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11:26pm Is Way Too Late For A Fashion Crisis

I’m going to my little cousin’s (how friggen cute is she?!) high school graduation tomorrow and just decided I’m having a fashion crisis (and also nervous about being late!). I’m supposed to wear a dress right?! Something frilly, girly and feminine (aka all the things I am not, lol)? I bought a flowery dress from Anthropologie (I make frilly/floral exceptions for Anthro) just for this special occasion and I can’t zip it up (awesome)…and I returned the sunflower explosion Plenty by Tracy Reese summer dress in a crisis moment of needing gas money (aak, and I was going to buy sunflowers to coordinate with my outfit-don’t judge, I’m a cheeseball). Crisis I tell you! Also, I’m guessing converse are not graduation appropriate unless you are 10 years old or younger, correct? My baby cousin is graduating high school! I remember when she was born (hands down, cutest baby ever)! This also means that I am really old on top of this fashion crisis. Ayiyiyi!

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(p.s. this was updated from last night so I could add the adorable pic)

Diane Kruger- hands down, the only woman in Hollywood who’s fashion choices impress every single time. I don’t think I’ve even seen her in a bad outfit (even her Coachella outfits were cute!). How does she do it (she must have an awesome styling team, aside from being redonkulously pretty and what not). Triple snaps for you boo.

So, while everyone was getting ready to head out of town for the long weekend, I went to H&M today to use my 35% off one item coupon (for being an H&M Fashion News Subscriber)..and ended up buying the above butterfly skull jersey t-shirt (yes, it’s from the men’s section but it was only $5.95 and I love me some butterflies..and skulls lol)..and the blue floral chiffon blouse with gold buttons ($4.95!). My total was less than $10 with that glorious coupon! H&M Coupons Are Awesome!!!

Note To Self: Prince just called, he wants his purple rain, purple rain back. Yet another pair of Nikes for my imaginary Disneyland trip. Except these ones don’t match my neon green Mickey Mouse shirt and every time I look at them, I start singing “Purple Rain” in my head, lol. Adios Purple Rain Nike Free XT Everyday Fit+ Running Shoes!

It’s true. Now, If I could just find an HR Director that is (with all due respect) an animal or baby, I think good things could happen. I’m also slightly hilarious…and Kristen Wiig just left SNL (what about Gilly and Dooneese?!). If I could somehow break into the comedy world and get an interview with Lorne Michaels, I think good things could potentially happen. Also, I have a knack for finding anything that anyone needs at discount prices- this talent seems to be quite useless as no one appreciates my money saving talent of finding a pair shoes they just paid full price for at a discounted rate of $12. Also quite useless is my extremely organized/perfectionist/all ducks in a row nature- although you’d think I would be somewhat successful with this sort of nature but alas, it seems that I am in the Twilight Zone and everything good is bad and vice versa. Furthermore, it seems that my “art history” degree from UCLA and office experience is also (momentarily?) quite useless..as I have been applying for jobs at the Getty since I graduated from college. In conclusion, animals and babies love me..which surely means that I must be somewhat decent (and extremely hard-working and deadline driven;) as they can sense bad, evil people. Now, if I could just find a darn job:/

That when I find out a store is having an awesome sale, I immediately have the urge to hit up each one of the stores locations in one day?! It’s like I’m in a one-woman race (this time it happens to be the Extra 50% Off Sale at Urban Outfitters) and the goal is to grab as many items as possible before someone else does! I start sweating, all the hangers I’m holding start digging into my hand, my arms get sore from where I flung additional hangers over them..and all I’m thinking is, “how fast can I get to the next store?”. I only made it to the Studio City Urban Outfitters today (Melrose is so friggen far and I can’t think straight with a 2 hour parking limit at the 3rd street promenade) but I’m telling ya, I’m still itching to go to all of them!

Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale This Weekend in LA & SF! It’s like going to Disneyland…but better!!! I wish I could buy all of them (and give ‘em as gift to all of my friends cuz their handbag choices are slightly barf-inducing lol).

Chihuahuas…wearing coordinated outfits. Does it get any more awesome? Me thinks not. :)

Awesome window display. Converse flagship store on the 3rd Street Promenade. Maybe they’ll give me a pair to replace my coffee stained All Stars? ;)

Definition of “Not Awesome”: An entire cup of (extra-hot) coffee (latte, actually) spilling allover your Brand New White Converse. In public. The 2nd time you wear them. Not Awesome.

Last Thursday, I went to JCPenney. Yes, you read correctly- I went to JCPenney at the (gasp) Northridge Mall (I don’t even want to think about how much gas it cost to get there/back)…to look for this awesome flamingo bathing suit I saw in their catalog (which is actually quite impressive). I don’t think I’ve been to JCPenney since I was a kid and they used to have one on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica (where Banana Republic is now). I gotta admit, I was impressed with good ‘ol JCPenney! It was clean and organized and there was some sort of pop-up Sephora on one side of the store (what the heck?!). Anyhoo, they didn’t have the bathing suit which put me in panic mode and I’ve been sitting here all morning debating if I should order it online (but then I’d have to order/try 2 different sizes, return one, bla bla bla). Still, impressed with the direction the store’s taken…aaaand back to obsessing we go.

The always glamorous Sophia Loren and her sister Maria Scicolone. What is not so glamorous: Your sister calling you out of the blue to NOT invite you on a trip to San Francisco because there is no room in the car (thanks Jen). That is why I get to be Sophia in the above picture and sissy gets to be the sisterlady on the left (and also because sissy is an albino compared to me). It’s cool, its not like I wanted to go shopping in San Fran and take pics of the Golden Gate Bridge or anything! Urg.

Finally, a Hermès bag that I don’t have to pretend I like (Birkin). This Steeple Tote Bag is amazing (check it out on the Hermès site, which is equally fab: http://lesailes.hermes.com/na/en/552-292_Cabas_Steeple).

There is no such thing as networking. Except for one person; who shall remain nameless (AK) and who is awesome (even though we don’t know each other that well and she probably thinks I’m cray-cray).
The Anthropologie sale is pretty decent (if you know how to dig..and hit up at least 3 stores in one day. What).
People will invite you on awesome trips only when you have no money.
Whole Food’s changed the recipe of their “vegan, organic chocolate pudding” (the one with tofu pieces on top) and it is just not the same.
I really should not have returned those black/pink Nike Frees that I got for $32.90 (retail $90!).
If you go back the next week to look for the size 9, $32.90 Nike Frees, they will be gone and you will waste half a tank of gas.
It is impossible to find a decent maxi dress and/or look decent wearing one.
I do not take kindly to people talking bad about Brentwood, CA and will defend it like I discovered the city and it’s named after me (even if I don’t live there).
I will get tailgated every time I leave the house- especially on Sepulveda, Roscomare Road, PCH and any/every uphill red light.
Maybe I’m not getting any of these gosh-awful jobs I’ve applied for because there is something better waiting for me.
#10 is the only time I have ever said anything positive/motivating to myself. Go me (snap)!
I need to return everything I bought at Anthropologie tomorrow. :p

I do really dumb things when I need cash…just found this photo of my Loeffler Randall sandals (that I sold for pennies at a second-hand store a few mo. ago) on my desktop. Arg, why do I do such silly things, I could really use ‘em right about now. Well, I guess I can always look at this pic when I miss them :(

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