summer angel.

It's sad that we only got a week of actually summer heat. Now it's gone, and it's back to regular days of carrying around sweaters for the cold night breeze. It's good for me though since I actually like cold weather and what not. Anyway, finally an outfit post. I've been kind of lazy and unproductive lately - staying up til 6AM and sleeping til 3PM. It's gonna be a bitch to return to regular sleeping patterns once school starts haha.

SHIRT H&M / SKIRT BCBG / SHOES ELLEN TRACY

Also, The Bay (a Canadian department store) that I live near just started selling Rachel Roy stuff, and I came across the jewelery that they carried! Mind you it's not quality stuff, but it's moderate for what it is. Anyway, I got this awesome coiled snake ring for $40 and fake spike earrings for $35. I love the earrings because I wear them with the stopper in the front, which looks like I actually stretch out my ears and have gages haha, which I'd love, but stretched out ears don't look god when you take them out, and your ears don't go back to normal haha.





SUMMER ANGEL - MINUS THE BEAR

MY LOVE - SIA

MADE OF - THE TEENAGERS

9 CRIMES - DAMIEN RICE & LISA HANNIGAN

finally.

SHIRT H&M / TANK WILFRED / RINGS URBAN OUTFITTERS & RANDOM

Lace and see-through mesh button up, it's my attempt to try and be summery and colourful haha. Sorry, no matter how hot or humid, I will always be wearing black, and sometimes I feel like some black cloud amongst all the other people walking around in short shorts and colourful florals and whatnot, oh well...

To my surprise, while browsing through online shops, I found out that Urban Outfitters finally lowered it's shipping rates to Canada, and it's about freaking time, I mean seriously, they actually thought that people from Canada were gonna pay $60 USD for shipping?! They finally got slapped with the reasonable stick and are now charging a $10 flat-rate and free shipping over $150 purchase. ABOUT TIME! Here's some stuff that I can see owning in the near future, which I'll have to buy online because most of these items are only available online...


via Urban Outfitters.

And I just got that double finger ring from there recently and it's been my favorite, can't go anywhere without it. The only problem is that my skin is super sensitive towards copper metals, causing my skin to turn green when wearing cheap jewelery, so it's made my fingers green and the silver coating has faded with sucks. But here's a trick to save cheap jewelery from fading out! Coat it with a layer of clear nail polish. Did the trick for me :)

And over the last few weeks I went to a couple of concerts...
First off, my friend won tickets to Faber Drive so I accompanied her, but yeah, I'm not really into that type of music, plus there were way to many little kids everywhere going crazy, so I don't think it's worthy of a mention, but apparently I learned that I look 15 according to the kids there lol.
The other show I went to was The Temper Trap. It was utterly amazing. The atmosphere was great, everyone was enjoying it and I genuinely had a great time. First off, Elizabeth opened for them, and they were pretty good. I did a little recon before the show and listened to some of their stuff and they give off a sort of Joy Division/Interpol sound. Definitely give them a listen.

The Bassist who I adored haha.

The lead singer with his Electric Flute Piano thing...
Next up was The Temper Trap and they were, I say again, amazing! Definitely a great concert, and they played all the songs that I wanted, and the Drum Song, which is my favorite, was superbly epic. The lead singer had his own tom and cymbal setup in the middle of the stage and when it was time, he poured water all over the drum and started pounding at it, which made a really water display.






THE LADDER - ANDREW BELLE

DRUM SONG - THE TEMPER TRAP

MAD - MAGNETIC MAN

YOUNG HEARTS SPARK FIRES - JAPANDROIDS

NEW NOISE - THE BLOODY BEETROOTS/REFUSED


Apparently I got a DMCA complaint on this post so if you like any of the songs, shoot me an email. Well now I'm reeling from an authority complex now *shakes head*

rawr.

My 5Preview purchase finally came in the mail!


HOODIE OBEY / VEST DEMOCRACY OF NEVERMIND / SHIRT 5PREVIEW

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Their sizes were actually smaller than I expected so if you want an oversized look on the regular t-shirts, get a large or medium if you're petite.
Visit their shop here and their outlet shop here!

And yes, also loving Miley and her A Wang Diego that she's been carrying around! I'd personally go for the all leather, but she rocks the leopard quite well.

zombies.

