My shave lasts about six hours...

...but it was too hot to wear pants, so I said, "Screw the world they will deal with my stubble I am wearing a dress suckers." Good thing, because it became a conversation point when I was meeting people in my theater class. (Well, it was for Benjamin, anyway, who was dressed like a leprechaun because of the heat. (He only had one pair of shorts, which happened to match his neon green t-shirt.

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exchange student

I had to exchange my Near Eastern Studies reader at a copy center on the other side of campus because they gave me two of the same thing, which, most unfortunately, required getting dressed. On the bright side, I have mentally resolved that being a Cal student doesn't mean I have to embody Cal. Hence, shots of Stanford red.Above, sweatshirt: Cal Student Store. Lips: MAC Slimshine in Swelter.

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fat (house)cat

This is how you start a school year. Not freaking the shit out. Chilling the freak out.I'd like you to note Tony's shorts (far right), which are gingham! Way to mix black and white patterns, EECS boy.Above, Neville Longbottom t-shirt: Hot Topic, gift. Jeans: Levi's 518. Socks: Cal Student Store.That's me massaging my arm after carrying floor lamps with Kim back to our apartment about six (lo

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no air

It's so hot that when my mama picked me up, she said that it's like there'sIn other news, I got into my theater class! Granted, it is an intro course, but getting through auditions is always stressful, so I'm glad it's over. In even more shocking news, this week has been really good, and Cal is not making me want to throw up or cry yet.Here's what I wore to my audition to look clean and serious

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*New & Authentic* - Elizabeth Arden Fifth Avenue After Five

Brand new with box & sealed like retail counter selling. FIFTH AVENUE AFTER FIVE 5th avenue after five Eau de Parfum Spray, Sheer. Sparkling. Radiant. 5th avenue after five is a modern oriental that will take you effortlessly from day into night. Incredibly sensual, totally unexpected. Key Notes: Top Notes: Black plum,

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adjusting

This was what I wore for my first day and night at school. I am lucky to know people who like to cook, or else dinner would have consisted of Nutella sandwiches instead of vegetable stew and pasta. Also the background for my outfits may change a few times before I settle on a place to put my camera for self-timed pictures. It's a detail of moving in that I forgot to anticipate because it's not

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into the wild

My mom keeps these oversized Chinese magazines that I can't read (being unable to read Chinese fluently) lying around the house. So I can't read my horoscope or any of the recipes or celebrity profiles, but images are their own language, right? The one I picked up most recently had wild-animal-themed editorial in its fashion section that I really like for reasons I do not understand. Here are

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capslockFEVER

Today I am happy from wallowing in the luxury of spending time with people I genuinely like and who know me and for whom the walls go down.I cannot say much about tomorrow except that I am almost ready to kick its ass. I am going to kick four hours of classes' ass and I am going to kick the audition's ass and I am going to kick meeting new people's ass.Self, you will do this. I don't care if you don't feel like it or if you're scared or if it would be easier to pull another freshmen year. Fake it 'til you make it.Voldemort Fazed-Girl out, beezies.

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sock it to me

My brother was here this weekend for his first birthday at home in five years, which called for a clam chowder and caramel apple run to the pier, which requires lots of loose change for street parking. Enter my sock.Above, sweater: mother's. T-shirt: BFF, Threadless. Necklace: keychain + DIY, gift. Sock: Old Navy. Shoes: Harajuku Lovers.We were going to use a white cotton sock to carry our

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PSA

Hello, 2.5 readers. I am officially back in Berk. Filled with total and utter DREAD. And with no posts planned. Will work on this.

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sweater vest of woe

Snippets of joy, via Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, retold by Sarah Rees Brennan:HARRY: Here I am, randomly in a train station, reading the paper, scamming on the hottest waitress in the world.HOTTEST WAITRESS IN THE WORLD: It's your lucky day, Harry Potter. I've always had a weakness for pasty younger men.DUMBLEDORE: And now I arrive in a swirl of magic!HARRY: I miss the days when magic arrived to rescue me from my abusive childhood, rather than to rescue me from hot waitresses.DUMBLEDORE: So I'm taking you to visit a friend of mine I want something from. He enjoys underage celebrit

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quotage

So I was talking to Connie a while ago and realized independently of the conversation that I never really knew what this meant until recently."Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit."- Peter UstinovAnd now I do, and it is sort of breaking me and filling me up. It is also terrifying because who will forgive me everything? (Who Will Love Me As I Am?)(I Believe, I Believe, I Believe) All Will Be Forgiven.I should stop living in my head?

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blue steel

I was not trying to look like Zoolander. I was just gazing vacantly. With no intent. Whatsoever. I promise.Above, blazer: City Triangles, thrifted. T-shirt: United Colors of Benetton. Misunderstood pants: somewhere in Vancouver + DIY destruction. Shoes: Fafi for Adidas.

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you're the tigger to my winnie

I am such a huge nerd, it is not even funny, except when it is.

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I wish I could talk to animals.

Despite associating anything leopard print with old ladies wearing stirrup leggings and fanny packs gambling in Vegas, I really do try to understand. Really. For example, I understand these leopard print shorts and this leopard print cardigan.But why, why, in the name of all that is good in this world, would you ever think of mixing leopard print with a repeating butterfly motif? I suppose mix

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progress report

The scarf, in all its reversible cable glory, with a ring for size comparison. I have a long way to go.And the sequined shirt, which also has a long way to go. I had to stop here, though, because my bag of 600 loose sequins ran out and I had to run out and get another (three).

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Going (going) back (back) to Cal(i), Cal(i)

In preparation for returning to school, I prepared a Letter-Writing Kit for myself consisting of envelopes, postcards, postcard stamps, Forever stamps, stickers, and mini stationery sheets. I figure that if I have the postage and paper ready (except binder paper, which is what I usually use for long letters, but which I also usually have lying around), I’ll be more likely to actually mail things

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hanging out

Pockets visibly hanging out of denim shorts? DO NOT WANT.However, men's shorts seem to have extra deep pockets anyway, so I will forgive myself for this pocket mishap:Above, green t-shirt: Old Navy, mother's. Jacket: gift. Shorts: secondhand Old Navy, brother's + DIY. Tights: H&M. Plaid shoes: Keds.Wore to thrift and walk around shady parts of the city on a sunny day. Went home with an

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