Life is a party and we’re all invited- but not if we wear bad shoes.
Hey Killtimers! Sorry it’s been so long!
But I’m back on track- today I wanna talk about summer accessories.
Summer can be difficult for some because it’s hot and sweaty and can make one feel lethargic. Being so, it’s sometimes hard to make more effort than just throwing on shorts and a tank top and calling it good.
But it doesn’t have to be- the best colors, textures and patterns are available and appropriate for the sunny season and they can all be mixed and match for bright, juicy splashes to perk up your wardrobe.
Now is the time to think outside the box and get away from the drab browns and blacks- oranges, pinks, blues and turquoise, greens and purples are all fair game.
Scarves are very in right now- at first, I didn’t understand why they’d be big in the summertime but they are actually quite cool temperature wise and look good with t-shirts, tanks, and dresses. I think it was also the red scarf I received as a gift. It was handmade in Iran and our Iranian neighbors brought it back for me after one of their trips home. It’s absolutely gorgeous and it changed my mind about scarves. I had to learn how to wear them and not look like I was in the wrong season.
To pull off a scarf, choose light material like a sheer cotton or silk so it’s not heavy. Pull the middle of the scarf to the front of your neck, wrap the ends to the back, cross over and pull back to the front. Loosen up the middle so it’s not tight and awkward, it should look relaxed. Other ways to wear it would be just to cross or twist the ends in the front but this is a better look if the scarf is shorter. You don’t want to much loose fabric hanging in the front.
Bangles and hoop earrings are my thing. I love the boho look because it can be layered well. Dangly earrings are great to add spunk to any outfit easily. Different metals or materials can be versatile; they can go with jeans and a plan bright tank top, a soft white Moroccan style dress, or a little black dress if you want to make it funky.
Here is my beautiful Iranian scarf and my favorite bangle, a black snake with gold accents. I also wore my gold hoop earrings with this but you can’t see because of my hair.
My favorite earrings this summer are from Forever 21. They came in 5 different colors and were only $6.
They’re chunky and bright and look cute mixed with anything. Normally, I’m not an advocate for Forever 21 since I heard they used child labor but they have cute, cheap accessories which are great for the changing styles and seasons.
This outfit is a good example of how to stay cool in the summer while still looking cute and polished.Shorts and a bright tank are brought together by the colorful tattoo wedges. They bring the colors in the tank and the scarf together even though the tank is magenta and the scarf is red. It used to be a rule that we didn’t mix warm colors like pinks with reds but I think it’s pretty cool if you do it right.
The earrings are my favorite part because they are only six bucks but look expensive becuase of the gold trim. They bring together the white and yellow in the scarf.
OWN THE TATTOO WEDGES- They are size 8 and I only wore them twice. They are too big but I had to have them because they were so cool. If you’re interested in them, email me!
They have bright neon 80s hoops and sunglasses, Middle Eastern and Baroque inspired dangly earrings, and long silver necklaces with nautical charms. They’ll make for great club night shimmer or pool side glam.
Ordinarily, I’m a MAC girl, especially when it comes to eye shadow and mascara, but I have since found a new favorite.
While shopping in Sephora, a gigantic make up and skin store that carries everything from Urban Decay to Dior and their own Sephora brand, I came across a display for Kat Von D’s new line.
I can’t really say I know much about her or am otherwise a big fan, but her make up is fantastic. What caught my eye was her concealer, called Tattoo Concealer, with the caption, ‘No one has to see what you don’t want them to see.’ It’s a make up for one’s face but the idea behind it is that it’s so thick, creamy and smooth that with the right layering, even tattoos can be covered easily. I have freckles which I’m not fond of and a little scar on my cheek that I like to cover up as much as possible so this stuff was right up my alley. It’s not thick and gooey like it sounds, it’s very lightweight but has a lot of coverage and is easily smoothed on the face once applied. You can get it for $25 but it’s definitely worth it.
Since Kat Von D. is a tattoo artist who is also covered head to toe in tattoos, giving her a playful, rocker bad girl vibe, her make up appeals to that type of demographic as well with rich colors but practical flesh tones.
