Oct
14th

Sep
16th

Stills from the movie, Marie Antoinette.

Imagine if the oversized luxurious gowns and “poufs” of the 18th century were “in” right now… I’d LOVE to travel back in time to the era and indulge in those luxuries (I’d be an aristocrat obviously… lol). I think it was the most beautiful era in history. It’d be a pretty amusing sight though to see Boyfriend and his buddies prancing around in a white wig and tights even though it’s totally inconvenient for women today (eg. how the hell are you suppose to fit into one of those tiny ass Smart cars with a giant gown?!). But sigh… everything was so beautiful and elegant back then. Now the majority of the population dress casually (not that it’s a bad thing of course!) and if you walk around in the streets all dressed up during the day, people will just look at you funny.

Speaking of the 18th century, I really, reallyyy wanted to be Marie Antoinette this year for Halloween but then my hair is red and I don’t want to wear a wig. She’s my favorite and the most intriguing historical figure but I guess Marie will have to wait until next year when I go blond or for my wedding— yes I’m going to have a themed wedding (but that’s a different story)!! I was tempted to be a geisha again like last year since I saw a couple of beautiful new geisha costumes but I guess I can’t be the same thing two years in a row sooo I’ve decided to be a…

It’s only natural I guess.. gotta take advantage of the red hair because I’m not planning on going red for 2 years after this! I ordered my mermaid costume last night and should get it in a couple days so that way I can still change my mind if I want to.

What are you planning to dress up as this Halloween?

Aug
6th

• Was all the planning-stress worth it? I guess so.
• Do it again next year? After 3 years of it, NO. We’re getting a travel agent next time.
• Like always, unfair share of housework.
• But hot tub and sun made up for it (although it sounds a bit ironic together).
• Beach: Saturday was hot and sunny. Sunday was a lot more windy so we chilled on the patio instead.
• Went horseback-riding along the beach. Loved it.
• Purchased and finished The Other Boleyn Girl (since I was so obsessed with the movie)! Five stars.
• Lots of eating and breaking of diets (you cannot escape the food and candy!!).
• Lots of shopping (although this wasn’t suppose to be a shopping trip). Totally successful.
• Lots and lots of gossiping.
• Hilarious car rides.
• Favorite purchase was a Marilyn Monroe wall clock.
• Found lots of nice jeans. ♥
• Got stuck in rush hour traffic to the Coast AND back home (we obviously don’t learn).
• Got home really late and still haven’t finished unpacking yet.
• Don’t have to go back to work until Friday! :cheer:

Mochi pick of the day:

Being lazy on a hot day.

Jul
28th

Everybody been’s asking about eyelid glue. Here’s a video of how it works and I SWEAR it’s not as gross as it looks and it’s not painful at all! I’ve heard stories that if you use it daily, you’ll eventually get double eyelids but I’ve also heard of stories of sagging skin because you stretch it out everytime you pull the glue off. Unfortunately for me, I’m so fricking lazy that I only use this stuff like once a month. LOL.

Anyway, Oregon trip plans are good (for now, just waiting for something to mess up a day of two before we leave) after a week of wanting to kill myself.

Boyfriend is going to Vegas with his friends in September but I decided not to go because it’s one month before my 21st birthday and I don’t want to take any time off work. I told him he can do WHATEVER HE WANTS there (gamble, go to strip clubs/clubbing, look at girls, etc.) as long as there is no touching of other girls (and guys) involved… and maybe not eat as much since I hear he’s training himself for the buffets (he is the king of buffets) which is totally gross. Lol. But anyway I’m encouraging him to have fun and forget about me that week because when he comes home, he’ll have to face my constant nagging and mood swings for the rest of his life (and because I have 120% trust in him). ♥ God help him. Plus I don’t want him to be like certain guys who are obliged to be with their naggy girlfriends 24/7. Hah.

Speaking of Vegas, I never really understood the hype about it and why EVERYONE wants to go when they turn 21. I considered it for fun but never seriously; I’d rather waste my money on a trip where I can mingle with a wealth of cultural and historical experiences. Vacation spots like Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida, etc. sparks like a 10% interest in me; it’s not like I won’t go but I’d rather go visit places like Egypt, Rome, North Korea, Afghanistan and/or anywhere in the Middle East, etc. because they either have a rich history that fascinates me or because the place touches me with the current events happening there.

Where would you guys like to go on vacation?

Since we’re on the topic of vacations, I’m so excited for our plans to Asia next year! I think we are going to leave either in late January or on Christmas Day with his family to Vietnam and stay there for a week of two and then hopefully go to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Taipei, Seoul, Phnom Penh, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Bali, Singapore, Phuket and a bunch of other places but I doubt we would have enough time. Boyfriend wants to stay a couple days in each so we don’t get sick of it and would still have stuff to see when we go to Asia again which totally makes sense (and is something that I would’ve never though of). I’m the most excited about Phnom Penh (Angkor Wat is one of my top places to see which is about 5 hours away), Vietnam (I just discovered this awesome designer in Saigon) and Seoul (home of the Korean dramas and plastic surgery!). I told Boyfriend I’m gonna get my eyelids done in Korea and that he couldn’t do anything to stop me and he believed me (I think), but are you kidding me? I don’t want to recover during my vacation.

Next year, hopefully I can convince Boyfriend to visit Africa with me if he decides not to go to Europe. For me, Europe can wait another 5 years but Africa needs to come now!! We chose Asia this year because Boyfriend wanted to go see his grandpa in Vietnam. Aww. :blush:

Smashing Magazine has an amazing post on beautiful and feminine illustrations. I love looking at girly illustrations and art work! Here are my favorites:

Other random art:

Nasty thought of the day:

Would you wear these contact lens attachments?

Jun
23rd

Tofino was BEAUTIFUL last weekend! No rain at all, not even a tiny bit on Saturday as forecasted and it was just stunning on Sunday and Monday. Anyway, here are some random pictures (I find that when we go on trip with guys, we take a LOT less pictures because my girlfriends and I are egotistic bitches). Sorry my pictures aren’t more entertaining, but I want to upload the rest at Captured later.

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