Now, what do I wear?

I've nailed down an internship. I feel good about that. But now I'm worrying about what to wear!

Business casual: not jeans but not suits. So what? Skirts and slacks? Floofy and floaty shirts. Necklaces and bracelets and jingly earrings? Flats and heels?

I've been a "jeans and a t-shirt" girl forever. Chucks and skate shoes for years.

I don't even know where to start! I have a few items, but they're pretty limited. I'd say I have about five days worth of outfits. It's a start, but it won't get me very far.

My PR prof suggested one skirt and one pair of slacks in black, navy and grey. Button up shirts? Blazers? Jackets? What kind?

I just don't even know where to start with "accessories."

Any suggestions?

Finally, a little sun

Bellingham, the lovely city I live in (for now) is known for being cloudy and moody. It's worse than Seattle.

Last weekend was sunny and bright and all I wanted to do was get a pedicure so I could wear my sandals. Monday was nice enough, so I got my pedicure after classes and work.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were rainy and chilly. The wind was even going a little. So my lovely pedicure was trapped inside socks and boots!

Friday was a little nicer, I could wear my sandals, finally. But, I was trapped inside all day.

I had high hopes for Saturday and as the morning wore on, it looked like Saturday was going to be nice. We went out for lunch with the Fiance's grandparents and took them to Drizzle, my favorite place in Bellingham. Once we finished there, they took off back home and the Fiance and I turned on an episode of How I Met Your Mother.

As soon as that episode was over, we looked outside. It was raining. And it rained for the remainder of the day.

Today, as I lay here on the couch blogging about the weather, there is sun reflecting off the cars in the parking lot but the sky appears cloudy. I'm torn between staying inside where the weather can't get me or going to the Dirty Dan Days festival in Fairhaven.

I think the lure of sunshine may win out.

A Day (night) To Remember + Rise Against

Last night I saw one of my favorite bands ever play live for the third time.

A Day To Remember is on my top 5 bands list, and they've been there for years. One of the biggest reasons I love them so much is because they're just phenomenal live. Their showmanship is incredible.

Title Fight opened the night on a terrible note. I've never heard of them, and now that I've heard them, I'm happy to never hear them again. It was a mishmash of moans and squeaks. I joked to my fiance that the singer reminded me of Young Frankenstein's monster singing "Puttin' On The Ritz." The drummer was the only one with real talent. The rest was iffy at best. I cheered very loudly when they announced that they only had three songs left.

A Day To Remember came on next and the show was incredible. They started off loud and fast and kept it up for the whole hour or so they played. I never wanted the set to end. Their songs are perfectly suited for audience "shout-a-longs" and the band took advantage of it. Every other song had a verse for the audience to sing back. The singer talked to the audience and kept us engaged. From the moment A Day To Remember took the stage to the moment they left, I felt as though I was important to the band, as though my presence mattered. At one point, the singer got into a giant plastic ball and walked (stumbled) around on top of the crowd. We felt important. Every song sounded as good live as it does on the CD. And they've been this good every time I've seen them. From the first time when they played on a teeny, tiny stage at Warped Tour, to the next year when they played a medium stage to now, playing at the ShoWare Center after touring Europe with Rise Against. A Day To Remember knows how to put on a show. 

Rise Against ended the night too loudly. Something was wrong with the equalizer and volume. Rise Against was louder than A Day To Remember, which doesn't make sense, since ADTR's music has much more bass. Whatever was wrong made Rise Against echo painfully, in a way that made the echoes scream. The songs were almost unintelligible due to the volume. I've been to many concerts, but none have made my ears hurt that badly. Added to that, Rise Against just wasn't as engaging. I really love the band, but their showmanship just didn't follow ADTR's very well. I had to plug my ears in order to stand inside the arena. (A really nice guy noticed me using my hands when he was leaving. When he came back into the arena, he had bought me earplugs! What a nice guy!) The fiance and I left after five or six songs. The music and atmosphere was killed by the volume.

Overall, it was a good night. Only three things could have made it better: A different opener band, Rise Against's volume and EQ being fixed and my sister coming along like she was supposed to. (Oh, family drama.)

What's the best show you've ever been to and why?

We Love Tiny Things

Americans love tiny things. We all know it. Think about tea cup pigs. Toy poodles. Tiny lotions. Mini sharpies. I could go on and on, especially since *I* love tiny things.

