eat broccoli.

after staying until 1am last saturday working on inventory at work, i did a little mental inventory of my own closet. and i’ve come to one conclusion: i’ve too many clothes and i should stop shopping.

these are all things i’ve worn in the last two years
boots: 5
flats: 9
casual shoes: 3
work shoes: 1
sport shoes: 2
flip flops/ sandles: 8
pumps/ dressy wear: 6
total= 34

outerwear:
blazers: 5
spring/ autumn jackets: 3
peacoats: 2
winter wear: 2
total= 12

…i think you get the picture. i needn’t get into clothing…i can’t even keep track of everything i own. but you get the picture and that’s all that matters!

i’m disgusted by my habit. what can i say? i’m a sucker for sales. like the other day i bought a cobalt blue cardigan…gold flats…a red roxy jacket…and a side bag. do i reaaaaaaaally need all this?! my spending is getting excessive. working in retail is my greatest downfall. i mean, i was already an excessive shopper to begin with, but working there only encourages it.

speaking of work..i’ve worked 30+ hrs this week. ugh.

thank goodness for ice cream.

today was such a great day! one of those days when the weather outside directly reflects my internal feelings.

i woke up a little late, and i didn’t really have time to get ready but i caught the bus just in time. i got to the 99 bline a bit early and i had to wait for liss for about 7 minutes so i went into blenz to get hot chocolate. i saw my friend working but he didnt recognize me at first due to the morning rush resulting in me having to wear glasses. anywho, i was so slow at first. i gave him my order and he just smiled and told me to move along. i thought to myself: am i not at the cash desk? does he not want to take my order? so i got a free cup of white hot chocolate and it was yum. this was the beginning of my beautiful day.

and the bus ride was swell since i had liss’ company and we chit-chatted the whole way despite her hoarse and unattractive sick-voice.

after school today i bussed to broadway station. and only guess what! i left my lovely, purple, cozy mittens on the bus : ( i am SUCH a scatterbrain! and i saw the skytrain leave and i knew i would miss the bus so i called winnie and asked to go over (yes, im shameless).

fun times chez winnie. she had an on-call shift and we totally thought they wouldnt need her and we’d watch ‘27 dresses’ together, but fate had different plans for us. turns out they needed her because our store was doing an ADDITIONAL FIFTY PERCENT OFF ALL SALE ITEMS!! OMGAAAAAAAAAAAAT what a steal!
so she was like: do you want to go to metro instead?
then we went to metro only planning to do some light shopping before she had to go to her shift.
so i bought a pair of pretty knit white gloves at icing to compensate for my earlier loss. but only guess what? when i was trying on this cute, black, baby doll styled kensie jacket i wanted to try it with my new gloves. so when i whipped them out i noticed they were BOTH right handed!

just my luck indeed.
i went back hoping they may possibly have a left hand for me…but somebody wanted to punish me with cold hands today. but, i got my $3. 19 back…although i’d rather keep those pretty gloves.

anyway, after winnie left me to go to work i received a call from them half an hr later to go to work to help out. how could i refuse? i knew winnie was going to be there and i didn’t really have anything better to do…and being submersed in all the cheap merchandises helped me pick out some great deals for myself! tehhe. bon marche!

despite the fact my day didn’t go as perfectly planned…it turned out to be really awesome– surprisingly! i can’t stop smiling. this is my favourite thing to wear: a smile.

good night!
xox

so after i got off from asian studies today, i headed towards the bookstore.
strolling, strolling– text message ring tone– stops strolling.

opens.
“hello! just txting you to make you feel special =)”

isn’t that the cutest thing ever?! the sweetest thing ever?!
well, i told my coworker earlier this week about how i love it when i receive text messages because they make me feel special. and here she is text messaging me– and she doesn’t even have unlimited either! <3

don’t you just adore receiving random text messages? it means the sender is thinking of you. how lovely!

that is all for tonight

…when i have to wait outside for the bus and my ears are frozen to pure numbness. oh dear fate, why must such cruelty be put upon me?!
i’ve practically told the whole world now, but it never hurts to remind everyone the cause of my agony. well reader, last thursday my ear muffs snapped. i was putting it on my head and then it snapped and broke, never again to rest comfortably on my head.
every single time i go out and i’m wearing a fabulous outfit, i think inside my head: well folks, if you think this outfit is grass-kickin’ you should have seen it matched with my pair of ear muffs. pure gorgeousity.

