Auckland April 2014

Autumn 2014 #1

Autumn 2014 #1 by libbyr5 featuring Illamasqua

Minimum red blouse
$66 - zalando.co.uk

3 1 Phillip Lim vest
farfetch.com

McQ by Alexander McQueen black pants
$305 - harveynichols.com

Manolo Blahnik slip on shoes
barneys.com

1 20 Blackbirds bangle bracelet
$14 - theiconic.com.au

Illamasqua nail polish
$24 - asos.com

Blasting in my Earphones #3

UTOPIA by Karen Walker

Karen Walker's new Autumn/Winter 2014 collection is now out.

The Utopia collection lives up to its name for me as these pieces are to be desired and have perfect qualities in my opinion, unfortunately my bank account won't allow me to own any of these pieces *sigh* so I'll continue to live in my dystopian fashion wardrobe.

I'm really liking the print pieces that KW has put into this collection. Sometimes designers go over board in the print area which leaves me a bit confused as to what they were thinking, but not with this collection. That's what I like most about KW she makes clothes that you can easily see yourself wearing everyday while still making you stand out just that little bit extra to make yourself feel a little more confident in yourself.

So well done Karen another great collection. 

Check out the rest of the collection here

Coldplay - Magic

Summer Wrap Up

So summer has once again come and gone in the Southern Hemisphere, so here is my high and low points of summer for 2013/14:

High points

1. I had another four months off from university, which was a much needed break after a very stressful year.
2. I got to spend the entire summer down in the South Island with my family and friends, it was wonderful.
3. All my hard work paid off and I got into the major I wanted. PR here I come!
4. During summer I worked the entire time and managed to save up a bit of money which will come in handy after uni.
5. I finally got my retainer off! No more braces or wires or dentist visits, success!
6. My sister and her boyfriend of six years got engaged! So excited.
7. I got to spend a lot of time with my friends at home, which was great! I miss them already.
8. Went speed dating, which turned out to be a lot of fun, despite the nerves before the event.
9. Meeting new people who I worked with, truly fantastic people that I can call friends.
10. I got to explore so much of the countryside in the South Island. Yes I've seen some of it before, but having a new camera made it so much more exciting.

Low points

1.  I had to move out from a wonderful flat. It was such a great place to live and all the flatmates I had there were amazing!
2. I craved sushi so much when I was home. Nothing compares to some of the sushi in Auckland.
3. I didn't save as much money over the summer as I would have liked to.
4. It was so hard to find a new place in Auckland! What made it worse is when no-one replied to emails, texts or calls. SERIOUSLY! did you want/need a flatmate? Oh wait you won't answer that questions since you don't respond.
5. Spending nearly four months in my hometown. To long, far too long.
6. I still have my job at BK. Need a new job ASAP!
7. I haven't been running as much over summer as I would have liked to. Time to change that.
8. One of my closest friends left the country and deserted us all for Germany. Miss her face!

So as you can see a pretty positive summer. I really loved being home for the summer because after this last year of study who knows where I will be at the end of the year. So getting to spend so much time with my family and friends really was a great way to spend my summer and in a way to say good bye to a town that helped made me the person I am now.

So goodbye sunshine, heat, relaxing and my tanned skin and hello falling leaves, new colours and crisp mornings.

Ghostbusters Wanted

So I have been in my new flat for almost a week now and I have come to the realization that my flatmates are ghosts! Ghosts I tell you.

Every now and then there is a noise down stairs, so after about five minutes of facing my fear and seeing what the noise is there is no-one downstairs and instead their bedroom doors are closed upstairs.

I think to myself "Oh right they were getting food and then just went to their rooms, that's cool. But how do they move so fast?"

But when I'm sitting at my desk (with my door open) I hear this whoosh noise/stomping of feet and see a blur from the corner of my eye and then the click of their door being closed.

Seriously you don't even say "Hi!"

I don't know how I feel about this whole ghost situation, I don't know whether to be scared of these ghosts or to be happy about having the whole house to myself for a majority of the day.

But then I think these ghosts have more of a life than me since they are never home and all I ever do is watch TV shows and look at random stuff on the internet. Thanks Ghosts for the reminder of the sad life that I have!

 Time to call the Ghostbusters, 555-2368!

2013/14 Summer Nature Visual Diary

Some snaps I took whilst being home in the South Island for the summer. The photos vary from the Mackenzie Basin to Lake Coleridge. Thanks to my mum for getting me a camera for my birthday, best gift ever!

Eat A Slice With Me Documentary

One of My Favourites

Goldroom - Embrace

Tips on how to use Tinder

 

Recently I jumped on the bandwagon of an app called Tinder to see what all the fuss was about and this is what I came up with:

1.  Don't show pictures with you and a person from the opposite sex: the person looking at your page will automatically think you are dating and will class you as a douche bag and will automatically dislike you.

2.  Do not take the app seriously: personally I used it for pure entertainment and to see the amazing pick up lines people use.

3.  Finding out who is in your area: I can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

4.  Like EVERYONE: you can easily delete the app later.

5.  Learning new pick up lines: you never know when you might need those bad boys and some people have great creativity when it comes to some of these.

6.  NEVER let your flatmates take control of your device: the stuff they say and the people they like may stalk you for a while.

7.  Why go out when you can tinder: The amount of pulling (in the words of Geordie Shore) that you can do with this app is crazy, you don't even need to leave your couch.

8.  Don't swipe the wrong way: make sure you know that left is dislike and right is like.

9.  A great way to creep people out: you know those moments when you want to, now its just an easy conversation away. Like chat roulette but has more class.

10.  Download it: even if its just for half an hour of your life everyone needs to experience this pure source of entertainment.

I Couldn't Work in a Circus

My life has become a constant juggling act, one second I know what I want to do with my life and the next I get this other idea in my head on where my future lies. One second I'm up and the next I'm back down. This whole juggling act just makes me feel exhausted because I just keep dropping the balls.

I sometimes wish I had those parents who raise their children telling them exactly what they will do in life, and the child just nods and agrees. They have it easy! They don't have to map out their lives and don't have to worry about the constant question that every child has of "What do I want to be when I'm older?" I am now older! and I still have no bloody clue. These lucky people can just focus on what they have been told and just get on and do it, while here I am contemplating life and what I should do with it when I could be either studying, eating or just having a damn life.

But I would have probably rebelled and then run away from home and become that weird homeless person who roams the streets if I had parents like that. I am way too head strong and have far too many opinions.

I can not wait until my last year of university next year because then i can focus on my major and my minor and that's it! I won't have to worry about whether I will get in or not, cause once I'm in that's it. Whatever major option I get into next year will be the deciding factor for the rest of my life.

Pft who am I kidding I will probably change my mind at least a dozen more times before I actually graduate.

BANKS - This Is What It Feels Like (Prod. Lil Silva & Jamie Woon)