Down by the river

I had my ACL reconstruction surgery last Monday, followed by a nauseous 8 hours and then a week of lying down and crutch-walking and doing nothing and forgetting about this blog. And now? I'm good as new! Just kidding. I'm still on crutches. But it's all okay, because I still have some photos lined up to be posted from before when I hadn't involuntarily adopted the gimp life yet.

Also, I just want to say a quick thank you to everyone who took the time out of their day to come by and say hi at the Edmonton Blogger Sale yesterday! Seeing both old and new faces made the post-sale sore knee 100% worth it. We'll be doing another one hopefully in the fall, so keep an eye out for that if you couldn't make it to this one!

PS: A majority of the clothing not sold during this event was donated to Loved. - a fashion bargain event. This is an awesome event (set up by Alison Altena) where all monetary proceeds from donated items will be directed towards iHuman Youth Society. If you're interested in learning more or attending, I highly recommend you check out the Facebook event here.

PPS: You should probably check out Let Them Stare, which is a unique and neat-O label designed by Anastasia Gelfman Silis. She designs and models her own pieces, and even better--gives them away! See how she styled the dress I'm wearing below here.

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Okay, I'm done. For real.

dress c/o let them stare, sunglasses c/o tarte, platform sandals c/o chicnova, zara bag, asos socks
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Comic Con 2013

Okay, I promised some Calgary Comic Con related photos and what not, so here they are. I was fortunate enough to attend with my brother and cousins (including the other half of this blog, Kurtis), and also fortunate enough to take (ridiculously overpriced but 100% worth it) photos with some of my favourite actors and see some pretty neat costumes. Not to mention I made 2 second eye contact with John Rhys-Davies while he was riding in a golf cart. And saw Dizzy and Johnny Rico from the critically acclaimed 90s movie StarShip Troopers (it's a  personal favourite). Oh, and my brother had his 15 seconds of fame with his self-made Minecraft zombie costume. Want another fun fact? Of course you do. I bought a Totoro fluffy onesie. Aaaand when the fire alarm in our building went off, guess who was standing on the sidewalk at 7 AM with a Totoro onesie on while firemen scoured the building? Me. 

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being "Disneyland fun", I'd say the Calgary Comic Con was an 11. In other words, if you are ever contemplating going, you should probably go. There's nothing better than geeking out with a bunch of cool people in cool costumes doing cool things like LARP and playing Quidditch. 

The zealous hearts don’t love you

Is it just me, or does every single piece of Ikea furniture I buy lack a vital piece (most of the time being a teensy screw required to hold the entire darn thing together)? Perhaps this is part of a ploy to get customers back into the store so they can eat more Swedish meatballs and spend their money on fragile household things that nobody really needs...

So maybe I'm still bitter about the fact that I put the wrong legs on my lounge chair 4 times. 

dress c/o olive clothing, boots c/o choies, hat c/o beginning boutique, glasses c/o tarte, bag from zara

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Trying to be cool

It happens to be 20+ degrees Celsius today in Edmonton. And here's an outfit that I wore a week ago--when it was still cold and snowing. We're finally getting some summer lovin'. 

Anyway, enough about the weather. Let's talk about jeans. Not just any jeans, but these outrageously awesome ones from Kill City. Seriously. Zippers. Everywhere. How do you not love these?! Now I feel like I should be outside instead of doing computer things inside. Goodbye Internet, hello summer (just kidding Internet, I'll still be here via mobile device).

jeans c/o kill city, shoes c/o choies, beanie c/o hellz + botb, american apparel netted crop-top, diy cut-up sweater c/o chicnova, jacket from yesstyle, shoes c/o choies

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An emotion is a terrible thing

Yes, I am still alive. I'd like to say that I've been embracing the new and entirely welcome summer weather, but really, my absence has been due to two things: 1) comic con over the weekend (which was a blast and a half), and 2) movies. Lots and lots of movies. Yes, there are comic con pictures waiting to be edited and what not, so be prepared for a geek'd out post some time in the near future featuring Kurtis and I being completely starstruck and my brother in a Minecraft zombie costume. 

Anyway, after seeing Kiko Mizuhara in a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses (here), I knew that these ones from Tarte would make me 10% closer to becoming Kiko herself. If you haven't already heard of Tarte, then do yourself a favor and head over there right now. Fun fact, Joellen of Joellen Love is the mastermind behind Tarte. So if you happen to be a fan of her style (I certainly I am), then you're guaranteed to love what she's put together.  Happy weekend, folks! 

sunglasses c/o tarte, black slip c/o gentle fawn, jacket c/o chicwish, socks and tee from asos, shoes from ali express, gifted hat

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Before I forget, for all of you in Edmonton, there's a blogger wardrobe sale that Kurtis and I will be participating in on May 18th. So, if you're interested in purchasing some gently used goods from my closet (plus many others), come down and say hi. Fun fact #2, I will likely be in crutches.