tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84002342744188791672024-03-20T17:16:13.185+08:00project mintbeanproject mintbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188351194741176618noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-70247061941114303442012-12-23T15:46:00.002+08:002012-12-23T15:46:53.376+08:00Tips For People Who Live in the Fast Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Put your face on in 5 minutes. [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArhaTr6ZuI0" target="_blank">here</a>]</div>
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Sort out your tresses in a jiffy. [<a href="http://www.beautyriot.com/hairstyles/hair-dare-5-minute-hairstyles-g8821" target="_blank">here</a>]</div>
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Get day-to-night ready in under 5 minutes. [<a href="http://thebeautydepartment.com/2011/12/day-to-night-under-5-minutes/" target="_blank">here</a>]</div>
<br />Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-45437868942070435392012-12-14T10:35:00.001+08:002012-12-14T10:36:08.692+08:00Just a Note<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">So just a note to say I'm back on the island and
all is well apart from the fact that I seem to have picked up the nasty habit
of bursting into tears whilst wailing “I MISS TRIPLE CREAM BRIE AND SALTY
CHEDDAR” in heaving sobs.</span><br />
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attest to if you follow us on Instagram. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was amazing as usual – revisiting my precious haunts, treading precariously on haphazard
cobblestones, winding in and out of hidden shops, sitting in the safety of an alleyway with a crusty roast beef
baguette, the milky bitter tang of a latte saturating my mouth … <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Sass & Bide top, Sportsgirl shorts, Diva necklace, Low Luv bracelet, Peter Sheppard shoes, Mulberry Alexa satchel</i></div>
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I'm headed southwards to Melbourne tomorrow for the next 10 days, and all I can really think of is: <i>SHOP SHOP SHOP SHOPSHOPSHOPSHOSOHSPSHOSPHOSHPSH... </i><br />
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You should probably expect about zero posts from my corner in this time.<br />
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<br />Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-55815699965290170182012-11-27T14:16:00.000+08:002012-11-27T14:16:02.380+08:00Yay or Nay: Alexander Wang Rafael bag<br /><div>
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Still in lust with this bag, but I can't decide if I should take the plunge or not, even after the hefty 50% discount over on that discounted online mecca of all designer goods, theOutnet.com.<br />
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Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-8376296542196667052012-11-25T21:49:00.000+08:002012-11-25T21:49:34.260+08:00Holiday Haul: Singapore Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just got back from a two-day trip to Singapore, and I'm already missing breakfasts at <a href="http://www.wildhoney.com.sg/11/index.html" target="_blank">Wild Honey</a> and a couple of faces I've grown severely attached to since my days in Melbourne when the Telstra store on the corner of Bourke and Swanston was still known as Nike. </div>
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I wish I had pictorial evidence of my trip, but I am clearly a bad blogger who was way more interested in stuffing my face and reminiscing about the days of yore like an old woman, than I was about documenting stuff.</div>
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So I've decided to regale you with a haul instead. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">... I now realize there is a <i>very</i> real reason as to why people recommend numbering items in photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This may or may not get complicated and vaguely <i>Where's-Wally</i>-esque, so please don't hate me.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Oxblood bag - <b>YSL</b> Muse 2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Zara</b> T-bar flats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Zara</b> long-line sleeveless blazer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Zara</b> shorts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">miscellaneous skincare products: <b>Lancome</b> UV Expert sunscreen & <b>Avene</b> eye-cream and moisturiser</span></li>
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<i>L-R:</i> <b>Mango</b> printed blouse, <b>Cotton On</b> grey & white tees, <b>Zara</b> 'Yoko Ono' tee, <a href="http://www.richandstack.com/collections/necklaces/products/take-a-swing-brown-stone" target="_blank"><b>Rich & Stack</b> 'Take a Swing'</a> necklace in Brown</div>
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<b>Topshop</b> collar pins</div>
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You guys! Remember the time I was obsessing over <a href="http://projectmintbean.blogspot.com/2012/11/sideways-initial-necklace.html" target="_blank">Audrina Patridge's sideways initial necklace</a>?<br />
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Well, my sister from another mother <i>a.k.a</i> the brains behind up-and-coming online jewelry store <b>Rich & Stack</b> decided to put me out of my misery and added a little something to my Christmas order:<br />
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<i>SIDEWAYS INITIAL NECKLACE!</i></div>
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She took one look at that post and messaged me in a Singapore Minute: "OMG CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WANT A SIDEWAYS INITIAL NECKLACE! <i>I </i>BOUGHT A SIDEWAYS INITIAL NECKLACE WHEN I WAS IN KOREA AND IT'S GOT ONE OF YOUR INITIALS ON IT, DO YOU WANT IT?"<br />
