"You left in a hurry, didn't speak for a week"

My roommate made a video for this Aldo Dance Contest [she's far left in the pool scene], and she needs as many likes, tweets, shares and views as she can get.

I don't usually promote these kinds of things, but I really like the video so, show your support!

-Cathryn

Hello again... naturally.

Hey all!

Sorry for the radio silence. School has been my bitch for awhile, and I've just lacked motivation. I was just reading the excellent blog Being Blanche, who is going through a bit of a blogging conundrum, and it made me think of this blog and how I want to keep going, but am lacking the ambition.

That isn't to say I'm going to give up on it entirely, I'm just going to revamp it the best I can. I want to make it exciting for me and for you guys as well. All five of you.

I'm going to try to think of a direction to go in. Lifestyle in general seems best. I tried fashion, but I'm not fashion-forward enough to devote that much time to it. And I tried personal, but things just got messy.

So, if I could petition the help of you lovely people in the form of how to make a new layout or what you want to see, that would be greatly appreciated.

Much love

-Cathryn

And in the meantime, I have my tumblr for odds and ends.

"You should be on Coney Island bird-dogging chicks"

Granted that line doesn't appear in the novel "It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini, but it does appear in the trailer for the film. I found the trailer first a couple of weeks ago and quickly became intrigued with the story of a severely depressed and suicidal 15-year-old boy who commits himself to a mental institution. The movie comes out September 24 and features the likes of Zach Galifianakis, Jeremy Davies, Keir Gilchrist and Emma Roberts.

I bought the book on Sunday and devoured it on my bus ride home from Toronto. I regret not having heard of it sooner, although that's beyond my control. It reminds me so much of myself at that age. Sad, lonely and horribly horribly awkward which just heightened my adolescent insecurities. And although I don't feel that way about myself now, I can recognize the emotions and feelings of isolation from the rest of the world. It didn't help that I was very introverted and quiet. In my own head all the time. In that way, I think this book could be very helpful to teenagers. Any teenagers. It talks about mental illness in a light-hearted way, while taking the characters and emotions seriously. There are no sudden epiphanies or dramatic monologues about life. It's just very normal.

The story is actually based on the experiences of the author Ned Vizzini, when he committed himself to a mental ward at the age of 23 for five days. It's a young adult novel, so it's a quick read, and the movie looks quite good, but different in that it's clearly been fleshed out a bit with jokes and back stories for the other patients.

I'm not writing this to say "go read this now", unless the mood were to strike you, I just like to raise awareness of these things. In my opinion, I found the novel insightful and only wished I'd read it sooner. Also, I'm seriously stoked for the movie.

With love and bookmarks

-Cathryn

Now I don't want you guys thinking that I've forgotten about you again, because I haven't. I just wanted to update to say that I have an interesting project I'm working on that I'm going to try and blog about regularly. It's kind of personal, in that it should really only affect me, but it's rather time-consuming.

In the meantime here is a picture of a Dolce and Gabbana sweater I'm trying to recreate:

I'm excited

With love and knits

-Cathryn

"For years I thought your name was Loni. Now I know it's Bonnie. Here's your thesaurus"

Hey all!

I sort of took a break from the blog for awhile. Between exams and job hunting and having to move back home for a job [which has been depressing] blogging hadn't really been on my mind, although recently I keep thinking of things to write about.

I'm going to keep this short as I have work tomorrow, but for now check out a picture of my new shoes.

With love and pumps

Cathryn

Badass Chick: Peaches

Now this was a hard choice between having decide between Lady Gaga or Peaches. They are both excellent musicians and badasses in their own right. I am more inclined towards Peaches though, because she's Canadian and her music is raunchy and awesome.

A woman like Peaches is hard to put into words. She's just... Peaches. An unapologetic master of subversion with albums such as "Fatherfucker" and "Impeach My Bush". She's not afraid to write explicitly about sex and gender roles. Peaches is not your typical female artist. She's no delicate flower, erasing the line between sexy and trashy. She makes trash look good.

A former schoolteacher, Peaches didn't achieve mainstream success until her early thirties with the release of "The Teaches of Peaches" in 2000. Her sound is hardcore, ass-kicking rock you can dance to. What more could you ask for?

