Ladylike

I've worn so many dresses and skirts lately, it's really impressive. Especially after the years of being anti-skirt! It's kind of...amazing. I've found one makeup thing that I can manage to do semi-regularly - bold, filled-in brows, every day (up until I lost my eyeliner pencil for that... Motivation to clean up the mess sometimes known as my floor). Everything is, as I've mentioned, a mess because of graduation. There are parties right and left and on towards the second star to the right, dozens of job applications needing to be filled out (in internet speak: gbjnhrjneknjibneji), regularly scheduled panic attacks about "oh no I'm an adult now how do you adult!?", etc. All these pictures, by the way, are of before I cut my hair. We'll get to post-cut pictures soon enough...

Dress - F21 | Jacket/Shoes - thrifted

 

I wore this to my Government class' trip to jail and court a while back. It was a fascinating trip - jails now are so different from what you see on TV and in books, it's amazing, courtrooms are actually really boring. (Seriously, courtrooms are the most boring place on the planet... I fell asleep three times in there, until the bailiff woke me up, and I was nowhere close to the only one). I'm definitely not interested in working in law after that visit - probably a good thing to know what it's really like, since I had been contemplating that as a potential thing. I also wore this outfit about a week ago, visiting my grandmother in Arkansas at the hospital she has been stuck at for bronchitis for quite a while. Happily, she started recovering shortly after we visited, so hopefully we'll manage to see her at her house this summer before I go off to college!

I do not remember what I wore the following outfit for, but I found it in my picture files and went "wait what OH MY GOSH". I'm a fan of scarfs as belts, definitely...

Shirt/skirt - F21 | Scarf - The Meadows Museum | Necklace/majority of bracelets - F21 | Sandals - Charlotte Russe

 

Look at how absolutely white my back is... Just stare at how blinding it is. That is why I don't wear bikinis, people!

Finally, a look from one of the numerous graduation parties I've been attending lately. (If you want an idea of the numbers without making my tired brain attempt to count...well, it's been enough that I actually forgot to get pictures of the one I went to today...not that it was great, as I got the time mixed up with one of the ones later this week, and had to get into something appropriate for a party instead of yard work... People with good phones, here's a tip - use alerts on your calendar, it's a life-saver and keeps you from being unintentionally rude to your friends!) Anyhow, the theme of this party was "English Tea Party" and we were under strict orders to wear hats. I happily obliged!

Hat - Wet Seal | Vest - thrifted | Dress/bracelet - F21 | Shoes - Blanco | Ring - Jewelmint | Necklace/scarf (on hat) - gifts

Sundry Outfits

This...is pretty much a shallow excuse to show off my blazer some more. I'm sorry, I'm just in love with it, now that it's cold and I'm not sweltering when I try to wear it. Clearly, the way to deal with this is to move somewhere it's about fifty degrees Fahrenheit year round. Any suggestions~?

First up, I wore this to my parent's church group thing where I got an awesome silver dish now housing some of my bracelets (because my collection's outgrown the three things I've got holding bracelets...) among other things. I love Secret Santa stuff!

Hat/Pants - F21 | Shirt - Kohl's | Blazer - thrifted | Shoes - Wet Seal | Socks - a present...

 

Next, an outfit I wore out on errands (one of which included picking up paint chips for a project that will be forthcoming |D ). I've been feeling like dressing up for errands, lately, so I'm just going with it.

Hat - Target | Blazer - thrifted | Shirt/pants - F21 | Heels - Payless

 

Still trying to decide how I feel about wearing that shirt. But I also think I need to work on my posing. xD;

Last one, wore on this past Sunday to a harp concert, which was wonderful. ^^
Flower pin/pants - F21 | Blazer - thrifted | Shirt - Kohl's | Shoes - Payless | Necklace - R21

 

Clearly, I need to find a lighter blazer for summer for as long as I'm stuck with the heat. xD

The Beaver State

Yes, I'm FINALLY getting around to my Oregon pictures. Aren't you proud of me? Part of the delay was paring down pictures of various things, and part of it was that I'm a terrible person and forgot to get pictures of my outfits. (Too busy taking pictures of weird things, I guess...) I recently got time to shoot the outfits I didn't get pictures of, at least.

The first day started with a way too early series of catching trains and buses to the airport. Pretty sure that I've never been on so many different forms of transportation in one day before - car, train, bus, airplane, train again, car. And I got to reprise it when I went home (though that was more car, train, airplane, car, at least!)

