Dear Internets,
I should be in Milan right now but my plan to get there had primarily involved cleptomania until I realised it was all a bit illegal. So you want to hear it?

1. Distract Hermione with something along the lines of "is that Ron snogging some girl?" and then steal the time machine thing that Dumbledore gave her - this is so you don't have to miss any of the shows. If you can befriend the hippogriff, that's a bonus - no plane tickets required

[D&G] ready to wear -simple elegant and reminds me strangely of what Queen victoria might have liked to dress up in if she had banned sleeves

2. If the hippogriff tries to break your bones Malfoy style, hire a guy with a dummy video camera and talk yourself on a plane under the guise of being a contestant on a poorly funded reality tv race.

[D&G] snow bunnies, this is your year!

3. Steal front row tickets for the fashion shows from PC of NYC Prep and ultimately end up in some sort of scripted verbal throw down with him - it's ok you have that time machine so you won't miss anything.

[Just Cavalli] stock up on those vintiage furs and tailor those carpet bag floral jackets, mama wants to afford fashion this year!

Considering I'm not in prison we may comfortably assume my ideas were foiled by my morals. Instead I have a weekend of sitting at home doing paper work, and watching a quaint convoluted movie called Dear Frankie. Its about a woman who convinces her very young son that his dad is away on a ship. Son finds out that after many years of tracking it's voyage, the ship is about to dock in his home town...lady panics and hire's a man to pretend to be his dad . Complicated but heart warming...not a very satisfying ending though so if you like neatly tied up loose ends stop the movie at the long silent kiss.

[rotten tomatoes]

♥ pixelhazard

welcome's new follower patience:)

Dear Internets,

The magic blue vest of yesteryear is back and I'm hoping I have redeemed it. Am I anywhere close to the mark or would you offer me spare change if you saw me loitering somewhere?

Just incase you've already started to throw your spare change at the computer screen, I thought I'd give you some real fashion brought to you by Jena.Theo. I must have been under a rock because they won the fashion fringe and I've never heard of them until now. In between clutching my stomach and writhing in pain, I checked out their work and me likey! Summer is almost over and I have yet to concoct a way to rip off pay omage to some of these clothes.

Well I'd best tend to some work e-mails. I hope to recieve a continuation of this random conversation I've been having with a new colleague. Hanna & I have been teasing him about girls eyeing him during a plane trip we all shared.

Him: Those girls were obviously suffering from some sort of vertigo
Me: Vertigo on a grounded plane?
Him: It must have been a condition known as Grounded Vertigo – very common in planes on stilts!!!
Me: I’m just trying to figure out wether it’s the plane that’s on stilts or the passengers?
Him: Planes on Stilts – one to watch on Fox 8
Me: Perhaps we have the sequel to ‘snakes on a plane’ on our hands.
Him: I can just see Mr Jackson right now: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherf@*&ing stilts on this motherf@*king plane!"

I hope it's inclusion doesn't offend him...this blog not being popular has never been so acceptable

♥ pixelhazard
is getting over some food poisoning

Dear Internets,

When you thrift an over-sized slightly ugly blue vest and lovingly tend to it with a thread and red buttons, the last thing you'd think is that this vest has super powers. Well you would be wrong! [I'll give you a minute to come to terms with that before I go on...]

During it's first wear I joyfully realised this thing has pockets! You see, as much as I enjoy a cute handbag or purse, there is nothing like having pockets to tuck your keys or hands into. Anyway,  I carefully checked the pockets, just incase a used and obliterated tissue would meet my finger tips. Thankfully the only thing that had survived the wash, was a strip of paper from a fortune cookie which read:

Thats great fortune cookie, but could you not have said something along the lines of  "The vest doesn't suit this outfit and makes you look kind of bloaty!"

Skirt: first item of clothing I've made from scratch

Does it strike anyone else as odd that I have been in arguments with advice from delicious crumbly snacks in the last few posts? I spot a trend.... perhaps I should seek the aid of a relationship counsellor. I'm sorry sweet snacks, you make me feel fat but I love you! Take me back!

