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Live to Party
By: Rawr Olivia Grace
Summary: For Fiona to get everyone happy and together, she decides to throw a party for their friends. All she really cares about is to end her senior year off with a bang. {This is after Eli asks Clare if they can ever start will they left off.}
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi, if I did, Eli and Clare would have never broke up.
A/N: Okay, I just want everyone to know that I am slightly behind on Degrassi. Maybe not even slightly, like a lot; but I do know quite a lot about what has happened with the show and that I'm watching the newest season. And I want everyone to know that a flashback is going to be in italics. Also, I want everyone to know that the random numbers throughout the chapter is for the bottom author note. They're just some random thoughts that I really want people to know… And it isn't really some, but more than a lot. Also, if you want to follow me on twitter for updates about my story progress, I'm RawrOliviaGrace, and this story should have been up yesterday, but I couldn't get to any internet. Enjoy!
Chapter One: The Start of the Night
To be perfectly honest, I had no idea why Fiona Coyne had invited me to her condo for a party, when she is such good friends with Eli and Imogen. It has probably been three months since Eli had stopped me at the once a year carnival. I couldn't believe that he seriously wanted to talk to me after all the crap I had put him in last year and I haven't stopped thinking about it since then.
I was walking around the carnival with a cotton candy in my hand beside Adam. Since it was mid-September, I was all bundled up in my coat and had my favorite beanie on top of my head. I had still yet to have talked to Alli but Adam and I have become even better friends than we were last year. He knew that my relationship with Jake was supposed to be a rebound from the break-up with Eli but turned into something more. Also, he knew of the fact that lately I have been thinking about what went wrong with Eli and I and he knew I wanted to fix things between us. I turned to him and asked, "So, what is going on between Eli and Imogen?"
"Clare, as much as I know, they rarely ever see each other anymore. Imogen and Fiona hang out more and when I'm not with you, I'm with him and he never really talks about her. Why?" He asked me as we walked around.
I sighed and said, "Because I like him again and I really don't want to end up getting in-between them if they are/were something. Does he ever, you know, ask you about me?"
"Well, out of the three times we hang during a normal week, there is always one full day when he asks me how you were doing. First it was how you were holding up with the fact that you and Jake had broken-up for good then went to how you were during the day. Sometimes, he asks if you had wonder about him or if you two could end up being friends again… Stuff liked that, you know?" He said and I nodded my head yes. "Well, sorry my best friend, Clare, I have to go. My mom is here to pick me up. Do you want a ride?" He asked me as he texted his mom back.
I smiled at him and said, "Nah, I'm going to walk around for a few more minutes before leaving. I'll see you on Monday morning, okay?" He nodded and walked towards his mother's car. Most people would call me insane for wanting to stay out in the cold, but since meeting and dating Eli, I have fallen in love with so many different things. From the cold weather to scream-o music, it was all because of him and I would never take the time I had with him back. I cherished that time and I hoped that Eli did too. It would crush me if he didn't and I knew that was because I was still in love with him. I had allowed my relationship with Jake, which was all an act, become something more than an act when all I really wanted was to be in Eli's arms again.
Of course, me being me, I wasn't watching where I was walking and ended up walking into someone. (1) "I'm sorry." I looked up and saw Eli.
"Hi, Clare, how are you?" He asked me and I smiled.
Walking just a few paces into front of him, I answer, "I've been good and you?"
"I'm good." I sigh and said bye before turning around to walk towards the Farris wheel. Before walking completely away, I hear Eli's voice saying my name. "Clare?" I turn towards him and tilt my head in confusion and he walked towards me. "Do you think we could ever pick up where we left off?" He looked so afraid that I was going to dash his hopes down.
I smiled and walked towards him a tad bit more. "Eli, I think before we could ever get to that point in our relationship, we need to start over. I, um, I still frankly like you and I'm not sure if Adam has told you any of this but my relationship with Jake had started out as a rebound to get over you and well I allowed my feelings for him to override my feelings for you. So, yeah, I still have feelings for you but we should be friends first before we jump into anything. What do you think?"
"I think that is a great idea and I think our first act of official new friendship, is to go ride the Ferris wheel together," Eli said while he grabbed my arm and pulled me along.
I laughed and said, "As long as you help me finish my cotton candy before we get on the ride."
"Deal," he said with his famous smirk.
Ever since that night, I'm either hanging with him or Adam but we are always laughing and cracking jokes. I was thinking of the fact that I wished that he would ask me out on a date now, when my step-brother and well ex-boyfriend, Jake, walked into my bedroom. "So Clare, are you going to Fiona's party? If so, do you need a ride there because I can give you one."
"Actually, no I don't, sorry. Eli is picking me and Adam up in his new car, another hearse. Typical Eli, if I say so myself." I laughed when he pulled up three weeks ago in his new hearse.
The day that I saw Eli's new hearse was the day that my mother found out that I was hanging out with him again. I was doing my homework on a Friday night in the living room when my mom screamed my name. Of course I jumped up and ran towards the kitchen where I knew my mom was. "Clare, why in the world is there a HEARSE in front of our house?" She asked me when she finally pulled her eyes off of our kitchen window.
I shrugged until what she said hit me. A hearse, a freaking hearse and there is only one person I knew who would ever have one. "No freaking way!" I screamed before running out of the kitchen and throwing the front door to see Eli leaning against the driver's door. "You brought a new HEARSE! I can't believe this!"
"Well believe it, Clare because she is here to stay. So what do you think about this baby?" He asked as he laughed at my shocked expression.
I laughed along as I shut the front door and made my way towards him. "Well, I got to say, she is a beauty… How old is she and what's her name?" I asked him when I finally stood by his side.
"About maybe twenty years old, way younger than Morty, but yeah, and um, I decided to call her Jewel. I think she is one of my most precious jewels." He sighed and said, "Let me guess, your mom didn't know that we were friends again?"
I looked into his deep jade eyes and said, "Well, she's been busy with work and her new husband and stuff. She doesn't even know that I'm not friends with Alli anymore, but oh well. Will you pick me up tomorrow morning? I haven't ridden in a hearse in like forever!" I looked into his shocked eyes and muttered a 'sorry'.
