disalarming

I work in a career advising office and I’m an intern at a prominent non-profit organization. So how is it, exactly, that I’ve managed to live this life without owning a pair of black pants?

I realized this problem when I was getting dressed for work last week. There was a cold snap at the end of the week, which meant I had to trade in my pencil skirt for a pair of pants. While I do have “dress pants” (khakis and a pair of dark brown pinstripes), I don’t have plain, regular black pants. Like, seriously? I’m trained to give conduct a workshop that has a component which talks about appropriate clothing for work and I didn’t have a pair of black pants?

Thank God the business clothing section at H&M is all I can say. I hit it up yesterday and I now have a nice pair of black pants and a fitted black blazer to boot. All I need are a pair of work-appropriate heels (I’m the queen of flats when it comes to work, but I think heels give more of a professional look) and I will actually look the part of my professional roles!

(The fact that I’ve managed to create an entire entry about my lack of black pants shows you just how exciting my life has been lately. Not that I’m not enjoying life at the moment, per se; it’s just that there hasn’t been many eventful things worth sharing on this blog.)

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

Walked into a tattoo parlor while traipsing around Causeway Bay today and emerged from the parlor with this:

I’ve always wanted second holes in my ears (actually, my ideal is three in my left ear and two in my right). I had second holes for a brief period of one week when I was 18, but I had to take the earrings out due to an infection. That’s why this time around, I went to a tattoo parlor because I knew it would be legit. Last time my ears were pierced I had it done at Claire’s, of all places! No wonder they got infected.

The piercer used a needle instead of a piercing gun, which was a first for me. It actually hurt a lot less, but that can also be attributed to the fact that the guy does piercings and tattoos for a living rather than a casual part-time job, unlike a Claire’s salesgirl. Now I just have to remember to apply the solution to my ears until the holes set.

I haven’t told anyone in my family about my new earrings because I want to see who will notice first. I’ll be seeing all of my extended family at the end of the week and this weekend, so it’ll be interesting to see who is the most observant!

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

I did a good amount of downsizing my wardrobe when moving out of my dorm last week. Currently I am in the process of downsizing my wardrobe at home so that my closet will contain items that I actually wear on a regular basis. Amidst all of this reorganizing and donating, I have come to one grand conclusion:

I am never allowed to buy shoes ever again. Period.

I always thought my weakness was scarves, and while I do have a lot of them, the amount of scarves I own has nothing on the amount of shoes in my closet. I can’t even bring myself to share the number of pairs I own. The number is too astronomically large even for my own comprehension, especially considering that I’ve only got two feet to wear them on!

Someone please comfort me and say that you have an addiction to a particular wardrobe item or staple, too?

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

Every girl who has any semblance of style knows that a black dress is a staple in a girl’s wardrobe. However, up until this past weekend, I actually did not own any black dresses. I owned dresses in mint green, lemon yellow, white, blue and even black-and-white, but no black. However, thanks to a highly successful (albeit incredibly long) shopping trip with my friend, I came home with the perfect addition to my wardrobe.

It has a U-scoop neck with slight tucks and pleats along the bodice. Additionally, there’s a small tulle underskirt which helps the bottom of the dress “poof” out slightly, which I love. (My prom dress has a white tulle underskirt that peeped out just beneath the hemline of the dress.) There’s also a sash-type thing on both sides of the dress that ties into a bow at the back.

Combined with these heels and a black clutch, both of which I currently own, I am all set for a formal event requiring black-tie attire. Or, you know, a killer night on the town. Whichever comes first.

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

Dark Brown Suede Flat Boots

Last weekend, I fulfilled a two-year long dream to find the perfect pair of dark brown suede flat boots at an affordable price.

This dream began in the winter of 2007-2008. I was shopping in the shoes section of Macy’s, and I stumbled across a beautiful pair of dark brown suede flat boots. They were Steve Maddens and the shoe name was Tiana. I fell in love at first sight.

Unfortunately, the shoes were $100USD. There was no way I could justify paying that much for a pair of boots, no matter how much I loved them. So I reluctantly tried to put the thought of them out of my mind and went along my merry way empty-handed without the pair of beautiful boots.

I’ve been searching for that pair of boots, or a similar pair, ever since that winter. I just wanted a pair of dark brown suede flat boots with a slightly slouchy design that went up to just below my knees. I wanted to be able to wear them with straight leg jeans as well as with short skirts, as well as for them to be comfortable and affordable.

This past weekend, I finally found them. They may not be Steve Maddens, but I don’t care what brand it is, or what designer designed the shoe. The boots that I found are everything I wanted, and guess how much they cost?

$25USD.

I think even Amanda would be proud, all things considering¹!

I am sure Amanda would have found some way to find an even cheaper pair of boots, but this is a huge success for me, considering I’ve been searching all these years! [↩]

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

I hate Walmart. Like, I hate Walmart with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns. My hatred for Walmart stems not from the people that shop there, but from the policies Walmart employs with their workers, company policies, and general state of existence. I have only been to a Walmart once in my life as I make it a point never to go in one if I can help it, and the one time I went inside one I felt like a little piece of me had died.

But anyway. As much as I dislike Walmart itself, I will say that there are plenty of very, very… well, interesting people that shop there. People of Walmart catalogs all of the very unusual, outrageous, and just plain weird sightings that occur in and around various Walmarts throughout the country. I’m not even sure what to make of some of these photos, but I will say that I am very wary of entering a Walmart ever again in fear of encountering these people in real life and having no idea how to react to the situation!

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

Two weeks ago, I invited those who were interested to ask me any question they liked, with the promise of an honest answer, provided that the question wasn’t asking me my street address or Social Security number. There were some great questions asked, and while these answers are a week late, I hope they still prove to be interesting!

No question of the week this week, but I do have many answered questions to make up for it:

Read the rest of this entry »

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

Readers who want to ask me any question and have it answered can comment on this post. I’ll be answering all questions on October 18!

It’s midterms this week for me, which means it’s a week of endless studying, writing papers, and not getting any sleep¹. I have something due every single day this week for my classes, and I also have a few work commitments that I need to keep up with. How on earth I am going to survive this week in one piece without failing any of my classes is beyond me… but either way, I have to at least attempt to get through my week of hell successfully.

The one thing that is keeping me going is that my roommate and I have planned a shopping adventure as soon as we are both done with all of our midterms this week. Nothing like retail therapy to motivate you to get through a week of exam hell!

It’s also why this entry is so short and rather vague – I really shouldn’t be blogging as I have SO much studying to do! [↩]

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Black Pants, I Has Them

Pierced Ears

Confession: I’m Addicted to Shoes

Classic Black Dress

Dark Brown Suede Flat Boots

People of Walmart

You Ask and I’ll Answer: The Answers

Midterms

Profile

May 2020

Syndicate

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags