January 2, 2009
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Personal Style, Work
By
tamia
No, not that type of green, although conservation is a worthy endeavor in which we should all take interest!
I'm talking about the color green, which hasn't been publicly appreciated since Kermit sang about it's virtues. If you have skin with orange or yellow undertones (and according to cosmetics companies, this covers approximately 60% of the US population), green can work for you!
Personally, I like green because it adds color without being too obvious--it's bright and
I was on a mission. A thrift mission.
This past Halloween, I entered a costume contest (there was a cash prize). I was dressed as Prince and figured I had a decent chance of winning, because I reeeaally get into the whole costume thing and darnit if I don't have a purple velvet blazer and suede ankle boots at the ready at all times--you know, just in case.
Anyway, one of the other contestants came dressed as
December 30, 2008
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Casual, Personal Style
By
tamia
It had the nerve to be 70 degrees (yes, Fahrenheit. I know) here in Cincinnati this weekend. I decided to take advantage of this (rare!) good fortune and fulfill my semi-urban cowgirl needs by pulling out the ol' Dingo boots.
Ah, the Dingos. I found them as I was casually strolling* through a local Goodwill and spent a good seven minutes tugging, pulling, and grunting muffled cursewords trying to fit my apparently gargantuan feet into these
December 29, 2008
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Uncategorized
By
tamia
So, apparently, the text in the previous blog posts is only aligned properly in Firefox, and is totally screwed up in Internet Explorer. So, all this work for nada.
Someone has got to be f-ing kidding me.
December 26, 2008
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Uncategorized
By
tamia
I friggin' love Christmas! I always feel bad when people talk about hating the holidays and "having to" spend time with their families, because I absolutely cannot relate. I love spending time with my family and exchanging gifts. This year's highlight was my mom's reaction when I gave her a Wii (which she's been specifically requesting for the past two years). She's so cute!Anyway, as fun as it is to give, receiving is a pretty