Should Have Taken Acid With You

The weather has been super up and down lately, really warm on one day and then freezing cold with the worst windchill on the next. It's been exceedingly hard to get dressed in the morning without going out and not be like DAMN, I'M OVER/UNDERDRESSED!

In other news, I've been wearing mostly the same monochromatic things for the past few months. This comfy tank dress from AA that I have in 2 colours (grey and black) and this cropped sweater from H&M. And my grey Urbanears! 

(quartz necklace - DIY; boots - Spring; cropped sweater - h&m; leather skinnies - f21)

These are the boots I got in the last post! They're unsuspectingly high, but quite comfortable to walk in. Plus, quite a deal for 27$! I also ordered the brown ones for 15$ but they don't look quite right, so I guess I'll be returning those.

Been doing lots of work on Illustrator lately..check out my self portrait!

HRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Today, Candice (that's Erik) and I (Jennifer aka Oskar) went to check out the OCAD grad show down by Chinatown,

and maybe hand out a few résumés (which didn't happen).

We took a few outfit shots, but don't let the nice weather fool you, it was actually as cold as heck.

Me on the phone...with my dad.

Candice looking at something.

(leopard trench, f21; hole-y sweater, Michael Kors; button-up shirt, thrift; studded jeans, DIY; backpack and shoes, Zipia; sunglasses, eBay)

my hair is a bizarre shade of forest green.

Looking for my sunglasses..

These jeans are starting to fall apart now that I've worn them so much.

Time for a stud transplant!

Lol, lots of photos of me calling my dad..

Got these shoes when we ordered from Zipia in during reading week but only started to wear them now.

C: I've grown more lust for this purse since my sister brought it in her wardrobe some years ago.
It has a (wooden) handle, therefore I can only carry it with my hand. It makes carrying a purse have so much more substance hah.

C: Seriously telling ya, it was cold enough to wear a coat and a scarf.

scarf, shades: F21 // lace shirt, dress: thrifted // coat: Urban Behaviour // shoes: Zipia.net

C: I wear these way too much now since I got them in February.

I hope you're still with us because now we're on to the show!

This is my favourite piece in the whole show.

The artist has a few other pieces that depicted movement so well but I didn't get great photos of them.

I wasn't overly impressed with the industrial design work that were shown,

but it does have something to do with me coming from a much smaller ID program with a much more technical basis, and industry involvement.

Our graduates (Carleton and YSDN) worked with a lot of industry professionals and actual companies for their thesis works,

whereas the OCAD students had a more self and prof directed approach.

C: I wasn't too fond of the graphic design or advertising work. Not quite impressed by the winners either lol.

Great illustration work! I was most impressed with the illustration works exhibited.

Almost every single one of them I adored and would have paid money to see!

Candice did a HIMYM inspired get to know you card.

Pretty cool!

I got tired half way through the show and took this long exposure picture.

(it's 6 whole floors of work, hundreds of students showing!)

I think it's pretty cool.

Confused about the title? 

Check out this HILARIOUS Dane Cook sketch!

PSYCHEDLICS

 

cardigan, belt, necklace: Value Village // circle scarf as dress: American Apparel

earrings via Oskar // tights: H&M // bracelet, bag: Zipia.net // shoes: Aldo

I'm so in love with these tights. They're thin enough to be worn during warmer weather.

The infamous AA circle scarf has finally made its debut as a piece of clothing! 

This one was $6 from the rummage sale back in November. I didn't have anything white that's long enough to cover my butt so circle scarf, why not?

I would've ditched the cardigan if it weren't only ~13ºC today (much colder in the shade).

Photobooth shot of the accessories. 

These earrings are pretty awesome! They're like zippers. Got them from Oskar for Christmas.

Then there's the necklace/choker, however you wanna call it; $1 from Value Village. I love how simple it is (can probably be DIYed too) and it's like my "everyday" kind of neck accessory thing now haha.

Grad show was great. I was too mesmerized by some amazing work that documenting them became oblivious thought. 

The only two things I managed to photograph were this really cool interactive touch screen display.

The other one: juice box packaging. I'd actually buy this if it were in the stores.

I would love to go again tomorrow if someone would accompany haha.

Sooo, this volcanic ash from Iceland business is getting on my nerves. I'm not quite sure if my ASOS order was shipped or not.

But meanwhile, I've been distracting myself with good music.
I can get sick of a good song but never get tired of listening to its remixes.

Chiddy Bang's Opposite of Adults is out on iTunes for the US today.
Oskar's obsessed with Xaphoon Jones lol

an animal, not a robot

Ha, it seems like I'm posting almost everyday!

Damn Erik and her school work

I guess it's a good thing that I'm done for now, just some rendering to do :)

(leopard print trench, forever21; beige hole-y sweater, michael kors; studded jeans, DIY; black boots, f21)

I got this trench from Forever21 for cheap (15$)

It's 100% cotton and quite comfortable.

I see a lot of leopard in the men's shows in Milan,

and though I'm not a big fan of animal print

this print seems whimsical, relaxed, and almost comical.

this definitely isn't a print to see on a real leopard.

The sweater is definitely one of my new favourites.

I find myself wearing almost always the same things since boxing day shopping:

skinny jeans, oversized thermals/sweaters/tshirts, trusty boots.

I found this on consignment with Erik over boxing day.

It's not very practical in terms of warmth, but the texture is certainly very interesting.

For once, I have work to show you!

This may seem childish, but it's an egg racer used to race raw eggs down the hallway.

Yes, this is what my university education consists of.

The craft is really bad because I had to modify my car so it would actually race

(it is powered by a rubber band).

The funny part is that during the race, my car curved so much it took out another racer.

I've been looping this song all day