Selected Listening:

"Operate"

"Boys Wanna Be Her"

"Operate"

"Kick It" - featuring Iggy Pop

With love and glow-sticks

-Cathryn

The Ill

I have a cold. Which is about as hardcore as it sounds. It's hard to kick down doors when all you want to do is lie in bed and watch movies or read. Especially when one has exams coming up, and really should be studying.

So I've been choking down cough syrup and drinking plenty of orange juice. Tomorrow I plan on handing out resumes and may or may not get a tattoo. It all depends. As long as I'm feeling better.

With love and Benylin

-Cathryn

Music Monday: April 12, 2010

"A.M. 180" - Granddaddy

"Trick Pony" - Charlotte Gainsbourg

"I'm So Glad" - Royal Wood

"Pursuit of Happiness" -Kid Cudi [Steve Aoki Remix]

"Hey" - Pixies

With love and bass guitar

Cathryn

The Badass Look

Now feel free to take this advice with a grain of salt. Whenever I read fashion wish-lists or must-haves, I always take a note thinking "I need this and this and this, or else my wardrobe is incomplete...". I almost never follow through or I end up buying something that I hardly ever wear, which does not fit with my "buy what you love" philosophy.

The key to the badass look is confidence. If you're not confident in what you're wearing than how are you going to feel invincible? I'm sure you've seen this before, so I'm not going to reiterate anymore.

The badass look doesn't require studs, or leather or skulls of that sort, unless that's what you're into. The important thing is to develop your own sense of style. You don't see people taking over the world in sweatpants, so one should try and put in an effort everyday to look put together.

Stylish items that I consider part of my badass look are:

-Dark denim skinny jeans

-A fitted blazer

-Aviator sunglasses

-Tall boots

-Converse

-A scarf

-Black

I'm a class act. Straight up.

-V-neck t-shirts

-Button down shirts

I suppose the list could go on and on. These are things I look and feel good in. Compared to others though, my style is relatively simple. I wear minimal patterns or textures and tend to shy away from uber-bright colours [except for red obviously]. When I do experiment, which I do from time to time, I like to go on a badass walk [with the playlist and aviators], just to give myself a lift, and not fall into my neurotic trap of self-doubt.

Now, you don't need to follow this particular list. If you're sense of style is more feminine and floral or androgynous or goth, that's fine of course. Although, I do think that people need to leave exercise clothes for working out. Nor are Crocs stylish or badass. But that's my opinion.

If you need help defining your personal style there are some great articles out there such as one posted on Charade recently. Inspiration boards or folders are a good start too.

Just remember that when you feel good, you look good and that's all the matters.

With love and fabric

Cathryn

Badass Chick: Lady Vengeance

I think it's important in this quest for badassitude [as well as in life] for one to have role models. Someone to admire and learn from.

The first on my list is Lady Vengeance, from the Korean film of the same name. Her kind of badassery is more subtle than a 'Beatrix Kiddo' or 'Charlie's Angel', although they are excellent examples.

Lady Vengeance tells the story of a young woman who is imprisoned for killing a child. However, she was taking the fall for someone else, and once she's out of prison 13 years later, she is intent on revenge. The film is not for the faint of heart, but it's not filled with catchphrases or wire-fu. Lady Vengeance works with a quiet determination. She is completely reserved, which creates a sense of mystery, but acts with a confidence that assures she knows what she is doing and has everything figured out. She is also not perfect, and those flaws make her more human.

Some action stars can kick ass and take names, but it's nice to see some genuine purpose and compassion between the blood and guts.

With love and red eyeshadow

Cathryn

Don't Over-think it.

Credit: Unknown

Don't worry too much. A badass doesn't concern herself with the consequences to the little things. I'm the kind of person that gets overly anxious over little things, like something I've never done before. I freak out that I'll do something wrong and I'll get into trouble somehow. However, over the past couple of months I've realized that instead of stopping myself over fear, I should just do it.

A perfect example is the other day I was taking the train back to Toronto from home, and half way through I had to pee. I kept running it over in my mind "I'll go when we get back to the station instead of waiting to get home". Then I realized I was giving it too much thought, and just go in the washroom on the train. So I got up and went, and felt so much better. It sounds kind of silly, but I was exerting so much meaningless stress over a little thing and when you stop and do what needs to be done, you'll be thankful in the end.

