one does not simply WALK into mordor

Sorry....I'm watching The Fellowship of the Ring right now, because I'm sick and took a day off of work, and that part always makes me laugh. I have been quite a lazy blogger, and for that I'm sorry. But really, does anyone actually read this thing? I haven't been up to much, but I did dye my hair blonde, so that's something.

Before:

After:

The color may have changed, but my beautiful face will last forever~

stitch

A few weeks ago this amazing little fabric/yarn/embroidery shop opened up in the East Village called Stitch. I went on their opening day and bought some amazing bamboo knitting needles and some embroidery supplies, but was surprised that there weren't that many people there. Little did I know, they were going to have a grand opening the following week. I was happy to see a huge turnout and I hope this shop thrives, because I love it! They have a selection of interesting printed fabrics, hundreds of colors of embroidery floss, shelves of quality yarn, as well as other supplies you might need, like knitting needles, embroidery hoops, embroidery needles, rotary cutters, etc.etc. They will soon be offering different classes, and have some couches and coffee if you just want to bring your project in there to work on. They also have a few sewing machines set up for you to use if you want to try sewing but don't have a machine. I can't wait to sign up for some of the classes and get my craft on!

Had to show off my new wedge sneakers from Nasty Gal's Shoe Cult. Love them. 

vintage salvation

photo courtesy of vintage salvation 

Suze & I did some coat modeling for Nikole (owner of Vintage Salvation). Even though it takes me a bit to come out of my shell and really get my "model" on, I had a lot of fun! Hopefully the shots turn out well and she sells a lot of beautiful, great stuff :) 

photo courtesy of vintage salvation 

photo courtesy of suzanne 

creepy/cool old elevator shaft in their studio 

creepy face i'm making because i never wear eye makeup and i kind of felt like a victoria's secret model 

gone fishin': part 3

gone fishin': part 2

gone fishin'

I'm not really fishing, but I am on vacation in South Carolina, in case you were wondering. Here are a few photos to keep you interested.

packing for vacation: part 1

I'm leaving for my 10 day trip to South Carolina on Friday after work, so naturally I started to pack today. I'm driving down with my family, but on the way back I'm flying, so I need to fit everything into a nice carry-on sized suitcase. I'm a textbook overpacker, what if i want to wear that shirt? what if we go hiking? if i wear those shorts i might want to wear this tank top and those ankle boots. what if we go to a ball and i need a fancy dress? what if i suddenly get the urge to go running? so starting today allows me 4 days to think about my outfits and edit it down to (what I think is) a reasonable amount of clothing and shoes.

vine wednesday: embarrassing things i do edition

80/35: Day 2

80/35: Day 1

Last weekend was the 6th annual 80/35 music festival held in the Western Gateway of downtown Des Moines. If you're unfamiliar with 80/35, check out this scintillating blog post written by my boss at Raygun! This year's acts included David Byrne & St. Vincent, Wu-Tang Clan, Yeasayer, Wavves, Deerhunter, and Menomena, among a myriad of others. The festival started Friday at 5pm until about 12am, and then picked up again Saturday all day long. I didn't get to go during the day on Saturday because I was working, but I did get there in time to see Wu-Tang. All in all I had a great time, and I can't wait to see who they get for next year!

Terrible picture of Yeasayer.

Menomena

David Byrne & St. Vincent 

tell me i'm your national anthem

My 4th was pretty uneventful, for the most part. Apparently the city Des Moines only does fireworks on the 3rd of July, but since I thought there would be some on the actual holiday, I decided not to fight the hoards of families that were flooding into the East Village for Yankee Doodle Pops as I was getting off of work. I'm not too sad about it, though, since they shoot off fireworks after Friday night I-Cubs home games. Anyways, I spent most of the 4th in my apartment; sleeping in and watching daytime tv. In the evening I headed over to the Murillo apartments for a bbq. I ate 3 cheese hot dogs and played 3 games of ping pong, so it was a pretty good night.