I love CSU housing.

So Saturday I moved into my new apartment in Columbus, which is renovated from an old hotel, The Rankin.
This is our entertainment center.... with my crazy artwork I made with paint samples from Lowe's and our Bewitched movie poster Robin's sister Laura took from the movie theatre, I think.
This is our "living room" area, with our two couches... there is a coffee table in there somewhere. This wall that you see will be covered with our "fashion wall", aka interesting ads from Harpers Bazaar. I'll post a picture when the fashion wall is done!

My Hello Kitty waffle maker and toaster.... I love them. My true best friends know my strange affinity for Hello Kitty. I swear, I should be Japanese.

Our bedroom. I understand neither of our beds are made, don't judge me =] The wall adjacent to my bed on the left is soon going to be our "show wall" filled with pictures of me and Robin in shows together in high school, along with our Pink Ladies jackets that say Jan and Rizzo from when we were in Grease. I will post pictures of that, too later!
This is a space between our desks and our living area. I love our Breakfast at Tiffany's poster!
Here you see the left-most part of my favorite aspect of our apartment. Our art-wall! It is a conglomeration of artwork that Robin and I have made. (Along with the little painting Erin made me! haha)
The middle of the wall including my desk ...
And the right side, along with our dinner table (Which expands!!)
A close-up of my strange piece of artwork, and a side-view of this bulletin board thing that I love.
Our cluttered bathroom including our COUNTER which we did not have last year! Woo!
Our lovely walk-in closet!
close-up of our shoe collection. We both love shoes...haha.


Robin's side of the bedroom! And the entrance to the living room.My ne
The view of the living room from our bedroom. And Laura, Robin's sister looking depressed on our couch. haha. (You can see the beginnings of our fashion wall on the coffee table!)
The left side of our living room, Robin being strange, and our The Holiday movie poster! Woo!

Our kitchen. Obviously.
Yesterday we went on a bargain shopping trip, and I got this fabulous towely dress thing for $5 at Charlotte Russe... I couldn't help it :)
My bookbag that I bought at TJ Maxx for $15. I love it so much!
So at the time that I am writing this my roommate & friends are cooking Jambalaya for this potluck a group of our friends are having... observe...
Woo!

Ok but anyways, me and Robin totally ADORE our apartment. But we think that we actually have a visitor.... a friend of ours has told us about several experiences with ghosts (I.E. folding his clothes that were on the floor... always feeling like he was not alone)
And we live on the same floor of the Rankin, which is really old. And was previously burnt down and renovated.
SO basically last night me and Robin were getting ready for bed... and out of NOWHERE her computer starts playing this remix of Big Spender from her iTunes which she remembered shutting down.
Creeepyy.
So we are convinced that we have a ghost. But we are trying to make friends with it. It would be pretty cool if it would fold our clothes... I definitely wouldn't complain haha!

It's THE BANGS

So again, I was bored and I decided that my bangs were getting too long and annoying, so I trimmed them. I realized that it was alot harder to trim the existing ones for some reason than to create new ones. I have no idea why, but it took me awhile to cut it just right. Also I think I grabbed a different pair of hair-cutting scissors, they didn't seem as sharp. Note to self: buy some nice hair-cutting scissors so I can cut my hair in Columbus.

See? It's not that different, really, just a bit 'fresher' I suppose. I really need to figure out a way to trim it at the bottom evenly by myself. That would save some time/money on my regular trims. I went too long between my last 2 trims and it still feels like it is damaged at the ends... I am sad because my hair got so much more damaged over the summer than it was in Columbus. I'm thinking it is partly because of the water here? Well, also I guess it's because I actually styled it this summer haha. Also my highlights are fading and growing out =[ I really want to get them re-done but it is just so expensive... I'm considering doing it myself but I'm scared of ruining my hair. =/

Anyways, so I have been packing lately and it makes me really excited to leave but at the same time I am kind of sad about leaving because I have formed new friendships and relationships with people over the summer and it sucks to have to leave that behind...but I feel like everything happens for a reason and in God's timing.


