worth the wait.

while blog hopping instead of final paper writing, i stumbled across a gold mine. mainly of shoes, really cheap shoes that you can find at places like urban, forever and modcloth, but only for a fraction of the price. SERIOUSLY.

for example:

urban original

$21.20

modcloth

$39.99

urban original

$21.20

modcloth

$119.99

i can't wait to buy thiiingsss.

my how things have changed.

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and finally,

i am in love:

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toe freedom! [i had the urge to say toe-tal freedom, but i couldn't make myself follow through]

OMG. thank you to  hipstercrite for posting about your lace slipper socks. i have found the answer to my HATE of wearing tights with open toe shoes, and so much more. i know it's at least a little bit weird, but i can't stand wearing tights with shoes with open toes; it just doesn't look right. i think it has to do with the seam. it's ugly. the solution?

FIVE TOES KNEE HIGHS AND STOCKINGS!

stockings

LOOK HOW FREE HER TOES ARE!!

thigh highs

5 dollar BRIGHT COLORED TIGHTS

unyielding tights

basically, it's like american apparel's cheap free-shipping cousin that i'm going to have to take advantage of. thank you, sock theory, for solving my strange toe freedom crisis.

-allison

SNOWWOWOWWWWOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

i want to thank my roommate for putting up with my random outburst of "IT'SSS SNOWOWOWWWWWINGNGNGGG!!!?!?!!!???!!" during our photo shoot in the snow Tuesday afternoon. Skipping class to take advantage of a once in a lifetime Austin snow day to have adventures and stop by Round Rock Donuts is definitely worth it. Here's some shots from that day:

SNOW!!!! in hair

me in the SNOW!?!

erica's dress tangles in the thorn vines =(

it was very cold.

close up of erica.

I don't know why I get so excited about the snow. It's not like I've never been exposed to it. I've been on many ski trips, but there's just something so exciting about it happening here in Austin, probably because it's not supposed to happen. I am a big fan of rule breaking. SO. TERRIBLY. EXCITING.

on to other things...I also really enjoying changing up my hair color and getting it cut. I have had every natural color and even a few crazy ones thrown in there too. I found a picture of a hair color that I want want want:

this i want, 

but i'm not sure how much more bleaching my hair could take.

[photo via far from a fairytale]

MORE LATER, HOMEWORK CALLS.



EDIT:

so, not much homework has gotten done, but some photo editing has. here are some pictures of ziggy doing her new trick, and being awesome.

HEY ZIGGY. who likes to party?!

the zig does!!

also:

you can see a picture of the original meme here

AND finally:

falling snow from the front porch! 

the flakes were so big.

photos of late.

ziggy dog gnawing on her donkey

me and the fred boy.

homemade thai tofu stir fry.

matt and his mexican/thai stir fry.

me caught chompin on erica's homemade chocolate dipped strawberries.

my roommate, erica, again, and her bunny, benny, dressed to impress.

stumped.

i've been trying to write a new post for a while now and either a) i can't get the layout to look right or b) i get blogger's block and either way i get angry and save what i've got and give up. it's become very frustrating, and it makes me want to start a new type of blog. so far i've come up with:

- a photo blog of homeless people around austin

• would probably cost me a lot of cigarettes and/or dollars
• how do i even know if they're actually homeless?
• may capture some creative money-getting slogans

- a photo blog of people who i find interesting around austin

• probably has been done 203948320 times already
• i need to put my new camera to use
• i need to get over my fear of asking to photograph strangers

i can't really write a humor blog, because i'm not humorous, and i don't just want to go on blogging about my day, because i can't see that being very interesting.

any ideas? what do you want?

a brief interesting austinite blog preview:

this is my roommate, erica.

she has great style which is nice since i'm not scared to take her picture.

she has a blog too;

it's called cookie soup,

and you should try it out.

oh, topshop. how i wish you had more US locations...

so, it's been two days now, and i've narrowed down my list of top shop needs. so many tabs were open, and many tabs have since been closed. here's what i've narrowed it down to:

$110 worth of fringe and studs, glaaaaamourous:

dip dyed fringe tunic

another item i need a yatch for to wear it on:

stripe gold button blouse

i don't wear many straight t-shirts, but this one i would definitely go for:

she does it tee by exposure

mmm high waisted, looks like it won't be super short:

high waisted pelmet skirt

i can't decide how well a satchel will work with my bike, but i want it none the less:

leather buckle satchel bag

i have to say it was the terrific colors that got me on this one:

contrast lace silk bra

this one looks so classic, i love:

longline seamed satin bralet

this looks comfy, and i love comfort:

striped oversize nightshirt

i normally am against anything but simple jeans, but something about these make me want:

biker skinny trousers

i enjoy the british differences in clothing names. like trousers for jeans and jumpers for sweaters and other things that i would never call a jumper. someone find me a high paying job.

     -allison

well...

i don't know about you, but i often find myself hours into scoring shopping websites/blogs finding treasures that i LOVE but never seem to buy. i'll have like 20 some odd tabs open and eventually they all get closed and my jewels are lost. therefore i'm going to start posting them here and maybe one day when i bathe in cash or marry rich, i will know what all i must have. and maybe i'll look back on this and laugh at myself. either way, here it goes.

-allison