Sam's Birthday! And other various things.

Hey guys! I haven't been posting a lot lately, though I don't think the few of you who actually read this mind... ANYWAY, Sam's birthday was yesterday! He's finally 18! Yay!
To celebrate, we spent the whole day getting in to birthday shenanigans. He met Ezekiel, my Hookah, down by the river for some adult-initiation.

That's him! And some Starbuzz tobacco Melon Blue sheesha. It's tasty.

Of course, I baked him a birthday cake. It was cherry-chocolate marble cake, and absolutely amazing, if I do say so myself. The recipe I used can be found here, and the chocolate frosting can be found here. What can I say, I'm kind of a baking fanatic.

Isn't it pretty?



We went and saw Captain America, which was actually pretty good. I love me some super hero movies, don't get me wrong, but I was a little iffy on Captain America. However, I really did enjoy the movie. It didn't have as much... Substance? As I would have liked, but it was still well done. And the preview for the Avengers at the end? Yeah, I'm really excited. (Mostly just because I love Robert Downey Jr., but we'll ignore that.)

We also... Moved... Furniture... My dad was moving couches and made us help. It was a liiittle ridiculous (the couch gouged out a bunch of paint on its way upstairs) but it wasn't a huge deal. After all that, I made him dinner, just some pasta ('cause I'm actually not that great of a cook), but he liked it. According to him, it was the perfect birthday, so I feel accomplished.

I also looked pretty cute.

Tunic/Dress with a waist belt, and my new favorite red shoes!

We went swing dancing this week, too, and that was loads of fun. Though we didn't actually dance that much... We ended up spending a couple hours at a Perkins. It was basically just an excuse for us to meet Dana's new boyfriend, and for me to see Dana before she left for Florida. I can't wait until she gets back!

I wore my Bettie Page dress, and, of course, my new red shoes.

Dress; "Gabrielle", Bettie Page, $136. Shoes; Target, $12.

It was a good time. Now, I will be anxiously awaiting Dana's return to Minnesota, and spending lots of time with Sam. Or at home, playing Pokemon and stuff like that.

GUYS I FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY BANGS.

Just so you know. I learned they need to be given more volume. The lovely people of Gaia Online's Real Life Fashion & Style forum showed me how to do it.

I'm apparently just a liiitle stupid, but now I feel like I can enjoy them much more. Just give 'em a little boost by "curling" them with my flat iron, and I like them a million times more. You can't really see the difference in the picture, but I can tell. I feel so much better about them now.
In other news, I finished Sam's birthday card.

His birthday's not until next Sunday... But I'm excited.

My legs hurt.

Hello!
I've started working out (finally), because I have the house to myself for most of the day, and there's a tredmil no one uses... So... It's now mine. But don't tell anyone. (I can't excersize in front of people...)
The other day I went to yoga with Dana, and it was wonderful! I felt very refreshed and relaxed. The fact I was about three blocks from my ex-boyfriend's house didn't really help, though...
Anyway, I've been running mostly, and doing some crunches/sit-ups here and there to try and burn some extra fat, especially around my thighs and mid-section. If anyone knows good work outs, I'd love to hear about them!
But now, my legs hurt like CRAZY. I hung out with Sam today, we watched Goblet of Fire and I FINALLY saw Fight Club (which is AMAZING), and every time I got up and had to walk, I was kinda wobbling and whimpering in pain. It was pretty bad. But, Sam said I looked sexy, so it's so worth it. Sooo woooorth iiiiit.

Argh, I have to figure out what to do for Sam's birthday. He turns 18 next Sunday! I've got a little more than a week to figure out what we're gonna do... I have some general ideas. I'm gonna bake him a big chocolate/cherry cake, and we're gonna go smoke my hookah down by the river, and I'll possibly bring a picnic for us at that point. And then, I think I'll make him dinner later... But I have no idea what to do in between all of this! And I want to draw him something ('cause I'm broke as FUCK, and I'm really bad at buying presents anyway) but I have no idea WHAT. Maybe I'll just make him a big crazy card... I'll figure it out.
Bleh, I'm just freaking out a little bit. He made my 18th birthday so awesome, I want to do the same for him! It's painful. I think I just need to figure out what kind of food to make... And I really don't want to have to cook meat. I mean, I will if I HAVE to, but I feel that would be wrong as a vegetarian...
Uff. I'll figure it out.
Here's a picture of Snape to reward you for reading my rant.