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And of course, I was hesitant at first 'cos manners are important: <b>"OMG THAT'S SO AWESOME I FREAKING WANT IT!!!"</b><br />
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Then we proceeded to babble incoherently on about mental bluetooth syncing and other such random snippets that usually fill our Whatsapp windows because ... that's normal, right? <br />
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But I digress. You guys need to <a href="http://richandstack.com/" target="_blank">click here</a> ASAP because she has some crazy Christmas deals happening now.<br />
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<br />Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-51422084126715459862012-11-21T14:23:00.000+08:002012-11-27T11:26:30.567+08:00SOS @ WEDDING DINNER<table cellpadding="0" class="cf gJ" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start; width: auto;"><tbody>
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<span class="gD" email="c.mintbean@gmail.com" name="C Mintbean" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">C Mintbean</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <</span><span class="go" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;">c.mintbean@gmail.com> wrote:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel as if we haven't spoken in forever. How are you doing? How is Gossip Girl progressing? On second thought, I take that back, don't tell me what's happening with Gossip Girl :(:(:(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you were wondering, I am currently in that soul-grinding Hell-hole otherwise known as a Bornean Chinese Wedding dinner. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to go into too many details here, but thus far, dinner has involved the juggling of empty wine bottles (reasonably cool), a re-enactment of that Gangnam Style music video (OH GOD WHY!!), awkward pelvic thrusts from the hired dancers (super questionable) and foxtrot karaoke from the 60's ... ON A LOOP (slay me). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... I'd love to go on, but as you know, my Blackberry is being an a-hole and refuses to authenticate my damn e-mail address, which means I can't send e-mails via the normal e-mail function. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As such, loading Gmail on the browser of my dumb 2x1.5" screen means that each individual letter on here is roughly the size of a breadcrumb and I can't really see what I'm typing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope I am making sense, because I feel like all this box wine has gone to my head. I mean, I'm pretty sure it has. Once you start questioning your own sobriety, I'm like 100% sure that means you're definitely NOT sober ... right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....... I had to find a way to cope somehow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="gD" email="c.mintbean@gmail.com" name="C Mintbean" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">S Mintbean</span> <s<span class="go" style="vertical-align: top;">.mintbean@gmail.com> wrote:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah, Tipsy C, it has been awhile!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This wedding sounds superbly entertaining! (Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the current season of Gossip Girl *flings Sage off the Brooklyn bridge*). You seriously go to the best weddings - between Techno Santa Claus, Techno Chef and now gyrating karaoke-ing dance fiends you could probably write a a very detailed manual on what not (unless I am 1. in attendance and 2. I am not related to you by blood) to do at your wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All frenzied-out,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="gD" email="c.mintbean@gmail.com" name="C Mintbean" style="display: inline; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">C Mintbean</span> <c<span class="go" style="vertical-align: top;">.mintbean@gmail.com> wrote:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello S!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oooooo .... you're right I should totally write a manual on what not to do for weddings!!! I mean, I've attended so many by now I'm pretty sure that means I am an expert. At least I think so..,.,.... No, I'm sure. I am definitely an expert.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God. Somebody should pay me to write about all my wedding-attending experiences - that would be like the world's awesomest and most pointless read ever. Then I'd be super famous with my own talk show and everything and people will know me as the Wedding Whisperer and then at the slightest whisper of my name people will go OMG, YOU MEAN THE QUEEN OF WEDDING PLANNING, SHE'S ALL MAGIC LIKE A UNICORN .... typing all that in caps really used up all my energy I really wish I could see what I am typing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's going to be the first chapter in my manual: NO FOXTROT MUSIC!!!!!!! - with this many exclamation marks because it is imperative that people know this.</span></div>
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project mintbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188351194741176618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-49008661689289121242012-11-17T17:58:00.000+08:002012-11-17T18:02:22.965+08:00Kickin' it casualFirstly, I would like to bow down to each and every fashion blogger out there, especially those of you who take your own photos for your outfit posts. I truly believe all of you have the grace and balance of ballerinas with incredible core muscles who attend bikram yoga classes on the weekend.<br />
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How you manage to take stylish photos stealthily and effortlessly is both baffling to completely unfair to me. You are also most likely incredibly neat and tidy or are very good at hiding it - this in itself deserves a medal.<br />
