11:11 times deux.

Hey there, hi there, ho there. Without a doubt, I am the queen of 11:11. I have successfully been able to make a wish twice a day, nearly everyday, for the past month or so. Strangest thing ever! In my head I wonder "lunch must be soon yes?" or "I need to catch some zzz's so that I can get up on time without a struggle." And each time I look at the clock, SHAZAM 11:11 glares right back at me. WTS. It's some kind of mystical power telling me that my wish will come true, it must be. Therefore I make the exact same wish, 2 times a day. If it comes true, I'll be sure to let you know. For now, I'll keep wishing.

Yesterday I made the most delightful almond tea cake. I will probably eat the whole cake myself. I bring it to work and fully intend on sharing with others, but somehow my selfishness takes over and throughout the day...it all ends up in my belly. It brings me great joy. Tomorrow I'll share. I filled my Hello Kitty tupperware full this time so I think I'll have plenty. Guess what, new music Tuesday is in less than an hour. Who's excited!? MOI. Now let us post some pics I've discovered recently, I enjoy these new ones a lot. You enjoy them too please and thank you.

originality

Lately I have noticed that so many people are blogging about the same things. It almost gets on my nerves? I wander from blog to blog seeing the same posts about the same ad campaigns and the same Lady Gaga-mania and it is getting old. I think people are just recirculating things they see amongst other blogs, only they wait to do it days after. I know that there is much more out there to blog about than those ugly armadillo shoes from McQ. YES the were ingenious. But would you were them? No, you wouldn't. Don't try to act like you'd wear those to galavant around town in, because you wouldn't. You and I and everyone else know it. ACCEPT IT.
Lastly, amidst all of my perusing I have discovered a great many "blah blah blogs". Unacceptable. Unacceptable that I actually thought I was being creative, and that there are so many of them. Thus, I am coming up with a new name for my blog. I don't want to be one of many. I want to be the one. Too much to ask for? I think not. I guess what I am saying is that a facelift is in order, so expect it soon. I think it will be a good thing. Maybe I will have to do what we did for The Luxe Ruins. Hilary and I both closed our eyes and pointed to a word in a magazine slash dictionary. I got luxe, she got ruins. Cool combo I'd have to say. Anyway I suppose this rant session is over, and I should one hundred and ten percent be sleeping right now. I am a night owl for sure!

glimmer, shimmer.

With Thanksgiving out of the way, I am really in the mood for Christmas. One of my favorite parts of Christmas has always been the twinkle lights. I love shimmery ornaments and the way the snow glitters in the sun. Anything that sparkles kind of wins me over. I love listening to jazzy holiday music by Louis Armstrong, Diana Krall, and Frank Sinatra. Dreaming about life in the city, and wishing I was there again! I can only imagine how much fun Christmas time is in New York. I'm so obsessed with the idea.

I think this year I am going to go see The Nutcracker, I have always loved Ballet. Today I was looking through some of my Aunts books, and I noticed she had the Angelina Ballerina books. Those were my favorite growing up! I actually always wanted to be a Ballroom Dancer (thanks to the movie Strictly Ballroom-one of my favorites), but I would have done either because it meant I got to wear a beautiful costume. Sometimes I wish I would have stuck with Ballet...hmph.





Imagine being able to design the costumes for The Ballet...what a dream. I think I'd be a fairly good designer in general to be honest. Another reason to be excited for Christmas, I get my sewing machine! It's all happening.

free to be.

My constant flow of life, my constant state of mind.

(pause song on the right to listen to my new playlist).

secret garden.

Today was an absolutely freezing day. So much so that I fully intended on dressing incredibly warm and not-so-cute for work. But that didn't happen, whaddayaknow. I think my tights kind of brightened up my day. Not to mention a few people at work as well. It was kind of funny, a few little old men said to me "you're walking in a garden!" or "those are some interesting socks..." I found myself saying "yes they are fun, aren't they?" alllll day long. Interesting day indeed.



I love the winter, but like I have said before...I can't drive in it. I think it's safe to say it may in fact be one of my biggest fears. Next to anacondas. WTF. I am going to go watch Gossip Girl, I need it.

fashion tattoo

It's evident I love fashion. I always have, and always will. At times i've been that girl who wears things that some people would never even consider wearing. Anyhow, a little over a year ago I did something drastic. I had been thinking about doing it for a while, but one day I just thought "this needs to happen, and it needs to happen now". So I went and got a tattoo. It's perfection and to this day I don't regret it one bit. I've always loved tattoos and thought they were such a neat form of art. Some people place you in a certain category when they see that you have visable tattoos...but that doesn't bother me one bit. I'm not worried about what others perceive me as. Anyway, here's one of my favorites. :)


Chanel is obviously my all time favorite fashion house, and this meant something to me. Some people think it's absolutely ridiculous (I can understand why) but when you love something as much as I do, it's acceptable. ACCEPT IT.
Next to Chanel is Marc Jacobs...but we'll discuss that one another day.

magic carpet ride.

My shopping adventure from yesterday was a great success. I was just about to give up and accept the fate that there was nothing I was interested in, I even went into the fitting room to try on some really cute stuff...and I NEVER try things on (unless they are pants). In fact I get annoyed with people who do. Anyway I was on my way out and of course, something caught my eye. Obviously I turned around quickly and went straight to what looked like a "carpet with fur around the edge" (as my brother would say) and didn't even think twice. I bought it so quick you could probably say it was a really really good impulse buy. I ended up wearing it last night to go to dinner and adventure about town with a couple of my girlfriends. Drei and I took pictures before, OF COURSE.







