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Going Out With A Bang

petitefeet — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:44:30 GMT

This is my last semester before I graduate with my A.A. degree. I feel like I've been working so hard, yet I don't have much to show for it so far.

I am having so many issues with calculus that I think I may have to see a tutor before my first test next week, so I can make sure I come out of this semester with top marks.

Today I did a ton of studying, and I feel like I'm getting somewhere.

I also did a little online window shopping. I am looking at some new skinny jeans and a few new tops from http://www.yesstyle.com. I like a lot of the designs they have. they fit well with the more mature image that I'm trying to portray. I like the Puffy brand because of the prices and the fact that they are closer to something that I can wear to work than some of the other brands.

I also found a really cool sweater for my boyfriend.

I can't wait until I can finally get down to some shopping.

Dumb Decisions

petitefeet — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:41:41 GMT

My nails look terrible and it makes me feel horrible, and it is all thanks to one bad product decision. My nails are splitting and peeling.

Just for future reference, don't always trust a 'growth serum' just because the ingredients look like they'd be nourishing, because you may end up with screwed up nails for weeks after you take the stuff off for the last time. It has been two or three weeks now and I'm still slowly filing off damage as my nail grows.

In addition to the nastiness on the nails, my cuticles look like they've been attacked by a rabid wombat.

This will also teach me to stick to products and routines I know won't damage my nails, or read product reviews before I dive head first into something.

Shopping and Guilty Pleasures

petitefeet — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:13:19 GMT

My financial situation is finally starting to even out, so I've decided to do some shopping. I'm attempting to make my wardrobe match my age, purchase more things that are 'grown up' and not out of the little girl's department. It feels nice wearing things out of the kids department at 27, though those clothes are made for the little boxy frames of children, not for petite people that have curves.

I've been looking at a few different things at Yes Style, and I've found a few really cute pieces so far.

I'm also in need of shoes for work. My favorite pair of adidas trackies have finally blown out the shell top, and there is a huge rip in the heel of my chucks. I have a pair of Pumas I can wear, though my feet are aching by the end of the day. I need something cute yet functional.

Lately I've been surfing through gyaru_secrets religiously. As mean as some of the things are, it's a guilty pleasure of mine. I just wonder how some people can be so hateful. I can understand throwing someone under the bus if they look like a clown, but personal attacks? I just wonder how many of these 'secrets' are self posts just to draw attention. The net is full of attention whores, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least.

Grr......

Charmaine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:36:44 GMT

So I woke up today with water coming down some of the walls of my apartment�c Apparently one of the ladies that lives above me let her bathtub over flow�c.

What�fs really frustrating is that this is the SECOND time this has happened!!

I mean I was understanding the first time this happened - everyone makes mistakes�c But I personally think she should have to switch to a ground level apartment because this is MASSIVELY inconvenient. On top of that I�fm planning on going to church with my boyfriend today, and the maintenance guy wants to clean up the water, but I�fm NOT comfortable with other people being in my apartment when I�fm not here. I tried to explain that to him, without sounding rude about it, but he didn�ft get the hint�c

�� Charmaine

My Dream..