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Attempting to keep up with the times I thought I'd give a timer shot a go, which, in hindsight was probably not the best idea considering the amount of hazardous wires that were on the ground (Good going, S).<br />
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Others shots were just pictures of my disturbing derriere - no one needs to see those.<br />
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Melbourne's weather has been terribly indecisive lately (when is it not...) so this light silk top by Witchery has become a constant companion. It's hooded for when it drizzles, fully zippable (permission to add word to vocab, C?) for when the wind blows and oh so slouchy!<br />
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Apart from the realising the amount of <b>effort</b> that goes into a single outfit post, I also learnt the following:<br />
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<br />Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651251098743602058noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-63649793891812430872012-11-16T10:56:00.000+08:002012-11-16T10:59:48.305+08:00Cesario X Prime, #sneakerfreaker #kicks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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USD$120. Buy <a href="http://www.cr8rec.com/limited-edition-cesario-x#1" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<b>Creative Recreation</b> is celebrating 10 years of awesomeness with limited edition offerings of their flagship model, the <i>Cesario X</i> available in both High and Low cuts.<br />
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Only 150 pairs each are being released and if you're a size 8 (<i>who wants to exchange feet?</i>), then this prime cut (excuse the pun) of a shoe that fell straight out of sneaker-freaker heaven should be yours.<br />
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Gotta love that toe-strap that <b>CR</b> is so famous for.<br />
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Currently hating myself for being so slow on the uptake. WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING WITH MY LIFE?!<br />
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<br />Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-58134726474816527072012-11-13T17:08:00.002+08:002012-11-13T17:08:29.963+08:00Menswear-Inspired: Aztec Print Edition<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I haven't slept a wink over 10 hours in the past two days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is disturbing to me on a number of different levels because a) I need a lot of sleep to feel even <i>remotely</i> human, and b) a lack of sleep messes heavily with my outfit choices. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suddenly, I find myself gravitating towards baggy pants with stretchy waists (they <i>must</i> be reminiscent of pyjamas at any cost), and who cares what I toss on over <i>that</i> just as long as nobody can see my waistband is elastic. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I suppose I'm just lucky I'm clocking in my work hours on an island, where nobody <i>really</i> cares what you're dressed in, just as long as you've put on clothes for the day. But on that note, it was nice of Past C to have decided to put me in a button-up shirt today, so thumbs up to her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">... Man. It's amazing I can still sort of finish writing this post up without typos, but I trust Apple's pedantic need to correct everything you're typing. As long as there are no red, squiggly lines in sight, I'm totes going to hit the Publish button ... and here's hoping you will forgive me if I'm being incoherent.</span></div>
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Hey C,<br />
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Firstly,
I apologise for being so damn MIA as of late. As you are probably
aware, I lack basic personal admin skills... which has resulted in the
untimely cancellation of my internet services for the next 10-20 working
days (if you add weekends, this is approximately a month of no
leisurely internet shopping *watch, unwatch, add to cart, remove from
cart, omg buy one get 2 free, add quantity* - how will I survive? The
answer to this is pending).</div>
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I have tried (and failed) to stay afloat and keep up
to date with current events, but I missed out on the US Presidential
Elections - though, judging by the number of "once you go black, you
never go back" Facebook status updates, I'm going to go out on a limb
here and assume that Obama doesn't have to spend the weekend packing up
all awesome tidbits he's accumulated over the last four years. That or,
my friends list is no longer PG13 I must begin to filter it
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As I sit here sipping on popcorn (seriously, best
work snack EVER! 1. nommy 2. hands stay clean 3. keyboard not subject to
insect infestation) put popcorn in a cup and take a couple of swings at
it from time to time - I recommend Cobs: Lightly Salted, Slightly Sweet
- 63 cals per 13g). I can't tell you what 13g is because I don't know,
but 63 isn't a terrible bad number so I will log this into MyFitnessPal
accordingly "Popcorn - one serve" - when we all know I'm half way
through a 145g pack and the likelihood of calling it quits on this
magical bag of goodness is ... well, zero.</div>
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Dear S,<br />
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How
on God's green earth are you SIPPING your popcorn? I've been sitting
here for a good five minutes attempting to envision kernels being
vacuumed through a straw. I even attempted to Google it, but images of
buckets of popcorn with a puny straw stuck in is totally not helping.
