Outfit of the Day

What I Wore:
August 10th (and most of the following week.)
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I was actually quite pleased with this. I've been living out of a suitcase all summer. I had to run errands on Friday (including going to the fabric store, where they looked at me like they had never seen someone with coloured hair before) and so I just pulled a few random pieces out of my suitcase. Thankfully, they went together pretty well.
So, I wore this outfit for most of the week. :P

BFF.

<3

(Which stands for BEST FOTOGRAPHER. FORREAL.)

I Bought 18 pairs of shoes today.

(Horrible quality picture. Took it with my phone. The one with a cracked lens.)
But yes. There are 18 pairs of shoes. (Plus the top, middle pair that my mother bought for herself.)


Today was tax-free weekend in Alabama. So I bought 18 pairs of shoes. (All on sale. All tax free.) Pretty soon, with the help of some epoxy, crystals, chain, spikes, and a lot of patience, these will be gourmet works of couture art for your strutting pleasure.

I also purchased my 2nd pair of heelless shoes today:

Extremely comfortable. (Although, they did start to give me a blister on my right ankle. Nothing a bandaid won't cure.)

"Keaton" by Privileged $70something retail.

I got 'em for $18.

I'm trying to decide if I want to do anything to them. Like add chains and spikes. But first things first:

*drumroll*

I'm aiming to have a launch party in November. An actual, physical party. With Painkiller Studios merchandise, and bands and foods, and cocktails, and all that good stuff. Which means MANY MANY sleepless nights as I prepare for the launch AND grind on my 3rd year at Watkins College.

I swear to you, I'm investing in a proper coffee maker.

SNEAK PEAKS:

Part of a painting I'm doing for the Remasters of the Universe show.

My signature ghosties coming out of a teacup. 

New party bows I've been working on for Anime Weekend Atlanta and the launch party.

Thanks to my terrible camera, you can't tell that these are actually black and digital lime green.

<3

[Post Script]

It seems like I will NEVER be done. I still need business cards before the show on the 11th.

I have to put the finishing touches on 2 canvasses before the 11th.

I need a logo, and and to finish my icon, and to upload stuff to deviantArt, and to make a proper blog header. I need to make chibi cat buttons for all the characters... and packaging before Anime Weekend Atlanta... Whew... Definitely need a new coffee maker...

FANART CONTEST

More details: 

http://painkillerstudios.blogspot.com/2012/07/fanart-contest.html

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Gots My Hair Did

My favourite place to take pictures is the women's bathroom at Watkins. If you look at my daily hair snaps, you'll start to notice a theme. :)
I got my new hair courtesy of Miss Sarah Potts.
It's a bit darker than I had anticipated, but I think the warmth flatters me pretty well.
I can't wait to see in a real shoot outside of a restroom. XD

Outfit of the Day

What I wore July 20th, Friday:
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Last Friday, myself and two friends headed down to a little town called Florence, to meet up with some other friends.

The lovely Whitney, myself, and my boo Jessi. <3

It was so humid that night...

We illegally parked in this beautiful alleyway. It made me super homesick for Nashville.

My gorgeous boo Jessi rockin' her 1950's style.

I don't know why we didn't get a picture of Whitney's outfit, because it was super-cute!

I think she was preoccupied with a bottle of wine. :)

My beautiful ladies!

Outfit of the Day and Heelless Shoes

What I wore July 19th:

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Last Thursday, my mom and I went down to the dentist at UAB school of dentistry. I was in the office from 8 a.m. til noonish. It was an absolutely gorgeous day.
It was super hot though, and that's why I'm making faces in these.

The outfit isn't super exciting, but I was pretty thrilled about how well these shoes went with these pants.
So far, I've only worn them with skirts and shorts.

Sadly, this is the only picture that really shows them off with the pants.
The sun was in mine and Mom's eyes. Which is why I'm squinting, and why she took the photo crooked.

This is the first time I've worn pants since winter. I figured they'd be best if I was stretched out in a dentist's chair all day.

Again, sun in my eyes. 

So, I went down to visit the dentist, which might be my fourth dentist in two years. I'm going to have to have a TON of work done on my teeth. Two implants/posts, three root canals, three crowns, and fillings on every single other tooth. Plus, I found out I have dry mouth, because of my weird sinuses.

