how are pincushions and squirrels similar?

weeeeeell... they can be shaped like cute little tomatoes and have their pins sorted by color

they can be used to store both pins and needles, and photograph very well in black and white.

while squirrels run on electrical wires and chatter at other squirrels.

in short. they are in no way alike.

but as a fun fact of the day, the small strawberry shaped thing hanging off the smaller tomato pincushion [there may have been one on the larger tomato as well], is known as just "an emery". so being like a curious kitty but with both thumbs and the internet, i set out to find out what the fuck emery is. my thought was..maybe like an emery board. which the sound of sets my teeth on high-pitch screeching dentist-drilling edge, but i digress.

as it turns out, i was correct and the ever helpful wikipedia explains emery is a naturally occurring mineral. i did verify this with some other sites, but wiki had the most convenient and concise answer.

new sweatshirt

i recently purchased a sample sale sweatshirt. seeing as i 99% of the time buy sale items..this $70 item was a major splurge for me. i happened to be perusing beyond the rack [please use code NLZ5A07D04C if you join], thinking my usual wow this shit is pretty nice but i wouldnt pay that much when i saw the "wasabi sweatshirt." as i clicked on the closeup, i noticed swirly clouds, some artistic "asian" style suns, and spiney chopstick-esque icons.

now just cos its semi asian doesnt mean its wasabi. and that i automatically like it. [often though] mostly, the satin detailing sold me. any cambodian sweatshop can churn out $10 walmart hoodies. but the cuffs have satin ruching, the extra wide collar [not a hoodie] is satin lined, and the waist tie weaves thru the bottom cuff. these schmancy details make it worth the money to me, not to mention the fact that it is ridiculously soft on the inside and has pockets that are actually conveniently placed and sized for hands.

• tank top: forever 21
• dress: american apparel [shameful i know]
• leggings: some cheap store
  

• sweatshirt: killah/miss sixty sample sale-beyond the rack
• jackson pollock poster: $5 allposters.com sale
• necklace: ae
  

necklace closeup. cos its pretty and long and shiny.

randomly checking the tag, i found the website for the brand is killah.it that leads me to believe they are based in italy...or at the very least their website is. as it turns out, i am flitting off to italy next wednesday for a week in rome with the boyfriend. hes going to give an electrical engineering paper at an international conference. im going for food, historical sturff, and perhaps a visit to one of the 5 killah stores in la citta roma. [thats pronounced cheetah. yea believe it.]

these aint calendar kittens

this kitten maybe weighs a pound. and has globby eyes. BUT IS SO FUCKING CUTE. even when it was being scolded by bob for drinking eye-cleaning solution it wobbled around the porch all fluffy and teeny

very homely momma kitty

i hope bob gets this kitten adopted. it is a blue/grey with white mittens and huge blue eyes...when theyre not crusted shut. if only i could be a crazy cat lady and keep all the stray kittens!!! but frank and my valued sanity keep me from falling into the inescapable land of cat rescue.

li sky

clouds over random ball field in coram. its the middle of a residential neighborhood and theres a shitty unpaved parking lot, but right there it looks like big sky country instead of a really really densely populated island.

sunset at the medford target. which is right next to the medford walmart and the medford sams club. but ignoring the gigantic lights... its quite pretty

coram diner. not really the sky. but just shiny awesomeness. and $17 baked mac and cheese topped with fish cakes [amaaazing] also included a piece of spinach pie/spanikopita, greek salad, matzo ball soup, bread basket, and the teeny tiniest glass of rose EVER.

water glass is typical 8 oz.

la ropa

after 7 hours at the outlet mall last weekend, i cleaned out my closet. we recently received notice in the mail that big brothers big sisters of long island was going around collecting clothing..im guessing to sell to support their programs. im not actually sure now. maybe to donate to the kids? hm welp its all over now. i purged about 15 pairs of shoes, maybe 10 pairs of pants, and large macy's bags full of shirts, sweaters, and dresses.

within our house [my sister also cleaned her closet], we redistributed some clothes among the roommates and my best friend, but in total we had about 5 garbage bags full of clothes and miscellaneous household items. blah blah i have too much stuff, need to stop buying clothes, yea ive heard it all before. multiple times.

• necklace: random new zealand gift shop
• shirt: ny & co [on sale for $5!]
  
• sweater: ny & co
  

i just thought my hair looked really good here [even though i look scary and emo], thanks to my mad hair-chopping skills and my new hair drying technique taught by kt.

• shirt: forever 21 [thrifted from leah's closet]
• necklace: kenneth cole
• pants: h&m
• hott armband: blood donation [the lady specifically matched it to my shirt!]