absurdly peculiar

So I know a lot of people are on my site about RAVON dresses, but how about an alternative... TART inifinity dresses: There are many ways to wear this dress: They are currently on sale at GiltGroupe for $99 (originally $258). According to Gilt, there are 8 ways to wear it...that is basically ~$13 per look!! I've seen the longer ones being worn as a bridesmaid dress, which is a great idea!

I came across Wendy's Lookbook after watching her scarf video tutorial on YouTube. This video definitely deserves a watch...maybe you will discover a new way to wear your scarf!

So I found a new way to procrastinate: going on ASOS and creating outfits. It's actually better than shopping because 1) I don't have to try anything on and 2) I don't spend any money; therefore, no feelings of guilt are felt afterward. I love every piece of this outfit..especially the knit top!

I've been busy working on job apps all day... hopefully I finish a couple tonight. BUT I just needed to share this video because this is making my day a little less depressing: This guy's dance moves are to die for! And did I mention how amazing The Black Keys are? They are one of my all time favorite musicians.

My friend is turning a quarter century this Saturday but will be going up North to celebrate. So I decided to make her cupcakes for her birthday. I decided to make mini and regular sized cupcakes. I used red velvet cake mix (beacause really, it's just easier that way). The frosting was a mixture of 1 box of cream cheese, a couple dashes of cinnamon, vanilla, honey, lemon zest, a 1/2 cup of confectioner's sugar and I folded in a cup of cool whip to make it into a lighter tasting cream cheese frosting. I also made some candied walnuts by warming them up on the stove for a little and mixed in some honey, cinnamon and white sugar. I'm not even sure if that's how you actually make candied walnuts..but they are walnuts and they are sweet, thus the term candied walnuts emerged from my head. Hopefully, she likes them. They need to be dropped off today because I already ate 4!

So I had a lovely weekend. Friday, I had dinner with friends I've known since kindergarten at Aroma Coffee & Tea. I love their bread pudding! Apparently, my friend spotted Elle Fanning on her way out. I, as usual, did not see her because I am oblivious to everything around me. Saturday, I went to Disneyland to eat a fancy dinner at their secret restaurant called C33. I only grabbed 5 of these after dinner mints... I'm down to 2 and I'm getting a little sad that I won't have any more.  Even though we arrived at 3pm, we stayed til way past the park's closing time. The next day I woke up with very tired feet. So it got me thinking about a pair of comfy shoes. And I saw these on Refinery29's site: These are the first pair of slipper flats that I've seen and actually liked. Too bad they are $325! Maybe I can find a cheaper pair of plain black ones and do some do-it-yourself magic on them. Basically, the key word here is that they are slippers... and

I actually have two videos for you all today. One is an awesome video on how to make a men's button down shirt into a skirt, dress, and/or top that I saw on That's Chic. How innovative is that?   The second video is a great song by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes called Home. It puts me in a great mood... I think it has to do with the whistling. And why shouldn't you be happy? It's Friday! Enjoy your weekend!