Quick Update :)

Hi guys. My computer is plagued by viruses and I'm stuck doing stupid summer assignments. All my friends are away and I've been a loser for the past couple of days. Sorry I'm not posting, but I'll start posting more once I go to Korea- with plenty of pictures, bunch of insights to Korean culture, and of course my drool-worthy descriptions of foods and clothes. Can't wait! Till then, I'll give you an update to my life.

Reading: A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester (This is my AP Euro reading assignment. It's a pain in the butt. Honestly, it's a good insight of medieval ages, but it's so scattered. Not very organized.)

Listening: Wizard of Oz by Clazziquai. Simply breathtaking.

Making: Friendship bracelets. I tried a bunch of new patterns- didn't go so well. Guess I'll be sticking with chevrons!

Calculating: Obsolete statistical questions for my AP Stat summer assignment. Sigh.

Thinking: Korea and a boy. Follow me on Twitter to see my thoughts.

That's all for now. Unfortunately, I do not have a tribute to Michael Jackson- perhaps I'm too young, or I just never got into the Thriller phenomenon, but I do not feel to partial towards him. However, I got three completely random texts about him passing. Uh...?

Tumble on My Friends

Hi guys. In case you didn't know, I have a Tumblr!

www.cloud-eunice.tumblr.com!

Make sure to check it out. I post on it more frequently than here.

School's Out

IT'S SUMMER!!! I'm so happy I'm finally out of school. As much as I love learning, I can't handle the stress of grades. Honestly. My finals were tres facille and I think I did well. But now what's on my mind is: KOREA! I'm going in a week. What should I pack in my carry on...?!

P.S. As an official declaration of summer, I leave you this beautiful picture of a girl at a beach.

Come 'round to the Freak Show

This spread is so creative and beautiful. It featured a band- I forgot the name, but it was featured in Dazed & Confused. I always admired the circus theme and of course, the beautiful clothes.

Technical Difficulties

I'm trying to adjust my layout. I'm sorry it's been acting up... Gah stupid blogger.

Experimenting in Erin

I just got Adobe Photoshop today. I'm stumbling on the baby steps in order to use Photoshop more efficiently and fluently. It's hard! I've been reading listless tutorials, experimenting with all the tools, and wasting studying time thoroughly for approximately 3 hours. It's awesome! But for my first project, I endeavored to make a collage of Erin Fetherston. It turned out okay, but could use a lot of improvement. I adore Erin Fetherston for her whimsical designs and her intelligence and how she is simply best friends with all my idols- including Zooey Deschanel. Hopefully I'll be able to save up the dough for one her frothy dresses.

Cram that Head

Hi guys. I have finals next week... Therefore, I have a lot of cramming to do. My grades absolutely horrific this semester and the finals are what my grades need for that extra boost. Thanks for understanding! Mwuah!

Adorned with Pastries

Found this Voguegirl spread on Fashion is Spinach and adored it first sight! I really envy this girl right here. Surrounded by cupcakes, tiere cakes, macaroons... Yes, I still adore tea parties and no, I still did not have mine yet!

Mon cheri...

Credit : Amazon

I had just finished Cheri, Colette's masterpiece of a romance novel. It's soon coming out in a movie form, starring Rupert Friend and Michelle Pfeiffer. Reading this delectable piece makes me eager to see the sparks between Rupert and Michelle even more. Although it's roughly translated from French to English, Colette still manages to instill a great theme of age, beauty, and meaning of life. Personally, I love the character of Lea, the 50 year old cougar that lured in the young Cheri. She represents all independent women through her personal wealth, personality, and how she carries herself. Although I do admit, having an affair with a 20 year old man when you are in your 50s is a bit creepy, I love her for not depending on anyone and being fiercely herself. Cheers to Colette.

Ka-BLOOM Les Fleurs!