How does this happen? Do you skewer the popcorn? Or do you just swing
bits of popped corn into your mouth like the world's most
poorly-designed spoon? <br />
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I am officially intrigued, and as such, cannot focus on the other things in your e-mail.<br />
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I'm afraid I may need photographic evidence of some sort. Or at the very least, a drawing of how this is possible. <br />
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P.S. I NEED A PET SEAL NOW, ON TOP OF A PICTURE OF SOMEONE SIPPIN' POPCORN.<br />
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Imagine my delight (at 8:35AM, no less) to finally know what sipping popcorn looks like!! <br />
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project mintbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188351194741176618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-84459944994580476412012-11-07T09:44:00.000+08:002012-11-07T10:40:41.911+08:00Delusions of Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Zara top and pants, Diva necklace, Sportsgirl ring, Cambridge Satchel </i></div>
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In my mind, striped shirts are synonymous with Paris.<br />
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Not France, mind you.<br />
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<i>Specifically</i>, Paris.<br />
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Over
the course of my life, I'm not exactly sure how I managed to come to
this conclusion, but efforts to reprogram my brain into thinking
otherwise has been one of my biggest failures ... right after the time I
tried giving up potato chips for good.<br />
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I mean, I see a bag of potato chips lying around my house or at the grocery store and you can't expect me to <i>not</i> touch it reverently (seriously, is it <i>my</i> fault that one thing always leads to another?). Similarly, I see a striped shirt on someone, I automatically think <b>"<i>PA-RIS!!!</i>"</b> - with the hyphen and that exact number of exclamation marks. <br />
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Note that I said '<i>think</i>', and not '<i>exclaim</i>'. This is because I am not a moron and can tell the difference between reality and delusion.<br />
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Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-63469701258142581252012-11-05T11:15:00.000+08:002012-11-05T13:28:40.114+08:00Sideways Initial NecklaceNecklaces are to me as heroin is to a drug addict. <br />
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It's a really crappy addiction, seeing as how I'm running out of storage space, and also because I really only have just the one neck to hang all these cheap necklaces off of - which by the way, I find totally inconvenient.<br />
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I mean what if I really, <i>really</i> felt like wearing twenty-five necklaces at one go? I'd look like I'd just high-tailed it out of a burning building and that was all I could save.<br />
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... A bunch of necklaces.<br />
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And they wouldn't even be the good kind, which would make me look like an idiot for choosing to save a metric tonne of $12 dollar necklaces instead of a laptop ...<br />
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But that's not the point of this post.<br />
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The point is, I've found a new necklace to obsess over, and it's all Audrina Patridge's fault.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sideways Initial Necklace - <a href="http://albeitjewelry.com/" target="_blank">Albeit Jewelry</a> USD $330</td></tr>
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<b>Similar <a href="http://www.bemonogrammed.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=1881" target="_blank">here</a> & <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62703349/sideways-initial-necklace-hammered" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></div>
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Here's another, fuzzier look at Audrina and her awesome sideways initial necklace; a picture that serves no apparent purpose other than to bring myself to tears every time I look at it. <br />
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You can really only sort of see the shadow it casts on her collar bone ... <br />
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God, I'm pathetic.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-89348020687571450452012-11-02T14:07:00.000+08:002012-11-21T21:48:52.784+08:00Underworld: a Simple Guide to Decoding Underpants<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">Navigating the world of fashion without showing the entire country what your underpants look like is about as much fun as getting punched in the face. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Thankfully (or
unfortunately, depending on where you stand), I load up on way too many fashion
magazines and reruns of <i>Trinny &
Susannah,</i> which has culminated in the solid delusion that when it comes to
VPLs (Visible Panty Lines), I know my sh*t. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">Please
find below for your perusal, a guide to choosing the right kinds of underwear to slip on under different
