awkward & awesome: the optometrist/record edition...

awkward:

- going to the optometrist today and having her remember me from my last appointment nearly two years ago.  the one where she put eye drops in my eyes.  and i screamed, and closed my eyes... and told her the drops were in them when really, my eyes were shut super tight.  

- the fact that instead of putting the drops in my eyes, she tried to trick me into thinking she was just going to 'look' at them with a jedi-type-contraption.  then i panicked, and she told me the truth.  she was going to touch my eyeball with it.  MY EYEBALL!  yea, that went over well...

- the fact that i need reading glasses... and i'm fussy.  and she had to order me three different frames to try.  let's hope one works, because imagine just how awkward it would be if none of them did. yikes!

awesome:

- my record player.  the joy it brings me... vinyl, a glass of wine, and a bubble bath.  is there anything better?? ok... maybe company with that... but i'm not there yet.

- the records that have arrived this week!  two van morrison's and a joan jett 2 LP greatest hit!!  i'm in heaven. truly, i am.

- my weekend plans... yes, i have plans.  and it's not supposed to storm! can you hear me squealing??... underworld: awakening tomorrow, and birthday dinner & drinks saturday with melissa and her fam jam! 

                    
               dress, lace jacket, necklace: ruche
               tights: walmart
               shoes: aldo
               record player: gift! (uo)
               LP's: amazon

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i hope your week was as awkward and awesome as mine!

:)

j.

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awesome & awkward: dance moves edition...

 cardi, top, skirt, belt, earrings: ruche, boots: shelly's (from karmaloop), tights: american apparel

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today is thursday! awkward and awesome day!  

i'm going to do it a little bit backwards today...

awesome:

- starting the new year off in a new office, with a new contract, and an email signature

- the fact that it doesnt take much to make me happy

- these boots.

- ordering records... i'm beyond excited that i just placed the order, imagine when they come in??

- my record player... i'm in love with it.

 

awkward:

- popping in your boss's office tuesday morning and saying "happy 2010!!"... apparently i go back a year instead of ahead... next time, stick to 'happy new year!'

- trying to follow the instructions on hooking up an xm radio, and where to hide the wires. really? had i done it myself, i would've been running over the wires...

- my dance moves!

 wouldn't you love to hit up the dance floor with me??

no really, wanna hit up the dance floor with me?? i'm in a dancing mood!

:)

j.

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awkward & awesome

dress: little houses, shoes & belt: ruche, tights: we love colors

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awkward:

- being in the costco men's underwear section with my mother, looking at the underwear trying to find the style my father likes (as if that isn't awkward enough) and hearing my mother say "wow, those are nice looking nuts" (very loudly)... as i turn around in horror, she was actually referring to a jar of glazed nuts, randomly set aside in the underwear aisle. yes, people heard her. and stared. and laughed.

- ok, i can only think of one awkwardness in the past week... which is awesome, and leads to:

awesome:

- booking time off for a trip to connecticut for NYE with some single girls.

- my cozy dress. it's sweatshirt material. love it.

- that tomorrow is a much need friday and i'm spending the weekend alone with the fur kids. much needed veg time. i'm stoked.

- breaking dawn part 1. jacob was shirtless in the first 10 seconds. i'm embracing singleness.

- treadmill + big bang theory dvd's ... hello workout that i LOVE and just zooms right by!!

happy thursday.

:)

the return of brutus...

top, belt, shoes: ruche
dress: c/o ruche
tights: we love colors
watch: guess
cameo necklace: gift from melissa

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when i lived in montreal many moons ago, i developed the nickname 'brutus'... the fact being that my best montreal friend (who's from NL), chris, was probably a good 5" shorter than i am. this tiny little bubbly thing. and next to her, i felt, and looked, like brutus. from popeye. flattering, i know.
this is how i feel again today, taking pictures in front of my love seat. i feel ginormous, in the height sense. it probably doesnt help that my tripod is broken, and so the camera is angled up at me, and not level... hence making me appear even larger!
(note to self: buy new tripod)

however, these awkward pictures are fitting, as it's awkward and awesome thursday!

awkward:

- that lovely dover shift dress i wore yesterday?? its adorable. i love it. i actually wore it two weeks ago. with light blue undies. seemed acceptable when i looked in the mirror in my bedroom. however, the mirror at work, under brighter lights, was a completely different story.
embarrassing.

- having to ask your pharmacist, who's one of your best friend's older sister, birth control advice.
fun times.

- the shirt i have on. it has several snaps in the back. they like to periodically unsnap during the day. the hard to reach ones.

- the happy birthday song. and everyone singing it to you. and staring.

- the holes in my closet doors where there should be hardware! i hated them, took them off with every intention to replace them, and haven't... it's been about 6 years... oops!

awesome:

- birthday cake! and birthday cake! and a third birthday cake!! and the fact that birthday calories don't count, and so i had large portions of all three cakes.

- vintage cameos. and that my bff bought me the prettiest 1940s cameo ever. love.

- the fact that michael kors was established the same year i was born... and so i think it's a sign that i should buy more. (i like to justify unnecessary shopping)...

- cunard restaurant chinese food... it's to die for. and the fact that my parent's picked up a huge scoff of it yesterday on their drive back from moncton. i'm tempted to go to the miramichi this weekend just for more. so yum.

- bath and bodyworks christmas scents. i love them. 'tis the season is basically what christmas normally smells like in my parent's house... and now it's bottled! amazing.

happy thursday!
(tomorrow's friday!! booyah!)

:)
j.