"Hey, don't worry about it. We were both at fault when we broke up and we both know it. Yes, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning. Does ten o'clock sound fine to you?" He asked me and I nodded my head yes. "Okay, well I think you should probably go in now unless you want your mom to kill both of us." We both laughed and then hugged. I watched him get into his car and stayed there on my front steps until I couldn't see him anymore.
That day I had told my mom everything, well not everything, but she knew what I had been going through and that I was starting to have feelings for Eli again. Jake cleared his throat, breaking me out of my thoughts. "Okay then, and don't forget to pack a bag for the night and morning after. I'll probably leave after you tomorrow afternoon, so night." I said goodnight and he left my bedroom to travel towards his. You could tell that he still had a few feelings for me and I felt bad about showing off the fact that I now had Eli again.
I look over and saw that the time was slowly coming towards ten o'clock and I decide that it was time for me to go to bed. So, I stand up from my bed and open my door and yell, "Night mom, night Glen, love you." They scream that they love me back up the stars and I close my door and turn my lights off. I step into my turned down bed spread and I lay my head down and fell asleep. Only to dream about what Eli and I could be.
Waking up to a shrill sound of my alarm clock's alarm really sucks, but I knew in about three to five hours Eli would be here to picked me up. We decided last Monday that we would hang out at the park for a few hours before going to pick up Adam.
I climbed out of my warm bed before walking to my joint bathroom that the room held. When Darcy was still living here, she had the second bedroom that had the joint bathroom with it and when she moved to Kenya, my parents allowed me to change rooms and ever since then I have never been happier. After making sure the water was hot enough for my body, I stepped into the shower/bath. First I shampooed my hair with my strawberry shampoo and then conditioned with my strawberry conditioner before washing my body down with my Japanese Cherry Blossom body soap from Bath & Beyond. Once I was finished, I stepped out and wrapped a soft purple towel around my body before sitting down on my chair in front of my mirror. I pick up my hair dryer and turn it on to start drying my hair. After my hair was dry and curled I walk back into my bed room and pulled on a pair of soft blue bikini cut underwear and a matching bra to go along with them. Then I walked into my closet and pulled on a pair of skinny jeans and a green tank with a white cardigan with little roses over it. Once I was dressed I made sure that my pink bag was packed with my pajamas and my outfit for the next day, before pulling thick green socks on and then my brown boots with the fur on top. I made sure that my purity ring was on my ring finger on my left hand and that my cross necklace was around my next before pulling a white beanie on my head and then spraying myself with my new perfume, Midnight Rose, from Lancôme. (2)
I walked down the stairs and saw my mom and Glen sitting on the couch together watching the news. "Hi, mom, Glen, what are you doing tonight while Jake and I are at Fiona's condo?" I asked them while walking into the kitchen for some breakfast. Eli had told me not to eat a big breakfast because he had planned on us eating while we were out before the party.
"Well, we had decided to go on a much needed date, and since we know that you and Jake are going to be fine and with your friends, we feel better about not leaving you two alone by yourself. So, who are you riding with? I think Jake said something about picking up Jenna, but I remember you aren't quite friendly with her after the whole K.C. thing." My mom said as she looked at me before turning her head back towards the news.
I placed some hundred percent whole wheat bread (3) into the toaster before saying, "Oh, well, Eli is picking me up and we are going to hang out before the party. He's taking me out for lunch and then we are hanging out either at the park or in his hearse." My mom knew that nothing was going on between me and Eli, so she didn't really have to worry about us being alone in the back of his car.
"You two aren't dating yet? What is wrong with that boy? He has wanted a second chance with you for quite a while now and he has still yet to make a move on you? Clare if he doesn't make a move on you tonight, I say you take a chance and make your own move on him in the morning." My mom says and Glen laughs at the look on my face.
My toast pops up and I put it on the plate before I spread Nutella on them. (4) "Mom, you don't even like Eli. You hated him, if I remember correctly. (5)" I sat down at the kitchen table to eat my toast and stare intensely at my mother.
She was about to say something when Glen spoke up. "Clare, sure your mom didn't like him but she has thought hard about this and we both think that now that she is in a better phase of her life; she should allow some things be put in the vault and her feelings about Eli should be there. So, once you two get back together, we want to have dinner with him, as a family, and we want the same with Jake when he starts dating Jenna. (6)" I smile and laugh.
"Okay, will do, Glen. Thanks mom for being okay with my feelings for him and can you see about dad giving him a second chance too?" She nodded and I look at my phone and see a text message from Eli and I open the message.
Hey Clarabelle (7), I'm bored and I wanted to know if you want to hang out now? Because Fiona moved her party up to four o'clock and yeah, I was hoping we could get some sandwiches from The Dot and then hang out in Jewel.
I laugh before texting back, Sure Eli. I have to brush my teeth and then I'll be ready. Can you be here in ten minutes?
Yeah, sure I can, Clarabelle. Don't forget to put your toothbrush and toothpaste back into your bag. See you in ten.
I smile before placing my empty plate in the sink before looking at the clock to see that it was almost noon and that I was sitting talking to my mom and step-father. "Okay, mom, Glen, I'm going to finish getting ready and Eli is going to be here in about ten minutes." I say as I ran up the stairs and into my bathroom. After brushing my teeth, I throw my toothbrush and toothpaste in a zip-lock baggie before placing them into my bag when I heard my mom saying hi to someone, most likely Eli.
"Clare, Eli is here. Are you ready to go?" She screams up the staircase and I laugh while walking down.
"Hey Eli, catch," I said before throwing my pink bag at him. "Be a gentleman and carry a lady's bag out to the car." My smirk that has been a constant symbol of our friendship graced my face; but when I looked at him, my smirk turned into smile. He was wearing a Bullet for My Valentine T-Shirt with a skull on it, black skinny jeans, and along with his constant black blazer, converse, his silver chain with the silver guitar pick, and his black stone and skull rings. (8) & (9)
Eli laughed before saying with his smirk, "Why if I must Clarabelle." I laugh along and hug my mom and Glen goodbye before walking to Eli's hearse. He open and shuts my door after I got in before throwing my bag into the back of the hearse then getting in his side of the car. "So, do you want your usual from The Dot?"
"Do you even remember my usual?" I asked him as he starts up Jewel before moving the gear stick to pull away from my house.
Eli looks at me like I was crazy before saying, "Of course I do and let me surprise you that I do, okay?" I smile and nod my head yes while he turned up Dead Hand. We listen to the 'Paisley Jacket' and just sat in silence as Eli drove to The Dot. (10) "So, are you ready for this party tonight?"
"Actually, yes, I am. To finally be out of the house and saying at a friend's house is really great. I haven't been able to do that since before Alli kissed Jake, which you know that, I have been over the fact that they kissed for a while now but… But, I guess I can't seem to go and talk to her and make it right because, what if she does it again you know? Because she knew at that point I still had feelings for him and everything, and ugh!" I scream out making Eli jump in his seat.
He pulled off the road and in front of The Dot before turning to me. "Clare, I know that you hate this and are afraid to take another step towards friendship with her again, but the New Year is about to start, so can't you, you know, try to make it work?" He asked me as he unbuckled his seat belt.
"I'll try but I'm still not sure if it's a good idea to do so…"
Eli sighed before taking my hands into his. (11) "Clare, before I asked you that question three months ago, did you ever once think about being friends again?"
I looked into his trouble eyes before saying, "That's all I ever thought about Eli. You have no, and I do mean no idea how much I had missed our talks." He smiled before nodding his head to The Dot. "Yeah, go get our food, so we can get going, we still have to pick Adam up in two hours." Eli laughed and got out of the car to walk inside. While he was inside at the bar ordering our food, my favorite song from Paramore came on the radio. "I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't let go of what's in front of me here. I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up. Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream." (12) I sang along to the song, belting it out, so of course I wouldn't have know that Eli was back sitting there, smiling his head off. (13)
"Nice Clare, I didn't know you could sing." Eli says, which brings me one, out of my thoughts about what this song meant and two, to make me blush bright red. (14)
Looking down at my jean covered legs, I say, "Um, well, thanks, I guess… Are we ready to go to the park?" He smiles and nods his head yes before pulling away from The Dot and towards the park that is the closest to Adam's house.
Once we get there, Eli parks and turn the car off. "So, are we eating in the back?" He questions me and I nod my head yes. We both step out and then step right back into the back of Jewel. "So, where is my sandwich?" He laughs and hands me my sandwich. The first bite I take was mind blowing.
"How in the world did you remember my favorite sandwich?" I asked between bites.
He laughed before saying, "Clare, it would take an idiot to not know that your favorite type of sandwich from The Dot was 'Peanut Butter Dream Bars', a sandwich with a name like that just sounds nasty. (15) So, of course I would remember that." He ruffled my hair before he continued eating his 'Pastrami Reubin' sandwich. (16)
"Eli, you have never once tried my sandwich!" He smirked and shook his head at my comment. "How about this… I'll try a bite of your sandwich if you try a bite from mine?" I asked as I moved closer to him. Eli rolled his eyes before sticking out a part of his sandwich for me to try and I did the same with mine. Once we both took a bite and pulled away our sandwiches and mouths. After I finished chewing up the amount of food in my mouth, I spoke out loud, "Okay, not that bad of a sandwich. I mean, I still like my sandwich but you have good taste in sandwiches."
He smirks and rolls his eyes at me. "Well thanks and I guess the same goes to your sandwich. That sandwich is like a blast of flavor!" I laugh and we become silent while we finish our meal. "Okay, now that we are done and we have an hour before we have to pick Adam up for the party. What do you want to do?"
"How about the Twenty Questions, you know the game where we both ask twenty questions?" I ask him as I pull my bag under my head. Eli smiles and nods to me to go first. "Okay… What's something you do that not many people know about?"
Eli laughed before saying, "I can play the guitar and I'm quite good at playing. (17) So, what actually happened between you and Jake that made you two breaks up?"
I looked anywhere but him while I tell him. "Um, we were going to have sex and as I'm getting undress, he pushes me off him and runs out of my bed room. He left me there broken…" When I finally look up at him, he was pure angry and I'm hoping he wasn't angry at me.
"How can he do that to someone as beautiful as you? I mean, damn it, if it was me that you were going to be sleeping with, I would have made sure you got all of the attention in the fucking world! Jake is such a fucking ASS!" He screamed out and I just sat there with a confused expression on my face. Eli had to take a few minutes before speaking again, "Okay, I'm sorry about yelling.
"It's just at times, when something happens that extremely upsets me, my bipolar starts up. My medicine normally works against me but Jake had to make you feel awful about yourself, which you should never do. I guess that is something I learned along the way of getting better…"
I smiled and said, "Okay your last question… If you and the girl you like were to watch a movie, what type of movie would you pick for you two to watch and why?"
"A scary movie because I would love the fact that she would have to get all bubby-buddy with me; the fact that she would end up jumping into my arms all throughout the night would be great!" He smirked at me before asking, "If I were to kiss you, would you slap me? I mean, the kiss would just be like a peck on the lips and um, yeah…" To shut him up, I lean over and gave him a gentle kiss to his lips. "Oh, well um, I think I know the answer to my question now." We both laugh and get out of the back so we can pick Adam up.
The drive didn't take too long and soon Eli was honking his horn and I was slide over even closer to him. A minute after the honking had completely stopped; Adam was running out the door and throwing his bad into the back. "Hey guys, are you two ready to party?" Adam screamed as his body slide into the hearse.
When I looked over at him, he was dressed pretty normal besides his- "Adam, is that a sports jacket?" (18) Eli asked in outraged.
"Sorry, I couldn't find the jacket I normally wore and took one from Drew." After that we sat in silence for the twenty minute drive. The drive to Fiona's was really weird and awkward because I knew Eli and I both wanted to talk about the kiss we had just had. "Man, did the two of you do it or something, because you can cut the tension with a knife!" Adam commented which brought a blush to my face.
Eli groans and says, "Wouldn't you like to know, but no we did not do it or something; so nothing has happened…" At his comment being voice, my heart fell to the pit of my stomach. He wanted that kiss and he knew I did, so why would he call it nothing? Because that kiss was totally something to me…
When we were at a red light, Eli pulled his phone out, texting quickly before sending the text and going across the intersection when we light turned green. Not even two seconds after he pressed send, my phone buzzed in my lap. Clarabelle, I want you to know that that kiss did mean something and tonight when everyone is asleep, we need to talk about what it now means for our friendship. Nod your head yes for me if you understand. I giggled and nodded my head yes as we continued our drive to Fiona's house.