EDIT  Next time I give clothes to good will I'm seriously considering taking the time to leave little messages in the pocket, just in case someone should find it.

♥ pixelhazard

should be running
right now

Dear Internets,

"I found this awesome place for vintage clothes, they have a sale and it's so brilliant!". When you hear this there are a few things you need to do immediately:

1.  Look the person up and down and evaluate their credibility. If they are covered in head to toe "cookie cutter" vintage and their outfits seem overthought, you can be certain the items will be over priced and not too unique.

2.  Make sure you ask for details and plan your adventure. Maps may make you look foolish but they stop your sister hating you for waking her up early saturday morning so as to request over the phone google maps details.

3. The most important thing is to bring a friend who can KICK ASS! If it is indeed a good sale, you'll need this ass kicking ability to get through the crowd and stake a claim. If it's not a good sale in an obscure area, you'll need this ability to stop you from freaking out.

4. Celebrate your ass kicking, bargaining adventure with snacks such as lychees and yan yan. They are fun, sticky, and apparently rather educational

GOAT, YOU ARE LUCKY TODAY!

...excuse me delicious snack, did you just call me a goat?

♥ pixelhazard

should have been asleep
at least an hour ago

Dear Internets,

Time to start saving, you only have a little over a month to buy me something for my birthday. Yeah I know, keep dreaming!

Aries:  Right now, the fact that your ruling planet Mars is stuck in a reverse cycle means that you may have even more trouble getting motivated and moving. Rather than giving yourself a hard time, congratulate yourself on any small steps that you do take in the direction of where you want to be.

I must admit I tried looking for a deliberatly funny horoscope but the real thing is pretty amusing. my planet is in a washing machine...that doesn't sound good! Funny, it doesn't warn at all about having expensive taste!

KENNETH JAY LANE | Black with Jet sides Pearl Centre Ring | $150.00

CC SKYE | Gold Pyramid Stud Hinge Bracelet | $260.00

KENNETH JAY LANE | Gold Shadow Necklace | $700.00

KENNETH JAY LANE | Pyramid Ring | $140.00

CC SKYE | Studio 54 Gold Mesh Cuff | $180.00

CC SKYE | Wide Gold Braid Cuff | $180.00

 Oh Eclektica you do my purse strings damage but what a pretty dream this is!
 
♥ pixelhazard
still can't feel her toes
1 week after a flight

Dear Internets,

[nsw]

A belated happy chinese lunar new year! I was well and truly put in the right mood last week when work organised a visit from a chinese dragon. They jumped about on tall pillars and threw flowers on female coworkers who swooned creepily. It was ridiculously awesome!

Hopefully, you embraced chinese new year too, and tasted all the festival food which was conjured up expecially for this time of year.

My friend Lee & I stopped in our tracks when we saw packets of vinegar drink all lined up in a stall. Vinegar in beverage format flavoured by fruit does not sound like a good idea but I have to admit, it wasn't too bad. Unless the packaging lies, it also helps digestion, enhances my apetite and gives me a new experience in love!

Now let's get a little serious kids....tigers are dangerous animals! One should not run about petting them and making them your best friend, even if it is their year. I have endeavoured to keep my room tiger free!I've been on a keen look out for any tigers that may be lurking about. I will not be caught unawares!

Here are some tips so you can stay safe too:

Look left:

Look right:

Look up!

Oh you clever little minx tiger!

♥ pixelhazard
has learnt never to take
photos just after she wakes up

Dear Internets,

The over priced flowers and matching outfits? Give me a break! Yes, I am one of those people who don't really like valentine's day. I peg it down to never having a valentine during the formative therapy inducing teen years. If it's not that, it has to be the fact that there is so much pressure and expectation on the day. Seldom do things go as perfectly as they play out in you mind. Perhaps it's all just a mean joke on men. If that's the case, I dig it, just a little :P

I'd rather the random flowers and dinner made for me when I'm exhausted and he's not so much. Perhaps the occasion calls for some red lipstick but that's as valentine-sey as it's getting... I'll be spending the day galavanting off for work again.

sidebar: I love my new necklace from GP! Someone invite me out so I can wear it!

