105; Sugarless GiRL (aka New Do; aka End of the World Eve?)

Jacket: TJ Maxx • Sweater: second-hand • Shorts: c/o Sugarlips Apparel • Shoes: Sam Edelman • Tights: JCPenny + DIY • Shortest + longest necklaces: c/o Vaness Mooney • Medicine pouch necklace: Salem, MA

Will this be my last post? Will we live to see Saturday? Is the world truly doomed to disaster come the dawn of Friday, the 21st? Does anyone really care anymore? (Though if the world does come to a sudden, jarring end, it means I don't have to show up for work...)

Oh yes, check out my hair! While I loved my previous hairstyle, I decided it was time for something new. I miss having symmetrical shaggy hair, plus I wanna rock the androgynous look for a little bit. I guess this is something vaguely like a pixie cut? I have no idea. I'm too lazy to Google it and compare.

I nearly kinda cried when I saw that Vanessa Mooney had sent me a package of jewels. "Ermagerd" is probably the most appropriate and accurate summation of my reaction once I realised what was newly in my possession -- except with, I will admit, much more uncontrolable exclaimation.

And of course, appropriate gloating gratitude was expressed on Instagram the moment it happened.

So these shorts are pretty awesome. Snake print cut outs? Uh, yes please, and thank you. Sugarlips Apparel always has amazing stuff don't they?

You could make some seriously great gothic get-ups (see what I did there?) with their pieces, as well as some beautiful boho outfits. I hope to continue working with their clothes because I get freaking whiplash just from the inspiration I get looking at their clothes. I'm surprised at how well the brand is doing, sourcing out to places like Nasty Gal, Macy's, Nordstrom... How awesome is that!


Head's up, remember when I talked about Geek USA, who sent me that beautiful vintage dress? The owner is running a huge moving sale, everything 50% off! Go check it out -- sale ends on January 1st!

Gotta cut this post short and wrap some presents, then I have a date with some 90s sitcoms on Netflix. #FraiserMarathon4Lyf


Also the nonsensical title totally means something, I assure you:



This song plagues my life in the most wonderful way.

48; Dark Lotus Mantra (Hey look, I'm blonde!)

I swear I was in a good mood when these photos were taken! I was just really tired aftter sitting in the salon for about two and a half hours getting my hair done. (I was also annoyed at how my hair was styled, with my hair wisping out away from my head. Never liked that look.)

So my goal was platinum blonde, but of course, everything depends on 1. your base colour, and 2. the product you're using. This was the lightest I could get in one foil sitting. Not bad, I think! You might notice that there's still bits of brown throughout my hair. The girl doing my hair didn't screw up -- this was my intention. She had showed me a photo of someone who had long platinum blonde with bits of her natural colour still showing through her hair, which was what I was going for. Kathryn really likes the golden honey colour I now have, but I'm not 100% sure I love the shade of it. (Also, the colour here looks different than it is in reality, because we didn't expect the sunlight to be so harsh in these photos.) We both think I could go a little more toward platinum, so that'll happen eventually. Maybe next pay, which is in two weeks. Until then, I'll probably try to get my tattoo done.

Obviously, these photos were taken before Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene hit. It officially arrived between last night and this morning, which I got to see at five a.m. when I woke up for work. Yup, my boss still expected us to be at work today -- which was actually nice, as it was pretty dead, but the people who did come in left more in tips than usual.


And yeah, I know I wore nearly the same outfit three months ago, but this one's different: no jacket, different shoes, shades, new hair, new accesories... It's been improved! (I just really love this outfit, okay?)