Thursday, July 29, 2010

Your loving gives me a thrill.

...but your loving don't pay my bills, now give me mooooneeeeyyyy.

It's unhealthy that for every single situation I will ever go through, there will be a suitable Beatles song. It's not very productive because I'll end up spending half my life singing along to a song about something instead of doing that something.

Quite a few of you in the 666 Brooch giveaway (126 entries and counting) said I should do more purchase posts, so on to the purchasez:



AA Disco Pants (Ebay, $60), Union Jack belt ($4)


MY GODDAMN AMERICAN APPAREL DISCO PANTS FINALLY ARRIVED. I lost my banking key card this morning, and in the frenzied fury that ensued, involving me tearing the house apart and taking 5 minute breaks to throw things at the wall and lie on the ground moaning in frustration, the deliveryman came past bearing these sweet, sweet, long overdue pants. I wore them for the next 3 hours, studying, making Easy Mac, tearing the house apart again in the hope my key card would materialise, and finally dancing to The Kinks until I realised that I was spending more time touching my pants than I was studying. These pants are insane. They're actually PANTS. And they're so so so tight but at the same time the most comfortable pants that have ever touched my scaly, Winter-afflicted legs. How is that even possible?

I just realised I wrote a whole paragraph on a pair of pants. Needless to say, I'm in love.



Thrifted tulle kid's dress that I cannot even fit over my boobs so I'm probably never going to end up wearing it ($4) and thrifted trashy parrot button-up that makes me feel like a rich businessman holidaying in the Carribean ($3).




Thrifted too-small brogues ($5), Plaid high waisted skirt ($4), Boy's khaki green (is that even a colour?) high waisted tapered pants ($3)




Oversized purple button-up ($5), AGAIN, ANOTHER KID'S DRESS THAT DOESN'T EVEN FIT ME. I need to stop buying kid's shit. Who am I kidding? ($3), Tokito petal skirt from Myer ($50 on sale, bought with birthday gift card)

Below: Thrifted cream tapered pants ($12), plaid tapered pants ($5)...yeah I'm getting a bit obsessed




Aaaand finally, what I look like in the middle of study. Sleepy, awake only on fear of failing and Red Bull, messy, half-up, half-down hair. And my study station - if you've been reading long enough, you'd remember that I used to study on the floor. I still do. My set-up is just far more sophisticated and less holy-shit-I'm-going-to-get-back-problems-when-I'm-64. Speaking of studying, in the coming months, my blog posts are going to become less and less coherent, delayed, and rushed. Why? Because blogging takes ages and my textbooks stare at me from the floor like I've murdered someone. I can hear them whispering, "You're fucked for the HSC". So, I'm sorry in advance.

Also, I'm on Facebook now, like the page and I'll send gnomes to your house (pleasant gnomes). It'll mainly be for blog/shop updates. And now I'm going to wrap up this post before it spirals into the next century. Why is this post so long? Why am I asking so many rhetorical questions?



69 comments:

Ava said...

because you're adorable, that's why :)
i'm sure every student here can understand your situation - we'll be patiently waiting here for you ;)
i wish you A LOT motivation and good luck!!

oh, and: verrrry nice bottom haha excuse me, i'm a fan ;)

harrish said...

Love all your finds !!
The pants are incredible !!
and you study area looks much like mine did in my A levels (UK exam shite)
(..snap that on the Republic to reich book ..just saying)

Love your blog
Hayley
(from London..not too sure why i feel the need to add that but you know)
X

harrish said...

Love all your finds !!
The pants are incredible !!
and you study area looks much like mine did in my A levels (UK exam shite)
(..snap that on the Republic to reich book ..just saying)

Love your blog
Hayley
(from London..not too sure why i feel the need to add that but you know)
X

*rachelwears said...

i love all the trousers! soo cool.. also the purple of that shirt is amazing! i want it :)

b-b-barbara said...

Those pants are effing amazing! Want.
Do your trials start Monday too? GOOD LUCK <3

Vivienne Kongvongsa said...

I love I love and I love!!!!

shannonnatasha said...

Those pants are bloody amazing! but you're lucky you have the figure to suit them!

ღ уiiηg. said...

Of course there's a beatles song for everything, they have a bajillion songs <3

asdfghjkl;'
i'm so jealous of your thrifting ability, i have yet to enter a thrift shop in melbourne that isn't ridiculously overpriced or just completely, downright hideous.
the fact that i barely enter any due to two very related factors called vce and asian parents may have something to do with it.

and :O
My bed, is similiar to yours, except even lower.
That WAS the ideal study space until I was told no you cannot study in bed and you WILL kill your posture and no, I did not waste money buying you a humungous desk so you could ignore it and use it as a postit note surface.

Amie said...

i can never find vintage high waisted trousers that fit me! :( i must go to sydney to op shop!

Kayla said...

oh my god I can't believe you manage to study like that.

and I love the Myer skirt :D

Lies said...

Lovely study method really! I study at my desk but my floor looks about the same after a while.

I love your thrifted trousers and that second childrens dress is divine really. Who cares if it's too small, you actually own it. I have thrifted items similar to that parrot top. Like an oversized (waaaay oversized) bright yellow boys shirt with an ugly drawing of an ugly monkey with a hat on it. Needless to say I only wore it once. It was just too much!

I love your writing, you're so witty!

nmac said...

lovely finds my dear
your style is so cool
where do you get your money for all your purchases?
love you blog <3

joninel said...

really nice purchases :D

dreamy princess said...

I like the pantsss!!!><
By the way, keep up with your study, girl!
Kill the boredom!!xD

jessica said...

hoooray for kids clothing! haha your study space looks like mine. must be the curse of our names. your outfits are always amazing. goood luck with studying xx

Carla Napier said...

I have that petal skirt! But it looks much better on you than I!!!

Helga said...

UGH, I went looking for tapered slacks/pants (or PEAR PANTS as I like to call them) the last time I went thrifting and I was so overwhelmed by the tightly-packed rows (ugh, fucken hate how they lay that shit out here) that I gave up after checking, like, five pairs.

Anonymous said...

i want those kids stuff ! sell it please huhuhu ~

Danny said...

Those disco pants brings out the colours in your eyes LOL

Mary said...

Aside from the amazingness of your purchases (I LOVE YOUR PANTS!!! AND YOUR THRIFTING MAGIC) and how motivating your study station is... I just wanted to tell you something interesting, and say thanks for leaving such a lovely comment! :)
Seriously, you and Theresa are like the coolest bloggers I have ever seen.

Anyway! I was at the library wearing a mad long skirt right, and my friend says to me: "Hey, do you know Jessica T from Sefton? Her lookbook? She wore a skirt like that too!" and then we started studying. :)

Stace said...

weehow I am also studying like a mofker and I did something really stupid - bought 5 dresses (Y)
hahaha the power of thrift lol x

gee-ar said...

you are so adorable!
your posts are the ones, out of all the blogs i follow, that i look forward to the most :)

i love your purchases and you manage to find great thrift things. good luck with studying! :)

GILBERT/GANDA said...

thats so cool of you!
hehehe!
pretty jess!

I've emailed u my questions!

xx

Ms K said...

cool pants! I love it too. I find that your buys are unique and love them=)
cant wait to see you wear these stuffs soon=)

xoxo
http://stylison.blogspot.com/

The Perpetrator said...

you have killer legs! :) i love those pants!

Silkybow said...

wow are you from Australia? lol! For some reason I kept thinking that you're from USA or something...
I love your lovely finds... and those trousers are amazing. I usually study on the floor in my room if I can not concentrate in my study room >O< hehe...

janet said...

gorgeous pants~!
and I'm loving the black heels you're wearing~! and the oversize purple colour blouse XD

LUU H. said...

why cant it be a thrift shop in my hometown ._. damn it

Lisa said...

Oh goodness! I wish you luck in finding your banking key!

That white dress, maybe you can make it into a skirt or something? haha, since kids really don't have boobs...yet. haha, maybe you can alter the kid's dresses so it'll fit your boobs?

love your posts! (ever since i began to remmeber you had a blog, haha)

Eva said...

OMG. that skirt from Myer is niceeee (:
& I agree with that parrot button up shirt, totally reminds me of those rich guys smoking cigars in those American movies, haha.

Good luck with the studying! Eeeep.

Ichi &amp; Crys said...

wow I am never that lucky when I go to the thrift store.
I'm loving those cream tapered pants!

charl said...

i love everything! especially the cream pants! wanttt!
x

Crystal said...

Awesome thrifting finds! I LOOVE those pants, they remind me of Sandy from Grease. Also, the petal skirt is amazing.

brutalturtle.blogspot.com said...

omg what is this, you're working on a box on the floor!! Get a table and put all your stuff neatly on it argh I hate messy T_T

Mariella said...

Ooh. Like your pants. I had ones just like those but I only used them two times because they ripped. :'|

I also love the brogues. Too bad that they don't fit you.

Also, you have an award at my blog: http://a-girl-like-moi.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-am-now-thinking-of-mojo-jojo.html#more

Brie Du Soliel said...

haha, yup, that set up is definitely more sophisticated. That tokito skirt is so freaking beautiful and those brogues. i need to learn how to thrift... and get a good camera haha

Charlotte. said...

holy cow that parrot shirt is freaking' awesome!
& yay for relevant beatles songs!