like today, i’m pretty stoked about my outfit right now– even more so than usual. i bought a pair of hot tamale (aka red) denims at work last week and they are sooooo fabulous. and they made their debute on campus this morning. honestly, when i walked out of my house i felt like the street was my runway. i strutted that thang like no tomorrow! especially when i crossed that busy intersection. i felt those green eyes on me. i knew they wanted a pair. or at least they knew it looked good on me. hey, i’m not going to lie, they’re a pair of really hot denims. fashionably delicious!

which reminds me…how much more delicious it would have been if i had my pair of ear muffs…

OMGAT. I SOOOOOOO WANT THE PINK ONE!!

sooooooooooooooo beautiful!!! i really, really want the pink one!!!!!!

okay, when you lose something you treasure and adore, you may not immediately want a replacement because of all those precious memories you’ve had. BUT, eventaully you will need to because that thing you had was clearly a necessity (like my ear muffs were!) so what do you do? buy a new pair! but you can’t just buy ANY pair…if you’re going to replace your old ones, you’re going to have to do it right!

don’t settle for less. that’s what i always say. these burberry ear muffs are SOOOOOOOOOOO perfect. i want them!! i practically NEED them!! too bad they’re $125…quite pricey… my old ones were only $20. so this is like 5 times as expensive! hmmmmmmmmmmm

where is a january santa when you need one?

it’s so beautiful and honest. and the boy is so cute at 1:57.

yesterday i was heading to work.
we just left granville skytrain and the skytrain started accelerating to burrard.
THEN
all of a sudden it made a screeching halt.
people flipped sideways.
because we stayed stationed between granville and burrard we were underground.
i felt stranded in a train full of strangers
in a cave away from civilization.
alone and afraid was i.

so apparently someone jumped on the tracks and that’s why all the trains had to stop.

must i take the skytrain again to work today?

…because it’s my mama’s birthday-day! horrah.

anyway, i’d just like to share everyone my golden rule: if you can’t use contractions properly don’t use them at all!

you have no idea how anal i get when i notice someone using improper contraction. i notice it as if the words were bolded, underlined and flashing with neon lights. i catch mistakes pretty instinctively. yup! im not going to lie, i’m pretty gifted. haha.

i just want to say  that it is YOU’RE welcome not YOUR welcome.
YOU’RE means you Are, YOUR means belonging to you.
same goes with THEY’RE and THEIR.
and what bothers me is people who misuse WHOSE and WHO’S.
come on, people!
think about it: if it doesnt make sense without contractions why would it make sense with contractions?
ex. whose that girl?
does this make sense!? does it?! not really…

OH and people who say: would of. ex. i would of gone to the store but i rained so i didnt. 
now, the proper contraction is: would’ve. i would’ve gone to the store…

and just to clarify because A LOT of people say this on msn…
it’s GOOD NIGHT and definitely not GOODNIGHT
do you ever say GOODMORNING?

yeah, i dont think i can be compatible with people who don’t know how to use their contractions. i definitely wont be able to be friends with them. heck i probably cna’t even look at them in the face! which is why i’m so glad my close friends are competent in distinguishing between proper contractions and all those syntax rules.

i just want to put it out there…
you think i don’t notice when you make a little oopsies? well i do!

–contractually anal. (is that a word?)

…chandler went out with rachel’s boss from bloomingdale’s and he said that he’d “call her” but never intended to because she was boring and had mascara gunk between her eyelashes? what do you do when you go on a first date and you know instantly that there wouldnt be a second?

so on boxing day when my second cousin courtney came over for christmas dinner, we were chit chatting and she told me how she’d tell a guy after the first date (somewhere along the lines of) “oh, and just to clarify we’re just friends and there won’t be a second date.” like, HOW TOTALLY BOLD! it’s the sensible and mature thing to do and the guy apparently appreciates it. but it’s so hard!

about a 1.5 months ago i went on this dinner thing (i guess it could constitute as a date) and i knew i wasn’t interested because: a) his gangster car was too gangster and i felt displaced in it b) i felt he was bragging too much and there wasnt much sincerity and c) he never asked if i was cold (and i was), but instead rolled down the windows and played loud (the beat/ first nation’s instrumental/ k-os) music. so really, i wasn’t impressed.

perhaps i should have pulled a courtney, but it’s so uncomfortable in those situations. so instead i avoided answering his txt messages. and no, i dont really feel that bad because he has a girlfriend now (according to facebook) and surprisingly, i know her! we took french together last year. i wonder how she handles his gangster, mafia-esque car aka ‘timberwolf’ haha.

tis all for now.
love ya later,
boots