fanime 2011; and what could have been.

hey everyone! this is just a post about how i WANTED  to go to fanime but ended up not. it’s sort of a rant post to get me away from studying for finals, which i wasn’t really doing anyway…but thats besides the point.

basically i was waiting all year since AX 2010 to go to fanime. i missed out so much last year with all the lolita events and stuff! so in january when i got my dream item, the dreamy dollhouse salopette, i knew i would wear it for fanime.

this did not happen.

why?

i have a friend i’ve known since 4th grade that i’ve gone to fanime 2008, 2009, and AX 2010 with. shes a real sweetheart and is extremely kind. but she is smart too. she knows when to ignore someone when she doesn’t want to speak with them. in this sense i mean if i IM her on aim with something she doesn’t care about, she merely does not respond. which happened to be the case.

i thought i could find a friend that would tag alone with me to go to fanime. being only 15, i was terrified of going myself. a bright pink, OTT, 15 year old sweet lolita walking among noob cosplayers and creepy men who don’t belong there didn’t sound like a joyride to me. [lack of better words...joyride...fail] anyway, so the friends i went to  the AP opening with couldn’t go because one had to study for finals and the other lived too far away  to drive down :/ so i resorted to asking my friend that i mentioned before. she said it would be fine if i went with her but mentioned that she would be with her friends/fans from deviantART, since she is a popular artist there. that makes sense and i honestly had no problem with it!

so i asked her what time and when. no. response.

a day later. what time and when. no. response.

i figured okay, i can just text her when i get there! no reply. maybe i should call her…bam. i realized that she got a new phone since we had gone to AX 2010, and never updated it since i don’t see her anymore. i sat awkwardly in the car for TWENTY MINUTES. just sitting. a bright pink lolita next to an angry asian mom who was complaining about how bad i was at planning stuff.

i was deciding whether i should pay $25 to just go because i know the shopping is fun, but i noticed there were literally no lolitas and tons of weird weeaboo teens. i mean it’s fanime, so what did i expect…but i decided against it.

on our way back, my mom needed to stop by macy’s to buy a coffee maker, so away we went.

most funny moment of my life!!!

i somewhat strutted through the perfume/makeup department, and tons of (what looked like) single 25 year old girls with snooki makeup, in which their eyeshadow extended to their eyebrows and beyond, stared in awe at me. i just lifted my chin up and continued to  the escalator. my mom and i scurried around the kitchen and appliances section until we found what we wanted. it was so funny seeing a lolita carrying a mini toaster, and that is all i have to say XD

that was my first time wearing lolita in a non-lolita environment though, and it was really interesting. on my way to the car, one of the makeup gurus who saw me earlier said ‘hi there, i love your outfit!’ as i passed by. i cutely said thanks, in a way that my voice sort of cracked LOL. and then on my way out, i didn’t dare turn around but it seemed like a mother and her 20 or so year old daughter were wondering if i was a doll, or a fairy, or a giant barbie. wrong. D. all of the above. HAHA!

so that’s my story of why i didn’t go to fanime. i’m really sad that i couldn’t do all the fun things and shop, but i PROMISE i will go next year. if i can’t, i think i will explode!! i’m aiming for saturday next year. saturday, and better planning! @__@

the outfit that could have been: [sorry for terrible lighting & click for larger]

outfit rundown:

beret, salopette, socks, shoes – angelic pretty

cutsew – baby the stars shine bright

wristcuffs – won from a contest, they’re handmade :]

pink star clip – 6%dokidoki

two necklaces – handmade

bag – rilakkuma/san-x

rilakkuma lunch box used as my bag! nice and spacey.

 

i know you love awkward angle time! it’s the best time of day!

and handmade wristcuffs that i won! they have a butterfly trim on them ;]

depth is deceiving.

anyway, i have more posts coming soon so stay tuned!

♫ sara

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may the 4th be with you wishlist!

i’m sorta 3 weeks late. what can i say. i’m slow! <3

sorry i made it so small this time, lol! and weirdly patriotic… enjoy!

list of items:

wildfox couture smiley sweater – $59

rebel yell rocksteady tee – $55

pastel zebra ring – $13

rok stage tassel suede wedges – $243 $169

marc by marc jacobs galaxy backpack – $78

keith haring shirts:

doe – $17

forever 21 – $13.80 (gray, yellow)

NTICE sweater – $65

la mer bali stud wrap watch – $115

current elliott:

studded snap jacket – $642 $257

army cargos, any price XD

asian wholesale: 

kalli’s mocha cape blouse – $38

kalli’s leopard skirt – $25

pleated skirt – $18

asos pippa lynn strip mini skirt – $92

abbey dawn ziggy sweater – $60

forever 21 floral a-line skirt – $17

and i’m looking for black robin’s jeans with gold embroidery! :) ow ow so hot. <3

jk i know i’m suave!! >:D

♫ sara

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do you remember me? i was the girl about five foot three [lookbook]

i’m so happy, this got 15 likes in one night on fb, and now it’s at 35! idk if it’s because of my rockin shoes, adorable dog, or squeamishly cute quote:

do you remember me? i was the girl about five foot three.
do you remember my eyes? blue, blue as the skies.
do you remember my dress? the blue one with the white flowers
but it got all wet cuz of the april showers!
i look a little different than before, now i am five foot four.
and my hair’s no longer pink, i washed that color down the sink
i’ve got a few more things pierced, and i think they look… well, fierce!
and one day i hope you’ll see, and they will make you love me.
it’s been a while and i learned new tricks
and now i’m almost five foot six
wondering just where you are, could you really be that far?
maybe if you saw me today, you’d see me in a different way
see me in another light and love me whatever my height!

do you remember, remember?
no, not the fifth of november
but the twelfth of march,
when you broke my heart.

listen to the sample from burberry acoustics, but download the full and beautiful mp3 at itunes HERE! (hint: IT’S WORTH IT)

below are additional photos i took of my dog and i :) they were just for fun but i think they’re my favorites from the entire album! as always, click for larger

♫ sara

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i party with my docs ; photoshoot [part 3]

just floating, nbd [part 1] [part 2]

it’s been a while and i learned new tricks
and now i’m almost five foot six
wondering just where you are, could you really be that far?
maybe if you saw me today, you’d see me in a different way
see me in another light and love me whatever my height!

top: minkpink, shorts: free people, socks: betsey johnson, shoes: dr martens

that is all!

♫ sara

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i party with my docs ; photoshoot [part 2]

stop. it’s hammock time. part 2 [part 1] [part 3]

i look a little different than before, now i am five foot four.
and my hair’s no longer pink, i washed that color down the sink
i’ve got a few more things pierced, and i think they look… well, fierce!
and one day i hope you’ll see, and they will make you love me.

top: minkpink, shorts: free people, socks: betsey johnson, shoes: dr martens

this photo came out more hilarious than it was supposed to be ;)

toodaloo! part 3 coming up :)

♫ sara

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i party with my docs ; photoshoot [part 1]

as promised… part 1. [part 2] [part 3]

do you remember me? i was the girl about five foot three.
do you remember my eyes? blue, blue as the skies.
do you remember my dress? the blue one with the white flowers
but it got all wet cuz of the april showers!

top: minkpink, shorts: free people, socks: betsey johnson, shoes: dr martens

more later!

♫ sara

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i party with my mint dr martens

the doc is in.

hey all! let’s get right to it.

a few weeks ago, i won a twitter contest hosted by purseblog.com and talkshoes.com, pretty self explanatory. the contest was to submit a photo of either your purse or shoes every monday for a chance  to win a $25 amazon giftcard! and the week i entered happened to be tax monday so they bumped the prize up to $50! exciting.

i was SO happy when talkshoes told me i won the featuremyshoes contest! and i was 2nd runner up for the featuremybag contest :D

here are my two entries :) (click to see the twitter link)

ANYWAY! so on to the SHOES!

i was on haight ashbury the other day (in SF) and i happened by the dr martens store and saw the love of my life ; low top mint dr martens. EXCELLENT! and i remembered that i had a $50 amazon giftcard…so i bought them off amazon, it was like fate; my size was the last one available :D

now, the store that i bought it from is some store called ‘planet shoes’. i am unhappy with them.

why? because they took a long time to ship my shoes, and the box it came in with TERRIBLE.

i ordered april 26, it shipped april 28, and arrived may 4th. now, for amazon, i think that’s pretty slow. i’ve had previous experiences with amazon and they’ve shipped everything extremely fast, so what is this?! at least the tax and shipping was free, so i give them credit for that.

but look at this. what the SHIT is this?!?! i thought a timebomb went off in this!

YES, it was OPEN when i received it. this was taken 5 minutes after i had brought it inside.

do you know what that shoe print represents? a fatass STEPPING ON MY PACKAGE.

to make it worse, they didn’t even put it any paper to secure it. i get that it’s shoes and it’s a little more durable than clothing but seriously. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PRECIOUS BOX :( LIKE WHAT?!

for the most part, the shoes are unaffected…

…EXCEPT…STUPID BLACK MARKING ON THE SIDE…it’s REALLY faint but still. what the hell?

i drew a faint red circle around it.

anyway, it’s not that bad  but for an officially lisenced store, that’s pretty low.

worn pics!

mosquito bites…lovely!

socks are from betsey johnson, super soft and cute! :)

i definitely love these shoes though. dr martens are and always will be some of the best made shoes out there that won’t cost you more than $200 (on average). i’m already jumpstarting my dr martens collection and i hope that i’ll find some even cooler ones in the future! :D

here are some pics of my dog that i took while i didn’t go to school today, and a photoshoot i shall post tomorrow featuring these shoes ;)

p.s. i’m going to start watermarking my photos more often ; i get really nervous sometimes that people will take them and put them on tumblr or something, without credit to me! </3

♫ sara

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