I'm Sinkin' Down Here Darling in Youngstown

I decided to go home this weekend since it's my sister's last weekend before college (OMFG!) and also because I have a lot going on for the next million weekends, so I should see my parents and my dog while I should.

Um, HELLO?! Look at this face! Why would I not go home?

Also I wanted to score some Belleria sauce! I used Ragu the other day on some eggplant parmesan I was slaving over, and it SUCKED. I must remember: the sauce makes the dish.

So I drove up on Friday after work and my car promptly BARFED all over the driveway. My parents took the car in and it wasn't fixed until last night at like 8...and thus, I was stuck in Youngstown. However, this situation isn't rare. TONS of people get stuck in Youngstown. But I guess tons of people also escape, as demonstrated by this chart:

BAM! When have you ever seen some statistics like this in a lowly fashion blog? I think I just crossed into a whole other realm of blogging.

But seriously, 51.3% of the population has left? I feel sort of bad that I'm contributing to this. I love Youngstown, the way someone might feel an affinity towards their shitty worn-in shoes which, while they are comfortable, because they're broken down, you just can't wear them for very long.

Once I saw Bruce Springsteen in concert (FO FREE! Thanks OSU!), and when he played this song, I was one of the three people that screamed.

Bruce acts like it's so bad, but it's really not because the food is awesome.

Anyhow, I'm still leaving today.

Elixir of the Gods

Four Loko is the greatest thing when you want to have a party for cheap. It's like 2.50 to get totally wasted...and something about the combination of alcohol and caffeine makes people's clothes off. I highly recommend.

I heard they're taking it off the market though. I found a place where I can invest in a few cases but I think life might get too insane if I had a lot of these in my apartment. I want to get my security deposit back when I move out.

Victory/Victoria

I just finished this book last night! It was 880 pages and has taken me almost two months to finish, but I finally did! If you haven't read any of the Outlander series, I highly recommend. This is the fourth in the series, and it's taken me about a year to get this far. They are really long! But it's totally worth it for the adventures and the sex.

I have a ton of books to read. I think next I'm going to start Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson, a book my dad so kindly sent to me. I'd like to read more books, but that means I'd probably have to spend less time on the internet, so....guess that's not happening!

In completely unrelated news, I've been thinking about a dress a lot. I watched this movie, The Young Victoria, a few months ago, and while I was not too impressed with the movie itself, I cannot stop thinking about this dress. 

It really made me realize how beautiful purple is. It's like I never understood purple before. Now I think that purple is so wonderful, it should be called something else. So from here on out, I will call it violet.

Hot pink used to be my power color. I have a few hot pink dresses, and I wore them whenever I needed to feel confident/hot. Now, however, I have a violet confidence dress (please do see my previous post).

I'm finally going to have some money this fall. I hope to be buying more violet clothes, so I can feel confident and regal EVERY GODDAMN DAY! I think a violet princess-cut wool coat is definitely in order.

P.S. Does anyone know how to become a costume designer for historical films? Because obviously this is what I have been put on this earth to do.

Discovery: UO and titties don't mix

Urban's Outfitters early fall catalog has come out, and like any self-respecting psuedo-hipster, I had to take a look. 

I just deleted five paragraphs about why Urban Outfitters clothes don't fit me, but I'll spare you the details. Let's look at some pictures!

I went through and picked out the things that jumped out at me, which unfortunately was not a lot. Fall is my favorite season, for both clothes and life. Fall clothing tends to be more preppy, which I love, and also tends to involve sweaters, boots, and tights, which I also love.

First, I love this outfit. The layering looks fantastic, although it's totally unrealistic because in what sort of weather situation would you need to wear three tops, but also be able to wear shorts? Not around here. I imagine that sort of weather might happen in California, but not in good old Ohio. Regardless, love the blazer, love the navy, love the shirt, love the jorts, and especially love the bag.

I also really like this, even though I know that I will never wear a ruffle on my chest in this lifetime. I am also embracing the high-waisted shorts, although perhaps not that exact model. I have also been into the look of socks with heels for some time, but I'm afraid I can't pull it off. 

I like some of the elements here, but I hate them together. I really like that navy top. I am very into sheer things lately, they're so pretty and feminine. The skirt is disgusting, but I enjoy the green tights and the boots. I don't even want to talk about the sweater and the socks. The sweater doesn't look good on her and she's a tiny model. Who would wear this?!

Now this is a nice little ensemble. Effortlessly cool, a presumably also comfortable. I could wear this shit to class. Except, of course, I'm not sure it would look good on me. And loafers give me bad memories of Catholic school.

All in all, I'm wishing that I had some moneys to take over to UO, but I know that I won't have a spare cent to spend on fall wardrobe anytime soon. Sigh...

PS if anyone wants a classic car AKA a 1993 Geo Prizm, mine is on the market...for only 700 dollars! It's a real steal, especially if you don't really like to drive anywhere except to work and back.

PPS I'm going to my first bachelorette party this weekend! I will let you know how that one goes...