I have been eating fortune cookies all too often lately. I buy boxes of them and then I eat them until I realize that I've had more than my share. Does the fortune count if you eat 239 of them? Because I've just now had 3 in a row tell me I should be expecting money to come into my life. If I "do the right thing" I can plan for a lot of money, that I will inherit money, and that I should expect a large fortune to "descend upon me this year". Mother of pearl tell me it's true!!

at last.

The weekend is here!!! I may have to jump for joy, no work no school just play. I'm not really feeling like doing a full post today. I'm too anxious to get the night going.

I really love this picture though, and can't wait to see the show. But for now, I'm going shopping. My closet sucks today.

say it isn't so.

I'm taking a cue from Seth and Amy and doing a REALLY?! segment of my own, sans SNL.

I saw photo's a while back of Miley on the Sex And The City set, and honestly are you REALLY allowing Miley Cyrus to have a cameo in the second movie? I'm bugged, you're taking away from the authenticity by giving into such a skankalank. I once loved her, I won't deny that plain and simple fact. And yes, I DO listen to a few of her tunes, however she as a person is unbelievably annoying and not-sex-and-the-city appropriate. REALLY. Now you're taking this to a whole new level I mean REALLY...is this some kind of a sick joke? It's not funny, I am not laughing, I'm ranting and raving.



This dress is so amazing, I want it so bad it's at the level of absolute insanity.
I am sitting here, staring at my closet trying to decide what i'd like to wear tomorrow. This is a nightly ritual, and it is something that I truly enjoy doing. I love to pick out what to wear. If I know I have something coming up, whether it be a special occasion or just a silly soiree, I plan ahead. It's one of my favorite things to do. I especially love when people open me up to their closets. A lot of the time my friends like me to help them pack for trips or decide what to wear, it's so much fun!
Last night I went and had some chai with my bff Drei, we discussed our future plans and it got me all giddy. Drei is the tallest skinniest girl I have ever seen, she's the definition of model and always makes me feel envious!
I think I'll go to bed early tonight, I'm so tired I don't even understand half of whats going on right now. Superb!

follow the leader.

Today has been such a superb day. I slept in (really late), and then went shopping. I got some really amazing jewels...I am an over accessorizer at heart. But for some reason I haven't been wearing much jewelry lately. I stick to my bracelets and the occasional ring or the two necklaces I always wear. I think I am just afraid to wear my rings now because I've lost nearly $600 in rings. Not a joke, this is not a joke. However I took a large leap and bought some new rings today. I'm just going to have to pay serious attention to them at all times.

This was me yesterday. With my Cricket.

So I realized today that my "followers" gadget was not visible. DILEMMA. I can't help but wonder if I would have actually accumulated some followers throughout the past couple weeks if it would have been in sight...hmm. Let us hope.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPI! It's my Dad's Birthday today, yay! I love Birthdays, though I have never been especially fond of my own. I have balloons from mine that are still, yes still floating. And my birthday was oh...almost 2 months ago. I am excited to eat cake tonight. I have had next to nothing to eat today, but it's like Kate Moss says "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". True, however I like carbs way to much. I could probably eat an entire bag of baked sour cream and cheddar chips and not even second guess it. But I won't...

I had...no hair when I was little. But when I finally got it, it was curly as ever!!! I've been doing it curly a lot more lately, it's just quicker. 10 minutes to curly 25 minutes to straight. Badabing!




Me today, blogging from my bed.

holly hobby.

Over the past few years, I guess you could say I've been involved in a little modeling. It all came upon a magical chance, I was asked to do a shoot for a local photographer here in the SLC, so naturally I went...and that was that. Ever since, I've done little shoots here and there, all for fun. A huge advantage I have is that I've also got a good friend who is an amazing photographer(with a studio available to her), which is awesome because it allows us to come up with really neat ideas for shoots. Modeling isn't something I ever planned on doing as a career, but it is most definitely a fun hobby. Here are a few of my favorites that I've done!







I have two shoots in which I am still expecting pictures back from, those probably won't be seen for a while though due to the photogs crazy sched. But I will be sure to post them when I receive them! I'm pretty excited for the one I have coming up though, it's going to be aaaaamazing! More to come...of course.

inspiration.

So today was a bit of an odd day. I had a terrible nights sleep (thank you nap from the day before), and it was unbelievably hard to wake up this morning! Walking outside into such a cold temp did not help my mood either. However I did survive the day and was cheered up immensely by my drive home from school. Tiny Dancer by Elton John shuffled its way onto my playlist and I sang it at the top of my lungs the whole way home. Aka I replayed the song at least 3 times. What a joy.
Today I wore one of my favorite things ever. My cousin travels quite often so he has the opportunity to find some amazing things, hence the dress I wore today. He got it in Tokyo a couple months ago and I still can't get over how much I love it. It's so different, so me.





So I have decided to post a few pictures of women who inspire me and the way I dress. There are so many that I look to, so it makes it hard to pick just a few good pictures. Such a struggle.

Freja is someone who inspires me most, I think. Just because we are alike in more ways than one and she has a simple yet edgy style.

Leigh Lezark has something so dark about her. And I love the dark side.

Penny Lane...Almost Famous. The wardrobe in this movie is amazing. Kate Hudson in general is amazing.

Sienna Miller is so boho chic, and everything she wears is something I could see on myself.

I don't even need to explain how much I love MKO. She needs no definition.

This lady is epic, words don't describe the power Kate Moss has.

Edie Sedgwick, legend.

Shalom Harlow is one of those models that will never get old to me. She is truly a favorite!

Angelina is a goddess. No other way to say it.

Of course Rachel Zoe inspires. She is the definition of style.

Daphne Guinness makes me want to wear couture all day every day. Not to mention Emma Watson is so perfect in everything she says and wears...

Olivia Palermo may be a bit of a bitch on The City, but that doesn't stop me from loving her.

I had a hard time even stopping where I did, but the thought of the homework I have to do helped me gain control.

Oh boy.