Another example is a couple of months ago I had to photocopy something at the library. I'd never done that before, and I was convinced that I needed a friend to come with me for moral support. One time, I was close to getting it done with a friend, but it didn't work out for whatever reason. Finally, I got up my courage and did it myself. Let's just say I've never felt more invincible then I did after conquering this small fear.

The list could go on and on. I told a guy I liked him, and whether or not he shared those feelings, I felt amazing afterwards for just getting the feelings off of my chest. Just on top of the world. It's completely liberating

So, I want you guys to attempt something, you may have been too afraid to do before. Be a badass. It will pay off.

"Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience." -Victoria Holt

With love and dares

Cathryn

Music Monday: April 5, 2010

"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" - The Velvet Underground

"Synthesizer" - Electric Six

"Sure Can Start" - Two Hours Traffic

"Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio

"Feeling Good" - Nina Simone

With love and sonic booms

Cathryn

Badass Music

I admit, I'm rather shy and quiet. I am content to hide in a corner with a friend then mingle or put myself out there. A part of this, I think, was that I wasn't really confident. I wasn't so debilitatingly introverted that I couldn't make friends, and once I made friends I'd become more outgoing, I just didn't start out that way.

Now there's nothing wrong with being quiet. In fact, it can add a bit of mystery to you, and I'd rather stay a little shy than throw myself into the other extreme and appear obnoxious, which is something I fear.

When I took a semester off of school, after my victory lap and before university, I worked at a grocery store, which involved taking public transit. So I started to develop a "Walking" playlist [because I make playlists for every conceivable event. Soundtrack to my life]. After awhile I realized that the songs would always put me in a good mood, because they just pumped me up as I walked to them.

Then I bought some aviator sunglasses and everything changed. Whenever I put them on and walked to work, I felt badass. I held my head up higher, straightened my back and walked like I owned the place. And once I noticed that, I made an effort to do it every time. As a result, I felt invincible.

So homework is for you to create a playlist with songs that make you feel good and pump you up. It can be whatever you like as long as it puts a smile on your face. My personal favourites include:

"Operate" - Peaches [Anything by Peaches is awesome for this]

"Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth

"22" - Magneta Lane

"Walking With A Ghost" - The White Stripes

"Chains of Love" - The Dirtbombs

"Dirge" - Death in Vegas

"Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio

"Cannonball" - The Breeders

[It should be noted that the best songs for this, are heavy on the guitar riffs, drums and bass, or ones that are kind of slow and sexy do the trick too. If you're having a hard time, think of movies with badass soundtracks. What plays during the fight scenes in Kill Bill or Charlie's Angels? And you can go from there.]

And the list goes on and on [seriously, I have 60 songs on this list and growing].

Next, get some sunglasses. They can be aviators if that's what you so choose, but it's more important that you like the way you look in them. Being self-conscious is not the point of this assignment.

Put on an outfit you feel good in, go out and walk around. Have this playlist going every time you're out and about. And if you do this, let me know how it goes. I want to hear about it.

What would be on our badass playlist?

With love and heavy beats

Cathryn

Badass Month

Credit: Unknown

So with my triumphant return to blogging, I'd like to kick off April as Badass month. I've been thinking about this for awhile actually. Not the whole badass month but the idea of making oneself badass, or cultivating ones inner badass. This doesn't mean going and robbing a liqour store or anything, it's basically a confidence thing. Something that I could use a little more of.

Urban Dictionary defines badass women as:

"The epitome of the American Women. she radiates confidence in everything she does, whether it's ordering a drink, buying a set of wheels, or dealing with men. she's slow to anger, brutally efficient when fighting back.

The badass carves her own path. She wears, drives, drinks, watches, and listens to what she chooses, when she chooses, where she chooses, uninfluenced by fads or advertising campaigns. Badass style is understated but instantly recognizable. Like a chopped Harley or a good pair of sunglasses: simple, direct, and functional."

So my project is to, little by little, realize my badass potential this month. And I invite others to join in too. Leave a comment and we can band together as the badass chicks we are! Leather jacket not necessary.

With love and attitude

Cathryn

Daily Outfit: March 8, 2010

In all its unedited glory.

With love and crocheted tights

Cathryn

Hey all

where have you gone? i miss your blog—it’s been ages!