sorts of bottoms … Also known as <i>Underworld:
a Simple Guide to Decoding Underpants</i> for easy referral when you’re discussing the relevance of this article with all
your friends.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">SHAPEWEAR/CONTROL
BRIEFS</span></b></u></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Source: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ctable%20align=%22center%22%20cellpadding=%220%22%20cellspacing=%220%22%20class=%22tr-caption-container%22%20style=%22margin-left:%20auto;%20margin-right:%20auto;%20text-align:%20center;%22%3E%3Ctbody%3E%20%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20style=%22text-align:%20center;%22%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%3C/td%3E%3C/tr%3E%20%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20class=%22tr-caption%22%20style=%22text-align:%20center;%22%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%3C/td%3E%3C/tr%3E%20%3C/tbody%3E%3C/table%3E" target="_blank">Shopbop</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>:
The wunderkind of all underpants. Smoothes and controls unforgiving bumps under
your clothes. Makes you look slimmer. No VPL. A million different cuts from pants to skirts to bodysuits to
choose from.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>:
A million different cuts from pants to skirts to bodysuits to choose from. Also, I don’t know if it’s just me or
the brand of shape-wear I’ve got, but WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BREATHE IN ONE OF
THESE THINGS?!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR
UNDER</i>: Fitted garments e.g. bodycon-dresses, pencil skirts, etc. Sheer clothes.<i> </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL
EQUIVALENT</i>: 19<sup>th</sup> century whalebone corsetry.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Source: <a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse?fts=american+apparel+thong" target="_blank">Shopstyle</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>:
No VPL, no matter how hard you try to make one appear.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>: Wedgies.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR
UNDER</i>: Basically anything.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL
EQUIVALENT</i>: Loincloth.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">HIPSTERS</span></b></u></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Source: <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/19BA55B0/GapBody-Body-Low-rise-stretch" target="_blank">thisnext</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>:
Rides low on the waist - nobody will see your underpants peeking over the waist of your bottoms. Available in most cuts from bikinis to boyshorts. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>: People are more likely to see your butt-crack instead. Possible VPL, depending
on the cut of your choice.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR
UNDER</i>: Any bottoms that have a low-rise waist.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL
EQUIVALENT</i>: <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">Low-waisted ghaghras (except not really, 'cos ghaghras are legit garments in India ... I didn't want to leave this one blank ... I was doing so well ...)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>: Really comfortable. Good coverage.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>: Despite what lingerie companies will have
you believe, these are the most likely to give you VPL, even if they claim <i>not</i>
to.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR UNDER</i>: Whatever you like, if you don’t care
about VPL.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT</i>: French knickers.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">BOYSHORTS/BOYLEGS</span></b></u></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Source: <a href="http://theiconic.com.au/">theiconic.com.au</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>: Full-coverage. No VPL.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>: Has been known to ride up most uncomfortably.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR UNDER</i>: Anything you like – but especially if
thongs give you the heebie-jeebies, and shape-wear is too constricting. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT</i>: Men’s underwear.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">GRANNY PANTIES</span></b></u></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Source: <a href="http://www.holytaco.com/25-chicks-granny-panties/" target="_blank">Holy Taco</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> PROS</i>:
Comfortable. Celebrities are making them the trend <i>du jour</i> (see <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/09/08/blake-lively-wardrobe-malfunction-taylor-swift/" target="_blank">here</a> & <a href="http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2012/09/granny-panties-can-be-just-as-sexy-as-thongs/" target="_blank">here</a>). Man repellent. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><i> CONS</i>:
Man repellent.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i> WEAR
UNDER</i>: Anything.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i> HISTORICAL
