dream list #2

a. It's named after one of my favorite movies
b. that stars Dirk Bogarde, no less!
c. The amazing sixtiesness of it gives me goosebumps
d. just, wow.

The only problem is that it's about $50 more than I can spend on a dress that I couldn't wear all the time, and I'm carrying about 20 pounds too many to pull it off properly. However, I kind of think that taping a photo of this dress to my fridge would be incentive enough to finally shed the extra weight ;-D

ps. the lovely tape clipart is from Pugly Pixel

dream list #1

My dream list is comprised of things that I will not be getting for Christmas. My parents' budget for me and my brother is $100, so a $135 camera is not going to show up under our tree, lol. But nevertheless I love window shopping online, and I'm bound to come across some pretty awesome stuff that I desperately want but either can't afford or don't want to buy because it would just be unnecessary clutter when we're downsizing to move -- so I'm sharing those things with you :)

This camera is just beyond amazing! It's called the Spinner 360', and although I first saw it on Fred Flare, it's actually cheaper on Amazon (of course.) I've become a lot more interested in photography since I got my own point and shoot last year, and yet the more I use it, the more I long for the good old days of film and unexpected shots. As a kid I always loved the excitement of going to pick up our processed photos. And now when I look through our old photos, the candid ones that we shot on real film are always much more endearing and interesting than the ones that we had to set up 8 times before finally getting the perfect shot on our digital cameras. This particular camera, I think, would be a nice first step back into the world of film. It's not a conventional 35mm, so my shots wouldn't even be remotely simliar to the ones I'd be taking with my digital camera. And I think that the panoramic ratio makes you feel like you're back in the moment when you look at the photo.

Ok, I actually better stop there.. I need to stop talking myself into buying this! That wasn't the point ;-D

ps. the lovely tape clipart is from Pugly Pixel

black friday discount round-up

I'm sure you already know I'm a big shopper & a sucker for sales & deals. SO I really ❥ Black Friday! Here's a list of some of the deals I either couldn't pass up, or had a very hard time passing up! But skip to it if you want to do some purchasing, a lot of these deals end when the clock strikes 12! :)

The Oatmeal - 50% off posters and prints (I got the "How to Pet a Cat" poster)
Fred Flare - Free shipping on any size order w/code GIFTED
Modcloth - a 25% off sale section & free shipping over $75
She Draws - 29% off with code 29DAYS (I got the Cedric card set)
The Blue Balloon - 10% off with code NOVEMBER2010
Forever 21 - Mark-downs & free shipping over $50 (I got.. a lot)
Charlotte Russe - 25-50% off everything!
Miniature Rhino - 20% off with code PUMPKIN
TopShop - 20% off selected jeans, dresses, jackets & coats
Perpetual Kid - 15% off everything!
Tickette - 10% off with code HOLIDAY2010
Karmaloop - 25% off + free shipping over $60 w/code BLACKOUT
Target - lots of sales, but my favorite are the cute rainboots, 40% off!
Ruche - Mark downs, up to 50% off
Tulle - 50% off entire site + free shipping!
Spotted Moth - 25% off your entire order w/code BLACK
ASOS- free worldwide shipping & mark-downs up to 70% off

And please excuse the horn-tooting here but there's one more awesome Black Friday sale -- mine! Everything in my Flapper Doodle shop is 50% off with the code HALFOFF.

Happy shopping!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

^Awesome postcard that came in my Tofurky box this year :)

I hope everyone's having a fantastic Thanksgiving! Mine is pretty :-p this year, mainly just because I had to work my behind off getting my shop ready for Black Friday, and partially because in my home Thanksgiving just means lots of food & bickering relatives. My great aunt & my grandmother do not get along, and spend the entire afternoon arguing about the price of bananas, what street a distant relative grew up on, or whether or not my aunt's slight cough is a sure sign of impending death. It's not very fun.

However, I am thankful to have a home to eat in, a family to eat with and food on the table. Bickering relatives might annoy me, but I'm still thankful I have them. And I'd much rather be home preparing my online shop for Black Friday than working at a convenience store that stayed open today. My life isn't much fun, and I usually have a pretty sour disposition, but especially today I'm reminded that things could always be worse, and I'm lucky to have what I have.