Monday, November 19, 2012
Potter Nerd!
I love Harry Potter and I live in a Residence Hall (aka. a dorm) so I made my residence hall the Great Hall...well kind of. I made house banners for each of my roommates, which worked out beautifully since there are four of us and four houses. Then I decided to make some awesome and well known books from the series. I was going to make our door into a 2D version of the Great Hall but a kink was thrown into this plan because I will be moving out of this Residence Hall and into an apartment with my boyfriend and one of his friends. I didn't do all the work because I won't get to enjoy it so here are all the pictures, enjoy. Stay classy and Potter on.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
ombre fail
I love to DIY and most of the time the projects turn out wonderfully, but other times I just fail, I fail miserably. Anyone who keeps up with the latest fashion trends knows that ombre is HUGE! So here is what I did step by step and there will be pictures but I am going to tell you up front that I was less than impressed with the final product.
SUPPLIES:
- white sweatshirt/shirt/whatever you want to dye
- pink dye/ whatever color you want.
- a bucket
- plastic trash bag
- lots of paper towels
STEPS:
1. I washed and dried my white sweatshirt.
2. Mixed the dye according to the instructions on the bottle. I used Rit dye.
3. I personally wanted the entire sweatshirt to be shades of pink and not have a weird white looking ring around my neck so I QUICKLY dunked the entire sweatshirt in the dye.
4. Left roughly 3/4 of the sweatshirt in the dye for 20 minutes.
5. Left the last 1/2 to 1/4 of the sweatshirt in the dye overnight.
AND STOP! Here is where I ran into a problem the dye at the bottom of the sweatshirt did not look as dark and concentrated as I would have liked to I followed the dye directions and washed the sweatshirt and went and bought another bottle of dye but a shade darker than the first and dipped the bottom 1/4 of the sweatshirt in the dye for roughly 30 minutes. Now before I washed it looked great but then I washed it and BAM! the look was gone. So if you have any ideas that could help me fix the problem please let me know.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Body of work.
I love tattoos, the look, the meanings, the inspiration for each and every one of them is unique and interesting. I have two tattoos of my own a Harry Potter tattoo on my wrist and an Alice in Wonderland tattoo across the front of my ribs. They both have very special meanings and really describe me as a person. If you can't tell by the origins of both of my tattoos I am a complete nerd. A lot of people think my Harry Potter tattoo is really cool or they think I was really dumb for getting it and I will regret it later. But I am going to tell you why I got this tattoo. Not only is Harry Potter a brilliant series but J.K. Rowling and the characters of Harry Potter have taught me so much and here is a list of what they taught me:
1. Real love does exist and it can be painful, beautiful, fleeting, or long lasting. But when you truly love someone you will love them till the end of time.
2. True friendships overcome social status, differences in opinions, time, and the toughest of hardships. You are better with them than without them and they will always have your back.
3. Confronting fears no matter how silly or how dark, we are all afraid of something and we can defeat those fears if we only remember to turn on the light.
4. Finding inner strength even when you are at your weakest. Because everyone has something to fight for even if it is just for themselves and no one else.
5. Doing what is right in the face of adversity. Even if everyone else is doing it, you should always do the right thing even if that means you are the underdog. Good people do exist among the darkness and pain.
6.There is nothing stronger than a mother's love.
7. Books can change the course of history.
8. Life is unexpected and complicated but creates the best and deepest relationships.
9. To see the world with an open mind. Judge people for who they are not what they are.
10. Magic exists everywhere, even if its only in your head. But why shouldn't that mean its not real.
Well there you go not only did Harry Potter teach me life lessons but it was my escape during Jr. High and High School when I was being bullied. My mom read me the books when I was younger and as I grew up I was able to run away to the magical world of Hogwarts.
My second tattoo says " Never Lose Your Muchness" which is from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) says " You used to be much more muchier" and it just stood out to me and really spoke to me. So I chose the line Never Lose Your Muchness, which to me means never lose what makes you who you are, and never lose that spark you have inside you. Those are my first tattoos and I plan on adding more to the canvas of who I am. I am going to upload another tattoo I am thinking about getting that I just designed. Not sure when I will be getting it because I want to move off campus with Ryan and get a puppy! I WUV PUPPIES! But any way it is the Moon goddess dream catcher and my name means moon goddess so it is kind of perfect. Well have a great rest of the weekend. Stay classy and stay inked.
1. Real love does exist and it can be painful, beautiful, fleeting, or long lasting. But when you truly love someone you will love them till the end of time.
2. True friendships overcome social status, differences in opinions, time, and the toughest of hardships. You are better with them than without them and they will always have your back.
3. Confronting fears no matter how silly or how dark, we are all afraid of something and we can defeat those fears if we only remember to turn on the light.
4. Finding inner strength even when you are at your weakest. Because everyone has something to fight for even if it is just for themselves and no one else.
5. Doing what is right in the face of adversity. Even if everyone else is doing it, you should always do the right thing even if that means you are the underdog. Good people do exist among the darkness and pain.
6.There is nothing stronger than a mother's love.
7. Books can change the course of history.
8. Life is unexpected and complicated but creates the best and deepest relationships.
9. To see the world with an open mind. Judge people for who they are not what they are.
10. Magic exists everywhere, even if its only in your head. But why shouldn't that mean its not real.
Well there you go not only did Harry Potter teach me life lessons but it was my escape during Jr. High and High School when I was being bullied. My mom read me the books when I was younger and as I grew up I was able to run away to the magical world of Hogwarts.
