I finally learned how to use PSE (Photoshop Elements), it's really addicting. So I made a birthday list (a very, very scarce birthday list). See that entire urban outfitters store picture? Yea, that was because I didn't want to put every single thing I loved because that would mean working on this for hours, or days, or months. But who's counting anyway? PS: Those sweatpants: Alexander Wang. I. Love. Them. They're my favorite that I've found so far
kostenlos gemacht) bekommt eine doppelte Gewinnchance. (das klingt voll dämlich...)
Ladenzeile.dehat mir diese nette Tasche anlässlich meiner (noch nicht erreichten) 1000 Leser gestiftet, danke nochmal an dieser Stelle an Anne, die mir diePicard Scottyim Wert von 75€zur verfügung gestellt hat - die ist perfekt für die Schule.
Teilnahmebedingungen:
1. Dieses Gewinnspiel ist ein Dankeschön an meine Leser, bitte habt Verständnis dafür. Ein Google Konto kostet nichts, und ist ruckzuck eingerichtet. Aber wer ihn mit Bloglovin verfolgt(genauso ruckzuck und
2. Ihr könnt auch einen Post verfassen, und Ladenzeile(und dieses Gewinnspiel) verlinken, das verdoppelt ebenfalls eure Gewinnchance. Das Bild dürft ihr selbstverständlich verwenden. 3. Hinterlasst einen Kommentar unter diesem Post, mit dem Link zu eurem Eintrag und eurer Mail, oder nur mit eurer Mail.
und das bis zum 13.10
TRANSLATION:This wonderful Picard leather bag which has a worth of 75€ by courtesy of the siteLadenzeile.de is perfect for school, isn´t it? so, what you need to win is: 1. This lottery is to thank my readers. So please follow my blog - if you follow with bloglovin you´ll get a double chance of winning. I know, it sounds stupid, but a bloglovin account is free and the registration is done in 2 - 3 minutes. 2. Post about this lottery on your blog, and put a link on Ladenzeile.deand this Post. This raises also your chance to win. (of course you can use this picture) 3. Leave a comment under this post with your name, your mailing adress and your post - done! (:
Yesterday I went over to Jenna's house and we got really bored so we went outside and had a failure of a photoshoot! It was dark out and I didn't know how to make my camera work in the dark, but never fear! My first photo class was today so maybe I'll learn to shoot at the awkward time where it's not nighttime and not day time, that's the time I get home.
Ps. These tights are so mesmerizing! You can't see it in the picture but there are sparkles and it looks like staring up into the galaxy and at the starts but there are more stars in a more condensed area. They're amazing. And shiny. It's fantastic.
First Assignment for Class: Take Three Pictures of 15 Subjects 1 extreme close up 1 close up 1 mid range
"I see a lot of competition in fashion blogging. Obviously not everywhere, but it's hard to avoid. It’s all about who’s got the most followers, comments, the best sponsors, the most coverage in the traditional media, what have you. People want to be on top ten lists. It just seems like such a limiting way of measuring success, ordering people into ranks by some statistic. The numbers don't really mean anything very much, do they? I have about 250 followers at the moment. Does that make me 25% better than someone with 200 followers, or 20% worse than someone with 300? Clearly not! And a lot of bitchiness comes from that competition. A lot of comments about other bloggers along the lines of ‘why are they so popular, they’re nothing special, it’s not fair’. Again, this kind of thing is more prevalent in some parts of the fashion/lifestyle blogging world than others, and I do try and stay away from the places where you get concentrations, but it's near impossible to avoid completely. Neither am I resistant to this negative feeling and jealousy, not at all. I’ve never said it out loud, but I definitely feel it when I read a blog with 5,000 followers and 200 comments on every single post, when all they do is sponsored content and re-post vogue editorials. I hate feeling that way, and usually my reaction is to take that blog out of my reader and never think about it again. This is the reason I follow hardly any of the ‘big’ blogs, because this has happened quite a few times and I hate being disappointed (because being ‘famous’ inevitable raises such expectations) and feeling negative about people. It’s the reason I refused to even look at Style Bubble for ages. Which was a silly thing to do really, because now I’ve added it to me reader and I love it! And what makes it even sillier is that I feel that way despite having no ambitions whatsoever to become ‘big’. I am setting myself up as being in a competition that I don’t even want to be in. I’d be lying if I said I don’t want my little blog to grow, but organically and on it’s own terms, in a way that makes me happy and crucially, in a way that doesn't become a full-time occupation. I don’t want to be in competition with anyone, I want to be in dialogue with readers and other bloggers. I enjoy the interaction. It makes me feel all fuzzy that some people actually enjoy reading about my silly rants and obsessions, and a few people come out to comment and say hi. But I am honestly, genuinely not interested in gaining sponsors, or media coverage, or being offered paid work on the back of this blog. And it is only if you're interested in those kinds of things (and I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it's not for me) the statistics matter at all."
So I guess what this post is a message (mainly to myself) to just chill out a bit, and enjoy the good things about blogging without worrying about numbers or what others are doing. I (we?) need that kind of reminder every now and then. Thoughts? * To clarify – I’m not picking on the little girl in particular. I am merely using he as an illustration of these ideas that are floating around the blogosphere and society in general."
