Sunday, October 30, 2011




i bought this shirt from the sale rack at work because it was too ugly not to. it’s a legit old lady shirt with shoulder pads and even original store tags because it’s even too ugly for old ladies. it’s impossible to take a good (photobooth) picture of it in all of its anti-glory. it just makes me look 40lbs heavier. PERFECT SUNDAY SHIRT.




today is one of those days that i’m envious of people who live in a 5km radius of downtown because there’s a pretty neat halloween bazaar going on today and it’d be cute to ride my bike there with a pretty dress on and buy nice things, but alas, i’m in forest glade and i’m not riding my bike that far.




the tree in front of my house has lost about 70% of its leaves and it makes me sad. i never really get to see it in the day light because of my working forever, so i missed out on its nice colours. there aren’t any nice trees in my part of little italy, as far as i can tell.




i want to make some mix cds today and drink cappuccino and eat poptarts and do something with a pumpkin. we never get pumpkins until the 30th or later. i don’t know what’s up with that.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Little Red Riding Hood

i work in a thrift store, so i'm always finding cute things that are my style for incredibly cheap. i found this amazing red (kids size) jacket in the backroom (where we wash, dry, tag and price things before they go on the floor) and i knew i had to have it. it's slightly too small (the button area rides up a bit due to my feminine adult body ahem) but i still love it and wear it all the time. i knew it'd be perfect for halloween too! i've been thinking of being little red riding hood since the day i bought it, and now that my hair is long enough for braids that poke out of the hood, the costume can totally work.

a few days ago, my store had a 50% sale. i worked both days of the sale (9:30 until 6), so i barely had time to buy things myself. on the last day, i spent two hours going through the racks (especially the $4.99 dress rack [$4.99 BEFORE the 50% off!!!]), trying things on and ringing out. i spent entirely wayyyy too much money, but i did some math when i got home to justify my spending. basically, if each item i bought was being sold at an original non-50% off discounted price of say $25 each, my total bill would have been $900 before tax. i only spent $110 after tax, so i feel really good about my purchases :D i ended up getting 11 dresses, i think 5 skirts, 3 pairs of jeans (i've only ever bought ONE pair of jeans in my life! i hate jean shopping because they tend to only make jeans for 5'8" tall women, and i'm much shorter than that. i found a pair of size 5 Garage jeans at work for $4.50 after the 50% discount and they fit SO good. they don't even touch the ground. this is unheard of!).

anyway, i was just taking pictures of my red coat for my cousin natalie, and i tried on one of my dresses with it, just to see how it looks. i think it works as a little red riding hood outfit too! i love finding halloween costumes in my own wardrobe : )

here are some photobooth pictures: