Monthly Archive for December, 2011

In 7.5 hours it will be 2012.

Published on December 31, 2011 in Awesome Things, Me and Rant. 3 Comments

Photo: Jian de Leon.

In 7.5 hours it will be 2012. I’m not sure how I feel about this exactly, but in general, I am not a big fan of the changing of the years. New Years Eve is pretty much one of my least favourite ‘celebratory’ occasions (expectations: too high, disappointment levels: through the roof) and I’m one of those people who gets into the depths of worry and depression about what they’ve achieved in life and where they’re going and it’s generally just pretty overwhelming. (I’m nothing if not completely neurotic.)

In terms of goals/new year’s resolutions for 2012, I don’t really make them but one thing I do want to do is to get a photo of Karlie Kloss. That and worry less, but I know that’s not going to happen so I’m happy with just the Karlie photo.

For all of you who have been reading this blog, I sincerely hope you’re not as jaded as I am about the turn of the year. I hope that you have things to look forward to tonight (keeping expectations at a reasonable level though) and that people are nice to you and you are nice to them and that you don’t spend a fortune on drinks and regret it upon waking up tomorrow. I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY GUYS. See you on the flip side.

Two questions to mull over.

Published on December 29, 2011 in Awesome Things, Mysteries and Oh.. 7 Comments

This photo has nothing to do with the post, but I'm obsessed with Karlie Kloss and I'm using it anyway. Image/via fashiongonerogue.comi

  1. Why does nobody in New Zealand ever talk about Fashion Distraction? Why doesn’t anyone talk about her here? Or do they and I’m just not part of those conversations? She’s got a gigantic international following for god’s sake! She’s been featured in Teen Vogue! Why don’t I ever see her around?! I don’t really follow style blogs so much, but I’m the minority. Style blogs get huge traction and lots and lots of people love them so why is she flying under the radar here in New Zealand?!
  2. Who writes The Honest New Zealand Fashion Blog? Have you seen it yet? If not, check it out. It’s opinionated and honest and definitely a pretty good read for anyone who is interested in New Zealand fashion. The person behind it is obviously pretty passionate about the local industry. Being sort of involved with some of the people and publications they’ve blogged about, I’ve been very curious as to who writes it, and after doing a lot (well as much as one can do when reading a blog) of internet research today, I actually have my suspicions as to the author is but 1.) I want to see what they have to say and 2.) I’m not 100% sure (just about 80%) on their identity so I’m not going to publicly make any assumptions just yet. What do you think?

Highs and Low(e)s.

Published on December 27, 2011 in Awesome Things, Highs and Low(e)s, Me and Rant. 2 Comments

Highs:

  1. Getting all christmas shopping done in three hours total – including driving time.
  2. Shit Girls Say. And, thanks to someone notifying me of it on my Facebook Page, if you want to get a bit racial you can check this.
  3. Despite having been terrible at updating my blog, my tumblr and my twitter, I’ve been really good at posting my ‘What I Wore Today’ things. All the outfits are pretty much repeats on repeats on repeats, but whatever.
  4. I managed to go the whole of the Christmas period without eating ham. I’m not sure why this is on the highs but I feel like it’s some kind of achievement.
  5. iChristmas.

Low(e)s:

  1. We now approach that time of year where nothing is open. You want a snack? Don’t bother leaving the house unless you want KFC. The only place you can guarantee will be open at this time of year is KFC.
  2. Yesterday I popped in to the Boxing Day races for a few hours. I witnessed several great outfits and several not so great outfits and lots of things happened but that’s not the point, the point is I didn’t take a sweater because I thought it would be sunny so I was sitting outside feeling pretty cold for a good while and today I have that weird feeling in the back of my throat that can only be attributed to an oncoming cold. Sad face.
  3. This Highs and Low(e)s is two days late and I’ve forgotten what happened last week so it’s not exactly easy to put together.
  4. Sometimes Auckland feels incredibly small.
  5. I hate that new Facebook timeline layout thing.

Obligatory Christmas Post.

Published on December 25, 2011 in Me and Oh.. 3 Comments

If only my family photos looked this good. Image/via models.com

Hello readers, how are you doing? Merry Christmas and the like. This is just a quick post to say I hope you have a nice day and that you’re spending time with people you like and that you’re overeating and drinking and doing whatever festive things you’re supposed to do on a day like today.

Christmas is not a huge event in my household. This morning we got up early and had this $70/head buffet breakfast at the Langham. I’m not gonna lie, I’ve had better, but I did consume three hash browns and some bacon and eggs and a champagne and a coffee and a pineapple juice so I can’t really complain. There was a young guy in charge of cooking eggs and I felt really sorry for him. His nametag said his name was Cameron. Poor Cameron. All I could think about  was the fact that everyone was complaining about how slow he was at making eggs and that he had to work on Christmas day and how people are so demanding when they’re hungry. Anyway, now we’re home, I’ve opened a couple of gifts, my uncle is asleep on the couch, my brother has gone off to hang out with his friends and I have about 6 hours to kill before the next thing – dinner with my dad and his side of the family where I’ll get asked whether I have a real job yet, and when am I going to find a nice chinese boy to marry? I’m not sure where I’m going with this but I’m going to assume you guys are all too busy eating and getting drunk to read blogs so it doesn’t really matter.

Anyway, for those who are online and got to the end of that ramble, happy holidays! xx

PS: Check the rest of that Dolce & Gabbana campaign here, it’s pretty fricken good.

Sometimes there's just nothing to say.

Published on December 23, 2011 in Me and Rant. 2 Comments

Image/Alexander Neumann. via fashiongonerogue.com

I haven’t posted in two days. This is quite a long time for me, and yeah I’ve been busy but sometimes life just gets busy and overwhelming and sometimes you’ve run out of gift guide ideas or maybe you’re just lazy and putting together a post is just too much when it’s sunny outside and sometimes there’s things to write about but you just don’t want to overshare online for a few days. Kind of like when you get in a fight with a friend or you reach a stalemate or you’re so tired you can’t move and you literally have no words. Sometimes there’s just nothing to say.

PS. I hope the Christmas shopping is going well, folks. Mine is done and dusted.

The Great Gift Guide 2011: 16 – Last Minute Gift Ideas.

Published on December 20, 2011 in Awesome Things. 5 Comments

'Toggs' togs, available at The Department Store. Image/thedepartmentstore.co.nz

We’re getting down to the wire people. Down to the wire. If you haven’t started Christmas shopping now, it’s about time you did because the next few days are going to be pretty stressful and let’s not even start with heading to a mall. Just avoid it. Avoid it all together and go out NOW. Because I’m a little disorganised, I’ve compiled a list of easily attainable last minute gift possiblities for today’s gift guide entry:

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