trapped in a basement...

this is what ensues if you go to the christmas market for a catch-up over strawberry beer and (too strong) cider, onward to tesco to purchase lemon birthday cake and other assorted birthday favors and then to the empty basement of magazine offices in order to surprise yr friend/the birthday boy at band practice. the last picture is of me in a discarded hallowe'en costume that we found in the basement from a "dead famous" party the magazine hosted in 2007. there is also a video of me smashing one of the cakes in his face, but i won't put it up as i don't think the interwebzz is ready for my horrible northern irish accent. :] especially at the moment as i have a throat infection and sound particularly croaky/husky/manly/sadly not sexy like other girls seem to sound in the same situation. swallowing is difficult. that will be all. :]

oh, also: it turns out this blog ALSO celebrated its birthday yesterday. how apt. so happy birthday blog...i am still not entirely sure of yr purpose. oh well. :]

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how do you think yr gona get me home??

...you ain't got any cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes, no.





river island boots, firetrap heels.

good things come to those who wait. :] and i do feel like i waited a lifetime. but now i finally have a pair of booties to keep my toes warm and dry this winter. and a pair of killer heels to keep me dancing through the party season. i think this is the clearest material indication of the complete dichotomy of my very existence- comfortable, flat, durable boots vs ankle-threatening, hooker-esque, patent heels. hello life.

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mymind'smadeup...

i'mtoomuchinlovewithyou.


hettie@firetrap.com
these are currently waiting patiently for me in the stockroom at work...until the 24th of october when i get paid and will (hopefully) be able to afford them. they are perfect. a few months ago i made an inward pact with myself not to buy anymore black shoes, but i'm making an exception. they're full on hooker shoes. anyone who knows me remotely well knows that hooker shoes are my achilles heel. also, that's an eleven cm heel. you should SEE how tall i am in them. i may just never take them off once they are mine.

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dirty mirror kissers.

i found this giant mirror sitting in the hall of my mum and dad's house. it is amazing. i want to steal it but i'm pretty sure they would notice right away due to it's absolute gargantuan size. i tried to take some picture to show how huge it really is but they just don't do it justice. aaand it has the prettiest frame ever.





also, this is one of my favourite jumpers in the world. i picked it up in a thrift shop three years ago for just five pounds!! it's so comfy and so easy. :]

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wait...

still alive.
just barely.


sorry i disappeared for a bit...i had even less internet in mallorca than i thought i would. i am now firmly back in ireland. it is beyond surreal. last night i went out with bally (well i had been back 23 hours, you know??) and i felt like a little alien girl, seriously.

i also have new glasses...after drunkenly leaving my old ones on the bus to the airport after a very messy last night in madrid. :/ i swear i am my opticians best customer. but clearly also his favourite...cos he gave me a heap of vintage frames for free...so i can keep some and sell some. IKR??

pictures and stories (of which there are many) will have to wait a little bit as i'm off to belfast today to sort out some house drama. i just need to move in and get settled so i can feel like i am really here...but our landlord is already being an asshole. shockerrr.

hope everyone is good!!:]

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back in action...

this is the black flag tee shirt i mentioned in my last post. or at least i think it is...the one i am getting may be black, which is fine...though i reckon i'd prefer white what with my continuing anti-darks summer kick.



in other news, aforementioned glaswegian friend is an actual genius. i left the country for five days and came back to a completely fixed laptop free of charge. i owe him too many shots.

lyon was amazing. photos will be posted soon. right now i'm attempting to write my last ever essay for spanish university so i can head out tonight. pretty emotional stuff.

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"i mean, you probably wouldn't shine if put up against a normal girl..."

...some people i know really are are just charming.


assortment of trinkets: large silver and broken heart rings from bijou brigitte, stacked rings from sfera, panther ring leaving present from friend.

last week equalled finals and a shamtastic but very much appreciated and enjoyed neem visit. aaand my camera kind of broke (i'm working on it). so this is half a post.

anyway, i know that with it being 43 degrees (celsius) here, summer 2009 has essentially already started. but i tend to think about summer as being when i go home. either way, i intend to spend the majority of my summer (mallorcan holidays, rainy belfast times, cold nighttimebeachwalks and belgian festival craziness alike) pretty much dressing like a gypsy. in fact...this is an urge so strong and with such longevity that i am tempted to say i plan to spend the majority of the rest of my life as such.

basically:
the baggiest/most oversized/most layered tops/dresses/jerseys i can get my hands on, preferably in airy summery off whites.
turbans/headscarves/headbands/fascinators/feathers.
too many stacked/tacky/ridicuhuge rings and layer upon layer of chains and pendants.
heavy eyes and blood red lips.
hair i can enjoy hiding behind before i finally take the leap and cut it all off for autumn.

yeah, yeah...i know. i probably, pretty much, definitely just described the way i dress now anyways. but it's tiny differences...it'll make sense i promise. one of my housemates plans on dressing up as a native american, listening to music too loud and painting all summer. so it's nice to know i'm not alone in my insanity.