Nerine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:08:58 GMT

Well now, since i have not written any blog. I decided to write a blog of dream and babel on and on because i clearly have no life atm or at least until the next hour, not to mention I caught a cold grrr and why is the word "celo" pronounced as "chelo"? wouldnt it be alot easier if "celo" was actually spelled "chelo" O.o that still ponders my mind even till now. I had a weird dream though.. in my dream i was in this sexy manly full body pikachu outfit, I must say.. me being 5'0 almost 5'1.. i look damn good wearing that pikachu outfit! anyways on to my dream.. while in my awesome pikachu outfit i was frolicking along this road that was filled with the most beautiful scenery i ever seen. It was like this scenery came out of a fairy tale 8D. So colorful and beautiful, and echanting sight it truely was, (kinda wish it was real and not a dream) as i got further into the road.. this beautiful enchanted place i was in, started to get gloomy and dark.. i felt chills run down my back.. but me being the awesome manly man i am -puffs up chest- kept walking (because ima thug like that) as i got even deeper.. the forest was filled with pain and death. I heard a giggle in a bush that was right in front of me.. but the giggle sound rather weird and creepy. So i went to see who or what was laughing and writing when i was about to open the bush, A giant man eating cupcake jumped out and started to chase me, it was the cupcake of death! surprise1 it sprinkled, frosted topping of yummy-ness wanted to munch on me! >.< i ran for dear life, running and running, and running till i was cornered by this delicous looking man eating cupcake. Right when it was about to jump and attack... i woke up o.o to find out i caught a cold B(

that is all

Gathering things togethers now.

TinFeather — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:31:05 GMT

I'm slowly getting pieces together now. The help I'm getting from net groups and studying photos are starting to get me pumped for the real thing.

I primped a few wigs; I think I need another. Make is working out so far. Trying out test nails and ordered more lenses. Fingers crossed I can pull off one or two looks this summer. :D

Jesus Christ, it's been a while...

renee820 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:14:22 GMT

I always forget about Ricoche. I'm not sure why.

So, what's new with Lex?
-I got a sweet jacket for Christmas. Michael Kors. Leather. It's a flight jacket, and fits pretty well with Onii-kei.
-I now have a sick mullet. Fits pretty well with Onii-kei.
-I'm now at college! University of Iowa :D
-I started jiu-jitsu. Nothing burns more calories. I repeat, NOTHING.
-Oh yeah, I go by "'Lex" now. Too many people named Alex, if you ask me.

I'll post pictures of things (jacket, mullet, etc.) once I find my camera cord -.-

I realized I've started to talk like some of the guys from jiu-jitsu, so forgive my (possible) vulgarity ^^"

A few words on secrets communities, fucks communities, hatememes, etc.

hanabi — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:36:42 GMT

I'll admit that I've lurked around communities like this out of curiosity. After all, if you disagree with something, shouldn't you try to find out more about it? Besides that, let's be real here: drama is entertaining. Don't believe me? Watch anything on TV. You will find drama of all kinds. Hell, even the news utilizes the concept of drama. Anyway, so I've lurked around those types of communities and here's what I have to say about them.

So far, fucks communities and hatememes are really just what they sound like: they're for hating on others. Secrets communities are a little different because I've found that everyone uses it in a different way. Some people are also needlessly hateful, some people post honest (mostly unnecessarily harsh, but honest) crit, others applaud their favourite online gals, and others still comment on the current drama/gossip/etc. I can understand that some gals want a place where people will be honest with them because sometimes when they ask for criticism, it turns into a storm of undeserved praise and if you cut gyaru_secrets some slack and say that some of the others are just people unavoidably abusing the comm, then you could say that was their basic idea (since I don't see anyone posting any real secrets... Aren't those supposed to be mostly about yourself? You know, things like "I have a habit of biting my nails, so I started wearing fake nails years ago and that's what attracted me to gyaru", for example...). In these fashion communities, constructive criticism is crucial, and if you can somehow differentiate the harsh critiques from the opportunist bitches, everyone's having fun...

However, honestly, if you're not willing to tack your name onto any of your critiques, they aren't worth shit. :/ Why should anyone care if you think they should wear falsies when you don't even want to tell them? When you come up to a girl and say "Hey, you know I really think you should invest in some falsies. I really like your contouring and your eye make up, but it looks incomplete without dramatic lashes," then that's helpful. When you post it up as some picture by anonymous, no matter how nicely you word it, it's insulting. It's as if you've automatically assumed the person wasn't competent enough to accept your critique as anything but a personal attack. Besides that, it betrays your credibility.

