Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose is the fairest sweater of them all? MINE.

Hello all! How are you feeling today?

I'm feeling sleepy. And since I'm "recovering" from a minor surgical operation I had earlier today, I'm going to let myself give into my lethargy. But before I enter my vegetative state of rest, I wanted to share a beautiful, beautiful sweater I bought yesterday.
Let me first express how much I ADORE this sweater. It. Is. Incredible. It's a vintage beaded, embroidered and sequin covered cardigan and guess how much I got it for?? $17!! Now I know, if you're a real hardcore thrift-shopper you might not think this sounds like such a deal. But let me tell you, the person who first bought this new probably paid several hundred dollars. Yeeah.
It's really just... fantastic. And lucky for you, I did a quick photo shoot! With just myself, too. It was very difficult. I was able to dig out our nice tripod but I couldn't find my automatic lens so I had to do a lot of back and forth to position and focus everything correctly. SO YOU BETTER APPRECIATE THESE PHOTOS. Please? :P

Here ya go:

And as an extra bonus, these are some of my favorite sandals that I happened to be wearing:

So, do you agree? Is that not a beautiful, beautiful sweater? I wore it out today and I actually got SO many compliments. Glad to see the world has great taste. Okay, well I'm going to go lay around and recover from my exhausting photo shoot. ;) Pozegnanie!

Warpaint Beauty Part II

The other day I went to Hot Topic, and I found that they were having a huge sale on Warpaint Beauty products. Remember that stuff? Anyways, I got to buy a bunch of makeup! Mostly eye shadow and eye liner, but also a really great nail polish and a yummy smelling lip gloss. :) Check it out:

"Skinny Dip"

"Bruiser"

"Start Here"

"Envy"

"Weeds"

"Wolf"

Pink: "Pixie", Gold: "24K", Purple: "Tornado"

"Black Light"

It glows in black light!! AHHH!

"Cherry" And it smells DELICIOUS.

I really like Warpaint Beauty... And though I loved this sale, it's kind of sad because it means the line is probably going under. :( But hey, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Or eat one of those miracle berries and just full on bite into it. Mmmmmmm.

The sale's also happening online, so I encourage you to check it out here! Happy shopping!

Calypso's Adventures In Wonderland

Oh blogoshpere, I'm such a bad blogger! So much has happened, so much exciting stuff, and I haven't shared anything with you in ages! So here I am, to catch you up. :)

Basically, I went to California (near San Francisco) for my first job interview. I also got to stay with Miss Mixie and her fabulous sister! The weather was just so incredible, I never wanted to leave. The skies were a perfect, breathtaking blue--not a cloud in the sky--and it was sunny and warm and just.... amazing!
It was a very exciting trip, partly because it was the most independent experience I have ever had away from home. I spent a whole day walking around the city and taking the BART completely on my own and it was so fun!! I felt like Alice in Wonderland! <3 I was working on a photography project too, so I brought my camera and spent the whole day photographing people around the city. Then, I did some exploring with Miss Mixie and her sister as well as with another dear friend of mine who we shall call Janet.
Hmmm, now I think I'm going to show you the REST of the details of my trip through my pictures! And by "the REST of the details" I mean all the stuff I feel like talking about, of course.

To begin with, a blurry photo I took on the plane:

I really love flying. So, so much. Especially at night, it's just so beautiful!

First off, here is all the stuff I bought! (Minus the clothes.)

I was pretty good on this trip, I must say. I only bought a few little, inexpensive trinkets--nothing too big. Aren't you proud of me? ;)

You see that sticker with the cheshire cat? Some guy gave me that on the waterfront in San Francisco! Cute, right?

I bought this little trolley charm for my mom at Pier 39! It's from a cute little silver shop we used to love to go to together. Oh, we used to live by San Francisco... Did I forget to tell you that? Heh.

BEAUTIFUL earrings that I bought at the massive four story forever 21 in the city, and crazy sparkly nail polish that I bought at American Apparel. 

And here are some great post cards. Star Wars, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Luther King Jr...

Two notebooks I got at Urban Outfitters... Gaahhhh I LOVE Urban Outfitters! And the notebooks there are my favorite! I'm always stocking up on them, I must have at least a dozen by now. :P 

An adorable Alice & Wonderland bag that I got for $2 at a great store called "Thrift Town"! Is it not splendiferous??

And next are some pictures of Janet's rats! They are so cute!!!! It makes me miss my old rat... His name was Squeakers! (What can I say, I wasn't a very original pet namer...)

They liked my bag. <3

Look, he has a perfect little Zorro mask! D'AAWWWWWWWW...

And here are some pictures of Miss Mixie and her sister from my trip!

That's Miss Mixie doing her hair! :D

And her sister running against a BART train!

And her sister again, with pretty flying hair!

And her pretty hair again! It's all gold and shiny... :)

And this is a super emo picture I took of Miss Mixie.

And her sister at this really cool feminist '50s store. You know what, we really need to give her a blog name. How about Fate? You don't know her, so you wouldn't get it. Sorry, LEFT OUT! :P

And here are some BEAUTIFUL pictures I took with Miss Mixie on the train:

Probably the most attractive I've ever looked in my ENTIRE life.

And this is probably the most obnoxious I've ever looked in my entire life...

We are just so cool.

And these are pictures I took in San Francisco on my glorious day of independence! Isn't she beautiful? I'm not quite sure if you're supposed to call a city a woman, but she feels like a woman so I've decided she IS a woman. So there.

You see what I mean??? IT WAS PARADISE!!

Even Alcatraz was beautiful...

I'm dying just thinking about all the sun and light and warmth...

Wow, I just realized how long this post is. And how late it is. I need to do my homework!!! Man, I wish I could show you more! Maybe I'll scan some of my film shots later and make a post about them! Okay, it's a date. See you later! 

xo Calypso