Birthday Wishes

I’m turning 22 in October. Now that I have a job, I can treat myself to some things (treat yo. self!)–like new paint and furniture and bedding for my room and $100 worth of food and drinks from the Asian market–but gifts are never as special when they’re gifts to yourself. And I need to start saving for Disneyland!!

People don’t usually ask a soon-to-be-22 year old what she wants for her birthday. Mostly because I just demand gifts. I think I’m supposed to be at an age where I accept a lunch date or free Starbucks as a birthday gift. Which I do, and is lovely, and I’m always very happy for those things! But I have other thiiiings I would like this year if it’s at all possible for friends and family to procure for me. Material, fun things I can’t justify adding to my budget.

1. Felicity Gowns and Accessories – Unfortunately, I was a complete pauper when the Felicity things were still in circulation so the doll was all I had, and now that I’m grown and have money I can’t justify spending hundreds of dollars on all the things I’d love to keep and collect for my future daughter, who, when she exists, MUST know the wonders of this Colonial American Girl and the pretty things that go with her. A lot of these things are sold on Ebay for exorbitant amounts of money. I would love to have Felicity’s Christmas gown, her undergarments/shift, the pink birthday gown, and riding habit. To name a few.

2. Korean Drama Things – I want to own You’re Beautiful and Boys Over Flowers. If it’s a Korean Drama and I’ve seen it, I would like to own the soundtrack. But they are not cheap. I have a pig rabbit charm for my cell phone, but I would not mind having the plush pig rabbit, or the hairclip, or hoodies, or any of the charms from the dramas I’ve seen. Just not the necklaces. They’re too special, and I don’t want to cheapen the love story behind each one by owning a replica “one of a kind” necklace. It would feel wrong.

FTIsland is my favourite band of all time ever. And I’ve never had a favourite band before!

Also–and this is Japanese, not Korean–I have not finished watching Emma: A Victorian Romance because they took it down off YouTube which is very distressing to me and it was a great little anime as far as I could tell, so I must own it to finish watching!!

3. Something from Anthropologie – If everyone I know pitched in a five dollar gift card for Anthropologie, I still wouldn’t be able to afford a dress from there. But it would help.

For example, this dress is very pretty.

It’s like a grown-up, sophisticated creamsicle dress!

4. Anything from the Victorian Trading Company – Like the birds nest ring or lark earrings or this poison ring!! They also have furniture I want, but cannot afford, nor fit in my bed chamber, and ever so many gowns and cloaks and such that getting on this site is very dangerous and I should stop.

5. My pixie cut!! - I made a decision. I don’t want to wait until I’m 25 to get my hair cut. Now is the optimum time because it can be growing out until I’m 25, and if the stylist botches it for some reason, I don’t want to be hideous around the same time I get desperate for a husband. So 22nd birthday shall be when I get a radical new hair cut, and 25 is the year I sign up for an online dating service or have my dad arrange my marriage (like he is seriously offering to do) if nothing happens before then.

For the bangs and side wispies, this is my favourite.

And for the back layers and general girly nature, I love this one most.

And here is my entire Pinterest board of pixie cuts I’m looking at for inspiration.

5 Looks I Want To Try

Five looks I might actually try, if only I had the money, skills, and bravery. (Or stupidity.)

• Shorts With Tights

We saw this look in London a lot. I guess it rains so much in England that people get desperate to wear shorts in the summer regardless of the weather. So girls would walk down the street, carrying giant, colourful umbrellas while wearing shorts over tights.

Zooey pulls off this look. But that’s not a big surprise. She can pull off a lot of quirky looks. This is also a look combining shorts and tights that I really want to try.

• Korean “Cutesy” Stuff

Like loose fitting tees with smiley faces and hoodies with animal ears.

tofebruary.com has oodles of stuff I want to buy. This “Playful Smile Top” would be in my closet or on my person at this very moment, except I can’t justify spending $24 on something I’d have to hide from most of my friends and family. I think it’s hilarious because it’s this vampire smiley face thing. Like, “Hellow! I’m adorable and cheerful and I just ate your arm off!” That’s the twisted side of me coming out. Oh, and look! The model is wearing shorts with tights, too; combining two daring fashion statements I want to try.

Kitty Hoodie from tofebruary.com – click to see more pictures

I could pull of this look. I could own it. This playful, cutesy stuff is so. me. The problem is that wearing anything like that would only put me in more danger of being mistaken for a twelve year old. I shouldn’t be tempted to make it worse for myself than it already is.