Beret - thrifted | Sweater - The Limited | Shirt - Kohl's | Pants - F21 | Boots - Charlotte Russe

 

For the first day, we didn't really do much. We went out to eat, I got to creep on Reed's campus for the first time ever (their library is to die for!) and register to see some classes I wouldn't have gotten to see on my official day there.

Does this look like a typical college campus to you?

Or this?

And yet, this IS a college campus. It is perfect.

The second day, I sat in on a rather small Russian class (about six people) - two girls in it had pink hair, which was awesome! - and a Chinese class so full they were split into TWO classrooms. I had a lot of fun in those classes, and definitely want to study them both in college. Especially Russian - it's so much fun!

(There is also a valid reason I'm not listing the pants and boots multiple times - let's just say, I literally wore them almost every day. Traveled with just a carry on, basically).

Hat - Reed's Bookstore | Sweater - I...don't remember right now | Shirt - Ralph Lauren

 

Seriously, that Panda hat didn't leave my head till I found something even better at the Saturday Market the next day, aka SATURDAY. I fell in love with the Saturday Market; it was gorgeous and amazing and everything was wonderful. Minus the protesting religious group, but honestly, it was loud enough I didn't even know they were there till I saw signs. I don't remember what they were protesting, by now. After the Saturday Market, we stopped by Occupy Portland, which had supposedly been going to do demonstrations that day. They didn't, sadly, due to the rain. I was highly disappointed, because I wanted to be at one in person, and I also kind of wanted to interview someone involved in them so I had even more stuff to contribute in my Government class, but most people seemed to be lurking in their tents due to the rain.

Hat - Reed's Bookstore | Sweater - dun remember right now >>; | Skirt - F21 | Purse - WalMart (it functioned as storage for all my clothes too!)

This was how I learned that I shouldn't have this sweater buttoned up... It just looks bad. Especially if I've been sitting beforehand. :/ Anyhow, the thing in the bag was an awesome present for one of my cousins. He's eight and highly intelligent. He also gets way less attention than he wants from the 'rents, because baby sis MAKES you pay attention to her, and baby bro has issues. He really likes the various older relations, though, since the sibs are usually keeping up with their favored parent. If I had favorite cousins, I think he'd be my favorite.

Sunday, I spent the night at Reed. There were firedancers (they have a CLUB of them!!!!) and various other awesome things, and I was talking with some of the other prospies I was with until two in the morning. Sadly, two of the ones I was talking with didn't make it in (seriously, I'm really sad about this, I thought they were totally awesome and really wanted to be in classes with them! not that I'm in yet >>;;  NEED TO SUBMIT!) End of story; it was bloody epic being at Reed.

Hat - vendor whose name I didn't catch | Sweater - Idk | Shirt - F21

 

The final day, I went to one class, then had to head off to the airport. I wore the same exact outfit as on day one, but with my new, wonderful, pawed, panda hat.

Some random shots of the overall trips...

Tomorrow, I plan on talking about shoes, so do come back!

(Also, if anyone from Reed reads this, HI!)

Anyone been on interesting trips lately? Other people prospy-ing at other colleges? I'm curious!

Hats!

Last Saturday was my birthday. I keep re-realizing that I'm eighteen, and it's so odd. I missed yesterday's post due to one of my birthday presents, Mastiff by Tamora Pierce. ^^;

Last Friday, I also was dragged to see Breaking Dawn Part One by a few friends. I'm not really a fan, but I've somehow wound up watching all the pieces so far (including Eclipse in Spanish...) I think this one was, in some ways, better than the others - primarily because KStew had facial expressions in it, finally, which has me excited for Snow White and the Huntsman. (Yes, I'm a fairy tale geek...especially for Snow White stuff!)

Over the past weekend, I've literally had a hat on every day. It's handy for dealing with the fact that it's been pretty cold lately, and also a good way to avoid being annoyed with my hair, which is pulling a poodle thing for shape.

To Breaking Dawn...

Hat/pants - F21 | Shirt - Kohl's | Blazer/shoes - thrifted | Necklace - R21

I wound up being so comfortable in this that I wore semi-identical outfits the next two days (with shirt and shoe swaps, and one hat swap). Sadly, those lack pictures because I was too busy.

Next, my outfit yesterday (which was worn doing grocery shopping...not very glamorous or fun).
Hat/dress - thrifted | Cardigan/tights - F21 | Shoes - someplace | Necklace- R21

 

I swear it looked better in real life than camera... Sigh.
Do you ever wear hats?

Panda Hat!

Yeah...I really did spend about forty bucks on panda hats in Portland... I regret nothing. :|

I'll try to get to the outfit posts tomorrow, but no guarantees. Jetlag and homework may decide to interfere.