where has the sunshine gone??

It was soooo nice and sunny and beautiful during the holidays and the weekend. And now it's all dreary gray, and raining. That just goes to show, return to school and uni really does make the world gray!!
I'm definitely a bit slow on updating this blog. Also I'm not taking photos every day, just on days when I think I look nice. :P Because of course, I usually look pretty blah. Unless I can actually be bothered making an effort... which isn't very often I guess!! Also, I'm trying to use correct grammar and everything on this. Does it look nicer if there are all capital letters in the right place and everything? Hehe.

Okay, ummm last week it was a really lovely day so I went over to M's house because she was looking after her cousin. Kids are soooo cute don't you think?? In my case I have that opinion simply because I am so used to children, I am around them every (week) day because of my mum's job. Anyway: despite the nice spring-y weather i decided to dress in monochrome... and I wanted to wear my new polka dot stockings!!

Bauhaus dress * Stockings from Dangerfield * Living Doll bolero
Acessories- I decided to go overboard and wear lots. Sorry there aren't close up photos...
Kmart sunglasses (I love these, they're so huge and I can wear them over my regular glasses!!I have not found another pair that can do this comfortably!!) * white bow hairclip * white bead necklace- second hand * pearly necklace- second hand * white bow ring & black ring- diva.


On Saturday night I went to a friend's 18th birthday party which was fun :) I really miss house parties! People over the age of 18 rarely have them anymore!! It's like going out clubbing or to bars is more fun. But personally, I actually don't think it is because the drinks are too expensive, it's usually loud and you can't talk to anyone properly, and you can't just muck around like you do at house parties. Like jump into people's pools or crowd around the snack table and eat all the dip and crackers (free food- that's another perk of house parties!!) :P
Outfit: black lace skirt from some shop at Highpoint * leopard print singlet- temt (but got it from op shop) * Agent 99 cardigan * Supre belt * cream stockings- op shop * Target shoes * bag is secondhand too.
What do you think of the outfit? I bought the skirt years ago but that was the first time i have worn it, because I couldn't work out exactly how to. It looked too frumpy worn long on the hips, high waisted looks better but i had to wear black shorts underneath because the underlayer of the skirt was way shorter than the hem line and so when I wore it high you could see through the lace.

Tomorrow is Wednesday, hump day :( sooo it's allllmosstttt the end of the week!! <3

manifest!!

ok sorry it's about a week late, but i'm posting a couple of photos from manifest which was last saturday and sunday. it was the first time i have gone, and i quite enjoyed it although i'm not sure it was worth paying $20 for one day... i think it was a bit disorganised.
it was at melbourne uni, and me and my sister wen min and her friend patrick got there at about 10:30 am, and although we had already pre-registered we still had to wait in line for about 2 and a half hours to get our passes. which was rather annoying to say the least. and then we wandered around for awhile, looking at all the people in costume (there were so many people dressed up! i wish i had! so i will next year!!) and looking at the merchandise for sale and the fan art and stuff. but everything was a bit confusing as they didn't have many maps around (although i go to melbourne uni so i know where all the buildings are and stuff... but we didn't even know what building each activity was in, there weren't clear maps or instructions so i felt we may have missed out on a lot just because there wasn't a clear timetable/signage.)
anyway, it seemed to me that there wasn't even that much to do! other than buy merchandise and go to the screenings. i think there was a line to watch the cosplay competitions but it was so long it hardly seemed worth waiting in line for it... confused... but i have to say it was still a very enjoyable day!! 'armageddon multimedia expo' is on in november so i might go to that although it is $18 to get in.. hmm... am i a nerd or what? ok photos.


what i wore... living doll pinafore skirt * kmart black singlet * living doll white bolero (see photos below for more detail) * friends of couture cardigan from episode * random cream coloured hair bow thingy * necklace from diva * brown havaianas * glassons bag.
as you can see i kind of had a colour scheme going.. woo! it was such a lovely sunny day. i felt so spring-like, especially with the floral pinafore and light colours.. hehe

me and a big plushie kirby :P

me and a big cuddly kon from bleach !

cool costumes: inuyasha, i dont know who the next guy is, aaand someone from naruto (not sure which character.)

scary mask :P

not sure what anime they are from but the costumes are great!

grimmjow from bleach

zaraki kenpachi from bleach

this chick had an awesome cosplay outfit, though i don't know what it's from.

this was one of the best cosplay i saw all day!! it must have taken so long to make and soo heavy!! those back wing thingies looked like they were made out of wood.

two girls who were with the guy above- not sure what anime they were all from.

in conclusion... i do wish i had taken more photos! but i was a bit embarrassed about asking everyone :P next time i will take more!!
some of the costumes were sooo fantastic! it's amazing how much time, effort and money people can spend on creating them, it really requires a huge amount of dedication. some people especially go into so much technical detail! like having exactly the same patterns on their clothing and having the right colour, length of fabric, buying wigs, etc. it's extraordinary!! i wonder how many hours is spent planning, designing, making and everything?? :o