BLAZER ZARA / HOODIE AA / SHIRT OBEY / JEANS BDG / SHOES ELLEN TRACY

I've been neglecting posting more, but since school is over, I will more often!
Especially since its only been two days since, and I've been bored out of my mind doing absolutely nothing all day except watching (and finishing) Gilmore Girls, since I've never seen it. Gosh it's been too long.

So I'm lusting after these, and am thinking about doing some DIY's inspired by pictures from Jak&Jil and Augustine Wong.



And I've even started my own, by studding the back of my old BDG jeans. I've been wanting to for a long while, and finally got the time to pick up some studs. I ran out though, so it's only half done, but it's looking pretty badass.

waves collide.

So I'm lazy and took macbook photos instead.


FLANNEL ZUMIES. SHIRT OBEY.


It's been a real slow week. I feel so unproductive.
But I've recently become obsessed with this song.



SEXTAPE - DEFTONES

" The ocean takes me into watch you shaking
Watch you wave your powers
Tempted with hours of pleasures
Take me one more time
Take me one more wave
Take me for one last ride
I'm out of my head
Tonight
The sound of the waves collide "

It's off their newest album coming out in April. And yes, I'm a bad person, but i downloaded the leaked version and damn, it's good. I was really surprised by this song though, just because most of the other songs were more on the hard side, and this song is just so mellow and calming. Plus, Chino Moreno's voice is just amazing.

dread.

FLANNEL TNA. HOODIE AA. TANK H&M. JEANS BDG. BAG ZARA.

So the Fake Blood & Boy 8-Bit show was pretty good...
Even though it was a Wednesday night, it was like an episode of Skins (from the first generation of course).




And yes, I'm in love with my flannel, it's my staple right now.
Oh and I changed the layout, thoughts?

Damn I really miss picking songs to put on here.
I should really start googling for better music hosting sites, but for now...

fake blood.

BLAZER ZARA. FLANNEL TNA. TANK ARITZIA. JEANS JBRAND. SHOES RALPH LAUREN.


These shoes were by far the greatest investments of $30 ever. Seriously, online $30. Thank god for Winners clearance sales haha. But yes, I'm super excited for two reasons.
1. I get to start my public campus art project which will stay put for a whole semester!
2. I'm going to Fake Blood tomorrow night (yes I know, a Wednesday night, oh well)

Sooo here's some beats if you don't know who he is.

MARS (ORIGINAL MIX)
I THINK I LIKE IT
THE DOZENS

burnt out.

Finally, all my school work is done with and I'm actually on track according to the syllabus. It was tough though because I literally did NOTHING during the Olympic break that constituted as school work haha. Man, now that it's over, I can actually sit at home without all the bussel of going out every night. Seriously, my room was a hotel room in which I only used for sleeping. I'm kind of sad now that there aren't crazy parties to go to every week. Anyway, Aritzia had a pretty decent sale this past few weeks and I got this awesomely soft mohair cardigan and a Rachel Allegraesque shredded shirt.



SWEATER ARITZIA. SHIRT ARITZIA. JEANS JBRAND. SHOES NINE WEST.

But anyway, I really want to place my order for these amazing necklaces by Alex and Chloe. It's from their Trinity collection, and I especially like this one because you can reverse the cross, and I've been looking for an upside down necklace in forever! But whenever I try and search for one, it ends up being some over-intricate-celtic crosses and what not...


• Cross Necklaces via Alex & Chloe
• Flats via Aldo
• Leather Duffle via Urban Outfitters
• Boots via Need Supply

could float here forever...

TOQUE BDG. SHIRT RANDOM BRAND. JEANS JBRAND. SHOES & BAG ZARA.


Sorry for the blurry pics, apparently I can't hold a camera steady...


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Oohhh...
I can float here forever
in this room we can't touch
the floor
in here
we are all anemic
in here anemic and sweet so
go get your knife...
and come in
and lay down
and kiss me.

knife party - deftones.

lace embrace.

SWEATER STANDARD CLOTH. LACE TANK KIMCHI&BLUE. JEANS BDG. SHOES ZARA. BAG REBECCA MINKOFF.



