simple pleasures

Ten things I really enjoy at the moment:

01. My newly cleaned kitchen. I hadn't touched it in weeks.
02. All-white ensembles. Currently wearing a vintage J. Peterman skirt and H&M tee that I cut.
03. Not brushing my hair. It makes me look edgier than I really am. Maybe a little crazy? That's not a bad thing.
04. Looking forward to Fridays with Pika in the city after a long week of classes. Tomorrow needs to come sooner.
05. Waking up to the Katamari soundtrack playing on my phone. Ohh lonely rolling star~!
06. Having my hard work pay off and getting A's on unnecessarily difficult Latin quizzes.
07. Watching the sunset over the bay from my window. I miss my 7th floor dorm room sometimes.
08. Having more money in my bank account than I had originally counted on. Time to go shopping.
09. Spending way too much time at cafes with friends while completing a minimal amount of work.
10. Receiving emails about the blog, be it from fans or major companies. I'm bursting with news!

Still Alice

(Vintage Blazer, Arden B Top, H&M Skirt, Sergio Rossi Heels)

To all of your surprises, I actually read. I've just finished reading this one book called Still Alice which is about a well respected Harvard professor, Alice getting alzheimer and her struggles through it. This book started off pretty slow despite the fact that it's really thin but oh my gosh, after the super boring first 10 pages, it got so good that I couldn't stop reading it. I forget something every single day. I forget my cell phone most of the time and leave it somewhere. I could never find my lotion so I have two of each(one in the bathroom and one in somewhere in the apartment) and I also have two glasses because I could never find them. I'm sure I annoy the hell out of people around me and in a very tiny bit I feel like I could relate to Alice. No, it's nothing like what any alzheimer pation and their family are going through, it's really nothing, but I feel her pain, and her family's pain. Ugh, this book just hit me deep in the heart. Aimeeways, it's not just a sad alzheimer story so people don't get depressed and if you have spare time, you should read this book.

Btw, before I finished reading Still Alice I read The Time Traverler's Wife and I think it was the best novel I've read this year (to be honest, I only read three books this year lol) I'm not sure how the movie is, but you should definitely get yourself a copy of The Time Traverler's Wife. If the ending doesn't make you cry, you are one cold hearted, you know what. It's not really a sad story though. It's super funny too. Ok, enough of me babbling about books.

People, have a great week!

first date (or something like that)

Technically Brent and I never did have a first date since what one would count as such started out as a shopping excursion which then turned into a mutual consensus of "hey, let's finally start dating after a year or so of crushes overshadowed by a mask of friendship." Luckily with a boyfriend like him, even the laziest of days sitting around and doing nothing can be special, but in any case, it's always fun to spice things up with cute little dinner dates like these. Today we met up at Corso in North Berkeley after he got off work early where I wore my favorite vintage floral romper.

We started off with a caprese salad and a lemonade for me and campari cocktail for him. Brent had been here before and chose the risotto with duck leg while I went for what he usually gets, a savory pasta with braised beef and pork. Not bad for a cute little date! It's funny to think that just a few months ago we were wrapping up our little shopping date while maintaining awkward small talk over lunch at some sandwich place on Fillmore. Now our conversations range from possible names for a puppy (preferably a miniature dachshund) to our hypothetical babies and how cute they would be (hah). Nope, not awkward at all... although it does feel like we've been dating much longer than we actually have. Probably because we were friends for so long before this and could have started dating much sooner if one of us had made a move.

saturday in the city

After a stressful week like the past one, weekends like these are a blessing. My boyfriend doesn't usually have Saturdays off so today was a treat! We started the day off with a nice brunch at Boogaloo's down the street. Mmm, omelet! I like savory breakfast foods most of the time but next time I'm definitely going with something sweet.

Pika got the huevos rancheros, his roommate Chris went for the chicken ranchero with a chicken cilantro soup, and as I stated earlier, I had custom made omelet with swiss cheese, tomatoes, and ham. Delish!

Next stop of the day: Dolores Park in the Mission. Met up with more friends for card games and other silly things. I guess this counts as an outfit shot? Wearing an Acne shirt over an H&M tank, Lux shorts, and thrifted lace-up booties. Not sure what I was doing in the first picture but Devin and Megan's deer ears are cute.

Final stop: some Mexican restaurant for pitchers of margaritas and other tasty appetizers. Unfortunately, I was the only person there under 21 so I was unable to partake in the debauchery. Why are the last few months before your birthday always the most unbearable? Hmph. Oh, and here's my Pika wearing my red American Apparel pocket cardigan over a Sabatino striped tee. I love these colors together! I'm probably not going to get that cardigan back but it's okay since that just means I can steal his.