liz's laundry

• dress: thrifted and resewn
• white bike shorts: some crappy clearance bin
• thigh high socks: sock dreams
• boots: target

• modal sweater: uniqlo [getting a hole in the arm :( ]
• lace tank: bealls outlet [$3]
• tank underneath: kenneth cole
• skirt: thrifted and resewn
• obi belt: glassons
• leggings: kohls

my shower schedule is a bit wacked so i was suffering from almost greasy roots with frizzy ends.  thus.. braids.  and you can see my ginormous earrings

• ill fitting sweater: target
• ruffly tank: target
• belt: charlotte russe
• jeans: gap
• polka dot heels: dsw

unfortunately the temperature dropped 15 degrees and it started raining while i was in class tonight.  i froze my ass and my hair got all poofy.  boo.

semi-homemeeeh

sandra lee really pisses me off.  i know she had a rough childhood and is all about quick home prepared meals...  but i dont consider assembling pre-made things cooking.  so should she be on the food network?  no.  is she a "culinary expert"?  dear lord i hope not.  does she have a brilliant marketing gig that sells books?  yes.  but it aint cooking kids.  and neither is this.

im-running-late-and-theres-random-shit-in-the-fridge pasta [aka pasta with pink meat sauce]
1 T olive oil
3 T minced garlic
1 bunch "asparation"
1/2 cup diced bell peppers
1 cup cooked ground meat [with garlic and basil]
1 large soup container [quart] cooked pasta
1 cup canned tomato sauce
1/2 jar low fat alfredo sauce
1/2 cup fat free half & half
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

saute oil and garlic until fragrant.  wash and chop asparation into bite sized pieces.  saute asparation and peppers until just softened.  add meat, pasta, and sauces; mix well [and carefully].  heat until bubbling, add half & half and parmesan.  eat. 

yield: one bowl to eat and a large soup container of leftovers

what was left in the pan after i ate my dindin.  [note the clean stove where i cleaned up after myself cos im not an inconsiderate slob roommate]

liz's laundry

i wore this to school and [after chauffeuring a friend there and back] to the subsequent philosophy department recruitment party.  now i have a good number of friends and acquaintances in the philosophy department and it is the same building as my department.  that said, i always feel more than a bit intimidated and out of place when discussion delves further into the divine comedy or the republic than we covered in honors english... and i was more than a bit oddly dressed for the crowd.  but we had wine and laughs and i heard some horror stories about teaching 200+ freshmen and weird facts about the building we share on campus.

• cardi: ny&co
• dress/shirt: urban outfitters
• skirt: h&m
• subtly python leggings: ny&co
• turquoise heels: kenneth cole

i picked up a few pairs of these fab feet cushions at target the other day and they are frikkin awesome!  they are for under the ball of your foot where i usually get nasty friction blisters.  mostly cos my shoes are too big [i lost weight!] but i have 5 pairs of identical kenneth cole heels [black, burgundy, silver/snakeskin, turquoise strappy, and green strappy] i am not willing to give up.  ever.  this is a [$3?] cheap fix for cheapy mccheaperson [me] and i will now be stocking up on squishy foot insole thingies.

this outfit was about the 5th thing i put on this morning.  you can see 2 pairs of pants behind me [and a satan cat] but there were dresses, leggings, and a sweater.  unfortunately it was about 35 and rainy all day so except for my snazzy matching h&m wool coat i would have frozen my ass off.  and i was asked why so dressy?  well kids, its a tshirt and skirt with frilly socks.  not all that dressy.  minus the overly shiny heels..

• shirt: body c
• skirt: target
• frilly black socks: sock dreams
• bronze snakeskin heels: target

tiny happys

i recently found a kiwi blog called tiny happy.  its all about crafts, sewing, and pretty stuff.  here are some random pictures that made me happy

needs a bumper sticker that reads "platypus is my co-pilot"

click to view adorable drawings.  plus i frikkin love olives

forsythia bush about to burst into color

3 pound bag of salad for $5

my homemade produce bags even though the checkout girl made fun of me in spanish cos she thought i couldnt understand..

gorgeous blackberries from mexico

liz's laundry [and hair]

• scarf: h&m
• tshirt: banana republic [be assured i did not pay full price]
• skirt: target
• tights: target

my hair did sausage curls particularly nicely that day so i thought they deserved a picture..

• tshirt: calvin klein
• skirt: glassons [new zealand clothing line]
• tights: target
• too-small-booties: zara [soon to be posted on smashion]

and my hair was still curly from the day before but the sides were frizzy from sleep.  thus, mini-half-frenchbraids.  voila.  and i keep wearing skirts and tights in the hope the bright sunny day is warmish.  40 and windy is not warm.  bahhh.