...one sample sale at a time.
maybe i should've posted this earlier, but here are some places to drop by for christmas gifts on a "budget":
RVCA
WHERE: 960 w 16th st, costa mesa
FRI: dec. 4 @ 9am - 6pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 9am - 6pm
FRI: dec. 11 @ 9am - 6pm
SAT: dec. 12 @ 9am - 6pm
SABRE VISION
WHERE: 3550 cadillac ave, costa mesa
FRI: dec. 4 @ 11am - 4pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 11am - 4pm
VESTAL
WHERE: 730 w 17th, costa mesa
FRI: dec. 4 @ 10am - 6pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 10am - 5pm
WeSC
WHERE: 1640 pomona ave, costa mesa
THURS: dec. 3 @ 10am - 6pm
FRI: dec. 4 @ 10am - 8pm
BB DAKOTA/JACK BY BB DAKOTA/CORPUS
WHERE: two doors down from WeSC
MODERN AMUSEMENT + PAUL FRANK
WHERE: 686 warehouse, 20 goodyear, irvine
FRI: dec. 4 @ 10am-6pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 9am - 4pm
INSIGHT/SOMETHING ELSE
WHERE: 8940 ellis ave, los angeles
FRI: dec. 4 @ 10am - 5pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 10am - 3pm
CURRENT/ELLIOTT
WHERE: 4599 district blvd, vernon
FRI: dec. 4 @ 12pm - 7pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 8am - 4pm
VINCE
WHERE: 5410 wilshire blvd, los angeles
THURS: dec. 3 @ 5pm - 8:30pm
FRI: dec. 4 @ 5pm - 8:30pm
GEREN FORD
WHERE: 1011 n fuller ave, hollywood
FRI: dec. 4 @ 4pm -7pm
SAT: dec. 5 @ 10am - 5pm
EVER
WHERE: 3744 fruitland ave, maywood
THURS: dec. 10 @ 7am - 5pm
FRI: dec. 11 @ 7am - 5pm
QUAIL
WHERE: 1105 e 3rd st, long beach
FRI: dec. 10 @ 8am - 5pm
SAT: dec. 11 @ 9am - 2pm
J. LINDEBERG + WILLIAM RAST
WHERE: 860 s los angeles st, 8th floor
FRI: dec. 11 @ 11am - 7pm
SAT: dec. 12 @ 10am - 5pm
Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
my birthday wishlist
in a perfect world, wishlists would be fulfilled and birthdays would be celebrated with bright and shiny, perfectly-wrapped gifts with large bows, tons of balloons, and of course - friends and family. except i live in the real world and do not plan on, nor am i eligible to be on mtv's sweet 16 so that will never happen. but a girl can dream! with that said, here's a peek into my not-so-secret dream wishlist (that i will probably end up fulfilling on my own):
blackberry bold 9700 (at&t)
leopard print tory burch "reva" flat (nordstrom)
elizabeth & james "jade" sandal (nordstrom)
marc by marc jacobs bow necklace (nordstrom)
a wire "linda" name ring (some crazy guy on the venice boardwalk)
or a two-finger name ring
...i'm tired. i have wishlists on 80's purple and urban that i just remembered... but i'm over it.
UPDATE: i just discovered the joys of amazon's universal wishlist... see mine here!
blackberry bold 9700 (at&t)
leopard print tory burch "reva" flat (nordstrom)
elizabeth & james "jade" sandal (nordstrom)
marc by marc jacobs bow necklace (nordstrom)
a wire "linda" name ring (some crazy guy on the venice boardwalk)
or a two-finger name ring
...i'm tired. i have wishlists on 80's purple and urban that i just remembered... but i'm over it.
UPDATE: i just discovered the joys of amazon's universal wishlist... see mine here!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
things i don't get #1 (an ongoing series)
LATE NIGHT HOTLINES
if you've watched tv anytime after 10pm, you've seen the commercials. maybe it's the one with some blonde chick talking in a low sexy voice cooing about how she loves to spend her time on the phone with strangers late at night. or maybe it's the one with the girl rolling around on her couch holding a cordless phone circa 2000 and smiling suggestively at the camera (something tells me the commercials double as proverbial fluffers before the main event, i.e. porn). the point is, they're all trying to convince you that these free-to-try hotlines are the best place to meet singles. men, women, animals, the like.
what i don't get is, WHO CALLS THESE NUMBERS?! bc i'm almost 100% positive they aren't effective. (but maybe they're popular bc the ads double in exposure every time i watch late night tv?) the commercials run all night, during every commercial break, and it's usually the same ones if not back-to-back. and every time i see one, i wonder what desperate soul is frantically dialing their cell phones (landlines are too dangerous... what if mom, dad or other "roommates" pick up the phone mid call?).
then i remember... if you have to ask, there's always someone dumb (adjective is interchangeable) enough to do it.
ps, a gem i picked up: "i smile so much now, you wanna know why?"
please, please, PLEASE tell me.
