Dorm Room Garden

So, it has occurred to me that a few of my lovely readers are heading off to college so I decided to do a small post with more or less a college theme.  This my friends is about dorm(or itty bitty apartment) gardening.  I stumbled across a post on survivingcollege.com(a great resource by the way) about gardening in your dorm.  I love to garden, granted, I'm not great at it however it is soothing, good for the soul and great for your kitchen.  Personally I have a small garden on my back porch as well as some bits here and there on my front porch.  I also keep a bunch of potted herbs and flowers in my kitchen window(which I hope have survived my absence this summer).  Gardening indoors isn't as difficult as you might think.  You have a plethora of options from a simple potted flower or a crawling vine to hang in your window.  Terrariums are also easy to take care of and quite fun to look at.  There's also this cool idea which I believe came from the good folks at Apartment Therapy, how sweet is this?  This would be perfect for someone with just a little bit of outdoor space.

Were You That Girl?

This picture for some reason reminds me of my high school.  My friends and I could often be found sitting on top of our cars in the morning sunning ourselves and finishing last minute homework.  Despite my rather angelic looking face I was a bit of a high school rebel.  I was actually kicked out of my public school at 15 and spent a year in boarding school followed by a year in private school(plaid skirts and all) only to return to my public high school for senior year, reputation as a badass solidified.  

Truth is, I wasn't actually all that bad ass, I was pretty tame, never did drugs or any of that.  I was your typical school skipping, vodka drinking, heavy eyeliner wearing high school student who's hobbies included sneaking out, going to shows, ballet class and cheerleading.  I know I know, I'm a walking contradiction.  

This picture got me wondering, since my own high school experience was so Kirsten Dunst movie like, who were you in high school?  Were you the goody goody?  The jock?  The loner?  The art student? Were you a rebel without a cause like me or something else?  Let me know, and let me know if the crowd you ran with in high school affected your style and whether or not it still does...

What I'm Listening To:

The Way We Get By- Spoon

^ one of my fav songs in high school.

Bike Chic: Simply. Lovely.

This girl is the picture of simple elegance.  I love the simple rolled shorts, matching rolled t shirt and the scarf and cross body bag.  Add to that her lovely, chic hair and I'm swooning.  Also, I'm guessing that's a pretty sweet bike she's riding.  If only I looked this classy on my bike!

A Case of The Mondays (Only It's Friday)

I am in a crappy mood.  I pretty much have been all week.  I'm a bit annoyed with my internship, just as it was starting an upswing in responsibility and we were settling into a content chirpy banter, BAM, monkey wrench.  

 A new intern arrived, which I knew would happen, what I was not aware of was that I would know her.  This particular intern goes to my school and is in my major and we have shared quite a few classes.  I'm, to be honest with you, not her biggest fan.  I'm sure she isn't mine either.  I find her very fake, she's very loud and honestly(this is no hate on any of you who share her taste) she has very pop taste in music and tends to lean towards the side of major labels.  I have worked my whole college career in indie music and it's a bit irritating to have someone around who thinks autotune is an acceptable tool of the music industry, I'm sorry I ramble.  

Anyways, beyond my professional disagreements with this girl I'm also personally not a fan of her and more specifically her best friend.  A good friend of mine and I transfered in with New Intern's best friend, we were all rather friendly.  My good friend even became quite close with, we'll call her Purple(New Intern's bestie).  My friend N ended up coming out to her only to have Purple tell everyone that N was a lesbian and that she had a huge crush on her, I know, are we in high school?  New Intern was also a part of this nasty rumor spreading so needless to say I don't think very highly of either one.  

This, my darling blog friends, is why I am in a crappy mood and am feeling over all rather uninspired.  I have lost a bit of motivation at work and I worry about her loudness outshining me.  I know, I know, keep on keepin' on Ace.  But it does begin to wear a bit thin.  I've been cheering myself up with copious amounts of online shopping which has resulted in a new pair of jeans, 2 new shirts, my beloved minnetonka boots and lots of new music.  Improves my mood, yes, however, not my bank account.  I would love any advice, encouragement, or what have you that you might have for me.  Thanks guys!

Penny Saver: Little Luxuries

OK, this isn't really a Penny Saver per say.  But at the same time it is.  This is about your little luxuries, the little things you splurge on that you know you love and in the end stop you from buying 10 cheap things that maybe you don't love.  My little luxuries are as follows...

Burberry Brit Perfume: I love the subtle vanilla scent, I wear it all fall and winter and it always makes me smile.

Fresh Cosmetics Gloss Absolute:  At $25 for an itty bitty bit this is a big splurge, but I hate lip gloss and this is the only one I will actually wear.  Besides having gorgeous colors, they are the perfect non sticky texture, they are slightly plumping and they're moisturizing.  What more could I ask?

A glass(or bottle) of champagne every once in awhile.  My loving mother and I share an affliction.  Champagne addiction, every once in awhile when I've had a particularly bad day I will haul my tired self to the liquor store and pick up a bottle of reasonably priced but tasty champagne, personally I like Korbel.  I will then traipse on home, pop the cork, grab myself some form of chocolate and relax.  Since I don't do this very often I don't feel one bit guilty about watching chick flicks and downing a bottle of bubbly all by my lonesome.  Hey, I deserve it.

Ink Love: Octopus

OK, there's something vaguely dirty about this.  But I absolutely adore everything about it.  I would never get an octopus(sy?) but I think everything from the pictures makeup to the subtlety of the tentacles is perfection.

What I'm Listening To:

Annie and the Beekeepers- Dirty Laundry

Yours Truly

I figured it was high time to actually introduce myself.  So this, my darling friends, is me.  As I've mentioned before my roommate is photographer and this is a shot from our house family portraits.  Everyone who lives in the house has a portrait in the hallway.  We chose to do ours like senior portraits in our favourite style.  Since it's well known that I love pin up style photography I chose to do a funny little fifties look.  You can also see a bit of my ink in the picture, which I will be posting more about later.  I have to say, it feels nice to properly introduce myself.My bored housewife look, eyes half closed, ironic smirk.  God I love my roommates.