In closing, I think that there should be somewhere where gals (and people following other fashions too... Lolita community, I'm looking at you!) can get good constructive criticism because neither ass-licking or cattiness helps anyone. I doubt that'll happen, though. It's hard to differentiate between the three sometimes... And, of course, it's just not as fun when newbies aren't scared shitless to post their progress because they know that their early attempts will be crap and people will make damn sure that they know. :/

Brazilian Gal!

Michiyo — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:46:20 GMT

Yes, I'm a brazilian gal.
I'm Michiyo (or Michigo, an mixing of Michiyo and Ichigo, strawberry in Japanese) and I want to know that I'm not the only brazilian gal here! =Dsper1
PS: My style is gyaru-kei.

Hello this is my first entry :P

Vale — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:23:37 GMT

Today I remembered that I haven't posted anything on my blog and well here I am.
I'm Valentina i has 13 years and im from latin america from chile and i dont know what else to put :P well... i dont know very english because yo hablo español! for that i cant write very much with a english of eight grade but i can try :/ so if you use a few Spanish words I'm sorry
And this is all, is like a presentation? i guess :P
im so bored and this is so random well...
Hasta la vista

holiday

khanjan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:42:53 GMT

Going to my home town . Gonna do lots of shopping for my sister's mairrage.queenmint_smilies002

Getting Started ...

TinFeather — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:31:56 GMT

Ok. So, I've been taking a little peek into the world of Gyaru/GAL style and I think I like what I see. Next, pick up a few magazines and start culling for basics.m All I've downloaded as of yesterday were the 2011 issues of EGG, Ageha, Jelly, Keira, Popsister, Seventeen, and JJ.

Yeah, I know Keira isn't exactly all Gyaru helpful. However, I do need to catch up on some Vis kei for possible ideas to up my closet game. I've gone through my closet and it looks like I can pull off a good weeks worth of outfits if I can pair it well.

Being a Lolita for 2 years plus shopping the way I already do for myself has opened many possibilities. Which makes me even more excited to try this new fashion.

Ok. Leafing through some of these mags, I'm getting a good idea of how to do my make up. As you can see in my profile, that image is my first try at some casual GAL. I think I did well enough without circle lenses.

I did order a test pair in a recent group order; Japanese Barbie Nudy Blue. I also ordered two more (Super Size Lens XCH-624 and XCM-211 by GEO) with another group order, but it won't go through for a while as the she's waiting for 100 pairs to save everyone shipping costs.

Now all there's left to do is keep practicing and finding things to add to my look. Wish me luck!

Life sucks!!!!

!NF!N!T! — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:36:40 GMT

My life sucks... i mean in have everything i've ever wanted ,but i feel like sometimes my parents treat me like i'm still a child. Im 16 years old and my parents wont let me do anything on my own i feel like they want to keep me a kid forever ,but i understand why because im there only child. my mom never listens to anything i say like yesterday i ask her to give me a little more freedom and she flipped out on me i mean i try to compromise with her but she doesnt listen(stupid virgo) i guess im doom to stay a kid forever!!!!!!

Life isn't what it seems..... :p

!NF!N!T! — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:21 GMT

my life is like a rollercoaster.. its goes up and down sometimes it can be great and sometimes it can be horrible. Right now its horrible i have this friend who likes this dude and she has a boifriend but she likes this dude more than she likes her boifriend and the problem is she doesn't want to lose him because of a stupid crush what should she do????

Whatever!!!

!NF!N!T! — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:48:12 GMT

okaayy so like i kinda just wanna give up on blogging i mean all my blogs suck and i really don't know what to talk about....
wait a minute.. i guess i can talk about my on again boyfriend i mean i really like him alot but i feel like i can't trust him and i believe in the phrase if theres no trust theres no relationship but i don't wanna lose him either cuz he the best guy i've dated yet and all of my classmates keep telling me he's a player and i can't trust him so.. wat should i do?

write back if u have a answer!!!cfsd1