Maybe things would have been different if my life was a little less blah and a little more teen vogue 

....no grand expectations fellas! Good luck!

♥ pixelhazard

Dear Internets,

Food, you trick me with your flavour and glisten. A week spent in Malaysia has seen all my good eating habits fly out the window. Sometimes it was yum, and sometimes it was yuck, but ALL the time it was tasted!

Chocolate waffles with the smallest side plate of fruit....for breakfast!

Something that seemed much more like a burger on the menu than in real life

Potato doughnuts.....Shouldn't they be called potatonuts?Oh wait, scratch that.

Cakes that looked like they were taken out of the bountiful pages of japanese anime, were everywhere!

Along side cheese cakes topped with cherries that were fought over rather than fed to each other as it may seem from this picture

Even the airport food was pretty good...

It didn't help either that we found ourselves at sky bar in Kuala Lumpur on ladies night which meant free manicures to lure you in, and free alcohol to keep you there.

Oh yes it's ladies night....oh what a night

hope you enjoyed the "food porn"

♥ pixelhazard
deciding wether or not to read
some more sherlock holmes before bed

Dear Internets,

[tian-mu]

I'm loathed to limit my self to the punk box but I do so love red plaid! How awesome does the tian-mu girl look? Random fact: Tian-mu is the chinese godess of lightning, and also an asian fashion label that stocks cute things for petite physiques *jealous*

Anyway, when I saw a pretty red plaid dress on sale ,I  had to purchase it. Never mind the fact that I would have to consider sleeping in my wardrobe and using the rest of my room as my actual wardrobe from here on end. Besides, I have officially stopped growing (long ways anyway) so the chances of me rapidly growing out of this dress as I did the last dress, is considerably reduced. Plus it just so perfectly suited my beloved red heart bag

Dress: SES [AU$10].Bag : Equip  [AU$12].Brooch: Vintage [AU$2].Lace: Craft show [AU$1].Boots: Bettes [AU$50] .Hair Bow: Gloss [AU$3].Watch: Michale Hill (gift).Underskirt: Home made!

Looks like I'll be having lots of clothes and very little sleep....

♥ pixelhazard
resisting the urge to
look at engagement rings

Dear Internets,

wearing red [MAC] lippy

7 days ago, this time, I was high up in the midnight sky just about to land in Kuala Lumpur. The time has flown by so quickly, except for during actual work hours spent:
1.  Showing clients my enthusiasm/not falling asleep
2.  Incorrectly singing Kiss lyrics in front of too many people
3.  Drawing all over everyone's coasters
4.  Freezing my A off in the air con
5.  Wearing props which allowed me to suit the rockstar theme of the conference

blinging it up

rocking horse egg, coaster style

Despite the long working days, I managed to cover some food and a lot of fashion. I guess I'll just have to go back for culture....and more of the above.

my fortune brough to you by delicious cookie

Shopping!
The rapid approach of chinese new years meant it was sale time! The town was painted red, much like my lips and our credit cards by the end of it all. We walked and walked untill we had spent more money than we had intended, bought more than our suitcases could handle, and become so exhausted that the slightest thing could send us into fits of laughter.

year of the tiger

It was tough being diserning about what I should and should buy. Almost bought a Zara military jacket with a missing button... not sure about that move yet. The other pretty little things I bought will find it's way into oufit posts so keep an eye out

It's going to be a tiring week for me....still procrastinating on the packing from. Hope you've all had a splendiferous weekend, and that the week to come matches! 2 thumbs up!

♥ pixelhazard
is glad to be back