cryptic code

 Even though I love going out and I love adventures, there is nothing I love more than films. Films are my passion, they are my life, and I dream of one day impacting the world with films, whether I be on the screen, behind it, or both, it does not matter, just the fact that I. Love. Films. So, even though today is the last day before school officially starts for me, and even though it was gorgeous out, I chose to spend the day at the theatre, as I haven't gone in quite a long while. I took pictures with my friends quickly before heading to the closest theatre near us, Silvercity Metropolis, to watch The Maze Runner. Hopefully, by the time this is up, I'll have written a review on the film, but to put it simply: I liked it much more than I expected to. The plot was pretty good, the acting wasn't bad, and not gonna lie, there was plenty of eye candy in the film that I thoroughly enjoyed (here's looking at you, Mr. O'Brien). OH! The entire time, there was this little kid behind me who shouted out comments at absolutely everything, including a hilariously timed "WHAT" during an intense scene. Anyways, with the movie pretty much taking up most of my day, after it was finished I just grabbed a quick dinner at Tim Hortons, and went home, to finish up some posts, and watch an episode of Sherlock. Speaking of that, I am one episode away from being caught up, and I think I'll probably start it once I'm done this. Better get to it.

The only time I truly do put comfort before fashion is when I'm going to the movies. I find it much more important to wear comfortable clothes that will effectively hide my food baby, than to wear the cutest outfit I own. With that in mind, I slipped on my boyfriend jeans, as they are loose and I don't have to worry about suffocation, like with high-waisted shorts. I threw on a simple graphic t-shirt from Zara, and a plain long necklace. Going with the simple scheme, I chose my Aldo flats for shoes, and grabbed my old, bent-way-out-of-shape Topshop bag. Because it's so old and ratty, it's the perfect bag for sneaking in Mcdonald's (greasy fries in a Kate Spade bag? I don't think so). Lastly, on my way there, since it was sunny, I put on my sunglasses, as a final touch to the look.

I remember seeing a clutch of some sort with the exact same print. I think I'm going to get that for myself soon, it's rather cute.

Boyfriend jeans are one of the best style staples I've bought in a loooong time. They are so comfortable, and can easily be dressed up or down. They're like the skinny jeans, comfier, more relaxed sibling. As a person who's been wearing skinnies since the dawn of time, I can't begin to explain how nice it is to have room in my pants.

To be quite honest, I have a really good feeling that I accidentally bought these shoes in a size that's a tad too small for me. For the most part, they're fine, they're not too bad, but I've come to realize that after a long day of walking, my toes were honest to god, killing me. Sigh, if my feet had hands, they would honestly shoot me for all the pain I put them through.

It has been about 7 years since I first met Asahi, but it feels like a lifetime (not in a good way. Kidding, kidding. Mostly kidding). Because we've known each other for so long, she's one of those people that I can spend a whole day doing nothing with, but we can both still call that a successful hangout. Going to the movies is a usual pastime for us. We stuff our faces with all sorts of junk food, complain when we lose at Timeplay, make silly comments before the movie starts, make sillier comments during the movie, and most of all, make silly and stupid comments after the movie. Aaah, friendship.

OUTFIT INFO: 

Shirt: Zara
Necklace: Urban Outfitters
Sunglasses: 8th and Main (similar)
Bracelet: Brandy Melville (similar)
Watch: American Apparel
Bag: Topshop
Boyfriend jeans: Zara
Belt: Forever 21 (I think) (similar)
Shoes: Aldo 

smiles for miles

I bring good news: I finally got my own camera! Fun fact: up until now, I have actually been using other people's cameras for all the pictures on my blog. To say that it was a hassle having to constantly find someone to take a picture and a camera, is an understatement. But a hassle no more! I now have my own camera! As to when I'll be able to fully understand how to use it, that's a whole different story. Anyways, I had a late lunch, or afternoon snack as some might say, with my parents at a cute cafe near West 7th, called Moii Cafe (I think). After we finished our amazing crepes, we basically went all over town, to a Best Buy and a Sony store, to search for the camera that my dad wanted. Finally, we found the camera at Metrotown, and headed home, where I met up with my friend, Grace, who luckily for me, was off her volunteer early, so she could take pics. Later, we were joined with two other friends, and even after Grace left, we all did what we do best: eat, sleep, gossip, and internet. We did all those exciting things until about 7-7:30, and with the extra time (I was surprisingly ahead of schedule with blog posts), I had the chance to watch two Sherlock episodes tonight. I can already feel how sad and anxious I'm going to be once I'm caught up.

