Pepper{MINT} St.{PATTY}

Pitaya bunny print mint peter pan collar top (S) // Lush mint green scallop hem shorts (S) //
Faded Glory white tank top (underneath) (S) //

From Taiwan mint green Longchamp Le Pliage dupe tote bag (gift) //

Predictions by Payless white low heel pumps (5) // From Taiwan grey and white striped socks (gift) //
Nordstrom BP ombre brown and mint green wayfarer sunglasses //

Bracelets: pearls from Forever 21, white bead from H&M // Forever 21 white plastic bow ring //

Lips: Clinique chubby stick lip color balm in Super Strawberry //

Photography: JJ

FRESHLY MINTED. Haha, clever title, no? This was the all-mint green outfit I was aiming for this St. Patrick's Day but it rained the entire day in San Diego, so yesterday (3/19) was the perfect opportunity to wear it back in St. Louis: 84 degrees and sunny (someone needs to fire that meteorologist, because we all felt like losers in our rain gear) and SPRING SPRING SPRING! There's nothing more mood-lifting than the blossoming pastels of flowering trees on campus and spontaneous trips to Starbucks and the Loop. In fact I think the Midwest skipped spring and went ahead and did summer on the Spring Equinox. Warning: this post may lead to visual overdosing on mint green. This exceeds your recommended daily amount by 10^9. Proceed with caution and open-mindedness towards my pastel obsession problems.

Can you believe this mini Longchamp Le Pliage look-alike was a free gift from a contacts store in Taiwan? At first I had no idea what I would use such a tiny thing for but it surprisingly holds a lot: my EKG manual, sunglasses, keys, cards, notes, etc. It also folds up and buttons shut and is quite sturdy. The socks were free gift along with a cute plastic popsicle container when I got my Tarepanda mini-scale too. My white pumping disappearing into the lush grass, almost feeling their cool soft spikiness between my toes, add a few pearls to balance the mint with cream. This big tree with all the gorgeous white flowers finally woke from its slumber and gave off such a wondrous aroma. It felt like playing under a giant mushroom and then the bumblebees scared me off. Ha.

Here's a funny story: since I've had this outfit planned for a week now, I wasn't taking no for an answer - rain or shine. But alas, after pulling both mint items out of my suitcase, they were and have been wrinkled (the most frustrating fabric) and unsightly. So I dripped some water on them and hung them on my window, hoping the sun would dry them before class, but they remained sopping wet. Then I threw them in the laundry. Then I aired them out during racquetball practice. Then I went to the locker room and held them under the hand dryer machine for 20 minutes. Yay finally dry and unwrinkly! Then I put them on and they immediately wrinkled FML lol.

I really need to go to bed earlier - self, at 3 AM.

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Crayola 64

Forever21 french toast print tee (S) // H&M bright floral ruffle tiered skirt (Euro 4) //

Xhilaration mustard strap wedges (5.5) // Forever21 turquoise beaded necklace //

H&M sunglasses // Happy Bunny ankle socks // 

Photography: JJ

Hello beautiful (and handsome) readers! The semester is trickling to a stop and spring is full-on (minus the fact that it was 43 degrees today in mid-April what the hickory). This weekend has been absolutely nuts with programming and fun events - dance performances, water balloon fights, carnival, night market. I think I ate over 10 pounds of food and my waistline is definitely showing it fu fu fu :3 It's also good to see old friends again and I once again feel young and like a freshman in their presence. Pretty soon I'll be a graduate too ... that is so weird. College is nearly over and I barely even started time to breathe and have fun.

This skirt caught my eye during the H&M sale I recently took advantage of and as crazy as the pattern is, the fit is good but length is not when I'm walking. I remember when I wore this on super-windy Friday, the wedges kept inching the hemline up to my dismay and I kept yanking it down. There's a zipper in the back and the tiers aren't as poofy as they may have been once upon a time. Very colourful theme going on, also involving very comfy summer wedges from Target (thanks suitemate for telling me to risk mustard yellow over boring brown!) that fit okay for being 5.5s. There was also tornado warnings going on all afternoon and I had to drag heavy boxes around campus and race against Mother Nature. It ended up pouring enough to turn the deserts into sea but we just escaped in time.

Meanwhile, yes I have been running more and thus my calves and thighs are getting their daily dose of hypertrophy. Healthy is beautiful and don't you ever forget it. Jump shots and necklace-in-face action for your enjoyment. Peace and love for the weekend! (... and brunch and clocks and wikipedia editing and applications ... it never ends)

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Captain of the Nerd Herd (Battle of the Print Tees #2)

Hello sweeties! :D I am so excited because it is Thursday, my official "breathe" day of the week! This is the only weekday in which I get back anytime before 7 or 8 PM and can actually sleep at night instead of napping polyphasically and struggling awake at 4 or 5 AM to do my homework. I am one exhausted puppy. Silly me to think this semester would get comfortable and all settled in and chill. I suppose there's no rest for the weary, and definitely none for the tired Neuroscience premed, eh?