What I found I loved even more than her concealer was her eye shadow! They come in three different color palettes with eight colors each. I bought the one called, ‘Beethoven’ because it had darker colors, such as a dark sparkly purple and a matte black, for creating smoky eyes. The other palettes came in a neutral set of colors like bronzes and the other had brighter colors like vibrant green.
One light tap of the shadow brush is all it takes to get the true color of the shadow on your lids, vibrant and show-stopping. Most eye shadows require lots of layering to get a dark enough or bright enough color true to the way it looks in the package but not with Kat’s shadows! Even MAC shadows, a brand notorious for being bright and lasting, have to be layered a couple times to get a dark enough color- they have nothing on Kat!
Her colors are sure to last a long time because it doesn’t take that much to get a true color. I didn’t even have to sweep the brush in the shadow, I only tapped the end in one time and it was enough to cover my entire lid.
I can’t emphasize how amazing the colors are, you just have to find out for yourself! I plan on collecting the other two palettes as well because they are worth it and will last. You can find them at Sephora stores for a little over $30 each.
I read the books because I wanted to know what the hype was about. Book one was ok, the love story between Edward and Bella was sweet so I gave book two a chance. Book two was shit but since Edward finally comes back into the picture, I thought Meyer might redeem herself in Book three. It was better than two but not by much but I had to finish the series, you don’t just read three out of four and give up on the home stretch. I couldn’t even finish Book four. This series was fucking stupid all the way through and I kept waiting for it to get better, more intense, climatic but it never did.
1.Bella’s character is shallow. I don’t mean that in a ‘only dates the QB’ kind of sense, I mean that she has nothing going for her and is a total idiot. The only reason why she is intriguing to Edward is because she smells different, probably because her environment in Arizona was different than that of people living in Forks, WA.
2.Book 2 was complete shit. It’s nothing but Bella whining and moping. Nothing but teen girl emotions and boo-hoos. The whole point of reading the series is to escape into a dangerous love story with a smoking hot, sensual vampire guy but he was hardly in the story- so then what’s the point?
3.Jacob’s character sucks. He may be in love with Bella, but being in love with someone means respecting what she wants. Jacob deliberately manipulates Bella and acts like a jerk to Edward even when Ed’s completely respectful about Jake’s feelings. The worst part is that, because Bella is a shallow character, she falls for Jake’s manipulation. I admire she is always up front with him in the beginning that their friendship can’t be anything more for her but she blows that by leading him on later for no reason. She also kicks him when he’s down the most by telling him she loves him. If they had any respect for each other’s feelings, they wouldn’t play on each other’s weaknesses and they’d keep their mouths shut. If Bella knows she wants Ed, why let Jake torment her?
4.Book 3 got a little better because Edward was back in the picture but that doesn’t mean it was good. Through book one and two, there is a build up regarding the vampire Victoria who wants to kill Bella. Bella is an easy target and it could be easily done but it takes until book 3 for the show down which lasts less than a chapter. The entire books 2 and 3 are nothing but plotting of a way to take Victoria down- then, when she finally appears, she gets thrown around for a couple minutes and torn to pieces. Why all the planning and suspense for a weak climax? It’s a total let down. Really, there wouldn’t be more books if Meyer didn’t write all of the pointless, irrelevant worry in there. The entire series could be done in one book easily. We could skip the crap and it might actually be a good, suspenseful read.
5.I heard a rumor that the books were a metaphor that teens should wait until marriage to have sex. But vampire legends and stories are based around sex. Edward is hot and alluring because he’s a vampire and ordinarily, that means he would seduce his prey, make love to them, and then drink their blood. Vampires are supposed to be sensual but Meyer’s takes the fun out of it. Of all the people in the word, Edward picks mousy Bella to fall in love with? She’s a vampire’s one-night-stand at best. In the modern day and age, Edward could be having so much fun ruling the night and seducing women in sexy underground lounges but no- he goes to high school and falls in love with someone who smells like shampoo and doesn’t know anything about dressing sexy or looking hot. Boring. If Bella were a more challenging target and had more depth, their interaction would be much more complicated and interesting. It doesn’t seem that Edward would have a hard time resisting Bella ordinarily.