I feel like every person has a wardrobe item (or two or three) that is often a conversation piece for them. For example, perhaps you have a stand-out sweater, filled with wacky designs, that can't help but attract strangers and their compliments. These shorts are one of my conversation pieces. Almost every time that I've worn these shorts, I've gotten asked where I got them, and like I mentioned in a previous blog post (although that one was about my bag), at least 3/4 of the time, I had to say, the awkward, "A store with no name." Thankfully, like I mentioned, they have a name now, but these shorts still bring back the memories of that worker at Lush's face when I told him the no-name thing (disbelief? In a not-so-good way? I think that's the best way to put it). Anyways, I paired it with a black shirt, since the shorts are already a stand-out piece on it's own, and put on a statement necklace, so the top wouldn't be so boring. I grabbed a flannel, since I knew it would be cold, and it added a grunge appeal. I decided then, that I would just add to the grunge look with my sunglasses and cutout boots. Comfy and cute, I like it.

 Fun fact: I had a pair of sunglasses that looked just like these that I got from Aldo before the summer started, I broke them in my bag halfway through summer, and words couldn't describe how sad I was. And how much I had to squint during those hard times.

Close-up of the smiley shorts! They're just like the Bart Simpson shorts that circulated the Internet, I think about two years ago, but a tad different (obviously).

OUTFIT INFO: 

Plaid: TNA/ Aritzia (similar)

Shirt: Oak + Fort 
Necklace: Topshop
Shorts: 8th and Main
Bracelet: Brandy Melville (similar)
Watch: American Apparel
Shoes: Topshop (similar)

backstreet's back

Fall is here and I couldn't be happier!! The weather is finally starting to cool down, and I have never been happier to be able to wear jeans again without sweating a puddle. I spent, what I considered to be, the first day of autumn at my friend's house for yet another Board Game Day. Although lately, it's less board games, and more Cards Against Humanity. Who can complain though, the game is extremely fun and hilarious, and the hours flew by whilst we played it. Finally, when it seemed that it was getting later, I took some pics quickly, and then went to Neighbour's for an early dinner with my friends, Jessica and Marian. The vegetarian deluxe pizza was so bomb, oh god I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Before the night ended, I watched the first episode of Season 2 of Sherlock, as well as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for the second time. While both were extremely great to watch, I really should stop late-night binge eating/watching.

There's just something about double denim. Yes, there is a very fine line between trendy and looking like a Backstreet Boy, but I feel like how good well-done double denim is, is worth the risk. So, I thought, what better way to ring in the cold weather than with classic denim on denim? I wore my favourite jeans that go with absolutely everything (not to mention are comfy as heck). I paired it with a simple denim shirt that took me forever to find, since nowadays almost every single button down has some sort of design or stud added to it. For a pop of colour, I grabbed my bright red bag, and I wore my usual jewelry. Lastly, since I knew I wasn't going to be doing much that day, I wore my basic Vans, giving my feet a nice break from the heels I usually wear.

I love how bright this bag is. Usually, I'm a bit conscious and scared to wear such bold colours, but because of it's size and structure, I truly feel like this is such a perfect bag to add "oomph" to an otherwise plain outfit.

Just a quick picture I took while in the middle of our Cards Against Humanity game. Please don't mind the bad quality. Despite what it looks like, we actually had a lot of fun.

Fun fact: everytime Jessica (pictured here) types my name onto her phone, it autocorrects my name into all-caps. I feel like that is an extremely accurate depiction of our friendship.

