All Vinyl

I need more vinyl in my life! (Like most people need more cowbell...) Last night I went to a great DJ basement dance party at Barboza on Capitol Hill. It was 4 different DJs only spinning ONLY classic vinyl records. It was amazing!

Nothing can touch the sound of vinyl. That crisp, sweet crackle sound it makes. Plus throw in some of Seattle's best DJs and it's a party!

I of course wanted to dress like I was in the 50's. Plus be able to wear something not only I could dance in but also sport a dress I can twirl in. No skirt does the job better than my "minnie mouse" skirt.

Gold shoes (Nordstrom Rack) $25.00
"minnie mouse" skirt (Goodwill) $3.00
Black Shirt (Old Navy) $4.00
Door knocker earrings (gift)

Logo a go-go

So the deal with the logo is I felt like I need a new one but I am not sure how I feel about it. I am going to test it out for a few weeks and see how it grows on me.

Old one:

New one:

I am baby new to photoshop. So I've been teaching myself, googling, and messing around with it. Hopefully I'll figure it out but mostly likely I'll stick with the old one for the time being.

Anywho, tomorrow I'll be hosting the first Youth Speaks Seattle 2012 Slam series slam. Sign ups are at 6:30 PM show starts at 7:00 PM. It will be at the Fremont Abbey is North Seattle. Should be a lot of fun!

ALSO Let's get one thing straight. I am a guttersnipe. Meaning I love fashion however I do not have daddy's credit card, I am not a model who gets free clothes, and I do not have countless monies to spend on clothes. MEANING I sometimes wear the same pair of jeans two days in a row. There is nothing wrong with that, I repeat there is nothing wrong with that.

"Ballin' on budget" is just that. I have a budget and I stick with it. The thing about wearing something twice is you have to make sure not to be a outfit repeater. You got to mix it up!

So with that said....

shoes - (Nordstorm Rack) $25.00

jeans - (Levi's) $15.00

belt - (Salvation Army) $1.99

black tank top* - (friend's give away pile) freebie

necklace - (Target) $1.99

green sweater - (Urban Outfitters) $7.99

bandana - (Dollar Store) $1.0O

*This black tank top is actually a full body suit, which is awesome because it's great for the winter season!

Best Ways of Living.

I home from New York. It was by far my favorite trip. Some crazy wild things went down. I didn't really plan anything other than my show on the 30th and everything else just magical fell into place. Don't you love it when things just work out like that.

Now. The Break Down:

• it snowed so plane got delayed 4 hours
• my show was so dope! I opened for Derrick Brown & Amber Tamblyn.
• Ended up going to a really fun after party where at midnight everyone sang me happy birthday.
• My birthday! (I am 22 now. Soooo crazy to say that out loud)
• Did some New York wandering and shopping
• Went bowling
• Childish Gambino secret show!
• Went back to the Bowery Poetry club and read at the open mic
• Ended up at a cool forum in the West Village where we talked about Wallstreet, race, gender, ect.
• Then a bunch of in between events.

I am still trying to process everything that happened. I can't wait to go back.

But at alas. I am home in rainy wet Seattle. Back on the grind. Back to normal work. You know, I live a fairly normal life but I get to experiences some great moments in between the norm. I have to say its the best way of living.

Oh Yeah! I dyed my hair. It's darker, has red, and purple hidden in it.

shoes - (Nordstrom Rack) $25.00

pants - (Target) $7.00

shirt - (The Knux show in LA) Freebie

jean shirt - (Goodwill) $5.00

necklace - (gift) freebie

bracelets - (Topshop: pack of 20) $7.00

Sunday Archives

The gig last night was incredible! I mean all I did was hang out, make s'mores, teach people how to cook hot dogs over a fire and dance. There was a live band and a DJ, you know just playing music in the woods. The show was sponsored by Jansport and Vice Magazine so I was able to meet some really cool and awesome people. Such a great Saturday night.

But of course, I am so tired this morning. I had to wake up to go to a dear friend's baby shower then head to my sister's place.

Now as promised here are some photos from last night's fiasco (I couldn't take many because I was working):

Now to relaxe:

shoes - (Nordstorm Rack) $25.00

pants - (that I cut into shorts from: deseret industries) $2.00

sweater - (st. vincent de paul) $3.00

belt - (H&M) $4.00

necklace - (Target) $1.99