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June 21, 2010

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

So I'm pretty much cured from my sickness. It's nice waking up without a sore throat and a clear nose in which I can breathe out of. It's never fun being sick when it's beautiful outside and too hot in your room.

(top, belt, jeans, bag forever 21, flats urban outfitters)

So I definitely didn't realize until just now that my whole entire outfit (excluding the flats) is from Forever 21. I tried keeping the outfit pretty simple. My best guy friend dropped me off in the city since he was heading over for an interview and I got a chance to have lunch with my friend Monisha. She snapped a few shots of my outfit (my mom told me not to wear any dresses or skirts since I would be wandering around the city alone after grabbing lunch - after the cat calls and number offerings after my last trip, i obliged). I snapped a shot of her business outfit as well. :)

I love that you can see the Brooklyn Bridge behind us. Her internship office has a park area right near it with the perfect view. It's also full of pigeons that attack you in the hopes of obtaining food.

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June 20, 2010

Sponsor Feature: Aimi Boutique

I'd like to introduce you guys to one of my sponsors, Aimi Boutique! Aimi is one of the sweetest girls and her store is full of cheap, unique, and adorable products! There's various accessories, clothes, and shoes that I just want to get my hands on. When I first discovered Aimi Boutique through Jasmine (the Robot Pocket Watch necklace was featured on one of our dynamic duo posts), I automatically fell in love with everything else. I was looking for a cute alternative to a watch at the time since I was sick of relying on my cell phone...so that little necklace came along just in time!

How gorgeous is this Calico Dress? I'm in love with deep v-necks recently and that calico pattern is adorable. Every time I think of the word calico I always think of the Little House on the Prairie series...strange, I know. I used to adore those books with all my heart.

I've actually been eying the Boat Collar Striped Top in the picture above. I adore the soft colors against the darker gray and it looks like the perfect top to wear for a comfortable day inside with a cup of hot tea with spoonfuls of honey. :) I've been debating for the past week whether or not to break my shopping ban to get it.

Definitely stop by Aimi Boutique for some eye candy. I know I've spent one too many hours drooling over pretty much everything. Well I think it's time for a nap. I feel like all I do these days is sleep! I guess that's what summer is for though, yeah?

PSST! Don't forget to use the 10% off code on your purchase: mrz2010

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June 18, 2010

SICK (NASTY)

So for a couple days I had a sore throat and a horrible cough. Silly little me thought that it'd eventually go away by itself because my body is awesome and is a natural germ killer. I finally came out of denial yesterday and accepted the fact that I was sick and popped some tylenol. I had to work 2-10 while at my worst and I greeted customers with my sexy, sick voice. :P

I'm slowly feeling better though so I'll be back to normal by tomorrow (thank god - I have a meeting to go to from 10-4!) . I'll also get back to all your lovely comments tonight and catch up with you bloggers.

(romper forever 21, skirt random boutique, necklace forever 21, flats urban outfitters)

I know you guys love how my camera bag is in my pictures. Great accessory, no? I had one of my friends take my picture this time as well. We went hiking through a nearby reservoir and we expected to see this huge, gorgeous lake. Unfortunately, it wasn't as huge as we thought, but it was still a nice hike (in my fabulous hiking shoes).

I better go take a nap so I'll heal faster. Gonna go pop those pills! :)

p.s. one of my favorite bloggers, Taylor, is having a giveaway so go check it out!

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June 16, 2010

Traveling in Flocks

Here's a peak into my backyard. It connects to a million other backyards of my other neighbors so there isn't that much privacy. I'm pretty sure there was at least one other person watching me take my self-portraits. It was nice when I was younger though and still went outside to play. We would have a giant baseball game in my backyard (I couldn't pitch but I definitely could swing!) and some of the other kids in the neighbor would see and run across all the backyards to join. I miss playing outside like that and just being reckless. These days my summers are a lot more busy.

(tank forever 21, belt forever 21, jeans forever 21, wedges seychelles)

Is it just me or is that tree a little bit of a phallic symbol? Inappropriate? Yes.