Playing with hair, contacts, all-around just bored.

Yeah. I've been pretty bored lately. Sam's been out of town and I'm kinda bummed. :/ Oh well. I've been playing around with my hair more!

I definitely like it better curly. I just got some hot rollers, so I don't have to spend quite as much time on my curls. I've got them in for a test run right now, crossing my fingers that it turns out good!
The other day, I was at my friend Alyssa's house, and she's big into the whole Himegyaru thing. Big contacts and wigs and stuff. So I played with her stuff.

Maybe I'll do this to my hair next....

Look at how big my eyes are!

I'm debating if I want to buy some circle lenses... They're really cute, but I'm not used to wearing contacts, so they feel weird.... But they're really cute. The ones I'm wearing are blue, but they look kinda aqua 'cause my eyes are green. I like it.

Moment of truth, I'm gonna go take the curlers out. Let's see if I did it right...

Hair curlers are weird...

But I like the final result! After lots of pomade and hairspray and taming the curls, it turned out great! A little messy, but good. It's hard to get all of my hair in to just 20 rollers... But it's doable. And only took about half and hour, as opposed to the 2 hours it usually takes for me to get my hair to look like this. I love my new rollers. <3
(Remington Ionic Protective Hot Rollers. Less than 20 bucks at Target!)
I guess that's it for today. There sure are a lot of pictures in this post.
Ciao~



HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

Just so everyone knows, I will be spilling some "secrets" here. So if you haven't read the books (in which case, you deserve spoilers...) or are waiting for the movie, I suggest you stop reading... Now. Right here. Stop now. Why are you still reading??
Siiigh, it's your own fault if anything gets spoiled.
Now. The movie. Best. Fucking. Movie. Of. All. Time. I was absolutely blown away. I'm a huge Potter-nerd, but still. It was so. SO. Good. I fucking loved it. I never cry at movies, EVER, but the half the movie I was bawling. When Snape died, I started getting teary eyed. Which surprised me, because I always secretly wanted Snape to be evil. When he looked at Harry and said "You.. You have your mothers eyes." I LOST IT. It was so perfect.

Noooo!

That scene gave me a new appreciation for the character of Severus Snape. He's just a confused guy who lost the girl he loved, not only to another boy, but to a cruel cruel fate. I'm sorry I thought you were evil, I love you now. <3

From there, there wasn't a second where I wasn't crying. There was some laughter in the tears (like McGonagall saying "I've always wanted to use that spell!) and joining in some applause ("NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" and Neville killing Nagini. EPIC scenes.) which is the best part about going at midnight. But the whole movie was so well put together I couldn't help but cry. There were some scenes, like when Harry was walking to his death, where it was all silent, and he was alone, that just showed the hopelessness of the situation so strongly that even though I knew what was happening, I was actually worried Voldemort was going to win. The whole movie was just so powerful, it was amazing. Oh, and who could forget Ron and Hermione's kiss?

It happens!! I just can't find a picture...

Oh my god, it was so good. Everything was perfect. But I couldn't accept my childhood ending, so I started reading the books again. Finished the first one in a day, no problem. I think I have it almost memorized now. x)

I'll miss you, Harry! You were my best friend growing up. I'll make sure you're loved in my house for generations to come. You all can bet my children will be raised on Tales of Beedle the Bard, mark my words.

As for the actual premier itself, it was wonderful! I was a sort of half-hearted Tonks, simply because of my pink hair.

Terrible picture, sorry...

My shirt says "Keep Calm. It's gonna be totally awesome." If anyone recognizes this, you're my favorite person ever. For those of you who don't know, it's A Very Potter Musical, brought to you by Starkid. For all you Gleeks who like Blane/Darren Criss and don't know Starkid, SHAME ON YOU. Look 'em up on YouTube. AVPM, AVPS, Me and My Dick, and Starship are the best musicals ever.