Good news: It's *only* going to be $6000.

Which is way less than the $27,000 that I thought it would be. I thought I'd have to have all my teeth crowned, which is what two dentists told me.

They set me up with a treatment plan, and I'm going to go down and get the root canals. And then, hopefully, the implants.

Yep. Two missing teeth.

So what do you do when you're a broke college student/entrepreneur faced with $6000 in dental bills?
Go shopping of course!!
...
Actually:
UAB is in Birmingham, Alabama. So, Mom and I always stop by the Galleria mall, to browse and spend time together window shopping. We had Chipotle for lunch (our usual) and it was as good as always. We headed to the mall to see if they had those heelless shoes that I was lusting after.

If you've followed me on Facebook, you know:

I've wanted a pair of Jeffrey Campbell Night Walk shoes for MONTHS now. You know... those beautiful, weird heelless shoes... (I've wanted some since Victoria Beckham wore heelless boots years ago.)
The store that I was expecting to have them didn't have them. But another store did. Mom picked them up, and it was like a comedy cliche: she called my name, and asked: "Did you see these?" I literally squealed, dropped the shoe I was looking at, and ran over to her.
I spent at least 15 minutes trying them on, picking the right size, and picking between black and a beautiful goldish nude.
A pricing debacle followed, involving a $59 price tag, a 25% off sale, and a $99 price tag.

By the end of the day, however, they were mine. <3

Buying shoes (or anything) full price is unheard of for me. This was definitely a splurge. I only pay full-price on something if it's a wardrobe staple, or I know I'll love it. (Skin-tight black skinny jeans were $40 last year, fulfilled both requirements, and were worth EVERY PENNY.)

So, I had a bit of... well, not buyers remorse, but I wondered if they were worth what I spent, if I really needed them, or just wanted them. I agonised for a second about the insanity of spending that much on shoes when I'm facing a ton of dental treatment.

But I reasoned: I never usually buy things if they're not on sale. AND, I hate having to live my life working just to pay bills, or just spending money solely on things to perpetuate my existence: food, gas, medical bills.
I can afford it. I don't want to feel guilty. This makes me happy. So, I got them.
No regrets.
Yolo. (< joking. Sorta.)

I also got a pair of shoes that I've needed for a YEAR and have just now found.
Here's the swag list from Thursday:

(Please pardon the terrible photo, bad lighting, and messy room.)

I went to Belk and got:

pink top: $44.00 on sale: $5.99

black and gold top: $34.00 on sale: $5.99

white shorts: $32.00 on sale $8.99

I saved $89.03 !!

.........

wedge shoes, Breckelle's: $30

heelless shoes, Chinese Laundry: $80 (on sale from $99)

..........

(The striped top and pink shorts I bought earlier in the week, but since I haven't worn them yet, I figured I'd add them.)

pink shorts, Marshalls: $12.00

striped shirt, Rue 21: $3.00

(Told you I rarely buy things full price.)

...........

Those packets in the center of the photo?

Biotene mouthwash and toothpaste: free :)

They're special dry mouth dental products. Because apparently, I have dry mouth.

(Which actually explains a lot of things. Why I have a tendency to snore, why I drink so much water, etc....)

Full price, but they will be worth every penny.

JKLFDIOHIFLFKJLFDJKGHKL

UGH.
YES.
THESE ARE MINE.

<3

Photoshoot coming soon.

Outfit of the Day:

What I wore on July 14th:
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BFF and I have church on Saturdays, so not only do I try to dress nicer and more modestly, but I also try and dress up, and wear jewelry that I usually don't wear. Most days, I wear a collection of layered necklaces and bracelets that are very much me and go with most of the things I wear. On Saturday, I wore a pretty pink and gold necklace that matched my skirt perfectly.

Believe it or not, it rained like hell that morning.

The people at church no longer bat an eyelash at any of the shoes I wear.

Here's a bonus picture!!

My darling Braylen. 

He's BFF's roommate's dog.

But I love him as if he were my own.

<3
My blood sugar crashed one day, and he barked to alarm everyone, then he laid down beside me on the floor. What a good dog. I have pictures to prove it, so maybe one day I'll get them from BFF's phone and post them.