mikey i love you

This post/song is for my friend Mikey. He was a soul mate. He was my favorite person, still is. I miss him so much.

I bought Slapstick to remember you, to remember that time...all this effort to remember moments with you and I couldn't remember the most important date. I'm so sorry it slipped by me. I'm so sorry. I miss you terribly. I won't ever get over you:

these walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound

And on the last day (on the final glimpse of winter), she wore a leather jacket and her military inspired boots. Saturday was a good day. I got a chance to hang out with my soul mate Ashley (a.k.a. my little mona lisa). We did what girls do best: ate lunch and went shopping. A good day means nothing but good tunes. Hello...hi...Modest Mouse! The following is one of my favorites by them. The amazing lyrics, the song, the truth to everything he says, the catchy riff...it all makes for a fantastic tune. Enjoy:

Top: Zara
Denim: BDG
Boots: Forever 21
Sweater: Silence + Noise

i wish that i knew what i know now, when i was younger

I didn't find time to photograph my looks during the week so I spent my day off recreating the looks and shooting them. I refer to these looks as my "three days of winter outfits." I wore my trench all three days, it was nice to experience a bit of the winter season. Anyway, I am going to leave you with a great tune by Faces called Ooh La La. It's great so be sure to listen to it:

things are coming into focus

I work in retail as a visual merchandiser, so very often my schedule mimics that of a blood sucking vampire: my nights are long and my days are short. I took these shots right before I headed out to work last night. The most crucial item inside my bag is without a doubt my Ipod (aka Charmer). Charmer is the blood that quenches my thirst at the wee hours of the morning. My little sister was nice enough to create a playlist for me made up of the coolest 179 songs she could think of. To my surprise and misfortune, I was unable to get thru the entire playlist - work got in the way of that. 

The playlist had several songs by Heartless Bastards. Now, I'm not sure how it is that they were convinced, but they will be making there way down to Laredo (my hometown) next weekend to play a show at a local bar. Thus, the reason why my little sister felt the need to bombarde me with these guys on said playlist. I was extremely pleased that she did though. The singer has a killer voice - it's a bit androgynous which I absolutely love. I am most excited to hear them play Into the Open. Little sis' has been parading around the house for at least a week now singing this song. I guess it really grew on me.

I think I could very well cry when I hear the song, I guess it put things into focus. For now, I'll just sing a long. You should too: 

Sweater, Jacket: Gap

Shoes, Purse: Forever 21