Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone is having a great night! As for myself, I'm holed up in my apartment sipping hot cocoa and reading Anna Karenina--how's that for nerdy? Ha ha. I guess I'm not much of a Halloween person. Anyway, Regina Spektor was amazing last night. Her opening band was pretty freakin' awesome too. They were called Jupiter One. Listen to them. :) Bye for now.

Great start to the day!

So I got up and went to the gym at 6 this morning. I had a great workout, and it really cleared my head. These last couple weeks have been pretty crazy and stressful. Thankfully I have a bit of a break until my birthday, but then it's paper time again. I'm going to take every spare second of relaxation that I can, though. Because I really don't want to burn out. Anyway, I'm really really really excited about a couple of awesome concerts in the next two weeks. This Friday, October 30th, is REGINA SPEKTOR!!!! She's so amazing. And then the following Thursday, November 5th, is MAT KEARNEY! He's great too. I can't wait. I'm going with my favorite sister (she's my only sister haha) and one of my best friends. Ok, time to get ready for work. Love!

My style in a nutshell:

Look what I created!  I love/want everything that I put together... :)

Romantic meets eclectic... by pinkstarburst44 featuring Dorothy Perkins

Items in this set:
Venice Boot Stretch, $50
Woven Flats, $52
Mac C mink twist frame bag, 45 GBP
Gold flower stud earrings, 10 GBP
Shell Flower Clip, 6 GBP

I found this cool website...

It's polyvore.com...you can create different fashion looks and stuff.  I like it!  Here are some of my favorites, inspired by the lovely Zooey Deschanel.  Her style is amazing! 

 

 

Gorgeous!


I'll be back later today...

I'm Back! (Finally)

So, it's been freakin' forever since I've posted something.  School basically took over my life (and my sanity).  But I have a bit of a break in the onslaught of homework, mid-terms, and papers.  I've decided to welcome myself back with a fashion post.  I really love Emma Watson, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel McAdams, and Keira Knightley's different styles.  So here are some pictures of these stylish ladies!  I can only wish to be this fashionable.  :) Enjoy!

It's been a while...

Wow I got so used to posting on a regular basis, and now it's weird being back...though it's only been a few days.  Needless to say, after my relaxing weekend home, it's back to real life.  Meaning homework, midterms, work, and no sleep.  :(

On a better note, tonight I saw a great documentary ("Food Inc.") and attended a discussion panel after.  The panel explored the problems (economic, social, ethical) of the agricultural industry, and suggested steps we can take as consumers to change the system and improve the quality and ethics of the food we're eating.  Michael Pollan, the author of The Omivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food was there, along with Eric Schlosser, who wrote Fast Food Nation, and Robert Kenner, the director of the film.  It was a great experience and I encourage all of you to check out the film and the books (if you haven't already).  I'm off to bed--love to all!

to learn more, go to foodincmovie.com

Post-Concert High...

Actually I'm really tired right now, haha.  But Bon Iver (and Megafaun, their opening band) were so effing amazing tonight.  I love their music a million times more now (and that's saying a lot, because I freakin' loved them before).  I'm off to bed but here are a few shots of the show:

The Fox Theater

The Fox (again)

Megafaun

Bon Iver

Bon Iver + Megafaun

One. More. Day.

Just have to get through tomorrow then BON IVER (!!!) and HOME.  I really need a break.  Though it won't be much of a break because I have a lot of catching up to do.  But we'll see how it goes.  Good workout this morning; did the usual 65min.  I have work from 9-2pm tomorrow, AND it's the day of the huge UC-wide student-faculty-staff walkout.  I'm really interested to see if it lives up to all of the hype. 

New favorite music of the moment (I know, I know, I change music interests often--I like to call it MADD; no, not as in mothers against drunk driving but rather Musical Attention Deficit Disorder).  Anyways, back to the point.  A singer-songwriter that I really like right now is Greg Laswell.  He kind of sounds like Mat Kearney--great voice, catchy rhythms, and fantastic lyrics.  He has three albums and a few EPs out, but I think his most recent album is the best one.  It's called "Three Flights From Alto Nido."  Listen to "The One I Love" and "How The Day Sounds"--they're my two favorites so far.

I hope everyone is enjoying the end of the middle of the week!  It's all downhill from here, right?  :)  Much love to all and I hope you have a good night!

Blah.

It's only freakin' Tuesday.  This week has been so long already.  Bon Iver on Thursday!!!  Can't wait.

Good workout this morning; 65min etc.  So tired though.  Probably because I get ~5 and a half hours of sleep per night which is not enough.  But I have to work out in the morning because otherwise I will never get to the gym.

New favorite music: Ellie Goulding.  She's apparently an "electro-pop" artist and she's really good.  She does a remix of Passion Pit's song "Sleepyhead" that is effing amazing.

Ellie Goulding

People in my office are getting sick again...this time with the stomach flu.  Not looking forward to that one.

Sorry this has been such a blaaaaaah post (apt title).  Love.

Oh Mondays...

I had a great workout this morning!  7+ miles, 800+ calories, 65min.  It made me feel really good.  Other than that, today was pretty ordinary.  Oh except that the weather was b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!  It was supposed to be horribly hot, but it was like low 70s with a cool breeze.  Gorgeous.  Then I had work (sigh) and class (ugh).  Now I am home and feeling lazy.  I think I'm going to join the English Undergraduate Association, because it seems fun and will provide good exposure to professors etc.  And it's only an hour a week.

Oh sad story (not really): the self-defense class I was going to take at the YWCA is all full and they won't take anyone else.  :(  It apparently sold out, which I can understand.  But it seemed fun and quite useful.  I'm sure they have waves of classes though, especially with something like self-defense.

Not much else to report on this front.  Perhaps more exciting news tomorrow?  LOVE!