Saturday, May 30, 2009
Perfumes. @ 12:23 AM
silenceantsy
So I've been looking at perfumes online, and I found a site called basenotes.net that describes the anatomy of a perfume. I didn't know there was such a thing, but I've spent hours on it.
Fragrances I want:
All these are really, really girly fragrances. Very youthful and ultrafeminine. I think that the choices people make in life, especially relating to clothes and fragrance, sort of reflect the deepest parts of their character, and apparently I'm very, very young and feminine in how I present myself. I sort of like that.
Perfumes I'm intrigued by:
I like Juicy Couture for its youth, and I've actually never smelled Prada, but its sophistication intrigues me. I hope it's not too thick or serious or old. Touch of Pink seems feminine enough for my tastes. As for Simply.....it's not normally a fragrance I'd choose, I think. In fact, it's sort of unusual, apparently. White flower and Soy Milk....hmm. It's very wintery, apparently, but also loveable and...well...simple. It's also discontinued, so if I want to smell it again I'll have to order it online. Even if I don't like it I'll keep it. I imagine Anna will like it regardless....she's all about the wintery, vanilla-y smells, and I think she does like the smell of soy milk.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Fate? @ 10:59 PM
Dido channel on Pandorainspired
Quantum physics tells us that we choose our reality every moment...or I guess more specifically it would be our subconscious mind....meaning our reality is shaped by the patterns and the stuff that part of our mind takes for granted. That's what makes reality seem so....real. An apple is still an apple and it doesn't suddenly change into a broom. But...the things we hold the closest to our inner selves always seem to manifest....our deepest fears, longings, whatever.
So does that mean that if someone looks ahead at their future at all the possibilities and always and only sees one specific event happening, no matter what, that that event is doomed - or fated - to happen?
I would say yes.
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Does it surprise you that someone like me would wonder about stuff like that? You better get used to it. I always enjoy surprising people when they think they have me figured out. ;-)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Sunglasses. @ 4:12 AM
Dido channel on Pandoraindecisive
Why are the bug-eyed sunglasses still in style? Like, the really huge ones?
I was a fan of the more cat-glasses inspired, classy, smaller ones. I hope I can still find a pair at Kohl's this year. Otherwise I might have to hit Chanel and buy a pair of the really huge ones....although admittedly Chanel has a few cute pairs.........*bites fingernails in anguish*....
I'm such a conformist.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Growing Into Things. @ 12:11 AM
Sugarcult
thoughtful as usual
I haven't always gone by Amanda Cassandra. I was just "Mandy" like my whole life. Mandy is a cute name, I guess...and an easy, comfy name. It isn't assertive, though. It doesn't demand attention.
I think that's why I used to be so happy with my name. I was always a rather understated kind of girl. I was a bit insecure. Long ago, I used to associate being noticed with terrible, terrible things.
But let's face it. I'm a different person now, and if I can be unabashedly honest, I am sort of an assertive young woman by nature. (Not brash....just....assertive.) My name now stands up and gets noticed, and it fits someone who carries herself like I do.
I think for a while after assuming my new name, it was a hard thing to get used to. I was more comfy with just my middle name, and I found myself affectionately shortening it to "Cassi". I think I just had to take a while to grow into my name, but every day I find myself loving my name more and more. The full one, I mean. I love it.
I'll still probably just have my professors and whoever refer to me as Cassandra, though, especially if it's people that want to call me just "Amanda". I'd rather go by Cassandra in that case. It's probably simpler that way.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
My Stuff. @ 8:05 PM
American Hi-Fithoughtful
Here's my purse.
I must say that I am completely in love with it. I do adore this bag, and I think I wouldn't buy anything but Louis Vuitton if I was seriously shopping for anything leather/bag related. But on the contemplation of starting fall quarter this year, I've fallen back on some of what my parents taught me about class (my parents might have leaned toward styles I consider deplorable, but they always looked put together - they did teach me a lot about class for all their horrible faults.) I think too much LV in one place, or too much Prada or Chanel at a time might seem tacky. I'm me, and no matter how much I might love a particular fashion house, I don't want to be a walking ad for them. Decorum would require me to remain a bit more understated.
Thinking about how busy college is and how rough I am with some of my stuff (I don't want to get lots of wear and tear on a really awesome piece), I have decided to buy a decently cheap messenger bag from somewhere. I'm thinking maybe somewhere I wouldn't normally shop. I want something plain that won't fall apart, and let's face it, going to Target or Old Navy is as bad as sewing one myself by hand with the cheapest materials imaginable. Cheap, cheap, cheap. Target or ON, no matter how much you might trick yourself into believing that they can be fashionable, is as bad as buying your stuff at Forever 21. Does it look bad? No! Does it fall into pieces when you use or wear it? Yes!
(A quick trip around the internet has shown the author that most things, in fact, *are* ugly and that a decently cute bag from Target will suffice for her everyday going to class needs. If it breaks, it can be replaced fairly cheaply.)
My bathing suit (Abercrombie). I'm hoping I get to swim this year so I can actually make use of it. One reason I love A&F's stuff so much is that it's so soft and comfy. I love this bathing suit.
My laptop. I decided to go with a MacBook Air for class because I got really sick of lugging around a really heavy laptop on all our coffee shop excursions. I know, I know. You can't upgrade it, blah, blah, blah. But it's just for class, it's tiny, and it's cute. If I need power, that's what my desktop at home is for.
My phone. I was gonna go with just a regular phone (becuase I carry my iPod separately) but Anna convinced me of the logic of having a smartphone. There's a lot of things I can't find, and being able to whip out my phone and use google or whatever is a big help. (as opposed to pulling out above said huge, clunking laptop in the past and having to find internet somewhere.) Plus, being able to play Myst or something if we got stuck on a restaurant waiting list would be really fun.
~Cassandra
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The New Start. @ 11:27 PM
Mami - Immoral
happy
There's a certain feeling of freedom when you've purged yourself of your past and all the things that held you back from the real potential of who you should be.
That's where I am.
Hello, brand new world. My name is Amanda Cassandra, but I guess Cassandra will suffice. If you care to get to know me, you can do so through these cyber-pages, and you can get a good idea of the way I think and view the world by the life I live.
Louis Vuitton and Prada are among my best friends in life, and while diamonds *can* be a girl's best friend, I'm the type of chick that has lots of friends. If the 'recessionista' look is in, then I am *very* out of style. I don't believe in settling for less, even if it's trendy. I also believe that trends should serve the wearer, not vice versa. I'm sorry.
One of the first things you will come to learn about me in this interesting little friendship we have is that I am brutally honest, my dears. <3
My partner is utterly fab, too, and you will doubtless see many pictures of her around. She designed this blog for me, of course, because honestly I'm not as savvy with art or internet stuff as she is. I'll happily admit that she's the artist in this lovely little femme marriage, and I'm the stuffy academic chick. It actually works out really well. ^_~
So there's me, in a very tiny and incomplete nutshell. Until later...!
~Cassandra