Eli pulled up to the curb outside of Fiona's condo before turning off his hearse. "Okay, let's go party with some… people…" Eli trailed off and Adam and I laughed at him before getting out. He walked out towards the back and pulled all three bags out. Adam picked up his bag and slides it on to his shoulder, but Eli wouldn't allow me to carry my bag.
"Eli, do you really want to be seen walking in with a pink and white bag?" I asked him while I tried taking my bag from him.
Both Adam and Eli laughed before saying, "Clare, I don't mind what people think, remember? And I could always say that I was carrying a pretty girl's bag, which I am." With that being said, I blushed and stepped into the elevator. Adam pressed the sixth floor after Eli got in behind me.
"So, what did you guys do before picking me up?" Adam asked and I blushed remembering that kiss.
Since I wasn't going to speak, in fear of my voice acting up, Eli said, "We ate sandwiches from The Dot before playing twenty questions."
"Oh, cool… What do you guys think we are going to be doing tonight?" Adam asked us as the elevator continued moving up.
I laughed before saying, "Probably some games before eating and watching a movie…" The doors opened and we all stepped out before walking to Fiona's door, door 618. I knocked and we waited a minute before Fiona throws the door open.
She was dressed in professional ripped, skinny jeans, a black shirt with laced sleeves and upper torso, and black boots with the zipper in the front. Her outfit was complete with a red beret and a green chunky necklace. "Hey guys, come on in. No one else is here yet, well one person is…" She said as we walked in before shutting the door. Once we were inside her condo, Fiona walked towards her bedroom with our bags as Imogen walked out of the kitchen. (19)
"ELI! I didn't know that you were going to be here. Hello, Clare. I thought you didn't hang out with them anymore?" She asked as I looked at her outfit.
She was wearing black skinny jeans with a blue and black tutu over it, along with a purple leopard print tank top, along with a black leather jacket. Her outfit was complete with black lace gloves, one of those black hats with lace over the eyes, and black high tops with multiple colors on the inside. "Um, I was always still friends with Adam and Eli and I have been friends for about three months. So, right around when he broke up with you, right?" I smirked and stayed close to Eli's side. Both Eli and Adam gasped at my comment because I have never had the guts to do something so gutsy like that.
"Oh, well, are you two dating?" Imogen asked with a smirk because she knew that we weren't dating at all. That would be very big news in our high school. Anything Eli or I did was big news.
Adam looked between Eli and me, before Eli says, "Imogen, stop being a fucking jealous ex-girlfriend! (20) If Clare and I were dating; it would be NONE of your business!" He takes my hand before pulling me to the couch.
"Okay, guys, the others will be here in about five to ten minutes, so then we will start the party," Fiona said as she walked from her bedroom. And not even after five minutes the door bell rung. Fiona smiled and walked to open the door. "Hey guys, thanks for showing up."
Fiona walks in with K.C. trailing after her, and Dave after him. They were almost wearing the same exact thing. (21) After they walked in two girls were right behind them. I knew one pretty well but the other was a new face to me. The first girl was the one that I didn't know at all and she was in jeans, a long sleeved gray shirt with love written in a heart, along with a gray hooded sweatshirt that had some type of words on them. "Hi, I'm Jess and K.C. invited me… I hope that's okay with all of you." She was shy, like me, but I could totally see that both she and K.C. liked each other.
"Don't worry about it," Fiona told her.
Sadie was behind Jess and she was wearing a pink cropped shirt over a tank top with pink and white stripes, flare jeans, pink tennis shoes, and her beige trench coat was open. "Hey, guys! Haven't seen you in a while… ADAM!" She screams and runs over to hug him. I didn't even know that she knew him, let alone that they were friends. Maybe that's who he is with when it's just Eli and I alone... I look towards Eli and I know he is thinking the same thing that I was when I got his text. Clare, I think I know where Adam is when he isn't with us or his family.
I agree Eli, I agree. After he received my text message, we share a secret smile before jumping into the conversation. Another five minutes went by before the doorbell rang out in the room.
"Coming!" Fiona yells before skipping to the door, so we could get the party started. "Hey guys, everyone else is in the living room and I'll take your bags and place them into my room." We could hear from the front that everyone was headed our way. First I see Jake and he is in what he normally wears when we weren't in school, then Jenna comes in after him. (22) She was wearing skinny jeans, a gray shirt with something all over it with her beige coat open, gray TOMS, and a locket -which I knew had her son's picture and a family picture of her, K.C. and Tyson. After the whole moving into Summer's house and Jake saving me, I had become better friends with her and I had totally got over Jake. (23) The one person that I didn't want to be here walked into my view once Jake and Jenna walked out of it; Ali was wearing black skinny jeans with a long-sleeved purple top that had some type of design on it, and black heeled ankle boots. Her jewelry was simple but over the top; silver bangles, a ring with a white stone, hop earrings and some type of necklace that I have never seen on her before. We have still yet to speak a word to each other after I had accused her of jumping straight to Jake once we broke it off "for good", so a good few months. "Okay guys, everyone is here, so what games do you guys want to play? I have a list of some games that will be fun; truth or dare, soda pong –which is a knock-off of beer pong-, never have I ever, spin the bottle, strip poker or maybe regular poker, seven minutes in heaven or would you rather?" Fiona asked once she came back into the room. After a long voting and fighting debates, we all ended up choosing truth or dare.
A/N: Okay, hey everyone, I hope you like my first chapter! The next chapter will be all about truth or dare, so I'm pretty sure the chapters that are going to be about the games might be kind of short… But I know for sure that the last chapter will be pretty long and maybe, just maybe, the second to last chapter… Who knows!
(1) So, I have totally been told that I am like Clare, and so I wanted to put some of my own qualities in my story…
(2) I actually have this perfume and let me just say, it is the BEST perfume I have ever had!
(3) Clare seems just the type of person to eat healthy… Even though later on in the chapter/story she eats something that might not be called healthy
(4) Nutella is some of the best stuff in this world!
(5) I'm not wrong here right? Helen hated Eli, right?
