i might just have to

buy these tory burch boots for winter. hubba hubba.

resurrection

finally got my computer back, but i lost everything :(((((. i'm pretty bummed about it. i will also forever be bummed that i don't own ashley's rick owen's jacket. i tried it on about a year ago and fell in love (and then quickly out of love when i saw the price tag). sigh.

this is how i feel all the time

(taylor-warren.blogspot.com)

summer favs

1. windows down
2. getting out of the shower and having it not be cold
3. same thing about bed
4. the smell of redlands
5. lounging in shorts with the windows open on my couch
6. fruity drinks/jello shots
7. night time
8. carefree
9. slip n slides
10. everything about the beach
11. road trips
13. summer mix(es)
14. the list goes on and on...

i hate packing

i really do.


spending the weekend in northern california with my parents. cousin's wedding. yosemite. hiking. hanging with the family. bbqing. getting some sun.

it's amazing, so amazing

a lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. mostly good, some not so good. here are the highlights in visual form.

california, here we come

so i'm totally readdicted to the OC. i forgot how much i loved it. it had a good 4 year run (though the first 2 are definitely the best).

josh schwartz created both the OC and gossip girl and you can definitely tell. they have somewhat similar storylines... rich kids in orange county, rich kids in the upper east side. not to mention that rufus and sandy are the coolest dads in history and lily and kirsten are pretty interchangeable looks and personality wise.

i've actually been oddly inspired by the clothing... especially marissa's wardrobe. i didn't expect that when i started watching, but now i want to straighten my hair and wear polo shirts and flip flops. haha okay maybe not that far... but some tank tops and sandals wouldn't hurt.

ps it was like 100 degrees today!

pps i need to make a birthday post

ppps VEGAS IN 3 DAYS!

walk like an egyptian...

so i really want to go to egypt. thanks art history, you've really inspired me to travel. but seriously, egypt is so awesome/historical/beautiful. this post is going to be dedicated to just that: my desire to travel to egypt.
i want to go to the valley of the kings: this is the location of all the new kingdom pharaohs' tombs. this includes ramses the great and king tut (who was actually a miniscule king and is only one of the most well-known because his tomb was found intact and untouched by graverobbers... because it was an attachment to another pharaoh's tomb. he didn't warrant a big tomb to himself because he didn't play a huge role in egyptian history).

pyramids were stricly old kingdom (obviously, i'd love to see those, too) and were replaced with rock cut tombs/cliffside burials. the interior space of these was completely carved out of the bedrock. what's really cool is that the bodies found in the tombs can actually be scanned and their cause of deaths can be determined with some certainty! they think that king tut died of a gangrenous broken leg. removing the bodies is actually kind of disrespectful if you think about it... the egyptians had very strict rules concerning the afterlife and their bodies...

i'd also love to go to amarna. this is where the amarna revolution took place under king akhenaton. he completely changed the egyptian religion and made worshipping the different gods illegal. it was only lawful to worship one god: aton. akhenaton made himself a prophet and got rid of the idea of the afterlife. in turn, this drastically changed the art style. the art style changed from idealistic to naturalistic. this was HUGE. egyptians were now focusing on the here and now as opposed to the prime of one's life. art in this period was heavily relaxed.

king tut came after akhenaton and he changed everything back to the old style/religion.

ok. sorry. enough about egypt. i could honestly go on for a lot longer, but i won't. i didn't even mention king hatshepsut! who was actually a woman who declared herself king/pharaoh! in sculpture she was portrayed manly. cleopatra who?

ps- lost in 30 minutes! stoked...

did i mention...

sunday is my favorite day of the week?

i hope i come across some good thrift finds today. thrifting in the desert is not all lisa and i hoped it would be. all we found were marc jacobs flats in size waytoobigforeitherofus.




edit: i think it's annoying to make numerous posts in one day (but don't find it annoying when others do it, i'm weird), so i'm just editing from earlier today.
i found some really really good stuff today at goodwill. i found it weird because i usually don't have very good luck there. plus everything is usually pretty expensive. i even got away with some nine west heels that are in mint condition. everything else i bought was pretty 90s... i think i'm falling into a rut. note to self: if it looks like something brenda walsh/kelly taylor would wear... just. say. no.

'tis all. it's way past my bedtime...

even time can do good things to you

hi. i'm brushing my hair, it's been really unruly lately. and bugging me. i'm thinking of cutting it (i won't). today was not good. i flubbed up graduating spring 09 (sorry dad) because i left the application until the last minute (i had forgotten about it) and i never sent my transcripts from chaffey to rcc because i didn't know i had to.... apparently i did in order to graduate. plus i had already twittered that i was applying to graduate today so i was even more bummed that i had to go and delete that tweet (twitterspeak is so weird).

the rest of the day was pretty much like that. the only good thing was that i got off work early. and lost was on. i skipped working out and ate a quesadilla and drank a beer instead (yeah, i'm productive).

now i'm laying in bed. listening to death cab.

so the new kate moss for topshop line dropped today and most of it is already sold out. it's really good though and i don't blame the lucky people with spare $$$ who snagged up the goods.

here are my favorites:

that neckline. those buttons. the lace! i'm so down for this bodysuit. under a black leather jacket and cutoffs? yes pleeeeease.

i'm thinking with light denim cutoffs and brown ankle boots. i pair everything with cutoffs.