Elly said...

I want I want I want that tulle dress. Hitting up the op shops this arvo though, so fingers crossed!!
The tapered pants are also fairly awesome. Nice.

Fashion Tidbits said...

good luck with studying girlie! you're an op-shopping queen, you find such great stuff!

Esther said...

wow those tapered trousers are just amazing, & so is that high-waist plaid skirt. i love the look of a masculine-feel trousers in a romantic colour like cream or light salmon pink <3 haha & we share the same studying habits! i like to study on the floor too (when i do move my butt to actually study) & use my bed as a table

mashi said...

Awesome purchases. Good luck with the HSC! I'm sure you'll do fine. I'm not sure studying on the floor is good for you but ey, if that's how you can get it done, then let it be for the next few months.

I'm jealous you still fit in kiddie dresses. I wish I did. I'm too tall now lol

Sarah Margeurite said...

All of those tapered pants are gorgeous! I really want some. I love your blog and I loved seeing all your recent purchases.

vdcouture said...

cool stuffs <3

love,vdcouture

ella said...

You are the cutest thing :) I love all your new clothes, especially the tailored pants- they look great on you. Good luck with studying!

Margaret said...

lady you are taking me thrifting one day.
that's all.

:) also, you're the sweetest. if i'm a lipstick-applying-ninja, then you're a opshopping on. we should swap for a day. <3 xx

michelle_ said...

crappp.. i seriously think i should dig into ebay and thrift stores more after seeing what you've gotten yourself..
disco pants, pegged high waist pants.. those stuff have been on my wishlist for too longg !!

and that petal skirt is SICKKK ,, love them too much !

Paz López said...

PETAL SKIRT!
PETAL SKIRT!
come to me!!!!!

I'm in love

Lipstick Diva said...

I love those AA pants I definitely and crushing on them very hard ;0)

lipstickmanual.blogspot.com

Blicious said...

LOVE your AA pants and i want that white dress!

so cute!

xoxo
b

mina ♥ said...

I love love love your disco pants! I want to get a pair myself hehe. Mann... my dorm room looks JUST like your room right now. Good luck with all your studies!

Lexy @ Quirky Explosion said...

I don't mean to creep you out...

BUT I SECRETLY WANT TO BE YOU.

I have creeped you out? Erm. The end.

Roya said...

Those disco pants are blowing my mind.. as is that skirt.

I know how you feel about the studying, and I can't lie - that is EXACTLY how my rooms looks when I'm stressed over school.

YOU WILL PREVAIL.

qin said...

hi jess. i had no idea how freaking famous (?) you were LOL. and you're hot. that is all (:

A said...

I LLLLOve the pants
what seller did you buy it from?

MellJBrown said...

you lost you key card? gah i know the feeling? i lost my wallet today while out and about in paris. and then lost my sunglasses in the stress about losing my wallet. stressful/embarrassing/possibly will have no money soon because some starbuck employee is no doubt raping my euros. good times
i am so liking your page, i have one too for my photos! my friends laughed when i made it bah
-m xx

Lady Caos said...

We own the same laptop, I think. Doesn't your gets all dirty all the time because it's blackshinyOMGsocool?
And, I still think that green kid dress would look cool with leggings.

Cynthia said...

Wow I love all of your thrifting finds. Those tapered pants all look really good!

Vicki said...

i LOVE this purple shirt!!! and the cream tapered pants! i want them both :) and i wish i cld pull off disco pants like u!! but my ass is too big lol :) x

Julia said...

I really don't get how you buy such adorable pants for about 3,4 or 5 Dollar? I'm looking for some since I watched 500 Days of Summer and really can't find them in any shops here in Germany. If I will, maybe at Zara, Mango or whereever, I will definetely pay a small fortune for it...
I'm jealous. And btw: your AA pants are looking awesome. :)

Best wishes!

Marina Pérez said...

Your room is just so cool, the clothes are very elegant and they look great on you. Amazing style I must say.

bubbles said...

oh god Love them.... Where do you manage to find so many beautiful stuff at such cheap prices?!?!?!?!

ninici said...

i hope you know that you're like the best dressed, cutest and funniest young woman ever.
you'd be a great journalist. and as soon as you are, please let us know. :D

love
ninici

Castor Pollux said...

i love your purchases! and in friendly prizes too! wow, where did you got them? :D

and good luck with your studies!

Castor Pollux

Anonymous said...

i have the same computer! ;)

Anonymous said...

where do you find your clothes! i want to go shopping with you.
the pants - love them.

Anonymous said...

nice post. thanks.

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