Now, we're at home, relaxing.
hoody: Hurley via PacSun.....thermal sweater: PacSun.....jeans: Steve & Barry's
sneakers: Etnies via PacSun
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Lazy Sunday
Earlier today, Brian and I had breakfast at 24-Hour Mini Gourmet before venturing out to Best Buy and Sears to look at refrigerators, washers and dryers.
Now, we're at home, relaxing.
hoody: Hurley via PacSun.....thermal sweater: PacSun.....jeans: Steve & Barry's
sneakers: Etnies via PacSun
Now, we're at home, relaxing.
hoody: Hurley via PacSun.....thermal sweater: PacSun.....jeans: Steve & Barry's
sneakers: Etnies via PacSun
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Snakes on a ring.
HSN is the mother of all shopping channels, and the clearance rings section on its website is full of eye-candy....
...and some really random items such as this piece of fashion jewelry from D-List star Tori Spelling.
It's goldtone and has (no surprise!) faux turquoise. The price? $27.95, marked down from $39.95.
I've entertained the thought of purchasing it for the heck of it, but no, I'd rather wait for it to hit below $19.95. The ring in the above picture looks like cheapy costume jewelry, especially when seeing there is quite a bit of a gap between the bezel and the stone.
And that's not the only snake ring in the clearance section. How about this one?
For those who prefer "fine" jewelry, this one is 14-kt gold and has genuine green jade. For a bit of sparkle, there are tiny diamond accents. The price? $229.90, marked down from $299.90. Ouch.
One other piece caught my eye: a cheetah ring!
The cheetah is carved out of ivory-coloured cow bone and is framed in sterling silver. The ring itself is black resin. The price? $29.95, marked down from $44.95.
I've been really happy with the few rings I've ordered from hsn.com's clearance site. It is no surprise that most of them have cz stones. Hey, I love the sparkle! And after looking at the above cheesy rings, I think I'll just stick to the cz rings.
...and some really random items such as this piece of fashion jewelry from D-List star Tori Spelling.
I've entertained the thought of purchasing it for the heck of it, but no, I'd rather wait for it to hit below $19.95. The ring in the above picture looks like cheapy costume jewelry, especially when seeing there is quite a bit of a gap between the bezel and the stone.
And that's not the only snake ring in the clearance section. How about this one?
One other piece caught my eye: a cheetah ring!
I've been really happy with the few rings I've ordered from hsn.com's clearance site. It is no surprise that most of them have cz stones. Hey, I love the sparkle! And after looking at the above cheesy rings, I think I'll just stick to the cz rings.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Let's talk about rings, baby.
The clearance rings section on the home shopping channel websites is my weakness.
Today's focus: GemsTV
GemsTV is the youngest of the tv shopping network bunch, yet it's getting as much viewing time as HSN for me. Why? The rings. They sure do show some fantastic rings with prices that seem to good to be true. From extravagant zultanite to inexpensive smoky quartz, this channel has it all. My friend Regina has purchased over and over from GemsTV, and she's trying to get me to dive in.
The following pics are, in my opinion, some of the highlights of the sale section at gemstv.com. Huge yet affordable rings.
These rocks would look like planets on my tiny fingers.
16-ct sky blue topaz gold ring with diamond accents - $245
17-ct amethyst silver ring - $60 - say what!?
19-ct glacier topaz white gold ring with blue diamond accents - $203
20-ct sky blue topaz white gold ring with blue sapphire accents - $245
Today's focus: GemsTV
GemsTV is the youngest of the tv shopping network bunch, yet it's getting as much viewing time as HSN for me. Why? The rings. They sure do show some fantastic rings with prices that seem to good to be true. From extravagant zultanite to inexpensive smoky quartz, this channel has it all. My friend Regina has purchased over and over from GemsTV, and she's trying to get me to dive in.
The following pics are, in my opinion, some of the highlights of the sale section at gemstv.com. Huge yet affordable rings.
These rocks would look like planets on my tiny fingers.
16-ct sky blue topaz gold ring with diamond accents - $245
17-ct amethyst silver ring - $60 - say what!?
19-ct glacier topaz white gold ring with blue diamond accents - $203
20-ct sky blue topaz white gold ring with blue sapphire accents - $245
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
damn right, i have my radar on you
Tonight's blog photos come to you from Brian's man cave.
dress: oldnavy.com......tights: Kohls.....ankle boots: Payless
necklace: Tiffany & Co.
bracelets: silverjewelryclub.com
right-hand ring: It's a Girl Thing!