i LOVE this smock dress. it is so virgin suicides and i am so into it. someone said my hair was very virgin suicides this weekend (compliment of the century!).

anyways, i guess it's time for bed.

this weekend = possible mini road trip with 'sass, definite sushi/latte/hw date, shopping for a wedding dress, possibly going thrifting for more 90's inspired wardrobe must haves...

toodles. -bb

the haze clears from your eyes on a sunday

i
am
exhausted.

i'm in the midst of a blog-lurking/the city-watching love affair in my bed. and it feels damn good. this weekend was good, i wasn't home much... which come sunday night makes me incredibly homesick for my bed and computer. by the way it's also 9 o'clock and i don't doubt that after i blog i will be in a deep, deep sleep.

i cannot WAIT for summer. i love what summer is all about: being carefree, not being cold, road trips, FUN, no school.... i love everything about it.
even though it doesn't seem like southern california has different seasons, summer always stands out to me. i cut my calvin klein mom jeans (i wore them as a mom for halloween... and when i was bon jovi) into shorts and they turned out soo good. i need to fray the edges and then i'm pretty sure i'll live in them all summer long.

i need to make a list of things i need (...want) to buy and stick to it so i don't get sidetracked on things i don't need (like more tanktops). blair's wedding is in about a month! i am so excited to see a good friend get married, and i can't wait to see all of my other friends dressed up and having fun. weddings are always so happy. they are like the prom for people out of high school. i saw this super cute flouncy floral dress from f21 that i think i'm going to buy for the wedding. it looks like something blair would wear and i think it really fits a spring wedding theme. i always love an excuse to buy a new dress. also, i'm thinking i can dress it up with heels, jewelry, and curly hair and then dress it down with sandals after the wedding.

i am feeling super inspired lately and i want to do so many diy projects. i am lacking funds as of late and i really want to shop inside my own closet... alter some things and stuff.

sidenote: i REALLY need to go on a diet and stick to it. sometimes i eat super unhealthily because i'm lazy and it is no good because i feel so guilty afterwards. tatyana got me addicted to feta cheese and spinach salads. urrgghhh.

LIST:
this summer i want to...
go hiking a lot (or at least a few times a month)
go to the beach regularly
make new friends
meet a nice boy (hi, i'm a wishful thinker)
party less
enjoy quiet hangouts with friends more
get ready to go to long beach (fingers crossed)
solidify my style
take a trip somewhere (new york preferably)
keep working out regularly
eat healthy (starting now...)
RELAX
oh yeah, and go horseback riding!


ok. now i'm going to fall asleep watching the city.
-bb

gotta keep enough lettuce to support your shoe fetish

okay so i'm watching mtv's (new) house of style online right now and let me just say that i'm pretty obsessed with it. i mean, they're taking us inside jessica stam's closet and just showed me how to make friendship bracelets. HELLO, new obsession! who wants to make friendship bracelets???

also, i really have been meaning to scan some pages from a couple of editorials that are in the new LA magazine (sasha is on the cover!!). one features the cover girl and another (photographed by hedi slimane, which i was stoked on) features anna selezneva (ummmm... sorry if i butchered that last name). i was super inspired by the one with anna. but... scanning pictures involves me not laying in my bed and being lazy, so we'll see how that goes.

happy tuesday! i'm super excited for this weekend because i get to go to a bridal shower (my first!) and a POOL PARTY at the standard in LA (is it summer yet?). should be a good weekend. also, one month from now i will be in vegas celebrating being a real 21 year old. stoked much?

can't stop listening to girl talk - in step.

a swimming pool with no bodies is a problem that we can fix

lily collins and kristen stewart in herve ledger (pictures from teenvogue.com and justjared.com). i don't know which i like better. they're pretty similar. i'm leaning towards kristen stewart. i like her pale bare legs against the coral of the dress. i like that she and lily collins both opted for hair pulled back and dark eyes. also, i love how much kristen stewart dgafs on the red carpet... look at that pose. she gets so much flack for being a "bitch". the world of celebrity is so weird.

also, i have been updating so much lately it seems. all late at night, too.

ps: i ate way too many cookies tonight. i'm not eating cookies again for... like... ever? i don't know. i feel like i need to run 5 miles. however, i made really good spaghetti (i had help too; thanks T) and i'm pretty happy that i have enough for the next three days or so.

i'm sorry, but how much do you love this? i love the way terry richardson shoots his pictures.

leave it on the line

i really want to try wearing baggier jeans, is that weird?
not raver style (haha), but i want to unroll my levi boyfriend jeans.
in summer i'm thinking with a good tank they would look good... but what shoes?
sandals?
i don't know, i'll have to experiment.
just thinking outloud...

sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name

i won't apologize for the lack of blog posts (hi, i'm lazy) because i don't think anyone really lurks this blog. i'm actually still trying to figure out what this blog's purpose is. maybe it will be an everything blog because i don't feel like writing about fashion 100% of the time (sorry?). when i'm satisfied and proud i will release this blog into the world (of the internets).

however, i do want to share that i came upon some great thrift finds this weekend.

-black blazer (fitted)

-cream blazer (oversized)

-blue floral print dress (VERY 90210, see picture on top)

...i was beyond stoked.

i also found some steve madden brown ankle boots for $100 off the regular price. what a steal!

i'll have to try and not be so lazy and post some outfit pictures. the blue floral print dress looks really good with a double belt (inspired by mj) and the new steve maddens.

until then -- Bb.