I am obsessed with....

... NAIL POLISH!!! As I try to tap into my girlie side I find that I like minimal enhancements to my look. I love mascara, lipgloss, and now nail polish. Who knew that just changing your nail color could make you feel prettier. Here are the ones on my wishlist..i.e... what will take my future paychecks away.

Slapsgiving....

....came and went....

It seriously is my favorite holiday, right after Valentine's Day (it's not only for couples!!!!) 

Slapsgiving ... How I met your mother

I love eating and I love being thankful. I guess in those terms Thanksgiving happens every day in my life!!!! Unfortunately after Thanksgiving comes the day that anyone in retail dreads... BLACK FRIDAY. So picture this there is a line forming around a building, hundreds of people camping out. Not for a concert, or an autograph from some celebrity, it's for shoes, or a dvd. Could this really be normal? I of all poor people understand the value of a great deal but just like my dear friend Annette put it I put comfort over saving a buck any day. Don't get me wrong I once too succumbed to the idea of getting up early and waiting with the rest of the world to try to get on some good deals but I remember that morning and it ended with my friend and I not purchasing anything because the lines were too long. The whole morning was just for us to drink our starbucks in crowded places. Yet the excitement was there.. Maybe all it really is an adrenaline rush to buy things that you don't need and would eventually try to pass off as a good gift even though we all know you bought that DVD for 3.99 ( I am talking to you Luis Mendoza) Still this all baffles me.

 We are the only country who does this, and even worse I feel like we seem to be losing the idea of what Thanksgiving is all about. We already lost Christmas and I would like to keep at least one Holiday low on the cosumerism (Yes yes I know it's always there but could we keep it to a minimum ?) It seems each year the stores open earlier and earlier, sooner or later we will scratch out Thanksgiving in general just to make sure  we can get to the sales faster.LAME

Settle ? You said settle...

I don't understand this world, or to be more clear this world and it's standards in relationships. Yesterday I had two different people tell me I had to lower my standards in order to get a guy. I even had someone ask me if I drank a lot because that would probably help me find someone. Which brings me to the conclusion that standards are a way of the past now it's all about what you can get and dealing with it. Then we wonder why we have such a high divorce rate, why people cheat, and why girls are getting beat in relationships.
When I first got told to lower my standards for a second I thought maybe they are right, then I really examined what my standards really are.

What I look for in a guy is mainly just a sense of humor. I like funny guys, always have. That is pretty much the only requirement everything else is just common sense into play. I want a guy whose funny, intelligent and nice. Don't we all just want variations of this? No one wants to go out with someone that they can't talk to and no one should want to go out with someone that treats them bad. Those are my "standards" that really should apply to everyone. Other than that everything else doesn't matter. How he dresses, how he looks, all of this kind of falls into place if the other things are there.

So I should lower these standards? Should I allow a guy to treat me bad? or should I be with someone who I can't even talk to ? We are almost trained to settle in this society, there is no real idea of love there is no real idea of getting to know someone anymore. We walk around trying to not feel lonely and we fill that hole with whatever we can get. If we are lucky sometimes we fill it with the right person but all I see around me lately is a lot of wrong..So I probably won't lower my standards which means I will probably be alone for most of my life but like my father always told me... "It's better to be alone then in bad company."

Watched this before work now I am ready for my day.

chasing amy

 

Netflix you are good to me..

What is the cure to boredom ? Netflix instant watch ....
Days off consist of more time to watch movies that I have been meaning to watch and movies that I love and want to watch over and over.

Manhattan

                                          

Gentleman Prefer Blondes

                                                       

Reality Bites

Annie Hall

Diane Keaton is my personal hero. If you were to look up quirky in the dictionary you would find a picture of her and her endearing smile. I admire her carefree personality and I just wish that I could bottle that energy and add it to my everyday life.

Tonight we went to the New Beverly Cinemas and watched Gentleman Prefer Blondes on the big screen. Growing up this was one of my favorite movies and even though I am not a big Marilyn fan Jane Russell owns this movie. I might get a few Jane Russell movies on the movie queue and have a mini marathon.

Oh Lubitel 166 B

Can a piece of plastic really make me feel so hopeful? The answer is yes when it comes to how much I have fallen in love with this camera... I bought it off ebay a little more than a year ago and it just sat in my room not bothering anyone. I am a true 35mm film lover and even though I get the advantages of 120 film it was always hard for me to lose those extra frames when I am so price conscious. That went out the window with my first roll from my Lubitel. I love the detail that this camera can capture and even though it's no Rolliflex or Seagull it still gets the job done. It is also completely made of plastic which allows me to lug it around everywhere. I am taking it out tomorrow and cannot wait.



In shopping news : I have yet again bought a new pair of shoes. My new years resolution this year was too buy more shoes! I think that new years resolutions should stop being so negative and restricting and they should let us indulge. I have now bought at least a dozen shoes this year and I am glad to add these to my collection 

Deena & Ozzy Harness Boots at Urban Outfitters.com


I don't think any of the shoes I have purchased lately really go with my style but it's one of those things where I think they might eventually. So why not?

This stupid girl shit...

I just finished having a conversation with my breast...yes you read right. WITH MY BREAST.
This is when I realized that I am turning into "the crazy girl" . The girl who looks in the mirror and and dissects every little corner of their body because she has what I like to call the plague but others would refer to as a crush. So there I am in the mirror telling my boobs they need to be perkier, I never thought hitting crazy town would feel this comforting.

I don't think that boys understand the kind of power that they posses, boys or just relationships in general. Feelings are such a powerful weapon they make you do these crazy things and before you know it you are standing outside a girls window with a stereo blasting a cheesy 80's love song. I really don't get feelings. I mean I have them, some would say I have a lot but in terms of relationships I just try to stay away from those that would turn me into a girl that giggles after every word and practices writing mrs. whatever his name is over and over. UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHh


In other news:

 I purchased these awesome shoes yesterday and even though everyone at work already owns them I am still in love with them and want to wear them EVERY DAY!!!
It's really amazing how much I can allow an article of clothing to lift my spirits. I am sure there is something there that I really don't have time to go into.