Magic Bus

I have the best friends in the world :) Threw me a surprise 21st birthday party and I had. no. clue.

Cupcakes and jello shooters and wine and soooo. muuuuch. loooove. from everyone :) I'm a lucky bitch.

It was soooo much fun and my biddies and broseph's are soooo gorgeous and so fun and I love you all, thanks for everything<3

Total Body Pain

Okay that laughable 4 minute workout legit killed me, I'm sore everywhere! Unbelievable.

This is what I attempted to do today, mostly I spent the whole time lying on the floor, and I beaned Norty in the head! Not on purpose, she got really excited and ran up to me while I was doing leg circles.. Sorry pup.

Jump Higher

Holy shit kids :) Best 4 minutes of my life.

Lazy Day

I bailed on my Tuesday yoga session to make homemade spinach pesto instead :) It was the right choice. Except no one ever tells you that if you throw half a carton of spinach leaves in the blender it won't actually blend ... So I slap-chopped the shit out of them leaves, then slap-chopped this shit out of some garlic and pine nuts. And then threw it in a container with some lemon juice, olive oil and salt and shook it up. I won't say it's pretty but its noms!

And now, because I used the majority of my daily effort doing that, I'm lazy and unconvinced that getting dressed would be a valid use of my time ... So I'm looking a hot mess in a baggy-ass Value Village jumper that is SO comfyyyy. And jeans that don't fit. And wet hair, and last-nights undereye mascara stains. I look like a walk of shame. But the only thing still in my bed this morning is my dog. And her snoring.

Well better go do some readings, as lazy as I am in the clothes department I still have a teeny bit of willpower to read about reproductive rights and third world development. Woo women's studies for the win :)

Occupy Ottawa

Occupy Ottawa started today, it's a giant movement, began by the Vancouver adbusters group, started on Wall Street and has spread to most major cities world wide :) Down with corporate greed. We need a government that cares for communities not corporations. Why are 1 in 5 Canadian children going to school hungry every day? While billions of dollars are being wasted.

Anyways, sending love to all those brave enough to exercise their right to assembly, freedom of speech, and protest :) Happy I could be a tiny part of it today.

It was very intense, there was a lot of solidarity and true democracy and team work today.

The Royal Flush

Oh my little baby Eggs has died, M and his friend C found him, drowned yesterday morning. He had a lovely burial at sea I am told. Sadsies. But not that sad cuz I always liked Bacon way better anyways.

Bad mom .. playing favourites.

Swerve like Alcoholic

My Macbook is dying. It's because Steve Jobs is dead :( Wahh. It's just such a piece of shit, well it didn't used to be but it's like over 4 years old now so I'm not surprised. Just not excited to drop a k on a new laptop.

On my way to an exam this morning. Social action and collective movements, mostly just on Civil Rights movement and stuff, pretty interesting but the theories suck and are boring and I am quite unprepared. Oh welll.

And summer is offish over - it's rainy and cold and nights get freezing.

White cable knit tunic, grey trousers, brown studded belt.

Guilty hair pleasure: Mane 'n' tail .. k I know it's not for white girl hair but it smells soooo goooood, and it's nicer than using hair spray.

Sultans of Swing

How the hell does one wear harem pants without looking like an asshole?

New Girl

Had a massive Value Village haul today, but on a budget, like more budget than normal VV budget. I had a massive cart-full of clothes, and spent literally an hour and a half in the fitting rooms. Although the lovely vv biddies putting all my discarded skirts back on the rack told me I had great style :) What do they know, but still, so lovely of them.
Bought a purple and black tie dye weird length skirt, and was just about to chop it off into a mini when I pulled it up, belted it and voila, cuper cute tube top dress. Also bought a massive bib necklace with KP, and when I say that I mean she bought it and I promptly snagged it off her. It's super gorgeous and blue with copper and shiny bits. Love it.

I also bought these massive old lady floral pants that I chopped off into ironic bloomer type shorts (which is fitting because today is the warmest Thanksgiving weekend I have ever experiences, like 25 degrees!). I also bought an olive green silky maxi skirt that must have been someone prom or wedding attire at some point. And then I got a pink button down chunky knit cardigan and a beige cable knit kind of ripped up cardi as well - and because I let the lovely cashier pick my outfits (I had like 15 things and could only buy a couple so I let him choose) he gave me a discount. Sweeeeeet.

