google+ features

awhile ago i noticed one of my snowy pictures had actual snow falling.  now i figured i don't live in harry potter so i dont actually have moving still pics.  i couldnt figure out where the hell the animation came from ... until today.

apparently google+ has gotten awesome creepy enough to recognize parts of your picture and enhance them appropriately.  case in point:  my 2013 christmas tree now has sparkly lights. 

i just cant even.

perhaps its time for me to outgrow picasa and figure out friggin google+.  its witchcraft.

dry ice

in case you havent played with dry ice lately... its still really fucking awesome.  and it terrifies my cat.  that is all.

winner winner chicken dinner!

omg you guys.  i won something!  now i did technically win a pattern [and some notions!] in far's giveaway, but it was more of a i-got-to-pick-what-i-wanted situation.  but last month, rachel held a swarovski giveway.  i assumed i wouldnt win, but left a comment anyway.  turns out, the winner she chose, never responded to her email, and i was next!  so all the way from austria, [via dhl.  they left me a note after attempted delivery on the downstairs foyer door and i said wtf is this??] the swarovski elements swag bag! 

with color carousel just like their phone app.  that i still have. 

4 years!

its my blog's birthday!  blogaversary!  bloggyblogday.  something.  no pictures.  just that announcement.  4 years ago.. i posted stuff.  now, return to your regularly scheduled broadcasts!

thank you

thank you for 45,000 page hits!  [as of ...a few weeks ago]  thank you for bearing with me through this ridiculous journey through my ever derailing train of thought.  thank you for the few comments i get that remind me people actually read this thing.  thank you to other bloggers that inspire me to try new outfits, foods, sewing projects.

uncertain watch death

our lake adventure at sebago left me with a drowned watch.  i noticed after our first swim my watch was looking a bit hazy.  lo and behold, my overpriced skagen [bought in a sample sale for a more reasonable price] ...is not waterproof.  or water resistant.  or ... water anything. 

the second swim i realized i was still wearing my watch.  but it was far too late.  it is still running fine and has not rusted *yet*, but the little hazey droplets have not cleared.  like cellphones that go swimming, it was recommended i seal my watch in a baggie of rice for a few days.  we'll see how that goes.

the book you didnt know you needed

literary greats paper dolls.  bought for me by my mom from the library book sale.  why would you get rid of this book??  it is full of amazing.  most of the authors on the front are recognizable by a non-english major [aka moi] but the very first as it turns out, is ernest hemingway - the old man and the sea.

wow.

that is how many pageviews ive had since starting this little blog on jan 15, 2009.  considering i figured my sister, my best friend, and my mom would read this... that is a significantly higher number.  holy crap.  thanks to everyone who comments [they make me happy] and thanks to lurkers.  i know youre there.  you just dont know i know.  well now you do.  damnit. 

stick with me.  who knows what marginally interesting shit i'll come up with in the next 3 years!

the seamless pledge

i, liz, being of sound mind and empty checking account, am taking the seamless pledge until i find a full-time engineering job.

i will not buy new clothes [even at target/tjmaxx] except undies
i will continue to thift-and-sew ...but not until have worked through my inventory stockpile a bit more
i will probably not buy vintage as i cannot afford that ish
i will continue to attempt sewing with patterns.  i will also find more pattern-ready tissue paper for making my own [successful?] patterns
i will join the flickr group and post regularly

since my job prospects are on most uncertain terms...this pledge may last longer than i hope.  but lets just say it started january 1st and i cheated once.  but really...i didnt yet know what i was planning to do.  so estimated duration... january-march? 

500 and the future

my 500th post!  holy crap.  here are some goals ive had hanging around.  in no particular order except the first.

graduate
find a full time job in renewable/sustainable energy field
move away from long island
decorate a new apartment
buy a car that is cheaper to repair
find a new ballroom dance studio
take guitar lessons
take singing lessons
determine if im too scared to attempt horseback riding lessons
finish my pile of sewing projects
attend regular kickboxing classes
find another pilates studio
run a mile
take art classes
use a dress pattern [instead of amassing a pile]
not kill all my plants
have more regular successful baking attempts
sew a coat
send weekly paper mail to friends and grammie
start a new garden
refrain from getting another kitty
impose shopping ban on self
pay off college loan
start IRA [dependent on getting a full time job]
visit nz again

gratuitous kitten!  cos every post needs a picture

and not so seriously...

skills i need for the zombie apocalypse:
hotwire a car/boat
load/shoot a gun
drive a 16 wheeler

liz's laundry [and a surprise]

would you let this person into your house to do a comprehensive energy audit?

