My Snitch Came In!

It's obvious from previous posts that I like to buy things. Recently, I purchased this fabulous Harry Potter item:

I hear it opens at the close.

And it does! Only to reveal a watch.

I got it off Etsy from someone in China who was selling it for $3. It cost more to ship it, but everything ended up being less than $10. The necklace seems like it's decent quality, too, at least a bit better than Forever21 quality. Tons of them can be found on Etsy, and I'm very tempted to get a silver one to match my engagement ring.

Also from Etsy:

Yes, I know it's not positioned correctly. The arrow should be pointing southwest, not northwest. But I'm so glad I finally replaced my Hello Kitty decal.

And here's one last purchase I made:

It was an impulse buy, made while I was interviewing a lady in Stone Mountain Village. After making jewelry for 20 years and collecting items for the past three years, she decided to open her own shop filled with the jewelry she makes and antiques she finds at auctions and estate states.

I saw this tree jewelry holder and couldn't resist. And at $30, it seems like a steal to me, because it doesn't look like something that will tarnish in a few years. Even though I only had $27 on my Paypal card when I bought it (I used my credit card), I totally don't regret buying it at all.

Hopefully I'll do another update this week since next week I probably won't have time. I just got word that I'll be guest editor for the Lilburn Patch next week. Super stoked because that means more money and more experience for me! I've been such a slacker these past few months, I'm not sure if I can handle it. (Of course I can.)

'Hunger Games' Withdrawal

I just finished "The Hunger Games" this weekend, and I'm having trouble picking out my next book to read. I promised myself that I would read "A Game of Thrones" next, but I can't seem to get into it, possibly because I know the main storyline since I've watched the HBO series.

I'll probably do a review of "The Hunger Games" at one point since I'm going through a crazy fan phase right now. I almost want to go back and reread them already, but I will constrain myself since I just made a list of books I need to read.

 
This weekend was pretty legit. Went to see Max Bemis and Sherri Dupree at the Masq on Friday and it was surprisingly good for an acoustic show. From a concert-goer who likes to mosh, crowd-surf and skank, it's hard for me to stand still at a show, so when I say it's good, it truly was a good show.

As husband and wife, they're super adorable. Sherri, who's the lead singer of Eisley, has a pretty good voice. Max, the lead singer of Say Anything (who I've seen about 3 or 4 times), played more stuff off his band's records than I thought. He has three albums under his solo-acoustic name Max Bemis and the Painful Splits, so I thought he was going to play mostly from that. From the early days of "Baseball" to his latest days under the band's self-titled album, he played a little bit of everything. He even played "The Church Channel," one of my favorites that he never plays.

Saturday we all went to a cocktail birthday party. Overall, it was enjoyable, not to mention a fun excuse to dress up.

My dress is from Modcloth. It's backless, but I didn't take a picture of the back, so check it out here.

My shoes are super cute, too. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I have of them:

My friend Beza and I decided to try on each other's shoes. Mine are the pink nude ones, from Charlotte Russe.

Lots more to talk about, but I will reserve it for another post. Later!

Carne Guisada

I've been perusing Skinnytaste for the past week and want to make and eat almost everything on there. Last week, I tried the Chicken and Mushroom recipe, which wasn't too bad, and then yesterday I tried the Carne Guisada.

I couldn't find achiote/sazon, one of the ingredients the recipe asks for. I also didn't cook the beef for the hour-and-half that it asked me to, so the beef was a bit tough. I cooked the potatoes for the 20 minutes it asked for, though, but that was still tough, too.

Regardless, it tasted amazing. Will cook again.

Tonight, I'm making Portabella Pizza Bites, which is supposed to be on the healthier side. Alex is currently going through a mushroom stage, so I thought it would be a delicious dish. Let's hope I don't screw things up.

New Shirts!

As a regular buyer from TeeFury and RIPT Apparel now, I got some new shirts in this week! Say hello to Stay Shiny and Major League Quidditch:

Click here for a better view of Stay Shiny.

I also got these bad boys in from this fabulous lady on Etsy:

Mix those with the erotica magnetic words on my fridge, and my HP fanfiction just may make a comeback.

Nail polish this week: Plum's the Word by Sally Hansen.

Now everyone gets to see all the imperfections! Most of the polish that's on my skin rubs off in a day, anyway.