EQUIVALENT</i>: ... I don't feel comfortable saying it.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"><b><u>GOING COMMANDO: THE LAST RESORT</u></b></span></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewSdVEI7R9ToPltXda8fHmTb_pJBzucv7ra0s1yyqUKbfIz4pJ6mYKKQrBMDZzzc-di8kzmN4zDvt5qMmUhstSxIlt6Y4W7xKyQHxYYO_F1DVESUMLhlA97mDQwYnamEzR7ad2Ima_eAW/s1600/Let-s-Get-Bear-Naked-Bare_7C58AB67.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewSdVEI7R9ToPltXda8fHmTb_pJBzucv7ra0s1yyqUKbfIz4pJ6mYKKQrBMDZzzc-di8kzmN4zDvt5qMmUhstSxIlt6Y4W7xKyQHxYYO_F1DVESUMLhlA97mDQwYnamEzR7ad2Ima_eAW/s1600/Let-s-Get-Bear-Naked-Bare_7C58AB67.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Source: <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/4A139930/Let-s-Get-Bear-Naked-Bare" target="_blank">thisnext</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 115%;"> <i>PROS</i>: No fuss, no muss. No VPL.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <i>CONS</i>: May get arrested for indecent exposure if not enough care is taken to ensure skirt or dress hems stay down. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <i>WEAR UNDER</i>: Anything ... as long as you're wearing <i>something</i>.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <i>HISTORICAL EQUIVALENT</i>: Birthday suits.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Lastly, some additional tips you may or may not find helpful to remember in your battle against VPL and VPG (Visible Panties in General):</span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Wear undies that are close in shade to your skin-colour under sheer garments.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Find undies that aren't too tight across the butt-cheek - this is usually what causes VPL to rear its ugly head.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">If you stumble across seamless underwear, buy that stuff up like the world is ending, because seamless underwear is GOLD.</span></span></li>
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Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-25818781034356476062012-11-01T18:55:00.001+08:002012-11-01T19:16:49.477+08:00A little off tangent.<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: small;">Hey C,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don’t know if you remember a fleeting conversation we may
have had an undetermined amount of time ago, that I could possibly have spoken
about my dire need to purchase a pair of printed pants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I say this with such uncertainty because the amount of
things that I have decided I must acquire in my lifetime is perhaps a <i>little bit</i> excessive (I suppose this is
a good place to drop the hint to readers that we are <b>convinced</b> that one day, not far from now, we will be the proud
owners of a herd of fainting goats).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Recently I splurged on a pair of these babies by <a href="http://www.maurieandeve.com/" target="_blank">Maurie & Eve</a>. I’ve been coveting this print for awhile now because this colour
scheme is genius. The white, the mint, navy, the geometric angles, the seemingly
random brush strokes and some rose gold bling… Who are Maurie & Eve and
what are they doing frolicking about in my happy place. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.maurieandeve.com/" target="_blank">Maurie & Eve</a> Ruby Track Pant - Geo</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Needless to say, one fateful night I was up way past my
bedtime, eyes squinty from.. well, my overall lack of vision… and I obtained
them (Paypal is devastatingly convenient), whether I would eventually wear them
or not is irrelevant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, I’m yet to wear them because:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span>I don’t have appropriate undergarments (the
buttock area is white)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span>The weather as of late would have resulted in
wet and stained hemlines (curse these wee trotters!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span>I don’t have appropriate undergarments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now I kind of wish I bought the <strike>shirt</strike>... <strike>singlet</strike>... shorts? I actually kind of even wish they had bedsheets in this print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Seriously though, what kind of delightful underwear do models wear
with these clothes? Do they wear underwear at all? Is the word underwear inappropriate
and incorrect? Should I be using the word panties instead? Thought provoking, I
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dilemma, do let me know so I can make full use of these gorgeous pants before the moths get to them *note to self: buy moth balls immediately*. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Hope all is well in your bite-sized fraction of the world!</span></div>
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Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651251098743602058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-48645732932058293082012-10-31T14:41:00.000+08:002012-10-31T15:00:48.868+08:00Re: Turbaconducken & C's High Hopes for the Future<br />
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<i>TURRR-BAY-KON-DACKUHN! </i></div>
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This is possibly the meanest thing you have ever done to me - although in retrospect, I totally deserve it for casting the first stone. </div>