Errands to run, books to read, midterms to study for...all in a days work.

So lately I've been wanting to buy an inverted cross necklace, something with a big plain cross, no carvings or anything like that, does anyone know where to get one?

Other than that it's just another droning week ahead...

morning glory.

SWEATER AA. PLAID TNA. SHIRT CHEAP MONDAY. JEANS BDG. SHOES ZARA. BAG MBMJ.


Ugh only one more week until the long awaited school break. Thank you Vancouver for thinking that it'd be beneficial to stop school during the Olympics, because it would have been a bitch to get there when the mayhem comes. But yes, I'm in total awe at all the free music shows, so I've created a schedule of all the mentionable music events happening in and around Vancouver :)

FEB 13
HOLLAND
Current Swell @ 7
Jets Overhead @ 8
RICHMOND
Hey Ocean! @ 8
Bedouin Soundclash @ 930

FEB 14
DAVID LAM
Mother Mother @ 8-9
Daniel Wesley @ 930-11

FEB 15
DOWNTOWN
Jets Overhead @ 930-1030

FEB 16
DAVID LAM
Alexisonfire @ 930-11

FEB 17
HOLLAND
Hot Hot Heat @ 9

FEB 18
DAVID LAM
Keshia Chante @ 8-9
Marianas Trench @ 930-11
RICHMOND
The Arkells @ 830
Our Lady Peace @ 945

FEB 19
DAVID LAM
Deadmau5 @ 930-11

FEB 20
DAVID LAM
The Arkells @ 630-730
Sam Roberts Band @ 930-11
HOLLAND
Mother Mother @ 10
Said The Whale @ 730
Hey Ocean! @ 830
RICHMOND
Mariana's Trench @ 930

FEB 21
DOWNTOWN
In Flight Safety @ 930-1030

FEB 23
DAVID LAM
Wintersleep @ 930-11

FEB 24
DAVID LAM
Damien Marley @ 930-11

FEB 25
DAVID LAM
illScarlet @ 630-730
DOWNTOWN
Inward Eye @ 1130-1230
RICHMOND
Wintersleep @ 930

FEB 26
HOLLAND
illScarlet @ 8
Marianas Trench @ 9
RICHMOND
Toyko Police Club @ 945

FEB 27
HOLLAND
Tokyo Police Club @ 8
Wintersleep @ 915
ROBSON SQUARE
Mother Mother @ 1130
RICHMOND
The Stills @ 1015

DAVID LAM PARK - Drake & Pacific St
RICHMOND OZONE - Minoru Blvd & No. 3 Rd (my hood lol.)
HOLLAND PARK - In Surrey
DOWNTOWN - Georgia & Cambie


I'll also be attending the Olympic Victory Ceremony featuring Billy Talent, and Benny Benassi and LMFAO at Gossip Nightclub (and maybe, if I find someone to go with me, Crystal Castles or Steve Aoki), so try and spot me!

standstill.

BLACK KNIT THRIFTED. GREY KNIT WILFRED. SHIRT F21. JEANS BDG. SHOES ASH.


Been feeling like days just keep on passing by with no change at all. I wake up, go to school, sleep and the cycle repeats itself until I substitute work for school. And even worst, because I starting to really hate where I work, it just ruins the rest of the week for me, and I DREAD going back. So with that, I've decided to quit (thank god) but that means that I need another one :( Anyone know a place hiring in Vancouver for the fashion-savy?


chronicles of never, endovanera, cheap monday, diesel black gold, jeffrey campbell all from ssense + needsupply.

I've been really into mens t-shirt designs and what not. Why can't they make simple/inventive/dark designs for women? I'm also obsessed with triangle/square graphics. Anything with a big solid triangle or square has me sold, and it's funny because that's the simplest thing that any designer could do, yet it's just so appealing to me.


BTW
I got a lookbook, so come take a look and hype me if you want :)
And send me your lookbooks, we can be friends!

marshmellow.

JACKET ZARA. SWEATER F21. SHIRT TNA. JEANS BDG. SHOES NINE WEST.

