Dontcha..

These are my new Mizuno running shoes. I'm super paranoid that I got a half-size too big, but the truth of the matter is only one of them is too big. I always knew my left foot was bigger than the right, but I never thought it was a whole half size bigger! This is ridiculous. I tried putting two socks on my right foot, but then the width was too snug and I was afraid it would just make the shoe even bigger. So I'm just sucking it up. I'm probably just whining because I'm still emotionally attached to my pink Mizunos I've been wearing for the past year anyway.

Next stop: Pussycat Doll Abs

We're Just A Million Little Gods

The Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" has got to be one of the greatest songs ever created, or at least one of my very favorites. I figured I should document this for future reference.

Also, I just found this video of them performing it live with David Bowie. Perfection.



Somethin' filled up
my heart with nothin',
someone told me not to cry.

But now that I'm older,
my heart's colder,
and I can see that it's a lie.

Children wake up,
hold your mistake up,
before they turn the summer into dust.

If the children don't grow up,
our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms turnin' every good thing to
rust.

I guess we'll just have to adjust.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin' to be
when the reaper he reaches and touches my hand.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin’
With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am, go-go, where I am

You'd better look out below

Monday Playlist

I made a "Monday Playlist" last week at work (6dollarshirts), but I'm not sure anyone saw it but me. Since it's Monday, I figured I'd share it here as well. It includes links to the songs/videos on YouTube. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

1.David Bowie – “Changes”
2.Lissie – “Cuckoo”
3.Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
4.Kid Cudi – “Up Up & Away”
5.Vampire Weekend – “Oxford Comma”
6.Rilo Kiley – “Portions For Foxes”
7.Cage The Elephant – “Shake Me Down” (<–very cool music video)
8.MGMT – “Time To Pretend”
9.Young The Giant – “My Body”
10.Frank Turner – “Peggy Sang The Blues”
11.Panic! At The Disco – “Ballad of Mona Lisa”
12.The Dirty Heads – “Lay Me Down”
13.Pepper – “No Control”
14.O.A.R. – “This Town”
15.311 – “Don’t Tread On Me”
16.Jimi Hendrix – “Castles Made of Sand”
17.Van Morrison – “Into The Mystic”
18.Real Big Fish – “Beer“

Crackle Overcoat

Walgreens and I have a pretty intimate relationship. Sometimes I think that store just gets me. I'll go in there and buy a tube of toothpaste with my debit card and I'll get a coupon back for Lactaid pills (I'm lactose intolerant) or my favorite brand of deodorant (Ban- Sweet Surrender). It's pretty sweet, except I always forget to use the coupons, plus it's probably just recall of products I've purchased with that card in the past, but I'd like to think the store just telepathically knows that I'm going to need Pearl Tampons later this month.

Anyway, it's also pretty harmful to my bank account because I am very easily distracted by beauty & hair products - they have a wonderfully vast selection. My latest Walgreens impulse buy was Sally Hanson's Crackle Overcoat nail polish in "fractured foil."

It doesn't exactly look how it does in the ads, but neither do McDonald's cheeseburgers and they're delicious.. so here goes:

First apply the undercoat - I'm only including photos of my left hand, as the right hand always looks diseased after I paint it left-handedly

Note: The weirdness on my palm serves as my planner on a day-to-day basis

This is my beaglier (Beagle/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) Ziggy Stardust posing for the camera

Watch, the foil is starting to fracture

Ta da! The finished product.

Shakira-Inspired Hair Style

Those of you who have spent any time with me know about my obsession with Shakira. I think she's gorgeous and I constantly try to dance and sing like her. My friend Jessica and I often go on Shakira rampages where we watch every single one of her music videos repeatedly, finally resolving to stop at nothing until we look exactly like she does. We generally forget within a couple days, but this week has been pretty consistent for me. Not only did my friend Wendy and I attend a belly dancing class on Monday (my hips don't lie), but I decided I had to try some faux dreads after see her video for Loca (not to mention the slew of tough workouts inspired by Rabiosa).

This was the goal:

So after doing some research on technique online, I got to work. Here's what I used (that's Garnier Fructis Surf Wax Strong with Matte Finish):

The first piece of advice I found was to not try this on clean hair, so I let the ole grease and dirt build up for about a day and a half (including a ripe workout) before trying it out. This is how it looked before the wax got a hold of it:

I clipped it up into halfsies, gooped out some wax, rubbed it into about 1 inch sections and started twisting. See, here's where I think I messed up. Mine turned out looking more like braids than dreads and I think it's because I twisted each piece in the same direction then twisted pairs in the opposite direct they were originally twisted in, giving it an organized and shiny look despite the matte finish created by the wax. I would suggest instead just twisting the pieces without twisting pairs together. Anyway, here's how mine ended up:

At this point my fingers and palm were ridiculously pruned:

Andddd the finished product:

New Direction

Hello All,

I started this blog strictly to talk about my obsession with all things music-related, but it has recently occurred to me that I not only haven't been updating it, but I also need an outlet for all my other creative urges. I hope to use this site as a way to express, inspire, remember, whatever all the things I make/design/write/do/wear/goof around with. I graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in journalism in April, and looking back at the photos of the last four years there are several things I learned about myself:

• I LOVE to dress up
• I decorate desserts often
• I experiment with my hair and makeup a lot
• I run much more than the average person
• I go to lots of concerts
• I suck at cleaning
• I buy a ridiculous amounts of clothing/accessories
• I take a TON of pictures of my dog
• I write muchos

So, for now these are the sorts of things you can expect to see on the blog. I will include old stuff, new stuff and even some "tutorials" on how I did this or that.