if you've watched tv anytime after 10pm, you've seen the commercials. maybe it's the one with some blonde chick talking in a low sexy voice cooing about how she loves to spend her time on the phone with strangers late at night. or maybe it's the one with the girl rolling around on her couch holding a cordless phone circa 2000 and smiling suggestively at the camera (something tells me the commercials double as proverbial fluffers before the main event, i.e. porn). the point is, they're all trying to convince you that these free-to-try hotlines are the best place to meet singles. men, women, animals, the like.
what i don't get is, WHO CALLS THESE NUMBERS?! bc i'm almost 100% positive they aren't effective. (but maybe they're popular bc the ads double in exposure every time i watch late night tv?) the commercials run all night, during every commercial break, and it's usually the same ones if not back-to-back. and every time i see one, i wonder what desperate soul is frantically dialing their cell phones (landlines are too dangerous... what if mom, dad or other "roommates" pick up the phone mid call?).
then i remember... if you have to ask, there's always someone dumb (adjective is interchangeable) enough to do it.
ps, a gem i picked up: "i smile so much now, you wanna know why?"
please, please, PLEASE tell me.
Friday, October 9, 2009
the wedding of a lifetime
after years and years and years of being together, parting ways, resolving issues while apart and realizing that they were meant to be together, gary's (and my) friends robert + alex(andra) finally got engaged on november 30 (the day after my birthday). they married on september 27 and threw the wedding (party) of the century.
because the girlfriends weren't allowed to partake in the mild male-only events the night before (not to be confused with the bachelor party weeks ago), we drove up the afternoon of the wedding day to the hollywood standard to get ready. the bridesmaids (and bridesman + gf) stayed at the mondrian.
hosted at boulevard3 in hollywood, i can easily say it was the most beautiful wedding i have ever and will ever attend. the ceremony was short and sweet, but i never expected to cry. five times. the way he looked at her walking down the aisle, the way she looked at him, her dress, her christian louboutin shoes (kidding, sort of), the vows, etc., everything made me cry. then it was cocktail hour with an open bar for two hours before the amazing dinner and veuve cliquot toast. after all the pomp and circumstance was the real reception, when debauchery let loose inside and outside (in the photobooth). all the DJ pals played their sets and everyone tore it up on the dance floor. did i mention there was a photobooth? and a taqueria taco booth. no, really.
and nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, pictures by samuel lippke!
(WARNING: they are cut off due to my template so please go to the website)
CLICK HERE for the rest.
because the girlfriends weren't allowed to partake in the mild male-only events the night before (not to be confused with the bachelor party weeks ago), we drove up the afternoon of the wedding day to the hollywood standard to get ready. the bridesmaids (and bridesman + gf) stayed at the mondrian.
hosted at boulevard3 in hollywood, i can easily say it was the most beautiful wedding i have ever and will ever attend. the ceremony was short and sweet, but i never expected to cry. five times. the way he looked at her walking down the aisle, the way she looked at him, her dress, her christian louboutin shoes (kidding, sort of), the vows, etc., everything made me cry. then it was cocktail hour with an open bar for two hours before the amazing dinner and veuve cliquot toast. after all the pomp and circumstance was the real reception, when debauchery let loose inside and outside (in the photobooth). all the DJ pals played their sets and everyone tore it up on the dance floor. did i mention there was a photobooth? and a taqueria taco booth. no, really.
and nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, pictures by samuel lippke!
(WARNING: they are cut off due to my template so please go to the website)
CLICK HERE for the rest.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
love 'em/hate 'em
engagements and marriage are beautiful things. so why do wedding registries have to be so painful? i somehow always wait till the last minute and end up holding a 5-10 pg list of things the couple wants but already has about 1/4 and the other 1/2 the other guests have already purchased (including what i wanted to buy).
this has happened every. single. time. without fail. so a few weeks (or days) before a wedding, i'll be lost in crate & barrel or bloomingdale's or macy's or the pottery barn or some other place my friends have taken me to via request and i will have gone from really excited to shop to wanting to claw my eyes out because the bright lights are blinding me and everything starts looking the same.
i suppose i could solve the problem by purchasing things sooner but what's the fun in that?
this has happened every. single. time. without fail. so a few weeks (or days) before a wedding, i'll be lost in crate & barrel or bloomingdale's or macy's or the pottery barn or some other place my friends have taken me to via request and i will have gone from really excited to shop to wanting to claw my eyes out because the bright lights are blinding me and everything starts looking the same.
i suppose i could solve the problem by purchasing things sooner but what's the fun in that?
Monday, October 5, 2009
a wholehearted promise
real blog post(s) soon on:
- the wedding of a lifetime
- gifts and gift registries
- free $$$
- things i don't get
- how the internet ruins lives
- crossword puzzles and sudoku
- and more!
(i've come up with more blog ideas in the past five minutes than i have in months)
- the wedding of a lifetime
- gifts and gift registries
- free $$$
- things i don't get
- how the internet ruins lives
- crossword puzzles and sudoku
- and more!
(i've come up with more blog ideas in the past five minutes than i have in months)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
wait a second.
a lot has changed in the past few months.