This dress was purchased on a whim from oldnavy.com's clearance section. Thirteen-bucks and in the petite section? Sure, why not. I love the cut of this dress, especially how it cinches at my waist. This dress just looks right with tights and ankle boots.
The area I'm posing in front of still has remnants of when this den was my fangirl cave. The pictures in frames to the right of the door are of Sharin Foo and Nigella Lawson. The door has souvenir magnets and a mish-mash of days past.
My favourite chicas from the X-Men movies, but with a magnet censoring out the one I don't like.
A "Got Milk?" ad with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Mementos from shows.
dress: oldnavy.com......tights: Kohls.....ankle boots: Payless
necklace: Tiffany & Co.
bracelets: silverjewelryclub.com
right-hand ring: It's a Girl Thing!
This dress was purchased on a whim from oldnavy.com's clearance section. Thirteen-bucks and in the petite section? Sure, why not. I love the cut of this dress, especially how it cinches at my waist. This dress just looks right with tights and ankle boots.
The area I'm posing in front of still has remnants of when this den was my fangirl cave. The pictures in frames to the right of the door are of Sharin Foo and Nigella Lawson. The door has souvenir magnets and a mish-mash of days past.
My favourite chicas from the X-Men movies, but with a magnet censoring out the one I don't like.
A "Got Milk?" ad with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Mementos from shows.
Monday, November 2, 2009
"About Leina" - installment the fourth
Today's installment: addicted to tv shopping networks.
For the longest time, I thought I was a total Food Network junkie. Then I remembered, that no, I've logged way more hours watching shopping channels.
I can kinda remember the first time I watched HSN. I was still in Catholic school, probably fifth grade or so. I had a regular tv in my bedroom with no cable connection. It had really long antennae and two dials: one for VHF and the other for UHF. HSN was one of the channels on UHF that had no static. The first time I caught HSN, they were hocking Connie Stevens skincare.
If I just want something on tv just to have that tv noise, I leave it on a tv shopping network. And I watch those channels so often that the phone numbers are burned into my projection tv. Oopsy.
The only shows I don't have any patience for are the ones for coins and watches. Talk about boring. I also don't have much patience for the low-budget channels, you know, the ones that have the camera focus on a spinning lazy susan full of rings because those hosts are way too loud and the jewelry doesn't look very appealing.
What weirds me out about tv shopping networks is that the same hosts rotate through them. Several hosts from ShopNBC are now on GemsTV. A married couple of hosts from QVC moved over to HSN. One of my fave hosts from QVC is now on ShopNBC. ShopAtHome (R.I.P) was a breeding ground of hosts for HSN and ShopNBC. Why, yes, I do pay attention to who is trying to sell me jewelry, food, cookware, tools, swords, slankets, and shower curtains.
I think the most random tv shopping network-related moment I ever experienced was geeking out when I met Leslie Blodgett at the Bare Escentuals boutique at Valley Fair Mall. It was like I was meeting a tv star. She kinda is, I guess, since she's a regular guest on QVC.
Another totally random tv shopping network-related moment was when I was forced to watch Evil Dead 2 with a group of movie theatre coworkers. I was bored out of my mind, but then I perked up in my seat when I recognised Rick Domeier from QVC!
D-List celebrities have been popping up on shopping networks, which definitely provides a lot of entertainment. My favourite so far has been Janice Dickinson. She was so loud and so fabulous. The most random crazy old ladies would call in on her shows, declaring their love for her and her random accessories.
Here is an example of a precious piece of Janice merchandise:
So, here is my list of channels, ranked in order of most hours watched, along with my favourite hosts.
1. HSN - the one that started my addiction - Colleen Lopez, Bobbi Ray Carter
2. GemsTV - Brook Roberts, Karen Connelly
3. QVC - Antonella Nester, David James, Lisa Robertson
4. ShopNBC - Daniel Green (the hot Brit!), Dave King, Lynne Schacher
Oh, one more thing: Although I have a viewing addiction to shopping channels, I most certainly am not a compulsive shopper. I've logged thousands of hours watching, yet I own a small handful of items purchased mostly from hsn. All of them purchased on clearance. If there's a cz ring that I like, I patiently wait for it to show up on the clearance section on the network's website.
And I've never called in and spoken to a host on-air. Ha!
For the longest time, I thought I was a total Food Network junkie. Then I remembered, that no, I've logged way more hours watching shopping channels.
