Outfit of the Day - Blouses with Crosses

Look - I got a hair cut! Asymmetrical, shattered bob! Hahaha - just kidding. I styled my hair a bit differently and my extensions are on my off-camera shoulder, so it just looks that way. 

Nothing exciting to report today. My weekend is lining up to be super busy with a birthday brunch for a friend, the release of Kevin Smith's new horror flick "Tusk," and a small concert at a local club though, so I'll probably have lots more to say after the weekend.

Just an outfit post for today. I scored some sweet things at the local Goodwill, including the chiffon cross-print blouse I'm sporting today. I have several tops with cross prints, and sometimes I feel a bit odd wearing crosses because I associate myself with Christianity in NO WAY, so really, if you know me, it's kind of a sarcastic commentary on my atheism if anything.

Anyways, I had work to do when I got home from work (*sigh* the dilemma of working from home), so really the highlight of my day was hearing my boss inhale leftover helium from some decorative balloons at the store and then proceed to sing "We're Off to See the Wizard" from "The Wizard of Oz."

Cross blouse - second hand; High-low tank top - Love Culture; Boots - New Rock

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - I've Got More Issues Than Vogue

Graphic muscle tank - Love Culture; Chiffon jacket - thrifted; Garter belt - eBay; Boots - New Rock

One of my favorite chain stores to shop at is closing! Noooo! Love Culture is closing its stores for now at least, and have been running a "store closing" sale, so I made one last trip to the mall a few days ago and picked up some tops for about $10 each. One is the graphic muscle tank I sported today that reads: "MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE."

I got my tape in extensions out the other day and I'm back to my beloved clip-ins. Less maintenance and they match my hair color perfectly instead of being off by a tone. BONUS: my bangs are long enough to not be swept back in a headband all the time! Granted, I'm still wearing a headband because I'm used to it and it's sort of in my comfort zone at the moment, but soon enough my bangs will be long enough to frame my face, which is my goal.

Kyle's in Arizona visiting his sister who is having a baby tonight! I'll be an aunt and he'll be an uncle. So I'm left to my own devices this week. We'll see what kind of antics I get up to. I'm guessing it's fun times with girl friends and practicing my cooking.

Here'a s few more pictures just because I liked what came of my shoot today.

A better view of my vertical striped garter skirt. It's one of met favorites and I own a whole drawer full.

I was being snarky. I'd much rather flip you off than flash a peace sign…hahaha

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - BlackCraft Clothing Tank & Spiked Headband

Spiked headband - eBay; Tank Dress - BlackCraft; Chiffon jacket - thrifted; Boots - New Rock

Nothing out of the ordinary at work today. Just the same old, same old.

I left the house a half hour later than I intended because I couldn't figure out what to wear…again. And no, it's not because I have too many clothes to choose from or because my closet is disorganized or anything of that nature. Rather, I'm super picky about how I feel in a particular outfit. If I don't feel attractive or the clothes don't make me feel like today will be a good day, I have to switch. As a result, more often than not, it takes me way longer than it should to get dressed.

Anyways, I was feeling frumpy and like I didn't want to put forth much effort, so I chose an oversized unisex tank from BlackCraft Cult Clothing. I purposely bought a series of tanks from BlackCraft in size large just so I could wear them as comfy dresses. This was also a good choice for today because it hides my strange sunburn pattern on my chest. I left the house feeling not frumpy at all and totally ready to blast some metal in my busted-ass VW Beetle.

I also swept back my still-growing-bangs with a spiked headband that I have never worn before. Kyle says I look like the Statue of Liberty, but I don't care. I love it.

So dark and broody - cliche goth :-P

This is pretty much my attitude towards everything. You don't want to get on my bad side!  Haha - Just kidding.

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - Bats and Boots

Tank top - Love Culture, Chiffon jacket - thrifted, Bat pantyhose - Lip Service, Boots - New Rock

Another day, another outfit.

It's still super hot in town, so I'm still dressing in lots of chiffon and thin leg wear.

Today I tried out some brand new bat hosiery from Lip Service. They came straight out of the package this morning. I got them on sale for around $6 - now I just have to try not to rip them.

Bats and boots - what a great combo :)

I've been finding lots of great stuff at the thrift stores lately - that's where I picked up my oversized chiffon "jacket" or kimono. It's great for covering up on a hot summer day. It will also be a great piece to have in my luggage when I head to Hawaii in August since I'm not super comfortable wearing bathing suits on their own.

I'm also still sporting headbands to sweep back my bangs, although they're now long enough to make a small bump or pouf in front, so I'm making progress. Still gotta grab me some good beach extensions though. Can't wait to have beach wave hair in Hawaii.

Until next time!

Snow White Smile at the DNA Lounge

Sunday night Kyle's band Snow White Smile played the DNA Lounge in San Francisco! I carpooled with three girlfriends (Lyndsie, Kasi, and Brittney) in a brand spanking new car, freshly purchased by Lyndsie on the Fourth of July.