(6) I was thinking of having a three-shot story of Clare and Eli giving their parents a second first impression…
(7) Is that his nickname for her or is it Blue Eyes? I mean, I'm not going to change it, I was just wondering…
(8) The guy that plays Eli, Munro Chambers, looks like my friend's sister, not even joking! But she is really cute, so I still kind of think that he is hot… I mean, just because her sister looks like him doesn't mean anything really in my book because I will always think Munro Chambers is hot! I kind of have a thing for bad guys that are really good guys… and (9) okay, I know the rings aren't exactly right, but I tried to find a good match. And if you don't know what I mean, look at Eli's outfit on my Polyvore account… Also I couldn't find a good choice for his necklace at all
(10) Dead Hand is Eli's favorite band right? 'Cause I always sees him in a Dead Hand T-Shirt.
(11) I like that they are slowly getting into dating, like holding hands… :)
(12) One of my favorite songs by them and that verse just totally made me think of Eclare!
(13) When I start singing, I never realize that other people are around me
(14) I hate singing in front of people and I'm pretty sure Clare would blush from a commitment from Eli
(15) I have no idea if it is actually good but here is what is in it - 2 slices of Potato bread, Crunchy peanut butter, Sliced bananas, Candied walnuts (I get sick from walnuts or really any type of nuts), chopped, Marshmallow fluff, and Raspberry jam
(16) Again, I have no idea if this is good or not but here is what it is - Sliced dark rye bread, Thousand Island Dressing, Swiss Cheese, Dill Pickle slices (YUM), Crunchy Sauerkraut, and Roasted fresh pastrami
(17) In the promo for the new season, Eli is seen walking up the stairs with a guitar case and if you want when or if I do that three-shot, the dinner with his parents, I'll have him play something.
(18) Look at my Polyvore for his outfit… I had decided not to write what each guy is wearing… Eli would be the only guy just because I love him so much and his outfits, I put a lot of thought in.
(19) I think Fiona has become a totally new person… A person that doesn't just have things done for her anymore…
(20) Remember Fiona gets them together and when they break up, I think Imogen would be a totally jealous ex-girlfriend (not like how she is in the actual show after they break up)
(21) Look at my Polyvore for his outfit… I had decided not to write what each guy is wearing…
(22) Look at my Polyvore for his outfit… I had decided not to write what each guy is wearing…
(23) In the promo for "Not ready to make nice, part 2", it looks like Jake got stabbed but he didn't, he just got in a fight… Which is AWESOME! I do like Jake... Just not with Clare;)


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The article "Lodi Academy collects awards at Worldstrides Heritage Performance," May 22, aroused my attention. Following is an incident that took place on Dec. 13, 2013.
Last December, students from Lodi Academy came to Vintage Assisted Living on Kettleman Lane to sing for the holidays. Both girls and boys were involved. Roses were distributed — lovely roses to each of us attending.
The girls who gave me one were overwhelmed when I told them I had been a teacher. Within a brief time, about eight of the young people surrounded me asking questions about teaching. I was delighted with each precious one.
As a kind recognition to these students, I immediately bought a thank-you card. I would have enjoyed a response — no luck!
On Feb. 14, some of the same girls came to greet us at lunch. When they came to my table, I asked if they had received my Christmas greeting. They exchanged glances and said no to one another! "We never saw it," they said. I was upset!
I made at least five calls to the school and could not reach the music teacher. I also sent around a letter to the teacher! No response!
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Orange customers who have a Barclaycard can now download an app to their iPhone that will enable them to view their transaction history helping them manage their finances better and thus avoiding any nasty surprises when that monthly bill lands on their doorstep. In fact, users will be able to view the last 60 days worth of transactions, pay their credit card and keep abreast their reward points.
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Dupage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram - Review about 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport from Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Update by user Jul 17, 2015
The general manager called today and went above and beyond to keep me as a customer. I'm stoked about my new jeep!
Original review posted by user Jul 17, 2015
RUDE, DISHONEST SALESPEOPLE!On 7/16/15 I spoke with RJ Kaye regarding an Internet advertised Jeep Wrangler on the Dupage Jeep dealership website (Glendale Heights, IL) and cars.com.
The advertised price was $23,825. My husband called and put a $200 down payment for the vehicle and made plans to drive down tomorrow (7/17/15) from Cedarburg, WI and purchase the vehicle. An hour later RJ called back stating that the advertised price was not what they could actually sell the vehicle for. RJ stated that he would charge us $4000 more.
He told us he realizes the advertised price is $23,825 but he stated that it's not incorrect, we just don't "quality" for that pricing but could not list the "qualifications" needed. No qualifications were listed on the website or cars.com. RJ stated he could possibly "pull some strings" and charge us $26,000 if we came down tomorrow. I really, wanted the vehicle so I agreed to the misrepresented upcharged price.
At about 8:30pm tonight RJ phoned us and stated that he "just sold the jeep to someone else" even though we had money down to hold it. RJ was incredibly rude and knowingly misrepresented the price of this vehicle online to lure in customers and then charge them more. The website still states the sale price. I also have photos of the web advertised prices and vehicle.
My husband voiced his complaint with RJ and RJ responded by saying "suck my ***" and hung up the phone. I've always wanted a Jeep Wrangler and this was my very first interaction with a representative of JEEP. I hope this is not the norm.
I filed a consumer complaint with the Illinois Attorney General.
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We just sent out our first Postgreen Investor Proposal since our call for qualified investors, and we think it's a good one. The proposal gives project details, rates of return and basic information regarding the structure of the investment. Those interested after a review of the proposal will then spend a few minutes on the phone with us to get additional details and have their questions answered. After that we write a note, get a check and start our construction process.
The Skinny House is a working title for a yet-to-be-announced Postgreen Homes project. Only qualified investors get more details than that so why not check out the program and see if you want to join the ranks. Don't worry, if you aren't in a position to invest or prefer to keep your cash in relative safety under your mattress, you will get to hear all about it soon enough. Please don't sign up as an investor out of simple curiosity.
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Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science
Jim Al-Khalili
For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. In Pathfinders, Jim al-Khalili celebrates the forgotten, inspiring pioneers who helped shape our understanding of the world during the golden age of Arabic science, including Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon; al-Khwarizmi, the greatest mathematician of the medieval world; and Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a Persian polymath to rival Leonardo da Vinci.
