'm a little frustrated over the english voices they chose though - they sound kinda cheesey... I listened to the original trailer to compare and those voice actors sound much more like I would have pictured for the characters. I'll definitely go see this in theaters, but I really hope I can find a subtitled version later on to enjoy the original! http://www.originalmoomin.com

- Milk frother!! My boyfriend surprised me with a hand held milk frother a few weeks ago and now I can't wait for cold weather so I can make frothy warm beverages :) 

- This song:

- And last but not least, live action Paradise Kiss! I found out recently they are making a TV show in Japan based on the Paradise Kiss books, which is my favorite manga by Ai Yazawa! I wish they were keeping more to the original hair colors and the look of the studio - but I'm excited none the less to have new Paradise Kiss stuff to tune into. 

Hope you guys are having a great week so far! More 6%dokidoki and LA stuff tomorrow!

Things I love Thursday

It is a small list this week + there is a lot of stuff I want to buy at the moment... Enjoy!

Pictured above: Power puff Girls & Dexter's Laboratory DVDs  |  Galaxy Leggings  |  Great Wave Leggings  |  Purple hair dye  |  Bjork Post Shirt  |  Mini cake pan  |  Colorful sneakers by Saucony

 Random notes of goodness 

- Some sad but good news - I found out today I didn't make it into the fashion show I mentioned. It was actually the first email I read this morning which kinda bummed me out for 30 minutes, but then I realized I this was actually not that bad! Now my trip to LA will probably be a lot less stressful, and I can do something different with my hair if I want to! I was wanting to put purple streaks in my hair, but I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to change my appearance in case I was accepted. Worries are gone! :D 

- The Scott Pilgrim video game! Holy crap this is hard. But I'm getting better at it... I love all the little animated sprites that are on the internet right now:

 

 

- Speaking of Scott Pilgrim - I was on Edgar Wright's flickr with my friend Jaclyn and Tony!! I had a super fan girl moment of squeeling in my office when I saw it online. 

- Hula hooping and fun exercises - Yesterday I was watching a tiny bit of TV while working and a really interesting fitness instructor came on and recommended some great exercises! I took notes and tried them out yesterday and today, and I really like how they make me feel stronger. I think maybe its using muscles that my light yoga and hula hooping doesn't use! That and its always fun to amp up the hooping - I really want to get a smaller hoop soon and try to learn tricks. Hooray for fun exercising.

- Hair bow buns - my friend Krysti posted pictures of her trying this out today, and I realized I don't think I ever shared pictures of my hair bow bun last month! I really like it and want to try to do it more when it cools down outside - right now its a little too humid and it looks funny after a few hours. It is a nice alternative to a sloppy bun like I normally wear around the house. Here is where I learned how to do it!

- Working on the post I hope to share tomorrow! I can't wait to post my ideas on making your own Ramona Flower's costume, plus links to buy subspace purses I've made and other Ramona goodies! I hope everyone enjoyes it as much as I do :D

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 Random things I'm into at the moment 

• Loose tea! My mother picked up this tea cup for me on a trip and I finally got some proper loose tea from local tea maker, "Just add honey" to drink with it... and its fantastic! I'm so glad my friend Emma recommended this tea company to me - it makes the perfect chai lattes. 
• Artist Shintaro Ohata in Giant Robot - I thumbed through this issue a bit... I really want to go back and pick it up the issue so I can actually read the articles. Shintaro Ohata's artwork is beautiful!
• Cartoon Network Groovies - does anyone remember these? They were so cool back in the day and would come on in between commercials on CN... here are some of my favs: Josie & The Pussycats in several different musical styles, "Signal in the Sky" (for Powerpuff Girls) by The Apples in Stereo, and Devo's song, "Go monkey go!" for Powerpuff girls:

• Kevin Tong's Sex Bob-Omb poster - I picked up a $20 metallic version right before they sold out! I can't wait for it to arrive in the mail. I want to put it next to my mini signed Scott Pilgrim movie poster!
• Giant hair flowers, 1920's hair styles, messy curls and what not. I'm making a ton of hair clips right now inspired by all of this and I can't wait to share it!
• Beeswax Aromatherapy Tins - specifically the "Enlightenmint" scent! I swear it does something to my brain and helps me focus while working.
• Planning trips to LA and getting ready for my friend Kelly to visit from Minneapolis - exciting!! I finally used my skymiles today and my ticket to LA only cost $5.00 - how awesome is that?! And Kelly will be staying with me during some great events - so I'm sure we will have all kinds of fun adventures. I can't wait! More on that later.
• All these room photos. Gorgeous - please come decorate a room in my house!
• OPI's nail polish, "Catch me in your net" - my friend Emma gave this to me the other day and its SO gorgeous!! Teals, blues, and greens with a little bit of glitter... and best part is it will change color slowly from my hair dying it - so it starts to take a on a purpley navy shade! Adore it.
• Going on Tasty restaurant adventures with Chris! We have been using a lot of coupons from ScoutMob recently which has led to us eating outside of our regular spots. I've had a lot of fun trying new places!! Also trying a new beer with Chris last weekend - it was so cute! 
• My wonderful Scott Pilgrim friends. They have made all these parties a blast to work on!
• BJÖRK! I have been on a major Björk kick all week long. Listening to her music, checking up on her work with the upcoming Moomin movie (adorable video of her with Moomin and her kids), and watching old interviews. I looove this interview of her with Chris Evans in 1996. (I'd embed it, but it is disabled!) She sings a great live version of "I miss you" at the end of it too <3
• Annnnd this video on wearing what you want and being yourself. This lady is inspiring:

Music

• "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry 
• "Oh No!", "Hollywood" and "Are you satisfied?" - Marina & The Diamonds
• "Ramona" and "Threshold"- Beck (the Threshold link is kinda not great, so go buy the song and have a listen!)
• "Honey" - Hole
• "Boyfriend" - Best Coast
• This song:

Heypenny - "CopCar" from Paper Beats Rock on Vimeo.

What are you into lately?

Things I love Thursday

 Random things I'm into at the moment 

- Sewing!! I hadn't sewed in a about 4-5 years, and there were things I want to make for my etsy... so I decided to break out the old machine and practice! It took me an hour to remember how to use everything correctly, but I was able to hem two dresses to look cuter plus make a super cute mini vest with ruffle sleeves and a bow purse! Annnd I'm going to try to make some stuff to wear to the Scott Pilgrim party! Hooray for getting back into old hobbies.

- Soy "Chicken" - I ate the most amazing General Tso's vegetarian chicken the other night - I've never had anything like it! If I hadn't asked what it was made out of, I probably would have freaked thinking they gave me real chicken. So cool - it really upped my experience of being a vegetarian... I think I may have found a new favorite Chinese food restaurant! (If you are in Atlanta: I went to Golden Buddha in Midtown!)

"Cinderella Castle Dream Lights" - Photo by Joe Penniston

- Disneyworld over the winter holidays... I am so in love with this photo right now! It is currently on my inspiration board because I've decided I want to save up to go to Disney World for Christmas. I always feel so stressed out at that time of the year, and this past holiday I told Chris I want to go away and relax somewhere and celebrate with family over New Years... and I think I found where I want that to be! I haven't been to Disney World in 12 years, and I think it would be dreamlike all lit up for the holidays. 

 Bloggers I'm enjoying 

- Ms. Dee's blog, "Ghost Waltz" 

- Jessica Mullen and her positive "lifestreaming" 

- Janaí-Chanelle's adventure-filled livejournal - I actually met her yesterday for coffee and had so much fun! More on that later :)

 Movies, Youtube, and Video games... 

-Toy Story 3 - I saw this the other weekend and oh man - everyone told me I'd laugh, cry and love it... they were really right! It was such a cute movie - and I adored the opening cartoon, "Day & Night". I highly recommend seeing Toy Story 3 and taking a few tissues if you do ;)

- This video - so cute!

- Robot Unicorn Attack game - omg - words... I do not have them. I can't stop laughing at how weird this is!

- Hula Hooping classes on Hooplovers' youtube! Do you have any where you live? I really wish we had some here, this looks SO fun:

- A new Miyazaki film coming out called "The Borrowers"... (Thanks to Krysti Pryde for posting on this! I would have never known :B )

- Plus a Miyazaki video game for Ps3! I don't play a lot of video games, but I'm really interested in this! 

 Music I'm really liking right now 

- "Animal" by Neon Trees 

Internetty things

- Color Me Katie's Star Wars subway car improv - I wish I had seen this in person!

- Betsey Johnson clothing is going to be discounted on Ideeli starting tomorrow and lasting for 3 days! I got two really great deals on Tarina Tarantino jewelry there before, so if you like Betsey's clothes you should probably check it out! Even though I can't go shopping right now, I'm super curious to see whats available at discount :)

That's it for now! Don't forget to enter my giveaway to get 3 free prints of my work!