• Giant Feather Earrings

I actually own a pair of these already. I look at them sometimes and go, “I should match an outfit with these, because they’re just… so. fun!” And then I realise all my summer clothes are either work uniforms, sundresses, or the colour blue, and nothing I have goes with the brownish earrings. Plus, I have to wear my hair a certain way so the earrings don’t overpower my face, and that’s a complication all its own.

• Posh British Lady’s Hat

Speaks for itself, I think.

• A Short Pixie Cut!

I’m already set to try this for my 25th birthday! We’ll see how long my hair gets by then.

But I have to be careful. With my round, babyish face, I could end up looking like a boy instead of a sophisticated girl-woman. Even this might be a bit short in the bangs to look good on me.

Then there’s this, which I think is utterly adorable, but perhaps not brave enough for a 25th BOOM SHAKALAKAH! (Perhaps.) I can see it working as a style once the pixie cut starts to grow out a little bit.

But this… this one would be scary, and possibly still be feminine enough. I’m scared. And also excited. But I have three years and three months to get used to the idea!

What’s In Mah Purse

The Bag

A sturdy, khaki green shoulder bag with multiple pockets, zippers, and snaps for ultimate security and storage space. Cost me a whopping $8 at the local thrift store. At the time I thought it was pricey but had fallen in love and couldn’t not purchase it. This was carried through four different countries with me last summer and has proved itself a worthy bag.

The Items Within

Money Holders & Such

1. Best friend wallet.

I bought myself a brand new purple one from Target a couple years back and ended up trading with my best friend who had the same one in pink. Purple suits her better anyway. And now I have a wallet that was my best friend’s.

2. Keys to things I never use.

I do drive. Occasionally. When forced to. Unfortunately, the vehicle I drive most has a special key that costs upwards of $50 to reproduce, so I just have the Ford Econoline key. Woohoo! Along with keys to my room, the front door, and a very blunt scissor/knife/file set.

3. My mp3 player.

This little midget of music is the newest thing in my purse. Dib (my last one) was put to rest recently, and now I have Poe. Who is a girl mp3 player and allows me to use folders. I NEED FOLDERS IN MY LIFE!!

4. Sock coin purse.

Dobby would be proud. Oh! I take my “newest” comment back! This actually is the newest thing I have in my purse; mumsie bought it for me right after I got my mp3. Heehee. I lovesh it.

Health & Beauty

1. Hair ties of every shape, size, and color.

I have to keep my hair up in a pony tail or braid every work day. As soon as possible, I tug the tie out and it gets stuffed in my purse.

2. Lush products.

I actually don’t like this hand lotion because it smells like old lady. Lavender is not my favorite. I need to exchange it for some Sympathy For the Hands; a delicious smelling blend of oatmeal and banana. It makes me want to eat my hands.

3. Bandaids.

The First Aid station at work is never stocked. Enough said.

4. Cow print emery board.

Because nicks in my nails are annoying. They catch on clothes and hurt meh.

5. Wisps.

Perfect for my lunch break. Wow, my purse has conformed to my work needs! Who would have though I’d be so adaptable. (That’s a joke. I’m very adaptable.)

6. Peels.

Advil for headaches, a travel case of various over the counter pills in different quantities. And you never know when you’ll need some Dayquil.

7. Glasses polisher rag thing.

Stays in my pocket when I’m wearing mah spectacles.

8. Two shades of lipstick.

Pink and reddish brown. Mostly for marking coffee containers for mum so she doesn’t mix up whose is whose.

9. Nivea hand cream.

Krystal loves me. She bought this as a present for moi. It works wonders on the po’ hands.

10. Silvery heart compact mirror.

Another gift. This one from Kassia. <3 It always holds a fictional husband.

11. More lip care.

A honey bees chapstick, the ever delicious raspberry lemonade flavored Blistex, and two different shades of Jordanna lip gloss.

And there’s my current husband. Say hello to Draco, everyone.

“Hello to Draco, everyone.”

Paper & Panera Products

1. My livelihood.

A notepad for story notes. And sometimes writing down my schedule. But mostly for story notes.

2. Maps.

I have no sense of direction. I’m not sure where these maps lead, but I think it’s a good idea to hang on to them.

3. Panera Passport.

To remind me what sammiches I ate at work.

4. PENS.

I guess these are also the most important thing(s) in my purse, since the notepad would be useless without them.

How It All Fits

Oh look! DNA! It’s good to catch your hair on zippers. It’ll make it easier for the police to trace the purse back to you if it goes missing.

Now show me your purses!!! Just kidding. You don’t have to. But you could. You could do a post like this. It might be fun. Iiii had fun.

~B~