So I was shopping downtown and found this super awesome puffer jacket at Zara. It was such a steal too so I had to get it along with a strong shouldered blazer. Sadly, the weather here all warm and everything, so I kind of look stupid wearing it around campus, but whatever haha. Also I recently misplaced my camera and had a mini-freakout until I realized that I left it at my friend's house due to a durnken night, and no one thought to tell me later on that it was there until I started panicing a few days later...so i'm using my mom's new camera that my family got her for xmas. Because of this, I've gone on a picture frenzy so hope you enjoy! This is what can usually be found in my bag.

MBMJ wallet, MJ makeup bag from the perfume gift set, BDG super slouchy toque, KRINK marker, IPOD touch, rabbit fur ear muffs, H&M leather gloves, ICEBREAKERS in spearmint (I cannot leave the house without a fully stocked package of these mints, I pop them like an addict).

And my current shoes of choice seen in my pictures. They were such a steal and are super comfortable, I could walk around in them all day long. I love you, Chelsea Premium Outlet Mall. lol.


And these are my current reads at the moment. Because it takes me around 1.5 hours to commute from school and home, I go through books pretty quickly haha.



And for your readers enjoyment, 30 of my most played songs on my iTunes. Sometimes when I really love a song, I'll put it on repeat for a long time, and also when I study/do school work I play them on repeat. Sometimes I get tired of them too, but after a few months break, I fall in love again. For instance, right now I'm listening to NO ONE'S GONNA LOVE YOU - BAND OF HORSES on repeat. What can you say? I'm shameless.


By the way, in my total lack of assignments and what not, I've been catching up on my TV shows and fell in love with MISFITS. It's an E4 show, so it's only in the UK but you can find it on youtube. Watch it!

And last but not least, my music site isn't working :( Anybody have any suggestions on any other sites? Other than that, with the help of Google, here's some music for your ears...

ROLEX SWEEP (VANDALISM REMIX) - SKEPTA
PANIC SWITCH (CHIN & TROUBLEMAKER REMIX) - SILVERSUN PICKUPS

panic switch.

SWEATER SALVAGE. SHIRT WILFRED. JEANS JBRAND. BAG MBMJ. SHOES NINE WEST.



Finally breaking in these new shoes that I got at the outlet mall in a recent trip down to the states. But anyway, just got back from Big White and it was quite awesome, just being able to wake up and go down for a run right out of the hotel! I miss it all, the snow, the cold, the overwhelming amount of consumed alcohol lol. Now I have to look forward to the tedious weeks of school with large amounts of rain/wind/fog until the February break. Please let it go by quickly...







PANIC SWITCH - SILVERSUN PICKUPS
ugh my music site isn't working :(

dead eyes open.

JACKET DC. SWEATER WILFRED. SHIRT TALULA. JEANS JBRAND. SHOES ASH. BAG ZARA.




First week of school is just so...not cool. It's sad that all my classes from last semester, which were perfect people-wise, have changed, making me miss my old studio crew :( It's funny that I think there's this one guys that's literally in ALL of the same classes as me...and it's like, oh hey every single class, that's cool lol. But yes, preparing for a trip to BIG WHITE on Friday! Hopefully I don't hurt myself *knock on wood* cause last time I was at Grouse, I tried to attempt a box grind at the Rookie Terrain Park, and just TOTALLY bailed on my back, and it was so embarrassing because there were people there that were pretty good, and I think I heard people yell out "HELMET" referring to the lack of one on my head as I fell. Let's just say that I'm still recovering from that, and it hurts to sleep. Or move.





Also, weather gods, please bring in some new snow up in the mountains, because honestly, it's sad when you still see grass patches, soil and rocks sticking out of the snow on a run. Also, it's not preferable when huge rocks sneak up on you and stick out of the ground, causing you to ride over them, hurting my poor little board. Let it snow, for the Olympics sake!






Check out Dead Eyes Open.
From Victoria, the local band just released their debut album that's very Coheed-and-Cambria-esque in which their album also tells a story, this time, about zombies (which is a personal favorite of mine). I'm a fool for zombie movies. It's funny cause sometimes, I do scare easy, and hate the dark, yet I just love zombie movies, especially Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil and the classics of course.

NEWSPAPERS AND EMPTY STREETS
THE RISING (ROSES ON OUR GRAVES)
THE DISTANT BROADCAST