I know, I know. Right now I’ve been so wrapped up in school and lacking motivation for school that the blog has taken a back seat. I also hate to be that person that apologizes every time life gets in the way of the internet. This summer I shall overhaul everything. And in the meantime I have my tumblr…

Ask me anything

With love and cherries on top

-Cathryn

Top 5: Songs for Spring

Credit: irwin romain jules arthur

Hello blog world. I'm slowly coming back to you. It's difficult to come up with posts when it's so dreary outside you want to crawl into a hole surrounded by blankets while avoiding your mountainous [and growing] pile of homework.

But today is a good day. My sister and her friend are coming to visit, along with my roommate, Kayla's boyfriend and his friend [who I met two weeks ago and have been texting pretty consistently. He looks like Prince William!] It's also ridiculously sunny outside and I'm going to walk to the train station avec Kayla. Excited!

So, to celebrate the weather, my Top 5 songs for Spring.

In no particular order

1. "Young Folks" - Peter, Bjorn and John.

I dare you to drive out into the middle of nowhere with your friends one night, and blast this song and dance. I. Dare. You.

2. "Beautiful Child" - Rufus Wainwright

3. "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo" - Harvey Danger

4. "Mushaboom" - Feist

5. "Portions for Foxes" - Rilo Kiley

These were what I listened to on repeat for many springs when I was a teenager. Nostalgia.

Now go walk around in the warm weather. You'll feel good.

With love and tulips

Cathryn

What do you mean I'm less than 3? TECH-NO-LOGICAL RO-MANCE

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I'm becoming a bit of a tech whiz [if you can even call it that] between, blogger, twitter, facebook and tumblr, I'm becoming a bit of an internet addict. Yes, that is exactly how I'm prefacing the announcement that I'm on formspring. Because I'm sure all four of you have questions you're dying to ask me. Or not, that's cool too.

Also, my awesome friend Emily has a Tumblr that I'm thoroughly enjoying.

With love and keyboards

Cathryn

Things I Love Thursday: February 18, 2010

Carey Mulligan

Credit: Unknown

Just saw An Education, and although I found it to be all over the place in certain aspects, I liked it, and enjoyed the aesthetic. I love the early sixties as a time period anyway. And could Carey Mulligan be any cuter? I think not.

Olympics

I don't think I've ever watched the Olympics as much as I have the past couple of days. My reading week has involved waking up at noon, turning on the coverage and then watching with my roommates until midnight more or less. It's kind of cool having it in Canada though, and although that "I Believe" song makes me want to puncture my eardrums, I'm very proud of my countrymen.

Boldness

Having the ability to surprise myself, and exceed my own expectations. It's a wonderful feeling. Even better, when you just do it without giving it much thought. I think people need to strive for that more.

With love and beehive hairdos

Cathryn

Happy Valentine's Day

Found: Le Love

"February is mid-winter. February 14th is mid-February. Therefore February 14th is mid-mid winter, the bleakest day of the year. Also love is celebrated" - Lemony Snicket Calendar

This is my first Valentine's day single in awhile. Although, my ex-boyfriend wasn't even in the country last time. Well neither was I. I was in Florida with my family so it wasn't the pity fest it could have been at the time.

Now, I have mixed feelings about the holiday. I like the sentiment but hate the execution. I'm not the type of girl that expects flowers, and candy or anything expensive on the day. [And as a side note, diamonds are the worst thing you can get a girl for Valentine's Day. I mean how are you going to top that? You're setting yourself up for failure there]. My ex and I didn't make a big deal of it, because our anniversary was like 10 days afterwards anyway, but in general I'd save the fancy dinner for a day like your anniversary anyway when restaurants aren't so crowded.

So, I don't know what my plans are. I feel like a movie night with my single roommates are in order. With treats and stuff. Yup, let's celebrate with copious amounts of junk food. And perhaps scary movies. That sounds delightful.

With love and candy hearts

Cathryn

In My Head You're All Brand New

New headphones! Pretty badass right?

My lovely roommate Mike helped me decide on them. [Well I did most of the decision making but he helped with the taking the reins and getting help from the workers there which is helpful due to my sometimes crippling social phobia. You know what I'm talking about Gillian.]

I don't know if my apple earbuds were just that broken or what, but the headphones feel like I'm being enveloped with music. And everything else sounds muffled which is odd, but I like it at the same time. Although I'm afraid people will be yelling for me and I won't be able to hear them... Oh well.

