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a different kind of chinatown

I went back to Oahu for Thanksgiving with my best friend this last November.

Naturally, we had ourselves a little thrifting sesh in Chinatown during the rain. (I was happy, even with the rain, because Manhattan was pretty much a frozen Hell hole at that point. Even with the “rainy season” chill in Oahu, temperatures were still around 60′s & 70′s.)

It’s an interesting little nook of Honolulu- which let’s [...]

fries with that?

Yesssss please!

So, a couple of nights ago (Or maybe just last night? -They all seem to run together), my delightful roommate, Matt, was all, Hey, I’m going to McDonald’s. Wanna come with? Keeg and I were like sure, let’s go. Our other roommate joined in. We all walked, some more awkwardly than others (because he has a tendency to shake his hips when he walks), and when we arrived at one McDonalds, [...]

DIY chess board on my patio table

OMG Pretty Birds! Tomorrow I’m going to paint a chess board on my patio table and refurnish some chairs I found on the street . . . and then, of course, I’m going to throw on a dress and some heels and head to a book store and read all the $15 magazines my heart desires (and yet, cannot afford )

Hope you’re all enjoying a lazy Sunday on this oh-so-sweet [...]

rags that leave you richer pt. 1

Like I always opine to anyone who will actually listen to my sarcasm-laced tirades: a city is only as good as it’s thrifting.

If this be the case, and it is (because I’m never wrong about these things): Los Angeles is one pretty damn good city. It’s cleaning up it’s downtown, revamping it’s Metro, hosting championship-winning teams (my Lakers, ahem), and boasts some of the best vintage/thrift stores you’ll ever see.

Guess why. . . Yeah, because movies [...]