I can kinda remember the first time I watched HSN. I was still in Catholic school, probably fifth grade or so. I had a regular tv in my bedroom with no cable connection. It had really long antennae and two dials: one for VHF and the other for UHF. HSN was one of the channels on UHF that had no static. The first time I caught HSN, they were hocking Connie Stevens skincare.
If I just want something on tv just to have that tv noise, I leave it on a tv shopping network. And I watch those channels so often that the phone numbers are burned into my projection tv. Oopsy.
The only shows I don't have any patience for are the ones for coins and watches. Talk about boring. I also don't have much patience for the low-budget channels, you know, the ones that have the camera focus on a spinning lazy susan full of rings because those hosts are way too loud and the jewelry doesn't look very appealing.
What weirds me out about tv shopping networks is that the same hosts rotate through them. Several hosts from ShopNBC are now on GemsTV. A married couple of hosts from QVC moved over to HSN. One of my fave hosts from QVC is now on ShopNBC. ShopAtHome (R.I.P) was a breeding ground of hosts for HSN and ShopNBC. Why, yes, I do pay attention to who is trying to sell me jewelry, food, cookware, tools, swords, slankets, and shower curtains.
I think the most random tv shopping network-related moment I ever experienced was geeking out when I met Leslie Blodgett at the Bare Escentuals boutique at Valley Fair Mall. It was like I was meeting a tv star. She kinda is, I guess, since she's a regular guest on QVC.
Another totally random tv shopping network-related moment was when I was forced to watch Evil Dead 2 with a group of movie theatre coworkers. I was bored out of my mind, but then I perked up in my seat when I recognised Rick Domeier from QVC!
D-List celebrities have been popping up on shopping networks, which definitely provides a lot of entertainment. My favourite so far has been Janice Dickinson. She was so loud and so fabulous. The most random crazy old ladies would call in on her shows, declaring their love for her and her random accessories.
Here is an example of a precious piece of Janice merchandise:
Talk about qualiITAY.
So, here is my list of channels, ranked in order of most hours watched, along with my favourite hosts.
1. HSN - the one that started my addiction - Colleen Lopez, Bobbi Ray Carter
2. GemsTV - Brook Roberts, Karen Connelly
3. QVC - Antonella Nester, David James, Lisa Robertson
4. ShopNBC - Daniel Green (the hot Brit!), Dave King, Lynne Schacher
Oh, one more thing: Although I have a viewing addiction to shopping channels, I most certainly am not a compulsive shopper. I've logged thousands of hours watching, yet I own a small handful of items purchased mostly from hsn. All of them purchased on clearance. If there's a cz ring that I like, I patiently wait for it to show up on the clearance section on the network's website.
And I've never called in and spoken to a host on-air. Ha!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
a mixed emotion, a state of mind, infatuation of a different kind
I am deliriously happy that I can zip up my boots over my jeans.
Hey, what would I look like if I wore my only leather jacket with this?
I'd look like a bad-ass, that's what. ;) It looks like more leather jackets are in my future.
Anyway, this is how I left the apartment.
I went over to my family's place for Halloween. I volunteered to give out candy, but my mom did a way better job than me.
sweater: H&M.....tanktop: Kohls.....jeans: Charlotte Russe
trusty flats: Aerosoles
boots: Payless.com.....jacket: Wilsons Leather, a gift from Brian's mom
Hey, what would I look like if I wore my only leather jacket with this?
I'd look like a bad-ass, that's what. ;) It looks like more leather jackets are in my future.
Anyway, this is how I left the apartment.
I went over to my family's place for Halloween. I volunteered to give out candy, but my mom did a way better job than me.
sweater: H&M.....tanktop: Kohls.....jeans: Charlotte Russe
trusty flats: Aerosoles
boots: Payless.com.....jacket: Wilsons Leather, a gift from Brian's mom
Friday, October 30, 2009
You'll find your sweet love in time. Hold on.
I had to wear the payless.com boots again. I just had to!
I wore a scarf this morning because it was a bit chilly. The wool coats are not coming out until it gets ridiculously cold.
Also making a repeat appearance is my hugemongous IMAN Global Chic cz ring.
14 carats of cz fun!
I wore a scarf this morning because it was a bit chilly. The wool coats are not coming out until it gets ridiculously cold.
A pic before the night-time porchlight kicked in.
