Cornered:

Second a third overcast day in the ACT and I am basically bursting with happiness and excitement. I know it is stupid to get my hopes up for some sort of 'Winter: Mach 2', but I can't help it. I live for the cold and for me it's like being sent to gaol for three to four months a year!I hate it :"( So I was super excited to be able to be able to wear not only a long-sleeved Shirt, but also a thin Sweater as well to work today. Yes, these are the sorts of things that excite me. What of it?

Today's celebratory ensemble is:
light blue sateen Business Shirt - vintage Pierre Cardin
black long-sleeved Henley - American Apparel
black leather Belt - Jag
taupe pleat-fronted Slacks - thrifted
black leather Boots - Slaters

In exciting news, there's only two sleeps until Thanksgiving, which I will be celebrating with friends and family here in Canberra, with a huge feast Mags, Jeff and I are taking Thursday off work to cook! Keep tuned, I promise to post pics of the festivities and food on Thursday evening!

Xx

Muted:

This weekend was pretty relaxing and yet also draining at the same time, so by this morning I was not really looking at getting myself all prettied up for work, so much as forcing myself out of bed to be there on time for once. I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination: I grumble and moan and stamp my feet a lot. Realistically I'm not even human until I have a least one cup of tea in my system. It's pretty horrifying actually. I was pleased to note however, as shuffled zombie-like from my house, that the sky was overcast and grey and there was a cool breeze stirring in the trees. It looked as if it would be a brisk day.

Today I somehow managed to throw the following together:

slate grey Polo Shirt - CottonOn
black leather Belt with stitching - found at old work
black cotton Jean/Slacks - Calvin Klein
black leather Boots - Julius Marlow

Right now I am working on a post about all the stuff I want from etsy for X-mas/my Birthday (they're five days apart), and listening to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. Seriously - she is my new favourite. Her video clips are amazing (I'm also working on a post about that) and I don't mind her songs. I mean, I'm not deluded, I know how much post-production goes into them; but they're fun in a vapid sort of way.

Shut up! I like her!

Death-warmed-up:

Well, today any interaction with me was probably like a scene from Night Of The Living Dead, due entirely to my not getting home until 2:40 AM after seeing New Moon at Dendy last night. I won't go into elaborate detail, because I know several of my lovely readers are not Twi-hards and sort of hate the whole phenomena, possibly as much as I love it. Suffice to say that it was pretty freaking amazing and I'm so thrilled! I had my doubts due to the new director, but it was all just really, really fang-tastic! OK, I'll stop now, promise.

Today's ensemble isn't winning me any awards, I'm aware of this, and it is not even one I'm championing or anything - it was born out of haste at waking up at 8:15 AM and needing to be at work at 8:00 AM:
black striped Blazer - vintage Pierre Balmain (now just Balmain) - thrifted for $1
pink and white striped 'Chux' T-shirt - Mooks - purchased in Sydney over the weekend
black leather Belt with stitching - found at old work
dark-wash bootcut Jeans - Diesel
black leather Boots - Julius Marlow

I'm loving my 'Chux' T-shirt, it's really light-weight and soft (I bought another in blue and white). I say 'Chux' because the light colours and the pattern reminds me of Chux Cloths, you know?

Xx

Zoom-in:

First day back after my long weekend in Sydney with my sister to see Tori Amos. I'm tired, beyond tired, and I'm just looking forward to a hearty sleep in on Saturday morning. Getting through work today was trying to say the least, especially considering the complete cluster-fuck that was the meeting I co-chaired this afternoon, but all was forgiven when I arrived home this afternoon to begin my countdown. Countdown to what, you might ask? I'm glad you asked. I'm lucky to be attending a 12:01 AM screening of New Moon tonight, and I honestly couldn't be more excited. I'm dosed up to the nines on cups of tea and Cherry koolaid to keep me awake, and I'm getting ready to totally geek-out with a cinema full of complete strangers.

Today I was wearing:
electric blue Sweater - thrifted by my mum
pink and white striped Shirt with French Cuffs - Van Heusen - thrifted
silver and resin Cuff links - Versace
black leather Belt - Jag
charcoal Slacks - Judas
black leather Boots - Slaters (in need of a polish for-sure)

I'll post properly tomorrow about the weekend and, of course, how awesome New Moon is. Xx

Bon Voyage:

No blog post till Tuesday my darling friends, I'm off to Sydney with my sister for a long weekend. I'll be in contact via Twitter and Facebook, and I promise to have some really juicy travel posts for you when I get back.

Xx

Instant Snack:

As I left work today I was immediately struck by the suffocating heat that is, as I am well aware, not even the worst of what a Canberran summer has to throw at me. I glared hatefully out from behind my Prada Shades, wishing that the sun would fins something better to do than to hand around and harass me. Couldn't it go somewhere where people actually need the sun? Like, I don't know, Burma? OK, so I have no idea why the Burmese would need more sun, but the bottom line is Canberra is not Burma, and if the sun fucked-off to Burma I would be a lot happier than I am right now.

Sullen and in no mood to cook, I stalked into my local Korean/Japanese grocer, blissfully air conditioned and not much larger than my bedroom, and began to peruse the available ice creams and chips. I decided against the ice creams for reasons that still evade me, but I did pick up this pink packet of 'Instant Snack' - those being the only words in English on the packet. I paid the small man behind the counter and headed back out into the bake: my shirt already sticking to my back.

Today I am wearing:
blue plaid linen Shirt - Nautica - Thrifted
maroon silk Tie - vintage Pierre Cardin
black leather Belt with stitching - found at old work
charcoal Slacks - Judas
black leather Boots - Julias Marlow

The packet has an Octopus, Squid or Cuttlefish on the front, and the chips have a distinctive, fishy flavour that is vaguely reminiscent of Bonito. They did to fill me up until I am cooled down enough to be bothered to cook myself dinner. I love Asian grocers - they are, next to Thrift Stores, my very favourite place on earth.

Flourish:

It was a relatively warm day here in the nation's capital, and I had errands to run as well as a mountain of work to get through, so today I was opting for a smart ensemble without too much in the way of adornments etc. I didn't want to wear a full Suit today because I knew it was going to be unbearably hot (which it was), and so instead I opted for a simple Shirt/Jeans combo with a little bit of a flourish for detail. Overall I think the ensemble worked pretty well, and I was mostly OK temperature, though I was slightly flustered after running into the city to 1) Pay for 40 tickets to New Moon (so, so, SO excited! I've booked out an entire Dendy Premium cinema for my friends and I to watch the tween-vampire romp in relative seclusion!) and 2) Pay for tickets for the next bout of the Canberra Roller Derby League! So exciting, the first match was great but my photos sucked, but next time I will be prepared!

Today's ensemble:

grey striped Business Shirt - Hugo Boss - thrifted
geometrically patterned Scarf - thrifted
black leather Belt - Jag
black cotton drill Jeans/Slacks - Calvin Klein
black leather Boots - Country Road