- because of the hiring freeze in CA and the government, i can't get a "real" job using my criminology, law & society degree. instead, i got a job after being recruited by ex-managers at the closet to be a manager at yet another retail store and handle my own gang of retail slaves. but i'm getting paid enough to not complain.
- i learned a lot about american apparel's present policies and am so glad i left that vortex of social doom. after i left, they began taking what they called "class photos" and critiqued every retail employee's "look". then they started firing people who didn't fit the "image", which was their way of deciding who was "unattractive". i'm fairly certain that is also known as "discrimination" and "illegal".
- gary and i hit our one year mark, which was a first for the both of us. then someone started a rumor that we got married.
- i finally joined the world of BBM, and it is incredible.
- the CHP decided to ruin my perfect driving record and give me my first speeding ticket, as some dickhead weaved in and out of traffic going full speed ahead got away.
i can't remember what else i was going to say. it's 3:30 AM.
- because of the hiring freeze in CA and the government, i can't get a "real" job using my criminology, law & society degree. instead, i got a job after being recruited by ex-managers at the closet to be a manager at yet another retail store and handle my own gang of retail slaves. but i'm getting paid enough to not complain.
- i learned a lot about american apparel's present policies and am so glad i left that vortex of social doom. after i left, they began taking what they called "class photos" and critiqued every retail employee's "look". then they started firing people who didn't fit the "image", which was their way of deciding who was "unattractive". i'm fairly certain that is also known as "discrimination" and "illegal".
- gary and i hit our one year mark, which was a first for the both of us. then someone started a rumor that we got married.
- i finally joined the world of BBM, and it is incredible.
- the CHP decided to ruin my perfect driving record and give me my first speeding ticket, as some dickhead weaved in and out of traffic going full speed ahead got away.
i can't remember what else i was going to say. it's 3:30 AM.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
what to do, what to do?
my post-grad life consists of the same routine every day, and it has yet to include a paying job. it's getting trying, and it's hard for me to figure out how i'm supposed to be and stay happy when i'm broker than broke. not to mention i was lied to/flaked out on/who knows? by a possible job that sounded like a done deal. seems like the pattern when it comes to me and work opportunities.
but other than that, life is wonderful!
but other than that, life is wonderful!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
if i could...
i would:
- read every post on the Sartorialist starting from the beginning (assuming i can also pause time)
- sit still and read up on interior design
- magically find related blogs to interest me day in and day out
- learn how to make awesome meals every night so gary stops eating crap
- ... or push him to revisit trader joe's and bring back dinner dates!
- be creative, all day, everyday.
for now, i live a simple life.
i graduate in 10 days, 14 hours and some odd minutes and seconds. i sleep in till noon (sometimes later), go to an internship that is quickly coming to an end, and then to my second home. sometimes we bbq, sometimes we play video games (since his xbox is broken, lots of attention has been turned to my wii). sometimes we explore, sometimes we watch a lot of food network (now that LOST is over for the season). not to mention sports. lots and lots of sports. then it's off to my first home and get ready for another day.
soon, reality is gonna hit me in the face like i just did with the remote control (that one was a "f$&k!" + a tearjerker) and i'm gonna appreciate this domestic life SO MUCH. aside from our weekly visits to tantalum with his friends and my crazy nights with my friends without him (when he's DJing), it's so, so nice. who am i kidding? it's just nice all around.
conclusion: i'm so happy right now!
wait, did that tie into the intro? (research paper humor... sorry.)
- read every post on the Sartorialist starting from the beginning (assuming i can also pause time)
- sit still and read up on interior design
- magically find related blogs to interest me day in and day out
- learn how to make awesome meals every night so gary stops eating crap
- ... or push him to revisit trader joe's and bring back dinner dates!
- be creative, all day, everyday.
for now, i live a simple life.
i graduate in 10 days, 14 hours and some odd minutes and seconds. i sleep in till noon (sometimes later), go to an internship that is quickly coming to an end, and then to my second home. sometimes we bbq, sometimes we play video games (since his xbox is broken, lots of attention has been turned to my wii). sometimes we explore, sometimes we watch a lot of food network (now that LOST is over for the season). not to mention sports. lots and lots of sports. then it's off to my first home and get ready for another day.
soon, reality is gonna hit me in the face like i just did with the remote control (that one was a "f$&k!" + a tearjerker) and i'm gonna appreciate this domestic life SO MUCH. aside from our weekly visits to tantalum with his friends and my crazy nights with my friends without him (when he's DJing), it's so, so nice. who am i kidding? it's just nice all around.
conclusion: i'm so happy right now!
wait, did that tie into the intro? (research paper humor... sorry.)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
legit
on a beautiful saturday most people would be spending chillin out, riding their bikes or waking up at noon and going out to eat, me and maybe 15 other people took a day trip to palm desert to shoot handguns/(sniper) rifles/shotguns and needless to say, blew shit sky high (and the side of a mountain).
watch facebook for pictures.
good. ness.
watch facebook for pictures.
good. ness.
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