Hiatus

Hello blogging my old friend, it's been awhile.

So my "month's hiatus" I was meant to be taking while traveling got a tad extended it would seem. There is no other explanation for this other than I have simply barely had time to think of late, never mind put the time and effort into composing blog posts. However, on Monday evening after the Trinity College Fashion Show, Danielle, one of the models from the show, came up to me to tell me she followed my blog and urged me to continue posting. Now, if I'm honest, I really didn't think people followed this thing. It was always just a means for me to spew my mind and where I could collate my collection of past outfits and the like. Having someone actually come up to me and tell me they read it almost made me feel as though I'd been letting people down by failing to post of late, however few those people may be. I never really thought anyone cared about what I posted, but I will do my best to post more in future... well... with whatever time I can give over to blogging at least. With final year and all my other commitments, I can't promise posts to be as regular as they once were, but God loves a trier as the saying goes and so that is what I shall do.

I don't have any recent outfit photos as I haven't had the chance to take any, but I signed into my email account for this blog just there that I hadn't been on in months and was pleasantly surprised to find two lovely photos sent to me that were just candid shots from a shoot that was done for the University Times in Septmeber by Cat O'Shea so I thought I'd share those. They're pretty slick, at least I think so anyways.

Catch you on the flip side...

Gone travellin'

See yiz in a month! 

Little Mermaid

tshirt, hat- H&M

skirt- Penneys/Primark

boots- Topshop

cross- Street vendor in Berkeley, CA

So I've finally finished my internship and summer can begin. Having spent the past two months doing engineering, however much I do love it, it hasn't really felt like summer yet considering I started working the Monday after the Friday I finished my exams. After a great weekend surfing in Lahinch with a great bunch of people I however now feel like my summer has really begun!

Now I just have a million and one things to do before I head off to Central America next Monday. Cannot believe it's only a week away now. If anyone has any tips send them this way!

Now back to my feeble attempt of the beginnings of packing.

Not enough hours in the day!

Wisconsin; Smell Our Dairy Air

I'm back home out West for the weekend and didn't bring my camera so apologies for the dodgey iPhone photos, I hadn't done an outfit post in awhile though so I thought I'd make do. 

I found this Black Milk dress that I'd only worn once in a suitcase in my room and couldn't resist wearing it. I doubt the west of Ireland is quite ready for a full body-con stain glass window lyrca dress however so I rooted through my brother's wardrobe (sorry man) til I found this awesome vintage sweater. 

And yes, I am having it. Cheers bro.

Off to see Batman now, actually never been so excited!!!

"Never trust a woman who wears mauve..."

I'd had girly blonde hair for too long and needed a change. After wanting to go back to white blonde, my hairdresser (Dearan at Style Club on South William Street) who is my new hero suggested that it probably wasn't the smartest idea considering I'm going away for a month to the jungle where I probably won't have access to the best of hair care products. So, we compromised, and I could not be happier with the result. It's only toner so will fade to blonde but right now I'm seriously enjoying having lilac hair and will definitely be getting it done again when I come back from Central America.

You only live once ay?!

First and last photos taken by my friend Sandy- cheers bru

Sunset...Moonrise...and a fox.

The sky the other night in Dublin was amazing so I decided to actually bring my camera out and use it for what it is meant for for once and not just for my own vanity's sake!

By the time I got home the sun was almost set and I only caught the last few glimpses of it from my vantage point of standing on a chair in my back garden.

The night was so beautifully clear, and I took the rest of these photos down at Sandymount beach where I attempted, failing miserably, to take my first ever night photos; playing around with shutter speeds. My aim for the summer is to get to know at least something about photography and to learn how to use my camera. 

Just booked a trip to Central America for August, so hopefully that will give me some new inspiration to photograph!

I also saw a fox!

Klaus

So I was trying to take boring old outfit photos in my room seeing as I hadn't blogged in ages when Klaus, the cat of the house I live in, kept coming in the door wanting to play. Now, I'm not usually a cat person, in fact, Klaus and I had a questionable beginning, but he is growing on me, not quite a dog, but an okay cat, I'll give it to him.

Anyways, it was a nice evening so I decided instead of being vain, I'd go outside with him and get some nice photos of him in the evening sun. I turned the camera on the two of us for awhile, but he wasn't too keen on that and just kept running away. 

I know a lot of these photos are out of focus and that, but I like the effect it gave so I thought I'd put them up.

Excuse the absence from blogging, it's tough to get a chance to take photos when you work a 9-5, or simply "work" as a friend corrected me today when I was complaining about it as that's what the rest of the world does.

How right he was too.

Saturday Playlist

It's been far too long since I've done a saturday playlist so here goes...

"You and I"- Ingrid Michaelson

One of my favourite songs at the moment. Has a bit of a 500 Days of Summer vibe to it.

"Sandy"- Caribou

Probably my favourite Caribou song. Makes me think of that scene in "Factory Girl" where Andy Warhol sees Edie for the first time as she dances dreamily at the gallery opening.

"The Girl"- City and Colour

Nice voice, nice soft guitar playing, just lots of niceness really.

"The Book of Love"- Peter Gabriel

Even though I'm usually one for originals, and even though I love The Magnetic Fields, I have to say that I prefer this version of this song. Also helps that it's the song in the finale of the last season of Scrubs!

"Of Monsters and Men"- Little Talks

This song puts me in mind of summer adventures.

I like that.

Coral

dress (worn as skirt)- New Look

jumper, necklace, boots- Topshop

This is the dress I wore to the wedding in Majorca from my last post. So glad I can style it like this and give it a completely different look so I get more than one wear out of it. 

€30 well spent I can tell you that much!

Majorcan Wedding

dress- New Look

shoes- River Island

necklace- Topshop

The weekend before last I attended a wedding in Majorca. Due to the fact that I knew the weather was going to be hot, I wanted to wear something light while in-keeping with the vibrance of the Mediterranean. I saw this dress in New Look in London just before my exams for about €30 and fell in love with the colour. It wasn't until a few days before the wedding that I realised I actually had no shoes to go with it though and so popped into River Island as it was closing one evening after work and stumbled across these amazing shoes that actually ended up making the outfit!

Although the dress was originally meant to be a straight hem midi dress, as I was leaving the apartment I decided that it looked better pinned up at one side to give this draped effect. Plus it now means I can wear it another time down straight and it'll give a completely different look.

The wedding truly was magical and such an idyllic setting.

The dog you can see in the first photo was one of about 30 that were outside of the church when we arrived all competing in a dog show which simply added to all the festivities. Plus, I love dogs, so couldn't resist getting my photo taken with the biggest one, even if he did drool on my dress!