Sufficient Grace
Amy Espeseth
Sufficient Grace is a story of lost innocence and the unfailing bond between two young women. It is at once devastating and beautiful, and ultimately transcendent.READ MORE
Delusions of Gender
Cordelia Fine
Icon Books
Are men from Mars and women really from Venus? Gender inequalities are increasingly defended by citing hard-wired differences between the male and female brain. That's why, we're told, there are so few women in science, so few men in the laundry room – different brains are just suited to different things. Not so, argues cognitive neuroscientist Cordelia Fine.
Suddenly, A Knock on the Door
Etgar Keret
Chatto & Windus
Etgar Keret is an ingenious and original master of the short story. Hilarious, witty and always unusual, declared a 'genius' by the New York Times, Keret brings all of his prodigious talent to bear in this, his sixth bestselling collection. Long a household name in Israel, where he has been declared the voice of his generation, Keret has been acknowledged as one of the country's most radical and extraordinary writers.
The Old Ways
Robert Macfarlane
Hamish Hamilton
Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks and sea-ways that form part of a vast network of old routes criss-crossing the British landscape and its waters, and connecting them to the continents beyond. Travelling from the chalk-lands of England to the bird-islands of the Scottish northwest, and from the disputed territories of Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas, the book folds together geology, archaeology, natural history and cartography.
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A glitteringly original new poem which is also a version of Homer's Iliad, from prize-winning poet Alice Oswald.
Matthew Arnold praised the Iliad for its 'nobility', as has everyone ever since -- but ancient critics praised it for itsenargeia, its 'bright unbearable reality' (the word used when gods come to earth not in disguise but as themselves). To retrieve the poem's energy, Alice Oswald has stripped away its story, and her account focuses by turns on Homer's extended similes and on the brief 'biographies' of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom lives and dies unforgettably - and unforgotten - in the copiousness of Homer's glance.


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FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Review by winger14jjb
"The first next gen football game"
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup is the first next generation football game, by EA Sports, to appear on the Xbox 360. The game, as the name suggests, focuses on qualification to the Fifa 2006 World Cup. The user picks a team and takes them through the qualification process. The user can choose whether to use the real 2006 qualifying schedule (European Teams only) or randomly generated groups. Qualifying matches are interspersed with friendlies and randomly generated cups. Doing well in these cups unlocks extras such as kits and balls. Friendly matches and user created custom tournaments can also be played.
This game plays like an improved version of previous FIFA games. The basic controls allow the user to pass, shoot, lob pass and play through balls. The game comes into its element, however, when you start to use more advanced controls. The player can send team mates on a run which puts them in better positions to receive a through ball, but you have to be careful otherwise, if your timing is off, you could find yourself offside. The right analogue stick is used to control a player's first touch. This is particularly useful when receiving the ball when a defender is within close proximity to you.
The game plays a fairly realistic game of football. When playing on the appropriate difficulty level scores are usually realistic. When playing Lithuania you expect a fairly comfortable win, but when Brazil comes to town you're defending for your life. The score is kept realistic through the way in which the game is played, it's quite difficult to create clear chances, but when they do come you usually score. I prefer this approach compared to other popular football games whereby you can create lots of chances but the superhuman computer goalie keeps everything out. Having said that some of the goalie AI is a weak point of the game. Often on long through balls the goalie refuses to come off his line, instead waiting for an outfield player (whether it be attacker or defender) to collect the ball.
Playing patiently with a short passing game, waiting for gaps to open in the defence, is a good tactic. It is very difficult to just dribble around players all the time. This is nice because it makes you appreciate it more when you beat a defender with a well timed flick of the analogue stick.
In my opinion the graphics in this game are excellent. Player models are great and look very much like their real life counterparts. Attention to detail is also stunning, even down to Wayne Rooney's freckled complection. In game, the player animations are good. All movements are motion captured and this realism is transferred to the game. Whilst playing the frame rate remains stable although for some reasons replays are horrible and jerky. The real stadiums are accurately modelled on the real life examples.
The only slight downside to the graphics is the player kits. The material doesn't appear realistic. Close up it looks solid, almost like clay as opposed to cloth. This is noticeable when the camera is zoomed in at kick offs and in some replays but is not noticeable during game play.
The sound in FIFA 06 is excellent. Commentary is appropriate, varied and interesting. Martin Tyler keeps up with events on the pitch whilst Andy Gray provides analysis. Match commentary is intertwined with facts about countries and historical matches.
The crowd noise is also very good. The crowd reacts to what is going on, on the pitch, by changing their levels of excitement depending on the situation. Teams also have unique songs and chants which is a nice touch.
Overall this is a very solid football game. People will always moan about the lack of teams and players but they have to realise that this was not the point of the game. The game offers a taste into next generation football. In order for the game to make realise a number of features, such as club teams, were left out. This is acceptable to me because the game was built from scratch. It would have taken a long time to create such detailed player models for so many teams; it would not have been practical to do this in the time available. I am confident we will see this improvement in future games.
To me this is a very enjoyable game that seems to have some lasting appeal. If you are worried about some of the bad reviews this game got I suggest downloading the demo from Xbox Live to see whether it is for you.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
Originally Posted: 12/06/05
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59 marks the combined ages of Ami and Yumi at the mini album's release which was was a year after Nice and two years before Splurge. I do not believe 59 had particularly good sales as it peaked at 62 on the Japanese charts. This may be reflective of the ebb that Puffy seemed to be in at the time and 59 feels like something of a placeholder in Puffy's catalog consisting of left over material from Nice.
I have had my copy of 59 for quite a while. While on the trip home from Singapore I had a solid layover at Narita and hit the music/electronics/magazine shop between customs and my gate. I had stopped in before on other trips, but usually to check things out, my interest in Japanese music was very minimal before. I knew Puffy had this mini album out and decided to buy it if I saw it. They did, so I did.
59 marks the last time Andy Sturmer had a significant role on a Puffy album, but also the first time Tamio Okuda had nothing to do with an album. Ami and Yumi do affair amount of writing for the lyrics, which I think touches on their growth as song writers. I think in some ways having two albums produced by Sturmer was a detriment to Puffy, though I deeply suspect most of 59 was songs left on the shelf from Nice which was Sturmer's baby start to finish and made for an easy release.