• scarf: h&m [again]
• shirt: romeo & juliet couture
• tee: green audit
• belt: kenneth cole
• skirt: dkny

large jewelry i was wearing

how about this person?  who showed up at frikkin 7:30 am only to be turned away on the riduculous excuse that the homeowner didnt "want to release utility records to the state".  he means... his electric and oil usage to the state of new york environmental research and development agency.  owned by new york state, that also owns the electric company.  for that little episode i woke up at 6 and left the house without showering.  and definitely looked more like the first unhappy/angry photo.

but you should have an energy audit.  i can save you a bunch of money in car insurance.  i mean energy usage and bills. 

• scarf: thrifted
• jacket: wilson's leather
• tank: target
• jeans: gap

updated layout

sooo in all my free time [that should be spent sleeping/homeworking/working/studying/etc] i learned a bit more about photoshop and blogger.  thus, new header, background, and blog buttons!  feel free to add one [or not].  and let me know what you think of the changes!

pause for hurricane

no electricity, day 2.  fortunately we have gas hot water so no one is going stinky.  just a bit blind due to reading with candles.  no internets, day 3.  we also arent doing much due to the lack of electric.  but wine tour in T-6 days!  stay tuned..

pinterest

welp.  bandwagon, meet me.  i had joined pinterest awhile ago [a year or two] and thought eeeeh i dont care about other people's inspiration pictures and crap.  then i discovered about... a week ago the brilliance of using pinterest as a visual bookmark saver.

i have since added a bunch of crap [aka pins] into the following categories: sewing inspirations-aka shit to sew, jewelry to make-in the event that i have massive amounts of free time, recipes-cos i really cant ever thing of things to cook without some kind of motivation, books to read-self explanatory, tutes-tutorials, and liz's pinboard-general otherwise uncatergorizable shit-like pretty things.

i also notice a lot of bloggers using pinterest for outfit ideas, but i generally use actual blogs for creative dressing and dont need yet another excuse for pinning more things. 

check it out.  or here cos its a cute little button.  and if you want an invite, just request in a comment.

oreja interesante

..pero solamente la izquierda.

tonight at my new restaurant job i was told by a customer that my earrings were "very nice, but a little busy"

wtf do you say to that?  "thanks, but youre a little pushy"  fyi i only have 2 earrings in the other ear.  sometimes it bothers people that they are unbalanced.. but they both have a prime number of piercings that adds to another prime.  think about that one for awhile. 

valentine's day redux

in light of the iranian ban on valentine's day, i am belatedly toning down my hating.  it is a stupid holiday and really, you should tell your loved ones you love them more than 1/365 days a year.  but you do have the right to waste your money on crappy sentiments, so by all means i hope you went for it.

i need an opinion

so i missed the canvas on demand groupon when it was available to long island.  but randomly i looked to see what was available in portland, maine; lo and behold it was there!  so i snapped that shit up.  and even saved $5.  now i have to choose a picture to have printed.  so which should i use?

even if you aren't one of the 4 people who reads this blog regularly, please leave a comment.  even if its "oh dear gawd don't use ______"

k thx.

honduras 1

honduras 2

new zealand 1

new zealand 2

new zealand 3

australia 1

australia 2

florida 1

florida 2

and yes i like water and sky.  quite fondly actually.  i dont think i can ever move back to the midwest.  and i made all the pictures really small for ease of scrolling.  if you want a close up [idk why..] just click on the thumbnail

the mattress police

theyre coming!!

welp i know fuck-all about mattresses, but this tag came off the boxspring in the room im sleeping in here in florida.  seeing as it has a $.02 bedding inspection stamp on it... id say its about as old as the blanket its sitting on.  from the 70's.  at least.  the end.

uncommon cocktail party

kitten paws!

mad men cig brand.  they're still toasted.

sepia mushroom reflection.  could be the name of a really bad metal band.

the bar.  and a pineapple!

ominous fortune

umm that isnt very happy or helpful.

i feel it may be a warning as i have officially told the boss i will be attending grad school in the fall. receiving this fortune the day after is not enough to convince me of any weird astrology/fate things..but its a wee bit frightening. ::insert dodos here:: dooooom on youuuu.