With love and surround sound.

Cathryn

Hey Party People!

School is being a bit of a drag lately, I've been sick/busy for awhile, but fortunately my school reading week is coming up.

Right now I'm on a hunt for new headphones. My little Apple earbuds are falling apart [literally, the front comes off every time I take it out of my ear]. In a bid for something new, I'm looking for those headphones that sort of orbit your head. They look badass.

And fortunately Future Shop is having a sale.

With love and head bobbing

Cathryn

Things I Love Thursday: February 4, 2010

American Apparel

I have a pretty massive AA wish-list. It's so hard to narrow down what I want. And I live pretty close to one, although I'm pretty good at restraining myself.

Girls nights

My friend Abigail turned 19 the other day, so we celebrated at Jack Astor's and got multiple drinks. I've never really done that before, so it was fun having a girls night. Something we need to do more of. Although with a stricter budget.

Honey and lemon ginseng green tea

I see myself getting addicted to this. At least it has some benefits.

With love and Twisters

Cathryn

On the Bandwagon

Dudes, I got a tumblr. So, if it seems like I'm not posting much here, well look over there.

With love and copious amounts of pictures

Cathryn

Things I Love Thursday: January 28, 2010

New Haircut

I've been wanting to get my haircut for awhile now. I was planning on doing it yesterday, but then my afternoon class was cancelled Monday and on a whim I went to this place called House of Lords on Yonge St. It has a cool rocker atmosphere, and it's cheap. Sure, my haircut didn't come out exactly as I wanted it, and I'm trying to figure out how to tame certain parts of it, but I like it overall.

Children's Lit Essay

Okay, this isn't due until March, but it's wonderful that I'm actually excited to write it. I plan on talking about gender politics and roles in Twilight. My professor [who is delightful by the way] hasn't specified any kind of questions or topics to talk about, but she did say we could write about Twilight if we wanted to, as she didn't choose it for the syllabus, due to how poorly written it is. I'd have to agree with her.

Fruit Punch

Went grocery shopping with Kayla yesterday, which is infinitely more fun with another person, and I bought some Arizona fruit punch, which I haven't had in a long time. It was wonderful. Plus the burrito I got at Burrito Boyz was a lovely addition.

With love and copious amounts of fruit

Cathryn

Remember Me as a Time of Day

My roommates and I have been on a Friday Night Lights kick. We pretty much just powered through the first season. I was never one for football in high school, even though my high school was one of the best in Ontario. We'd often get let out early to go out to games and one time my friend, Emily, and I stayed for about five minutes before we left to go to Tim Hortons. Some of the players could also be kind of jerks sometimes, so I wasn't wholly invested in it.

Friday Night Lights however is kind of excellent in making the game exciting to watch. The characters are so realistically depicted and it's shot with a documentary-like feel with shaky cameras that go in and out of focus. You also can't beat a relationship like the one depicted between Coach Taylor and his wife, Tami. One of my favourite moments is when their daughter, Julie, comes home after a rough night and tells her parents they're the best in the world. Her dad gets a self-congratulatory smile on his face, while her mom knows that something did not go right. It was subtle, and funny.

Now, I seem to be in a different spot then where I planned. Thanks to this show, I've found this amazing band, Explosions in the Sky. They're an experimental rock band, which sounds weird, but they perform really affecting music that can really raise your spirits, or mellow you out depending on what you need.

Unfortunately embedding has been disabled, but here is a link to a video that combines both Friday Night Lights and Explosions in the Sky. If it doesn't make you feel something, you have no heart.

With love and football

Cathryn

Things I Love Thursday: January 21, 2010

Ottawa anticipation

Just bought my train ticket to go visit my friends up in the capital. I'm not fond of Ottawa as a city, but I'm excited for beaver tails and 24 hour diners and my friends spy-themed party. I'm going as a femme fatale. Shh don't tell anyone.

Enlightening conversations with friends

On Sunday night, I had a nice chat with my roommate Logan. It first started with asking about his painting and then it grew into talking about goals and life. I like those conversations. I mentioned how I was interested in writing a book and I was telling him my ideas and he was really receptive to the whole thing. It was a nice kick in the pants, and I've been writing steadily ever since. It feels really good actually.

