the things i want and the things i got.

firstly, i have to say, i really love eriebasin.com. even if i can't afford anything they find, i at least know i have a slim chance of finding something like it out there [especially when i got to the antique market].


example; these 1880s carved whitby jet mourning earrings [gush] are worth about $595 CAD. but man do i love them. so their similar counterpart will be my next hunt.

secondly, i don't know if i mentioned this earlier, but after realizing that my jewelry had been stolen from my luggage, i found out on my first day back at work, that three pairs of my shoes were thrown out. one of which were worth $200. not nice. so, my manager promised me that i could find a new pair around the same price, and he'd have the company pay for them. sounds fair. and it just so happens i had my eye on these sweet little shoes.



when i first saw them they were on sale for $200! but i went back to see if they still had them the other day, and they had gone down to $118. you've no idea how happy i was when i found out. i kept thinking about them after i first laid eyes on them, i mean i really thought i might spend the $200 on them, even knowing i couldn't really afford it. so i guess, in the long run, it was meant to be. they remind me of edward scissorhands! not to mention, i wore them to work today, and they are super comfy!

i'm pretty darn happy right now [even if i am losing my voice for the second time. jeez louise].

good weather makes for good outfits.

i'm going to the antique market tomorrow. it's supposed to be an amazing 6 degrees with nothing but sun tomorrow, so hopefully my outfit will look something like this. i just really wish i had those boots!

after my little extravaganza at the market, i'd like to come home, have a late lunch, a nap, and then go out again to meet everyone at toby's for cheap drinks and a few good laughs.

we die forever.

i've been really moody lately. i think he's annoyed by it and is getting cold feet. things already seem different. perhaps it is just because we're so far apart for so many months at a time. i hope that's all it is. i don't like second guessing matters of the heart.

happy valentine's. i think i'll leave this holiday to the victorians.

r.i.p.

alexander mcqueen 1969-2010.

come closer, sweet human child.

i'm still looking for other jobs, but i also need to figure out what to do for school and where the hell i am going to be living in the next year or two. am i going back to florida? sometimes i think it'd be okay. but i have a hard time dealing with the standards down there. they're not the same as they are here. i never noticed before, but now it's something i can't ignore, no matter how hard i try. we'll see.

i was watching a interview with two women from a blog i read regularly, and one of them, michelle, said something about being an only child, and how because of, she never really feels lonely. she's content to live in her own head most of the time. it just comes naturally.
i have to say, that's the same way i feel most of the time. i'm always day dreaming about something, and i don't think there's ever a moment, other then perhaps when i'm sleeping, that i'm not putting something together, or creating scenarios. i think that's why a lot of the time i'd rather be at home, listening to music and laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, more than going out with a huge group of people and trying to find things to do to entertain everyone.

not to say i'm completely anti-social. i love going out and doing things too. but most of the time i'm really okay doing them by myself.

sick the wolves.

i just really like this ensemble. it's something i'd wear all the time.
reblogged from : http://www.greytheblog.com/2010/01/pre-fall-10.html


i've got this real itch to go back to school and absorb tons of fascinating information. anthropology it is. i mean really, i've made up my mind this time. i swear.

voyage.

i've had the past three days off, and it's really been total bliss. i've been reading my magazine with coffee in the morning, snacking on sour dough and cranberry bread, watching movies and day dreaming like crazy. on sunday mom took me to the st. lawrence market where i found an adorable beaded 1950's cardigan [original silk lining in it and everything!], a 1940's slip with a few minor bits to fix, a late '40s/early '50s black clutch purse, a really interesting gold snake necklace [which i might also use as a belt], a little gold ring with a dog on it that looks like piggy, a faux pink pearl bracelet, and a few other little things. i mean i really hit the jack pot.
the market is only on sundays, but i think every time i have a sunday off [and a little extra cash to spare], that's where i'll be. especially come spring and summer.

tonight i downloaded the new album IRM by charlotte gainsbourg. i've posted one song, a cover, she has on the album on facebook. so far i really love the whole thing. it's a bit moody, artsy and feminine. "voyage" is a great song.

will's asked me to go down again in april. hopefully i can get the time off work! i'm already day dreaming about what outfits to wear, since it will be sweltering by then. i almost wish i could wear slips like elizabeth taylor in "cat on a hot tin roof" the entire time.