You Can Have Your Sweaters & Your Heels Back

Friday Again

It's Friday of the thanksgiving weekend. And I have no plans. Lame. Everyone's going on dates with their boyfriends and crap.

Having a shit day and it has barely begun. Shitty dream this morning, bf didn't call me, shitty workout, spilled hot tea on myself, have nothing to wear, having a shitty hair day.

Stupid.

You're the Apple of my Eye

Grey sportsgirl maxi skirt (thrifted from Scavengers in Melbourne $12), red plaid Gap shirt (thrifted from Value Village), black and white enamel studded cuff (Forever 21), gold rose plate necklace (Smart Set), grey boots (stolen from KP).

It is officially fall now, today has been the first really beautiful fall day this year, bright and sunny and crisp, the trees are changing colours and crunchy leaves are all over the place. Amazeballs :) I do love fall, except that it leads to winter which I can't deal with for more than a month!

P.s. my pink nailpolish smells like cotton candy. It's the best. I also painted it all over my blackberry :) So now my cell always will smell like cotton candy. NOMS!

Come to the Desert

pink nailpolish

maxi skirts

shooties

chunky knits

white chocolate latte

diamond studs

vanilla candles

embellished pillows

We Are the Kids Your Parents Warned You About

Sea of Sand

I don't think I have ever been to a desert. I'm so desperate to go though, when I was 14 I watched The Doors movie with Val Kilmer, and ever since I have had this longing to go and be crazy in the desert.

One of my favourite books, "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls has some great desert descriptions, Walls' parents are totally in love with the desolate, mad desert, and all the adventure and endless opportunity for living off the grid and finding god in a speck of sand. It seems intense and spiritual and fucking crazzzaaaaayyyyy. I mean scorpions people. And cactus! And oasis' and tiny little brilliant bits of life that no one ever meets or acknowledges like we do the one ant that we see crawling over our toe in the backyard.

Great music video and one of the best songs ever: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's "Home". I know it's cliche and overused but I still love this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEOF_rcND8&ob=av3e

Dodgy Bob

M is on training right now at Cerberus for 2 weeks. Poor boy has to drive all the way to Melbourne and I'm not even there this time :( I miss him so much but I'm so proud of him, doing all his training and passing his exam - like a bawss! It's been so hard dealing with being apart, we're missing a lot of the things that any normal couple could do, and all we have to rely on is skype and phone calls and emails and memories of the past. And the time-difference is so difficult, I wake up early as possible to catch him before he goes to sleep, and by the time he's on a lunch break I'm falling asleep in bed. But it's probably for the best, I know he is focussing on work right now, and I'm concentrating on finishing (and hopefully passing) me studies. So not having a constant distraction is good, but sometimes I just think it would be easier if I were doing my research leaning against his chest.

I'm counting down the days until he gets here though :) 2 and a half months to go - it's not that long now!

Other than that I finally submitted my Thesis Proposal, which is exciting yet terrifying - I hope that everything goes well and I'm permitted to continue on with my research, otherwise I'll have to start again or drop the class and wait until summer to cram the whole thesis into 2 months of writing. Scarryyyy.

(P.s. I'm sorry honey, I had to it's just so cute)

3/4 Shoreline

Went on a massive Value Village binge a few days ago - still trying to sort out all the gems I found. One of my fav's was this blue and white polka dot button-down maxi dress with long sleeves and sunflowers all over it, obviously KP mangled it when I asked her to hem it, but it's okay - has been salvaged and is now a super long overshirt type thing. Whatever it looks damn hot with my fur vest.

Yes it's real fur, yes I know it's bad, but I got it vintage and to be fair it's already dead and I'd rather use it to keep me warm than have it defaced by some peta extremists, or thrown in the bin somewhere.

I also found this fab blue button-down sleeveless dress, a bit short on the sides where it dips up but I think it'll be fine for summer and as long as I wear it with stockings in the winter it shouldn't be too scandalous.

Crook

Eugh so this week has taken a toll on me for sure, it's been very stressful dealing with school, work and my personal life and trying to get some major assignments done. But I also sold my very first painting ever this week :) A lovely colleague of mine wanted me to do something for him so I did and this is it! Kind of exciting for me.