My second tattoo says " Never Lose Your Muchness" which is from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) says " You used to be much more muchier" and it just stood out to me and really spoke to me. So I chose the line Never Lose Your Muchness, which to me means never lose what makes you who you are, and never lose that spark you have inside you. Those are my first tattoos and I plan on adding more to the canvas of who I am. I am going to upload another tattoo I am thinking about getting that I just designed. Not sure when I will be getting it because I want to move off campus with Ryan and get a puppy! I WUV PUPPIES! But any way it is the Moon goddess dream catcher and my name means moon goddess so it is kind of perfect. Well have a great rest of the weekend. Stay classy and stay inked.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Staying chill
Well here we are again ladies and gentleman...
HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN!!! I hope you had a great night whether you were just handing out candy or dressed up and partied. Halloween is my favorite holiday and even though I did not dress up I did have a lot of fun hanging out with my friends in English Corner. We decorated pumpkins and played games. The funniest moment was when we were playing Apples to Apples and the adjective/green card was "sexy" and one of the Japanese girls laid down the noun/red card "Girl Scouts". All the American students could not stop laughing and we had to explain to them that Girl Scouts are little girls who sell cookies. Needless to say they did not see the humor in it that we did but it was definitely a learning experience in the differences in humor across cultures. Then I went to the Steve-O performance and it was hilarious! I mean to die for funny! Steve-O obviously has one of the funniest and most disgusting job ever. And on the note of jobs...
Have you ever had a job that your absolutely dread going to and it just seems to drag by no matter how busy you are? Well that is how I feel when I am at Sonic, even though I get home kind of early every shift it still seems like I have been there the hole day. And I think that is because I am so used to everything going so fast. For example; it takes seconds to have a conversation with some one on Facebook, Twitter, or text message, we go to fast food places and get our food in minutes, and pretty much everything is live and at our finger tips. Maybe I just need to SLOW WAY DOWN and just let my life come to a chill speed. Get up in the morning, make a cup of coffee sit down and watch the news and actually start to take in what is going on in the world. Speaking of coffee, it may just be me, but I love the way milk or creamer splashes into coffee it just looks so soft and airy. Anyway I think I need to start my days off a little earlier and just let my self slow down and not be in a super hurry. I think we should all slow down and just take time to enjoy each moment because I know that sometimes I get to going so fast I forget when I did something and the days blur together.
On another note, not many people read this blog or even know it exists but apparently my boyfriend didn't even know I blogged. I find this kind of funny cause we tell each other everything and I am actually texting him about it right now cause he went home this weekend. I love him so much and I keep telling myself that I have to work at Sonic for us, so we can live together in a few months and start a life together. I have to keep the goal in mind to get through the work days. Tomorrow will be really hard because I work a 1 to 7 p.m. shift. But like I said I have to think about where I am trying to get. At least I have Saturday off and I can do homework and just chill.
Well it is time for this blogger to get some shut eye. Stay classy and stay chill.
HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN!!! I hope you had a great night whether you were just handing out candy or dressed up and partied. Halloween is my favorite holiday and even though I did not dress up I did have a lot of fun hanging out with my friends in English Corner. We decorated pumpkins and played games. The funniest moment was when we were playing Apples to Apples and the adjective/green card was "sexy" and one of the Japanese girls laid down the noun/red card "Girl Scouts". All the American students could not stop laughing and we had to explain to them that Girl Scouts are little girls who sell cookies. Needless to say they did not see the humor in it that we did but it was definitely a learning experience in the differences in humor across cultures. Then I went to the Steve-O performance and it was hilarious! I mean to die for funny! Steve-O obviously has one of the funniest and most disgusting job ever. And on the note of jobs...
Have you ever had a job that your absolutely dread going to and it just seems to drag by no matter how busy you are? Well that is how I feel when I am at Sonic, even though I get home kind of early every shift it still seems like I have been there the hole day. And I think that is because I am so used to everything going so fast. For example; it takes seconds to have a conversation with some one on Facebook, Twitter, or text message, we go to fast food places and get our food in minutes, and pretty much everything is live and at our finger tips. Maybe I just need to SLOW WAY DOWN and just let my life come to a chill speed. Get up in the morning, make a cup of coffee sit down and watch the news and actually start to take in what is going on in the world. Speaking of coffee, it may just be me, but I love the way milk or creamer splashes into coffee it just looks so soft and airy. Anyway I think I need to start my days off a little earlier and just let my self slow down and not be in a super hurry. I think we should all slow down and just take time to enjoy each moment because I know that sometimes I get to going so fast I forget when I did something and the days blur together.
On another note, not many people read this blog or even know it exists but apparently my boyfriend didn't even know I blogged. I find this kind of funny cause we tell each other everything and I am actually texting him about it right now cause he went home this weekend. I love him so much and I keep telling myself that I have to work at Sonic for us, so we can live together in a few months and start a life together. I have to keep the goal in mind to get through the work days. Tomorrow will be really hard because I work a 1 to 7 p.m. shift. But like I said I have to think about where I am trying to get. At least I have Saturday off and I can do homework and just chill.
Well it is time for this blogger to get some shut eye. Stay classy and stay chill.
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