This may gross you out, but on Tuesday, I had Neurophysiology Lab again (9 AM - 6 PM) and we were working with frog sciatic nerves. These bullfrogs were HUGE and super hoppers that tried to break their jars. It was sad watching more and more of her disappear as we tried to dig around for its nerve in its leg and isolate it without overstretching and burning out fibers. I won't get into the nitty gritty details because you guys might feel sick and I might get too excited about neurons and expose my nerdiness some more. That surgery took about 4 hours and we were recording right up til the 9th hour. I believe the lab equipment exam was the hardest, most frantic thing I've ever spent 18 minutes on in my life. I was there for all 9 hours and only left for a 2 minute bathroom break, no lunch. Quotes of the day: "Gloves are for wussies" and "True scientists don't break for lunch."

I have a ton of outfits to show you guys that I haven't shot yet because of class and working until late hours when the sun has passed out for the night. Teasers: I'm bringing a little sexy back, Stroking my curly moustache, Couple Cardigans, some work-friendly clothes, and nanananananana-Batman! I hope you guys can't wait either : ) They're super fun! I will be shooting them this weekend between Physics death-cram sessions and catching up on all sorts of nonsense that has been piling up and being thrown on the baby-got-back-burner because other more pressing things have been in the way. I'm trying to get my life back on track (reminiscent of the derailed magnetic carts were flinging during Physics Lab today) because I'm overworked and overbooked in several compartments and need balance. By the way, totally digging the new Twitter except that I can't see my cursor as I update :o

This Battle of the Print Tees outfit #2: wear a printed tee with a cardigan and knee-high socks! I wore this last Friday, to class, to lab even (I know, scandalous!) ... which probably wasn't a great idea. Know at least I know that: 1) I can make it walking several miles a day across bumpy surfaces, mud, and rocks in wedges 2) Socks with wedges are a match made in heaven. These knee-highs are super soft and comfy and I got them for $2 USD at Target (way better than anything from F21). They actually stay up most of the time, but the back part sticks far above my heel because my feet are so small. One size fits all is the biggest lie I've ever heard. It's more like one size fits S-M, 5'6", and size 7 feet. sdfs I wore my Fifi Lapin shirt tucked into shorts and a long loose boyfriend cardigan to give it a perfect collegiate look. The big nerd glasses are for fun that I tried to return but F21 workers were being a B that day (that's right, I said it!) Last but not least the awesome shield ring I won from Suzy's giveaway - thank you so much sweetie ♥ I love it! Thank you also to Chin Lu of Shopbop.com for helping me out and getting the prize switched to a size 5 to fit my tiny fingers. Suzy has an amazing fashion blog and always features amazing outfits - definitely visit her site and leave some love!

I'm really excited because we found another great place to shoot: right by my dorm building, which has lots of nice reflective windows that operate as mirrors for me to prep poses. There's a lot more people traffic though, but I'm trying to constantly get over my uncertainties while I shoot. My boyfriend is actually an amazing photographer if you can't tell and he took some great headshots: aperture priority, zoom in against some cool background and instant DSLR dupe photo! xD

Wearing:

Fifi Lapin striped print tee, Delia's (size M)

Navy striped sleeve boyfriend varsity cardigan, Forever 21 (size S)

Black shorts, H&M (size 4 Euro)

Light grey knee-high socks, Merona for Target

Brown bow peep toe wedges, American Eagle for Payless (size 5)

Black frame cat-eye glasses, Forever 21

Aztec shield ring, Low Luv x Erin Wasson (size 5) *thanks Suzy and ShopBop!*

Nail polish: Estee Lauder in Autumn

Geo Angel Blue contacts

Photographer: Boyfriend

 My real glasses don't reflect like this thankfully. From yours truly, nerd love ♥

This is my new favourite photo xD

Lookbook has an interesting photo editing site linked. This effect is "kaleidoscope" xD Wicked awesome!

Onward with the deluge of poses

Front:

Back:

Face shots (bf's photography skills of awesomeness). Yeah, I don't brush my hair or do anything to it - so what if I have a halo of frizz. It's the Angie signature look hahaha

Details!

Self-taken random shot?

I will be getting a Paypal soon. Does anyone want these? They're wayyy too big on my face, tags still attached

Estee Lauder in Autumn, my fave colour for fall

The beautiful Easter Egg ring :D It fits so well! My bf wants to use it as a knife guard when he's cutting vegetables lol

Thanks Suzy!

Thanks guys for all the cautionary "don't do it!" and the "yay for experimentations" on the cartilage piercing thing. Man you guys read closely. I'm still determined to do it either with my boyfriend's help or Claire's or a nicer piercing parlor but I probably have to wait until I have time to even sleep. Big physics exam next week and endless lab and research to tackle. No worries! I am a big protector of my ears and I will keep them healthy. I really hope to be super productive as well as super well-rested this weekend. On a happier note, guess whose nude pumps came in the mail? You're going to be seeing those babies a lot ; ) Have a great weekend lovelies!

P.S. Praise the TV gods for the return of Chuck, Glee, and others! Summer break-ups with TV shows was too painful to bear. Now when am I going to find time to watch all these? xD Tell me your favourite shows!

P.P.S. I finally made a Lookbook! Friend me, fan me, whatever. Same username: pandaphilia. Hype this look ♥