Ok. So on a different note: I have decided to let you blog viewers o'mine take a trip to somewhere special.... through my favorite videos list on YouTube! Now, since I am a funny video on YouTube addict, I can guarantee that they are all funny, awesome, crazy, or all three. If you have seen any of these before, take a moment to view them, reminisce, and enjoy. So to begin, let's start with one of the best Maury episodes of all time: Woman Afraid of Cotton Balls!

Fashion Inspiration!

I just can't get over how classy chic Victoria Beckham's fashion sense is. She always looks impossibly put-together and elegant, with a little funky edge thrown in there at times. And she is one of my favorite designer's, Marc Jacob's, latest models, no less. Almost never without her big, black sunglasses and her signature rockin' hair, here are some of my favorite looks of hers:

I'm not worthy!

The Yves Saint Laurent Tribute heel.

Hmm...What it would feel like to be 5'8" and to be in shoe heaven at the same time? That's almost too much!

Albums I want.

So I haven't really been keeping up with iTunes lately, and after browsing through, there are quite a few albums I realized that I want.

- The Mamma Mia! Movie Soundtrack. So much fun! And I know I might as well buy the ABBA Album, but I like the freshness of it.

- Conor Oberst's new self-titled album. I did not even know he came out with this! Ahh!

-Coldplay's Viva La Vida. Obviously.

-John Mayer's Where the Light Is

-Gavin Degraw's new self-titled album

-Josh Kelley's Backwoods

-Duffy's Rockferry

Yes... so buy them for me please? Haha.

Flapper Fun!

So I awaken at 8:45 with a call from Express this morning: "We need you to come in at 11 if you can!" Always up to take on extra hours to fuel my shopping habits, I agreed to come in. It was not that bad, actually- all I really did was put out the 100 boxes of new jewelry and rearrange the jewelry columns, and later on hung up some clothes for the sales racks. For the first time, I actually enjoy all the people that I work with, too. Not that I never did before, but it feels like I really "click" with the people here, and it is a really enjoyable environment, not stressful at all like it has felt before in the past...especially at the Express at the Peachtree mall... bah!

Anyways, so I splurged the past couple days(Well not REALLY...seeing as we had our extra associate discount (45 %!) plus it was no tax...) and I bought that black lace tank top with the flower brooch that I have blogged about before. I also got a white V-neck chest pocket tee because I figured that I needed one for some reason, haha. But the best purchase of all has definitely been this dress:

So flapper-esque and adorable! (If you REALLY know me, then you know my weird attachment with flappers, anyway, haha)
But yeah... I am super excited about wearing it. There are always these semi-formal events going on that I will be able to wear it to! It's so fun to wear because of the fringe- it dances with me =]

Hmm... I notice that I definitely seem to be drawn to alot of black lately. Which is weird, because I'm usually this huge color advocate. Who knows.

On another note, I really need new headshots. There is something so DARK about this one... like my hair looks BLACK, my eyebrows are really thick and dark, I'm wearing a dark shirt, haha. Everything about it just needs to be updated! I only have this B&W anyways, I probably need to get a color headshot... especially now that my hair is alot lighter and I have bangs and what not. And I do not look as pale as this picture implies...

TODAY'S FASHION WISH LIST !!

This blazer from Express... it is much cuter in person. Idk there is just something about it that I love! Since it has such a girly/preppy vibe, it would be fun to pair it with some distressed skinny jeans and then some snappy black heels like this which I also really want:

I can be your addiction if you want to get hooked on me.

Ahh!
So I cannot get this song stuck out of my head, it is SO darn catchy- "Bad Girl" by Danity Kane.
Makes me wanna dance!

Anyways, so I have kind of been gone for the past few days due to my wisdom teeth removal on Wednesday morning. Today is Saturday and it is the first day that I have actually felt like myself...probably because it's the first day I have not taken any pain medication. I AM in a little bit of pain, but I figured it is probably best to stick it out and wean myself off of the heavy painkillers I was on. My jaw is still a bit swollen and I can't smile well yet... but I'm getting there. Hopefully by tomorrow I should be close to healed all the way seeing as I have to work at Express on the no-tax holiday- Oh, the glories of working in retail.

Can I just say how excited I am that school is starting soon? I am SO ready for auditions, classes, hanging out with friends, performing, etc.
I have a good feeling about this year.