Credit : i'm not sure :x

I've been wanting to put a vase of fresh flowers in my room for a long time now, but they are very unpractical for me. Firstly, I'm broke, so I can't afford the beautiful bouquets and they are so temporary that my cheapo self can not bring myself to buy $40 flowers that'll last me a week. But I'm determined to change myself this summer. The months that I'm home, I'm going to collect wildflowers from the forest beyond my backyard and collect them in a beautiful vase. Hopefully I don't have severe allergies... Haha

Hope

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

Romans 5:3-4

Vintage Fountains

I completely forgot where I got this from... I got it a few days ago too! :x But anyways, I love this picture for its vintage lighting, perfect dress, and the fountains remind me of DC, my home sweet home. Or close to it. It's been raining all week and this makes me crave for true summer to arrive...

La princesse est allée mal

Credit : Style.com

I always fall behind looking through collections when fashion week comes around, so I usually rely on blogs or magazines to get my fashion week fix. But with less collections in the pre-fall, I decided to check it out. As a fan of all things Lanvin, I absolutely adored Alber Elbaz's latest collection. Definately rich girl gone wild, it was a perfect mix of tulle, pearls, and a streak of black eyeliner. If only I can afford those jumbo pearls...

Dear Diary

If you know me, you would know that I am absolutely obsessed with stationary. I love all sorts- from Hello Kitty pens to nice, buttery leathered Moleskines. For summer, I decided to record my adventures in a Moleskine, my first journal from the brand ever! Of course I got excited and read all sorts of sites about Moleskine such as Moleskinerie.com to the many Flickr groups dedicated to the legendary notebook brand. Finally, I decided on a medium sketchbook. It's perfect with its acid free pages and portfolio pocket at the back. I'm in love! I can't wait till I fill it up with all my happenings, photos, drawings, and rambles. Don't worry, I won't forget about this blog!

Sunshine

I forgot where I got this picture from. :x Sorry to whoever's this is! Anyway, I've been trying to capture light into my photographs lately. It's really hard! It doesn't help that the dreary New England weather is back either. Bleh. But this is among a collection of photographs that all capture light- which I adore. Beautiful and simple seems to be the theme- if only I can capture that on film!

Queen of Food

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I'm a major foodie. It's a miracle I'm not overweight. So yesterday, I took a trip to Boston to meet up with a close friend of mine and to shop. I lunched at Starbucks with my giftcard (hurrah for $50 Starbucks giftcards!!!) and ate pesto pasta with black tea lemonade. Yum. For dinner, we planned on eating at this really good Thai place, but we ran out of time, so we ate at Burger King instead. Haha, what a downgrade, right? Well, lucky for me, I've been wanting to try these burger shots for a while so I finally did! They were so cute but too much bread and too little meat. But otherwise good. I felt sick though. My friend said, "You would get sick after eating fast food." I'm also known in my friend circles as the health nut. Haha. What are your favorite foods? I'm eager to eat my weight today. Haha.

J'est tombé amoureux...

As the summer countdown begins (2 more weeks!) I am getting even more and more anxious for Korea. If you know Korean culture, you know that Korean fangirls are extremely crazy over boy bands. They are not of the best music quality, but the entertainment industry knows how to pick the best looking ones. One of the biggest boy groups of the moment is 2pm, a 7 member group of JYP. My favorite out of them all is the half Thai and half Chinese yummy boy, Nichkhun. His huge baby eyes along with his lean, tall body made me fall in love. But the black and white turtleneck? Uh, no.

Feelings of Mediocracy

Have you ever felt so inadequate in comparison, or just mediocore? Lately because of school I have had this feeling constantly in my heart. Questions such as 'Why am I not good enough?' or 'Why do I have no gifts or talents?' has meandered in my mind for quite some time. Some people may remedy this as low self esteem or just being overdramatic, but I simply see myself as a completely average human being with no 'special factor'. And it doesn't help that all my friends are all either academically, musically, or artistically gifted. If not that, they are truly kind in spirit, incredibly funny, or amazingly witty. As I'm surrounded by such talented people, it's hard to see the good things of myself. Or even something that I'm the 'best' at. It's hard, but I'm hanging on. Only 3 more weeks of school left... Sigh. This year has been really rough for me- my grades slipped compared to last year, and I thoroughly did not enjoy any of the courses I took except French. But I know God has a plan for me and this is just the knocking of the dominoes to reach the final product. Let's hope for a good ending of this school year.