Speaking of tiny things, I love makeup samples. I've been obsessing about Birchbox. It's this neat service that sends 4-5 deluxe makeup samples each month for $10. They're sort of tailored to my skin, proficiency in makeup techniques and interests. I've been telling all my friends about it.

This month's box was pretty interesting. I got a tiny nail polish in a grey-blue by Zoya. I haven't tried that one out yet, I'll get back to you once I do.

I also got a tiny tin of cuticle cream. It smells amazing. It's a little greasy, so I don't like to use it until right before bed.

There's an itty bitty vial of Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck perfume. I'm not sure how to apply the stuff though, it's not in a vaporizer or a dropper.... Therefore, I'm not sure how I like it.

Finally, I got a packet of Willa on the go facial cleansing wipes. They smell pretty good, light and fresh. They don't make my face sticky and they clean everything off pretty well. I usually use Ponds make up removing pads, but I think I'm going to switch to the Willa pads. The only issue with that is I don't know where to find Willa brand products in my area, and Ponds are available at any Rite-Aid.

I just love tiny things. I will keep filling my purse with tiny, travel-sized products. Birchbox is just making that a tiny bit easier.

On the mend

Well, I'm starting to feel better. Starting.

I'm still easily tired, have no attention span and am ....

I don't even have the attention span to finish that sentence.

The fiance's getting better too.

Yay!

(I shouldn't be allowed on the internet right now.)

Most unproductive

I had plans for this weekend! I did! I was going to tackle some major messes in my apartment and get them clean!

And then I got sick.

So, instead of cleaning, the Fiance and I have made more messes than we've cleaned.

So much for spring cleaning.

I am so excited to graduate so I finally have some time to clean.

Who wants to do my laundry?

Sorry for the silence

The blog's been a bit quiet lately, and I apologize for that. I've been really working on my follow through on projects like this. (I think this is the fourth blog I've started?) Unfortunately, I've been rather ill.

Wednesday I started to have a bit of a cough. It wasn't much, I just thought it was allergies, even though I'd never had allergies before. Well, I was wrong. Thursday I didn't make it to campus until after noon, missing two classes due to a fever and exhaustion. (SO not like me!) I got a bit of homework done, went to work and then went to my class/other work. I was coughing a lot more and was sore from going to the gym on Wednesday (or so I thought) but overall, not entirely miserable.

Thursday night was miserable.

Friday I made myself get up to encourage the Fiance to get up and go to his new job. I got to campus and was feverish and even more miserable than Thursday, if that's even possible. I made my way to the Planetarium and told the professor that I was sick, but still wanted to turn in my homework and try to go to class. She sent me home. So, I went over to work to tell them that I wouldn't be in. (ha!) A few words in and both my co-account executives were laughing at me. I sounded like I had inhaled a balloon. I sent a few emails and caught the bus home.

Then, I went to bed. The Fiance called me and said sweet things to make me feel better and then told me that the new job wasn't going to work out and that he was going back to his old job. Whatever. So, he came home and took care of me. Bad idea. I did send him out to get Cepacol cough drops and Kleenex with Vicks in it. He went to three different stores and didn't find the Kleenex with Vicks. My heart is crushed--I LOVED those. :(

This morning (afternoon) I got out of bed around 1 and felt like I had eaten sandpaper. My throat was as painful as it had ever been. Still feverish. So I jumped on the computer to find a walk in clinic. After I found one that took my insurance I went to wake the Fiance so he could drive me only to find that (surprise, surprise) he had a fever! And a sore throat!

Poor guy's allergic to so many medicines and gets new allergies pretty easily that it's difficult to give him painkillers like ibuprofen. I gave him a sodium naproxen and drove myself to the clinic.

"It's viral, so there isn't much we can do."

I just love that sentence. The doctor offered me an antibiotic, but I declined. An antibiotic won't do anything for a viral infection. So I asked about something to make my throat better. That, she could help me with. Yay for cough syrup with codeine!

The Fiance's going to miss work on Monday and probably the whole week. That's lovely. I'm hoping to be better enough to go to my one class on Monday so I don't fall even farther behind.

On the bright side, I have an interview for an internship! And it's a week from Monday, so I should be 100% by then! Best thing to happen all week.