Road trip playlists

I want to go on a road trip across Canada. In fact that's one of my goals for my twenties. I need to get a group of friends and a van, and hit the road. I'm torn between going out east or out west, and as much as I'd like to go east first then west, that might not be practical. We'll see! For now I'm making a playlist filled with songs I want to listen to, which I will probably divide into other subcategories depending on the time of day. Because I'm anal like that.

I'd also like to make some games and plan sights to see. Most likely "World's Largest Things". Make some road-trip bingo, and get a wacky journal to log everything, for which we'll yell log it at random intervals a la Brendan Leonard. I'm getting hyper just thinking about it.

With love and road maps

Cathryn

Word words words

Last year I read 10 books. Only 10. Now that's not bad considering school and whatnot [although it's not really cool to mention that almost half of them were Twilight books]. This year I'd like to read at least a book a month, and fortunately with my Children's Lit class I'll be getting half of it done before April.

On the 18th I finished Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. I'm still making my way through No one belongs here more than you by Miranda July, and this is my ever growing reading list:

Children's Lit:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling*

Regular List:

Emma by Jane Austen

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

White Oleander by Janet Fitch*

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Anything I should add?

With love and bookmarks

Cathryn

*I've read it before

Daily Outfit: January 14 and 15, 2010

I appear to be loving the monochrome, but it's winter and I'm in love with my new oversized grey cardigan. I'm wearing it right now in fact.

Apologies for the unmade bed, and slightly out of focus pictures. I'd like to make this a regular feature if possible.

With love and self-timers

Cathryn

Notes on self-esteem

Credit: Unknown

My heart reaches out when I hear stories like Heidi Montag. Stories about people who feel so deeply unattractive and ashamed of their bodies that they resort to drastic diets and surgeries to feel better about themselves.

I think everyone experiences some unhappiness with their bodies and features at some point in their life. But getting plastic surgery is sort of this demented notion that you'll become "your best you" as if having your chin reduced and your cheeks and lips puffed out will result in instant confidence. Only you have the power to become the person you want to be.

These insecurities are holding us back. "Oh that guy isn't going to like me, he'll be too distracted by my massive schnoz to notice me." Well that gets you nowhere. You've psyched yourself out. Getting a nose job won't necessarily change that mindset. It just adds a level of artificiality. Plus I guarantee most people aren't fixating on your perceived flaws as much you are. And you shouldn't change yourself to please a guy, because that won't make you happy.

Even the women you might deem as the epitome of attractiveness feel imperfect sometimes. But that doesn't hinder them, and it shouldn't hinder you.

With love and affirmations

Cathryn

Things I Love Thursday: January 14, 2010

Mexican food

Today I went out with my new friend Phillip and he showed me this place called Burrito Boyz on Adelaide. I love Mexican food, but I think my concept of it is limited to Tex Mex Lonestar fajitas. [Great food, but not really authentic]. This place was nice because a) not really a chain, b) not dirty and c) awesome food for cheap. I can't wait to show it to people.

Children's books

This semester I'm taking a Children's fiction class that is sure to be awesome. This week we have to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and over the semester we're going to read Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The Harry Potter one is the only book on the list I've read [a travesty I know], but I'm excited to be reading so many wonderful classic books.

Drunk roommates

Last night, my roommates went out and got drunk on 9 dollar pitchers. Since I have no class today I was up until 3 reading anyway, and I went down and hung out with them. They're very entertaining when they're drunk [and it's completely true that when you're drunk you tell all your friends you love them]. Even when they're a little aggressive. [Yes, I'm wearing a retainer. No, I don't have headgear]

Mike: We're going to double team you

Me: What?!

With love and guacamole

Cathryn

Music Monday: January 11, 2010

Credit: Unknown

What's been playing on repeat

"Standing in the Way of Control" - The Gossip

"Angel in the Snow" - Elliott Smith

"Set the Fire to the Third Bar" - Snow Patrol featuring Martha Wainwright

"Walking with a Ghost" - The White Stripes

With love and crazy dance beats

Cathryn

Hypothesis Conclusion

So for the month of December, after buying a mini Sephora eye shadow case, I experimented with my make-up and here are some of the results.

Since I haven't been a huge make-up person I feel that although the looks are more subtle on the experimentation scale, they're still a step-up and I've learned a few things.

With love and make-up brushes

Cathryn