Here is the track list for 59:
Teen Titans Theme (lyrics & music: Andy Sturmer)
Sunrise (lyrics: Puffy, music: Andy Sturmer)
Joining a Fan Club (lyrics & music: Andy Sturmer, Roger Manning)
Kokoroni Hanao (lyrics: Puffy, Music: Andy Sturmer)
Kazemakase Futaritabi (lyrics: Puffy, music: Greg Camp & Andy Sturmer)
Forever (lyrics: Andy Sturmer, Puffy, music: Andy Sturmer)
So Long Zero (lyrics & music: Andy Sturmer)
Teen Titans Theme (Japanese Version) (lyrics: Puffy, music: Andy Sturmer)
I will cover the bookends of the CD in one go. According to Peace, Pop, Puffy the Teen Titans Theme is slightly different than other versions. Upon a closer listen, it does sound slightly less guitar heavy. Teen Titans Theme is not one of my favorite songs Puffy songs, so I never picked up on as this as I never seek out this song. Of the two versions I prefer the Japanese, which I feel Ami and Yumi better deliver. That said both tracks are at the bottom of the album for songs I liked.
Sunrise... I know my cohort Jeff is not a fan of Sunrise, but I have always liked it. It is fast and has a lot going on with instruments. The overall sound borders on being over engineered and I deeply suspect Sturmer threw keyboards at it to fix Sunrise. After hearing live snippets of Sunrise, I think this is a song Ami and Yumi could sing without being over processed but that said what is on the album I like. It is fast and has the unique vocals that Ami and Yumi deliver.
If you have heard the original version of Joining a Fan Club by Jellyfish (which I believe is slightly different) and recall what I think about Jellyfish's musical stylings… You might think I hate this song. I will not go so far as to say I like it, but it is listenable and a better effort than the original. What has always impressed me about Puffy is their ability to take covers and make them their own. Sometimes the results are iffy (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds being a better example) but the delivery is at worst interesting.
What I find interesting with Kokoroni Hanao is that Sturmer lets Ami and Yumi deliver vocals that are not exactly in tune and touch back more to prior albums where I think they were a little more lax with the technical details of singing. This is not a bad thing as I genuinely like this Kokoroni Hanao. If feels and sounds like a Puffy song. There are some synthesizer effects way in the background that do not really ad much to the song, I think they could have been replaced with faint guitars or taken away all together. This is a very minor thing howver and this sneaks in as my favorite song on 59 and Kokoroni Hanao winds up being one of my favorite Puffy songs.
Kazemakase Futaritabi starts off really slow and engineered… but then it starts picking up steam as more vocals and instruments are added in then it is rolling quite nicely and Ami and Yumi deliver some very nice vocals in the process. There is an experimental feel to the track but it came together and is my second favorite track on 59.
Forever is a romantic girl group throwback track and it has problems. Ami and Yumi's vocals sound off both in regards to pitch and volume and it never quite feels right. Where Sturmer's usual productions feel very engineered, the instruments on this track feel unfinished and the overall the sound on the track feels muted like a demo tracks a group lays out in pre-production.
So Long Zero uses the same instrumental track as Friends Forever and Invisible Tomorrow. Like Forever this feels like a take that was shelved in production as Ami and Yumi's vocals sound a touch unpolished. I suspect they picked the best two out of three for Nice and shelved this version. Ami does, however, play the guitar solo on this track. I like the track, but that said it feels incomplete.
To me 59 feels more like a place holding release and filled with material that did not fit with Puffy previous album, Nice. What I said about that album holds for 59. Generally I like the work Sturmer has done with Ami and Yumi, but I feel he is at his best when it is a track or two and not entire albums, particularly back to back ones. There are a couple of genuine gems of songs on 59, specifically Kokoroni Hanao and Kazemakase Futaritabi. The rest is middling to below what I would expect on a Puffy album, be it a full release or mini album.
Over All Scores:
Singing: B
Instruments: B-
Production: C
P.S. I just reread Jeff's review he did a long while back, read that as well. That was one of the first blogs here I commented on.
(h/t to Peace Pop Puffy for album facts and being awesome)
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Album Review: 59
59 marks the combined ages of Ami and Yumi at the mini album's release which was was a year after Nice and two years before Splurge. I do not believe 59 had particularly good sales as it peaked at 62 on the Japanese charts. This may be reflective of the ebb that Puffy seemed to be in at the time and 59 feels like something of a placeholder in Puffy's catalog consisting of left over material from Nice.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
tbb's Sendai and Hibiya Show Reports
Darwin Sendai show – May 8th
The show started at 6pm with the doors opening at 5, but I got there a little earlier as the pre-sale of goods started at 3.30pm. The goods were being sold on a small space after the first flight of stairs down to the venue. I bought 2 of the tour shirts and then headed back out to the shopping arcade where the venue was located. By 5 o'clock they started to call out the numbers of the people who could enter the venue (there were 3 ticket lines 1-100, 100-200 and 200-300 (there was no one in the 200-300 lines and probably about 150 or so altogether around that time). The venue itself is only about 2 years old so although very small it was quite clean and had a pretty cool setup too.
I'm pretty sure the last time Puffy played in Sendai was for the 10th anniversary tour and that show was at Zepp Sendai (one of the many Zepp livehouses scattered across the country), just as well they played at Darwin as it would have been quite an empty show otherwise (Zepp holds around 2000 or so). There was quite a mix of fans at the show from teenage girls (which I found a little surprising as I didn't think Puffy appealed to that demographic anymore) to some mid-twenties rockers, to middle age men who looked as though they'd come straight from work (suits and all) and of course a few die-hard otaku-lookin fans, and me! The only foreigner at the show (and as far as I saw, the only one in Sendai, which isn't surprising given the circumstances).
The venue was about 80% full by the time the show started and I would say it reached about 90% capacity by the end. The show started with a familiar sounding dramatic orchestral piece accompanied by a video that is supposed to look like a backstage camera of Ami, Yumi and the band getting ready to get on stage. Each year of Puffy's career was then played on the screen, each accompanied by a photo from that year.
After that, Asia no Junshin! Ami and Yumi both wore the "What can we do?" tour benefit shirts, with fluffy animal shoes. I gotta mention how great they looked too, if I didn't know their ages I wouldn't have guessed over 25, even Ami whose age has started to show a bit lately looked amazing. The set list for the show is the same as the one that's been posted except for "Bring it on!" which was omitted, which is understandable as in Sendai's case, I guess its already been brought.
