Amy

Look who got Marc Jacobs jellies, in her favorite color, in exactly her size, for $20!!!!  I love consignment shops!!

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    So, now that I have decided, and gotten the full support of all of my parents, the plan to move to LA is rolling.  This Sunday Kara and I will be visiting the area for the purpose of more job hunting and getting a feel for the area, scouting out neighborhoods and the such.  Kara is a ton of fun so I'm hoping we'll get to go out and party, LA style.

I'm moving to LA, and no I don't have a job, but thats where the entry level jobs are at, so thats where I need to be.

"all i wanna know is..... who's comin with me?" -half baked (much like this plan)

Seriously, I know someone needs to go to grad school (hint hint, plz check out USC and UCLA)
A few of you also need a change of scenery and a job in your field. 
you only live once (also rent is cheaper there than here in the bay!)

LETS DO THIS!

    So when living in the bay area you are bound to be exposed to or experience 2 things, poverty and diversity.   Both of which lead to stress and inventive ways of getting by. 

    Today's adventure, rogue food getting.  I refuse to call it by it's more commonly used name because it feel like the people in the sub-cultures associated with it would reject me straight away, and call me bourgeoisie or some bullshit. 

    I'm unemployed and have not yet resigned myself to living off the government cheese, and if companies want to get rid of perfectly good, day old bread, still in the bags, in bread only bins, I'm totally fine with taking a few sour batards for myself!

    I know I haven't posted in a while.  It's mostly because I'm frantically looking for work.  I've applied to over 20 jobs, some in the industry some not and haven't heard boo from any of them.  NOT A SINGLE ONE.  I'm running out of money, and i can't even get a retail job to pay the bills.  ugh.  well i'm off to go give my resume to a beauty supply store down the street.  we'll see if they hire the girl who has a bachelors degree but can't run the cash register.

Well mostly because this thing was kind of a bust.  If compliment had been cash, i'd be able to pay rent this month.  but instead i sold one of my upcycled shopping totes.   I talked to tons of people and gave lots of business cards out got asked to do a custom piece (then she never called).  I got one of my donated looks back because no one wanted to buy it.  It was the first look out on the run way and no one seemed to understand that it was an auction and your supposed to bid.  the rest of the bids were like pulling teeth and everything went for way less than expected.  I wonder if the LAB lost money on this event? 

Whatever.  I'm moving on and applying to more local design companies.  I put things that I make up for sale on my etsy page.  pretty weak right now but I'm hoping someone buys something, even if it's out of pity.

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    Tonight is the strip tease auction/fashion show.  all my garments are pressed and ready to go, and now they even have labels in them!  this is the outfit i donated to them for the auctioning.  my model, the lovely miss kara is not nearly as tall as the 5'11 soo joo who wore this outfit for the show in may.  so the top looked like a mini dress, which is how i had originally envisioned the piece, so kara will wear that as a dress.  nd since i cant un-donate the pants that go with it, just threw together a top that would go with them.  so yes i gave them another top but now i get two looks in the show.  give a little, get a little. 

    I'm pretty proud of the top i made, it took me three hours start to finish, it fits and is cleanly finished.  all my favorite things.  not to mention it's all kinds of sexy!  without further ado.

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These ex-friend people (or secret crushes that don't know you exist) that you want to still keep tabs on for your own curiosity or to see if they talk shit about you?  have one of those?  I have more than a few.  and it totally bugs me when i find out they remove me from their "list" or "hood" or post privately so i can't read it or move to post on their secret blog.   I'm sure i'm just being psycho, but i don't want to have to talk to these people to find out what they are doing, isn't that what the internet is for, keeping me informed and at arms length???