ANYWAY, my friends did my hair...

And I have no idea how she did the hair bow, sorry. ;;^^ I met a girl who was dressed like Teddy, she sat next to me. And she also goes to Aveda! And loves Doctor Who... and Miyazaki... I think I love her. So, sorry Sam, but another girl's gonna steal your girlfriend. It happens sometimes.
Sam and I played Harry Potter hangman while waiting for the movie to start. It was a good time. We went to Chipotle before, and still managed to be like, fifth in line. Due to a little... Sneaking around the crowd... We got the best seats. It. Was. Awesome.
Siiigh, I want to go see it again.
In conclusion, Harry Potter is awesome, and I think I found a new way to do my hair.

Curls make the bangs look a lot better.
Well, that's all for today.

Love, "Tonks"

Pink Hair and HARRYPOTTERTONIIIIGHT!!!

OHMYGODHARRYPOTTERCOMESOUTTONIGHT. Sam and I are going at midnight. I'm so exciteddd. <333
I seriously can't believe it's all coming to an end. I grew up with Harry! The first book came out when I was five... But I didn't start reading them 'till I was in... Second grade? And I've gone to every movie on the first day, and two (5 and 7.1) at midnight. AND, I've gone to the release of book 5,6, and 7 at midnight. In costume and all. I'm getting all sentimental... There won't be any more Harry Potter things to look forward to!! Except, of course, the giant, expensive box set of all the movies (with special features!) that I WILL be buying. Aaaah, I can't wait for this moviiie! It better be wonderful. And I know it will be, they always are. Except maybe Prisoner of Azkaban... But that's a rant for another time.
ANYWAY. I also have new pink hair. See?

It's pretty cute. I used Special Effects Cupcake Pink, a tiiiny bit of Manic Panic Electric Banana, Some Manic Panic Virgin Snow (about a 1/2 or 1/3 ratio to the Pink) and then diluted the crap out of it. 2 parts dye, 1 part conditioner. I'm happy with the results.
I'm still kinda iffy on the Bettie Bangs. I love them, then I hate them, then I'm okay with them... I'm not really sure how to feel about them. But I think I might just let them grow out, as opposed to trimming them all the time. I'm not so sure.
With my new pink hair, I may just say I'm Tonks at the premier. c: I know what I'm gonna wear.. I'll be sure to post a picture in my next post, which will, without a doubt, be about how amazing Harry Potter was.
OHMYGODI'MSOEXCITED

End of June; Hectic, Hectic, Hectic!

Oh my goodness. I have been SO busy lately. My friend Sarah was in town from Florida for a few weeks, and there was NEVER a dull moment!
Let's see what I can remember...
Sarah had her orientation at the U campus... And after, we found the magical Hideaway, a headshop. Poor Dana couldn't come in, as she wasn't 18 yet. She waited patiently in a nearby coffee shop, ready to let us know if the JIG IS UP!
There were body mod adventures, as stated in my last post, and lots of hookah smoking down by the river. Melon Blue sheesha (Starbuzz) is so so so good. It smells like fruit snacks!
There were grad parties galore, and lots of Jumbo Mallows.

Why did I buy these...?

We FINALLY got Sarah to watch Star Wars. FINALLY. It took us a couple days to get through all of them, but we did it! And it was good. Dana got a tattoo on her 18th birthday, and I got an AMAZING dress at the Bettie Page store.

Let's see... We went to the Pride festival (and got buttons with out picture on them!), went to a Dubstep show, and ate more Taco Bell than any human should ever eat. Ever.

Sarah left on Wednesday, and now I haven't really had anything to do. I've been watching Dana's pets, because she's out of town, and I haven't been sleeping well... I blame the pets.

A few days ago, I did so much hair I can hardly fathom it. Three people. Three! I even got paid! I've got customers and I haven't even started school, that's how good I am.

Will's is definitely my favorite.

Sam and I FINALLY started watching Lord of the Rings (I've never seen them!) and I must say, juding by the first one, they're REALLY good.

Tomorrow is the fourth of July, and Sam and I are going out to Stillwater to watch fireworks on the river. Who's excited? Me, I am!

I've been playing too much Pokemon...