Tardy for the Party

So lately I've been mega broke and seriously wedge deprived. I have also been frustrated that all of the shoes that I yearn for on Solestruck or elsewhere are sold out by the time I get my paycheck because I have to be a responsible adult and pay for things I dont want to like rent, cable, and food. Not this time, people! All of the above still applies, but I decided to be irresponsible and delve into my savings for these puppies. The Jeffrey Campbell "Tardy" wedge looks a hell of a lot like those amazing Chloe boots from forever ago and you're darn tootin' thats why I bought them! Plus, some sweet red shoes needed to be added to my collection. Cant fuckin wait till I can strut around in these!

It was time for a new pair.

I really needed to get a new pair of shoes. First of all, all of my daily shoes were shredded to bits. Second, I was so proud of myself for resisting the urge to buy the Jeffrey Campbell American flag print El Carmen's at Eilatan earlier today that I treated myself to the less expensive and totally practical pair of Dolce Vita loafers over at American Rag. Kind of want to get a second job there, just to afford a plain black Comme de Garcons cardigan. Technically, I would totally get $346 worth of wear out of it, but it would be nice to get a discount and not spend more than half of my paycheck on it.

OH. MY. GOD.

Now these are shoes!! Solestruck.com SHOULD be stocking these beauties by Finsk soon! Which means I will probably be working disgusting amounts of overtime and have no life because I absolutely must have those crazy bitches in the upper left. I LIVE for crazy shoes like this. LIVE! Ok, cant let my boyfriend see that I'm looking at these or he's gonna have a fit. [navigating away from page now]

Explosions in the Sky with Papercuts @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery 4/30/2011

Ho-ly-crap, what a beautiful show! Everything about it! Everyone snuggling on blankets with beers and snacks on a lovely night listening to some of the greatest post-rock ever made! Seriously, It was amazing. I admittedly missed most of Papercuts, but the little that I heard was quite lovely and appropriate for the mood and venue. Honestly, I was kind of hoping to literally be among the graves, but we were fairly close to some small mausoleums so I guess that was alright. I honestly think my only complaint about last night is that everyone in the I.E. and O.C. had been bitching via Facebook and Twitter about how this wind is a bitch and I was just hanging around Arcadia thinking "what a bunch of whiners, the weather is fine!" Then, 9 o'clock rolls around and clearly no one else in L.A. was prepared for the upcoming wind either. Everyone was cold a squirming around probably thinking the same thing I was: I wish we had brought TWO blankets! But I mean, even my least favorite type of weather really couldnt ruin such a magical night. I even told my boyfriend, "Hey this would be a great date if there werent craploads of people surrounding us!" And its hard to have a bad time when you can take in your own booze and food. If I could take in a cheese plate and a margarita to every show, I'd be a real happy camper. But basically, Explosions in the Sky was amazing and energetic and couldnt have done any better! Bravo!

Rainbows!

So, I think I need these. There have been a few versions that i havent "needed" but the colors on this one are just perfect and the ultra white part of it....I fuckin' need it. But first, I need some monies. But I am dead serious about incorporating this into my summer wardrobe.

Holy pale!

The flash on any camera in a dark bar always brings out the crazy paleness of my skin. Me and all of my coworkers went out to say goodbye to me (leaving one store, transfering to another) and i got reallllll drunk and it was awful the next day. Anywho, I was wearing H&M feather earrings, Silence & Noise cardigan, and a vintage dress. Also wearing some extremely rad (and comfortable) Jeffrey Campbell "Skate" wedges. Its really a shame that they werent pictured, especially since i kept telling everyone i knew that we ran into, "Look at my shoes, and theyre so comfortable too!" in a drunken stupor.

Presents for Men!

I bought these for my boo for our one year anniversary. Opening Ceremony M6 for Men. If I was a dude I would want them too! Helpful hint: solestruck.com sells these for about 6o or 70 bucks less than the actual Opening Ceremony website and theres no shipping or tax. Score! No Brainer! PS really proud of myself for not buying anything this pay period even though I'm probably rolling in the dough enough to get some. But I'm just being extra picky.

Dr. Martin is stepping up his game!

Doc Martin has some amazing shit right now! And its all pretty affordable. I think I really have a shoe problem though. Im gonna need to win the lottery or get a 10 dollar raise.

Crystal Castles with Suuns, 3/3/2011 @ The Fox Theater

Ok so Suuns sounded like a shitty high school jam band, nuff said. But I had such high hopes for Crystal Castles considering this second album is fucking amazing and beautiful and sounds real good rollin' around in my Jeep to work. I was more than disappointed; I was angry. So not even saying anything bad about their singer, Alice, because that bitch had a broken ankle and was still energetic as ever! Crowd surfing, writhing around, even taking a toke off of someone's joint! She was really giving 100% and this terrible show had nothing to do with her. My advice to the band is FIRE YOUR SOUND PERSON! The bass was literally choking me and it made it impossible to hear the goddamn songs! I was so pissed about it that I almost wanted to walk out, but I stuck it out just incase the sound dick pulled it together. It got a little better, but It was still, overall, pretty fuckin terrible. I was even thinking, "Okay, if Robert Smith comes out just for Not In Love, it will redeem this whole shit show." But that didnt happen either. I did like how they realized that their original version of that song was not as awsome as the R.S. version, so they decided to go with that. Bravo, I say! But here are some other tid bits I was upset/downright confused about with the show; never played "Untrust Us" or "Vanished" because I was kind of under the impression that those were kind of big songs for them. Also it was only an hour long, which i guess i get because she does have a friggin' broken ankle. If I had a broken ankle, i'd be like "hey guys, Im gonna sit in this chair and sing and heres a greatlight show. Enjoy." Okay, okay, there was one song that to me all of the fuckin songs should have sounded like and that was "Intimate." "Reckless" wasnt too bad either. So the overall feel of the show, in my opinion, was that the sound was so terrible that it made me feel like a) I was listening to it from the outside or b) I was driving next to a cholo with a bad sound system. Too much bass, just plum sounded shitty!

I think I have a problem.

Yeah... solestruck.com sent me an email that said that they had these bad boys again in my size and I transferred some money from savings REAL QUICK. I had to have them. Im saying its fate. But, my boyfriend is gonna kill me if i get more shoes before we move, so I really need to settle down.

I could die happy now.

They came in the mail yesterday! Jeffrey Campbell Skate heels. They are amazing. The weird part is that I ordered them in a size 9 because thats the size of all of my other JCs, and they are probably a size too big :/ But its possible that its making them all the more comfortable. Its very possible that I could wear them at work today! Of course I would only wear them inside of mywork because if got grass stains on these puppies i would never forgive myself.

I need these.

That is all! (modcloth.com)

My 2 new purchases.

Im pretty obsessed with skirts right now. Skirts and wedges. The first skirt is the Staring at Stars Constellation Linen skirt and the second one is the Nom De Plume YaYa Drew skirt and they can both be found at Urban Outfitters. The weird thing about the 2nd skirt is that in the store its $88, but its def on sale for $29 which i was pysched about and a friend that works there found the LAST ONE for me! But online its only $39 regular price. Wtf?

so excited for my feet to be in pain

Fuck yeah. Jeffrey Campbell Architectural Wedges. Happy New Year to me.