befriending the bush/archie hair

thought the hair looked a lot like old betty/veronica hair. anyone remember the black girl from archie comics? lol, i just remember her boyfriend being reggie. man, i miss those little pleasures.



archie comics and airheads. sonic the hedgehog marathons. and playing soldiers with my stepbrother. lol. i was KILLER with an air machine gun.


jeans: earnest sewn
top: martin and osa
loafers: fratelli rossetti

via the iPhone

how i spent the weekend






i've only recently joined the iCult and i absolutely LOVE this phone! it geotags photos!!! and takes 3MP photos!!! still can't type on it, lol. used to the itap on the Verizon plan. AT&T gets a big thumbs up for this phone. hmm...wonder if i can unlock it and get one from Verizon... :-)

in other news, considering going back to school for the fall, working part time while i finish some pre reqs. scary...with the recession in full swing, it's a great time to go back to school, but i must admit, i'd feel rather...odd. but happy to be moving along with life, away from the dead end entry level work i'm doing now. i truly love non-profit, but healthcare is my passion and getting into a working world where i can make solid plans vs living paycheck to paycheck seems like such a big step forward. of course, the additional degrees (and zeros on each check) won't hurt either.

any thoughts? this adulthood thing is tough. and i'll buy some batteries, lol, so i can use the camera. i finally updated my wardrobe with cool stuff i LOVE to wear, and am now uncertain what to do with all these clothes. plan 2: ACTIVATE social life.

jacket: zara
pants: walter
top: tramp
shoes: 704b.

happy 4th

it is with great relish that i wish you a happy independence day, and concurrently, present you with the debut of

THE FROHAWK






THANKS to my mom, lol, who helped me with the box braids necessary to do this.



Spent Friday in New Jersey (scary place, I tell you) at a friend's housewarming. Very tempted to move away from NYC if only to get a decent sized closet again. Then I reconsider, factoring in the change of pace and lifestyle. So I'll suffer through it. We talked, we laughed, we crashed on the couch and laughed at videos, learned some new dances, played video games, and ate like never before. I love these kids. Now, to go out and have dinner. On the prowl for a new watch; stalking a few on ebay. I shall be triumphant. muahahahaha.

romper: Mint Jodi Arnold
shoes: 704b.

marimekko-markt-mosquitos

Out on weeknight. WOOOOT.










dinner at markt
photoness
djarum craving
west side highway/chelsea piers
gnawed by mosquitos...effers left bites on me for days
ruined my shoes
balancing act

dress: marimekko
invisible shorts: f21
shoes: jessica barrett
bag: dkny (i didnt have time to find a cuter one lol)

a grim moment

Neda Agha-Soltan, 26 year old Iranian civilian, was killed in Tehran just days ago. A rather gory youtube video of her death has been circulated on the internet and the woman is being held as a martyr and symbol of the riots going on in Iran against Ahmadenijad and the Ayatollah. The government will not allow her family to mourn her publicly and they have suppressed any public memorial efforts in the country, but her name is being spread on the internet like wildfire in brush.

It's always upsetting to me to see innocent blood shed like this. The woman was an innocent bystander, someone just trying to take part in freedoms that should be granted to every individual, and now she's just a memory, albeit a very fervent one. This is the reason I love being a part of the Western hemisphere, having the ability to blog as I like, wear what I like, listen to what I like; and it is also the reason why I regret not having as powerful a voice as I would like. People in this country can be so passionate about things, many of them insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and yet issues like the political strife, economic suffering, and antidevelopment schemes embedded in the very fabric of so many nations' culture, to wholly unnoticed. Women are life. Women exude and produce and create life even in the dryest, dankest, most dejected nooks of this planet. Why should we NOT be allowed to speak? Why do they try so hard to suppress us? I think the fact that regardless, we persevere, continue and succeed speaks volumes for itself, despite the silence that is so often forced upon us.

A woman called Hana posted a comment on Mr. Karroubi’s Web site: “I am alive but my sister was killed. She wanted the wind to blow into her hair; she wanted to be free; she wanted to hold her head high up and say: I am Iranian. My sister died because there is no life left; my sister died because there is no end to tyranny.”

Stay, Neda —

Look at this city

At the shaken foundations of palaces,

The height of Tehran’s maple trees,

They call us “dust,” and if so

Let us sully the air for the oppressor

Don’t go, Neda

-----New York Times

REST IN PEACE, NEDA




img src: NEW YORK TIMES

transformers...

Megan Fox looks like the type of girl you could have a tumble in the hay with, drink a couple of beers, watch a movie, and then not worry about those pesky 'Do you still love me?' phone calls. Or at least in real life. I love women like that. I aspire to be one. Yay independent sexy, lol.

Movie was pretty good, even though I went to a hood theater, and had to drag myself from bed this morning b/c I thought it brilliant to see the very late show. Just had a VERY large coffee with an espresso shot, and now face a day with nothing to do and annoying work tasks. I think that unemployment is looking better every day.

Transformer Ring via ebay

car and driver

car and driver by Achillean on Polyvore.com

loving this look.
currently seeking a sequin dress.
recovering from a MASSIVE beef with the boy hence the utter dearth of photos.
STILL navigating the world of the employment hunt.
anyone seen transformers?