6.Book 2 they go to Italy- a beautiful and romantic place. Nothing happens. Italy would be the perfect setting for more depth in their romance. It could’ve been a lot more interesting than it was. Also, in Italy, Alice steals a car. Ok so it’s not ok to have sex before marriage but stealing is ok especially if you NEED it? Like you NEED a Ferrari as a getaway car when you can run so fast no one can even comprehend or see you?
7.All through books 1 through 3, Bella narrates. Not that she’s that exciting, obviously, because all she talks about is Edward’s body and her emotions, but in book 4 out of no where Jacob starts narrating. Maybe if the books jumped between perspectives from the beginning it would be cool but it happens briefly in the very last book of the series. Why at this point when the reader is used to looking at things from Bella’s point of view? I couldn’t give a shit less about what Jacob thinks because I don’t like his character. I think Jacob is a love/hate character with no happy medium so if you hate him, you’re screwed at this point. People are always going to pick sides and I sided with Edward a long time ago. He’s a sexy vampire- who wouldn’t pick him over a smelly, teenage dog? So if you’re like me and think that Bella’s choice is easy, you can either read the book through and be irritated or you can skip over like twenty chapters and just hope it makes sense later.
8.Meyer’s loves using the words; ghosted, chided, chortled, and lurched. They are ok in small doses but are otherwise what I like to call, “ugly words.” Each one of these words is almost in every chapter it seems. You may not have noticed it before but I did. Would it kill her to throw in a ‘scold,’ ‘crept,’ or a ‘heave’ every once in awhile instead?
9.Meyer doesn’t impress me as a writer and the fame of Twilight has gone to her head. I heard that a version of Twilight, from Edward’s point of view, was released on the internet. Not the whole thing but enough that Meyers is now claiming she’ll never publish the book as punishment. Get off your fucking high horse. If anything, this could make her even more money because people will gladly shell out the cash to finish the book and complete the series on their bookshelves. Most people that get into a series want every single book on the shelf as part of the collection and there’s no way people wouldn’t be supportive of her newest work. The royalties from four books, four movies and new merchandise is probably enough to buy her own small island, so why is she complaining? I want to read something that the writer was passionate about regardless of how much money he/she made- I want them to stay the same person they set out to be because there is too much greed ruling the world as it is. Can’t we just escape in a story without it being complicated by money?
10.By the time Bella gets her cottage I stopped reading. As far as I’m concerned that was the end. At this point, she’s a teenage vampire with a little monster spawn. She’s married and has a house. End of story. The Volturi we were so worried about before? Completely irrelevant now. It seems Meyer forgot about them and didn’t really have anywhere for them to go. She just wanted to pose a threat somehow to add some kind of suspense but it was a failed effort. The book would have been fine without ever mentioning them because they didn’t do enough to be important. Her parents? Who cares? They’ll think she’s dead and even if she blows it by going to see them, they’ll probably have a fear induced heart attack and die right then so there’s no fear of them exposing her or digging for answers about why she’s different and scary looking now.
Twilight is appealing to young adults because most high schoolers don’t read anyhow. They don’t have the literary capacity or appreciation for the classics so they are easily entertained. They don’t understand most of the basic components one would look for to determine whether or not a book is a good read. They care nothing for style of writing, poetry or even an engaging storyline. All they want is a magical romance with the prospects of falling in love with a mysterious vampire. Bella is just bland enough that the average 15 year old girl can put herself in her shoes and dream. She’s not looking for suspense or to gain anything from reading Twilight. All I can say is, Meyer is no JK Rowling. Twilight could have been better if it were one book with some of the bullshit cut out. It could have gotten to the point while still being interesting and building on the romance between Edward and Bella.
I’m not sure how these books managed to hypnotize and interest so many people but I can only guess it’s because Americans are known for being slobs that live off of fast food and just watch TV all day so they have low standards for entertainment. The sad part is that over half of my friends are OBSESSED with Twilight to the point of buying a second copy of every book to keep in mint condition as a collectors item. Did I mention most of my friends are over the age of 21?
Also, why the titles with times of day or celestial happenings? As far as I can tell the titles have absolutely nothing to do with the story or characters. At least she stuck with a theme for all four but I don’t get it. Maybe that was part of her marketing ploy? A simple black, white and red cover with a one word title invokes mystery that no one can refuse because, despite what they say, we all judge a book by its cover.
Ok, time for a rant which I know some may find a little harsh or even ridiculous but I have a valid point to make.
