I Met You in the Heat of Battle

Hi guys :D! Yes, finally back with an outfit. This past week I've been lazying around like a fat cow fu fu fu, wearing boring things like running shorts and racerback tanks. Yeah ... no-no for fashion. Today, I promised myself and you guys that I would dress up and take pictures. I whipped out my new military jacket and pulled my hair up into a super high bun. Now I look more Korean than ever xD (I'm 100% Chinese though). Also, note the terrifying root-age growing. I've given up trying to get my hair to stay one uniform colour.

The problem with this jacket is that even though it's size 6 (European) from H&M, it fits like a size 0 ... a little too snug. That means when I have all the buttons done and I'm looking down, my neck is cut by the sharp straight-across collars. That was uncomfortable while trying to study at the bookstore cafe. There are some really odd people at Borders. A couple of days ago, a middle-age guy sat down next to me on a long desk and he smelled like soap. But it wasn't pleasant .. maybe he mixed laundry detergent with bad cologne *shudder* ... Then this Asian guy who was studying for some standardized test on the couches several feet away started looking at me funny after I relocated. Turns out every time I look up from my notebook to check my computer for notes (I'm studying, you know), he thought I was looking at him. In the end he got so uncomfortable he took his papers and held them up to his face to block me from his view. Sheesh! I don't want to look at you either, weirdo! So I moved to the "Religion" section where I overheard some interesting conversations and sat there pleasantly working some Inorganic problems next to an elderly gentleman.

Today ... there was some weird girl who kept singing to herself horribly while reading a newspaper. Directly across from me. Thank goodness I just picked up a pink set of Skull Candy noise cancelers at Best Buy, along with a mini tripod. I found a nice Dell desktop for my research lab and lunched at Wendy's. Their sandwiches are delicious, albeit uber expensive. Anyway, I found that the "Art" section is much busier and full of stranger people than "Religion." I will be returning there for some peace and quiet.

Sad day - my dotted opaque tights I bought as part of my French outfit RIPPED in the back! That blasted sofa ate a big hole in it and today was the first day wearing them!  : ( I took so much time trying to put these dadgum things on trying not to snag anything with my nails and they're ruined. I really hate tights. They're so artistic but so one-use D: If anyone knows where to find a good replacement pair, please share!

Wearing:

Navy military jacket with brass buttons and stripes, H&M (got it on sale for $20, with coupon it was $16)

Plum v-neck tee, Forever21

Grey shorts, Forever21

Navy dotted opaque tights, Forever21 (they have fuzzy dots hehe)

Black cutout peep toe pumps, Payless (was going to wear my combat boots but it didn't look right)

Filigree ring, Forever21

Bird connector ring, Forever21

Gold hoop/chandelier earrings, Claire's

Again, these are all self-timer pics. Dem skillz are getting better ; )

I had to brighten all of these because my camera doesn't really like super bright sunlight. Maybe it's a vampire. The super sunshine turns all my photos super dark, like this unedited one:

I really like this odd pose for some reason. Artists breathe eccentricity.

I really like this wall because the shadows come out to play

Sometimes I go a little crazy : ) If you thought I was normal, it's time for you to get to know me better.

Comparison photo: uncropped

 Cropped:

Details, details. I did gold eyeshadow again to match all the gold glory of this outfit. Will feature tomorrow in a FOTD : )

Believe me, these buttons are pain in the asymptote to button and unbutton!

I like this filigree ring. It covers my entire knuckle. More jewelry self defense? Please and thank you.

In case you were wondering who the photographer was ... anyone want to help me name the little guy? Note how dangerous this wall is for my camera if this weren't there.

Hope you enjoyed the outfit! I need some feedback on these self-timer photos. I notice there's a lot of blank space. Would you prefer that they be cut out or do you find the white walls artistic and good for contrast? I will go back and crop them if you like.

Not a bad Monday : )