It normally takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to get to San Francisco from my house, but due to some insane holiday weekend traffic, it took us approximately three hours to get there! What an ordeal. We barely made it in time to see Snow White Smile. They were starting their set as we walked in the door.

Poor Zach (drummer) - always hidden behind David 

David Wright - vocals/frontman

Stephanie on guitar

Kyle on his Roland bass

Yay for fog machine! But not really - I hate those stupid things…always clouding up photos. 

Kyle and David

Stephanie looking adorable

The girls and I weren't particularly interested in seeing the other bands, so we headed downstairs to DNA Pizza Lounge and got some eats. They even have vegan and gluten free options, which is amazing considering practically every one of us has different dietary requirements.

Brittney chowing down on vegan pizza, Zach watching TV, and Kasi being the only one who noticed I was taking a picture…you're awesome Kasi.

Surprisingly, we were all super unimpressed with the main act, Kuza. Although all the members look the part of dark, L.A.-based rock stars, they were pretty inexperienced and seemed to not care at all how they came across to their fans. What a shame. We didn't even stay for their whole set.

Snow White Smile enjoying (maybe?) one of the other bands playing. David looking very deep in thought and Kyle looking very unimpressed with my photography.

It was an early night as far as San Francisco evenings on the town go. We got home around midnight and everyone got to bed early enough to get to work with no issues in the morning because we are all lame, old folks.

So before I sign off, I'll close with my outfit of the day, or rather, evening. Nothing super fancy - just all black as usual.

Tunic tank - Forever 21, Lace shrug - thrifted, Boots - New Rock; Bracelets - Beneath the Roses

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - Micro Mini Skirt, Studs, and Vegi Leather

Vest - thrifted; Skirt - Serious L.A. Clothing; Crop top - Love Culture; Boots - New Rock

Another work day, another all black outfit.

I own a gazillion mini skirts by Serious L.A. Clothing (now a completely different company that manufactures racing clothing by the way), but the denim and pleather one I wore today is by far one of my favorites. I love the studs on the sides, the chunky exposed zipper on the front and the fishnet pleat detailing on the back.

My vest is thrifted and my garter is actually a pair of shorts ("suspender leggings" with the leg portion unclipped). Those mini skirts don't cover much, and although my bosses are super cool and probably wouldn't care if I just wore pantyhose underneath my skirt, I know what is and isn't work-appropriate attire, even given the amount of freedom I have to be myself, hence the shorts.

I won't be writing until I get back from Los Angeles on Monday night, but you can bet I will have some good photos to post! The plan at this point is to see the concert/go to Bar Sinister and then do other stuff like visit a couple museums and of course, do some shopping. You can bet we'll be hitting up the Kill City store as well as all the cool boutiques on Melrose.

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - Freddy Krueger, Chains, and Lip Service

Vest/Crop top - Lip Service; Tunic tank top - thrifted; Studded belt - Hot Topic

Today was one of those days where everything I tried on in the morning felt wrong. I mixed and matched a million things and ended up with a war zone on my closet floor and walked out the door later than I'd planned to work.

I ultimately ended up with a very basic tunic tank top that I purchased from the thrift store and accessorized to give the outfit some character.

My "vest" is really a vegi-leather suspender crop top with a buckle, but one of the tricks I have up my sleeve is wearing things other than the way they were intended to be worn. So instead of zipping up the crop top, I leave it open and transform it into a vest.

The Lip Service crop top as it was meant to be worn. I think my way is more fun!

My studded belt is nothing special - I got it years and years ago from Hot Topic and have just been swapping out belt buckles. Today I added some chains and paired it with a Freddy Kreuger claw buckle…but more on that later.

Belt buckle - Freddy Krueger claw from eBay; Cat skull stainless steel ring - eBay; Stretch spike cuff bracelets - Forever 21

This cat skull ring is one of my favorites! It's fully articulated and the teeth are all really sharp, so I have to be careful when I'm at work that I don't snag any of the clothes.

As for my spike bracelets, they're from Forever 21. I like them because they are simple and easy to mix and match with other bangles and bracelets, plus they're stretchy and can accommodate all wrist sizes.

Freddy Krueger is my favorite horror movie franchise character, and as I mentioned, I keep my belts fresh by swapping buckles, so I love that I can add this small element of horror culture to my ensemble. Freddy's red and green striped sweater is just a bit too garish (and colorful for that matter) for me to sport, so instead I just subtly wear his claw on my hip.

Until next time - thanks for reading!

San Francisco and the Disney Museum

Front view of the Walk Disney Family Museum

San Francisco is just about an hour and 15 minute drive from Sacramento, so Kyle and I make frequent trips there to go to clubs, do some shopping, see concerts, and go to museums. Saturday we went to the Disney Family Museum, which was super interesting to us because we're Disney addicts. In fact, I'm not really sure why we haven't been there earlier since it's been open for a few years.