 The pizza at Neighbour's with Jessica and Marian! Oh god I could really go for some pizza right now.

If you had a pizza but didn't take a picture with it, did you really have a pizza?

OUTFIT INFO: 

Shirt: Forever 21 (similar)
Necklace: Topshop
Watch: American Apparel 
Bracelet: Brandy Melville (similar)
Jeans: American Eagle 
Bag: Aldo (similar)
Shoes: Vans (similar in black)

god save the queen

Around two years ago, I had somehow managed to save up enough money to afford a record player for myself. Of course, I forgot about tax and my dad had to help me, but that's not the point. A few months ago, I noticed that there was something wrong with my needle, and had to order a new one. It finally came in a bit ago, and I decided to celebrate by going down to Main Street, and stopping by one of my fave record stores, Neptoon Records, to see if there were any I wanted to buy. Unfortunately, records are expensive, and I am unemployed, so the trip resulted in me leaving empty handed and heart-broken as I had to leave the Weezer record back in the store. I was with two of my good friends, on our way to meet up with a third, and while we planned to go to the Art gallery, life decided to just take us on a different route for that night. While walking towards a cafe, we came across this gorgeous wall, and spent ages taking pictures in front of it (I almost died when people stopped and stared). After, we decided to ditch the cafe and go to The Warehouse to eat (cheap and delicious, I love it). Before heading back to my house, we did a bit of window-shopping, and then ended the night off with a fourth friend and Insidious 2.

I have always considered plaid as my go-to clothing item for a lazy day. It's gotten to a point where the moment I come into a room wearing plaid, at least 2 of my friends look at me and say, "Lazy day?" Although, while they're right 99% of the time, there are the occasional days where I purposely wear plaid, for more of a dark, grunge feel. Yesterday, was a mix of both. I first picked out a Sex Pistols shirt, since I was in the mood to dress a bit more tomboy/grunge, and the plaid was just a perfect pick to throw on on top or just tie around my waist. I haven't worn these grey jeans in at least a year, so imagine my surprise when I found out they still fit. Fall is finally starting to peek it's head, so I threw on my cutout boots, and picked out a large bag in case I decided to buy any large stuff (I didn't). Lastly, I bought those sunglasses that day at one of my favourite stores on Main, Front and Company. You can always do with a pair of sunnies; I mean, how else are you supposed to look at people without them knowing?

I searched far and wide to find this record, and when I did my heart did a little flutter of joy. I rewarded myself with this shirt. That's not great logic, but whatever.

 I found this bag at a store called 8th and Main. Although, when I first got it, the store was apparently so new that they hadn't named themselves yet. Imagine the looks on people's faces when I would reply to their question of "Where did you get your (insert item here)?" I'd say, "A store on Main with no name."

 I never thought I'd find a person with a head as round as mine, until I met Coco (not so) Tan. That's okay, we embrace our full faces, even though sometimes we tend to look like meatballs or Chinese bread buns. While we had multiple pictures of us trying oh so hard to look cool in our sunglasses, I ended up choosing this one as it's the best representation of both our friendship and Coco as a person. Fun fact: Coco laughs like a donkey. 90% of the time, her laugh is funnier than the joke. And it's the best thing in the world.

 Squaaad. Okay, yeah that sounded as lame in my head as it does here.

Here's a quick picture of Allison, Coco, and I at The Warehouse. I do wish that I got a pic of the restaurant though. It has such a nice feel. It's like a little hole-in-the-wall, and while the music is sometimes a bit much, there will be times where they will play the perfect song, that goes with it's grunge-y, somewhat ratty (but always nice) atmosphere, and the food will just be so mouthwatering-ly delicious, and there is truly no words to describe how great that feels.

 OUTFIT INFO: 

Plaid: TNA/ Aritzia (similar)
Shirt: I forgot (I'm so sorry my memory sucks)
Bag: 8th and Main
Jeans: Hot Topic (I think) (similar)
Watch: American Apparel 
Necklace: Long: Urban Outfitters (similar)
                 Short: Topshop
Shoes: Topshop (similar)