◎ ◯ BEACH UNIVERSE ◯ ◎

thrifted dress, vest, and shoes - bag from euphora - random jewelry, boyfriend's sunglasses

This dress was last worn in San Francisco at a dance club. I wore chunky boots and had huge hair - a ridiculous mash up of Ginger and Scary Spice. Today I'm feeling hyped on the tropical weather and greenery in California, so I switched it up a bit and threw on some shells, tied the bottom, and walked around feeling like a Hawaiian rainbow on acid.

BF and I are working on collecting palm tree prawns for an awning he is going to construct over our porch. Those suckers are big and prickly, but we must hoard them, injuries and all. We are attempting to transform our place into a beach-like parallel/dog palace. I'm gaining inspiration everywhere I look, and I feel so lucky that my roommates are not only down for my ideas, but have their own perfect ideas spawning from my conceptions. MY ROOMATES ARE AMAZING.

Also, as I am sure you've read recent posts made by my fellow blogger buds, I finally have some female companions out here! Whoop whoop. Super hyped on: Isabel, Madeline, Brit, Rachel, Seaghna, Selena, Larissa, and Sabella. Rad inspirational chicks, I tell ya. Check out their blogs, as they've got good things to say and all have killer style. Like, mad style. Like, whoa. I'm hoping it won't be too difficult to coerce them all to a beach outing soon (yeah?).

Formspring people - I will answer questions soon. 3/4 promise. That's slightly less than a pinky promise. I've got a lot on my plate, sorry.

Here are some photos of my room and porch, so far:

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3 HUMANS 4 DOGS

 thrifted boots, shorts, jewelry, bag - belt as necklace from bodhi imports, vintage punisher shirt

And two weeks later, a new blog post arrives. I finally moved into my new place in LA with 2 roommates. I LOVE OUR HOUSE. So much. We've got a ton of work to do still, but it's slowly coming along. See that door? That is our front door. We are about to make that deck look SO FRESH. See that tiny dog with the green bandana collar? That is one of many homeless dogs that roam around our neighborhood. We found him gasping for air and barely able to walk on the day we moved in. He was so unbelievably pathetic, so we have been taking care of him and turning him into a happy dog. Floatie is his name. He loves to pant in the corner with a HUGE grin on his face and closed eyes.

The heat is melt-your-face-off killer without air conditioning during the day. It makes sense to wear as little as possible, so here we have the worlds tiniest shorts and a reconstructed Punisher top. Boots are almost futile in this weather, but who would I be without boots on? A bootless simpleton. Nah.

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◅◅ CRAYON WALL ▻▻

bag from euphoria, vintage blouse, thrifted and diy shorts, boots from random store in westwood a few years back, vanessa mooney bracelet, garage sale necklaces, american apparel bandeau

 I, Casey, promise to adhere to the following strawberryfreckleface blog rules:

1. Use at least one photo with the ambiguous "hand-in-hair" gesture.

2. Never EVER look left. (my left, idiot.)

3. Always stand pigeon-toed.

4. Bring wind with me everywhere. I thought I was safe after leaving the midwest, but apparently I'm a cyclone magnet. 

5. Leave the hairbrush at home. And not touch it for a week. And then take photos.

*Real talk: I have not washed my hair in over a week and probably have tiny aquatic insects nesting in my follicles from rock jumping into river water a few days ago. My dog has acquired unrelenting fleas since moving to California, so my conceivable hair pests are my way of saying, "Hey, Stick. I feel ya. I'll keep these sympathy bugs in my hair for moral support until Frontline and flea baths start working." Guess that means I'm never washing my hair again. Sigh.

PS. I have been finding the most amazing things EVER lately when thrifting/garage sale-ing. This blouse was like fifty cents at the same thrift store in which I posted about in my last blog entry. Vallejo, man. BOMB thrifting.

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☽☽ TOGA PARROT ☾☾

thrifted shoes, bag, and dress, choker from etsy, unearthen pendulum ring, other jewelry from flea market

Sometimes things don't quite make sense. This outfit, for example. I found this large t-shirt/dress-thing at a thrift store and I was both perplexed and excited. What is this? Who wore this giant colorful potato sack before me? All of that is irrelevant now, because I'm finally ready for a Hawaiian toga party. All I need is a willing host. And some fresh flowers to adorn my hair with. 

Here are a few of the amazing new finds I got at the same oversized-parrot-top-carrying thrift store, complete with a vintage room that is only open during part of each week. I happened to go on the 50% off day; HOORAY!

This is only about half of what I scored there. Those Egyptian pillows are SO GOOD even though this photo makes them look mega faded. I just can't get over them. When I get settled, a lot of this is going on my etsy account, along with some other goodies I have been collecting over the past month. Be excited, people! 

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◀ VALLEJO ▶

leggings from euphoria, mahina necklace and akha bracelet c/o vanessa mooney, other jewelry from flea market and grandmother, thrifted shoes and bag and cardigan

You know when you are constantly moving around and you have sponsor packages sent to one address but then you leave that address and then the package gets lost in the mail and then you have to reroute and move again and figure out the first of the two new addresses and so on and so on and AHHHHHHHHH. You know what that's like, right? Finally I have arrived at destination #83234 to a glorious long-awaited box from Vanessa Mooney with even more glorious jewels. Yummy yummy. This lovely LA gal's got it goin' on like whoa. Her jewelry is immaculate and her style emulates her work: pure perfection.

I think I brought Nebraska wind with me to the bay, as you can see in these photos. Next to the water brings crazy wind, and my face suffers from my hair as a result. Yay, wind! But seriously, wind can suck it. 

PS?. (THESE LEGGINGS, right?!)

☼ PERFECT SHORTS F☯REVER ☼

In my perfect world, desert canyon-land would be only a few minutes away from everywhere, and shorts would be mandatory. Summer forever.

Here are some of my recent favorite shorts from my flawless etsy dream list. I've shared it before and I can boast because this list is literally perfect in every way and the focus isn't on myself. So, psh. 

POMPOSITY TO THE MAX, MY LIST IS THE SH*T:

Casey's impeccable etsy favorite list

As far as the shorts go, click on the picture to be linked directly to the source. Regular outfit blog posting will return soon.

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△ MELROSE △

mink pink velvet bustier, thrifted and diy shorts, blouse from american vintage, thrifted shoes, bag from army surplus, random jewelry

I wasn't much prepared to snap outfit pics but I believe this blouse deserves some attention. I'm trying hard to imagine who originally wore it, but all that comes to mind is a half-formed picture of a woman wearing giant round glasses sporting a black precision bob haircut. Much like Edna Mode, but with a slightly more outrageous and fun personality. 

So, I am moving to the SF bay for a month before I start career-ing here. I guess I will continue to live out of my car and various space bags. Every time I open my trunk I am reminded that, "Oh yeah! I have more clothes! I forgot I even owned t-shirts and skirts!" I have such a limited amount NOT in my car that I fail to remember I have more than just these boots to wear. Out of sight, out of mind, I guess. It's like Christmas every time I bust out a new space bag.

Sticky is asleep to the right of me, softly growling and sideways sleep-running. Her nose is twitching like crazy and her eyes are considerably wide open. Just FYI. I think she's aware of my blog posting which relaxes her knowing that I won't be annoying her with kisses every 5 seconds.

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