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i already know how this one ends, baby...

thrift scarf, primark vest, own mess.

it is 3:30am and this is pretty much my life right now. pulling an all nighter to get my presentation finished and living in squalor i never thought it possible to create in just 24 hours.

i went on a junkfood run and got felt up by an old drunk with a dirty jacket right outside the garage. it was creepy. and kind of terrifying.

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you're so young you're so god damn young...

(h&m top.)

one presentation, one essay, one case study, one open book exam, one oral final...by friday. i cut my fringe...badly.

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i look just like buddy holly, and you're mary tyler moore...

...i don't care what they say about us anyway...i don't care 'bout that.

some snapshots from the aforementioned pin-ups party for ella's birthday.

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alcoholiday...

the dazzling conor...who is so dazzling he was featured in the fashion section of this magazine...but i can't find the photos of the actual spread.


crunk faces with michael...who went to a gig i couldn't attend (though i went to see a friend's band play a fantastic show instead) and also got papped by the same magazine.


a birthday picnic in the park for ella's 21st birthday!! featuring the best mexican ever and an exciting diy cake.


me being very mature during the birthday cookie baking experience.


pac man cookie!! which i owe him more of...there, now you have it in writing, happy??


belfast sight seeing with the lovely cristina who visited from spain!! this is the sad fish.


a little hit of nostalgia on the walk to my old house...my brother's tag. when i see these in belfast they make me smile cos i remember the night he drew them during one of his visits home from amsterdam.


ella's amazing vest...that we like to consider an homage to david bowie. i think it's from asos.com.


a sketchy night out with two of my boos and future housemates!!:]


easter sunday at my house with my lovely english guests, before we all had a wee bit too much wine and champagne. :/


all in all i had one of the best easters ever!! it was so great to just get to catch up and hang out with my friends and family again. sadly all the pretty scenic photos i have from my mountain adventures etc were on a disposable camera. i can't wait 'til my mum sends me the prints from it!!

i am currently fighting my way through an evil philosophy of law essay which i need to have finished by sunday in order to start all my other work. and i have essentially put myself under house arrest as i am without my flatkeys and all my flatmates have gone away for a festival this weekend without leaving me a set. :/ i may go stir crazy.

i have exciting things to blog and exciting things going on in life in general at the minute though. for tomorrow.

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"they speak american, idiot!!"

say hello to jonathan duane bradley esquire...aka "boyface":].



all from topman as far as i can remember.
"awk, hiya!!":]

this, ladies and gentlemen, is my best friend in the whole wide world...my n.o.b...one of the few people who has floated around in my life for a DECADE!! he keeps me on the straight and narrow and doesn't even mind when i call him a thousand silly nicknames (though maybe only because he has as many equally stoopy ones for me).

and i'm sure you'll agree, he has pretty awesome taste in clothing to boot!! and was nice enough to let me take a wee photo of him in his formal/graduation attire to post on here despite the fact that it evidently made him quite awkward. also, shoes are missing because he hadn't bought them yet but they were lovely brown ones.

anyway...i am now back in (not as sunny as it should be:[) espana...so regular posting including a wee catch up will resume over the next few days. i have something exciting to show off!!

hope you are all well and that easter was as great for you as it was for me!!:]

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not another outfit post...

cos this one is fancy dress, see??

topman tee, bershka waistcoat, h+m skirt, primark tights, bronx booties, homemade dagger and belt.

completed with gold chains, too much eyeliner and many a transfer tattoo (parrot on my neck, love/hate knuckles etc). and yes, yes that is my best pirate face up in that first photo. it was like six am to be fair.

last night ended up being even more fun than i expected. i was really tired and all set to go home at one or so...but ended up staying for the whole party and both clubs after it. everyone had such brilliant outfits too!! though i was quite proud of mine as it cost me nothing.

and all the kids in the square at the start of the night were amazing looking running around dressed up as teenage mutant ninja turtles etc. hah.

hope everyone else had a good weekend too!!

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