since being in london for four months where the weather is FREEZING, all i have been dreaming about is POOLS! the pool at the hotel in the french riviera was my dream pool (infinity pool dropping off the cliff)



BUT NO, that pool was closed until may. so i had to settle for the indoor pool. then in greece, where it was finally warm, we went to the beach but it was toooo cold to swim.



so finally, back in CA i am pool ready and am looking forward to my trip to new york where i can swim in the pool above. it has UNDERWATER MUSIC, i am too excited. i cannot even begin to describe how much i've missed the sun!

what would i do without my boyfriend to make lists for me for when i get back?



and yes... most of what i need to do concerns food. SO WHAT!

EXCUSE ME WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT CYNTHIA VINCENT FOR TARGET?!?!?! WHY ARE THERE NO TARGETS IN ENGLAND, OH HOW I MISS A GOOD HUNT TO THREE TARGET STORES FOR DESIGNER COLLABS DOWN THE PRISTINE WHITE FLOORS OF TARGET WITH A CHERRY ICEE IN HAND AND SOME SALTY POPCORN IN MY CART.

yes, i am here.

as i hugged my parent's goodbye on thursday and jumped in the cab to class, my heart sank as i heard the radio, loud and clear, say "volcanic ash has closed all airspace in europe and the uk."

did i think it would last this long? no.
will my boyfriend get here on wednesday? i hope, i hope, i hope he does.
are my parent's still stuck here? yep.

prettiest ring ever made. would be such a pretty wedding ring.

http://blog.freepeople.com/2010/03/wednes-diy-24/

this is the most amazing thing EVER. weekend project!

in the sun,
the white gauze of summer
teases me
flushing out it's hands,
grasping my body.
and a criss cross of lines
on my feet and nose
rise up like blisters,
swelling.
a sweet reminder of the heat
and when my fingers get too thick.
underwater, my body floats,
underwater, i drink until i'm full
on the lawn,
i'm wrapped and swathed
by the sticky sweat
of your body

painted polka dots! next up, ice cream drips!

part of my final photo project. while they were mostly done in two hours, i actually kind of like them.

i made popcorn on the stove in a pan!!!!! yayayayay tastes just like home :)

http://news.instyle.com/2010/03/05/anthropologie-to-add-wedding-gowns/

omgomgomgomgomg this is going to be amazing

St. Vincent - "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"

st. vincent | MySpace Music Videos

went to go see the red shoes tonight, it is an absolutely beautiful film.
i love riverside studios here in london, they have the best movies playing and it is super cheap to get in (only 6.50 pounds).
plus their cafe is BOMB. best greek salad ever, freshest french fries ever. also i like their strawberry beer.

tomorrow, i'm excited to go by a rolling rack for my clothes since they have been squeezed into an eensie weensie closet for ever. they will get to breath!

this weekend we went to windsor castle, stonehenge, and bath. i liked stonehenge the best, it was pretty cool to see something so powerful and overwhelming. the history behind it is so interesting as well. obviously got the tackiest, cheapest thing in the gift store aka a mini stonehenge snow globe.

things i'm looking forward to:
1. madrid!!!
2. paris!!!!!!
3. my parent's coming in a month and we'll be going somewhere then
4. bf and i's trip to berlin and athens and hopefully island hopping to santorini
5. warm weather
6. april because i will only have two classes

YAY!

these are also amazing. okay i'm stopping now.

i should not be allowed to look at the anthro website while i do not have my discount! this dress is the most beautiful thing ever. maybe it will be on sale when i get back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TODAY WAS BRILLIANT

1. got my fringe (bangs) cut for free by cute british guy
2. scone w/ iced cappuccino at le pain quotidien
3. found the secret whistles sale store
4. got food at whole foods which is much too close to my house
5. found out that i can go stalk the red carpet at the alice in wonderland premiere tomorrow
6. i'm in london, DUH

the only four out of 12 shots that came out on an old roll of film that was hiding in the back of my holga.

ever since getting my gold ring, i keep wanting to buy jewelry to collect with it. i might just need to buy myself that first ring since i've wanted it for like a year. why not?!



all images via bona drag

YAY birthday presents.
one from my boyfriend, one from my bank account :)

see-through

stuffing my life into one little bag might have been the hardest thing ever. what about my hand sanitizer?! what about a couple bobby pins?! where am i going to put my gloves?! let's see if this works because i am sick and tired of carrying my big bag which ends up weighing the amount of a small elephant.

tomorrow we're heading to the tate britain tomorrow bright and early for... CLASS. that's right, let's just go to a museum for our first class session, i don't mind. what i love about study abroad classes is that they want you actually go out and see stuff rather than sit in a small classroom reading over and over about what actually does exist outside. i am all for field trips. for my creative writing class next tuesday, we are going to the national portrait gallery and for our assignment, we will pick a portrait and write a story about them. that is not something you could do at chapman, for sure.

as for the weekends, there are TOO many places i want to go and not enough money in my bank account. i guess ryanair will just have to do it, though i am quite scared of small airplanes. maybe the trains are cheaper.. :)

some of my favorite pictures so far from london. it's been so much fun so far. started london college of fashion courses last week and this week i will start my arcadia classes. food/life is so expensive here, but zara/h&m is much cheaper. i might as well just starve and buy clothing. i live in the attic and could climb onto the roof daily if it were not for the alarm sitting right next to the door. the flights of stairs kill me but i think will be worth it in the end. i can't wait to travel and see other countries, preferably somewhere that is a little warmer. london is bearable but when the wind gets going, i feel like a frozen statue. california girls beware. we live two seconds away from portobello market road, which i think i'll be going to quite often, as well as the two notting hill cinemas right down the road which show the oddest mixtures of films. today's goal was to buy extra pillows for my bed and now, with the extra additions, i can't seem to climb out of my bed. maybe later.. for some fish and chips.

camden market

I AM GOING TO LONDON IN TWO DAYS BLEGHEHEHRHEHRH



i'll miss this princess



and this one too



got mah bangs cut



AND i'm ready for THIS TO HAPPEN NOW!!!