I'm terrible at remember details from movies and concerts but here are some of the things I do remember clearly:
My Country Road was absolutely amazing, both Ami and Yumi doing their own simplified versions of the harmonica parts.
The new song Sweet Drops is very cutesy and well…..sweet, maybe a little too sweet, all I remember is that they say "sweet drops" and "I just wanna make you happy"
Wake Up, Make Up, was quite a comical performance as playback was used and the bands members danced and attempted the rapping verses, while wearing their own ghetto outfits. Puffy also did their usual random, dorky dance moves.
The audience went wild for Puffy's older classics, while the newer ones were received more quietly.
The medley was done in the same way as the Gintakei Drive Medley, all the songs being fused together. Here are some of the parts I remember:
Electric Beach Fever (main song, like how Jet Police was repeated in Gintakei Medley)
Stray Cats Fever
Umi Eto
Fish On
R.G.W (opener)
Puffy no Tourmen
Bye Bye
GUITAR PARTS – Urei, Kobojin, Ghost Puffy
Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Minchi
Puffy de Rumba
Banzai (one line)
Nichiyobi no Musume
Overall it was a great show and it was nice to see Puffy in such an intimate setting, I was about 5 meters or so from Yumi and Ami, a good introduction to a Puffy live before the big show the next weekend in Hibiya. After the show I waited outside at the exit of the venue with a few of the other fans waiting for Puffy to exit. Although it was only brief we saw Ami (big sunglasses and all) walk to the van with the rest of the band, while Yumi (who was hooded and holding her hood over her face) hopped into a taxi. So it was a little underwhelming but at least Ami waved which was nice.
Hibiya Show - May 14th
The Hibiya show opened at 5 for the fans to enter the venue. I got to the venue around 4.00 as I heard Puffy music playing while walking to the Ginza, Hibiya, Imperial Palace intersection, so it was traveling some distance. Once I got to the venue there was already quite a big line, for goods, and it turned out the Puffy music I heard playing was the sound of Ami and Yumi rehearsing. Once entering the venue I got some of the tour goods then went to the CD tent and got some of the regular edition CD's I don't have. Since I spent over $30 there I got an autographed "Thank You" poster.
The open air venue was quite nice as your surrounded by the ridiculously green trees of the park and the sky, not to mention the fact that its an amphitheater so most seats are pretty good and you dont have to worry about someone blocking your view of the stage. By the time Puffy came on stage the venue was full and the same intro played as the other shows, except there were 3 screens in this show.
What I remember from the show:
The set list for the show was the same except Ai no Shirushi was added after the encore before playing Darekaga. Ani and Bose from SCHADARAPARR came on for the rap parts of Wake Up, Make Up which was again a really enjoyable and fun performance.
Sweet Drops has grown on me and its actually a pretty catchy tune, too bad I'm going to have to wait a while before I can hear it again.
Puffy talked about Japanese actress Maya Miki and did impersonations of her voice throughout the MC parts of the show (she also got a mention at the Sendai show too)
The best performances were once again My Country Road, Violet, Red Swing, Yokubou and Electric Beach Fever.
Overall I was blown away by the Hibiya show, I really didn't want it to end, Ami and Yumi were absolutely amazing. Definitely looking forward to the WOWOW broadcast in a months time, hopefully it makes its way onto the net and if not I'm sure there will be a DVD release of this concert sometime at the end of the year (hopefully in full, and not spread across single releases). CONTINUED >>
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Compare and Contrast: Hataraku Otoko
Hataraku Otoko is one of my favorite Puffy covers. It is rocking Puffy wrapped around a core of Tamio Okuda. It is also one of the least faithful covers I have ever heard (though DEVO's cover of the Hendrix classic Are You Experienced is right up there).
Where I thought the original Unicorn version of Hataraku Otoko is from a point in time in rock music I have a lot of problems with, much of which you have heard me apply to Andy Sturmer's old band Jelly Fish. It is more liad back and maybe playful... but it rubs me the wrong way. That is not taking anything away from Tamio Okuda or Unicorn. Tamio is as close to a living legend as one can get in the Japanese music scene, but sometimes even a vastly talented artist can deliver a clunker. Just ask me how I feel about Puffy's Wake Up, Make Up.
Puffy's version disassembles the song and rebuilds it to something I can listen to over and over... The only resemblance it has is with the original promotional video which uses some of the same shots.
So I was skimming YouTube and came across a very recent version of Hataraku Otoko by Unicorn and a the version Puffy did slightly further back at their Shibuya AX concert. It was interesting to see how both Unicorn and Puffy tackled the song. I'll let you watch then sort it out in comments.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Birds of A Feather Flock Together
And I finally got around to taking a picture of my skirt! I think it's from the 50's because of the metal zip, but then again, someone just could have used a vintage zip in their home sewing (I do it all the time). Either way I love it! The material is the best, a great mixture of brown and black (which I can't do half as well as the lovely Lavender and Yolk) and a splash of orange. A great thrifting start to 2009!
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- esme and the lane way said...
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I love those grey shoes, too. I would love to find a pair of smooth leather shoes like that. (My wicker-y ones aren' enough for this greedy girl!) :)
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The skirt is also such a find! It looks quite shiny. I can't wait to see how you wear it.
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- kirby- Skint But Stylish said...
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- 5:57 PM, January 18, 2009
- trishhunterfinds said...
I do think that skirt is true 50's!!
It's a great find!! I would have swiped it up too!
And that bird dress!! What a great xmas present!!!
You look lovely as always
- 7:21 PM, January 18, 2009
- DaisyChain said...
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- Amber said...
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- jayne said...
wow you have a phenomenal taste in patterns, i'm quite jealous, i wish these dresses were mine
- 10:27 AM, January 19, 2009
- brooke said...
i really like that last skirt, it reminds me of a vintage tablecloth (in a really cool way :))
thanks for the comment! Love your blog, I'll definitely add you to my links list.
<3 brooke
- 9:48 PM, January 19, 2009
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- Hazel Green said...
Extremely cute pattern!
Scientific names = enormous win.
- 11:16 PM, January 19, 2009
- Valentine said...
Love the whole outfit-- the dress and the skirt are totally interesting and eyecatching. Id probably be staring at the prints on your dress if I somehow find myself behind you in a cue and you were wearing this dress. :-)
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Love those nanna shoes.
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