I'm heading into the city tomorrow and I'm hitching a ride with my friend. I'm meeting one of my best friends for lunch who has an internship near wall street. Afterwards I'll probably wander around the city looking for great vintage and/or thrift stores and picking up a scarf for my friend from a street vendor. Any suggestions on great places to get cheap vintage in the city? I never know where to go and google isn't much of a help. It's always great to get advice straight from actual residents. :)

This shirt was supposed to be a dynamic duo piece but it sold out online before Jasmine could get her hands on it! It's not even available in stores either. I love it so much, especially since it's miu miu inspired. Don't worry though, we have a few Dynamic Duos in store for you guys this summer and I'm so excited! I just have to get myself to a beach first. I only live an hour away from the shore but schedules have been conflicting and the weather has been a mess. And who wants to go to the shore alone? Maybe if I lived right next to it. Otherwise the one hour drive down and back up gets to be a bore and quite tiresome.

Well I better get some sleep since I have to wake up in a few hours to head to the city. If only my throat wasn't so sore. It makes falling asleep and waking up a pain in the butt.

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June 13, 2010

Bleachers

One of the best things about the weekends, is that there's no school. Back in grade school that meant time to relax and procrastinate on homework. Now, it means I can sneak onto my old high school to take outfit pictures since the place is deserted! I still wasn't daring enough to take pictures in the outside walkways - there might have been someone walking around for some reason. What would they think if they saw some sketchy girl with her tripod standing around? I decided to stick to a small field behind the classroom buildings.

(top urban outfitters, shorts h&m, flats urban outfitters, headband forever 21, bracelet inez designs)

I won the bracelet I'm wearing from Sharon's giveaway! It's made by Inez who has an etsy shop as well as a blog. Her pieces are so stunning and I have my eye on some of her statement necklaces! I'm definitely going to be saving up for one of those. :)

I started working at Love Culture and it's a whole lot of folding clothes, hanging clothes, and unpacking clothes. I guess that's what happens when you choose to work at a clothing store that's just opening up (it's a HUGE store - the amount of clothes is never ending). Seeing all the clothes is also extremely terrifying because I see my paycheck flying out the window. The temptation is quite horrible.

I'm going to my friend's house later for ice cream and bonding after I have some lovely Boston Market with my familia. He's the only guy I know who's just excited as me to watch old episodes of Sex and the City. :)

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June 12, 2010

Tag, You're It.

The always lovely and adorable Sybil from Animated Confessions tagged me and so here's a survey to start off my day:
1. What shoe size are you?
Size 7 1/2. If you guys got some shoes that size that you want to get rid of, you know who to call ;)
2.Where do you work?
I'm currently working at Love Culture (it's opening up at the mall in about a week). I used to work at dELiA*s at the mall though (their mismatched upper and lower cases still annoy me to some extent haha). :P
3.Favorite piece of clothing you own?
My black skinny jeans from Forever 21. They never let me down.
4.Your favorite blog?
There are way too many to name. Check out my blog roll for some of my daily reads. :)
5.Do you have any pets?
My parents have a few goldfish in a HUGE tank at home. I had my own betta fish during the school year but he passed away over a month ago. :(
6.How many siblings do you have?
An older brother by almost two years (one school year).
7.If you could live anywhere where would it be?
Just for right now, it's gotta be San Francisco. I used to live nearby when I was younger and I went all the time. Not permanently though since I'd miss impromptu trips to the city too much.
8.What were you doing before this?
Lying on my friend's driveway, looking at the constellations.
9.Your favorite food?
Food in general. I'm hungry.
10.Do you have a middle name?
Nope. Sometimes I wish I did though.
11.Your favorite websites?
I have to admit, I'm addicted to Facebook. Hulu too. :)
12.Who do you tag?
This time I'm gonna go with Chloe and Mel.

Now I'm off to bed. I'll leave you with a random pictures from the Leadership Academy I went to a few weeks ago. This is what I look like when I'm out in the middle of Indiana - skirts and dresses aren't really camp appropriate.

There weren't many hills in Indiana and my friend joked that all the hills we saw were probably man-made. I loved all the clear land free of civilization though.