Prince knows how to write songs for women. - Part Two

Today's Prince obsession is: "Love... Thy Will Be Done" by Martika

Prince knows how to write songs for women. - Part One

I am obsessed with the songs Prince wrote for women.

Today's obsession is: "The Glamorous Life" by Sheila E.

come ride with me through the veins of history

Brian's birthday was last Sunday. And I made sure to wear loose-fitting clothing because we were celebrating by having dinner at Los Cubanos. We went with three of our closest friends, and we shared two pitchers of their delicious sangria!

This is how I looked after dinner:


sweater: JC Penney.....dress: Tulle
leggings: Target.....socks: Payless
boots: Rocket Dog, Macy's Online
Asian glow: three glasses of sangria

I love these boots.
And I love that I paid $22.14 (clearance + coupon code)
+ shipping for them on macys.com...with a giftcard.

it's a snow day. it's a full moon. it's a snow day.

February 25 - Becca and I met up in Japantown SF. We had dinner at Won Mi Korean BBQ on Fillmore Street. Then, we made our way over to Yoshi's SF for the Lisa Loeb show. Omigah, LOVE her! After the show and after getting our picture taken with Lisa, we went on a sweets-run to Safeway to buy yellow cake batter-flavoured ice cream and chocolate chip cookies.

I got home at 1:45 in the morning.

And I felt like taking a pic of my outfit, even though I was wired on sugar and road rage.

So, this is how I looked when I got home:


sweater: gift from Maria...secret tanktop: H&M....skirt: Macy's
circle scarf: American Apparel
leggings: JC Penney.....socks: from Brian's sock drawer.....boots: Avenue

I'm wearing a scarf with this outfit to cover my chest. The secret tanktop was supposed to be a not-secret tanktop. Tanktops are my frenemy because I like to wear them under sweaters, yet they constantly slide down my flat chest.

it's complicated leaving things as they are

This is how I looked on Feb. 15:

sweater: Target.....tanktop: Nordstrom Rack.....skirt: Ross
socks: Target.....boots: Aerosoles
tired face: carb- and cheese-induced coma courtesy of Simply Fondue, Livermore

I love these Aerosoles boots almost as much as my "Lena" boots. These boots are so comfy, I can run down hallways in them. And I wore these boots for more than 12 hours straight. But they sure hug my calves like no other.

something in the moonlight catches my eye

This is how I looked on Feb. 9:


sweater: Loehmann's.....secret tanktop: Nordstrom Rack.....skirt: Wal-Mart
secret leggings: Target.....socks: Brian's sock drawer.....boots: "Lena" boots from Avenue.com

These "Lena" boots may possibly be the most comfortable boots I own. My feet do not hurt after being in them for more than 8 hours. The calf area is really roomy, okay, maybe a little too roomy. But I like how they can't squeeze the life out of my calves. All that room also means that I can easily tuck pants into them if I feel like it.

Plus, I really like that they're named "Lena."

3 shades of aqua

Wow. The last time I posted to my blog was Jan. 5th. Really? Really??

Anyway, this is how I looked when I got home:

teal coat: Target.....turquoise scarf: Walt Disney World.....teal scarf: Ross
handbag: Dooney & Bourke, gift from Brian

I wore two scarves not because I'm stylish, yo. This was my way of making me take them home. I have a bad habit of leaving scarves at work.

My work outfit. I dressed for comfort today.


sweater: Nordstrom.....top: Marshalls.....skirt: New York & Company
crappy mini-socks: Target.....shoes: Nine West

i love it in your room at night. you're the only one who gets through to me.

Brian and I went on a crazy outing to Beverages & More on New Year's Eve. Yeah. Don't go to BevMo, or any booze warehouse store for that matter, on New Year's Eve. Just don't.

My New Year's Eve outfit was inspired by Erin @ "Work With What You've Got". She had worn a Spice Girls t-shirt with a leather jacket in this post. I figured that I had a girl-group t-shirt somewhere in my closet that could go with my leather jacket.

This is what I came up with:


Bangles t-shirt: it's a bootleg from 1988, given to me by a fellow Bangles fan back in 2001
jacket: Wilsons Leather
denim leggings: JC Penney
socks: Target.....boots: Avenue

I angled myself in these photos on purpose. My fave Bangles songs were sung by Susanna Hoffs, and I really heart Michael Steele.

We were holding back the flood.

Who had to go to Target on her lunchbreak to buy a sweater because she had spilt hummus on her black sweater? Oh, that would be me!

I almost purchased a black cardigan, but this jewel-toned purple one on the same rack caught my eye.

sweater: Target.....tanktop: Nordstrom Rack.....skirt: Ross
socks: Target.....boots: Avenue

The more I think of you, the more I melt like ice cream.

I went shopping in my closet for another wool coat, and I found this hot pink number.

wool coat: Target.....random outfit underneath
leggings: Target.....socks: Target.....boots: Bakers Shoes
gloves: Wal-Mart.....scarf: Walt Disney World

This coat is Isaac Mizrahi for Target, and it was purchased in 2003. I was obsessed with that shade of pink, so I had to have it! Fortunately, I bought this coat on clearance. Unfortunately, I couldn't button it across my tummy. The only one left was size S. And so I wore it open for the few times I did wear it. Or I would button it only on my chest. I loved hot pink that much.

Well, needless to say, times have changed.