I love this. Because it's true AND because I have said stuff about why certain blogs are so famous and mine isn't. Now I just say whatever, if I get famous, I get famous and I'll be happy about it but my whole life isn't devoted to being the best blog around.
Last week marked the end of New York Fashion Week. Post-show, the editors, buyers and bloggers went to work to define and list the trends, hoping we'll follow along. But for many of us, the sheer shirts of Spring '11 were are about as realistic for our wardrobes as a meat dress. Instead, we looked outside of Lincoln Center at the street style of individuals, hoping to find the inspiration to zig when everyone else is zagging. This week's post celebrates the path less ... followed, with counterpoints on everything from current trends to blogger compensation and competition.
source Sushi Cat: Click on the link, I dare you! While doing my usual stalking of StumbleUpon (read: procrastinating on StumbleUpon), I came across this game. You drop a round cute cat. Into little Chinese (yes, I know, sushi is not Chinese). But the catch! You have to collect sushi by dropping the cat onto the sushi that is in between the dropping area and the take out boxes. CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT?!?!?! NO! You can't. Neither can I.
source Nylon Magazine: I would like to start of by saying DO YOU SEE WHAT SHE IS WEARING? It's so random, but it is perfect and amazing and pretty and I. Want. It. This happens to be my first Nylon, I carry it EVERYWHERE (everywhere... not kidding). It's just so darn good! I like it so much that I even read all the little notes on the ads that I usually just skip through.
source Cameras: My friend and I had this epic conversation about cameras and what we wanted to do if he went into the fashion industry today. It made me really want to research cameras and buy every single kind I can find. This is an Holga (hopefully, you can read, because it's on the picture, just wanted to clarify to those who have issues reading pictures but not reading text), I don't know what it does, but they sell them at Urban Outfitters. I will find out what it does. Eventually.
source IFB (International Fashion Bloggers): Yes, I do spend the time I don't spend watching Daria (below) and StumbleUpon on IFB. I love it! It's really cool because a bunch of bloggers are member and they write articles for it and stuff. My blog was just 'approved by an administrator' so now I'm a member! Yippee! I don't know what that means!!! But it's cool anyway!!! Yay!
source Tapered Sweatpants: I'm craving a pair, so much! They're comfy because they're sweatpants, and they're cool because they're cool (I'm good at adjectives...) and they're pretty, and they look nice, and they're soft, and they're like harem pants but better, and I could go on. But I won't. WHERE!?!? Can I get a pair of these for cheap?!? (Oh, never mind, I found them at UO for $38... Hmm, I still want to know of other places).
source Daria: I found Daria over the weekend, I've only watched three episodes, but I am HOOKED! It's so good, and she is so cool! I think Tavi says it best in her bio on her blog:
"I wish I was Daria but I get too excited about things like candy to be deadpan all the time." -Tavi
I agree. Fully. Watch it! Please! Do it! NOW (the first one is called "Esteemers")!!! It's all about this girl, Daria, who goes so against the flow of highschool, she makes fun of her self and doesn't care about popularity, she thinks everyone is a jerk and her best friend (at least from the three episodes I watched) is Jane, who happens to be an amazing artist. PS. It doesn't air anymore :( Sadness! You has to watch it online (see links below). Which I do.
source Blink 182: (All the Small Things) They're one of the two radio stations I listen to on Pandora. A few of my friends live by them. They are amazing. Anyone want to get me a CD?
Georgia May Jagger: LOVE HER! Especially her gap (in her teeth)! I want to use the word cute, but, it's not... People use cute to describe old people AND THEY ARE NOT!!!! I have nothing against old people but CUTE?!? to describe and old n!?!? LIKE WHAT?????? So if I call Georgia's gap cute, it would be like a teenage guy saying that Megan Fox is just "cute". The moral of this story is: I love Georgia May Jagger, that is not cute, but some other form of the word cute that fits a (insert age here) year old model.
Another lesson I learned from this post: When pictures aren't normal sizes, they are really hard to resize without become all gross. I spent so long on trying to get this right, and its still not. GRRR!!!!
blouse: urban outfitters, jeans: wet seal, shoes: some brand called r2
Didn't do anything today. I only went out to get tennis shoes and magazines so I didn't really bother to dress up, besides the shoes- I want to break them in more. Haven't started my homework yet because I'm watching Daria, found out about it today and I really like it (not obsessed yet seeing as I'm only on the first episode). Also I've been reading articles on IFB, I registered for it too but the people have to approve my blog before I can be a member (if I get approved). Ciao peoples, back to Daria!
I'm not dead! I promise! Just busy! I was on StumbleUpon the other day (get one! they are soooo addicting!) and it took me to the Jen Kao Spring 2011 RTW collection. I've never heard of the designer (maybe I live under a rock....)(as far as I can tell I don't though) but I LOVE this. It's so flowy and beautiful and check out the shoes!!! I wouldn't mind a pair of those knee high sandals. My favorite part? The green pants and the green shorts, I would DIE for those!!!!
Today I totally rearrange my room (finally!), I really like it. I wish my walls were white though (they're kind of light purple). It's a total mess now, I'm gonna go clean it.... yay?
You can e-mail me at beetlebugblog@yahoo.com ! Just to talk, or to ask a question (if you don't want to ask it on formspring) or want advice. I'll respond to almost everything (as long as it's not about super personal information or if it's very inappropriate.