I was out to dinner at a fairly nice place. It was a sushi place which wasn’t necessarily fancy but I think of it as more of the type of place one wears something decent to- not a sweat stained tank top and torn up jean shorts for instance.
Well, this woman was having dinner with her two kids a couple tables down from me. She looked like her husband probably made big money and they were a pretty well-off family. She was wearing a pink baseball cap that was supposed to look tattered with a rhinestone-covered Ed Hardy shirt.
There was once a time when women and men dressed up to the nines and women often wore wide-brimmed hats and gloves. It was a time of glamour and elegance. That time is, unfortunately and much to my dismay, no more.
Even still, a gentleman shouldn’t wear a hat at the dinner table, especially when out in public, but so many of them do. I realize gentlemen are few and far between these days (so if you find one ladies, keep him!) There is no longer the chivalry there once was even 20 years ago. I think the exception to wear a hat at the table in this day and age is of course, a fast food joint or something. Other than that, I think men should take their hats off even at casual places. It shows manners and respect for his family/ date.
Women, on the other hand, are allowed to wear hats indoors and at the dinner table but should they if they are wearing a baseball cap?
I fail to understand why so many women clearly spend over an hour doing their hair and make up and put on their dangly diamond earrings to go out of the house wearing a velour jumpsuit and a baseball cap. Is it to give themselves a more casual, relaxed look or what? I don’t get it.
Anyway, while there may not be anything wrong with women wearing a hat indoors at dinner, I don’t think women should wear baseball caps unless they are on a softball team or at a baseball game.
Wearing a cap with a designer t-shirt escapes me. It doesn’t look good. It looks awkward like she was trying too hard but wanted to seem normal and not overdone but in not overdoing it, it’s overdone anyhow. I just don’t think caps look good on women, especially middle-aged women. Younger women can get away with it more easily but honestly, come on, you’re honestly going to wear a baseball cap at a sushi dinner? It doesn’t look good, it looks stupid, who or what are you trying to be?
Look how adorable my little cartoon self is! She even has bangs like me and is wearing a sweet 80s style outfit. You should make one at meez.com too! Ok ok I know but it’s really rainy out and there’s not a whole lot of option on the Monday of Memorial Day.
I was sitting in a bar with a friend, enjoying chips and queso and a cold beer when I looked up and realized the guy at the next table was sporting a mullet. My friend and I turned to each other and after exchanging looks that could only say,”Really?!” we burst into laughter. I decided I would hate myself if I didn’t snap a picture. I had been carrying my camera around all day without so much as a nibble and I knew if I let this moment pass, I would never forgive myself. Unfortunately I can’t post that picture- it won’t show up. But we’ve all seen a mullet so use your imagination.
The modern mullet began to appear late 1960s but didn’t gain popularity until the 1980s. The purpose of the mullet was to achieve a “two-haircuts-in-one” look and is often referred to as “Business in the front, Party in the back.” One might assume that the mullet was the perfect hairstyle for schizophrenics and those with multiple personality disorders. It bridged the gap between wanting to be taken seriously at work but still wanting to maintain a cool demeanor when among friends; one that says, “Hey pal, grab my legs. I’m going in for a keg-stand.”
During the 1980s as the popularity of the mullet increased, other variations started appearing such as adding blond highlights or spiking the hair in the front for a more rock-n-roll look. Occasionally, the long hair in the back was permed. Often times, the perming of the hair was referred to as a French mullet and called a mulle, pronounced moo-lay. The V-mullet, my personal favorite, is also a unique version. It starts with a mohawk up top and goes down into the longer hair in the back.
Many famous bands and celebrities had mullets such as Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, and David Bowie, who was ahead of the curve and started wearing his mullet in the 1970s. The fact that this trend was popular among celebrities was likely the reason why it had so many followers. Everyone from children to women to men was sporting a mullet. Even the New Kids on the Block had mullets in the early 1990s!
The mullet is still very popular in some European countries such as Romania, Germany and Spain. In the United States, it can be found mostly in southern states and is worn by people who like country or heavy metal music and often times by lesbians. Although, many teenagers following the emo trend have favored different variations of this hairstyle as well. It seems to be a very likeable trend among overweight people in general.