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I have had a taste of my own medicine and <i>Lord</i>, it is a bitter pill to swallow. :( </div>
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On that note, something <i>else</i> that's been a bitter pill for me to swallow: This picture of Lauren Conrad, whose hair is equal, perfect amounts of ombre, curl, color and length. </div>
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Have you heard of Visa payWave (I promise I'm still on the same page), where you basically get to wave your credit card at things you want to buy and it automatically deducts the amount from your account? </div>
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Well, I am eagerly awaiting the day things get so advanced that I get to wave my hair at this image of Lauren and automatically get the length and pigmentation deducted into the exact replica of Ms. Conrad's luxuriant mane. </div>
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Exactly like Visa payWave ... only <i>better. </i></div>
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<i>Optimistic for the Future,</i></div>
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<b>P.S.</b> Thanks for the emergency numbers (you are such a helpful little bean!), but I'm pretty sure dialing 999 doesn't work around these parts. My local emergency number is 6 digits long (OHGODWHY) and heck if I know what it is - I have trouble keeping more than 5 birthdays logged into my brain at any given time, so ... you know ... I'd be about as useful as that turbaconducken in an emergency.</div>
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<b>P.P.S.</b> On second thought, at least eating a turbaconducken fills you up. It probably <i>would</i> be really useful in an emergency...<br />
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<b>P.P.P.S.</b> Sorry about all the Post Scripts, BUT WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STOP SAYING TURBACONDUCKEN?</div>
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Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-12076251009224157262012-10-30T18:53:00.000+08:002012-10-30T18:59:21.477+08:00All in.Salutations C,<br />
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I call your stroopwafels and raise you a <b>turbaconducken</b> (turkey-bacon-duck-chicken, for those less heart attack prone).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of <a href="http://bacontoday.com/turbaconducken-turducken-wrapped-in-bacon/" target="_blank">Bacon Today</a></td></tr>
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I honestly think it could do with some cheese on top - why not add some calcium to your protein right?<br />
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Anyway, I hope you have emergency services on speed dial because I'm pretty certain after a couple of servings of this magical, somewhat supernatural feast, the left side of your body will go numb and you will most likely be clutching your heart, struggling for breath. I think this is formally known as a heart attack.<br />
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Speaking of emergency services, are you aware of what number to dial in case something does happen? Growing up oblivious to perils of real life, I've never actually (and hopefully never will) had to call for an ambulance. Notice how all this while I have been talking about emergency services, I have avoided typing an actual number? That is because I do not know what number to dial if something should *knocks on wood* happen.<br />
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It is ingrained in me (probably the result of too much television) that the number to dial when in an emergent situation is 911. However, I have recently learnt that this is not the case (I may or may not be secretly hoping that this is also news to you). It turns out that this number in Australia in fact 000 and in Malaysia it is 999 and in Brunei, well... it's not on the list (worrying).<br />
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You're welcome.<br />
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This is neither here nor there, but I am suddenly craving
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In case you weren’t even <i>thinking</i> about stroopwafels, I have thoughtfully decided to include a picture for you.<br />
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Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384071724588161356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400234274418879167.post-55859215946977226162012-10-28T11:02:00.003+08:002012-10-28T11:12:47.388+08:00Welcome to Project Mintbean!<br />
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Greetings.</div>
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We weren't entirely sure how to begin, so we decided to share joint custody over the very first post.</div>
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This way if you decide that you do not enjoy our unparalleled wit and humour (though, you really shouldn't judge us so quickly, this is afterall our very first post) that we would both share the burden of such hurtful, unjust opinions. </div>
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Keep your eyes peeled for more dazzling witticisms to follow in the many days to come. </div>
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Love,</div>
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S & C</div>
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