Black Magic fringe tank from Black Heart Lingerie, Chiffon high-low blouse from FreeStyle Clothing Exchange (midtown Sacramento location), boots by New Rock

Of course, I have to take a slight detour to mention what I chose to wear. Since we would be out and about all day, I had to make sure I would look cute and be comfortable. The weather in Sacramento right now is in the hundreds (YUCK!), but in San Francisco it's comfortable and can even get chilly, especially at the pier area, which we planned to visit. So I layered a tank top with a chiffon high-low blouse over top. I really love the extreme "low" on the back of the blouse, by the way.

We arrived at the museum mid-afternoon (had to get an oil change before we took off which put us a little behind) and we headed straight into the museum.

The admission area before you enter the actual museum proper is filled with awards that Disney has collected, and boy, are there a LOT. The room was filled with tons of obscure little statues and placards and trophies to inspect.

This award shows Mickey riding a turtle?!

An award from Peru - hence the llama

A ton of Oscars, plus me and Kyle in the reflection

The rest of the museum involved a LOT of reading. It starts out detailing Walt's birth and his family history, then detailed his war experiences. There was a lot of information on his early short films and how he got his start in the animation world.

An early accounting of Walt's "Laugh-o-grams" and Kyle taking some photos

Eventually there were areas where you could sit and enjoy clips and snippets from Classic Merry Melodies, war propaganda shorts, and just pieces of every-day recognizable Disney classics. The films were my favorite part.

Wall of TVs at the end of the museum

Interspersed throughout the museum were neat things like a complete case of Technicolor paints and some really creepy old toys.

The creepy toy in the middle was a wind-up contraption.

Wall of Technicolors

There was also an entire section devoted to how WWII affected Disney studios. The soldiers came right on in to the studios in Burbank and basically lived there with Walt's permission. He also helped contribute by animating anti-Nazi propaganda films like "Der Fuehrer's Face," which is quite a hilarious song by the way.

The finals rooms of the museum contained a full-scale miniature of Disneyland as well as some really depressing and sad press clippings and drawings about Walt's death.

After the museum we headed to Pier 39 to do touristy things like check out the sea lions, eat some Bubba Gump's, and scope out Alcatraz across the water.

A zoomed view of Alcatraz. It was quite foggy out there.

This sea lion was the fattest I could find and that amused me.

A view of Alcatraz from a bit further away

It was a really long wait for dinner at Bubba Gumps, so in the meantime we walked around and checked out the cheesy tourist stores. I found the creepiest mannequin in a sports store. I can only guess why its mouth was that big. Ugh…so creepy.

It was a super fun day and I'm very happy we got to go. The museum is a must-see for any Disney fan.

Thanks for reading!

Outfit of the Day - Feather Print, Off the Shoulder, and Thrifted!

Top - Thrifted/Second Hand; Tights/Bottoms - D.I.Y.; Headband - Forever 21; Boots - New Rock

For anyone who doesn't know, when I'm not busy listing my own items online to sell, I work at an adorable little consignment shop in Midtown Sacramento called French Cuff Consignment.  It's owned by a mother-daughter team and I love being part of that family atmosphere. I'm thankful that both my bosses encourage my creativity when it comes to wearing what I want and also give me quite a bit of independence. So although I only work two days a week taking care of their website and eBay listings, I pretty much love going to work because it's an occasion for me to get dressed up.

This was my outfit for today - something light and simple enough that I wouldn't end up overheating, but still cute enough that I feel it justifies documenting.

The focal point of my outfit today was a cute Xhilaration blouse (for those of you that don't know, Xhilaration is a Target brand - damn do they have some cute stuff sometimes!) with a feather print. As if buying it from Target wasn't cheap enough, I didn't even have to pay full price because I got it at the Thrift store for an astounding two dollars! I love the oversized fit because I can wear it off the shoulder and show off my razor blade and praying mantis tattoos (which I got complimented on twice today).

I was pretty rushed this morning, so I went with my usual tank dress, ripped pantyhose, and lace garter belt layered underneath my blouse coupled with my trusty New Rock Reactor boots in patent leather. I have seriously worn those boots practically every day for the last seven years of my life, so don't be surprised when you see a lot more of them.

Left Hand - spiked heart ring from Etsy and stainless steel curb chain wrap bracelet; Right Hand - Razorblade cuff from Love Culture, stainless steel razor blade ring from eBay, sterling silver curb chain ring, "Ugli" printed sterling silver band from Etsy

No outfit is complete in my world without a lot of accessories - mainly jewelry. I've got two rings that I wear every day (Tiffany wedding ring and sterling silver curb chain ring), but with six more fingers to decorate (I don't count thumbs because thumb rings just get in my way), my ring collection is really quite extensive.

My statement ring for the day was the heart spiked number from Etsy. Although I don't remember who I bought it from, I love to wear it because it's so heavy. It makes me feel like a total badass and I love it.

I've also got a thing for razor blades, which is why I have both a ring and a matching bracelet. I stumbled across the bracelet at Love Culture of all places, and it was on sale for only $2, so naturally I bought two of them.

If fashion and accessories are not your thing, I also included my kitten Lazlo…you can be sure this blog will feature my cats as often as possible and in as many random places as possible.

Thanks for reading!