This morning I went to Value Village for a little retail therapy, damn it worked. They had soooo much good stuff, I had to put stuff back on the rack even though it was gorgeous and amazing, I just couldn't justify spending $100 on used clothes haha. So instead I spent $60 :)

This red hippie dress is so great, I can't decide whether to cut it short or keep it long though, it's kind of awkward and ankle-length, but I love it. Hmm.

Second outfit is khaki Calvin Klein paper bag skirt and ruched black v-neck from H&M with bf's dog tags.

fuck hate

Crime and Punishment

Well another day is half way over and I didn't get a chance to finish all the things I'd written down on my to-do list. Is it a bad omen that I sleep with my to-do list right beside my lemon butter cream hand moisturizer on my night table? Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and have a thought about something I need to get done, so it eases my mind when I know that I can just jot it down and get to it in the morning.

God I'm turning into one of those nerdy university students. Sadly I bought a used textbook yesterday, just for funsies ... it looked interesting.

I'm taking this Soc class that's about Women and Health this semester, and it's turned into one of my fav classes, we have amazing group discussions and everyone participates, plus the readings are pretty interesting. Unforutnately it's turned a bit nasty lately though - people are trying to compete with eachother about who "has it worse", and it's turned into a big doctor-bashing party. Now I reject the patriarchal infrastructure of the biomedical model as much as any good feminist and aspiring alternative birth movement activist, but I also think that doctors are invaluable resources (for people who really need them), and I think that, as much as doctors can be patronizing and condescending - we as a society have put them on a pedestal, so naturally we will always be dissappointed by the level of care they offer us.

Now it's my contention that this problem lies within medical education - I think if we educated doctors to be compassionate and active listeners - clients (yeah clients, not patients .. we aren't all sick, we are paying their bills after all) would feel more informed and part of the decision-making process and therefore more cared for.

Anyways, that's my rant of the day, now off to study more Foucault...

Jesus of Suburbia

Babies have gotten so big now, 3 have left the hole and only one is still there and he's all fat and floppy and I love him and worry about him soooo much. Oh motherhood is such a big task.

Anywaysssssss: Blue and white pinstriped button down (VV), black bermuda shorts, red leather belt (The Bay), red leather mary-jane stiletto's (Vianni Couture), Vintage Tribe Leather Roots bag. And faaaaaavourite new red lippy of all time - L'Oreal Paris Colourstay in Blazing Sangria.

Benny and the Jets

So here is my life these days, as a hermit. Studying, painting my nails, drinking wine, thesis thesis thesis. My daddy's birthday (love youuuu) and clothes. Or lack thereof. Seriously on days when all I've done is study I don't even bother getting dressed.

Here's my new Le Chateau bag, half price, got it for $20, skinny jeans, and black and white stripey sweater.

Bunnies

Three baby bunnies are living in our front yard. Little cottontails. Awhh. They are called Flopsie, Mopsie and Dr. Squires.

Today I haven't got class but I'm meeting with Betty-Anne, my thesis supervisor. I'm pretty excited to share my ideas with her as I know she'll have some really important input for me. Other than that I'm going to go blow another couple hundred on some textbooks that I won't read.

Grrreat.

In other news, boyfriend booked his flights to Canada :) We get to spend Christmas and New years together, I'm so excited. Actually we get almost a month, he's going to be sooo sick of me by the end of it :) Can't wait.

Another Brick in the Wall

Tomorrow is the official first day of my last (hopefully) year of school. I'm trippin. On top of taking a full course load, I'm also writing my thesis about women's bodily agency in contrast to state-run disciplinary institutions and how they act in relation to eachother. Meaning the medicalization of the female body embodied through the birthing process and how it can be rebelled against (or not) through the use of midwives and homebirths. Idk where it's going really but, we'll see. It doesn't have to be my best work but I need to pass for sure otherwise my big move won't happen :(

That being said, while I'm crazy nervous I a very very excited to begin my classes this year. It's officially my last time being an undergrad student. And I'll no longer get discounts at Pizza Hut after this year. Haha.

Balls Deep: A Manifesto

Running in the rain in thongs and a maxi skirt is the worst. Your thongs flick up dirt and mud and crap and your white maxi skirt drags around in puddles. It's awful.

And I hafta get my tonsils taken out :( Eww.

White maxi skirt (Value Village), black knotted tank top (Winners), leopard print scarf (Urban Outfitters), chambray button down (Value Village).