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new camera day one

jessy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:22:34 +0000

What a fantastic week it’s been! I don’t know about you, but I had a really rough summer. I was broke constantly (like, I have 50 cents to my name kind of broke) and I was just in a slump. Every year, as soon as the smell of fall hits then air I get reinvigorated; and this year has been no exception. I have to say that it also doesn’t hurt that my luck has seriously changed in the last few weeks. As I mentioned in my last post, my mom did the most awesome, generous thing ever and bought me not only a camera, but a sewing machine as well! I’m almost overwhelmed by how much this is going to do for everything in my life: my blog, online sales for Chicken Lays An Egg, learning how to do more serious alterations, and just the fun factor! I feel like I can finally throw myself back into my blog, which makes me really happy. Aaaaaannyway, here are some of the shots Jacob and I took today! These first few are just some that I took around our apartment last night.

Murderface the alligator attacks a Cabbage Patch Kid

Have I ever mentioned that we have four dogs in our apartment? Maya (roommate/business partner extraordinaire) has two and Jacob and I have two.

Maya’s Jack Russel, Dexter

Lady, Maya’s other dog is a beagle/shih tzu mix.

Charlie is the puppy that I got Jacob for Christmas last year. Supposedly she’s a boxer/collie mix, but she looks nothing like either of those. She actually looks like a tiny bloodhound or something. Whatever she is, she’s very sweet and a master of looking sad.

Chopper has the extra-sad face going on because she had just gotten in trouble for growling at one of our friends. She’s a little skittish sometimes because she was abused so badly by her original owners, so we are forgiving when she freaks out. It kills me when she looks that sad, but she also knows that and also has it down to a fine art.

Jacob took this earlier today at the shop, and it’s my favorite picture that’s been taken with my camera so far. The entire brick wall of the building next door to us is covered in ivy but it’s starting to die off for the season, hence the black base. This picture hasn’t been enhanced or anything, that’s just how it came out! Oh wait, this is a style blog right? I guess I should show you what I was wearing.

I love these fucking jeans so much. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to them.

That is a real horseshoe crab, covered in gold and made into a brooch. I got it from my friend who sold me the sweet parrot necklace from a few entries ago.

And I’ll leave you with a little emoface.

WHAT: vintage brown fedora, borrowed from Chicken Lays An Egg

striped sweater, Chicken Lays An Egg

horseshoe crab, yard sale

jeans, urban outiftters

socks, yard sale

high heel brogues, macy’s

WHERE: work at Chicken

WHEN: friday, october 1

snow day!

jessy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:59:58 +0000

Well I got up early this morning and prepared for the worst. We got hit pretty hard with snow early this morning and through the afternoon. Unfortunately I had to work a long shift at the library today so I dressed for warmth in my thrifted cashmere sweater and new crazy comfy booties. As I was driving in though I called my boss and luckily she agreed to let me make up today’s hours this weekend. So I turned around and went back home to the pups. The boy and I spent most of the day working on a website for Chicken Lays An Egg. It’s coming along spectacularly and I can’t wait to unveil it!

WHAT: cashmere sweater, thrift

floral button up, thrift

ginko leaf necklace, chicken lays an egg

jeans, forever 21

brown booties, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: nowhere!!!

WHEN: thursday, january 7

Chopper getting ready to brave the snow. And be a badass.

All tuckered out.

deepest apologies

jessy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:52:11 +0000

My dear readers I have to deeply apologize for my gap in posts recently. These last few days have just been a whirlwind of activity, and on top of that my (bootleg) copy of Photoshop stopped working! So I haven’t been able to work on any of my photos. In addition to that I got my boy a puppy as an early Christmas present on Saturday and she’s the most adorable thing ever. Excuses aside, I hope you’re all having a lovely holiday season. I promise you that I will be back to my normal posts by next week. In the mean time, enjoy this little beauty, her name is Charlie and she’s an 8 week old boxer/collie mix.

Doesn't she look like a superhero? This is the first picture we ever saw of her and it was obviously love at first sight.

Merry Christmas! I’ll be back the 26th!