Mad for plaid

Last night Keegan took me out for Japanese food. I haven't eaten much Japanese food, but all of my friends are Japanophiles so it was bound to happen.




Miso soup and veggie tempura. Yum!


Sushi is much more intimidating, especially because I hold my chopsticks improperly.

After dinner we went to The Tin Box, one of my favourite places to browse. I came across this adorable little alarm clock that I need for my dorm room. It hooo's to wake you up!






These jeans are tight in a comfortable jegging type of way.


I finally had to get rid of these shoes, they were just so worn out.


This beautiful vintage broach was given to me by my parents for Christmas.

Dress - The Jean Queen, size 20
Super skinny jeans - American Eagle, size 18
Cardigan - Old Navy, size XXL
Flats - American Eagle, size 11
Broach - Black Swan Antiques & Collectibles


We went to a nearby park, where this little rabbit was hanging out.

Dinner and a photo

Last night I went out for dinner with my friends for an end of high school type thing. It was really fun, and nine people came out (everyone who hadn't already left on holidays). We went to Boston Pizza because it was the only thing we could agree upon, and it was delicious.

Here's my make-up of the evening. Nothing special, but I thought it was nice.






And my dinner. I had the baked seven cheese ravioli with pomodoro sauce, and the chocolate explosion for desert.

The circle of life

I wanted to wear something easy, cute and casual tonight but I have yet to find the perfect black jersey skirt or dress. Despite playing around with it at home, I've never worn my AA circle scarf as anything other than a scarf out of the house. Until tonight! I gathered it at the front, twisted and tucked it, and secured it with a safety pin. Hey, if Christina of Musings of a Fatshionista can do it, why not!


I've had this pin for years but have never worn it. I think it belonged to a former friend. Oops! It's very cute, though, and covers the much-less-cute safety pin. All night I was so excited about this pin because ducks don't need umbrellas! (Erm, I consume too much caffeine). Seriously though, I love umbrellas and love birds, making this pin perfect. Oh, and Keegan was happy that I was wearing a broach.











Dress - American Apparel circle scarf
Plaid shirt - Old Navy size XXL
Belt - thrifted

Greenery

When I last wore this dress, it was to Queer Prom. Now here's how I wore it to write an English exam a few days ago. My friends accused me of trying to woo the exam. If only.











Dress - thrifted, marked as an XL
Jeans - Old Navy, size 18
Shoes - thrifted, men's size 9.5W
Belt - Northern Reflections, size XL
Purse - The Tin Box
Necklaces - free from the Re-Use Centre






I've found that this lovely little park by my house is perfect for taking outfit photos. I also purchased a purse-sized tripod when I bought my camera for $10. I feel as though my photos are getting better, what do you think?

Flowers, grad

My Graduation was a few weeks ago, I know, but I just got these photos back from my girlfriend and I'm dying to show you.


This is the beautiful avant-garde orchid corsage my girlfriend gave me because OMG she is perfect!



And the bouquet she got me.



And the two of us. Stephanie wore full Lolita, how cute!

Parts

To totally emulate the vlog brothers: This post comes to you in 7 parts.


Part 1: fruit.



Nothing's more refreshing than fresh fruit on a summer day. Oranges, watermelon, berries. Yum! This orange was so delicious I couldn't resist actually eating it after the mini photo shoot.


Part 2: curry.




The other night I made chickpea curry for dinner. The one time I followed a recipe was a (disgusting) disaster, so I just take the improvisation route. I know what spices go in curry and I'm a decent cook, so it turns out well. This time I added plain yogurt while cooking to create more of a sauce. De-licious!


Part 3: glass beads.




My girlfriend made this beautiful glass bead for me. It's not supposed to be any particular type of purple flower, but I am certain it's an iris.


Part 4: belly dance.

I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but I just finished taking an 8 week belly dance class with my girlfriend. She's taken many a belly dance class, but this was my first time. It was a lot of fun. I'm not always a fan of exercise, but belly dance was different: it felt like a great work out with making be grumpy, sore, dizzy, or giving me a migraine. Not to mention that I felt super sexy.


Part 5: re-fashioned jewellery.



I finished my 'romantic clusters' necklace. I'm happy with it, I think it is so darling. I wore it to school today and received a lot of compliments from my friends. I really appreciate the opinions of my readers, but y'all know it makes me week in the knees when I get compliments in real life.


Part 6: school's out!

This morning I wrote my last final exam. Now just to wait for my diploma to come in the mail. I'm not technically done though, as I have to take summer school Phys Ed 10. More on that later though, I just hope I survive. But really, I work so super duper hard on pottery and academics and I just need to grit my teeth and make it through the two weeks. The point, however, was that I'm done high school! Kind of! And it's officially summer break!


Part 7: shorts.



It was so hot today. After my exam I went out for lunch with my friends, and as soon as I got home I changed into a pair of house short (y'know, like lounge wear). It's great to be breezy. I'm getting more comfortable showing my legs, and the floral pattern on these shorts is to die for, so I think I'll try to wear them in real life this summer.

A walk in the park

Yesterday I wrote my calculus exam, and I think it went pretty well. It is fortunately not weighted too heavily, so I don't have anything to worry about. After my exam I went over to a friend's house, where we studied for our social exam, ate lunch, went shopping, studied some more, took his dogs for a walk, ate dinner, studied some more, and played in a kiddie playground. It was a lovely day, but I got more than a few mosquito bites.

This is dress is a really nice stretch cotton, but as you can see it shows off my tummy a bit more than my other dresses. I think I'm alright with that. While we were on Whyte, someone called out "I love fat girls!" from their moving car. While I didn't shout anything back all I could muster was "I love fat girls too." Oh well, he probably really does love fat girls but it too busy being a street harassing douche to act upon it.

I was wearing a different scarf in the morning, but Keegan bought this vintage scarf for me while we were out and about.















Dress- thrifted, size XL
Cardigan - Joe Fresh, size XXL
Scarf - vintage via Divine
Flats - Payless, size 11
Bracelet - thrifted

Happy Father's Day!

A nautical romance

This look feels a bit different than usual. Theses are actually the first pair of jeans that aren't skinny that I've worn in years. These are the pull-on jeans from Penningtons in a size 20. They fit exactly like yoga pants, and have faux pockets in the front with real pockets on the back. They're the most comfortable jeans I own, and also the chicest.

I decided to give this shirt, size XL from the Gap, one last chance before I donate it to the Salvation Army. I really love the nautical stripes, but don't love it overall. My biggest problem is that even though it fits loosely, the buttons gap like no tomorrow. I'll definitely be donating it, no matter how cute it may be.

I made this necklace last night and this afternoon from items around the house. I've officially named it "Mixed Metals Romantic Cluster Necklace." I'll be adding some more charms once I get more jump rings. I went through my craft basket and collection of unworn jewellery and sorted out things I could refashion into jewellery. My creative mind is overflowing, and this summer I'm looking forward to refashioning second-hand jewellery, learning to sew and knit, upcycling, DIY, crafting, etc.

I'm not a big fan of red lipstick with braces, but this outfit really felt like it needed red lips.