OotD: Roadside Apothecary

I <3 my new messenger bag

I've been pretty excited about this outfit.  I bought it when the weather was still cold and have been dying for a warm enough day to break it out.  ('Warm enough' meaning that I could pair it with my brown platform sandals and bare legs.)  Unfortunately, the weather remains oppressively cold... so I improvised!  I took advantage of the high 40s yesterday and comprised by wearing my Black Milk warm grey leggings and my favorite army green jacket from dELiA*s.  Damn did it feel good to wear something besides a bulky sweater!

Part of the inspiration for this outfit is that I've been messing around with jewelry-making again thanks to a cosplay project I'm undertaking with my friends.  One of my first test pieces was this delightful ring:

I've decided that whatever materials I have leftover from our Sailor Scout costumes will go towards making cosplay and other jewelry for my poor, neglected Etsy shop.  I recommend you bookmark Roadside Apothecary because I should have some pieces up there pretty soon, along with perhaps some occult related things. 

Yesterday was a pretty exciting day, which seems kind of novel after such a brutal, depressing winter.  Le boyfriend and I went to Olive Garden as we had a gift card and I have been having a major craving for tiramisu.  I don't think I've eaten that fast in a while.  I pretty much devoured my meal.  It was glorious.

le boyfriend looking pensive and handsome

Afterward, we went to the craft store for some more supplies, but for some goddamn reason they closed at 4pm that day only.  What the hell?  March 15th is not a real holiday, people.  Ugh.  Well, it looks like I'll be making another trip out this week.

Pic spam below:

These shorts were unintentionally the best purchase I made this month.  I didn't even bother trying them on in the store... I just grabbed my size and threw them on the checkout counter with my fingers crossed.  But... it turns out they have a reversible pattern!!!  One side is paint splotches with a skulls and roses waistband, and the other is skulls and roses with a denim waistband!   I loooooooooove them!

meow :3

Cooking with Estel

I made something the other night, and you may want to make it too.  So I'm sharing the "recipe."

First, start out with a whole bunch of leftover quinoa because you're an idiot who can't figure out serving sizes.  Make sure to pronounce it "quin-no-ah" like the godless heathen you are.  Dump the quinoa in a bowel.

You will now add things to this quinoa... because things make quinoa even tastier.

The first thing is an orange bell pepper.  Chop it into little pieces and try not to eat most of it before you put it in the quinoa.  It is to be eaten with the quinoa.  This is very important.

Next, chop up some baby carrots.  Why baby carrots?  Because you can almost always guarantee that I have a half-eaten bag in my fridge.

After that you will chop up an avocado because avocados are perfect.  Interpret that as you will.

Lastly, you will chop up some fresh cilantro.

Throw everything in a bowl.  Add salt, pepper, and ginger to taste.  Just eyeball that shit... don't worry, I trust you.

Mix it up and put it in your mouth.

Why it took forever to get my package

You could have just left it at the Warrendale facility.

Seriously... this was supposed to be 2 day shipping and look at the clusterfuck that transpired instead.  I was supposed to have this on Monday according to the original notice and didn't get it until Wednesday instead because some idiot sent my package an hour in the opposite direction and let it waste a day on a delivery truck.  Get your shit together, USPS!  And you wonder why you're losing money to UPS and Fed-ex.  :sigh:

Anyway, I finally have my Heavy Red sweaters and they are lovely!  Some day when I'm finally over the plague (aka sinus infection that keeps coming back) I will post pictures of my purchases.

Coffee and Music

I'm awake.  Goddamnit.  I got maybe 5 hours of sleep last night and I don't know why.  Or maybe I should blame le boyfriend for not being all cuddly and warm in the bed since he lacks to blame my absence when he wakes up early.  Meh.

Fastforward a couple hours later after the internet distracts me...

Still feeling tired and half awake.  I've been avoiding coffee so far because I'm not too keen on it when I'm sick.  Although I did kind of binge on it last night at Waffle House.  But who can resist WaHo coffee?