A pic after the night-time porchlight kicked in.
pullover: H&M.....skirt: Steve & Barry's.....scarf: hand-knit
boots: payless.com
ring: hsn.com
A pic after the night-time porchlight kicked in.
pullover: H&M.....skirt: Steve & Barry's.....scarf: hand-knit
boots: payless.com
ring: hsn.com
Also making a repeat appearance is my hugemongous IMAN Global Chic cz ring.
14 carats of cz fun!
I wasn't able to do any close-ups of the scarf, which is okay by me. It's kind of ratty from being worn so much. I've knitted various complex scarves, but this simple garter stitch one is one I always reach for.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
honey, don't stop a speeding train before it reaches its destination
Almost two weeks ago, I tried on a pair of zip-up boots at Payless, but I couldn't zip them up very far. Maria tried to help me, but ewww, ouch, yeah, the zipper wasn't going to budge any further. My calves have a circumference of 15 inches, which I know won't fit in most tall boots anyway.
So, thank goodness, Payless.com had that same style in their extended calf sizing. I easily zipped up this pair, and there's still enough room in them to wear over my skinny jeans.
I was joking around with Maria that these vinyl boots are my gateway drug to look at leather boots on zappos.com that have extended calf sizing. She had recommended that site over and over, now I'm finally listening to her!
(The clearance rings section on hsn.com is my weakness, like whoa.)
So, thank goodness, Payless.com had that same style in their extended calf sizing. I easily zipped up this pair, and there's still enough room in them to wear over my skinny jeans.
I was joking around with Maria that these vinyl boots are my gateway drug to look at leather boots on zappos.com that have extended calf sizing. She had recommended that site over and over, now I'm finally listening to her!
Check out my obnoxiously garish right-hand ring!
This huge 14ct cz goldtone ring is from the IMAN Global Chic line at hsn. It is incredibly cheesy and totally looks like a costume piece, but I like it. And no surprise, I bought it on clearance! (The clearance rings section on hsn.com is my weakness, like whoa.)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
don't talk about or dream about or think about no other
(Yeah, I'm still on a Sheena Easton kick.)
Today, my molar got a new crown, and my eyes received a pair of prescription sunglasses. While I'm not going to do a close-up of my tooth (uh, no, never), here's a pic of the sunglasses.
This was the cheapest pair of sunglasses frames, yet these were the most expensive lenses available. Yo. That's how I roll.
Just kidding.
My eyesight is seriously so bad, that if I got the regular lenses, the sunglasses would be extremely heavy. We're talking Coke bottles here. My prescription? -7.25 FTW!
Today, my molar got a new crown, and my eyes received a pair of prescription sunglasses. While I'm not going to do a close-up of my tooth (uh, no, never), here's a pic of the sunglasses.
This was the cheapest pair of sunglasses frames, yet these were the most expensive lenses available. Yo. That's how I roll.
Just kidding.
My eyesight is seriously so bad, that if I got the regular lenses, the sunglasses would be extremely heavy. We're talking Coke bottles here. My prescription? -7.25 FTW!
Cheese!
Here's an outfit shot.
cardigan: Loehmann's.....top: Kohls.....skirt: Wal-Mart
shoes: Aerosoles
sunglasses: Sun Gear (?), Lenscrafters
I can be so melodramatic. Sometimes.
cardigan: Loehmann's.....top: Kohls.....skirt: Wal-Mart
shoes: Aerosoles
sunglasses: Sun Gear (?), Lenscrafters
I can be so melodramatic. Sometimes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
100th Post~!
I'm celebrating my 100th post by drinking a bottle of kumquat DRY Soda and listening to the absolutely divine gem that is Sheena's A Private Heaven album.
It's too bad the outfit in today's post is nothing spectacular. I wore a baggy comfy outfit because I had a doctor's appointment. The two sweaters were a must because it was muy windy.
The lighting in the pics makes my face look pink. I swear, I was not drinking! ;) The night-time porch light kicked in right as I was taking them.
baggy sweater: Nordstrom.....pullover: H&M.....pants: Wal-Mart
shoes: Aerosoles
It's too bad the outfit in today's post is nothing spectacular. I wore a baggy comfy outfit because I had a doctor's appointment. The two sweaters were a must because it was muy windy.
The lighting in the pics makes my face look pink. I swear, I was not drinking! ;) The night-time porch light kicked in right as I was taking them.
baggy sweater: Nordstrom.....pullover: H&M.....pants: Wal-Mart
shoes: Aerosoles
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