Last Summer and On and On

I have not updated in a year. It doesn't seem so long, and yet a world of things have happened since I last typed symbols onto a screen and uploaded them onto the web.

First, I'm living in Detroit. The Dutchman left and has been replaced by a tire mogul's son. Last summer began with a multitude of ambitions-knitting, reading, trips, moving across the Atlantic; ambitions that have been left incomplete.

I traveled to Germany, Greece, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston, Canada, upstate New York.

A college friend and I are discussing a joint blog, and I realized, looking over the old entries, how much I miss making collections of my personal aesthetic. I also miss having my own identity. I'm in grad school, as a future librarian or archivist. And after spending months wrapped up in my own despair, I've begun to make my way out of it...

Cherry Blossoms

It has been about 70F for the past 2 weeks, and even up to 90F yesterday, so all the trees have bloomed quickly and begun to sprout little leaves. All the warm weather has brought the city back to life, and even though I find myself trapped in a library writing a thesis, I am still dreaming about spring, summer, warm weather and other lovely little things...

Trends

Leather jacket from Veda.

Coats

Photos of a coat from Opening Ceremony by Charles Anastase . I love him, his designs, and I wish I was making enough money to be able to buy this lovely coat. Perfect for all the rainy fall days in Philadelphia. ;)

Covet

Shoes from Chie Mihara, too bad they're sold out in my size...

Back to School, School, School is Cool

I've been trying to get my life in order before I return to school, and just adjusting to a time change has been difficult. This year I will finally be moving out of the dorms and into my own apartment. When everything runs smoothly and there are no bumps this can seem very exciting, until you hit a bump and it makes you feel as if your entire train has been de-railed. I need to find several large pieces of furniture, and the money for them, as well as what I expect to be a very large ticket (for speeding), once I go to court to attempt to change what it is for, to avoid a large monthly car insurance bill.

One way to avoid all the troubles, worries, and unhappiness is to dream, and right now I am dreaming about perfect fall outfits for school and I found some really lovely ones courtesy of WishWishWish (Thank-You!)

I am looking forward to the day when my hair is finally long enough to put up into Heidi braids like her! And I hope that I'll figure out how to use my camera/take pictures so I'll stop using up everyone else's wonderful ideas...