It was nice having the gang together again, even if I did feel crummy and couldn't breathe.  There was a lot to catch up on in each others' lives.  A lot of crazy stuff that I unfortunately can't speak about here, but there were good things too.  And of course, enjoying everyone's company was the best part.

perf

Megan is awesome because she let me vent to her even though she needed to vent too.  Mutual venting is a good thing.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

And a bajillion hours later...

I feel like I'm lifting the veil on the writing process today.  Rarely do I post something around the time I actually began writing it.  I get distracted, lose interest, get hungry, or get writer's block.  But I am quite determined to finish this post in the day I started it at the very least.  The beginning would seem disingenuous if I didn't.

I definitely wanted to talk about some music today.  I'm really excited about 3 bands right now.  So for those of you that like darker music, whether shoegazey or industrial or dancey, this is for you!

Alex's (of Thou Shalt Not) newest endeavor, Seeming, is coming out with an album in less than 2 weeks!  As usual, Alex pairs epic vocals with dramatic yet infinitely danceable music while utilizing elements of industrial or classical sound to complement the ambiance on various tracks, all while maintaining thoughtful, intelligent lyrics.  It's beautiful in its variety and timelessness.



You should pre-order this album right now!!!  [link]

I already have my copy on order of course.  ;)  And speaking of new music, I just downloaded everything I could by Black City Lights.  Their song "Offering" was recently featured on Welcome to Nightvale's weather segment.  Normally, I could give or take most of the music they feature.  It's pleasant, but not really my normal taste.  But this just came out of left field and smacked me like a freight train.

Gorgeous shoegazey dark wave with touches of electronica, witch house, and dream pop.  I want to melt into the melancholy.  It's beautiful and perfect and immersive.



Listening to Black City Lights got le boyfriend thinking about another band we had discovered earlier this winter - Winter Severity Index.

A little less shoegazy and a bit more postpunk/gothy influence, Winter Severity Index hails from Italy which makes me love them all the more.  They've captured the sound of the late 80s/early 90s without feeling anachronistic.  They're more of a natural progression from the darkwave/postpunk bands of that era... well, at least the way I would have had things progress if I was in charge of the state of music during the 90s.  They only have an EP on their bandcamp right now but it is AMAZING.  I can't wait for more!






Bonus:  I friggin' love this song

Whining about being ill

Why am I up right now?  Oh, that's right... I made peanut butter fudge and now I must consume it.

I do need to go to bed soon so I don't screw up my sleep schedule too badly for Monday.  Plus, I'm sick (again) and can't really afford to not get sleep right now.  This has been the cold that won't go away.  It's almost as tenacious as this godawful weather.  I've pretty much been sick for a month straight with a day or two here and there where I thought I was all better.  I even took antibiotics (which I hate to do) but that only took away the neon green color.  Otherwise, I still have everything else.  Well, I was pretty much over it and then on Friday afternoon I had the weak, coming down with something feeling again and I just started to crash.  My sinuses are totally clogged and dripping - a paradox, I know!  I just want it to be over.  Ugh....

I have so much I need to do right now.  Health insurance, taxes, working on our cosplay costumes for the con, cleaning the damn apartment, finding where I set my pay stubs so I can balance my damn checkbook... I mean, fuck.  And I still need to go in for bloodwork but I refuse to do that while I'm sick.  And I really need to be more consistent with exercising but it's hella hard when you feel like crap every day. 

Aw, fuck it.  I'm going to bed.

things that pissed me off recently

 super quick stream of consciousness blog

things that pissed me off recently:

tv news reporting kiev protestors as radicals

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/crime/arkansas-girl-15-pulls-prank-shot-to-death-by-homeowner/article/371491#ixzz2tgmXmn50

why the fuck are they focusing on curfew laws? that's completely fucking irrelevant. they could have done this at 6pm during the winter and it would still be dark enough not to see who's in the car. who the fuck fires shots over fucking toilet paper?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486 


Favorite fucking line: " Most of the theories relate to research on male homosexuality. The evolution of lesbianism is relatively understudied ". What? You don't think they're related? You don't think it's important? Ugh... this is why we need more women in stem fields.

I'll be writing more about this later.