this is not my hood

Photo credits: the ones that look more pro are from Mique.My Asian American Studies instructor offered extra credit for participating in a scavenger hunt across Chinatown. Needless to say, Ling-Ling and my team dominated and won free boba (solely because of his knowledge, not my abysmal sense of direction, as Chinatown is not my 'hood, nor my inability to walk for more than half a block without

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pigfarts stencil: ready for action

[EDIT: If you would like the stencil, just email me!]Let me say that I am very proud of myself for cutting this out without crying. Arranging it is probably going to be a whole other problem, but for now, here is the Pigfarts stencil I am planning on using to silkscreen a t-shirt, because StarKidPotter's Harry Potter parody musical, A Very Potter Musical, was that good. I have yet to decide wha

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come, cream away the bliss

I was going to post something inarticulate and fangirlish, but I decided to be mature and compose myself. I'll just... enjoy this picture. Quietly. Without squealing.......AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! BE MINE?Take note. Talent is sexy. Or it's just Andy.

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TCHO: Obsessively good chocolate for a new generation.

This is not a paid endorsement, but it might sound like one because I am about to wax poetic about San Francisco chocolate company TCHO, which I had the pleasure of trying when I went to the ferry building on Saturday.Lifted shamelessly from their website:TCHO is the only chocolate factory in San Francisco.TCHO is located in the heart of San Francisco, at Pier 17 on the legendary San Francisco wa

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fazed-girl and the great wetseal mistake

Above, skirt: wet seal. Monster scarf: DIY. Cardigan: Uniqlo New York. Sequined tank top: INC via Buffalo Exchange. Tights: Nordstrom. Flats: Steve Madden. Bag: J. Crew.I hadn't worn this skirt for a really long time (probably not since I bought it when I was 13 and foolishly impressionable and intent on filling my wardrobe with the entire contents of the local mall's Hot Topic because it w

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propensitea

propensity (n.) - a natural inclination or tendency: I have a propensity for high skirt volume and tea-length dresses.[dictionary]Rodgers and Hammerstein and Flower Drum Song and Hairspray and the 1960s - I can't get this dress cut out of my head.Above, tea dress by sohomode, $85 on etsyNext four, custom tea dresses by sohomode, $100 on etsyWordplay thought: someone should make a crop top and ma

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things you should know about

Done because we are too menny Because thrift is a virtue.oldnavyweekly.com, which has a limited quantity of coupons hidden within the website, changed every week, sometimes as high as $75 off a purchase of $100. While I've never actually been able to nab those really big coupons before they're all gone, it doesn't hurt to stop by and print one before heading out to an Old Navy.free!grechen, which is basically a roundup of a bunch of blog giveaways and contests [via Miss Couturable](And though this takes really long for me to load,) ...love Maegan, a really fun blog written by a 30-something,

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four inches

This outfit is nothing special, although it’s been a while since I’ve worn heels. In fact, the last time I wore these heels out was for… the senior last dance.Above, coat: delia’s, gift. Jeans: Forever21. Socks: childhood. Shoes: Forever21.I later changed into more practical shoes to accompany my little cousin to go bike-with-training-wheels riding and donned a hat because man, it was cold ou

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Okay, I have no self-control.

I was unofficially trying to spend at least a week seriously sitting down and writing posts and trying to actually get this blog to be, you know, Fashion, instead of throwing whatever I wanted onto the internet, but I just can't.I am convinced that my life is constantly improving. I am not happy with Cal, and I'm not looking forward to going back very much at all, but looking back at today of la

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turquoise and coral

I had a dream a few nights ago that I was wearing these shorts with this sweater (the coral one), so I had to do it.Above, outer sweater: mother’s. Inner sweater: mother’s. White: Kohl’s, gift. Black: Haight somewhere. Shorts: secondhand Old Navy, cousin’s. Solid tights: Nordstrom. Open-knit tights: no clue. Shoes: Payless. Gloves: mother’s.Look at my textures! It makes me think of bubbl

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I'm going to be obnoxiously Asian American right now.

This outfit isn't much, but if you look at my face, you might notice that it's tinged slightly more yellow than usual.Above, gray t-shirt: mother's. Jacket: gift. Skirt: Nordstrom Rack. Leggings: United Colors of Benetton. Socks: gift. Shoes: Fafi for Adidas.For our Asian American Studies class, our final is a group project (boo!), and my group decided to do a video project (boo!) where we p

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THIS JUST IN:

MONSTER SCARF ATTACKS!Monster Scarf, a 7.5-foot woolen-acrylic creature that only emerges when the weather is really, inconveniently cold - like during the summer in San Francisco - characterized by a neutral-colored body punctuated with narrow bands of bright colors. Approach with caution, for it may eat your head.Above, monster scarf: DIY. Top: Old Navy boys, brother's. Jeans: Forever21. Sh

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pigfarts, pigfarts, yum yum yum

Sorry, people who searched for "pigfarts shirt." I cannot provide you with a Pigfarts t-shirt. But I am providing myself with one!(For anyone who is confused and thinks I am talking about swine flatulence, Pigfarts is the school that Draco Malfoy wants to transfer out of Hogwarts to attend in StarKidPotter's A Very Potter Musical, which is a fan-made parody musical based on the Harry Potter ser

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