Sweater, tights, watch, belt: Tarzhay. Skirt, earrings: F21. Legwarmers, necklace: UO. Shirt, some random store. Shoes: Dolce Vita.

I stole this from my cousin Ria, because, well, I am lazy as hell, and the reconstruction on my site isn’t going as quickly as I thought. I have way too many categories. So I’m posting again. ^_^

Current Book(s):
None. We’re a magazine family. National Geographic, WIRED, Monocle, People StyleWatch, Real Simple.

Current Music:
Jesca Hoop
Anya Marina (she has this fantastic song on the New Moon (Twilight 2) OST)
Corinne Bailey Rae’s The Sea

Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure:
Cheddar and dill scones with tea.

Current Colors:
Teal and mustard yellow.

Current Obsessions:
Club Monaco, Anthropologie, ankle booties, flouncy skirts worn with opaque tights, clashing patterns in clothing;
English tea with creme and sugar.

Current Drink:
Red Rose Tea — Canada’s #1 Tea!

Current Songs:
“Intelligentactile 101″, Jesca Hoop
“Blackest Lily”, Corinne Bailey Rae

Current Movie:
The Sound of Music. It’s a classic I’ve watched about 300 times since I was a child.
How to Steal a Million (Audrey!!)

Current TV Show:
Californication, X-Files, Dollhouse (haven’t seen season 2 yet), Fringe, LOST, Little Mosque on the Prairie

Current Wish-List:
More money.

Current Needs:
Suiting dress shirts, ankle booties, colored tights. A watch. And, of course, more time.

Current Triumph(s):
Working with my husband–he thinks I’m worthy enough to work with now.

Current Bane(s) of my Existence:
Girl scout cookies

Current Goal(s):
Reorganize my closet, work more projects, learn faster recipes, replenish my wardrobe so I can stop hating it.

Current Indulgence:
Asian Pears.

Current Blessing:
My husband and my dog.

Current Slang or Saying:
My hips hurt. I feel sick. (This is pretty much a constant.)

Current (Fav) Outfit:
Textured tights, ankle booties, flouncy skirt, wife beater, cardi with belt, scarf.

Current Excitement:
Working with my husband in the Lab.

Current Mood:
Cutesy… I’m working with my husband!

In celebration of our Fifth Year together today.
I love you, Ffin. Happy anniversary.
It seems I have been, from the start, hopelessly devoted to you. Not in a sickening, codependent sort of way, but sometimes bordering on an unhealthy obsession. There is never a time when I can NOT love you or feel in love with [...]

I’ve been lost under a wave. Pessimism, stress, frustration, fear. Drowning under currents and tides I did not foresee, did not help to create. My puny arms flail against the raging currents, cool, dark waters sweep past me. My pathetic efforts lose, and I am lost in the undertow, dragged down, down into a quiet, [...]

Friday, N finally set his work aside for a night, so we could make a date of what was left of the evening. Scotch and maybe dinner, if we were so inclined. Now, this is a big deal since N generally works 70 or 80 hour work weeks, sometimes more.

Outfit Architecture: Cashmere wrap, VS; belt, [...]

Friday photos at work.

Scarf, vintage. Cardi, F21. Jeans, BDG. MaryJanes, All Black, via Anthropologie.
Feeling like rubbish emotionally today. I rushed out the door this morning, and so therefore chose an easy outfit without realizing it wasn’t very stylish other than the shoes. Hence my iPhone images heavily edited in Picnik/Flickr.
The other day I posed [...]